Jiang Miaokong blushed furiously at his words, but he did not argue. Clearly, he tacitly agreed.
Seeing how red his face had become, the others stopped teasing him. If they really pushed him too far, he might start scratching.
Each of them brought a few gifts and headed to the Duke's Residence to visit the patient.
The five of them had just reached the gates of the Duke's Residence when they ran into Jiang Bin, who had also come to visit.
Delighted to see them, Jiang Bin ran over to Shen Shixu and blurted out, "Cousin-in-law—no, wait, I should call you my cousin's husband."
Shen Shixu was walking up the steps. At those words, he stumbled and nearly tripped.
If Xiao Jinyi had not been watching him closely from his side, Shen Shixu would have embarrassed himself right in front of Duke An's Residence.
Once he had steadied himself, he turned to glare at Jiang Bin, who wore a thoroughly contrite expression. "Call me that again, and I'll have your cousin give you a good sparring session!"
Jiang Bin shuddered. Spar with his cousin? He would be bedridden for half a month afterward. All he could do against his cousin was take a beating. He would be nothing but a human punching bag.
"Master, I was wrong. I promise I'll never call you that again."
Shen Shixu snorted. "Remember that. If there's a next time, I'll definitely have your cousin beat you up.
"Also, bring Zhang Ming over to my house tonight. I've finished writing the material for you two. Remember to take it home and read it."
Jiang Bin was curious about what it was, but before he could ask, someone came out to welcome them.
A servant from the Duke's Residence led them to An Chengyu's room. As