Ran Yan thought wildly for a moment, and when she came back to her senses, she heard Li Dejian raise his voice and say, "A eunuch? Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
Liu Qingsong said indignantly, "Even if I were blind, I could still tell the difference between a man and a woman, couldn't I? Whether or not that thing is there is clearly visible! Are you questioning my reputation as the second-best forensic doctor in the Great Tang?"
"Since when did you become second-best, and who knocked you off your perch?" Cheng Huailiang asked.
After a moment of silence, Liu Qingsong said, "First, second, third, they're all mine. I'll rank myself however I wish, who says I need someone to take my place? That's just how carefree I am."
Liu Qingsong's words elicited a chorus of delicate laughter from the wives.
