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Chapter 393 Exposed
The young apprentice led Jin Ge and her servant into a small room on the second floor. "Please wait here for a moment. The old doctor will come up after he finishes his consultation," he said, and before Jin Ge could ask any questions, he turned and stomped downstairs.

Jin Ge waited patiently all morning, and just as he was about to flip the table, Dr. Zhong finally came up.

Jin Ge suppressed the surging anger in her chest and extended her wrist. Doctor Zhong took her pulse, then shook his head and sighed softly.

Jin Ge panicked, and before he could ask, he heard Doctor Zhong say, "Why would someone so young use such potent medicine?"

"A potent drug?" Jin Ge was taken aback and quickly denied it, "I have never taken a potent drug."

"Your face is flushed, and your pulse appears strong and powerful at first glance, but it is actually weak and shallow. These are typical symptoms of taking strong medicine. Moreover, judging from your pulse, you have been taking it for at least two months."

"To cure the disease, the first thing is to stop taking this potent medicine. Otherwise, it won't be long before your body deteriorates due to overexertion, and you won't live much longer."

Jin Ge felt a chill run down his spine. He was always young and never used strong medicine in bed, but Doctor Zhong insisted that he had used strong medicine.

What does this mean?
There's a traitor in the Green Garden; someone wants to kill him!

They're still using such underhanded tactics. Even if he dies one day, the Jin family won't investigate further for the sake of their reputation.

What a vicious method, what a wicked mind!
Jin Ge's hand gripped the bottle so tightly it creaked, and he looked at Dr. Zhong with pleading eyes, "Please save me!"

"You've been taking this potent medicine for too long, and you've even developed premature ejaculation. It's impossible to cure you completely now. I can only guarantee it won't affect your lifespan. As for your offspring," Dr. Zhong shook his head.

Jin Ge's face was deathly pale. He only had one daughter. If he had difficulty conceiving, would he still be able to take the position of Jin clan leader?
Jin Ge felt a surge of hatred, but he patiently let Doctor Zhong treat him. After the acupuncture and medicine, he felt that his limbs had regained some strength, and he trusted Doctor Zhong even more. He begged and pleaded with Doctor Zhong to come back to the Jin family with him.

In the Emerald Garden, a young maid was simmering soup in the small kitchen, drooling at the fragrant aroma in the air, when suddenly several guards entered and, without a word, pinned her down in the courtyard.

The young maid had never experienced anything like this before. She was so frightened that her legs went weak. Especially when she saw that several maids and servants in the garden were also being forced to kneel on the ground, she knew that the young master was furious.

The guards searched every inch of the Green Garden and finally found a loose brick hidden in a secluded corner of the wall, inside which was a packet of medicinal powder.

Dr. Zhong opened the box, took a sniff, and Chong Jin Ge nodded in agreement.

Jin Ge's face instantly turned ashen. "Who hid the powder?"

The entire courtyard was silent.

"You won't talk, huh?" Jin Ge laughed angrily, pointing at the maid who was responsible for cleaning the courtyard and shouting, "Guards, beat her!"

The guards lifted the maid and pinned her in front of the crowd, then raised their sticks and struck her heavily!

The maid screamed and begged for mercy, but soon fell silent.

The maids and servants in the courtyard were trembling with fear.

Seeing the young master raise his hand again, a servant pointed at the little maid kneeling in the corner, trembling, and screamed, "It's Xiang'er! I saw Xiang'er sneaking into the corner of the courtyard when I got up in the middle of the night!"

The maid who was named turned pale and vehemently denied it, "I didn't! You're framing me!"

Upon seeing this, the others racked their brains to point out the suspicious points about Xiang'er.

"I saw her once too, and I thought she was a ghost, so I even cursed her!"

"I once saw Xiang'er wearing a fine jade bracelet, no less exquisite than the ones worn by the young ladies!"

"And Xiang'er's family, her gambling brother even got married, and I heard the dowry alone was fifty taels!" Jin Ge walked up to Xiang'er, pinched her chin, and asked, "Where did you get the money?"

Xiang'er felt weak all over and fainted from fright.

The guard brought over a basin of cold water and splashed it on Xiang'er.

"Not going to talk? I'll see if your mouth is tougher, or my torture instruments are tougher!" Jin Ge waved his hand, "Men, bring the clamps!"

The guards had already prepared sixteen instruments of torture. Upon hearing this, they took out a finger-crushing device, clamped Xiang'er's ten fingers, and pulled hard. Immediately, a heart-wrenching scream rang out in the courtyard.

"Bring this slut's family in here. Beat them in front of her. Stop when she confesses!"

Upon hearing this, Xiang'er immediately begged for mercy, "Young Master, all of this was done by me, it has nothing to do with my family, please have mercy!"

Jin Ge sneered and remained silent.

Seeing the guard turn and leave, Xiang'er thought of her elderly parents and younger brother at home, and could only shout, "Who told the young master to deduct our pay at the drop of a hat and take it out on us servants! What's wrong with wanting to find a better master? Blame yourself for being mean and ungrateful!"

After Xiang'er finished cursing, black blood suddenly flowed from the corner of her mouth, and she convulsed for a long time before losing her breath.

The guard stepped forward to examine it and discovered, "There's poison hidden in the teeth."

Jin Ge was absolutely furious. Hiding poison in one's teeth was a privilege reserved for assassins. For a mere third-class maid in the Jin household to do this showed just how high the status of the person behind her was!

"Young Master," the guard who went to capture Xiang'er's family reported back, "Xiang'er's family left the Jin family half a month ago, supposedly to be sent to the estate."

"Scheming, it's all scheming!" Jin Ge roared in fury, kicking the head maid in the courtyard away and yelling at the steward standing to the side, "Go and find out where that lowly woman is!"

"Yes!" The steward ran off like a rabbit.

Jin Ge was still not satisfied. The steward of the main courtyard heard the commotion in Cui Ting Garden and came to inquire. Jin Ge suppressed her anger and told him about being drugged.

The steward was shocked, never expecting that the eldest young master had been poisoned right under the noses of the old master and madam. Then he remembered that the old master's health was deteriorating day by day, and wondered if he had also been poisoned.

The steward hurriedly asked, "Where is that divine physician? This old servant would like to ask the divine physician to treat the old master."

Jin Ge quickly introduced Dr. Zhong, praising him profusely before Dr. Zhong agreed to go to the main hospital for a consultation.

In the main courtyard, Old Madam Jin was personally taking care of Old Master Jin. Upon seeing Jin Ge, she looked displeased and scolded, "Knowing that your grandfather is in poor health, you still caused such a commotion at home. What are you up to?"

Jin Ge quickly apologized and then introduced Dr. Zhong.

"Nonsense! The doctor who treated your grandfather is someone the Jin family is used to. What do you have to distrust?" Old Madam Jin looked at Doctor Zhong with an unfriendly gaze. "If I remember correctly, Doctor Zhong and Princess Zhaoshan have a special relationship, don't they?"

Dr. Zhong nodded, "I am indeed here to reopen Renxintang on the orders of Princess Zhaoshan."

Jin Ge gasped.

Madam Jin sneered, "Do you still want him to examine your grandfather?"

Jin Ge looked at her pale-faced grandfather and fell into deep thought.