A four-year-old medical prodigy descended to the mortal realm, and the entire capital sought her tre

Zhao Jinzhong politely replied, "Thank you for your kind words, Madam Duchess!"

As if realizing something, Liu looked incredulous. "Wait a minute!"

She thought for a moment before saying, "Last time, Yu'er said that it was the young general's sister who saved him..."

As she spoke, she glanced at Zhou Ruo, then at Zhao Jinzhong, and finally her gaze swept over Princess Yu's face.

Finally, fixing his gaze on Zhou Ruo's face, he asked, "You weren't the one who saved Yu'er that day, were you?!"

Zhou Ruo looked bewildered as Liu Shi stared at her and asked her questions.

She asked Zhao Jinzhong, "Brother, who is she talking about?"

In just a few glances, Zhao Jinzhong had already mentally torn Ling Yu to pieces.

"Ruo Ruo, the Duchess is referring to that Young Master Ling from Jumanlou."

Jumanlou? Young Master Ling?

Zhou Ruo thought for a while before she remembered.

"Is that the smelly, filthy man?"

Zhao Jinzhong was speechless. This child was so naive; how could he say someone was dirty and smelly in front of their mother...?

However, Zhou Ruo is right. Ling Yu broke his promise first, so there seems to be no need to give him any face anymore.

He failed to fulfill any of the three conditions he had promised after leaving Jumanlou.

Zhao Jinzhong recalled seeing Ling Yu twice on the street, mingling in brothels and getting drunk, and a surge of anger rose in his heart.

He gave Zhou Ruo a look, confirming her statement about her smelly and filthy man.

Seeing Zhao Jinzhong's tacit reaction, Liu was displeased. "Hey? How can you talk like that! Who are you calling stinky and dirty?"

Princess Yu also knew Ling Yu's character. Now that Zhou Ruo called the Dowager Princess "Grandmother", she would be considered a member of the Prince An's household from now on.

She spoke up for Zhou Ruo, saying, "Sister Liu, don't be angry. It's just childish talk. Don't take it seriously."

However, Zhou Ruo, unaware of the reason, insisted, "I didn't say anything wrong, he is..."

An Chang was sweating bullets for Zhou Ruo, unable to bear seeing her continue being so naive, so he quickly stepped forward and covered her mouth.

Zhao Jinzhong glanced at Zhou Ruo. Although he disliked Ling Yu, he didn't want to offend the Duke's Mansion.

He tried to smooth things over: "I'm sorry, Duchess, my sister is being immature, please forgive her."

It was inevitable that someone like Ling Yu would relapse in the future, but he remembered Zhou Ruo saying that she could no longer treat him.

So Zhao Jinzhong simply denied Liu's statement: "Perhaps Young Master Ling is mistaken. We haven't been to Jumanlou for a long time."

As you can see, my sister is just a child and doesn't know anything about medicine.

An Chang heard that Zhao Jinzhong's words were exactly the same as his own reply to Liu Shi, so he echoed him:

"Yes, Aunt Liu, when you came to the Prince's Mansion that day, you also asked me if I had seen Ling Yu at Jumanlou."

I told you then that I had never been there or seen it.

Liu was stunned. "This..."

Zhao Jinzhong clearly just mentioned "Young Master Ling of Jumanlou", and judging from Zhou Ruo's reaction, she knows Ling Yu.

But why did you suddenly change your mind?

She also clearly heard her son say that it was Zhao Jinzhong's sister who saved him, but she didn't believe it at the time.

She also asked Ling Yu skeptically, "How old is Zhao Jinzhong? His sister is even younger. How could she possibly cure diseases?"

However, Ling Yu insisted that it was Zhao Jinzhong's sister who cured him, and his two servants also testified to this.

Now that she has seen Zhou Ruo with her own eyes, she has begun to wonder if her son was too ill at the time and his vision was impaired.

The servants' words are completely unreliable; whatever their master says goes, and they certainly wouldn't dare to go against it.

Princess Yu noticed that both children were behaving strangely today.

Zhao Jinzhong also said that Zhou Ruo didn't know any medicine and didn't know what she was up to.

But now she must unite with the children and stand together against external threats.

So Princess Yu also smoothed things over for Zhou Ruo:

"Sister Liu, perhaps Ling Yu really did see it wrong. You should go back and ask him again."

Liu was speechless for a moment. Zhao Jinzhong and Zhou Ruo were right in front of her, and neither of them admitted to saving Ling Yu. What else could she say?

He saved someone but wouldn't admit it? Are there really people who do good deeds anonymously?

But it's all good, if they admit it, I'll have to thank them profusely.

They might even prepare generous gifts and visit the recipient to express their gratitude, after all, it was a life-saving favor.

Since they said they weren't the ones who saved her, she could save herself the trouble of offering a thank-you gift.

"That's also possible. Perhaps Yu'er was really quite ill that day and his vision was blurry." Madam Liu offered herself an excuse.

After bidding farewell to Princess Yu, the brother and sister returned to the General's Mansion.

Zhao Jinzhong told Ji Ping about the Empress Dowager's plan to open a clinic for Zhou Ruo in the city.

Ji Ping was also flattered, "Now Ruo'er can be considered to have received the Emperor's favor!"

What kind of place is this central market in the capital? It's a place where every inch of land is incredibly valuable.

Even the wealthiest and most powerful tycoons, royalty and nobility... might not be able to acquire a single shop in the city.

Now that Zhou Ruo is better, not only did the Prince An's Mansion give her a shop directly, but they also provided money and effort to help her open her clinic.

With the Prince An's mansion backing this clinic, no one will dare to bully or cause trouble in the future.

"Ruo'er, since the Dowager has given the order for you to stop setting up your stall, you should rest more until the clinic opens."

Ji Ping also felt sorry for Zhou Ruo, who hadn't had a proper rest since returning from the military camp.

Upon hearing Ji Ping's suggestion, Zhou Ruo glanced at Zhao Jinzhong again.

Zhao Jinzhong nodded to her and said, "Don't worry, there's still time. Take a rest first."

After hearing Zhao Jinzhong's words, Zhou Ruo felt much more at ease.

Zhao Jinzhong then said to Ji Ping, "Mother, the martial arts competition among aristocratic families will begin in two months."

Ji Ping's heart tightened. "You want to participate?"

"Yes! I haven't participated for three years, so I have to make the General's Mansion proud." Zhao Jinzhong's eyes were filled with determination.

"But what about your health?" Ji Ping asked, worried about Zhao Jinzhong's health.

Then he asked Zhou Ruo, "Ruo'er, is there any way to help brother recover faster?"

Zhou Ruo was also troubled, unsure whether it was due to the difference between the physique of mortals and that of immortal cultivators in the celestial realm, or whether Zhou Ruo's spiritual power was insufficient.

She can only help people cure their illnesses at present; she is powerless to help with bodily dysfunction caused by years of illness.

She had previously thought she had completely cured Zhao Jinzhong.

One day, Zhao Jinzhong rode his horse to the drill ground and vomited blood on the way.

Zhou Ruocai discovered that Zhao Jinzhong's legs had healed, but he still couldn't engage in strenuous exercise.

Therefore, in the past few months, Zhao Jinzhong has not resumed his military training, but has only spent time with Zhou Ruo.

He was actually taking the opportunity to recover his health.

Zhou Ruo didn't know how to answer Ji Ping; she desperately wanted to recover her spiritual power as soon as possible.

That way, not only could my brother fully recover, but dealing with the Empress Dowager's spirit insects would also be no problem.

Even if his spiritual power is not restored, if he had the elixirs from his sect in his previous life, it could help Zhao Jinzhong recover.

In the world of cultivation, besides elixirs, there are many other things that are very useful, but none of them exist in the mortal realm.

Moreover, that world must have even more ways to deal with different kinds of spirit insects.

But Zhou Ruo has nothing now; she lacks spiritual power and has no auxiliary items.

The only thing she could be proud of was her little head.