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

Ji Ping covered her mouth and laughed as she watched Zhou Ruo's adorable actions.

Zhao Jinzhong looked at her helplessly and said, "Ruo'er, you're sitting in the wrong seat, aren't you?"

Zhou Ruoming is clearly the protagonist of the story, yet she so voluntarily became a bystander.

Are they going to eat their own melon?

Zhou Ruo was confused. "Why? Mother, did I sit in the wrong seat?"

Ji Ping smiled without saying a word.

Zhao Jinzhong shook his head. This younger sister always forgot the patients' names, which made him feel helpless.

"What I want to tell Mother is the story of how we treated Ling San at Jumanlou."

Zhou Ruo was stunned for a moment before she realized what was happening: "Oh—it's about me saving that stinking person?"

Zhao Jinzhong nodded.

Zhou Ruo: "Pshaw! I thought you were going to tell me a story!"

Zhou Ruo turned to Ji Ping and said, "Mommy, listen to me!"

Zhou Ruo recounted to Ji Ping how she had given Ling Yu acupuncture that day and how she had saved his life.

He spoke in a haphazard and superficial manner.

She even described to Ji Ping how dirty and smelly Lingyu was, as she sensed it:

"Mother, that person is dirtier and stinkier than a cesspool. Even dung beetles don't like him, and dogs don't find him fragrant anymore..."

Ji Ping and Zhao Jinzhong exchanged a glance, both looking at each other with confusion, before bursting into laughter.

I don't know when Zhou Ruo learned to express herself like this.

Zhou Ruo didn't understand what her mother and brother were laughing at, so she laughed along with them.

Ji Ping: "Ruo'er is really amazing, but I don't understand medicine, so I don't quite understand what you're saying."

"Jinzhong, come and tell your mother what's wrong with Lingyu? Why did he send a servant to your door today?"

So Zhao Jinzhong briefly recounted what happened at Jumanlou that day to Ji Ping.

After listening, Ji Ping pondered for a long time.

She asked Zhou Ruo, "Ruo'er, so if Ling Yu has another attack this time, you definitely won't treat him anymore?"

Zhou Ruo nodded and said, "We can't treat Mother anymore. Even if we cure him, he'll just go back to asking for more illnesses."

Most importantly, I finally managed to restore my spiritual power to 66%, but after saving him, my spiritual power will probably drop!

Even without a decrease in spiritual power, spiritual power will still be damaged.

Ji Ping: "Spiritual power?"

Ji Ping only knew that Zhou Ruo had exceptional medical skills, but the only person who knew that she possessed spiritual power was Zhao Jinzhong.

Zhao Jinzhong explained, "Mother, Ruoruo means that if she cures Lingyu again, her medical skills will be impaired."

Ji Ping was surprised; this was the first time she had ever heard of such a thing. "How did Ruo'er know that saving him would damage her medical skills?"

Zhao Jinzhong was also unaware, and the mother and son looked at Zhou Ruo with puzzlement.

Zhou Ruo said, "My master said that if a doctor's merit does not increase after being cured, he should not be saved a second time."

"But what if this person repents after being saved a second time?" Ji Ping said.

Zhao Jinzhong believed that Ling Yu was not the kind of person who would repent if saved again. "Mother, Ling Yu will not repent."

After careful consideration, Ji Ping finally gave Zhao Jinzhong these instructions:

"Zhong'er, your father holds military power and has spent his life on the battlefield. He rarely makes enemies with important officials in the court."

We must handle this matter concerning the Duke of Ling's mansion well, after all, the Duke of Ling is not only a duke, but also the emperor's brother-in-law.

Even if we don't help them, we shouldn't make enemies of them.

"I know, we will keep our distance," Zhao Jinzhong replied.

Ji Ping nodded in agreement. She would protect her own child, and she would never persuade Zhou Ruo to save someone she didn't want to.

Zhou Ruo was already fast asleep when it was just past midnight that night.

After Ji Ping finished washing up, she was about to go to bed when she heard the servants whispering in the courtyard.

"General's wife! General's wife!" A sharp woman's cry echoed in Lanxiang Courtyard.

Ji Ping put her coat back on, opened the door, and saw that the person who came in was a richly dressed, elegant lady.

Siqiao stood in front of Liu to block her, and several servants followed behind Liu.

Siqiao said to Jiping with a troubled expression, "Madam, the guards at the gate couldn't stop them. One person was injured, and we couldn't stop them either."

Immediately afterwards, a group of guards from the General's Mansion rushed into Lanxiang Courtyard.

The head guard knelt before Ji Ping, saying, "We are late and have failed to provide adequate protection. Please punish us, Madam."

The general's mansion is always heavily guarded, and this time it happened to be the time when the guards at the mansion gate were changing shifts.

The visitor said she was the Duchess of Lingguo. Before the guards could thoroughly check her, Lady Liu led her people into the General's Mansion.

At that time, only two guards remained at the gate. They tried their best to stop them, but were injured by the Duke's men.

Upon receiving the news, the head of the guards immediately organized his troops and gave chase.

They even sent someone to inform Zhao Yucheng.

Zhao Jinzhong quickly received the news at Wude Courtyard, and arrived at Lanxiang Courtyard not long after Liu arrived.

They broke into the general's mansion in the dead of night, injured the guards, and forced their way into the inner courtyard.

Even if the sky were to fall, Zhao Jinzhong would not easily forgive Liu Shi.

When Zhao Jinzhong arrived at Lanxiang Courtyard, Liu Shi had already gone into Ji Ping's room.

He confirmed with Granny Wang that Zhou Ruo was already asleep.

And the commotion in the courtyard had not woken her up.

Zhao Jinzhong nodded and walked into Ji Ping's room with peace of mind.

Ji Ping felt displeased the moment she opened the door and saw Liu Shi.

"Who is this lady? Why did you break into my general's mansion in the dead of night and even injure my guards?"

Madam Liu looked Ji Ping up and down. She had only heard that General Zhao's wife was a real beauty.

Seeing it up close today, it is indeed true.

"General Zhao's wife, I am Lady Liu, the Duchess of the State."

Lady Liu did not feel that there was anything wrong with her breaking into the general's mansion at night.

"I sent a servant to invite Miss Zhou Ruo this evening, but was told that she had gone on a long trip?"

Ji Ping already knew about what happened that afternoon, and she replied, "Yes."

"Does the Duchess have the right to barge into someone else's residence?" Ji Ping was displeased and had no intention of greeting Liu Shi.

Disliking the large number of servants and guards at the gate, Lady Liu went straight into Ji Ping's room.

The head guard tried to rush forward to stop her, but Ji Ping gestured to him, "It's alright, you can wait here."

After sitting down, Madam Liu looked around Ji Ping's room before saying, "I wonder if Miss Zhou Ruo is at home right now?"

"Mother!" At this moment, Zhao Jinzhong also came to Ji Ping's room.

When Liu saw Zhao Jinzhong, her eyes lit up, and she said:

"The servant said that the young general and the young lady went on a long trip together, but now it seems that the young lady is also in the manor."

"Ruoruo and I have only just returned; what business could the Duchess have that requires such a disturbance to my mother?"

Zhao Jinzhong gave Liu a cold look from the moment he entered the door.

Ji Ping is currently pregnant. If she is disturbed late at night and feels unwell, Liu Shi will definitely not be able to walk out of the General's Mansion upright.

Lady Liu: "Young General, my son Yu'er has confirmed with me again that the people who saved him that day were you and your brother."

Zhao Jinzhong sneered inwardly. Saving someone had only created an enemy?

"The Duchess's late-night visit couldn't have been just to tell me the results of your confirmation with Ling Yu, could it?"