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

Just as Jia Yuntian was about to speak, Zhao Jinzhong interrupted him, "I only listen to the truth."

Fu Da pulled Jia Yuntian aside, "Let me tell you. You may not know everything that happened back then."

Zhao Jinzhong invited the group to go upstairs to the second floor and sit down to talk slowly.

After gathering his thoughts, Fu Da began, "That happened six years ago."

"One day, the master told us that the court needed an extra medicine, namely the Vermilion Bird Grass."

We grew up in the Chiyan Prefecture and had seen the Vermilion Bird Grass before, so the master arranged for us to collect it.

"This kind of plant, the Chinese sparrow grass, is extremely difficult to preserve after it's picked. We grind it into powder, wrap it in wire mesh, and then..."

"Infuse it into the flamingo's body to preserve the Vermilion Bird Grass's vitality, then bring the flamingo to the capital and present it to the imperial court."

Hearing this, Zhou Ruo suddenly burst into tears. She said, "Those birds are so pitiful! You're all so cruel! Waaah..."

Fu Da was momentarily stunned, "Um...that's really a bit cruel!"

Zhao Jinzhong patted Zhou Ruo and said to Fu Da, "You continue."

"But after the Flamebird was delivered to the imperial court, the court said that putting the medicine into the bird's stomach would definitely destroy its medicinal properties."

The master vehemently assured them that the medicine would not lose its potency, but the court did not believe him and asked us to send someone to test it on them.

"Drug testing?" Zhao Jinzhong and Zhou Ruo asked in unison.

Zhou Ruo knew the medicinal properties of the Vermilion Bird Grass, and she asked, "How do we test it? Most people can't tolerate it!"

"The young doctor is absolutely right. Among us, Qian Lai has the best health, so he was the one who tried the medicine in the end."

Next, let's hear what Fuda has to say.

Qian Lai: "They first gave me a pill and told me to take it. A few days after I took that pill..."

My ten toes started to turn black.

Ten days later, they made me eat the Vermilion Bird Grass that had been taken from the body of the Flamebird.

Not long after I ate the Vermilion Bird Grass, the color of my toes gradually faded, and eventually the blackness completely disappeared.

Zhou Ruo's eyes were opened again, "Toes turning black?"

She wondered if her grandmother's toes had also turned black.

Qian Lai nodded, "Yes, it's as black as charcoal. But I don't feel anything, it doesn't hurt or itch."

Fu Da picked up where Qian Lai left off and continued, "About half a month after Qian Lai returned, the master told us..."

The imperial court accepted our Vermilion Bird Grass and told us to go and get some more, so we set off again to find it.

"Another batch was collected and presented to the imperial court."

That year, the master became the biggest imperial merchant in the capital.

He was overjoyed, and a month later, he asked us to collect the Vermilion Bird Grass again.

But on this third trip, when we returned, the entire Jia family mansion was gone.

"Before he died, the steward told us that the lady and the servants had all been arrested and were nowhere to be found, dead or alive."

The butler entrusted the young master to a distant relative; he was safe for the time being.

"More than ten of us wanted to kill the firebird, but before we could, the imperial court sent soldiers to arrest us."

We fought desperately, scattered in all directions, and it wasn't until this year that the six of us were able to reunite.

Fu Da recalled the past, his face contorted with pain and his eyes filled with hatred.

Zhao Jinzhong was puzzled. "You keep talking about the imperial court. Who exactly is this imperial court? Who ordered you to collect the Vermilion Bird Grass?"

Who provided the money for the drug trials? And who were the ones who ultimately hunted you down?

"It's the Ministry of Justice! It's Cai Jingsi!" Cai Wang suddenly slammed his fist on the table and stood up aggressively.

Zhao Jinzhong: "How did you know it was the Ministry of Justice?"

Cai Wang: "It was the Ministry of Justice that ultimately convicted you of deceiving the emperor!"

Zhao Jinzhong was stunned. "So, you assassinated Cai Jingsi because of the crime convicted by the Ministry of Justice?"

Several people said in unison, "That's right!"

Zhao Jinzhong: "..."

Back then, Jia Yuntian was too young to understand, but now he is able to reason and discern right from wrong.

He said, "Uncle Fu, you can't conclude that the Ministry of Justice is the culprit who destroyed my Jia family just based on this."

The joint trial by the three judicial departments and the Ministry of Justice were merely following the law. The real culprit was the one who made my father obtain the Vermilion Bird Grass and had Uncle Qian test it.

Zhao Jinzhong nodded in agreement with Jia Yuntian's statement.

"This..." The group from Fuda looked at each other again, clearly none of them had considered this aspect.

Caiwang: "Did you kill the wrong person?"

Qian Lai: "From what you've said, young master, it seems you're mistaken."

Fu Da: "Luckily, no one died, and luckily they didn't find us."

Jia Yuntian: "..."

Zhao Jinzhong thought to himself, "Are these people really so hasty in killing one person?"

"So you still don't know who exactly made Master Jia collect the Vermilion Bird Grass back then?" Zhao Jinzhong asked them.

The students from Fuda shook their heads.

"From now on, you must never do anything illegal again. It's fortunate that Cai Jingsi didn't die this time, otherwise the court would definitely have found a way to catch you."

Zhao Jinzhong patiently persuaded them, and although the group was simple-minded, they were also honest and listened to his advice.

Jia Yuntian looked slightly nervous as he turned to Zhao Jinzhong and Zhou Ruo and asked:

"Young General, Miss, now that you know about my family's situation,... can I still stay at the Ling Shu Hall?"

"Of course you can!" Zhou Ruo didn't know why Jia Yuntian would ask that.

"You're so smart, you've read so many medical books, and you even helped me find the Vermilion Bird Grass, you absolutely must stay here!"

Jia Yuntian was suddenly flattered; he never knew Zhou Ruo would think so highly of him.

"But I..." Jia Yuntian was still worried that the Jia family's crime of deceiving the emperor back then would have a negative impact on Zhao Jinzhong and the others.

Zhao Jinzhong firmly told him, "No buts, you can stay here without worry. What happened back then has nothing to do with you."

Jia Yuntian felt a warmth in his heart; no one had treated him like this since he left his family.

After dealing with the Jia family's affairs, Fu Da and the others left at dawn.

"Ruo Ruo, shall we go back? Or rest here for a while?" Zhao Jinzhong asked Zhou Ruo.

Zhou Ruo seemed very excited; she took Zhao Jinzhong's hand and led him outside.

"Brother, let's go find Grandma. I need to give her the Vermilion Bird Grass!"

"Now?"

"Yes! Let's go first, and Grandma will be so happy to see me as soon as she wakes up."

Zhao Jinzhong had no choice but to take her there.

After arriving at Prince An's residence, Zhao Jinzhong and Zhou Ruo entered the residence, but were unable to enter the Dowager Consort's courtyard.

The brother and sister had no choice but to wait outside the Empress Dowager's courtyard.

Zhao Jinzhong was in good spirits, and he took advantage of this time to practice martial arts.

Zhou Ruo was different; the excitement she had felt earlier had completely worn off.

She sat on the veranda, leaning against a pillar, watching Zhao Jinzhong practice martial arts.

She fell asleep in no time.

About an hour later, when Granny Li opened the courtyard gate, she saw this scene:

Zhao Jinzhong was sweating profusely from practicing martial arts, while Zhou Ruo was fast asleep on the veranda, covered with Zhao Jinzhong's coat.

"Oh dear, miss! It's freezing cold here, where can you sleep?"