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

He risked his life to take a gamble, betting that the crown prince was a worthy successor to follow.

Zhao Jinzhong clasped his hands in a fist salute to the Crown Prince, his words coming from the bottom of his heart.

"Your Highness, I had no choice but to do this. The Dowager Consort was critically ill and difficult to cure because she had taken the Imperial Preceptor's elixir."

The remaining toxins have been produced in their bodies. Since Ruo Ruo is close to the Empress Dowager, we do not wish for more people to suffer from the poisoning of these pills, therefore…”

"What?!" The crown prince's face showed shock and lingering anger.

After careful consideration, the Crown Prince said to Zhao Jinzhong, "I order you to continue tracking the whereabouts of the poisonous elixir."

After saying this, the prince went into the inner room and came out carrying an exquisite sandalwood box.

He walked slowly toward Zhao Jinzhong, opened the sandalwood box, and handed it to Zhao Jinzhong.

"Your Highness, what is this?" Zhao Jinzhong had a pretty good feeling about it.

"The Crown Prince's Secret Edict".

"Take this to track down the whereabouts of the elixir. If you encounter anyone blocking your way, seeing this talisman is as if you were seeing me."

Zhao Jinzhong took the talisman with both hands, held it in his hands, and felt its weight; it was heavy.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Zhao Jinzhong knelt and thanked the Crown Prince.

With the Crown Prince's backing, Zhao Jinzhong can finally unleash his full potential!

As noon approached, the Crown Prince was about to have his lunch and rest.

Zhao Jinzhong approached Zhou Ruo, who had been sitting at the table eating non-stop, and said, "Ruo Ruo, we should go."

"Huh?" Zhou Ruo looked up suddenly. "You're leaving so soon? But... brother... I haven't had enough to eat yet..."

Zhou Ruo's mouth was covered in black grime as she looked at the sesame balls in her hand and on the plate, feeling quite reluctant to part with them.

Zhao Jinzhong frowned as he looked at Zhou Ruo. He wanted to laugh, but he wasn't sure if he could.

Because the crown prince was right behind him, he was afraid of being impolite.

She tried to smile but pursed her lips, her face turning red.

It wasn't until the Crown Prince followed over and saw Zhou Ruo's appearance that he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Only then did Zhao Jinzhong dare to laugh out loud.

The Crown Prince said, "Zhou Ruo, you should be acting like a child now."

Sometimes when you're analyzing things related to your illness, I start to wonder if you're really a child.

Could it be that it's been possessed by some powerful being?

"Possession?" Zhou Ruo slowly digested the Crown Prince's meaning and suddenly felt that what the Crown Prince said might not be wrong.

She just chuckled foolishly.

"These are sesame glutinous rice balls sent from the Empress's palace. If you like them, you can take some with you."

The Crown Prince instructed Eunuch Qin to bring a food box and fill it with two layers of sesame balls for Zhou Ruo.

"The sesame seeds inside this dumpling are delicious and fragrant, but I don't like this white, sticky stuff on the outside..."

Zhou Ruo spoke frankly about what was on her mind.

"What? I've given you food, and you're being picky?" The prince raised an eyebrow at her.

Zhou Ruo said with a grin, "I'm not picky at all! I'll eat the sesame seeds inside, and you can have the dough outside, brother!"

"Brother, don't you think so?"

Now it was Zhao Jinzhong's turn to raise an eyebrow. "How did you know I'd like glutinous rice balls?"

Zhao Jinzhong disliked it.

Zhou Ruo confidently popped another mouthful of sesame seeds into her mouth before speaking.

"You'll definitely like it! You have to like the foods I don't even like!"

"Why?" Zhao Jinzhong had no idea that Zhou Ruo had such domineering ideas.

"Because we are the best in the world!" Zhou Ru chuckled, the sesame-like marks around her lips deepening.

"Uh...hehe...it's the best in the world!" Zhao Jinzhong was happy now and didn't deny it.

The crown prince looked at the brother and sister laughing and joking, and felt a little envious.

After a while, Zhao Jinzhong, carrying a food box in one hand and holding Zhou Ruo's hand in the other, bid farewell to the Crown Prince.

Due to Sirius's influence, the princess's archery practice will be postponed by one month.

Not long after Zhao Jinzhong and Zhou Ruo returned to the General's Mansion, they received a notice from the Princess's Mansion regarding the postponement.

"Hmm...it'll be another month before I can see that pretty lady again..."

Zhou Ruo was somewhat disappointed after reading the post.

Zhao Jinzhong almost forgot who the pretty older sister Zhou Ruo had mentioned was.

It took me a while to realize that Zhou Ruo was referring to the Seventh Princess.

"No, Ruoruo, why are you so concerned about the Seventh Princess?"

Zhou Ruo did not answer Zhao Jinzhong's question, but instead asked him,

"Brother, I have a feeling that the beautiful sister's mother's illness, which involves both heat and cold toxins, is related to that Consort Yu?"

"What?" Zhao Jinzhong looked at her in shock. "Ruoruo, we can't just guess about this; we need evidence!"

Even with evidence, one shouldn't easily get involved in such matters.

Zhao Jinzhong got up and walked to the door. He looked around to make sure no one was there, then quickly closed the door.

Turning back, she asked Zhou Ruo in a soft voice, "Why do you think that?"

"Consort Yu knows magic, knows how to set up formations, and... she's quite powerful!"

You could tell from Zhou Ruo's eyes and tone that she was very serious.

This is not an exaggeration, but rather something I said after careful consideration.

"What do knowing magic and formations have to do with heat, cold, and poison?"

"There should be a protective formation in the beautiful older sister's mother's room too!"

"Huh?" Zhao Jinzhong was startled by Zhou Ruo's words. "Have you discovered something?"

"The heat and cold poison causes poisonous scars on people's feet. The poisonous scars on the pretty lady's face were drawn there by the formation."

Zhao Jinzhong paced back and forth in the room, going over Zhou Ruo's words.

He suddenly stopped and asked, "Did Consort Zheng also have poisonous scars on her feet?"

"Before giving birth to my beautiful older sister, her mother must have had a poisonous scar on her foot."

"That's right! Why don't we just ask my sister and mother to see if what I'm saying is true?"

Zhao Jinzhong immediately waved his hand in refusal.

"This matter requires careful consideration and should not be rushed. We will discuss it with the Seventh Princess when the time is right."

The affairs of the harem were not something he could participate in.

Even though Zhou Ruo can now enter and leave the harem with her jade token, what can a child like her do there?

Who could recognize her? Who could trust her? And which concubine would easily let her into her palace?

With Zhao Jinzhong not by her side, she found it difficult to explain herself.

"Okay, brother! Let's discuss it with the pretty sister!" Zhou Ruo agreed happily.

Zhao Jinzhong suspected that she might not have understood that he had said "we'll discuss it when the time is right."

Oh well, let's just play it by ear!

The next morning, when the brother and sister arrived at the clinic, the clinic's signboard had been replaced with a gilded plaque bearing the inscription "Ji'an Hall" personally written by the emperor.

"Wow! The Emperor's handwriting looks like dragons and phoenixes!"

Zhou Ruo stood under the plaque, looked up at the words on it, and couldn't help but admire them.

"Ruoruo, that's called 'Dragon Flying and Phoenix Dancing'," Zhao Jinzhong corrected her.

"Yes, yes, that's the word! As expected of your older brother, you know everything, you're amazing!"

Just as Zhao Jinzhong was secretly pleased, An Chang and An Nan quietly approached them.

"Wow! The Emperor just bestowed this plaque yesterday, and it's already finished and hung up this morning? That's fast!"

An Chang stood beside Zhao Jinzhong with his hands behind his back, also looking up at the plaque.

Zhou Ruo immediately said to An Chang, "Brother An Chang, look! The Emperor's calligraphy is so elegant and beautiful!"

"Huh?" An Chang was surprised that Zhou Ruo would comment on the Emperor's calligraphy in this way. At such a young age, he knows quite a lot.

He turned to An Nan and said, "Did you hear that? Learn from her. Ruoruo is younger than you, but she already knows what 'dragon flying and phoenix dancing' means, you understand?"

An Nan was furious with An Chang. In front of so many people, didn't she, a child, have any dignity?

Zhou Ruo heard this, but didn't take it seriously.

"Brother An Chang, you underestimate An Nan too much. How could she not know what 'dragon flying and phoenix dancing' means?"

"It's just a dragon and a phoenix dancing together, right, An Nan? It's obvious! Brother An Chang, you didn't know that, did you?"

"Me?" An Chang was speechless, feeling a pang of sadness. He hadn't expected Zhou Ruo to look at him like that.

Zhou Ruo ignored him and ran into the clinic hand in hand with An Nan.

Zhao Jinzhong patted An Chang on the shoulder, shook his head, and entered the clinic without saying a word.

An Chang felt a cool breeze brush against her body, and two withered yellow leaves drifted down with it.