"Trying it won't do you any harm."
Lu Zhaoling's gaze shifted, and she saw his jade pendant.
"That one will do. The jade is decent."
Physician Fu was surprised as he picked up his jade pendant. This jade pendant was a gift from his grandson, and its quality was quite good. If she had been raised in the countryside all her life, how could she so calmly say that this jade was merely decent?
"Your medical skills are good. It would be a pity for you to die like this," Lu Zhaoling added.
Physician Fu gave a wry smile, took off the jade pendant, and handed it to Lu Zhaoling.
Fine, this girl is interesting. He would humor her, seeing she was even younger than his grandson.
"Sit down."
Lu Zhaoling held the jade pendant in her left hand, lightly traced the air with her right, and then pressed her finger to his forehead.
In her eyes, the wisp of black qi swirling around Physician Fu's forehead seemed to come alive, twisting and struggling like a startled earthworm.
But it was held down by Lu Zhaoling's finger, and after a moment, it couldn't move, coiling around her finger instead.
Physician Fu instantly felt his head, which had been dizzy, dull, painful, and heavy for days, suddenly lighten.
The contrast was too stark for him to ignore.
Lu Zhaoling gently touched her finger to the jade pendant, lightly tracing it. The wisp of black qi slowly drilled into the jade pendant.
She placed the jade pendant on the table.
"You watch closely."
Physician Fu's gaze fell on the jade pendant.
Suddenly, "Crack!"
The jade pendant shattered right before his eyes!
The perfectly intact jade pendant instantly cracked like a spiderweb, breaking into countless pieces.
"This!" Physician Fu was shocked.
The jade pendant was perfectly fine in his hand moments ago. He handed it to Lu Zhaoling, and she merely held it lightly before placing it gently on the table.
Even a martial artist with profound inner strength couldn't do this, could they?
"There, your head won't hurt anymore," Lu Zhaoling said.
Physician Fu reached up to touch his forehead. Before, it would always ache subtly even when not acting up, and pressing it made the pain more obvious.
Now, after rubbing it, the dull ache was truly gone.
He sharply looked up at Lu Zhaoling.
She was clearly just a teenage girl, yet he saw the calm and unfathomable demeanor of an elder in her expression.
Physician Fu asked in shock, "Miss Lu, what was that just now?" He couldn't see it.
"Death Qi."
"Death Qi, where did it come from?"
Lu Zhaoling reminded him, "Some people are indeed at the end of their lifespan, and Death Qi naturally arises within them, but yours is not that. Think carefully about any strange places you visited or strange things you touched before your headaches started."
She was starting to feel dizzy, and her stomach rumbled. Drawing out even a wisp of Death Qi just now made her feel very weak in both strength and spirit.
She hadn't fully recovered yet; she was truly too weak.
"Since Prince of Jin sent you, I'll take advantage of his prestige for a moment. Please arrange for Lu Ming to prepare another courtyard for me, and also send over some ginseng chicken soup. Oh, and assign a smart maidservant to me."
By the time Lu Zhaoling finished speaking, she was already too weak and collapsed onto the table.
Physician Fu cried out in alarm, "Lord Lu!"
Lu Ming hurried in.
"Physician Fu, my unruly daughter—"
Physician Fu cut him off, a string of reprimands pouring out, "Lord Lu, you've truly opened this old man's eyes! Is Miss Lu truly your biological daughter? Is your Lu Family so poor that you can't even afford to eat?"
Lu Ming was stunned, "No, what are you talking about?"
"If you weren't so stingy and impoverished, look at this dilapidated room you've given Miss Lu! Prince of Jin instructed you to take good care of her, and this is how you do it? If this old man reports it to the Prince, can you, Lord Lu, bear the Prince's wrath?"
Lu Ming's face changed.
"Immediately move Miss Lu to another room! Also, get a thirty-year-old ginseng to stew in chicken soup for her, and arrange for a smart maidservant to attend to her personally!"
Physician Fu looked at Lu Zhaoling, who was sprawled on the table, and genuinely felt a little sorry for the girl.
"This old man will give her medicine. Her injuries are severe, so all the medicinal ingredients must be aged and high-quality. The consultation fee will be expensive, so Lord Lu must prepare the silver!"
"This room just needs tidying up, there aren't any spare rooms left in the manor anyway," Madam Lu said, feeling wronged, from outside the door.
Physician Fu snorted coldly, "Isn't the other Miss Lu not injured? If there really are no other rooms, then have them switch."
Lu Zhaoyun's face paled.
Want her to give up Qi Xia Courtyard?
"Mother!" Lu Zhaoyun tugged at Madam Lu's sleeve.
Lu Ming looked at Physician Fu's expression and realized he couldn't avoid this matter today. He couldn't help but glare at his wife.
There were clearly other courtyards in the manor, so why had Lu Zhaoling been assigned to this old room where a wet nurse lived?
It would be humiliating if word got out!
"Someone! Settle Second Miss in Ting Nuan Tower. Madam, why haven't you gone to instruct the kitchen to stew chicken soup for Zhaoling?"
Madam Lu saw Lu Ming's furious expression and knew it wasn't the time to argue. She could only swallow her anger and agreed, then told Lu Zhaoyun, "You help your second sister over."
Lu Zhaoyun also gritted her back teeth.
Physician Fu was still uneasy and followed them to Ting Nuan Tower.
This was a warm pavilion built in the south wing of the Lu Mansion. Although not large, it was exquisitely furnished and comfortable, with a view of a garden of flowers and plants from the window—quite a nice place.
Lu Zhaoyun helped Lu Zhaoling onto the bed and whispered fiercely into her ear, "You won't be living here for long."
Lu Zhaoling glanced at her, ignored her, lay down on the bed, and closed her eyes.
She could finally lie down and rest.
But Lu Zhaoyun continued to babble.
"Don't think you've clung to Prince of Jin. I heard he's cold and ruthless; he would never randomly rescue someone and send them home. He's probably still figuring out what to do with you, and once he decides, you'll be in for it."
"Who gave you the head injury? Did those people really not do anything else? If you don't speak up, rumors will spread outside, and the family won't be able to help you."
"Get out," Lu Zhaoling said in a low voice.
Lu Zhaoyun stamped her foot, gritting her teeth, and ran out.
She had to go find out what had gone wrong!
Prince of Jin's Mansion.
The steward led everyone in the mansion to the main gate to greet him.
"Welcome, Your Highness, back to the capital!" The steward looked at Prince of Jin, tears welling in his eyes.
"Your Highness!" A nanny with an impeccable bun led two elegantly poised maidservants forward, their eyes also filled with tears.
"Nanny Qing," Prince of Jin glanced at her, then shifted his gaze to the two maidservants.
Seeing that the Prince was paying attention to them, Nanny Qing felt a bit of joy. Could it be that the Prince was finally noticing women?
She quickly said, "Your Highness, these are two maidservants this old servant has trained for you. Following the Qingfeng-Qing generation, they are named Qing Ling and Qing Yin. They can attend to you from now on."
Qing Ling and Qing Yin stepped forward and bowed, "Greetings, Your Highness."
"Know martial arts?" Prince of Jin asked indifferently.
"This servant is skilled in swordsmanship," Qing Ling said.
"This servant is better at light footwork," Qing Yin said.
Prince of Jin nodded, "Pack your bags and go to the Lu Mansion. You will follow Second Miss Lu from now on."
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