Lu Zhaoling looked at Lu Zhaohua.
But her gaze quickly turned to Physician Fu, who was hurrying in after them.
Seeing Physician Fu's expression, her demeanor paused slightly.
"Miss Lu, this old man has an urgent matter to ask of you!" Physician Fu said anxiously as he saw her.
"Don't rush."
Lu Zhaoling said softly.
For some reason, Physician Fu, who had been truly anxious, felt his heart settle a few points upon hearing her calm tone.
Even though Lu Zhaoling was just a young girl similar in age to his grandson, she possessed a peaceful serenity.
She seemed very reliable.
Lu Zhaohua was greatly shocked.
Even the esteemed Physician Fu, whom her mother had to eagerly seek out, was showing such a humble attitude in front of Lu Zhaoling! And he even said he had something to ask for!
Aside from being granted a marriage, what could a sixteen-year-old girl like Lu Zhaoling possibly have that would make the esteemed Physician Fu come seeking her out?
Thinking of this, Lu Zhaohua smiled sweetly at Lu Zhaoling.
"Second Sister, I am your fourth sister, Zhaohua. I was just coming to see you and happened to run into Physician Fu. Seeing that the old man seemed to have an urgent matter, I invited him to come along. I hope Second Sister won't blame me."
Lu Ming and Madam Lu had never even thought of having Lu Zhaoling formally meet the family after her return.
Physician Fu couldn't help but glance at Lu Zhaohua.
He remembered that when Lu Zhaohua appeared just now, she wasn't heading towards the back? Hadn't she just come out of the back courtyard? If she was originally coming to Tingnuan Tower to find Lu Zhaoling, how would she have met him in the front courtyard?
But at that moment, he didn't think much of it, his mind preoccupied with his suffering grandson.
"Qingbao, send her out first," Lu Zhaoling said.
"Yes."
Lu Zhaohua was escorted out of Tingnuan Tower, feeling somewhat disoriented.
No, where did she go wrong just now? What did she say wrong?
Lu Zhaoling didn't even bother to respond to her, just directly chased her out!
"Fourth Miss, please return," Qingbao stood at the courtyard gate and made a "please leave" gesture to her.
Lu Zhaohua took a deep breath, her expression slightly stiff, and still managed to squeeze out a sentence, "Then I'll come to visit Second Sister next time."
She turned and left after speaking.
Qingbao rolled her eyes at her retreating back.
She couldn't even fool her, yet she thought she could fool Miss?
If she was truly here to visit Miss, would she come empty-handed? And, wait until now to come? It's almost lunchtime!
She clearly just wanted to see what Physician Fu was looking for Miss for.
Qingbao hummed and guarded the courtyard gate.
When Lu Zhaohua was there, Physician Fu really found it hard to speak, mainly because he felt that what he was about to say was somewhat horrifying.
And Lu Zhaoling's abilities, she might not want the Lu family to know, right?
Seeing Lu Zhaoling directly tell Lu Zhaohua to leave, he let out a sigh of relief and quickly bowed to Lu Zhaoling.
Qingbao and Qing Yin were also a little surprised to see him being so polite to Lu Zhaoling.
"Physician Fu, just speak directly. These two are my own people." Lu Zhaoling's gaze had already fallen on the object he was holding. "However, put that down first."
She pointed to the stone table in front of her.
Physician Fu quickly placed the object on it.
Carrying this thing all the way, his heart had been pounding with anxiety, and several times he couldn't resist the urge to throw it away.
"Miss Lu, this old man must shamelessly beg you today to save my grandson!"
Lu Zhaoling looked at his expression, then at the object wrapped in black cloth in front of her. "Your grandson also has a headache?"
She guessed it in one go!
"Yes!" Physician Fu immediately felt there was hope, and excitedly and nervously recounted his grandson's situation.
When he mentioned that his son had knocked Fu Cheng unconscious with a porcelain pillow, Lu Zhaoling's mouth twitched slightly.
She wondered if he was afraid of damaging the person.
"This old man thought long and hard, the only external object that my grandson and I have both come into contact with recently is this root carving!"
He was a famous physician, but he truly couldn't cure this kind of "illness."
Qing Yin and Qingbao both leaned over to look at the object on the table.
They were completely confused by what Physician Fu was saying. Would such a strange matter be of any use to their Miss?
Lu Zhaoling, however, reached out to lift the black cloth.
"Miss Lu..." Physician Fu became a little nervous. "If this root carving is really evil, won't you be in danger if you touch it?"
He looked at the slender girl, whose head was still bandaged, feeling a bit guilty.
What if he harmed her?
"No."
Lu Zhaoling replied to him and had already unveiled the black cloth.
What met her eyes was the root carving enveloped in black gas, like a decaying old skeleton emitting a putrid smell.
But this was only what Lu Zhaoling could see.
What Qing Yin saw was a wooden carving, as tall as a vase, depicting a fierce-looking old man with a full beard.
The old man pointed one finger to the sky and pressed one palm to the ground, his eyeballs bulging, his beard messy, in a posture as if about to leap.
Because it was a root carving, the old man's hands, feet, and beard were created from tree roots.
But this tree root was black, with only the old man's bulging eyeballs dotted with vermilion.
It looked exceptionally ferocious.
From a carving perspective, it was very well done, and the figure's spirit and form were vivid.
However, such a root carving of an old man made Qing Yin feel a bit uncomfortable just looking at it.
"You said your grandson picked this up from a river ditch on the mountain? What kind of people would usually discard such things there?" Lu Zhaoling withdrew her gaze.
With such a heavy malevolent aura, she wondered why Physician Fu's grandson thought of bringing it home.
Perhaps he just had a unique aesthetic?
"Never heard of it," Physician Fu shook his head. "Few people go there. Only some naughty monkeys who are tired of causing trouble in the capital city would go there to play."
"Naughty monkeys" of course referred to the energetic young men in the capital.
"Did the people who went with your grandson pick up anything else?" Lu Zhaoling asked again.
"This, I didn't ask. I'll have to ask Cheng'er when he wakes up." Physician Fu's heart tightened. "Miss Lu, is this thing the cause of the problem?"
Lu Zhaoling affirmed, "Yes."
Physician Fu swayed, his eyes growing redder. "Miss Lu, then, can you save my grandson?"
Indeed, this thing was the problem!
Lu Zhaoling gently touched her bandaged head and sighed.
She was low on energy, feeling weak.
"I can, but I need to see Prince Jin."
She needed to take a few sips.
Physician Fu was bewildered. "Do you need Prince Jin to come along?"
"No, no, he doesn't need to come. I just need to see him once." Lu Zhaoling glanced at him. "You go back first, boil a pot of mugwort water, and wipe your grandson's forehead, chest, palms, and soles of his feet with it. I'll come over later."
"What about this root carving...?"
He certainly didn't dare to carry it back the way he came!
"Leave it. I'll handle it."
"Thank you, Miss Lu!" Physician Fu sighed in relief and quickly left.
Lu Zhaoling beckoned to Qing Yin, "Go invite Prince Jin to come over?"
"Miss, His Highness might be in the palace at this time."
Tonight, tomorrow night, the night after, His Highness might not be able to come out; he has to keep vigil for the Retired Emperor.
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