Painting Doctor Jinhua

"Okay! She agreed!" Soon, Xiao Jiuniang told Xiao Yun that Xiao Ruoling had agreed to meet Xiao Jinyu.

Xiao Yun immediately took out a long golden brocade box and handed it to Xiao Jiuniang.

"Let her give this to that girl as a thank you gift."

"What is this? Did you put drugs in it?" Xiao Jiuniang opened the box suspiciously, and saw a gold filigree hollow flower sachet and a pair of gold hairpins inlaid with rubies and hanging beads. The moment the box was opened, a faint fragrance wafted into her nose, which even made her feel numbing.

"Hey, what's that smell?" Xiao Jiuniang quickly closed the box and said, "Did you really drug it?"

"Of course not. It's just a kind of spice that makes people feel intoxicated and ethereal. It's similar to the Five Stones Powder. A little bit of it won't cause any harm to people. Okay, take it and give it to Shi Niang!"

After hearing that a little sniff would not cause any harm, Xiao Jiuniang felt relieved and picked up the box, preparing to walk towards Lingqing Pavilion. After walking a few steps, she couldn't help but turn back and ask, "Brother, is that slut really as beautiful as you said? Why don't I think so?"

Girls are always reluctant to admit that their relatives praise other girls for being more beautiful than them in front of them, which will inevitably make them jealous.

"You are still young now, maybe you will be more beautiful than her when you grow up!"

Xiao Yun said something to coax her, and Xiao Jiuniang left happily.

……

"Brother Qing, what are you thinking about? What is the secret in this blood letter?"

After Yuan Rujing left, Xiao Jinyu carefully studied the blood letter left by Han Zigao. Not only that, she also took out all the relics left to her by her mother Xiao Luan and looked through them again.

Apart from a purple jade ring and a brocade handkerchief, a jade seal representing her identity as a member of the Lanling Xiao family, handwritten writings, as well as land, deeds, and jewelry, Xiao Luan did not leave behind any words to tell of her past or the cause of her death.

And why did this purple jade ring fall into her hands?

"I didn't notice anything in the blood letter, but this purple jade ring..."

"What happened to Zi Jue?" Fenghuang looked over and asked curiously.

"In Xunzi Dalüe, it is said: To engage a man, use a jade pendant; to interrogate a scholar, use a jade sceptre; to summon a man, use a jade ring; to break up with a man, use a jade ring; to break up with a man again, use a jade ring. To give a jade ring to a man is to show your decision.

Guangyun also said: "Jue is like a ring with a crack, which means that the minister is exiled and waiting for orders in the border. If you give him a ring, he will return, but if you give him a Jue, he will be separated, which means separation. This means that if relatives or friends give Jue, it means that they don't need to have any contact in the future, but if the king gives him Jue, it means exile."

"Brother Qing, what you mean is that if this purple jade ring was given to my aunt by a relative or friend, it would mean that they would break off relations, but if it was given by the king, it would imply exile, keeping her away from Jiankang?" Fenghuang asked curiously.

Xiao Jinyu nodded and said, "Yes, that's probably what you mean?"

"Then who gave this purple jade ring to my aunt?" Fenghuang pondered again in confusion.

Xiao Jinyu naturally had no idea who had sent it, and instead set her gaze on the blood letter left by Han Zigao. She then carefully placed the purple jade ring on the blood letter written on silk, thinking: Although Han Zigao had faults in treating Xiao Luan like this, his love for him was too deep to be fake; and although Xiao Luan did not say it, he must have had feelings for him in his heart. It was really sad that the two of them ended up never seeing each other again, life or death.

The imperial edict he mentioned was neither given to Yuan Rujing nor delivered to Xiao Luan, so the only clue was the Xiao family.

"Phoenix, I remember you said that my mother fled to Qi and became the exclusive imperial physician of Qi Lord Gao Yang with her outstanding talent and medical skills. Later, she was promoted to a third-rank female official, the same position as Guanglu Doctor. At that time, she was just a lonely sister-in-law, right? How did she manage to arrive in Qi safely and finally be appreciated by Qi Lord Gao Yang? And you..."

She wanted to ask, why are you willing to work for her? But she stopped talking.

Fenghuang's smile faded, and after a moment of silence, he replied, "My aunt was not alone. From Jiankang to Qi, she had her own soldiers and even dozens of secret guards protecting her. It's just that my aunt herself didn't know about the existence of those secret guards." At this point, he glanced at Xiao Jinyu's questioning eyes, and said, "I know... because I have a very keen sense of sound. My aunt also suffered several assassination attempts in Qi, but they were all solved by those secret guards. At the same time, many secret guards were killed. Until my aunt died, those secret guards disappeared inexplicably. I don't know if they were killed or withdrew on their own?"

There are secret guards protecting him. Could they be the secret guards sent by Han Zigao?

Xiao Jinyu suddenly thought of the dream she had predicted, in which Chen Shili said, "Don't think I don't know. Over the years, you have been sending people to find out the whereabouts of that woman and trying every means to protect her safety..."

If everything in her dream was true, then is Xiao Luan's death related to Chen Shili?

Thinking of this, Xiao Jinyu became even more angry and couldn't help but clench his fists.

The death of Xiao Luan, the death of Han Zigao, and herself... This man was like a thorn in her side that made her restless even after his death.

"Brother Qing——"

When she regained consciousness, she saw Fenghuang looking at her with concern and asked, "You seemed very angry just now. Did I say something wrong?"

"No, Phoenix, you don't have to be so cautious. I have full confidence in you."

I have complete faith in you!

Hearing this, Fenghuang's eyes lit up, as if she was very happy, and she continued, "In fact, my father was also a general in Qi. He fought for Emperor Xuan and won many battles, big and small. But in the end, he was framed and accused of treason like General Han. All my father, brothers, uncles and aunts were killed. My mother saved me and I escaped. Later, my mother died. I was seriously injured and almost died. But when I woke up, I saw you, Brother Qing, and my aunt. At that time, you were feeding me medicine and told me that although the medicine was bitter, the wound would heal quickly after drinking it..."

At this point, the boy looked at Xiao Jinyu with an expression full of gratitude and admiration, which made Xiao Jinyu feel very uncomfortable. If this child knew that the person living in this body was no longer the Xiao Jinyu of the past, he would definitely be very sad!

Although occasionally she could still feel the painful struggle and inner trembling of the original owner's soul.

"My aunt never asked me where I came from or why I was so badly injured. She only told me that if I had nowhere to go, I could treat her home as my own and regard her as my mother... Later, in order to avoid being hunted down, I really lived with my aunt. Since I was about the same age as you, I called you brother and your mother aunt." At this point, he paused and explained with a little embarrassment, "In fact, I always thought you were a boy at first, but later I found out that you were a girl..."

After saying that, he looked at Xiao Jinyu and observed her expression, but saw that she seemed not to care and just smiled.

Fenghuang's mood became even happier: "Brother Qing, don't you blame me for hiding it?"

"Of course, everyone has their own little secrets. You can tell me so much, which shows your great trust."

After all, if a fugitive charged with treason were to be identified by someone with ulterior motives, it would be extremely dangerous for him!

Although this place is far away from Qi State, and although it is now a war-torn era with the Three Kingdoms competing for supremacy, there is no guarantee that someone will not send him to the king of Qi as a trophy.

So even if Phoenix had held back and not told her, who his father was was enough, and there was no need to ask any more.

"Phoenix, from now on, I will follow you to learn martial arts!" Xiao Jinyu suddenly asked almost out of the blue.

"Practicing martial arts?" Fenghuang asked in surprise, "Brother Keqing is a girl and a doctor, why would she practice martial arts?"

"I also want to learn... how to kill!" Xiao Jinyu smiled mysteriously, and said seriously while Fenghuang was stunned, "In the future, in this chaotic world, your life may be in danger at any time, Fenghuang... I can't let you stand in front of me every time!"

Life is so precious. In her previous life, she died unclearly at the hands of that man. God finally gave her this chance to be reborn, but she was still caught in an invisible and intangible net. In this life, how could she let her life be lost at the hands of others again?

Xiao Jinyu pondered silently, while Fenghuang was immersed in her words, "I can't let you stand in front of me every time!", and tears suddenly filled her eyes. After a long time, she said, "Okay!"

Before they knew it, it was almost dusk. Ah Xiu prepared dinner as Xiao Jinyu requested. Just as she was about to eat, she saw a girl in white fox fur coat walking into the courtyard.

The person who came was Xiao Shiniang, Xiao Ruoling, whom she had visited for treatment a month ago.