The whole family of villains listens to my heart, the Regent Prince treats me dearly.

Seeing that the young man had received treatment, the onlookers, somewhat skeptical, decided to give it a try themselves.

Before long, a long queue formed at the free clinic booth.

A little child timidly tugged at Zhai Rongyu's sleeve, "Sister, my mother is very ill and can't come to your clinic for treatment. Could you please come to my house and help my mother see her..."

Tears welled up in his thin eyes.

"I...I don't have money to treat my mother's illness..."

"Please, sister, have mercy and save my mother..."

Zhai Rongyu squatted down and patted his head, "What happened to your mother?"

The child sniffed and said, "A few days ago, Mother was repairing the roof, but somehow she suddenly fell and hit her head. She's been lying in bed for days, still feeling dizzy and not getting better, and she keeps talking nonsense..."

"I don't know what to do..."

"The doctors in the city only treat my mother if she pays money, and I... I don't have any money..." the child said, and then started crying again.

He wanted to earn money, but after asking several shops, they all said he was too young and refused to hire him.

Zhai Muling, who was listening from the side, was heartbroken and quickly said to Zhai Rongyu, "Rong'er, you go with him. I can handle things here."

She had just examined quite a few people, and none of them had any problems.

I think it should be alright in this short while.

Zhai Rong glanced at the queue and, seeing that none of the people in line seemed to have any serious illnesses, decided to go with the child.

"Sister, I'll be back soon."

Zhai Muling nodded.

The child led Zhai Rongyu home.

In the distance, Xue Qingchuan stood behind a stall, quietly watching Zhai Muling.

She placed a thin silk handkerchief on the patient's wrist, her slender fingers resting on it as she took his pulse. Her expression was serious, and she opened her mouth as if saying something. The patient nodded repeatedly.

"Why doesn't the Valley Master go over there?" the medicine boy asked, puzzled.

The Valley Master and Miss Zhai used to be together almost every day, but why do they seem a bit distant today?

Xue Qingchuan's gaze was tinged with a thin layer of sadness.

If you are ice yourself, how can you warm another heart?

He lowered his head, his eyes filled with desolation.

She has her own pursuits and does them very well; she no longer needs him as her mentor.

……

Zhai Rongyu followed the child to a courtyard.

It was a scene of utter desolation and ruin.

She looked up at the dilapidated roof, and her almond-shaped eyes narrowed instantly.

Something feels off.

Upon opening my third eye, I saw wisps of black smoke rising from it.

It seems the child's mother didn't fall from the roof by accident.

It's probably contaminated with something unclean.

Zhai Rongyu asked the child, "Is this your mother's first time repairing a roof?"

The child shook his head and said, "Our roof often breaks down. My mother has repaired it many times, so we're used to it. But last time, for some reason, it fell down."

Zhai Rongyu reached out and patted his head: "I'm going in to see your mother. You just wait outside and don't come in."

"But..." the child said, sounding uneasy.

"If I'm disturbed while I'm treating someone, I won't be able to cure them properly," Zhai Rongyu said, leaning closer to him and solemnly reminding him again.

The child nodded blankly.

"good."

Zhai Rong secretly slipped a talisman into her sleeve and walked into the house.

Free medical consultation booth.

A woman stumbled over and slammed a bag of herbs onto Zhai Muling's table.

She shouted loudly to the crowd:

"Please, everyone, don't come here for your medical check-up!"

"This young lady's medical skills are lacking; the medicine she prescribes could kill someone!"

The people in line immediately started making a fuss.

"Auntie, what do you mean by that?" Zhai Muling looked at her with a serious expression.

Rong'er was here just now, and she diagnosed all the common illnesses without making any mistakes.

How could it kill someone?

Zhai Muling took a closer look at the woman and found her somewhat unfamiliar.

I don't think I saw her when I took her pulse just now.

But the medicine packets on the table were indeed opened by myself.

She felt something was amiss.

He reached out and untied the seal on the medicine packet on the table, carefully examined the herbs inside, and then frowned, saying, "These herbs are mild and will certainly not harm anyone."

The woman, hands on her hips, shouted, "How could I not?"

"My father only had a slight cold, but after taking your medicine, he started coughing up blood!"

She took out a handkerchief, pointed to the bloodstains on it, and said to the crowd, "Everyone, be the judge! The bloodstains on this are real!"

Everyone craned their necks forward, and wow!

It really is blood!

Immediately, several timid people left the group, saying, "In my opinion, we should take this illness to a proper medical clinic..."

There were also those who spoke up for Zhai Muling.

"Who knows where the bloodstains on this came from?"

"This girl is treating us for free; she doesn't get anything out of us, so why would she want to harm us?"

Several people thought what he said made sense and echoed his sentiments.

"that is!"

"What good would it do her to harm us?"

"You must be framing her, you woman!"

The woman sneered and persisted, "How can there be no benefit?"

"In my opinion, this girl's medical skills are not good enough, so she deliberately set up a stall to practice on us!"

"If we poor people die from taking her medicine, no one will care!"

"I advise you not to gamble with your lives!"

Upon hearing this, the group immediately dwindled to less than half its size.

Whether what this woman said is true or not, but if it is true, it could be deadly!

The woman turned to look at Zhai Muling and said fiercely, "My old man is on the verge of death. You tell me, how are you going to compensate us!"

Zhai Muling frowned and asked, "What do you want?"

The woman burst into tears and snot, wailing, "My whole family depends on my husband for food! Now you've ruined him like this, you're cutting off our livelihood!"

"You have to compensate us at least one hundred taels of silver!"

Hey!

Many people in the crowd gasped in shock.

That's a hundred taels!

For people like them, even ten taels of silver is rare, let alone a hundred taels!

I've never seen so much money in my life!

"Ma'am, aren't you asking for too much?" someone said.

“That’s right, it’s just coughing up blood, it won’t cost a hundred taels of silver to treat.” Someone immediately chimed in.

The woman sniffed, flicked her snot onto the ground, wiped her hand on her clothes, and glared at them, saying, "How dare you ask for such an exorbitant price? She is the daughter of the Minister's family!"

"What is a mere hundred taels to her?"

"That's nothing more than plucking a hair!"

Before Zhai Muling could react, several people in the crowd had their eyes darting around, already hatching a plan.

"This girl didn't cure me when she treated me earlier, and I'm feeling a bit unwell now too. I want compensation as well!"

"I don't need a hundred taels, just give me fifty taels!"

One stone stirs up a thousand waves.

Several people stood up and said that they hadn't gotten better in this area or felt uncomfortable in that area.

They all demanded compensation from Zhai Muling.