Afternoon.

Inside the palace gates.

Several men dressed in the robes of officials looked at the common people coming and going outside the palace gates with mocking eyes.

"Hmph, a bunch of idiots." The leader let out a contemptuous laugh.

At this moment, a man rushed in from outside the palace gate, covered in sweat and looking extremely anxious.

Stopping in front of the adults, he hurriedly spoke:

"Imperial Physician Li, something's happened! It's not what we thought."

The man called Physician Li glanced at the newcomer and asked impatiently:

"What's different?"

"Most of the people have gone to the Xie residence; they're there asking for a prescription!"

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Physician Li merely raised an eyebrow and said, completely unconcerned:

"Oh, so what? Wasn't this what we thought of a long time ago?"

“It’s different. We thought that as long as we announced the new prescription together with Liu Kang, we wouldn’t lose the bet.”

"But now, that general's wife has actually ordered all the pharmacies in the capital to accept the prescriptions from the people! She said that by doing a daily count, they can find out whose prescriptions are used more often to get medicine."

"Whoever's medicine the people use proves that their medicine is more effective, and that's how we determine the winner!"

Upon hearing this, Physician Li finally showed some panic, "She actually used such methods?"

"Yes, now almost half of the people have run to the gate of the General's Mansion. Does that mean we're doomed to lose?"

"We originally thought that since the common people couldn't afford those expensive medicinal herbs anyway, we could just write down a prescription and use it as a cure for the plague. No one would buy such expensive medicine to treat the disease."

"By then, we will all have our own prescriptions, and we will not disgrace the Imperial Medical Academy."

"Although Liu Kang is stubborn, he has suffered in the palace and will not oppose us to our face again. Let's just let this matter go."

“But now… Gu Jiangli has created such a rule, so all our previous plans are now useless.”

As soon as the man finished speaking, the faces of the imperial physicians changed instantly, and they all looked at Physician Li in a panic.

Physician Li's eyes were bloodshot with rage; all his carefully laid plans had been thwarted.

He really didn't understand why Gu Jiangli was so devoted to Liu Kang!

Why are they so determined to oppose the Imperial Hospital!

He watched as the number of people outside the palace gates gradually decreased, and his fists clenched tightly.

"What do you mean by losing!" he roared. "The people don't use the medicine we prescribe because they don't have the money to buy the herbs. How can that prove our medicine is useless?"

"How can you conclude that we lost if you can't prove our medicine was ineffective?"

Physician Li punched the wall, causing the other physicians behind him to retreat repeatedly.

"Even so... it seems that all the gambling dens have already accepted this rule for determining the winner. Can we still change it?"

Physician Li's eyes were sinister. "Do we need to change things? Wasn't what I just said true? Our Imperial Hospital has the Emperor's backing. As long as we explain this to the Emperor, he will help us."

"The final result will be a draw; no one will win and no one will lose."

Physician Li's gaze was resolute.

They seemed quite certain about it.

The Imperial Medical Academy was a matter of royal prestige, and the Emperor was a witness to this gamble.

Unless His Majesty is completely out of his mind, he wouldn't say in front of the people that the Imperial Medical Academy is inferior to Liu Kang.

Seeing the resolute expression on Physician Li's face, the other physicians also remained silent.

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The sun gradually set in the west.

The number of people outside the palace gates is decreasing.

On the contrary, the number of people outside the general's mansion was increasing.

At first, only Liu Kang and Wen An were in charge, but later several servants from the mansion joined in to help.

These people frequently mentioned a "big shot".

It was Da Niu who told them that Wen An was a genius doctor who prescribed cheap and effective medicine, which attracted so many people.

As more and more people gathered, Gu Jiangli wanted to join in, but Hehua stopped him.

"Madam, you should rest. It's not suitable for you to overwork right now. Before the general left, he instructed me to take good care of you and not to let anything go wrong."

Gu Jiangli had no other choice but to let Hehua find her a chair to sit on and cover her lap with a small blanket.

"The weather will get cooler in autumn, and I don't want you to get cold. This is what the general instructed me to do before he left."

Gu Jiangli shook her head helplessly. She craned her neck to look at the sea of ​​people outside and couldn't help but feel worried for Liu Kang and Wen An.

The servants of the Xie family were also extremely busy and had no free time at all.

"They really had a tough day today."

"Madam, I noticed that the young master and Doctor Liu seem quite happy. The young master just said that he has never taken the pulse of so many people before, and he couldn't stop smiling."

That's true.

Even from inside the house, Gu Jiangli could see Wen An's excited smile.

He genuinely loves medicine and truly enjoys healing and saving lives.

So I didn't feel tired at all; on the contrary, I was happier than usual.

Gu Jiangli smiled faintly.

Lotus said again, "Everything is as you predicted. Even if the people of the capital want to win the bet, they still have to choose to live when faced with illness."

"It's just that those old bastards in the Imperial Medical Academy are shameless and can't stand losing, so they actually came up with these low-class solutions."

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