Chapter 519 Taking the blame? No way!

Shen Wantang replied in an even more polite tone than he had, "Imperial Physician Qin is too kind. All of you imperial physicians are highly respected and have seen more patients than I have ever eaten salt. Your medical skills are all superior to mine. I will not embarrass myself in front of you seniors with my little skills."

"Princess Consort, there's no need to be modest. The Prince and Princess have always praised your medical skills. Why don't you give it a try? Otherwise, it's uncertain whether the Prince and Princess can make it through the night."

"Yes, Princess Consort, don't be modest at a time like this, give it a try!"

"That's right, Princess Consort, how do you know it won't work if you don't try? Maybe your intervention will wake up the Prince and Princess?"

"If you really manage to revive the Prince and Princess, not only will they thank you, but we old folks will thank you too! Give it a try, don't hesitate!"

"Princess Consort, please feel free to administer the acupuncture. We won't let you take the blame alone. If anything goes wrong, we'll all apologize to the Empress Dowager together!"

Shen Wantang almost laughed when she looked at their faces, which were filled with worry or sincerity.

If she hadn't lived a lifetime and witnessed too much intrigue and bloodshed in officialdom, she might have actually been fooled by these old foxes!

That sounds nice, but they won't let her take the blame alone. If she really causes Prince Ning's death, they will definitely push her out without hesitation and hand her over to the Empress Dowager to vent her anger.

The master who once taught her medicine was forced to retire and live in anonymity because he was framed and made a huge blunder.

As Shen Wantang watched as a group of imperial physicians, whose combined age was several hundred years, lifted her up and forced her to perform acupuncture on Prince Ning and Princess Ning, she lowered her eyes and replied, "Since you imperial physicians think so highly of me, and I am also deeply loved by my father and mother, I will dare to give it a try today!"

Want her to take the blame? No way!

Curing people is difficult, but maintaining the status quo is easy for her.

Of course, she couldn't possibly kill someone with her treatment; her medical skills weren't that bad.

Soon, her silver needles were delivered by Du Juan.

Shen Wantang sat on the edge of the bed and began to administer acupuncture.

All six imperial physicians gathered around, and after examining the body for a moment, they all showed expressions of shock.

She actually knows acupuncture, and it's obvious she's practiced diligently for a long time.

A true expert's skill is immediately apparent. None of the imperial physicians were incompetent; they were all highly skilled. So, as soon as Shen Wantang made his move, they knew they had encountered a formidable master!

Everyone watched intently, no one spoke, and even the imperial physicians held their breath, afraid of interfering with Shen Wantang's acupuncture, because if she wasn't careful, the Prince of Ning could die.

Half an hour later, Shen Wantang finished her acupuncture treatment, and the imperial physicians breathed a sigh of relief and began to talk in hushed tones.

The eldest imperial physician, Physician Zhou, suddenly asked Shen Wantang, "Princess Consort, who taught you acupuncture?"

Physician Zhou had helped Xiao Qingxi maintain her pregnancy before and had visited the Prince Ning's residence many times. Shen Wantang was quite familiar with him, and she also respected Physician Zhou's extraordinary skills in maintaining pregnancy.

Her tone was respectful: "Does Physician Zhou think there's something wrong with my acupuncture skills? I haven't learned them well enough, so please give me some guidance."

However, Physician Zhou shook his head: "No, there is nothing wrong with your acupuncture technique. I can't teach you anything more, you've already learned it very well. I just feel that your acupuncture technique seems familiar."

Shen Wantang's heart stirred slightly: "Does this seem familiar?"

"Yes, your technique and acupuncture method are very similar to someone I know."

"Really? Who does it resemble?"

The imperial physician Zhou spoke with a hint of admiration: "The former head of the Imperial Medical Academy, Yu Jisheng."

Shen Wantang understood. She knew that someone would definitely remember her master's name and recognize her technique. After all, her master's technique was unique and very special.

However, she gently shook her head: "I don't know him. My medical skills and acupuncture techniques are family traditions."

She couldn't possibly admit that she was a student of Yu Jisheng, nor could she admit it, because her medical skills were all learned in her previous life. In this life, she had married Xiao Qingyuan and had never left the capital, nor had she ever met Yu Jisheng.

The somewhat aged voice of Physician Zhou rang in my ears: "I also think you probably don't know him. He retired and returned to his hometown a few years ago. His hometown is a small county town, a thousand miles away from the capital, which is prone to poisonous miasma. I think it's called Yushui County."

"That place, let alone a young girl like you, even an old man like me has never set foot there."

"The fact that Chief Physician Yu was able to come out of such a poor place and make his way to the capital and into the palace is all thanks to his superb acupuncture skills."

Yushui County!

Shen Wantang really wanted to nod; she had actually been there!

In his previous life, Liao Youhe passed the imperial examination and was appointed as the magistrate of Yushui County.

Shen Wantang followed him to Yushui to take up his post, where she met the true medical master, Yu Jisheng.

Yu Jisheng had actually taken on quite a few apprentices because he didn't want his painstakingly researched acupuncture techniques to be lost. Unfortunately, he wasn't satisfied with any of his apprentices until he met Shen Wantang.

Shen Wantang's hands are much steadyer than ordinary people's, and she is bold yet meticulous, with an amazing memory, which makes her learn medical skills twice as effective and progress by leaps and bounds.

Moreover, she is exceptionally hardworking and diligent. While others can't endure five hours of medical study a day and complain of being tired, she can study for ten hours without feeling tired. The total time she spends eating and sleeping each day is only two hours.

Yu Jisheng was overjoyed. He considered himself a very hardworking person, but after meeting Shen Wantang, he realized that he was actually living a carefree life.

He was completely open-minded and shared everything he knew, even giving Shen Wantang his medical books, which he had painstakingly written.

Wherever he went to practice medicine, he took Shen Wantang with him. He had no other requirements for Shen Wantang except one thing: that she should wear men's clothing. This was not for any other reason than to make it easier to practice medicine. In this world, many people felt that women were unreliable as doctors, and some even thought that it was unlucky for women to menstruate, so they refused to let women get close to them.

Yu Jisheng himself did not distinguish between men and women. He was not a pedantic person, nor did he intend to change the public's views. He adopted the simplest and most effective method, which was to have Shen Wantang disguise herself as a man and follow him around.

The person Shen Wantang is most grateful to in both her past and present lives is Yu Jisheng.

After her rebirth, she even sent someone a long way to deliver a lot of medicinal herbs to her master. Of course, she didn't leave her name. Even if she had, her master would never have known who she was.

When they were in Yushui, the master complained the most about how it was a poor and remote place and there weren't enough medicinal herbs for him.

So Shen Wantang gave him what he needed most.

He will surely be delighted to receive the medicinal herbs.