"Have you heard? It's said that the Imperial Medical Academy has found a cure for the plague!"
Inside the gambling den, there was a cacophony of voices, and everyone's face was covered with thick white gauze, their eyes gleaming with excitement.
"I've heard about it too! It's news from the Imperial Medical Academy. They've found many rare and precious medicines! Apparently, some people have already been completely cured!"
The speaker had a large patch of festering skin on his neck. Although he tried to cover it up, the horrifying mark would occasionally be revealed as he spoke.
Those around him could see the marks on his body.
But without exception, no one felt afraid.
Because most of the people present had several festering sores on their skin.
"The plague has been over for three years! Does that mean it can really be completely cured, and we no longer have to live in such hiding places?"
"Of course, those are imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Academy, who treat the royal family. Curing a mere plague is no problem for them."
"Doesn't that mean this bet that's lasted for three years is about to be settled! We who bet on the Imperial Hospital have won!"
More than curing the plague, they were excited that they could win money because they had chosen the right side.
At that moment, a clear, cool female voice rang out from the crowd.
"You people are really too naive to believe that the people in the Imperial Medical Academy can find a cure for the plague."
Everyone turned to look at the woman who had spoken.
A woman dressed in white stood on the second floor of the gambling den. The thin white veil covered her face, making it impossible to see clearly, but it was not hard to tell that she was a beauty.
Some middle-aged gamblers' eyes lit up immediately.
The woman was followed by a maid-like woman, and the two walked slowly down from the second floor.
As they walked downstairs, they continued, "The person who first found the prescription to suppress the plague was Doctor Liu Kang from the Xie family. This group of people from the Imperial Medical Academy was a step behind from the start. How could they possibly surpass Doctor Liu Kang so easily?"
In response to her words, a middle-aged man shouted:
"Why not? The Imperial Medical Academy gathers the most skilled doctors in all of Northern Qi. No matter how skilled Doctor Liu Kang is, he's only one person. Oh, even if you include the young master of the Xie family who he took as his apprentice, there are only two of them. How can they compare to the Imperial Medical Academy?"
"That's right, and that young master is only three years old this year. What can a three-year-old do? It's good enough if he can understand the words on the prescription! In the end, it's still Doctor Liu Kang who does all the work."
"Even if the medicine that Doctor Liu Kang prescribed was effective, it might just be a lucky fluke. Saving the plague still depends on real skill."
"I wonder if this young lady is speaking up for Doctor Liu Kang so much because you've invested a lot of money in him?"
The men spoke one after another, all of them speaking on behalf of the Imperial Hospital.
In their eyes, Liu Kang had almost no chance of winning.
The corners of the woman's mouth lifted slightly beneath her veil.
He revealed a sly smile that no outsider could see.
"I did bet on Doctor Liu Kang to win, but that's not important."
"I heard that in three days, the Imperial Medical Academy will make the prescriptions they have developed public and post them outside the palace gates."
"And Dr. Liu will also announce a new prescription."
"If Doctor Liu and the Imperial Medical Academy simultaneously announce new prescriptions, wouldn't it be very difficult to determine who wins and who loses this bet?"
The people inside the casino were instantly bewildered.
"Yes, if they both produce the prescription, who will be judged the winner?"
"If no one wins, then all the money we bet on will go down the drain and go to the bookmaker?"
"That won't do!"
A group of people were chattering excitedly and couldn't stop.
At this moment, the woman raised her hand and slowly said:
"Please be patient, everyone. Let me hear my thoughts first."
As soon as she spoke, everyone quieted down.
"I have already heard that although the Imperial Medical Academy and Doctor Liu have both developed new prescriptions, the medicinal materials used in their prescriptions are different."
"In that case, as long as all the pharmacies in the capital keep good records and preserve the prescriptions of everyone who goes to get medicine, we can take stock and calculate after a period of time to see whose prescriptions are used the most."
"Doesn't having more prescriptions prove that one's medicine is the most effective?"
A gasp rippled through the crowd: "That makes sense! We common folk can also choose the prescriptions we trust to buy medicine at the pharmacy. If we all use the prescriptions from the Imperial Hospital, wouldn't the Imperial Hospital win?"
"That's right! That way, we'll be the ones leading the bet to victory!"
“But…” a woman in the crowd asked doubtfully, “Who has the ability to make all the pharmacies in the capital obediently preserve the prescriptions of us poor people?
The woman's question immediately resonated with others.
When ordinary people go to the pharmacy to get medicine, they usually just take it and leave. The pharmacy will not keep the prescription of the person who bought the medicine, after all, it is a troublesome thing.
In an instant, everyone's mood plummeted again.
The woman who could offer this suggestion had her hands behind her back, and confidence radiated from her eyes.
"I have."
A barrage of questioning gazes suddenly shot towards her.
"You have it? Who are you?"
The woman spoke proudly: "General's Mansion, Gu Jiangli."
A moment of silence fell over the gambling den.
Immediately following was a riotous outcry:
"What!?"
"You are the general's wife!"
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