Chapter 218 Trying to frame her
Ye Wanning knew that the Wei family and Consort Xian wouldn't give up so easily. She had to be extra careful and use her wisdom to deal with these intrigues.
As soon as she returned to the Heritage Hall, Su Xiao rushed in: "Miss, something terrible has happened! Imperial Physician Lu Zhong from the Imperial Hospital, along with several other senior imperial physicians, have submitted a petition impeaching you!"
"They say you tampered with the pharmacology in 'Qing Nang Mi Yao' and misled later generations of doctors!"
"Tampering with the medical classic?" Ye Wanning frowned, somewhat incredulous, her heart sinking. She had always carefully revised the *Qingnang Miyao*, left to her by her mother; how could it have been tampered with?
“Yes!” Su Xiao handed over a copy of the impeachment letter. “They said you changed ‘Danshen is neutral in nature and should be used with caution by pregnant women’ to ‘Danshen is strong in nature and should not be used by pregnant women.’ They also said that some pregnant women who took the medicine according to your revised version experienced unbearable abdominal pain!”
Ye Wanning held the impeachment letter, growing angrier the more she read. Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza) is neutral in nature and should be used with caution by pregnant women, not prohibited—this was clearly stated in her mother's original manuscript, along with clinical case studies. How could she have altered it? This was clearly Lu Zhong's tampering, an attempt to frame her!
"That despicable Lu Zhong!" Chun Tao stomped her feet in anger. "He must be jealous of your reputation and was instructed by the Wei family to come up with this scheme to frame you!"
"I'll go to the Imperial Hospital!" Ye Wanning stood up, her eyes resolute. She couldn't let her mother's medical classics be disgraced, nor could she let Lu Zhong succeed.
Upon arriving at the Imperial Medical Academy, Lu Zhongzheng and several senior imperial physicians were standing in the courtyard, discussing something smugly. Seeing Ye Wanning, Lu Zhongzheng feigned concern and greeted her, "Madam Ye, you've arrived? What, have you come to confess your sins?"
"Confess?" Ye Wanning sneered. "Imperial Physician Lu, I revised the 'Secret Essentials of the Medical Manual' exactly as my mother wrote it, without changing a single word! On the contrary, you are the one who tampered with the medical classic and framed others. You are the one who should confess!"
"You're talking nonsense!" Lu Zhong's face changed. "We have your revised version, which clearly states 'Danshen is potent and should not be used by pregnant women,' and there are also records of pregnant women experiencing abdominal pain after taking the medication. Do you still want to argue?"
"My revised version?" Ye Wanning raised an eyebrow. "Let me see it!"
Lu Zhong had someone bring over a bound revised manuscript. Turning to the page about Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza), he found it clearly stated, "Danshen is potent and should not be used by pregnant women." Ye Wanning picked up the manuscript, and upon examining the handwriting and ink, a cold smile crept onto her lips: "This isn't my handwriting at all! The ink is a mix of new and old; it was clearly added later!"
"You're spouting nonsense!" Lu Zhong roared. "This is the revised draft you submitted to the Imperial Medical Academy; it even has your seal on it!"
"My seal?" Ye Wanning looked closely and indeed saw a forged seal on the manuscript. "It's fake!"
"My seal has a specific pattern; your imitation doesn't look real at all!"
Just then, a palace maid rushed in, panicked: "Imperial Physician Lu, something terrible has happened! The pregnant woman who was having abdominal pain earlier is in even worse pain now, and she's about to die!"
Lu Zhong's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly shouted to Ye Wanning, "Look! It's all because you tampered with the medical text that people were harmed! Ye Wanning, you can't escape your guilt!"
Ye Wanning ignored him and quickly followed the palace maid into the side hall. The pregnant woman lay on the edge of the bed, her face pale, curled up in pain, her forehead covered in sweat.
Ye Wanning stepped forward to take her pulse, which was irregular—the problem was caused by using too much Danshen. It wasn't because Danshen was too strong, but because the pregnant woman herself had stagnant Qi and blood, and the excessive use of Danshen caused abdominal pain.
"Pregnant women often experience blood stasis, and Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza) can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, so it can be used, but the dosage should be halved, and it should be combined with medications to prevent miscarriage," said Ye Wanning.
“Look at Mother’s original manuscript. It says, ‘In early pregnancy, for those with qi and blood stagnation, use three qian of Danshen, combined with five qian of Cuscuta chinensis and five qian of Atractylodes macrocephala, and you can safely regulate your condition.’”
She had someone fetch her mother's original manuscript, prepared the medicine according to the prescription, and fed it to the pregnant woman. Before long, the pregnant woman's abdominal pain subsided, and her complexion gradually returned to a rosy hue.
"Thank you, Madam Ye! Thank you, Madam Ye!" the pregnant woman said hurriedly.
Lu Zhong and several other old imperial physicians looked grim, but they still tried to argue: "Even if this is a misunderstanding, there are still many errors in the medical classics you revised. We can't believe them!"
"Whether my medical classic is correct or not is not for you to decide!" Ye Wanning said firmly. "I have decided to hold a public appreciation event at the Heritage Hall in three days and invite physicians from all over the world to attend."
"Then we'll compare my mother's original manuscript with my revised version, conduct a pharmacological test on the spot, and see who's lying!"
After saying that, she turned and left, leaving Lu Zhong and the others looking at each other in bewilderment.
Upon returning to the Heritage Hall, Ye Wanning immediately had notices posted, inviting physicians from all over the world to come and appreciate the classics. Once the news spread, physicians from the capital and beyond responded enthusiastically, eager to witness this debate over medical classics firsthand.
Three days later, the Heritage Hall was packed with people, including doctors from all over the country. Ye Wanning placed her mother's original manuscript and her own revised manuscript on the table for everyone to view, and also had various medicinal materials and patients prepared to verify the pharmacology on the spot.
Lu Zhong also brought several old imperial physicians with him. He thought Ye Wanning was just bluffing, but he didn't expect that many doctors present had seen Lin Yuewei's original manuscript and confirmed that Ye Wanning's revised manuscript was consistent with the original manuscript and had not been altered in any way.
"This was completely altered by Lu Zhong!" said an elderly doctor from Jiangnan. "I saw Madam Lin's manuscript ten years ago. Danshen is indeed neutral in nature and should be used with caution by pregnant women. Madam Ye's revised manuscript is exactly the same as the original!"
“Yes! I’ve seen it too! Lu Zhong is framing someone!” another doctor chimed in.
Lu Zhong's face turned pale, and he still wanted to argue, but Ye Wanning had already had someone bring in a woman in early pregnancy with blood stasis. "Everyone, watch carefully. I'm going to use three qian of Danshen combined with Cuscuta chinensis and Atractylodes macrocephala to treat this woman according to my mother's prescription, and see if there will be any problems."
She personally prepared and decocted the medicine, and gave it to the woman. Half an hour later, the woman's pulse stabilized, her complexion improved significantly, and she felt no discomfort.
"Did everyone see that?" Ye Wanning looked at everyone. "Danshen is neutral in nature, and it is not absolutely contraindicated for pregnant women. The key lies in diagnosis and treatment based on syndrome differentiation and dosage. Lu Zhong tampered with the medical classics, misled everyone, and even harmed an innocent pregnant woman. His heart is despicable!"
With the evidence irrefutable, Lu Zhong could no longer deny it and collapsed to the ground. The doctors present all condemned Lu Zhong and demanded severe punishment.
At this moment, the eunuch sent by the emperor arrived. After reviewing the evidence on site, he read out the emperor's decree: "Lu Zhong has tampered with medical texts, framed others, and failed in his rigorous scholarship. He is hereby punished with six months of seclusion for reflection! Ye Wanning shall be fully responsible for the revision of the 'Qing Nang Mi Yao', and no one may interfere!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Ye Wanning bowed.
Lu Zhong was led away by the guards. Before leaving, he glared fiercely at Ye Wanning, his eyes filled with resentment. Ye Wanning, however, didn't care. She knew this was only the first step in protecting her mother's medical manual.
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