After everyone left, back in the previous tent, the Emperor looked at Physician Liu.
"What are your thoughts on what just happened?"
"My family has been practicing medicine for generations, but I never imagined that this young lady would be even more skilled than me. I am truly ashamed."
Physician Liu answered decisively, and at the end, he even shook his head in shame and indignation.
He thought he was the most capable doctor in the entire court, but he never expected that there were people more capable than him.
Song Tangxue replied, "Everyone has their own strengths, Physician Liu need not think too much about it."
"You may all leave now. I have important matters to discuss with Miss Song."
After a moment's thought, the Emperor addressed the crowd.
His title has also changed, perhaps because he has heard rumors among the people and it is no longer appropriate to call him "sir".
However, Song Tangxue didn't care about these trivial details. As far as she was concerned, she only needed to do what she was supposed to do.
All the imperial physicians withdrew, and the Emperor looked helplessly at Song Tangxue.
"This year has been a year of disasters, with countless things happening. I hope you can stay."
As a monarch, he should have been proud and awe-inspiring, yet he spoke these words for the sake of his subjects.
Song Tangxue felt something in her heart, but her ambitions lay elsewhere, and she also felt guilty about the Emperor's actions.
"Your Majesty, I had originally planned to leave today. If I hadn't met the shopkeeper, I probably wouldn't have known about this."
Song Tangxue answered truthfully, then shook her head.
"So I don't want to hide it from you. Once this matter is resolved, I will leave immediately. I hope you can take good care of the people around you."
Song Tangxue felt really bad and thought of subtly reminding her, because the Empress's sudden feigned illness was very strange.
Perhaps there's more to this than meets the eye, but I no longer want to investigate.
Song Tangxue only wanted to sweep the snow in front of her own door, and she spoke very decisively, which the Emperor could also see.
She knew that if she continued talking, she might offend him, but if she really married the Third Prince, she might have to stay here for the rest of her life.
The Emperor has already made up his mind that the Lingfeng Kingdom will surely grow stronger day by day.
"Hmm...then I'll take my leave first."
She didn't seem to hear what Song Tangxue said; she was simply lost in her own disappointment.
Song Tangxue noticed, but that was all she could say; she had no interest in getting involved in the royal family's infighting.
So they didn't force them too much and continued to get the medicine, because there was a real shortage of manpower.
"Young lady, you've been busy all day, and it's almost dawn. Why don't you go and rest?"
Physician Liu arrived late at night to express his concern for Song Tangxue.
Song Tangxue was continuing to prepare medicine by the candlelight when she heard these words, and answered without looking up.
"I just had some refreshing tea. Doctor Liu, you've been busy all along, why don't you have some too?"
She resolutely refused, even knowing that Doctor Liu was just as tired as she was.
Upon hearing this, Physician Liu immediately became interested and wanted to see if this refreshing tea was truly effective.
He drank it directly and then discovered that it contained several herbs.
"Did you add medicine to this? Although the taste is very mild, there are several kinds. The tea flavor perfectly masks the taste of the medicine. It must have taken a lot of effort."
Physician Liu immediately exclaimed in surprise, "Because all of this requires extremely strict dosage control."
Even for him, it might take a long time to configure it.
"If you like it, I will send you the prescription later."
Song Tangxue continued speaking, but then she noticed that the medicine beside her had decreased significantly.
She spent the whole night preparing the medication, so it's normal that it ran out.
"I'm not sleepy yet. Let them send some more medicine. Let me do what I can."
"Then I will make the arrangements immediately."
Physician Liu knew that Song Tangxue was a very opinionated person.
Since I've already spoken, and she's refused, there's no need to say anything more.
Later, even the head of the Imperial Medical Academy started running errands for Song Tangxue.
Not long after, Physician Liu entered with a face full of anger.
"What's going on? Is someone causing trouble?"
Song Tangxue stepped forward, asked in confusion, and then looked at Physician Liu's young apprentice.
Only then did they notice several purplish-blue marks on his face.
The young apprentice wiped away his tears and said, his voice slightly choked.
“Those people said that all the medicine was bought up overnight, so there was no extra stock.”
"It seems someone is trying to raise the price, but why were you beaten up?"
Song Tangxue was used to this kind of thing; many businessmen liked to make ill-gotten gains, but he still had to find out the truth.
Liu Taiyi's little apprentice was extremely clever and had a sweet tongue, so Song Tangxue naturally paid him some attention.
Physician Liu patted his young apprentice on the shoulder, seemingly to offer comfort, but the more he thought about it, the angrier he became.
“We have already revealed our identities and that we are working for the imperial court, but they ignored us and beat us up. Even Huang Shang, who was standing by, kept trying to persuade them, but they were not afraid at all.”
This is indeed strange. They even dare to challenge the emperor's authority. Aren't they afraid of sending troops to raze their territory to the ground?
Song Tangxue also had a bad feeling, but she couldn't disturb the Emperor for the time being.
"It is time for the court session now, we must not disturb the Emperor."
Physician Liu added another sentence, and Song Tangxue was already furious, as this was a matter of life and death.
"Lead the way, I want to see just who's so arrogant!"
Physician Liu suppressed his anger and hesitated slightly.
"You'd better not go. The other party is too ruthless and won't let you off the hook just because you're a woman."
The young apprentice nodded repeatedly, agreeing.
"Yes, let's stay here and report to the Emperor after he finishes court to see how to handle this."
"We can't just sit here and wait like idiots!" Song Tangxue had already lost her temper. After all, they could wait, but the patients couldn't.
So he rushed out, figuring he would find out anyway, even if they didn't tell him.
Seeing this, Physician Liu quickly followed, and had no choice but to take Song Tangxue to the place where they had suffered a setback.
As soon as I arrived, I saw several burly guards.
"No matter how many of these people there are, they cannot compare to the Emperor's Imperial Guard."
"I can't confront them head-on now," said Physician Liu, with a headache.
Song Tangxue didn't say anything, but walked over directly. She was about to explain her purpose when one of the guards seemed to recognize her.
"Miss, you've finally arrived! Our master has been waiting for you for a long time."
He spoke with considerable respect, leaving the physician Liu and his entourage speechless.
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