"My idea is that if you're not as skilled as others, you should step down." An Tingyu's beautiful eyes flashed with a gleam of light. Is that really the case? It seems that the plague at the border is really serious, otherwise the entire court would not have summoned all the civil and military officials.
Doctor Zhong smiled secretly with satisfaction at the words "I am not as skilled as others". He knew that An Tingyu would definitely reveal her true colors. It seemed that she was not the nineteenth concubine after all. The lady asked her to "treat" her just to cover up for An Tingyu's lie.
"Doctor Zhong!" An Tingyu suddenly shouted.
"Miss An, what advice do you have for me?" Doctor Zhong held his head high. However, just as he was feeling proud, An Tingyu sarcastically said, "It seems that you should retire and return home. Otherwise, why would a woman like me, without the title of Chief, be required to bear the brunt of a minor plague? What use would our dynasty have to you?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Doctor Zhong's face turned purple with anger, red then green, green then red, and he finally understood that what An Tingyu meant by "not as skilled as others" was referring to himself.
"Miss An, you said you were the nineteenth concubine. What proof do you have? You must know that the border war is already tense. If you pretend to know something when you don't, it will be a world-shaking event. Don't let people be rescued and the border is lost. Then Miss An won't have enough heads to chop off even if she has a hundred."
An Tingyu raised her lips, not smiling, but also mocking, "Doctor Zhong, don't you think what you said is a little ridiculous? It was you who recommended me to go, so why are you doubting my medical skills now?"
"I……"
Doctor Zhong was speechless, and suddenly felt like he had contradicted himself.
"Doctor Zhong, if you really want to know, why don't you ask your own disciple? If you ask him now, he will definitely tell you. After all, I have admitted it, and he has nothing to hide. Or maybe Doctor Zhong wants Yang Qingwei to confront me in the Golden Palace? If that's the case, I have no objection, because I will take him to the border."
After An Tingyu's words, the princes suddenly became noisy, because although An Tingyu did not say it directly, she had indirectly told everyone that she would go to the border.
"She agreed? Is she really going to the border?"
"Could she really be the Nineteenth Concubine? The Nineteenth Concubine who is so skilled in business and medicine?"
"It must be. If not, how could she dare to go to the border?"
“That’s right…”
The civil and military officials were discussing the matter, but An Donglin was worried. "Tingyu, you...you want to go to the border? Think carefully. The plague is not just a cold. If you don't handle it well, it can be fatal."
"Father, I want to go precisely because people will die. I'm a doctor and I won't stand by and watch someone die. Not to mention the medical skills of the Ether Hospital. They don't have a way to deal with the plague, not to mention that Aotian has already gone. I can't let him take the risk alone." An Tingyu's tone was not only proud, but also confident and tender.
"But……"
"Father," An Tingyu interrupted An Donglin, "I understand your concerns, but to be honest, even if Imperial Physician Zhong hadn't recommended me, I would have gone to the border. I've already received a detailed report from the Nether Palace and have a general understanding of the situation. If it weren't for the Emperor's urgent summons, I would have already set off. Therefore, only I, An Tingyu, can cure this plague."
"Ah!" An Donglin sighed, "Okay! But don't force it. If... never mind, there's no if. I don't want to say anything unlucky. With your medical skills, you can definitely do it."
"Yes, of course I can," An Tingyu smiled back, and then said to Long Xunyi: "Then your Majesty, Tingyu still has something to ask for."
"Sister An, please speak."
"Your Majesty, please prepare a large amount of soybeans for Tingyu. Make sure there is enough for every soldier at the border. Please also prepare enough for the people at the border."
Hearing this, Doctor Zhong spoke again, "Do you still want to discuss how to eat grains at this time? Miss An, this is not a joke. This is a matter of life and death, and it is also a matter of national importance to defend the city."
He'd thought An Tingyu had immediately agreed to go to the border, and An Donglin had praised her medical skills. Doctor Zhong had even thought he'd been completely blind, mistaking pearls for wooden fish. But soybeans? Something only servants would eat? What a joke.
An Tingyu looked at them coldly and arrogantly, curling her lips in a mocking tone, "That's why I said that no one can cure this plague except me, An Tingyu, because the only thing that can save them is those humble soybeans."
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