Chapter 156 The Female Imperial Physician
Qin Jinzhi looked at Shen Changqing's composed face and chuckled softly.
Then he burst into laughter.
She leaned on the railing and smiled as she looked at Shen Changqing.
"Old folks are all afraid of dying."
Shen Changqing was taken aback, not expecting Qin Jinzhi to say such a thing.
However, he didn't care about Qin Jinzhi's sarcasm. "You're right, but you can consider what I'm saying."
Qin Jinzhi turned and left with a hint of mockery.
Shen Changqing quickly regained his calm and composed demeanor.
"Remember to bring the sweet one next time, this one is too sour."
After leaving the cell, Qin Jinzhi said to Yun Que, "Lock him in the dark room and don't allow anyone to speak to him."
There was no sound, no light, and no time was known.
They just kept him locked up like that.
Those with weak willpower will go crazy in a few days.
Qin Jinzhi wanted to see how Shen Changqing would react.
In the palace, His Majesty suffered a relapse of his headache, and the entire Imperial Medical Academy was at a loss.
Finally, a doctor from the common people cured the emperor's headache.
This doctor was highly skilled and not only cured the emperor's headache.
Even the Empress's long-standing ailment has been largely cured.
Every imperial physician who examined the Empress's pulse was astonished.
As a result, the Emperor and Empress decided to change the recommendation system for admission to the Imperial Medical Academy to an assessment system.
Anyone from the State of Jin can participate.
Anyone with exceptional medical skills who passes the examination can be selected for the Imperial Medical Academy!
The Imperial Medical Academy also welcomed its first female physician.
Liu Yiyi, dressed in a brand-new imperial physician's robe, circled around Qin Jinzhi.
"Look, look, don't I look especially smart in this imperial physician's robe!"
Qin Jinzhi said with a smile, "Other people's imperial physicians' robes are issued by the Imperial Wardrobe, but yours was made by Rongxiu Workshop in a month. The crane pattern on it is Suzhou embroidery, so of course it looks great."
Not only are there crane patterns, but even the stitching on the clothes is done with gilded coins.
Liu Yiyi put the official hat on her head. "From now on, please call me Physician Liu!"
Qin Jinzhi clapped her hands. "Imperial Physician Liu, you still have a tough battle to fight today. Don't embarrass me."
Liu Yiyi covered her mouth and chuckled, "I can't believe I actually got into the Imperial Hospital! Don't worry, I'm not just boasting about being the best in the world!"
She slung her medical kit over her shoulder. "Ah Jiao, Ah Man, let's go!"
Now the whole capital knows that Qin Jinzhi has a pair of very fierce sisters under her command.
The two fought a bloody battle against the hundred guards, slicing off heads as easily as cutting melons.
Qin Jinzhi specially brought the two of them into the palace to send Liu Yiyi to the Imperial Hospital.
After all, even if Liu Yiyi is truly capable, it's inevitable that some fools will stumble upon her.
Hu Ajiao and Hu Aman followed Liu Yiyi, carrying a huge notice board.
It was the time when the Imperial Physicians were on duty, and all the physicians looked at the three of them.
"Are those two the twin demons under Princess Jinzhi's command?"
What are they doing here?
"I heard that the newcomer was found by Princess Jinzhi to help the Empress with her health."
"No woman has ever entered the Imperial Hospital since ancient times; it's simply absurd."
"Who can blame them for having connections?"
Liu Yiyi chuckled as she listened to her whispers without any attempt to hide them.
Qin Jinzhi was right after all; because she was a woman, all her abilities would be nullified.
She had clearly cured a stubborn ailment that all the imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital were helpless against.
These people will only attribute it to her background.
Therefore, Qin Jinzhi did not allow her to participate in the assessment at all.
There's no need to try to fit in with these people.
Prejudice against women that has persisted for thousands of years cannot be broken in just a few words.
To deal with them, all you need to do is instill fear in them.
Hu Aman pulled out a huge gong from behind him.
"when!"
"when!"
"when!"
"All imperial physicians, assemble immediately in the open area!"
Hu Aman's voice, imbued with internal energy, resounded throughout the entire Imperial Medical Academy.
"Who are you? Why are you making a scene in front of my Imperial Hospital?"
The imperial physicians were summoned by the loud noise.
I don't know what happened.
Everyone frowned involuntarily when they saw Liu Yiyi.
Is this the female imperial physician who is starting her job today?
His Majesty actually allowed a woman to enter the Imperial Hospital; how foolish of him!
Seeing that everyone had come out, Hu Aman took a step back.
Liu Yiyi stepped forward.
"My lords, my name is Liu Yiyi, and I will be your colleague from now on."
I know that I am the first woman in thousands of years to be admitted to the Imperial Hospital, and I am deeply resentful among you gentlemen.
But I want to tell you all, I, Liu Yiyi, am the first woman, but I will never be the last.
However, as a junior, I still feel I should give all my seniors a chance to truly accept the outcome.
Sun Mingru, the head of the Imperial Medical Academy, frowned and asked, "What do you mean by that?"
Liu Yiyi pointed to the notice board behind her.
"Seniors, you can write down all your problems on this notice board. If I can't solve them, I, Liu Yiyi, will pack my bags and leave immediately. If I do solve your problems, I don't expect you to treat me like a son or nephew. I just ask that we keep to ourselves and each do our own job."
Sun Mingru frowned. "Since you brought it up yourself, don't say that we old men are bullying you. You can choose a few people to compete with you."
He was just thinking about how to get rid of her from the Imperial Hospital when she shamelessly proposed a contest.
In that case, he won't be soft-hearted.
Liu Yiyi said with a smile, "I meant everyone in the Imperial Medical Academy."
Sun Mingru immediately sneered, "You've got quite the nerve. If you really lose, you'd better not go back and complain."
Liu Yiyi scoffed, "Please, everyone."
Hu Aman brought her a set of tables and chairs from somewhere.
Writing brushes, ink, paper, inkstones, and tea are all available.
Liu Yiyi raised her eyebrows and gave a thumbs up.
Upon hearing that someone could be expelled from the Imperial Medical Academy, the imperial physicians wrote down all the difficult and complicated cases they had and posted them on the notice board.
A young girl actually wanted to become an imperial physician.
Liu Yiyi sighed as she looked at the difficult and complicated cases posted by the imperial physicians.
Just as she thought.
It wasn't that these imperial physicians lacked genuine skills; rather, they had simply seen far too few.
They all come from families with a long history in medicine, and there are plenty of case studies available for them.
Their family's heritage provided them with a solid foundation of pharmacological knowledge.
But they have seen too few patients.
Most of them entered the Imperial Medical Academy after completing their studies.
Liu Yiyi dared to say that, apart from the people in the palace, all the imperial physicians combined did not have as many patients as she had treated.
The difficult and complicated diseases they encountered were no longer a problem after she had treated them hundreds of times.
Liu Yiyi began grinding the powder.
Holding the inkstone, he wrote down solutions to each and every difficult problem.
In less than an hour, the notice board was covered with posters, and Liu Yiyi had finished writing them all.
"Everyone, please take a look."
The purpose of the notice board is to ensure fairness and transparency.
Everyone's questions and her answers can be seen by everyone.
Sun Mingru walked over with a disdainful look and looked at the prescriptions on the notice board one by one.
Some are even more skillful than him.
The more I looked into his eyes, the more shocked I became—this was actually written by a young woman!
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