Seeing Xiao Xuan's slightly exaggerated expression, Ning Yin thought she had been too presumptuous and quickly waved her hand.
"Uh... I was just asking casually. If it's inconvenient for your friend, I can figure something out myself... It's okay..."
"Convenient, convenient, how could it not be convenient? But if you go there now, you can only start as the lowest-level apprentice."
"Really?"
Hearing Xiao Xuan say this, Ning Yin's face also lit up with joy. Originally, she was still looking for a way to enter the palace.
Now that Xiao Xuan says it's convenient for him to help, that's perfect.
Once she entered the Imperial Medical Academy, she was sure to achieve great things with her medical skills.
The two hit it off immediately, and Xiao Xuan said he would make the arrangements for them the next day.
Ning Yin had only met Judge Lu. Once the old man was transferred, all that was needed was to give the orders, and everything else would be arranged perfectly.
The next day, Ningyin, Suxin, and Granny Zhang boarded the carriage to enter the palace.
Xiao Xuan hired a guard to escort them, and their entry into the palace was through the recommendation of an official, not through his own efforts.
Ning Yin was inevitably a little nervous as it was her first time entering the palace, but she was still very confident in her medical skills.
The palace was so large that the carriage had been traveling for quite some time when Su Xin lifted the curtain and looked at the magnificent palace, unable to help but exclaim in amazement.
"Miss, look! This palace is so much more magnificent than the General's Mansion! Especially that palace, it's absolutely gorgeous..."
Ningyin followed Suxin's gaze and saw a small island in the middle of the lake not far away. The island was covered with lush trees and decorated with precious flowers of various colors.
These plants form a heart shape, with a uniquely designed palace in the center.
Red walls and green tiles, carved railings and jade steps, each eave has a pure gold phoenix, its wings spread as if about to take flight, which is simply lifelike.
Especially at the very top, there are more than a dozen fist-sized luminous pearls.
Looking down from that luminous pearl, you can see the three characters "Phoenix Terrace" written on the plaque above the main gate.
The name and the palace's decorations were equally magnificent, and Ning Yin naturally knew that Phoenix Terrace was the residence of empresses throughout history.
But I couldn't help but wonder what kind of beautiful woman lived inside.
As he was pondering this, the carriage stopped in front of the Imperial Hospital.
Su Xin and Granny Zhang were the first to jump off the carriage. Granny Zhang arranged the benches for them and then reached out a hand to help Ning Yin.
Ning Yin's smoky blue skirt spread out, her eyes smiling as she looked up at the plaque of the Imperial Hospital.
As expected of a royal medical clinic, even the best medical clinics in Kyoto cannot compare to its grandeur.
Thinking it over, the guard turned around, bowed to Ning Yin, and said, "Miss Ning, my mission is complete. You may go in now."
"Thank you for your trouble, sir..."
Ning Yin smiled, her beautiful eyes sparkling. She reached into her sleeve, pulled out ten taels of gold, and stuffed it into the man's hand.
The man felt the weight of the gold, his face froze, and he hesitated for a moment. But since it was ten taels of gold, he couldn't help but want to accept it.
"Miss Ning, why are you being so polite about the matter that Lord Liu instructed us to do?"
The guard initially thought this woman was just someone with connections, so he didn't pay much attention to her. But now that Ning Yin had given him ten taels of gold, his face was immediately plastered with smiles.
He pretended to refuse and stuffed the gold back into Ning Yin's hand, but Ning Yin took two steps back.
"Please accept this, sir. You've worked hard; it's only right."
The guard's lips curled into a smile, and he stopped refusing, quickly slipping the gold into his sleeve.
Immediately afterwards, he led Ningyin into the gate of the Imperial Hospital.
Ning Yin was new to the area, so she still needed to learn about these social customs and etiquette.
Watching the guard and the imperial physician chatting and laughing, Ning Yin waited quietly.
After a while, the guard turned around and said to her, "Miss Ning, this is Judge Chen. From now on, you will be working with him."
After the guard finished speaking, he clasped his hands in farewell to Ning Yin and left the Imperial Hospital.
Judge Chen was a middle-aged man in his early forties who had always been overshadowed by Judge Lu.
But for some reason, Judge Lu was transferred away by his superiors today. Judge Chen knew that his good days were coming, and he couldn't help but feel a little smug.
However, as soon as Judge Lu left, a woman arrived.
There were indeed female doctors in the Imperial Medical Academy before, but they later left the palace to get married.
After that, there were no more female doctors.
He looked Ning Yin up and down. She was pretty, but she was just another pretty face.
How could a female doctor's medical skills compare to those of a male doctor? Judge Chen felt that this person had only gotten in through connections, and he felt a bit contemptuous.
"Judge Chen, I'm new here. Is there anything I can do for you?"
Ning Yin noticed the man's suspicion, so she stepped forward and bowed to him.
"You're Ning Yin?"
Judge Chen stroked his beard and spoke calmly.
"Yes."
"Have you read the *Huangdi Neijing*, *Shanghan Lun*, or *Jinkui Yaolue*?"
Ning Yin nodded. These books were the basic theoretical texts of traditional Chinese medicine, books she had thoroughly studied since childhood.
Judge Chen probably thought he was just a pretty face, so he asked her about the most basic books.
"Since you've read it, you've already gotten the basics. You'll be in charge of sorting and grinding the medicinal herbs. Oh, and by the way, you'll also be responsible for delivering the medicinal herbs to the various palaces. I'll find you a mentor later."
Su Xin and Granny Zhang were somewhat displeased to see that Imperial Physician Chen was assigning these trivial matters to Ning Yin.
Su Xin was about to take two steps forward when Ning Yin grabbed her arm.
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