People in the Qin Dynasty sought good fortune and avoided misfortune.

Chapter 38, Korea's Number One Divine Doctor
Did they say anything about what happened at the Imperial Hospital?

"No, but the person who came looked hurried, so it was obviously something urgent."

Hearing Ruotao's reply, Xu Qing felt helpless. He had thought that the Imperial Hospital should be the most leisurely department in the Korean court, but these past few days, one thing after another had happened, leaving him no time to rest.

The matter has already come knocking on our door, so Xu Qing, the future Imperial Physician, has no choice but to go and take a look.

“Alright, please take me to express my gratitude to Lady Hu,” Xu Qing said.

"Physician Xu, come with me."

Ruotao brought Xu Qing back to the palace, where Consort Hu had already changed her clothes.

The pink bellyband was replaced with a purple bra, draped with pink tulle, and she wore tight silk trousers that looked like yoga pants from her previous life.

"Thank you for your kind gift, my lady. I have matters to attend to at the Imperial Hospital, so I will take my leave for now," Xu Qing said, bowing.

"Go ahead. If I'm not feeling well, I'll just send someone to invite you again." Hu Meiren winked at Xu Qing, her eyes shimmering with affection.

"Yes."

Xu Qing picked up her medicine box and turned to leave.

As Hu Meiren watched Xu Qing leave with the medicine box, her face flushed slightly at the thought of her personal clothing inside.

If he finds it, what will he do with it?

A shameful image flashed through Hu Meiren's mind, and a deep blush crept onto her face.

"My beauty, what's wrong? Should we call Physician Xu back to examine your pulse again?"

Seeing Hu Meiren's appearance, Ruotao assumed that the other person was unwell and looked at her with concern.

"It's nothing. Physician Xu just performed acupuncture on me, and I sweated a bit. I'm just a little hot now," Hu Meiren said, getting up from the bed.
"Change the bedding to clean ones."

"Yes." Ruotao didn't think much of it and walked to the bedside.

"Is the beauty receiving acupuncture while sitting?" Ruotao shook her head; this wasn't something she should be concerned with.

"My beauty, while Physician Xu was performing acupuncture on you, the Fourth Young Master sent over a number of treasures. Would you like to take a look?"

Hu Meiren's eyes narrowed, a playful smile appeared on her face, but there was a hint of coldness in her eyes.

The night before, Baiyue assassins suddenly attacked the theater, the Crown Prince's residence, and the Imperial Hospital. Although Ji Wuye and Zhang Kaidi characterized it as an attack by Baiyue remnants.

But anyone with eyes to see clearly understands that Han Yu, the Fourth Young Master, is involved behind the scenes; it's just that no one knows whether he's fueling the fire or the mastermind behind it all.

"Is this what the Fourth Young Master sent? Pick two of the more valuable items and personally deliver them to Physician Xu as a reward from me," said Consort Hu.

"Isn't this inappropriate? This was a gift from the Fourth Young Master to you," Ruotao said hesitantly.

"Do as I say," Hu Meiren sneered.

The Baiyue assassins appeared to be attacking the Imperial Hospital, but their real target was Xu Qing. She didn't care what role Han Yu played; she simply had to avenge Xu Qing, driven by a sense of gratitude.

"Yes," Ruotao said.

After Xu Qing returned to the Imperial Hospital, a group of people surrounded him, carrying all sorts of gifts and invitations.

"Physician Xu, my master Longquan invites you to his residence for a chat."

"Physician Xu, my master Hou Pingjun has heard of your superb medical skills and has specially invited you to take his pulse."

Physician Xu

The group of people shouted at once, making Xu Qing feel dizzy. He took several steps back before he could break free from their encirclement.

"Everyone, everyone!" Xu Qing raised his hand and shouted to the crowd.

Seeing that Xu Qing had something to say, everyone calmed down.

"Gentlemen, I have just finished taking Lady Hu's pulse. Please allow me to go back and put my things down first. We can discuss anything else later," Xu Qing said to the crowd. Hearing this, the crowd could only make way for Xu Qing to leave his things.

Xu Qing glanced at everyone and then quickly walked back into his house. Everyone hurriedly followed and blocked the door, waiting for Xu Qing at any time.

Looking at the crowded people outside through the door, Xu Qing felt a headache coming on. He couldn't understand where all these people had come from.

"Physician Xu, you're back." Physician Wang's voice rang out from inside the room.

Xu Qing turned around and saw Physician Wang smiling at her from inside the room.

"Imperial Physician Wang," Xu Qing said, bowing respectfully.

"Oh, we don't need to do this in private," Physician Wang said with a smile. "What do you think of the situation outside?"

Xu Qing felt ashamed and sat down opposite Physician Wang, his face full of helplessness.

"I don't even know what happened? Where did these people come from? Why are they looking for me?"

“That’s right. You went to examine Consort Hu’s pulse as soon as you returned to the palace, and an hour passed in that time. Naturally, you didn’t know what was happening outside. Let me explain in detail,” Physician Wang began to explain to Xu Qing.

Xu Qing gradually understood what these people outside were doing. It all started with the Baiyue attack the night before.

The crown prince fell into the water and was critically ill, but because King Han An promptly suppressed the news, few people in Xinzheng knew about it. Baiyue assassins attacked the crown prince's residence, and the ensuing fire drew everyone's attention.

Xinzheng is such a small place that these powerful and wealthy people only need to make a few inquiries to find out about the Crown Prince falling into the water and being critically ill, as well as the attack by Baiyue assassins.

The news of the Crown Prince's two attacks has spread, causing widespread panic in the Korean court.

To stabilize the court, King Han An spread the news that Xu Qing had cured the crown prince. The powerful figures of Xinzheng then all knew that Xu Qing possessed miraculous medicines that could cure even the most incurable colds.

As the rumors spread, these powerful figures even went so far as to claim that the allicin in Xu Qing's possession was a miraculous elixir that could revive the dead and heal the wounded.

Someone cured Hu Meiren's anorexia, and someone else dug up the fact that he had been taking the pulse of Hu Meiren and Madam Mingzhu for half a month.

Xu Qing, a nobody among the imperial physicians, was so insignificant that even the turtles in the moat of Xinzheng were fewer than him. Yet, he suddenly became a legendary healer in the eyes of the powerful and wealthy.

So they rushed to send people with gifts to invite him to their homes for a chat, partly to have his pulse examined, and partly because of the allicin he had.

"Is it really necessary for them? The Crown Prince hasn't even recovered from his illness yet, and they're already so easily swayed by rumors?" Xu Qing said helplessly.

“Xiao Xu, you don’t understand these powerful people. They are born to stand at the top of South Korea. They don’t need to work hard to have the status, power and wealth that others crave their whole lives.”

"Their greatest task in life is to eat, drink, and have fun, and enjoy life. So what they fear most is not being able to continue enjoying themselves. But in this world, we eat grains and other foods, and getting sick is inevitable."

"A cold can be mild or severe. A mild case can be cured with a single dose of herbal medicine, while a severe case is beyond the reach of even a miracle worker. Since I entered the Imperial Medical Academy, I have not known how many powerful and wealthy people have died from this disease."

"Everyone's saying you have miraculous medicines, and how skilled you are in medicine. Some even consider you the number one doctor in Korea. It would be abnormal if these powerful and wealthy people weren't interested in you," Physician Wang said earnestly.

"Me? The number one divine doctor? Are you kidding me?" Xu Qing glanced at the person outside the door, feeling uneasy.

Xu Qing looked at Physician Wang in surprise. His own family knew him well, and if he really had the ability to bring the dead back to life, he would certainly accept the invitation from outsiders.

Not only can they make a fortune from it, but they might even find some rare medicinal herbs.

But his medical skills were just like that; although they were better than before, they weren't much better.

While allicin can boost immunity, it doesn't mean it can cure all diseases, and its quantity is limited, so he plans to save it as a trump card.

Physician Wang simply shook his head, inwardly sighing that Xu Qing was still young.

“Those sorcerers can swindle wealthy nobles from various countries out of their fortunes with their tricks, let alone you, who has cured the crown prince. How could they not believe you?” said Physician Wang.

Xu Qing felt a chill run down her spine, then suddenly realized something and asked...

"I am a physician from the Imperial Medical Academy. According to the rules, without the King's permission, a subject cannot come to request a physician to examine him."

"When His Majesty ascended the throne, he decreed that members of the royal family and ministers who fell ill could directly consult the imperial physicians and court doctors to examine their pulses, as a sign of his benevolence. Although His Majesty permitted this, no powerful figure dared to overstep his bounds," the royal physician said, stroking his beard.
"The rumors about you outside are too legendary. These cowardly nobles are naturally tempted. One person may worry about overstepping their bounds, but what about a group of people?"

(End of this chapter)