Time travel is risky, and love requires caution

A month passed quickly and the day of the exam arrived in the blink of an eye.

In order to make the Seventh Princess give up in this month, Imperial Physician Du taught very quickly, each time explaining ten acupuncture points, including how to select the acupuncture points, their effects, common acupuncture methods, whether there are any contraindications, etc. Chinese medicine vocabulary is difficult to understand, and the Seventh Princess has not yet begun to learn to read, so Imperial Physician Du had a hard time teaching at the beginning.

But after two classes, the situation began to reverse. Before each class, the Seventh Princess would pick ten acupuncture points and ask Dr. Du to explain them to her. This was more than just keeping up with the learning progress. Dr. Du also found that the acupuncture points picked by the Seventh Princess were connected to each other, which made it easier to remember than learning them piecemeal.

Of course, Imperial Physician Du didn't know that Ling Qiqi asked Yu'er to help her find a book of acupuncture points atlas, and she would study on it for herself every day. Although she only knew modern simplified Chinese characters, she could guess the traditional Chinese characters almost accurately. She also made a scientific and rigorous study plan, starting with one meridian, from top to bottom, from left to right.

Ling Qiqi's performance in the past month impressed Du Yuyi. He has lived for nearly seventy years and has taught many apprentices, but he has never met anyone as smart as the Seventh Princess. Not only does she learn quickly and remember well, but the key is that she is careful and courageous. She really dares to do it.

A few days ago, the Seventh Princess chased a young eunuch from the Imperial Medical Bureau to practice her skills. She gave the man acupuncture and made him throb. Fortunately, Imperial Physician Du discovered it in time.

In addition, the Seventh Princess was very studious and would often ask him questions, such as which acupoints could make one eat without gaining weight, which acupoints could induce vomiting, which acupoints could make people feel extremely painful, which acupoints could make people feel sore and weak, which acupoints could make people fall asleep immediately, which acupoints could make people wake up immediately, which acupoints could stop bleeding, which acupoints could activate blood circulation...

The question made him wonder what the Seventh Princess wanted to do...

The Seventh Princess would often come to class with her doll called "Babi". Imperial Physician Du was very pleased when he saw the densely packed acupuncture point markings on the doll's body.

It is rare to find an apprentice as gifted and humble as the Seventh Princess, so Imperial Physician Du asked the Empress Dowager for an imperial decree to make an exception and accept her as his last disciple.

But the test still has to be taken, it’s just a formality.

Imperial Physician Du asked the Seventh Princess to quickly locate the nearly 100 acupuncture points she had learned in the past month on her own body and a young eunuch from the Imperial Medical Bureau, and to explain the effects of each acupuncture point.

The seventh princess completed the exam with flying colors without making any mistakes.

The day after the exam was the day for the apprenticeship ceremony. Ling Qiqi came to the Imperial Medical Bureau early and brought the generous apprenticeship gift prepared by the Empress Dowager.

The Seventh Princess has a special status, so the ceremony of becoming a disciple is unusual and has been simplified a lot.

Ling Qiqi was first instructed to burn three incense sticks to the portrait of the ancestor, and then was instructed to salute the imperial physician Du. Ling Qiqi bowed three times carelessly, and although the imperial physician Du had never seen such etiquette, he could understand that this represented kowtowing to him.

Imperial Physician Du was an expert in medicine and the top doctor in the Imperial Medical Bureau. He was highly sought after by people both inside and outside the palace. Now that he accepted the Seventh Princess as his apprentice, he felt a little awkward that he couldn't sit and receive the gift. Now that he saw that the Seventh Princess respected him so much, he felt much more comfortable and immediately loved this disciple a little more.

The next thing was the earnest teachings of Imperial Physician Du to his closed disciple. He talked a lot and told Ling Qiqi to remember it before she fell asleep. In fact, it was a bit like the oath taken by modern medical staff, striving for excellence, saving lives and healing the wounded, and so on.

Ling Qiqi finally waited until the ceremony was over, but she didn't expect that Imperial Physician Du would give her a return gift - a set of silver needles for acupuncture, packed in a simple little wooden box.

Ling Qiqi liked it very much, and after returning home, she asked Yu'er to make her a beautiful needle bag. The needle bag was soft and did not take up space when rolled up. It was easier to carry than the previous wooden box.

After becoming a disciple, Ling Qiqi still attended classes according to the previous schedule, but it was the end of the year and the Imperial Medical Bureau was busy. In addition, there were many sick people in the palace recently, and there were two Wanrongs who were about to give birth, so Imperial Physician Du arranged for Medical Officer Du Jingshan to be in charge of Ling Qiqi's studies.

Du Jingshan is the youngest grandson of the imperial physician Du. He just turned sixteen this year. He is precocious and was admitted to the Imperial Medical Bureau as a medical officer. At a young age, he has a scholarly air and smells like Chinese medicine. Although his appearance is not very outstanding, he is definitely superior and very attractive, especially his eyes, which are slender and have a lot of flavor. He has a warm man temperament, speaks softly, and has a bass voice that Ling Qiqi is most irresistible to. Although he looks fair, tall and thin, and looks like he is kind to others (easy to bully). But after all, he is from a medical family, so he naturally pays attention to the internal and external cultivation of the body. Ling Qiqi thinks that he must be thin when dressed and have tendon muscles when undressed. I have to find a chance to verify it, hehe.

Ling Qiqi felt that the only shortcoming was that Du Jingshan was too rigid and meticulous in her acupuncture studies. Because he was young and pleasing to the eye, Ling Qiqi tolerated it, which was better than facing a meticulous old man all day long.

Whenever Ling Qiqi was in class, she would always call Senior Brother Jingshan "senior brother". She was very noisy. Sometimes she would not leave even after class and would follow behind Senior Brother Jingshan like a little tail that could not be shaken off.

Once, Du Jingshan was so annoyed by the Seventh Princess that he asked her to draw a map of the human body's acupuncture points.

Ling Qiqi can't draw, but she is not afraid of it.

She asked a eunuch to get her ink and the largest brush, but Ling Qiqi was not satisfied with the brushes they brought because they were not big enough. So she ordered the eunuch to grind ink for her, the more the better.

She asked another eunuch to bring her a piece of rice paper as tall as a person, spread it in the courtyard of the Imperial Medical Bureau, and then asked one of the smaller eunuchs to lie on it and make a “大” character. (Eunuchs can only make a “大” character, not a “太” character.)

When everything was ready, she took out her handkerchief, dipped it in the ground ink, stuck her butt out, and began to outline a human figure around the little eunuch lying on the ground.

When Du Jingshan came back, he saw a map of human acupuncture points that was almost as big as a door.

There were eunuchs holding pictures on each side, both with unhappy faces, one was white and the other was black and white.

There was also the Seventh Princess standing on the side, who put on an attitude of hard work and devotion. She deliberately brushed off her two black hands, and then in one go wiped a handful of unwarranted sweat from her already blackened face, successfully adding a touch of dark color to her face, and then grinned at him smugly.

Only three words crossed Du Jingshan's mind: "The teeth are so white."

Ling Qiqi returned to Deokshou Palace in this horrible state, and showed the Empress Dowager the acupuncture point map she had drawn as if she were presenting a treasure, and even described the painting process with gesticulations.

The Empress Dowager was so happy that she was laughing.

On the second day, the Empress Dowager rewarded Du Imperial Physician and Du Jingshan, grandfather and grandson, saying that they had worked hard to teach the Seventh Princess. However, she also asked the eunuch to convey an oral order, asking the Seventh Princess not to draw any acupuncture point diagrams anymore.

Ling Qiqi has completely adapted to studying at the Imperial Medical Bureau, but everyone in the bureau is still trying to adapt to the Seventh Princess.

One day, Ling Qiqi heard people from the Imperial Medical Bureau talking about a neighboring country that had just presented a few ponies as tribute, which were then kept in a row of stables behind the Imperial Garden.

There were many two-legged people in the palace, but very few four-legged animals. When Ling Qiqi heard that there were horses, or ponies, she wanted to go and see them. She knew the approximate location of the Imperial Garden, so when Senior Brother Gengshan wasn't paying attention, she took two apples and slipped out to see the ponies.

Although she spent most of her time in Deoksugung Palace, she would always come out to perform during festivals and holidays. She had a general understanding of the layout of the palace.

Although the imperial palace is large, it still follows the rules of "front court and back hall" and "left ancestral temple and right temple". To go to the Imperial Garden, just go north and go around the tall palaces.

The journey was smooth and they didn't meet many people. When they met people, Ling Qiqi would deliberately walk forward with a haughty manner. Even servants who didn't know her knew which princess she was, seeing her dress and manners, so they didn't dare to make trouble and quickly left after greeting her.

After Ling Qiqi made many detours to the Imperial Garden, she headed straight for the stable behind the rockery.

I don’t know where the groom has gone to, the stable is empty.

Several ponies were kept in a row of stables, with their little heads poking out.

The little horse was really cute and not afraid of people. It stared at Ling Qiqi with its cute big eyes - the apple in its hand.

There were only two apples, and there were too many people and too little meat. Ling Qiqi fed them very stingily, taking one bite at a time. She would teach a lesson to whoever bit too much.

After one round, his hands were full of apple juice and the pony's saliva.

Ling Qiqi looked at her wet hands, then looked at the new clothes she had just made, then stood on tiptoe and without hesitation, rubbed the wipes on the mane of the little black horse in front of her.

"Stop!" an angry voice suddenly sounded.

Little Black Horse and Ling Qiqi were startled.

Ling Qiqi looked back and saw a short man standing in the shadows.