Travels of a Female Physician in the Ming Dynasty

Seeing Zhu Yuan's excitement, I had no choice but to agree to his proposal. After all, as a modern person who traveled through time, how could I be frightened by these ancient "ghost stories"? Moreover, as a professional doctor, I had to use the spirit of science to explore everything!

That night, we sneaked into the imperial concubine's bedroom.

In order not to attract attention, I wore a black robe, looking like a thief in the dark.

As for Zhu Yuan, he was dressed very discreetly—in bright red, as if afraid others wouldn't notice him.

"Zhu Yuan, do you want to be caught red-handed?" I lowered my voice, wishing I could stuff him into the crack of the wall.

Zhu Yuan waved his hand dismissively. "Miss Yang, you don't understand, do you? I'm trying to confuse the enemy! Who would have thought someone in red would come after 'Black Shadow'?"

I rolled my eyes at him and said, "Okay, you're right."

We found a corner in the side room of the bedroom and waited for the legendary "black shadow" to appear.

The window of the side room was opened a little, just enough to see the imperial concubine's bedroom. The lights were dim at night, and the whole palace seemed quiet and mysterious.

Time passed by minute by minute.

I leaned against the wall and my eyelids began to twitch.

To be honest, I don’t believe in ghosts. Maybe it was just some unlucky eunuch who yawned in the middle of the night and was mistaken for a “shadow” by the palace maid.

"Miss Yang, Miss Yang!" Zhu Yuan suddenly pushed me.

"What?!" I opened my eyes in a daze and cursed in my heart: What is this guy doing again?

He pointed out the window and whispered excitedly, "Look, here comes the 'Dark Shadow'!"

I quickly rubbed my eyes and looked outside in the direction his finger was pointing.

Sure enough, a dark shadow was swaying outside the imperial concubine's bedroom. It looked like a human figure, but it seemed... a little wrong?

The "black shadow" floated gently past the window, sometimes stopping, sometimes moving. The whole person seemed to have no bones, and the movements were extremely strange.

I shuddered all over when I saw it. Although I don’t believe in ghosts or gods, this scene was indeed a bit creepy.

"Are you sure this isn't some eunuch practicing dancing?" I complained in a low voice.

Zhu Yuan rolled his eyes: "Have you ever seen a eunuch come out in the middle of the night to do this kind of 'dance'?"

As I watched the "black shadow" slowly approach the door of the bedroom, my heart sank: If it really let it in, the palace would be in chaos! No, I have to strike first!

So I grabbed the medicine box and ran out so quickly that Zhu Yuan didn't have time to react.

"Stop! Don't move!" I shouted with all my strength.

The "black shadow" suddenly stopped, as if it was frightened.

While it was stunned, I quickly pulled out a silver needle and stabbed it accurately.

The silver needle cut through the air and pierced the "black shadow" with a "whoosh".

"Ouch!" The "black shadow" let out a scream and fell to the ground with a thud.

I was secretly pleased with myself; it seemed my acupressure skills hadn't deteriorated! I strode forward, ready to see what this "black shadow" was.

However, when I got closer, I almost laughed out loud - this so-called "black shadow" turned out to be a eunuch wearing a large black cloth cloak!

The cloak not only wrapped him tightly, but also covered his head, leaving only a pair of frightened eyes exposed.

"You...are you a human or a ghost?!" The eunuch was shaking with fear, with "I don't want to die" written all over his face.

I looked at him speechlessly. "Of course I'm a human! But you, wearing a black cloak in the middle of the night, what the hell are you doing?"

The eunuch said aggrievedly, "I... I was only ordered to help the Imperial Concubine... exorcise the evil spirit..."

"Exorcism?!" I almost laughed myself to death. "Your outfit isn't for exorcism, it's for scaring people!"

At this moment, Zhu Yuan also rushed over panting. Seeing the eunuch lying on the ground, he couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Hahahaha, so this legendary 'black shadow' is you! I thought there really was a ghost!"

I couldn't help but laugh too: "The Imperial Concubine hired a 'shadow eunuch' to exorcise ghosts, but ended up scaring herself so much that she almost became ill!"

The eunuch blushed and begged for mercy: "Doctor Yang, Master Zhu, please don't tell the Imperial Concubine... If she knew I was captured by you, I would be dead!"

I waved my hands helplessly. "Alright, alright. I'm not interested in reporting you. Next time, don't act like a ghost so late at night. The palace is already in chaos enough."

The eunuch thanked him profusely and ran away crawling away.

Looking at his back, I sighed, "It turns out that the 'supernatural events' in this palace are just people scaring people."

Zhu Yuan patted my shoulder and laughed until tears came out of his eyes. "Miss Yang, you really are a 'ghost catching master'! If other people in the palace knew about this, they would probably all worship you as their master."

"Come on." I rolled my eyes. "I'd better just be a doctor and stop messing with me."

Although this "black shadow" incident ended in a funny way, I know that these messy things in the palace will probably not end so easily.

On the surface, the illnesses of the Imperial Concubine and Lady Shen appear to be emotional problems, but there may be other hidden secrets behind them.

Early the next morning, I was planning to have a good drink of tea to relieve the "dark shadow horror" of last night, but before I even picked up the teacup, I heard hurried footsteps outside the door again.

"Doctor Yang! Quick, quick, there's something going on in the palace again!"

I was so shocked that the teacup almost fell to the ground.

here we go again? !

The one who came this time was the same anxious eunuch, gasping for breath. He stood before me, panting: "Doctor Yang, this is bad! The Imperial Concubine...she, she suddenly felt itchy all over, and a rash appeared on her body!"

When I heard that, I felt relieved.

I thought it was another "palace drama", but it turned out to be just a skin disease!

"Okay, I'll go take a look." I picked up the medicine box and started thinking in my mind: The symptoms of this imperial concubine sound like an allergic reaction, so it shouldn't be a big deal.

When we arrived at the imperial concubine's bedroom, sure enough, she was sitting on the bed with an irritated look on her face. Her sleeves and neck were covered with dense red rashes, and she was scratching constantly.

"Doctor Yang, please take a look, what happened to me?" She asked anxiously as soon as she saw me come in.

I checked it carefully and had a rough idea in my mind.

Isn’t this symptom just a modern skin allergy?

She probably ate something she shouldn't have recently.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. You're just allergic." I said with a smile, "I'll prescribe some heat-clearing and detoxifying medicine for you, plus some external ointment. Apply it for a few days and it will be fine."

The Imperial Concubine was stunned: "Allergy? What kind of disease is this?"

I cleared my throat and tried to explain in ancient language. "Simply put, your body is reacting to certain foods or items, causing itchy rashes. Did you eat anything unusual recently?"

The Imperial Concubine pondered for a moment, "A few days ago, I ate some newly-imported precious fruits, said to be from the Western Regions... Could this be the cause of this trouble?"

I nodded. "Very likely. Your Majesty, please be careful in the future and try to avoid eating these unfamiliar foods."

The Imperial Concubine frowned, looking somewhat displeased: "Can't even these precious fruits be eaten?"

I quickly comforted her, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will take care of your body. Once the allergic symptoms subside, you can try other foods in moderation, as long as you don't overdo it."

The Imperial Concubine was relieved and nodded, "Then I'll leave it to you, Doctor Yang."

After dealing with the imperial concubine's allergy problem, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The people in this palace are so pampered that they can even get allergic reactions after eating fruit.

However, if you think about it, you can't blame them. After all, medical conditions in ancient times were limited, and many common minor illnesses in modern times became "difficult and complicated diseases" here.

I just hope that these "difficult and complicated problems" can be less, and the affairs in the palace can be quiet for a few days, so that I can have a good rest.