A peasant girl travels through time with a hospital, rising to become an empress.

Nie Qianqian: "You know these three people?"

Director Zhang stroked his beard and said in a low voice, "I met Elder Fu once when I was at Jishetang in the provincial capital. This is the first time I've met the other two."

Nie Qianqian: "Then how do you know who the other two are?"

Director Zhang explained, "See the patterns engraved on their medicine boxes? Famous doctors in the Xuanhu Medical Association will choose unique patterns that won't be repeated. These osmanthus and orchid patterns represent Granny Huang and Aunt Cui, respectively."

Nie Qianqian nodded, "I see. But what exactly is this Suspended Gourd Medical Association?"

Director Zhang choked, "You, as a doctor, don't know about the Xuanhu Medical Association?"

"Never mind, your medical skills come from a hermit clan, so you haven't paid attention to this. The Suspended Pot Medical Association is the largest medical alliance in the Great Yu Dynasty. The president of the association is a first-rank imperial physician in the palace. It is said that the association was founded by order of the late emperor in order to better cure the people's suffering and improve the level of folk medicine."

Nie Qianqian: "Can any doctor join this medical association?"

Director Zhang glared and said, “Of course not. It’s not like you can just get in whenever you want. Ordinary itinerant doctors and barefoot physicians are not even worth a glance at the Medical Association. You need to be recommended and have your medical skills certified by a specialist in the association before you can join.”

"The physicians are rated according to their medical skills, medical records of treating difficult and complicated diseases, and teaching and imparting knowledge. See the small gourds on their medicine boxes? The number of gourds indicates the physician's level. The more gourds, the higher the level, with the highest being level five."

Nie Qianqian was familiar with this; it was like the physician, resident physician, attending physician, associate chief physician, and chief physician in the modern medical system.

Wherever there are people, there is competition and rivalry. Although the worlds are different, they share similar rules.

Nie Qianqian looked over and saw that each of the three people's medicine boxes was inlaid with two small brass gourds, which were very exquisite.

Nie Qianqian noticed that the gourd looked familiar. She looked down at Director Zhang's medicine box, which had a pattern of asparagus and two small brass gourds.

Nie Qianqian: "So, Director Zhang is also a Level 2 physician at this Medical Association?"

Director Zhang stroked his beard and said arrogantly, "Of course."

Nie Qianqian rolled her eyes. "What are the benefits of joining the Suspended Physician Association?"

Director Zhang: "There are many benefits. This is equivalent to the imperial court's recognition of the doctor's medical skills, and it is a kind of honor."

Nie Qianqian was very practical. "Besides this honor, what else?"

Director Zhang: "Every summer, we hold a medical conference, inviting doctors from all over the country to participate, exchange ideas and learn from each other, and improve their medical skills. This is a great opportunity to improve medical skills, and of course, it is also a great opportunity to make a name for oneself."

Nie Qianqian became interested. It was a grand gathering attended by physicians from all over the Great Yu Dynasty, and she could quickly and comprehensively understand the medical skills and methods of this era, striving for excellence.

Knowing Qianqian's personality, Director Zhang added, "The most practical benefit is that you'll receive certification from the Xuanhu Medical Association, which will naturally allow you to charge more for consultations."

Nie Qianqian's eyes lit up, and she silently made a mental note of it.

The people in the hall had already seen the two of them, so Nie Qianqian didn't ask any further questions and followed Director Zhang into the hall.

Mr. Fu had met Director Zhang once before, and he stood up to greet him.

Old Fu introduced the other two people, "This is Dr. Zhang Zhongjing, the current director of Jishetang Medical Clinic in Fulin County."

When Granny Huang and Aunt Cui heard Old Fu's introduction, they went to look at Director Zhang's medicine chest. When they saw two bronze gourds, they slowly got up and greeted Director Zhang.

After exchanging greetings, Granny Huang sat down, her expression still cold and indifferent, and drank her tea by herself.

Aunt Cui was more amiable than Granny Huang. She chatted with Director Zhang, saying, "It's been a long time since I've heard of Director Zhang's name. I'm so glad to meet you today."

Director Zhang didn't mind Granny Huang's cold treatment and said with a smile, "Aunt Cui is joking. The three of you are the ones who are truly renowned. Granny Huang was able to deliver babies at the age of eighteen. She is experienced and skilled, and no one in the provincial capital can match her. Aunt Cui can change the position of the fetus and has saved lives from danger many times. Old Master Fu has saved the lives of women who were bleeding heavily several times. I admire him very much."

Old Fu looked at Nie Qianqian behind Director Zhang and asked, "And who is this?"

Director Zhang introduced Nie Qianqian: "This is Dr. Qian, a resident doctor at my Jishetang clinic. He has unique medical skills and can cure diseases with ease. He specializes in treating difficult and complicated diseases."

Although Director Zhang was lavish in his praise, the three glanced at Nie Qianqian's unremarkable medicine box, and after thinking that they had never heard of a person named Doctor Qian, they didn't pay much attention to it.

There are plenty of doctors in the medical field who claim to have unique medical skills, but without medical association certification or a title, how skilled can they really be?

All three of them couldn't help but look down on Doctor Qian, who was wearing a straw hat. Old Fu and Aunt Cui nodded to Nie Qianqian as a greeting, while Granny Huang didn't even lift her buttocks and continued drinking tea, a stark contrast to her attitude towards Director Zhang.

Standing behind Nie Qianqian, Ah Ling couldn't help but pout when she saw the three of them acting this way.

Doctor Qian is very capable, so why are these three so arrogant and disdainful of him?

Nie Qianqian certainly noticed the three men's disrespect. She couldn't just grab someone by the collar and demand they show more respect if they treated her disrespectfully, but she could also treat them disrespectfully.

Nie Qianqian nodded to Old Master Fu and Aunt Cui, ignored Granny Huang, and went straight to a table and chair opposite Granny Huang, where she plopped down.

Ah Ling followed closely behind, poured Nie Qianqian a cup of tea, and secretly stuck her tongue out at Granny Huang.

Seeing Nie Qianqian's expression, the usually silent Granny Huang slowly spoke up, "Master Zhao is so worried that he has resorted to desperate measures, and has brought over some unknown fellows."

Director Zhang was somewhat embarrassed, but Old Fu smoothed things over, saying, "Perhaps this Doctor Qian has something special about him."

Aunt Cui twitched the corners of her mouth and said, "Yes, perhaps Doctor Qian is just too low-key and has kept his abilities hidden for decades."

These words sound like they're speaking up for Doctor Qian, but in reality, they also express disbelief that Doctor Qian's medical skills are that high.

Nie Qianqian sipped her tea, undisturbed by the conversation. After finishing her cup, she said in a hoarse and indifferent voice, "It turns out that those who have become famous in the medical association are such narrow-minded and yin-yang types. Their medical skills may be commendable, but their vision and mindset are quite lacking."

The smile on Cui Gu's face froze, and Huang Po's already indifferent face became even colder.

Just as Aunt Cui was about to say something, a haughty young girl's voice rang out, "Are you the doctors my father invited?"

A girl of about fourteen or fifteen years old, dressed in red, burst into the room like a ball of fire, holding a section of crimson whip in her hand. Her phoenix eyes swept over the crowd. "My mother and brother's lives are in your hands. You must give it your all and do not allow any mistakes!"

The little girl glanced at the medicine chests of the group again. Just now, she was worried about the safety of her mother and younger brother. The distinguished guest in the mansion, the Immortal Brother, told her that the doctors her father had invited were all famous physicians from the Xuanhu Medical Association, and that the medicine chests all had medical marks indicating their level, so she could rest assured.

She was curious, which is why she rushed over to see.

She looked around and saw that three people's medicine boxes indeed had two brass gourds on them, but one person's box was completely empty.

The young girl was impatient and pointed at Nie Qianqian, saying, "How come you, a doctor, don't even have a gourd? How come you were invited into the mansion if your medical skills are so poor?"

Upon hearing this, Granny Huang and Aunt Cui smiled slightly, remained silent, and watched the commotion from the sidelines.