I was sold when I opened my eyes! My sick and disabled husband comforts me every night after he wake

Lan Zhi arrived at the palace gate under Nie Yuan's watchful gaze. When she presented her entry token, the gatekeeper gave her a disdainful look.

"A female doctor?"

"Yes, her surname is Lan and her given name is Zhi."

The gatekeeper took the token from her and checked her details.

"What's that in your hand?"

"medicine chest."

"open to take a look."

Lan Zhi suddenly realized that the things in her medicine box were too strange, and it would probably be difficult to bring them into the palace.

She quickly cleared her throat and whispered instructions to Xiaoxin:

"Quickly, pack everything up."

After a few blinks, Xiao Xin emptied the medicine box before the gatekeeper could open it.

When the goalkeeper saw the empty medicine box, he immediately looked puzzled.

There's nothing here, what use is it to you?

Lan Zhi couldn't help but curse Xiao Xin in her heart. It was so stupid! Couldn't it have left something behind? It could have left a pulse pillow!

She replied awkwardly:

"I'm used to carrying this box; I can't see a doctor without it. Please, sir, make an exception."

The goalkeeper inspected the medicine box again, and after confirming that there were no problems, he impatiently waved his hand.

"go in!"

With the gatekeeper's permission, she hurriedly entered the palace gate.

As she prepared to head towards the inner palace, she glanced back in the direction of Nie Yuan. He was still standing there, constantly looking in her direction. When he saw her looking at him, he kept gesturing to her, signaling her to be careful in everything she did.

She nodded and smiled at him, then turned around and saw a eunuch coming to greet her.

"You're the Lan doctor sent from Binjiang Town? The one known as the Goddess Doctor?"

Lan Zhi was surprised that the people in the palace knew so much about her situation.

She nodded quickly.

“Replying to Father-in-law, I come from Binjiang Town. My surname is Lan and my given name is Zhi. I dare not call myself a goddess doctor; that is just everyone’s flattery.”

"No matter who you are, it's good that you're here. My surname is Tian, ​​you can call me Eunuch Tian. I will be in charge of your schedule in the palace today."

It turns out that every doctor entering the palace was led into the inner palace by a eunuch, probably to prevent them from being ignorant of etiquette and offending any master!

She quickly took out a silver ingot from her sleeve and, taking advantage of a moment when no one was looking, slipped it into Eunuch Tian's hand.

"I am new here and hope that Eunuch Tian will take good care of me."

The power of silver is immense. Just moments ago, Eunuch Tian had a cold expression, but upon seeing the heavy ingot of silver, he immediately beamed with joy.

He nodded.

"Don't worry, Dr. Lan. With me here, you can stay or leave as you please."

The implication was clear: she had used money, and even if she couldn't cure the Empress Dowager's illness, she could still leave the palace smoothly; otherwise, who knows what the consequences would be.

Lan Zhi couldn't help but sigh inwardly, it seems that no matter the dynasty, as long as you have money, you can make the devil turn the millstone!

On the way to the palace, Eunuch Tian explained to her the general procedure for meeting the Empress Dowager.

It turned out that out of these fifteen people, only five could ultimately stay. Moreover, before they could see the Empress Dowager, they had to be screened by the Empress. The Empress would decide which doctor had the best medical skills and let that doctor stay.

When the Empress was mentioned, Lan Zhi thought of what Mo Ning had told her before she left.

It seems she really needs to be extra careful later.

In no time, Eunuch Tian led her to Fengxian Palace, the Empress's bedroom. All the physicians had to pass through the Empress's gate before going to Changshou Palace to see the Empress Dowager.

At this moment, the Empress sat upright in the main hall, her sharp gaze sweeping over the fifteen physicians standing before her.

"Gentlemen, you must all be highly skilled physicians carefully selected by officials from various regions to come before me."

At this point, she glanced at Lan Zhi.

"Oh, there's a female doctor here too, that's quite unusual."

Lan Zhi hurriedly bowed to her, and the Empress continued:

"However, the Empress Dowager is unwell and it is inconvenient for her to meet with each of you. Now, I will select five people with superb medical skills from among these fifteen to meet with the Empress Dowager. Whoever can cure the Empress Dowager's illness will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver. If you do not want silver, you can directly enter the Imperial Hospital to work, or you can ask for fertile land."

At this point, the Empress's eyes darkened.

"The Empress Dowager has been ill for a year, and we have been unable to find a good cure. This has truly troubled me!"

At this point, she waved her hand to the old woman beside her.

"Bring them all in!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a dozen palace maids wearing numbered tags walked in one by one. The Empress spoke again:

"The imperial physicians have just examined the pulses of these fifteen palace maids and written down their ailments. The prescriptions are in my possession. Now, you will examine their pulses again and compare your prescriptions with those of the imperial physicians. Whoever's pulse diagnosis is more accurate will be allowed to meet the Empress Dowager."

As soon as the Empress finished speaking, eunuchs brought in fifteen tables and fifteen chairs.

At the Empress's signal, everyone took their seats. Lan Zhi drew the number 7 palace maid. She nervously placed her hand in front of Lan Zhi, who placed four fingers on her wrist and began to take her pulse.

Judging from her pulse, the girl is in good health, just a little anemic.

Just as she was about to pick up her pen to write down the cause of her illness, she suddenly remembered what Mo Ning had told her.

The Empress appears kind, but she is actually narrow-minded and may not necessarily want to cure the Empress Dowager's illness.

These words made her pause, her hand poised to put down her pen.

By this time, all the doctors had finished taking the pulse. The Empress then had all the maids stand aside and began to ask questions.

"Everyone, has anyone finished writing the diagnosis?"

Several doctors, eager to show off their skills, confidently presented their written prescriptions to the Empress.

After comparing the doctor's prescription with the imperial physician's, the Empress frowned and then spoke:

"This doctor is indeed a doctor, no match for the imperial physicians. What kind of nonsense is this? Guards, take these people out of the palace."

Upon hearing this, the doctors hurriedly knelt down, one of the older ones clasping his hands in a fist and palm salute, saying:

"Your Majesty, I have practiced medicine for many years and have never made a mistake. Please take a closer look at my diagnosis!"

The Empress suddenly frowned and questioned in a cold voice,

Are you doubting my eyesight?

"This humble subject dares not. This humble subject only wishes to see the imperial physician's diagnosis so that this humble subject may know where this humble subject went wrong."

The Queen gave an impatient snort.

"You are still questioning me. Guards, drag him away, give him twenty lashes, and throw him out of the palace."

Hearing this, everyone present felt a chill for the elderly doctor. The other doctors who had submitted their diagnoses also dared not say another word and slunk away from Fengxian Palace.

At this moment, Lan Zhi became even more certain of what Mo Ning had said. It seemed that the Empress really did not want to cure the Empress Dowager's illness. She was not choosing a doctor with high medical skills, but rather choosing a doctor who had no medical skills at all.

Thinking of this, she picked up her pen and wrote on the paper: This woman is pregnant!

After writing just these few words, she presented the diagnosis to the Empress.

The Empress's originally gloomy face lit up with joy upon seeing these large characters, followed by a furious rebuke.

"Number Seven, step forward."