To divorce his wife, the top scholar preferred being cuckolded to wearing a red hat.

Just as Zhu Sha and Physician Hu were distributing the medicine, Jinxiu jogged over and whispered a few words to Zhu Sha.

“Young lady, did you hear that after you left, that woman surnamed Su went to the Prince and said that there was a problem with your prescription and that Physician Hu had changed it? Now Physician Hu is brewing medicine according to her prescription. The Prince, how can you treat a matter of life and death so lightly and let her do whatever she wants? You should go to the Prince now and let him see her true colors.”

"Where did you hear that from?" Zhu Sha's expression tightened.

“It was Pharmacist Song who said it.” Jinxiu pointed to a young man not far away: “That’s Pharmacist Song. He works under Physician Hu. He said that Miss Su talked with Physician Hu and the others for a while, and when she came out, the prescription had been changed. Physician Hu also said to follow the latest prescription, as the previous one had a problem. I think that woman surnamed Su is up to no good. She changed the prescription without informing us. If there’s a problem with the prescription later, she’ll definitely blame it on you, Miss. She’s really wicked.”

"No, I have to go ask Physician Hu what happened. Did they really tamper with my prescription? It's my prescription, how could they do that? If it works, it's her doing. If it doesn't work, then there's something wrong with my prescription. I have to find out the truth about this."

Zhu Sha was furious. She stopped Doctor Hu, who was about to leave, and questioned him, "Doctor Hu, the medicine I just saw tastes off. It seems different from my previous prescription. Did you change the prescription and not use my previous one?"

Physician Hu didn't hide anything: "Miss Zhu, since you already know, I'll tell you the truth. The last two ingredients in your previous prescription were too strong. Those kinds of medicines can easily damage a person's organs if you're not careful. So after I talked to the Prince, I changed the last two ingredients and replaced them with two milder herbs."

"I am a doctor, and I wrote that prescription. What right do you have to change it? Furthermore, if your revised prescription is ineffective or even kills someone, will you hold me responsible?" Zhu Sha's eyes reddened with anger. "I kindly gave you the prescription, and I never expected you to treat me like this. Where is the Prince? I want to see the Prince."

Zhu Sha turned and left, still furious. She went directly to the critically ill patients and said to them, "You can't take these medicines. They're not my prescription at all. They changed my prescription, and now it can't cure any diseases. It might even kill people."

Those critically ill patients are now very obedient to Zhu Sha. This is because Zhu Sha's previous medication did indeed turn many critically ill patients into mild cases.

Just as they were about to happily drink their medicine, upon hearing Zhu Sha's words, they immediately put the medicine aside and looked at Physician Hu and the others: "What's going on? This is not Physician Zhu's prescription at all. We need to take the medicine prescribed by Physician Zhu, not the medicine you brewed from a prescription that you arbitrarily modified."

"That's right, we want the medicine prescribed by Doctor Zhu, we don't want to drink this."

Zhu Sha smiled slightly as she observed the patient's reaction.

Her prescriptions are not something anyone can change at will.

"Yes, we won't drink it. We want the medicine prescribed by Doctor Zhu. We won't drink it if it's not prescribed by her. Does your Imperial Hospital not treat our illnesses as illnesses and just give us any prescription?"

Seeing their reactions, Physician Hu was quite embarrassed and tried to explain: "Fellow villagers, after our Imperial Hospital verified Dr. Zhu's prescription, we found that the last two ingredients were too strong and not suitable for you to take. This medicine is also very beneficial for your current illness, so please drink it quickly."

“We won’t drink it.” One of them collapsed to the ground. “Who knows if this recipe will kill someone?”

"That's right, we don't drink."

"Why don't you give this medicine a try? It's sure to work. As imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital, we wouldn't dare to treat you recklessly," Physician Hu quickly reassured the patients, seeing their strong reaction.

“We don’t care. Doctor Zhu said you changed her prescription and the medicine you’re brewing now isn’t what she wrote in the prescription, so we won’t drink it. We want to drink the prescription that Doctor Zhu wrote.”

Physician Hu sighed as he looked at the patients' reactions, wondering what to do.

"Doctor Hu, how about this: we'll prepare the medicine using two different prescriptions. Those who prefer the modified prescription can go to your side, and those who prefer my prescription can come to mine. How about that? We'll set the timeframe for three days. After three days, we'll see how everyone's condition is. The side that loses will have to follow the other side's decision, how does that sound?"

"This..." Physician Hu hesitated.

"Doctor Hu, what's wrong with you? You said the prescription was modified by the Imperial Hospital, surely you don't even have that much authority?" Zhu Sha curled her red lips, revealing a faint sarcasm.

“Young lady, you are unaware of the truth. That prescription wasn’t altered by the Imperial Hospital at all; it was changed by Su Mingyue. For some reason, the Imperial Hospital is protecting her. Why don’t we call her over and see if she dares to gamble?”

"Who is this?" the patients asked, puzzled.

"She seems to be a female doctor as well; she even made a bet with Doctor Zhu last time."

"Doctor Hu, was that prescription really changed by Su Mingyue, or by you?" Zhu Sha asked.

"It was indeed Miss Su who reminded us to change the last two medicinal herbs, and we also thought there was no problem."

"Then let her come over. Since she dared to change my prescription, she must not dare to make a bet with me."

"What does Dr. Zhu want to bet on?" Su Mingyue had already extracted the blood data, and Xiao Xiang had also given a more detailed plan on how to treat these patients.

Referring to Xiao Xiang's plan, she came up with a prescription that was more comprehensive than the previous one.

Zhu Sha wanted to make a bet with her, and she would just happen to brew the medicine from the prescription and give it to the patients.

"You, surnamed Su, have quite the nerve. How dare you alter the prescription written by our young lady? As a fellow doctor, such behavior is not only disgraceful but could also endanger the patient's life. I really don't know how you got to Qingzhou City, or how the Prince agreed to let you change the prescription. Did you use some special means to please the Prince?"

"Who are you? Our young lady is speaking to your young lady, what right do you, a mere servant, have to interrupt? You have no manners whatsoever." After settling Xiaoyou and her daughter, Xingchun returned to her young lady's side.

"Su Mingyue, I'm asking you if you dare. Properly decoct our prescriptions and make the medicine. If you want to drink your prescription, go to your place; if you want to drink mine, come to my place. In three days, we'll see the effects on each side. The side with better results proves that the prescription is good and helpful for this epidemic. The losing side must unconditionally obey the winning side. How about that?"

Su Mingyue curled her lips into a smile, her face calm: "Since Doctor Zhu wants to compete, I will gladly oblige."