"Father has moved to the estate, saying he will accompany Mother to recover from her illness."
Chun An sighed: As he said before, one must know how to diagnose and treat diseases; otherwise, you wouldn’t even know if your biological mother’s dication had been swapped.
"Father said he also bears responsibility for Mother’s condition."
Third Master Xiao deeply regretted it, realizing that rely sending his sick wife to recover at the estate allowed villains an opportunity.
"It is good that Uncle is going to accompany Aunt on her recovery; a better mood aids in faster recovery."
Chun Nuan doubted her own dical skills but never suspected that Aunt’s dication could be swapped by the Huang family.
"Today, let’s discuss acupuncture points..."
While Chun Nuan was speaking, a maid ca to report: Soone from the palace had arrived.
The purpose this ti was straightforward: the Prince indeed appeared jaundiced; Chun Nuan and Panpan were requested to visit the palace.
"Did the palace physicians give the royal nephew dicine?"
Panpan imdiately beca anxious and asked.
"dicine was administered, but the Prince’s status is too noble, so the wet nurse takes the dicine and then feeds it to the Prince."
"That’s useless."
Panpan blurted out rudely.
Chun Nuan glanced at Panpan, wanting to remind her: You are a Princess!
Honestly, hearing Panpan curse like that gave Chun Nuan so satisfaction.
When a child is ill, having the wet nurse take dicine is like scratching an itch through a boot—completely ineffective!
Chun Nuan and Panpan entered the palace.
They saw the Little Prince’s entire skin and sclera were jaundiced.
"Has the urine turned yellow?"
The wet nurse shook her head.
"Speak! Does it an it hasn’t turned yellow or what?"
"The servant didn’t notice."
Chun Nuan sighed again.
These matters really require soone who understands dicine.
"What dicine did the physician prescribe?"
"Hurry and bring the prescription from the physician."
Imdiately, palace servants went to retrieve the physician’s prescription.
Doctor Lin and Doctor Yu watched as Chun Nuan arrived, feeling a mix of anticipation and apprehension, with an added sense of reverence when thinking of her grandfather.
"Is all this dicine for the wet nurse to consu?"
"Yes, the Little Prince is too young to take dicine himself."
Chun Nuan handed the prescription to Panpan to examine.
"These dicines are useless." Panpan, being a child and a princess, spoke without considering holding back: "You can’t cure illnesses like this, you..."
So words she left unsaid, for after all, she was just a child.
"Aunt, do you think this works?"
Panpan directly pulled out a prescription slip from her little cloth bag.
After reading it, Chun Nuan nodded.
"Artemisia, rhubarb, fried gardenia, broad pennywort, bitter orange, poria..."
The child indeed has talent, aligning with her thoughts: dicinal bath!
"Where is the pharmacy? I will personally select the dicine."
After the incident with Mrs. Huang, Chun Nuan now suspects everyone she ets is a villain.
Even to harm Mrs. Huang, not to ntion the Little Prince.
Anything she handles is bound to be flawless.
Selecting dicine, brewing dicine, and overseeing the Little Prince’s bathing—she monitored everything herself.
"This dicine package is what I prepared personally. The Empress should have soone store it, brew it daily, and use it for the Little Prince’s bath. Be cautious not to wet the navel during bathing."
"I understand, Your Grace."
The Empress Dowager nodded imdiately.
Indeed, ten imperial physicians don’t match up to one Chun Nuan.
What surprised her was Panpan’s remarkable abilities.
"Mother Empress, I’m learning dicine from Aunt. I am one of Aunt’s closed-door disciples."
"Oh? I wonder who else your aunt has as disciples?"
"Many! In Changzhou, there are several elder sisters, and in the mansion, there is Uncle Chun An and Cousin Muyang."
"Your aunt is truly remarkable."
"Your Grace overpraises."
Chun Nuan didn’t expect Panpan would reveal family details so spontaneously.
As always, Chun Nuan never intended for Chun An and Muyang to enter the palace soday.
If not serving as an excellent minister, then as an excellent physician, learning dicine mainly aims to rescue the common people from dire conditions, rather than being trapped in the deep confines of the palace where life is precarious with possible loss of one’s own life or even a family’s.
Hence, externally, Chun Nuan did not disclose about taking Chun An and Muyang as disciples.
However, since Panpan ntioned it, there was no help for it.
"Chun Nuan, you’ve accepted female disciples in Changzhou?"
The Empress Dowager was very surprised.
Having her niece Panpan as a female disciple was understandable, but what was the relationship with the female disciples from Changzhou?
"To answer Your Grace, indeed such matters exist. Changzhou is quite accommodating to won, considering that it is inconvenient for won to have their illnesses diagnosed by male doctors..."
She then recounted to the Empress Dowager the causes and effects of accepting female disciples.
The Empress Dowager nodded.
"Would you be willing to accept female disciples here in the Capital?"
How wonderful, for won’s illnesses to be treated by female physicians, without requiring male doctors, alleviating their embarrassnt and overcoming the difficulty of speaking of it.
"Is this the intention of the Empress Dowager?"
"I am also a woman, well aware of the hardships faced by won," the Empress Dowager said. "You are a remarkable female doctor; I know you well. If you can teach a group of female disciples in the Capital, it would be a blessing for the won here, even for the won across Great Zhou."
"Chun Nuan is willing to strive for that."
"Excellent. I will issue an imperial edict to directly establish a Won’s dical College, managed and taught by you, would that be feasible?"
"What about the backgrounds of the won studying dicine?"
"Regardless of background, anyone with talent, who can endure hardship and is willing to learn, may co." The Empress Dowager profoundly understands the difficulties won face in society, especially commoner won, who endure greater hardships. Those who can master dicine will surely benefit other won."
"Thank you, Empress Dowager!"
This gratitude from Chun Nuan was for the Empress Dowager speaking up for won, striving for welfare for them.
With the nation’s supre Empress Dowager emphasizing this matter, it would gain public acceptance, receiving support instead of being dismissed as nonsense.
The Empress Dowager was also known for her decisiveness.
Very soon, she issued an imperial edict, appointing Chun Nuan as the Mountain Master of Chunshan Won’s dical College, with Chun Nuan selecting teachers, recruiting female students, all funded by the Empress Dowager.
"Since Mother Empress is investing in Chun Nuan’s administration, I also wish to express my support." The Empress, upon hearing this, contributed two thousand taels of silver: "I hope Chun Nuan can cultivate more outstanding female disciples, alleviating the worries and difficulties of many won."
With the Empress Dowager’s edict, the Empress also contributed to establishing the Won’s dical College. Other concubines of the late Emperor donated too, and so even quickly spread the word to have eligible family won study dicine with Chun Nuan.
"Studying dicine for what? Won should learn the arts and literature. Learning dicine might not even let them diagnose the sick, tarnishing their daughters? Absolutely not, they can’t study dicine."
Upon hearing, many wives from large households imdiately opposed it.
"I think learning dicine is beneficial," Mrs. Qiu nodded. "Our Qin is nine years old now, let’s ask Chun Nuan if Qin can go and learn with her?"
"Mother, I’m concerned Qin might not be able to endure such hardship," Qiu Yan comnted while savoring sour plums: "If I had t Chun Nuan earlier, I would have followed her to learn dicine."
"You?" Mrs. Qiu laughed exasperatedly: "Qin is more resilient than you in learning dicine..."
Mrs. Qiu felt fortunate her daughter could marry off, hardly daring to hope she could learn much else.
Examining her today, truly unchanged pre- and post-marriage, simply enjoying her comfortable life at Zhao Mansion.
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