A Small Household Girl of the Ming Dynasty

It was often said, “Better to treat ten men than one woman.”

Even for the noble ladies of prestigious families such as the Cheng family of Jinling, this rule was no exception.

Because of strict propriety between men and women, a lady consulting a male physician had to speak from behind a curtain, with her husband explaining her symptoms on her behalf—often resulting in the wrong prescription.

Hearing that the Three Wu region had many female physicians, the Cheng family invited several of them to the residence.

The First Madam had two daughters with irregular menstruation, and she herself suffered from women’s ailments.

The Second Madam had an unspeakable condition.

The Third Madam had been unable to conceive for years…

Thus, all three set their sights on Xu Miaozhen, the physician most skilled in gynecology.

Miaozhen was from a small household in Suzhou, neither born into a family of doctors nor a famed medical lineage.

Among the group of invited female physicians, she had kept a low profile—yet suddenly found herself fought over by three influential ladies.

Her scalp tingled in panic. ”Ladies, please, spare me!”