“Miss Shen sure likes to joke…”
The corner of Yun Wei’s mouth twitched involuntarily as she suppressed her emotions.
This Shen Yu was truly interesting.
Was her personality really suited for working in Huimin Hall?
It was only because she had encountered Yun Wei today.
If it had been a narrow-minded noble or high official, they might have developed the urge to kill Shen Yu.
“This isn’t a joke; it’s the rule of Huimin Hall.”
Shen Yu shook her head.
Clocking out exactly on time was something the little eunuch who handled her orientation had specifically instructed her to do.
If the supervisor discovered that she was still seeing patients after her shift ended, she would be fined at least half a string of coins.
How much silver did Shen Yu even earn in a month?
Less than three taels…
She couldn’t afford a fine.
“Rules?”
After hearing Shen Yu’s explanation, Yun Wei couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
“Hahaha! These rules are meant for the commoners outside, not for the high officials and nobles. Let me put it this way: if His Majesty summoned you while you were resting, would you go or not?”
“You would definitely go, right? It’s the same if other civil officials or Military Nobles call for you to treat them. Not only can you not refuse, but the presiding Medical Officer of Huimin Hall would be more than eager to rush you there himself…”
As she listened to Yun Wei laugh while saying those things, Shen Yu felt an inexplicable bitterness in her heart.
‘Is Huimin Hall really worthy of its name?’
As expected… this broken world was the same everywhere.
“But… but Huimin Hall shouldn’t be like this.”
“…”
Yun Wei, who had been laughing, froze in place when she heard Shen Yu’s words.
She recalled the “bold ambitions” she had heard from Shen Yu back at the inn — things like how only she could cure the Princess’s illness, and how the Princess would die if Shen Yu didn’t treat her.
Previously, Yun Wei would have thought Shen Yu was a big fool with no filter and a bit of conceit.
However, after experiencing her medical skills firsthand, Yun Wei felt that while Shen Yu certainly had no filter, she was definitely not conceited.
She had the strength, and at the same time, she possessed the purest heart of a healer.
Such a person was extremely rare in the entire Empire.
“I’m very happy you think that way, but… reality is just like this. It’s fine to say these things to me, but you must never say them to anyone else outside.”
Yun Wei patted Shen Yu’s shoulder with a heavy tone.
“I will speak with your supervisor. You’re coming with me this afternoon. There is a very tricky case that needs your help.”
“Tricky?”
Shen Yu frowned.
To be honest, since Yun Wei was someone who considered dysmenorrhea and uterine coldness to be “stubborn diseases,” Shen Yu didn’t feel much of a reaction when she heard the word “tricky.”
“Yes! Extremely tricky! Have you heard of the disease called Changyong? The physicians from the Imperial Academy of Medicine say that those with Changyong suffer from swelling and masses in the lower abdomen, which feel as painful as a urological blockage when pressed. It is caused by an improper diet or an imbalance of cold and heat, leading to poor circulation in the intestines, which causes blood stasis. Long-term stasis turns into heat, and intense heat rots the flesh into pus. It is a sign of a ‘ruptured intestine’…”
“Changyong…”
Shen Yu rubbed her chin and pondered for a moment.
She didn’t remember all the ancient names for diseases perfectly.
After all, traditional Chinese medicine wasn’t her greatest strength.
Her skills in Acupuncture and prescribing medicine had been learned from Su Lianyue.
In the field of traditional medicine, Su Lianyue was undoubtedly a world-renowned master.
She could casually point out a lethal pressure point that would kill a person if poked…
By reverse-engineering Su Lianyue’s Lethal Acupuncture methods, Shen Yu had unexpectedly learned quite a lot.
She could even save the life of a dying patient if necessary.
Based on Yun Wei’s description, Shen Yu had a rough idea of what this condition was.
‘Acute Appendicitis?’
Shen Yu didn’t feel any joy at having guessed the diagnosis; instead, her brows furrowed deeply.
This time, it wasn’t because she was off the clock, but because in this era… this disease was a death sentence.
Even the Imperial Physician had said it was a sign of a “ruptured intestine.”
Unless surgery was performed, there was absolutely no chance of survival.
The patient would simply be driven to death by the sheer agony.
In this day and age, there wasn’t even anesthesia.
How could they perform surgery?
Not everyone was Guan Yunchang, capable of enduring a procedure like Scraping the Bone to Treat Poison without any numbing agents.