flstandardbreds Chapter 273 Imperial Medical Academy
Chapter 273 Imperial Medical Academy
The carriage, with its pale yellow lanterns, slowly made its way down the long street toward the Prince's Palace.
The streets were deserted by then, with only the clatter of horses' hooves and the sound of the wind whistling past one's ears.
A small lantern hung inside the carriage, swaying with the movement of the vehicle.
"Chu Qing." Xiao Han sat down beside Long Chu Qing, cupping her face in his hands. "Chu Qing, I think I see two of you? No, three..."
Long Chuqing muttered to himself: This guy must be seeing double! Or is he drunk?
Although she drank quite a bit, fortunately the alcohol content was not high. Although her head was a little dizzy, she was still relatively clear-headed.
“Chu Qing…” Xiao Han still held Long Chu Qing’s face in his hands: “Don’t shake me, I’m dizzy.”
"You've had too much to drink!" Long Chuqing said helplessly.
"No, I...I didn't drink too much." His head swayed slightly. "I...can still drink."
"No more drinks, we're already on our way back home."
"Sit down first." Long Chuqing tried to pry his hand away.
Long Chuqing said with a sigh: "I don't think he drank that much. How did he get drunk? This is so troublesome."
"Don't move, Chu Qing, don't shake me... I, I'm dizzy."
Xiao Han cupped Long Chuqing's cheeks and examined them carefully, then couldn't help but gently pinch them.
He grinned foolishly at Long Chuqing, "Your pink and tender cheeks are so pretty, and they feel so good to the touch."
Long Chuqing was speechless again: Was he really drunk?
"Well......"
Before she could react, Xiao Han cupped her cheeks and kissed her.
Long Chuqing's eyes widened. A few seconds later, just as she was about to push him away, Xiao Han let go of her and then took the opportunity to hug her arm and rest his head on her shoulder.
"Dizziness."
Long Chuqing came to her senses and reached up to touch her lips: He, this guy just took advantage of her?
"Snapped......"
A light slap landed on Xiao Han's cheek: "Hmph... Serves you right for taking advantage of me."
Xiao Han reached out and rubbed it, murmuring, "It hurts..."
"Let you take advantage of me." She reached out and pinched his cheeks a few times.
Long Chuqing tried to pull her arms away, but Xiao Han held her so tightly that she had no choice but to give up struggling.
Xiao Han leaned on Long Chuqing's shoulder, head down, eyes closed, a satisfied smile playing on his lips.
"Your hair ornament poked my face," Long Chuqing said, tilting her head to the side.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Han shifted his head to a different position.
Long Chuqing had some doubts: Could this guy be faking being drunk?
She reached out and pushed his head: "Get up... I know you're not drunk, stop pretending."
"I feel dizzy..." Xiao Han hugged Long Chuqing's arm even tighter.
"Ah sneeze..."
Bronze, who was driving the carriage, sneezed and rubbed his nose. "It's getting colder and colder."
Qingying also pulled her clothes tighter around herself. "Who says it isn't? It's so cold, it feels like it's going to snow again."
"Let's hurry back to the manor! Giddy up..."
The horse had only taken two quick steps when one of the carriage wheels ran over a stone block by the roadside, causing the carriage to lose its balance and almost tip over. Fortunately, Qing Tong managed to stabilize it in time.
Qingying was almost thrown off. "You, how do you drive? You scared me!"
Luckily, he wasn't asleep with his eyes closed, or he would definitely have been thrown off.
"It was too dark to see clearly," Qing Tong explained. "I don't know which little brat put the obstacle on the road."
"By the way," Qing Tong called into the carriage, "Your Highness, Miss Long, are you alright?"
“It’s alright…” Long Chuqing replied.
Inside the carriage, Xiao Han, having just been jostled around, instinctively wrapped his arms around Long Chuqing's waist.
Long Chuqing frowned: He's taking advantage of her again.
Never mind, we'll be at your residence soon.
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At the invitation of Imperial Physician Liu, Long Chuqing went to the Imperial Hospital today.
Judge Liu put aside his work and personally led Long Chuqing on a tour of the hospital.
"This is the Temple of the First Physician, the place where our Imperial Medical Academy worships our ancestor of medicine," said Imperial Physician Liu, leading Long Chuqing inside. "Please..."
The Temple of the First Physician is the most magnificent building in the Imperial Medical Academy. It has three main halls and the roof is designed with a double-eaved hip roof that expands horizontally. The glazed tiles under the eaves are shimmering with iridescent colors.
It is both grand and majestic, and full of profound cultural connotations.
The pillars in front of the hall are carved with coiled dragons that seem to leap out, while the beams and ceilings inside the hall are painted with auspicious patterns such as meander and scrolling grass.
The Temple of the First Physicians enshrines Taihao Fuxi, Huangdi Xuanyuan, and Yandi Shennong, among other medical ancestors.
Next to it is another temple, the Medicine King Temple.
Judge Liu and Long Chuqing offered incense to the two temples respectively.
Then, Judge Liu took her to visit the Imperial Medical Academy's library.
The library contains many medical books, and the bookshelves are mostly made of wood and arranged in neat rows. Although they are bookshelves, the sides are carved with patterns of various herbs, which shows great care.
The roof of the library is covered with a large number of bright tiles, so the interior is very bright during the day.
Each shelf is labeled with a category tag and the book title, and the books are stored in sections according to their type, making it easy and quick to find what you're looking for.
Some of the precious medical books were placed in camphor wood boxes with insect-repelling herbs inside for better preservation.
It was still early, but besides the manager, there were already quite a few young people studying medicine browsing through medical books in the library.
They read and thought simultaneously, and would jot down important points on paper.
Upon seeing Judge Liu arrive, they stopped what they were doing, stood up, and respectfully bowed to him in greeting.
"Greetings, Your Honor."
"Okay." Judge Liu nodded. "You all get back to work."
After the two left, they huddled together and whispered among themselves.
"Who is this woman? That she could command a personal audience with the Imperial Judge?"
"I don't know, but I just overheard the Imperial Physician talking to her about medical principles, so she must be a medical student!"
"It's really rare to see a woman studying medicine!"
"Perhaps she's the daughter of some noble family, just browsing around the Imperial Hospital out of boredom."
"Nonsense, Judge Liu is usually very busy, how could he possibly have time to accompany a delicate young lady on a tour?"
"Perhaps the judge needs something from them?"
"Forget it, let's not speculate."
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After visiting the library, Judge Liu led Long Chuqing to the main hall of the Imperial Medical Academy.
From the north wing came the crisp sound of porcelain mortar clattering as medicine was being ground, and wisps of smoke rose from the medicine cauldron.
Seeing Imperial Physician Liu leading Long Chuqing past, several young imperial physicians pretended to pound medicine or organize medicinal herbs, but their eyes couldn't help but peek outside.
I heard yesterday that a distinguished guest would be visiting. I thought it would be someone important, but it turned out to be a girl.
Two younger apprentices were perched on the doorframe, peering out with curious eyes.
"Is that lady the guest who visited today?"
"Perhaps! Didn't you see Lord Liu personally come to greet us?"