The Princess and Her Rough-Rider Khan
Chapter 336 - 335 Rumors Are Not to Be Believed (Second Update)

Chapter 336: 335 Rumors Are Not to Be Believed (Second Update)

Li Xianyun, to prevent anyone from going in to tip off others, said indifferently, "Stay kneeling right where you are."

Walking along the way, the medical officers were all ordered by Bater to kneel on the ground and not stand up.

The group eventually arrived at the main building of the Imperial Medical Bureau, only to see Wu Mu and a young medical officer kneeling on the open ground in front of the main building.

Approaching the main building, Li Xianyun overheard the conversation between two senior medical officers.

One of them said, "It’s an outrage, daring to talk back to me. They don’t even consider their own worth; they think by clinging to high branches they can look down on us."

The other one added, "Nor do they see what sort of person the Princess Consort is, the cherished one of Khan’s heart. They believe that a few words with you will lead to a meteoric rise, which is simply laughable."

"Still so young, never having stumbled, not yet schooled in the ways of the world, nor understanding the warmth and coldness of human relationships."

"Just a few years as an apprentice, and they already think they’re bona fide medical officers? With so many patients in the world, if everyone were to be treated, could they possibly cope?"

"People have their status, high and low, noble and base, each with their own fate. Some lives are as cheap as grass; why waste precious medicinal resources?"

Hearing this, Li Xianyun stepped inside.

Two senior Imperial Physicians were seated inside, one with a leg crossed over the other while sitting, the other with feet crossed resting on the desk.

They thought it was some ignorant medical officer coming in to disturb their peace and were about to lash out, but seeing Li Xianyun’s silhouette against the light, they were startled and quickly knelt down, bending their arms in salute and said, "Greetings to the Princess Consort."

Li Xianyun did not allow them to stand, but looked at them with cold eyes and said indifferently, "Summon everyone from the Imperial Medical Bureau."

"Yes." A guard took the order and hurriedly went to do so.

As Li Xianyun walked through the palace, Yelu Yan had not only ordered Bater and Youlan to follow her, but also personally selected several highly skilled personal guards to accompany her.

Yelu Yan’s men proved reliable; in just a moment, everyone from the Imperial Medical Bureau had gathered in the open ground in front of the main building.

The crowd saw Li Xianyun sitting solemnly on the Taishi Chair in front of the main building and were filled with trepidation.

After bowing in greeting, everyone, as directed by the guards, stood aside and waited silently.

Once the guard reported that everyone was present, Li Xianyun then looked at the two kneeling on the ground and asked indifferently, "What crime have Wu Mu and the other medical officer committed?"

The two senior Imperial Physicians knelt on the ground, trembling, no longer displaying the domineering arrogance they had before.

One of them, harboring a slim hope that Li Xianyun had not heard their conversation, said, "Wu Mu and the others were disrespectful to their elders and talked back to their superiors; that’s why we punished them to kneel outside and reflect on their actions."

Li Xianyun let out a cold "hmph."

"Talking behind my back about me is the true disrespect to your elders and superiors. It is said that a doctor should have a heart of compassion, seeing only patients in their eyes without distinguishing between the noble and the lowly, and certainly not using medical skills to curry favor with the powerful. Not only have you two done so, but you also regard human life as worthless, ignoring others’ lives, and refusing to save them when you could, truly unfit to practice medicine."

She turned to a guard and said, "Issue the order, strip both of their positions as Imperial Physicians, expel them from the palace, and never employ them again."

The two haughty Imperial Physicians had already lost their former arrogance and started to beg piteously for mercy.

The guards who served close to Yelu Yan were veterans; with a swift move, they knocked the two unconscious, who were then dragged out without an ounce of dignity.

Meanwhile, Li Xianyun promoted the ranks of Wu Mu and another medical officer, and ordered the Chief of the Imperial Medical Bureau to start a thorough investigation from that day on to root out any harmful elements within the bureau.

Subsequently, Li Xianyun redefined the responsibilities of the Imperial Medical Bureau’s Imperial Physicians and medical officers.

In addition to treating the royal family and the nobility, they were also to provide medical consultations to the Palace Attendants in the palace.

They could charge consultation and medication fees as they would outside the palace, but every transaction had to be recorded to prevent overcharging.

Palace Attendants could not leave the palace at will, making it difficult to seek medical treatment. If the Imperial Medical Bureau would not provide consultations, it would be extremely hard to obtain medical advice.

And with so many Palace Attendants, it would be impossible not to charge for consultations and medication.

Li Xianyun’s actions took both aspects into consideration, with meticulous thought and comprehensive concern, which inevitably inspired admiration in everyone.

After explaining everything about the matter, Li Xianyun proceeded, as promised, to teach the methods of acupuncture to the Imperial Physician and medical officers of the Imperial Medical Bureau.

She used the Acupoint Map she had drawn earlier to explain to everyone.

First, she had everyone familiarize themselves with the various acupoints on the human body and the corresponding areas they governed.

It was only after they had memorized these that she began to teach how to insert the needles.

Wu Mu and some other young medical officers were very eager to learn, and crowded around Li Xianyun to ask many questions.

When it was nearly 11 AM, Youlan approached Li Xianyun and whispered a reminder, "My lady, it’s almost 11 AM. If the Khan cannot find you, he will start to worry again."

She kept her voice as low as possible, but the room was so quiet that many still overheard her.

Everyone restrained themselves and dared not ask any more questions.

Seeing this, Li Xianyun had no choice but to stop, leaving the Acupoint Map behind, as she led her entourage out of the Imperial Medical Bureau.

Just as they walked out, they encountered someone head-on—Ji Chuchu.

The Imperial Medical Bureau was located at the junction between the harem and the front court, which ministers from the court could also enter.

Upon seeing Li Xianyun, Ji Chuchu stopped dead in her tracks.

Li Xianyun seemed more beautiful than before, exuding charm with every move, enough to make any woman’s heart flutter, let alone a man’s.

Without realizing it, Ji Chuchu clenched her hand hiding in her sleeve into a fist.

Ji Chuchu tried her best to appear nonchalant and walked forward to bow, saying, "Your Highness, the consort, I greet you."

Li Xianyun acknowledged with a "hmm" and prepared to leave, but then she heard Ji Chuchu say, "Your Highness, may I have a word with you, if you please?"

She always wanted to "have a word" with her and Li Xianyun did not feel they had any particularly close relationship, so she replied, "Whatever you have to say, you can say it here."

Why should she give face to someone who spread rumors to steal her man?

In fact, when Li Xianyun found out about the rumors outside the palace from Yuchi Qian, she knew Ji Chuchu was behind it all.

She wanted to use the idle talk among the common people to compel Yelu Yan to take her as his Imperial Concubine.

But it turned out to be a plan where instead of getting gains, she ended up losing what she had.

Ji Chuchu said, "About the widespread rumors in the capital concerning me and the Khan, I hope Your Highness won’t take them to heart."

Without showing pleasure or anger, Li Xianyun replied with a smile on her lips, "Haven’t the rumors died down already? They were just rumors, why would I be concerned about them? Moreover, on my first day returning to the capital, the Khan already made it clear to me that he intends to confer the title of princess on you, recorded under my grandmother-in-law’s name."

Upon hearing this, Ji Chuchu was utterly shocked, frozen in her place.

This was nothing like what she had thought over the past few days.

She had imagined that upon hearing the rumors outside, Li Xianyun would argue with Yelu Yan, and he would, out of necessity, bestow upon her the title of princess, with the recording under the name of the ancestral matriarch.

She never expected that it was actually Yelu Yan who, in an attempt to cheer her up, had proactively suggested it.

A bitter smile crept up on Ji Chuchu’s face.

Now, thinking about it, spreading the rumor that she was nearly married to Yelu Yan was an utterly foolish move.

On one hand, it caused her father to lose respect among the old officials, and on the other, it resulted in her facing a harsh public humiliation.

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