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Chapter 146: The Royal Family Takes Over the Medical Department
On October 16th, Hua Changxi arrived at the Medical Department early. After two months, she stepped into the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall again. She immediately found something wrong. There were many unfamiliar faces in the hall.

"Manager Hua, you are finally here."

When Zhou Qiuyu saw Hua Changxi, he hurriedly trotted forward.

Hua Changxi led her to his own courtyard, and then asked, "Did something happen in the errand hall?"

Zhou Qiuyu nodded: "A month ago, the emperor issued an imperial decree, allowing Prince Shou to take over the Medical Department."

Hearing this, Hua Changxi was surprised: "Where is the director?"

Zhou Qiuyu: "The position of director remains unchanged, but he has changed from the top decision-maker of the Medical Department to an official assisting Prince Shou."

"When Prince Shou came, he changed all the people in various places. Now the people in charge of the miscellaneous hall are no longer Eunuch Jia and his men, but people appointed by Prince Shou. Even the people in the storehouse have all been replaced."

Hua Changxi frowned when he heard this: "Where are Eunuch Jia and his men?"

Zhou Qiuyu: "Eunuch Jia and his men have connections, so although they are still in the Miscellaneous Servants' Hall, they are just ordinary chores now."

"Qihuang Hall has also been taken over by Prince Shou's people. We can no longer enter and exit freely. Fortunately, Eunuch Jia was well-informed and received the news in advance. He collected the body-refining equipment in Qihuang Hall No. 8. Otherwise, Eunuch Jia and his men might have been taken away for interrogation."

As he spoke, a look of worry appeared on his face.

When Hua Changxi saw this, he said directly: "Just say whatever you want to say."

Zhou Qiuyu: "I also heard from Eunuch Jia and the others that it won't be long before all the servants in the servants' hall will be dismissed. Then, we won't be able to stay in the servants' hall any longer."

Hua Changxi fell silent, thought for a moment and said, "How are you and Wang Yunchu and the others doing in learning alchemy?"

Zhou Qiuyu said modestly: "It's not a good refinement, but I can refine a finished pill."

Hua Changxi looked at her and said, "If I ask you to leave the errand hall right now and work in the pharmacy under my name, would you be willing?"

The royal family interfered with the management of the Medical Department, and she lost the wooden sign. It was now difficult for her to gain a foothold in the Medical Department, let alone protect other people.

After hearing this, Zhou Qiuyu nodded and said, "We all listen to Manager Hua."

Hua Changxi: "Go and tell Wang Yunchu and the others that if you are willing to work in the pharmacy, you should voluntarily resign from your job in the errand hall, and then go to Yu Hui, and he will arrange for you."

Managing ten pharmacies is not an easy task. As early as last year, Yu Hui had already resigned from his job in the warehouse and concentrated on helping Hua Changxi run the pharmacy.

Zhou Qiuyu nodded in agreement.

Afterwards, Hua Changxi asked about Mu Qingying and Yuan Tianchou’s lectures at Qihuangguan.

Zhou Qiuyu: "In August, they gave lectures almost every day, but in September, the frequency of their lectures began to decrease, and in October, they only gave lectures once every ten days."

Hua Changxi was a little surprised after hearing this: "Why did you say so little?"

Zhou Qiuyu: "I heard some doctors and pharmacists in Jiujie secretly discussing that the two of them repeated too much in their lectures and could not say anything new. They needed to spend a lot of time studying in advance before each class, which reduced the number of classes."

Hua Changxi's eyes flashed when he heard this.

Yes, to give lectures in Qihuangguan, not only a large number of students are needed, but also the lecturer must have a deep accumulation and high attainments in medical skills. Mu Qingying even needed her advice on a mid-grade elixir. She taught everyone how to refine elixirs, but she couldn't go into depth at all.

As for Yuan Tianchou, his alchemy skills and familiarity with spiritual plants are not as good as Mu Qingying's.

It seems that her previous worries, that Mu Qingying and Yuan Tianchou would condense the three-dimensional small sword on the wooden sign and then bind it to Qihuangguan, were somewhat redundant.

At this time, there was a knock on the door.

Hua Changxi took a glance and saw that it was Lin Sheng, so he asked Zhou Qiuyu to leave first.

"master."

Lin Sheng walked in respectfully and quickly took a look at Hua Changxi's expression. Seeing that she was silent and just looking at him indifferently, he was very smart not to mention what Eunuch Lin had ordered, and instead talked about the Jinyiwei.

"Captain Pang of the Imperial Guard said that he knew the master. Some time ago, the Imperial Guard was handling a case that resulted in many of the guards being injured. He knew that the master had superb medical skills, so he wanted to ask the master to come over and take a look."

After hearing this, Hua Changxi suddenly realized, "The Jinyiwei came to the pharmacy to find me, just for this matter?" Lin Sheng nodded, "That should be the case. I heard that many Jinyiwei have died in the past few days."

Hua Changxi: "I know about this, you can go down."

Lin Sheng stood there without moving, seeming to be hesitant to speak.

Hua Changxi looked at him without saying anything.

Finally, Lin Sheng couldn't bear the pressure anymore and took the initiative to say, "Master, my godfather has also looked for you several times recently, saying that he has made an appointment with you to go to the ghost market together."

Hua Changxi snorted, "When did I make an appointment with your godfather? How come I didn't know about this? If I want to go to the ghost market, I can only decide the time. I don't care whether I go with your godfather or not."

Lin Sheng didn't expect Hua Changxi to have such an attitude. His godfather was from the East Factory. It was the first time he saw someone who didn't give face to the East Factory.

Hua Changxi said to Lin Shengduo impatiently: "Alright, you can leave now."

Lin Sheng still didn't move, and said a little embarrassedly: "Master, I have something else to report. I have already practiced the Leather Refining Chapter to perfection. I want to ask, when can I practice the next chapter?"

After hearing this, Hua Changxi smiled and said, "What do you think?"

Lin Shengmin was silent for a moment: "...If possible, I would like to start practicing the next one now."

Hua Changxi looked at him and refused directly: "No, as for why, think about it yourself."

Lin Sheng was anxious and wanted to show his loyalty, but seeing that Hua Changxi was unwilling to say more, he knew that there was no point in saying more at this moment, so he could only bow silently and retreat.

Not long after Lin Sheng left, Hua Changxi was thinking about the significance of staying in the Medical Department when the sound of a trick was heard outside the hospital again.

This time, it was Mu Qingying who came.

"Hua Changxi, Prince Shou wants to see you."

Hua Changxi was shocked: "See me? What do you want to see me for?"

Mu Qingying thought she was afraid of meeting the royal family, and hurriedly said, "Don't worry, the prince is not only going to see you, but also everyone who has the wooden plaque. My brother has already notified the others, so come with me to the First Street."

After hearing this, Hua Changxi frowned, thinking that telling her that Prince Shou had summoned her was not a good thing. However, she still followed Mu Qingying to the Medical Bureau building. She wanted to see what Prince Shou wanted to do.

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On the first street, in the meeting hall of the Medical Bureau building, Hua Changxi saw Gu Jinfan, Zhu Qinghuan, Shen Qianfan, and Yuan Tianchou.

"The King of Shou has arrived."

As the eunuchs were chanting, a man in brocade clothes who looked to be only in his twenties or thirties appeared, and behind him was the seventh prince Chu Junhao.

When Chu Junhao passed by Hua Changxi, he smiled at her in a friendly manner.

"Why are there only so few people? Didn't they say there were eighteen wooden signs?"

As soon as Prince Shou sat down, he glanced at the people present and looked displeased.

Director Gu Qiming smiled and replied, "Your Highness, these are the people who have been confirmed to have the wooden plaques. The identities of the remaining people have not yet been found out."

After hearing this, Prince Shou snorted coldly: "The Minister of the Ministry of Heaven always praises you in front of my brother, saying that you have made great contributions to the management of the Medical Department. But I think he is exaggerating a bit. He can't even find out the identities of more than a dozen people. Director Gu, you have failed in your duty."

Gu Qiming's smile remained unchanged: "Your Highness has taught me a lesson, and I will definitely correct it in the future."

After hearing what he said, Prince Shou stopped talking and turned to look at Hua Changxi and the others.

The moment Prince Shou looked over, Hua Changxi quickly lowered his eyes to hide the disgust and nausea in them.

This Prince Shou exuded an unbearable fishy smell all over his body, which made her want to vomit.

Hua Changxi quickly glanced at Mu Qingying and the others beside her, and saw that there was nothing unusual in the way they looked at Prince Shou. She immediately realized that she was the only one who smelled the stench on Prince Shou, and quickly adjusted her facial expression.