The Southern Chen Dynasty’s Medicine Consort: Ninth Prince, Let Me Take Your Pulse

“I know medicine.”

“I can cure it.”

“I have to go.”

“I’ll wait for you.”

Four short sentences, enough to express a lifetime of devotion. She cured his poison, helped him seize the throne, and built flood defenses, mines, and roads. From a suspicious female doctor to Princess Consort Jing, she did it all, yet never took credit for any of it.

She said the Gate of Time would open again, and when it did, she would have to leave. He said, “Then I’ll wait for you.”

She really did leave. He remained in Nan Chen for twenty-seven years. She searched through historical records and couldn’t find a single mention of Nan Chen.

Until an imperial tomb was excavated. On the back of the coffin platform was a line of faintly carved words:

“After you left, I learned to watch the sunset.”

The Southern Chen Physician Consort: Ninth Prince, Let Me Take Your Pulse