Lin Wanqing was an overlooked young physician in the Imperial Medical Academy. When she refused to curry favor with the powerful, she was framed and driven out. Sick and alone, she wandered among the common people, using her remarkable medical skills to treat epidemics, cure strange poisons, and save refugees. Step by step, she rose from a tiny rural clinic to stand before the emperor. Faced with political infighting and schemes by fellow physicians, she refused to curry favor or compromise. With silver needles as her blade and medical knowledge as her shield, she protected the people and overturned the rotten medical system. When the Imperial Medical Academy once again offered her a prestigious post, she only smiled and said, "My clinic has room for patients from all under heaven. Why would I need a corner of the imperial court?"
Theme: Compassionate medical skill can move heaven and earth, and women can make their own way in the world
