The Martial Emperor's Beautiful Imperial Physician: The Woman Physician

The legendary life of Yi Shuo, the only female imperial physician in Chinese history Just how powerful is traditional Chinese medicine? A sweeping epic that reveals the mysterious history of Chinese medicine! A novel that can heal you! A novel that will shake your soul! During the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, Yi Shuo’s parents were framed by Cui Fuzhi, the chief physician of the Imperial Medical Office, and both were killed. The orphaned Yi Shuo, who had only recently been born, was taken in and raised by Xu Shanyou, a folk doctor and a friend of her late father. Gifted and clever, Yi Shuo is devoted to medicine and determined to become a doctor. But she is born a woman, and her adoptive father firmly opposes her ambitions, so she has no choice but to study medicine in secret. When her adoptive father gives his life during a plague, he tells her the truth about her birth before he dies. Grief only strengthens her resolve to become a virtuous doctor. She then becomes a student of Zheng Wukong, Chang’an’s finest physician, studies medicine with tireless dedication, and treats the sick. Before long, she is hailed as a female Bian Que. To master more advanced medicine, she enters the imperial court, where she faces intrigue, persecution, and imprisonment. Unbowed, she serves in turn as a wet nurse, a female physician, and a court physician, until Emperor Wu of Han finally appoints her the first female imperial physician in Western Han history.