A Portrait of Song Dynasty Women

Blurb 1:

After her family falls on hard times, Miss Zhang travels to the capital to honor her engagement. Before she can even show the other party the betrothal contract, they turn against her and throw her out.

But Miss Zhang doesn't lose heart. She heads straight for the Imperial Medical Academy to take the exam to become a Song Dynasty medical officer.

From then on, when the prime minister's daughter-in-law has a hidden ailment, they call for her.

When a spoiled and willful princess gets spots on her face, they call for her.

When a concubine seeking favor wants a beauty formula, they call for her.

Imperial Medical Academy student, junior medical officer, official female physician, leading physician of the Imperial Medical Academy.

The rise of Miss Zhang, the Song Dynasty's foremost female physician, begins here.

Blurb 2:

Zhao Weize, Duke of Ying, is twenty years old, tall and refined, with a handsome bearing. He is also a cousin of the current emperor. A promising young man, he is praised throughout the capital of Dongjing as a handsome and elegant gentleman.

Yet he takes an instant dislike to the female physician sent by the Imperial Medical Academy. First she ran into him on the road and wouldn't leave him alone, and now she's even snuck into the Imperial Medical Academy and barged into his princely residence to get close to him. Her smiling eyes are full of admiration and affection. How utterly improper!

Being an imperial physician is hard. Being a female physician in the Song Dynasty is even harder.

Ever since Miss Zhang accidentally offended the powerful and favored Duke of Ying while making a house call, she's had a grievance she can't voice. She can't shake him off, but she can't offend him either. When necessary, she has to smile every three sentences, nod every five, and offer a compliment every ten. After an hour of hard acupuncture work, all she gets in return is, "Have some self-respect..."

Zhao Weize: She really loves me!

Miss Zhang: One house call is harder than farming ten mu of medicinal herbs.

[Reading Guide]

1. A portrait of Song Dynasty women: The three sisters of the female lead study medicine, embroidery, and cooking. The supporting female characters include, but aren't limited to, a female porcelain maker, a female wrestler, and a female carpenter.

2. Set during the Northern Song Dynasty, in the era of Liu E. The system of female physicians combines elements from the Tang and Song dynasties, along with some original additions. Please forgive any historical inaccuracies.

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