At his words, the expressions of everyone present changed.
The smile on Emperor Muwu's face faded. His aged yet still sharp eyes fixed on Ugle for a long moment before he offered a breezy smile.
"Chu Hospital Director, I didn't expect your reputation to have spread all the way to Wazhen."
Chu Qiyuan rose and gave Ugle a polite bow.
"You flatter me, Crown Prince. His Majesty was only slightly unwell. I was merely fulfilling my duties as a subject, prescribing and preparing his medicine as usual."
Ugle looked him up and down, then let out a hearty laugh.
"I know that the Hospital Director is the most capable one in the Imperial Hospital. But how is it that I heard the one who treated His Majesty was a woman?"
The atmosphere in the great hall froze.
A cold look flashed across Emperor Muwu's face.
