The Tang Dynasty’s Female Forensic Doctor-Chapter 681: Final - : Toasting the East Wind (Grand Finale)_3

Chapter 681: Final Chapter: Toasting the East Wind (Grand Finale)_3
"It depends on my mood. Let’s start with the good news," said Xiao Song indifferently.
Liu Qingsong swallowed hard and said dryly, "The matter that Ninth Sister-in-law and I discussed last time, I have submitted a memorial for it, and today the Ministry of Personnel has approved it. The Emperor agrees with the idea but says that the details need to be further refined."
"Really?" Ran Yan’s eyes lit up.
Ran Yan and Liu Qingsong felt that the timing was almost right, so they discussed the idea of teaching forensic medicine in Great Tang. The Imperial Medical Bureau was responsible for treating the ailments of nobles within the palace; it also served as a medical school, cultivating hundreds of medical talents. So, they suggested establishing a separate forensic medicine category within the Imperial Medical Bureau, with Liu Qingsong mainly teaching and Ran Yan as a visiting lecturer, coming in to give a lecture once a month.
This forensic doctor title wasn’t simply a ’Forensic Doctor’ by name, but also involved anatomy. Once established... what to teach would be up to them, wouldn’t it?
As the most accomplished disciple of Hua Tuo, willing to teach secret techniques, even the Medical Director Zhang and Zhou were itching to sign up. The Ministry of Personnel had just received Liu Qingsong’s memorial, and before it was even reviewed, the news spread "on wings," and the typically low-key Imperial Medical Bureau this time adopted a stance of "whoever opposes this is a villain for all eternity, and everyone has the right to punish them," ready to argue their case with reason at any moment.
After all, the main lecturer would be Liu Qingsong, not Ran Yan.
"This is what I expected, it’s not surprising," said Ran Yan. Such a sly and meticulous innovation, of course, was suggested by Xiao Song. He never does anything without certainty.
Liu Qingsong hurriedly leaned closer to Xiao Song, lowering his voice, "What about the news that Su Fu abducted Princess Jinyang, and the Emperor has issued an order for his capture? Does that count as good news?"
Xiao Song was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Indeed, that’s great news."
"What good news?" Ran Yan looked at the two secretive men and asked.
The two men smiled without answering. However, Xiao Song doubted in his heart, would someone as cool and detached as Su Fu indulge in such a sentimental act?
But Princess Jinyang had always been obedient, and given her young age, she wouldn’t have run off with someone without reason, would she...
Taking Ran Yan’s feelings into consideration, after sending Liu Qingsong away, Xiao Song, while simultaneously trying not to upset her, recounted Su Fu’s matter to Ran Yan.
Ran Yan, however, was quite relieved—whether it was romantic affection or not, as long as Su Fu could find even a hint of warmth, that was good.
After experiencing a warm winter.
Ran Yan’s external injuries had all healed, and she could walk on the ground, but she still felt dizzy from time to time. When the blood flowed, it was fast and furious, and recuperating on her own would take a long time.
However, the most severe injury on her body wasn’t the one on her back but the torn web of skin between her thumb and index finger. The reaction of her thumb had slowed down a lot, which was almost a fatal blow for a forensic doctor wielding a scalpel.
But Ran Yan had never given up. She believed that persistence in rehabilitation would yield results, and she had also prepared herself for the worst. While doing rehabilitation, she began to practice using her left hand to wield the knife.
The preparation for the forensic medicine category in the Imperial Medical Bureau was all set; there was no need to worry about student enrollment. The students of the Imperial Medical Bureau fought tooth and nail for the few available spots, so after discussing it, they decided to increase the number of spots to thirty.
The weather in February was still somewhat cold.
Ran Yan, wrapped in a fur coat, was eating pig liver porridge when Xiao Song discussed with her the plans to leave their three little ones with her mother during early summer and visit Guanshan together, when Wan Lu came in to , "My lord, Lady, a guest is visiting—it’s Zhou’s mother and son."
"Zhou’s mother and son?" Ran Yan did not immediately recall who they were.
Wan Lu reminded her, "Lady, it’s Zhou Sanlang, whom you saved at the Suzhou estate."
"Ah," Ran Yan remembered. At the time, when someone inquired about her lifesaving act, she heard that this mother and son left Suzhou and hadn’t anticipated that they would come to Chang’an!
Having just gotten through a dreary winter, and now with an old acquaintance visiting, Ran Yan was happy in her heart and asked Wan Lu to lead them to the side hall.
While Ran Yan met with the old acquaintances, Xiao Song went to his study to organize documents.
Outside, it began to snow lightly again.
Supported by her maid, Ran Yan walked slowly towards the side hall.
The hall was small, so the stove was very warm. Ran Yan took off her fur coat, knelt down on the host seat, and looked at the small square lantern on the table. She couldn’t help but smile faintly, recalling those times in Suzhou when she used to sit under the corridor reading with a lantern like this one, eventually throwing the contract of Zhou’s mother and son into the flame.
Later, driven by circumstances, she had to give up the idea of keeping Zhou’s mother and son by her side. This action hadn’t been of any help to her, but now, it seemed, she had earned some goodwill.