“Imperial Physician Wang, the people are there. Don’t let them die.”
When Wang Miao arrived at the Internal Eunuch’s Mansion, what awaited him were several eunuchs who had been tortured and were on the verge of death.
The eunuchs’ bodies were covered in torn flesh. One of them had all ten fingers broken off, revealing his white bones. He was afraid that even if Hua Tuo1Hua Tuo (c. 140–208), courtesy name Yuanhua, was a Chinese physician who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty. Historical texts, such as Records of the Three Kingdoms and Book of the Later Han record Hua Tuo as having been the first person in China to use anesthesia during surgery. He used a general anesthetic combining wine with a herbal concoction called mafeisan (麻沸散; literally “cannabis boil powder”).
Besides being respected for his expertise in surgery and anesthesia, Hua Tuo was famous for his abilities in acupuncture, moxibustion, herbal medicine, and medical daoyin exercises. He developed the Wuqinxi (五禽戲; literally “Exercise of the Five Animals”) from studying the movements of the tiger, deer, bear, ape, and crane. were alive again, he wouldn’t be able to save these hands.
Wang Miao couldn’t help but frown. He didn’t know what mistakes these eunuchs had made to deserve such punishment.
“Eunuch Xiao Yan said that as long as they can keep their breath and not die, it’s fine.”
The young eunuch who brought Imperial Physician Wang over continued to speak.
This time, Wang Miao’s frown deepened. In other words, the miserable appearance of these eunuchs in front of him was all caused by Yan Yu. That child actually became as cruel as the rumors said.
“Eunuch Xiao Yan.”
“Deputy Chief Steward Yan.”
Just when Imperial Physician Wang was feeling troubled, the eunuchs around him suddenly looked solemn, stood still respectfully, and saluted the person walking not far away, with envy on their faces.
Imperial Physician Wang’s official rank did not require him to be as servile as these young eunuchs, but the one who was in power in the previous and present dynasties was Yan Zhongying, the eunuch in charge. The cruel style of the eunuchs under his command was even more frightening.
Imperial Physician Wang was a proud man and might not be afraid of these things, but he had a wife, children, and disciples. If he made a mistake and was hated by the petty-minded eunuchs, more people would probably be implicated.
It was precisely because of this that Wang Miao, although he was an imperial physician, still obeyed the call of the young eunuch and condescended to come to the Inner Eunuch’s Mansion to treat several eunuchs.
At this time, Imperial Physician Wang’s expression was calm and respectful, but he was very disdainful in his heart. He lowered his head slightly and looked at the young man walking toward him from afar with his peripheral vision.
The other party was thinner than when he met him a few years ago. His skin was very white, so white that it was a little sick.
Because he was castrated since childhood, Yu Yan at this age did not have any embarrassment during his adolescent development. Except for his thick hair and eyebrows, there was hardly a single hair on his body. His skin was smooth and delicate.
He looked like a beautiful boy whose gender was difficult to tell.
Imperial Physician Wang had a very sensitive sense of smell. He smelled a strong smell of blood, which came from Yu Yan.
In fact, his feelings were not wrong. He saw Yu Yan holding a clean silk handkerchief, carefully and devoutly wiping a jade hairpin. Wang Miao also saw that the bottom of Yu Yan’s black hem was darker than the surrounding fabric, which was stained with blood.
The reason why the eunuchs who needed his treatment at this moment became what they were now should be his achievements.
The few young eunuchs standing by did not have as complicated thoughts as Imperial Physician Wang. They were extremely envious and wished that they could replace Yu Yan and become the next lucky person in this deep palace.
The so-called overnight success was probably like this. A few months ago, Yu Yan was just a young eunuch waiting for an assignment like them. He was also accused of framing Xiao Yuzi, who lived in the same room, and was almost punished by Chief Eunuch Yan.
Who knew that the other party was so eloquent that in the end, Chief Eunuch Yan not only did not punish him but also adopted him as his adopted son?
He also gave him an honor that no other adopted son had ever had. He gave him the surname Yan and named him Yan Yu.
Above him, apart from the chief stewards of each palace, there is only Yan Zhongying, the chief supervisor. He is only sixteen years old now. There had never been such a young deputy chief steward in the history of the Li Dynasty.
Moreover, as long as Chief Eunuch Yan still trusted him as he did now, the chief steward or even the chief supervisor position in the future might not be a dream.
For castrated people, there was no hope for their offspring, so they paid special attention to money and power. Now Yu Yan had obtained them all easily. How could people not be envious?
“Imperial Physician Wang.”
When passing by Wang Miao, Yu Yan suddenly stopped.
Wang Miao took a barely perceptible step back. The pressure from the young man in front of him became even heavier. Even though he didn’t look him in the eye, Wang Miao still felt a little breathless under the other party’s strong aura. This was mental suppression.
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