Convinced that Lu Tong came from a mysterious background, with ancestral medical volumes passed down in his family, Miao Liangfang had inquired a few times to no avail and eventually let it go. Ultimately, his goal was to get Lu Tong into the Hanlin Medical Institute, but as things stood now—
Sighing, Miao Liangfang said, "Miss, with this approach, it's impossible for you to enter the Hanlin Medical Institute."
He tactfully hinted, "The spring exam evaluates nine subjects, each with its own standards. Your prescriptions might indeed cure the symptoms, but if you answer the exam paper this way, you're bound to fail."
"What we fear as Medical Officers in the Hanlin Medical Institute isn't prescribing medicines that fail to cure people, but medicines that end up killing them. You add a few poisonous ingredients right off the bat; as soon as the examiners see your paper, they'll immediately toss it aside. What else are you expecting?"
