"Have you heard? Several maids were beaten to death in Changchun Palace today."
"Ah? What happened?"
"They say someone bribed them to harm the dragon seed in Consort Zhen's womb... Changchun Palace is now filled with kneeling figures, and Envoy rushed into the palace just to help Consort Zhen stabilize her pregnancy..."
In the front hall of the Medical Officer Institute, two medical officers were chatting while holding bowls. Lu Tong passed by them, and upon seeing someone approaching, they lowered their heads to eat without speaking.
Other than serving in the Medical Officer Institute, most medical officers spent a large part of their time moving among the houses of officials and nobility, and they knew many of the secrets within these high walls.
