Wounds always hurt when they scab over, but she's been smiling a lot more lately.
Lin Danqing said, "Younger Sister Lu, there's a celebration at the Medical Officer Institute later to congratulate the candidates selected to be Imperial Physicians this year. Let's go together."
Chang Jin hadn't lied; the medical officers who went to Su Nan to fight the epidemic were indeed promoted three levels upon examination. Chang Jin had already added Lin Danqing's name to the list of candidates selected to be Imperial Physicians. Should Lin Danqing pass the assessment at the end of the year, he would truly become an Imperial Physician.
For a newly appointed Imperial Medical Officer, this was an astonishingly rapid promotion.
Lin Danqing was also very satisfied, having shown Lu Tong his plans, striving to enter the Imperial Apothecary in one year, become a Chief Physician in two years, and surpass Chang Jin within three years to take on the position of Envoy himself.
