The female doctor...
Seems to be the Buddhist Saintess Miao Tan.
It appears she is also here to undergo the Red Dust Tribulation.
Chen Sansi wasn't sure if Miao Tan recognized him, anyway, they did not take action against each other and temporarily coexisted peacefully.
That year, the rebel army of Da Qi rose everywhere, causing chaos across the land, which prompted the court to increase taxes again, adding insult to injury for the impoverished and sick populace.
The forty-first year of Tian Wu.
Something happened to the Zhang Family.
Zhang Wei of the Households refused to collude with the new Magistrate, resulting in being framed with a random crime, dismissed from his post, and nearly exiled to military service.
The eldest, Zhang Ping, left his homeland once again to take the imperial examination.
