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A Surgeon in the Dragon Court Full Episode
001
Loren, a modern obstetrician who just transmigrated into a death-row prisoner, wakes as guards prepare her execution. She panics, insists she can't die, and vows to save fellow prisoner Rose. While being marched out, Loren reads an imperial notice: Lady Sofia lacks breast milk and anyone who induces lactation earns an envoy-level promotion that pauses executions. Seeing a chance, Loren volunteers to take the mission despite warnings that failure means brutal punishment. When guards reluctantly accept, she demands to see Lady Sofia — betting her life on inducing lactation, with her success unresolved.
002
Village officials debate sending a man into the palace to induce a concubine’s lactation, fearing execution if they fail. Loren insists he’s an expert physician despite whispers that he’s only a scholar. Hans is blamed for reporting them and landing Rose and Loren in prison. The argument is cut short when the Lord General’s baby starts choking. Loren rushes in, performs a risky maneuver and appears to save the child. Bystanders gape, then someone grabs the infant and shouts, "You bastard! Let go of my son!" Loren’s competence is proven but accusations flare, leaving his fate unresolved.
003
During a public incident, a child chokes on a date and a young man pulls it free, saving him. The child's guardian, speaking to a man addressed as "my lord," demands to know who fed the child. Attendants point to Hans, a date seller; Hans denies bringing dates and is seized by guards. As he's led away he accuses Loren of setting him up and threatens vengeance. After thanking the rescuer, the guardian asks the lord to let the young man enter the palace to treat Lady Sofia, leaving that request tangled with the sudden accusation and unresolved.
004
Summoned by an imperial notice, a man confidently claims he can stimulate Lady Sofia's milk. The lord arranges to escort his sister-in-law into the imperial city and leaves her in custody, promising she will be cared for while he handles the task. Rose is quietly assured she'll be rescued. At court, a skeptical eunuch confronts the claimant, noting imperial physicians already failed and calling him a bumpkin. The episode closes with the healer on the spot and the court demanding proof: can he actually cure Lady Sofia's condition?
005
A provincial veterinarian is summoned to the imperial court to treat Lady Sofia, who cannot produce milk after childbirth. He touts three generations of livestock experience and crude pig-milk anecdotes, earning sneers from eunuchs and a jealous aside from the Emperor. He offers a "special remedy," claiming he can stimulate milk flow but warns Sofia's case is special: proper flow requires pressure on specific acupuncture points, which means touching her body. Sofia coldly threatens, "If you fail... I'll have you killed." The court erupts; his intimate treatment and choice to proceed remain unresolved.
006
When Lady Sofia can't produce milk, Your Highness orders a palace maid be trained to reproduce a therapeutic massage for her. Maid Winnie refuses—she's a virgin and fears damage to her future. Your Highness accuses her of ingratitude, summons guards and has her brought to the Imperial Household Department. Under pressure and promises of reward for her and Loren, Winnie capitulates, saying, "I'll do it." Loren prepares to demonstrate the technique on Winnie while Your Highness watches. The episode ends with the risky procedure beginning and Winnie's fate still unresolved.
007
An experienced woman teaches Winnie how to perform breast massage, pointing out specific pressure points to stimulate milk flow. She names the Spiritual Pivot and the Celestial Pivot, demonstrates the exact pressure and warns Winnie she’ll feel slight soreness. Winnie attempts to repeat the moves but presses wrong; the teacher corrects her and demonstrates again, growing impatient and demanding focus. When Winnie keeps forgetting the sequence, the instructor stresses that without learning she can’t help with the massage. The episode closes with the instructor declaring, "We'll just have to repeat it again and again," leaving the lesson unresolved.
008
After a session ends and an exhausted Winnie is dismissed, Loren stays to speak privately with the Highness. He warns the maids can't fix the urgent problem and says he has the same method he used on Winnie. The Highness lashes out, threatening Loren with severe punishment if he touches him; Loren replies he waited until the monarch left and insists it will work. Loren demands secrecy and warns the young prince cannot be left hungry. The episode closes with the Highness forced to choose whether to accept Loren's risky, secret treatment or let the prince go without.
009
Loren is summoned to help Lady Sofia produce breast milk; court whispers that failure will mean his death. He pleads for one chance, bargaining for his sister-in-law's release if he succeeds. Told to come alone at the third watch, Loren leaves Rose with rations and silver, promising to bring good news. Outside the palace, courtiers spread rumors about his fate. Meanwhile Her Majesty orders aphrodisiac incense lit and vows to conceive a royal heir tonight using a trick. The episode ends with Loren heading into a lone, high-stakes night while the Empress prepares to secure a pregnancy.
010
Mr. Saul is led to Her Majesty’s chambers and finds a man caught with the Emperor’s wife. The man boasts he kissed her, then is exposed when she cries, “You’re not His Majesty!” He insists he was only playing along and lashes out, threatening, “I’ll kill you!” Servants shout that His Majesty has arrived, and the confrontation freezes as the real emperor appears at the door. The accused’s identity, the reason for the deceit, and the violent threat hang unresolved as the ruler steps into the scene.