I swept the harem by pretending to be weak

Doctor Ye remained silent.

He gazed deeply at the mature and charming woman in front of him, and in a trance he seemed to see the girl who secretly brought out the master's herbs and gave them to him when he was bullied and injured by his companions.

How ironic, the most gifted imperial physician apprentice, could not heal his own wound. In this deep palace, outstanding professional ability may be important, but there is something more important, that is, the ability to be keen on the ways of the world.

Unfortunately, Doctor Ye lacks exactly this ability.

It was always difficult for him to perceive the nobles' hesitation to speak, and it was also difficult for him to empathize with the servants who were responsible for serving him. It was precisely because of this that he had great talent but failed to receive proper training, and that he was not welcomed despite his superb skills.

More than once, the master looked at him and sighed again and again, thinking that if only this child was not in this palace, if only he was not born into a family of imperial physicians, if only he was not the only son in the family. Unfortunately, there are no ifs in this world.

His grandfather was an imperial physician, and his father was an imperial physician. They had served the royal family for generations. This was a grace, but also a shackle.

"If you continue like this, you will lose your life sooner or later." The master's words, like a prophecy, seemed to still linger in his ears. Perhaps they would come true soon.

Doctor Ye was thinking this, and at this critical moment, he remembered his former master, the Empress Dowager.

When it comes to issues not involving principles, the Empress Dowager is a very kind and generous elder. When he angered the late emperor's favorite concubine, it was Mei Niang who begged the Empress Dowager, who was the Queen at the time, to save him.

But at that time they were all still young, so young that they didn't know that all the gifts given by fate had already been marked with a price. They even fantasized that they would meet a truly kind person and be able to break free from the control of fate, move towards their own life, and even leave this man-eating cage and live a happy, peaceful and well-off life.

But the truth is not changed by human will, and the people who helped them didn't seem to be so kind. The girl with a smile like a flower slowly withered in the boredom of day after day, becoming irritable and neurotic, and he could only be fixed at a distance that was neither far nor close, watching and guarding silently.

But now, it seems that even his right to protect her is about to be taken away. Doctor Ye watched quietly, as if he wanted to deeply imprint this woman whom he loved deeply in his youth and protected for many years in his middle age into his heart.

Finally he nodded slightly.

Seeing him like this, Concubine Chen instantly put her heart back into her stomach. She knew how talented Doctor Ye was. It is no exaggeration to say that if he had not been restricted to the palace, this young doctor would have created miracles one after another.

It's just that the nobles didn't like these extraordinary things. Under their restrictions, even the most talented doctors couldn't give full play to their talents. They always thought that because of their noble status, they would definitely get the best treatment results, but in fact, the doctors who were afraid of taking responsibility only produced mediocre and infallible Chinese patent medicines.

But Chen Fei is different. She is someone who climbed up from the bottom. She knows clearly that elites are not only born among high-ranking officials and nobles. Many people who have made great achievements in certain specific fields have emerged from the common people.

So she always gave Doctor Ye the greatest freedom and believed that Doctor Ye could bring him a satisfactory result.

Along with the maid's screams, Doctor Ye suddenly pulled out a short dagger and stabbed it hard into Concubine Chen's stomach. Blood splattered high, and Doctor Ye's face looked even more hideous and terrifying.

"Mei Niang, Mei Niang, don't be afraid, I will save you..." Doctor Ye gritted his teeth and muttered neurotically.

Chen Fei is now unable to speak. She is already in great pain, and the sudden severe blow has put her life on the verge of death.

"Why, why?"

Even so, Chen Fei still forced these words out of her throat. She stared at the man in front of her, her former lover and current ally.

She thought that their cooperation would continue to be seamless, and they would continue to support each other and survive in this cannibalistic palace.

She has won the favor of the emperor and obtained a very high status. She is no longer the timid little palace maid who could do nothing. She is now the favored concubine second only to the emperor. She can give Doctor Ye many things, including wealth, power, fame and other things that ordinary people dream of all their lives but can never get.

Without her support, Doctor Ye would be just an ordinary doctor in the Imperial Medical Bureau. He could not even be considered a senior doctor, nor was he trusted by the Emperor. In the eyes of those nobles, he did not have the slightest say. No matter how superb his medical skills were, he was just a dog that came and went at the royal family's command, nothing more.

Chen Fei didn't understand, wasn't what she gave enough? That made Doctor Ye betray her in such a tragic way. She stared at the man in front of her, tears of blood flowing from her eyes, but she still didn't let go.

Doctor Ye did not retreat, nor did he feel guilty. A peaceful and comfortable smile appeared on his face, as if he was a traveler who had finally returned home after a tiring journey, rather than about to face the most severe punishment.