Story of Yanxi Palace: Fu Ying's banner will never fall

Wei Yingluo told Ye Tianshi her plan in detail and instructed him how to gain Concubine Gao's trust in order to lower her vigilance.

After listening, Ye Tianshi smiled and said: "Yingluo, you really are worthy of being my favorite disciple. Just do as I say!"

Ye Tianshi's face instantly relaxed, and his smile was as bright as a blooming flower.

The two looked at each other, nodded in understanding, and then began to "perform".

Wei Yingluo raised her voice and said loudly: "Haha, since you are so stubborn, you can do whatever you want."

"Have you grown wings? I don't think you are qualified!" Ye Tian said confidently, with a hint of contempt and disdain quickly appearing on his face.

At this moment, people in the Imperial Hospital were attracted and gathered in a circle to watch the fun.

The two of them were at loggerheads, neither willing to give in. After they exchanged a few harsh words, Wei Yingluo was so angry that she shook her sleeves and turned away.

Seeing this, everyone rushed forward like a swarm of bees, asking Ye Tianshi what had happened.

"You don't know! This little girl is my apprentice. She has only studied medicine with me for a few years, but she is so arrogant that she dares to threaten her master with such outrageous words!"

Ye Tianshi was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, and his anger was beyond words.

Back in the Chuxiu Palace, Zhilan tiptoed to the side of Concubine Gao and, in a low voice, reported to her everything that had just happened in the Imperial Hospital.

"Oh? So arrogant. So, this means that Mr. Ye Tianshi's medical skills are quite advanced?" Concubine Gao spoke slowly while fiddling with her armor nonchalantly.

Zhilan nodded and bowed her head and replied: "Your Majesty, that is true. I sent someone to inquire about this person. It is said that he is known as a 'famous doctor' among the people."

"According to what you just said, he and Wei Yingluo are not on good terms?"

Concubine Gao became even more suspicious. You know, Wei Yingluo looked quite cunning. She might have known that Ye Tianshi was invited by her, so she did it on purpose and pretended to be disrespectful to her teacher.

"Reporting to the queen, everyone present at the time, whether it was the imperial physician or the palace maids and eunuchs, said the same thing, and the two of them argued extremely fiercely."

Zhilan curled her lips slightly, revealing her contempt and disdain for Wei Yingluo, who was ignorant of etiquette.

"Haha, how can you judge people based on appearance alone?" Concubine Gao still had doubts about Wei Yingluo, who was scheming, treacherous and unpredictable, and found it hard to trust her.

After a brief thought, she instructed, "Zhilan, go and invite Ye Tianshi to me. Remember, go and invite him quietly at night."

"Yes, I will do it immediately." Zhilan responded respectfully, then turned and left.

As night fell over the earth and the lights came on, Ye Tianshi was ordered to come to Chuxiu Palace.

He knelt with his head lowered in the inner hall of Chuxiu Palace, not daring to look up and straight ahead.

At this time, Concubine Gao glanced at Ye Tianshi who was kneeling on the ground, and then spoke in a deliberately drawn-out tone.

"Oh? Are you Ye Tianshi? Or Wei Yingluo's master?"

Hearing Concubine Gao's question, Ye Tianshi immediately kowtowed and replied, "Your Highness, I am Ye Tianshi."

As he spoke, he secretly glanced at the noble concubine in front of him, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes, had a strong sense of oppression and was extremely majestic.

Wei Yingluo's instructions to him this morning emerged in his mind, and a trace of fear suddenly arose in his heart, and even his voice trembled slightly.

Concubine Gao seemed to notice Ye Tianshi's nervousness, but she did not show it. She still maintained her leisurely demeanor and continued to ask slowly.

"I heard that you are a famous doctor, so I guess your apprentice's medical skills must be pretty good too?"

In fact, he was thinking secretly in his heart: Ye Tianshi looks so ordinary, he doesn't look like the legendary miracle doctor at all, instead he looks more like a swindler and sorcerer!

But Wei Yingluo had good eyesight and was able to identify the poison mixed in the tea leaves.

Facing Concubine Gao's questioning, Ye Tianshi responded tremblingly.

"To answer your Majesty, Wei Yingluo has only been studying medicine with me for a few years. Her medical skills are mediocre. She just relies on her guts to treat patients recklessly."

As he spoke, he prayed silently in his heart that he could get away with it. At the same time, he did his best to pretend that he had a bad relationship with his apprentice, just as Wei Yingluo had instructed him in advance.

"Oh? Is this true?" Concubine Gao suddenly opened her eyes wide, raised her eyebrows, stared at Ye Tianshi with anger on her face, and asked harshly.

"How on earth did you teach your apprentice? How could she be so ignorant of etiquette that she dared to disrespect you in public?"

Ye Tianshi's heart tightened and a thin layer of sweat instantly broke out on his forehead, but he quickly calmed down.

Thinking back to what Yingluo had said before, at this moment, Concubine Gao must have been trying to scare her intentionally, trying to make her feel afraid and thus reveal the truth.

This kind of trick is a common tactic used by Concubine Gao. You must not be fooled easily!

After taking a deep breath, Ye Tianshi tried to calm his inner panic and transform his fear into anger.

He raised his voice and said righteously: "Your Highness, please forgive me for my innocence! It was Wei Yingluo who was so bold and reckless, disrespectful to her elders, not only betrayed her teacher and ancestors, but also humiliated me in every way! I am furious, but I can do nothing!"

Concubine Gao was startled by Ye Tianshi's sudden loud reply. She frowned and said angrily, "Why are you shouting like that? Do you think I'm deaf?"

However, seeing that Ye Tianshi was excited and spoke sincerely, and did not seem to be pretending, Concubine Gao was secretly proud of herself and a barely perceptible smile appeared on her face.

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty! I am so angry that I am shaking all over and burning with anger!"

Ye Tianshi fell to his knees with a thud and said with tears in his eyes.

"Alright, alright! Stop pretending in front of me. I'm not someone you can fool so easily!" Concubine Gao raised her eyebrows, opened her eyes wide, and scolded impatiently.

"But... since you hate that little bitch so much, there will be plenty of opportunities to deal with her in the future."

Concubine Gao stared at Ye Tianshi, trying to find a flaw on his face.

However, at this moment Ye Tianshi had already been possessed by the spirit of acting, and he performed vividly. His face was solemn and filled with righteous indignation, and his gnashing teeth looked as if he really had an irreconcilable hatred with Wei Yingluo.

"Thank you, Imperial Concubine, for your kindness! I am deeply grateful and have no way to repay you! I will serve you loyally till death!"

Ye Tianshi continued to perform hard, his gratitude evident in words.

Seeing this, Concubine Gao was secretly proud in her heart: This Ye Tianshi is really sensible. Now he hates Wei Yingluo to the core. He will surely become a sharp sword in her hand one day!

"Very good! Since you are so sensible, please do your best to work for me in the future! As long as you are loyal, I will not treat you unfairly." Concubine Gao nodded with satisfaction.

But she still kept on threatening him, "But if you dare to have second thoughts and betray me, then don't blame me for being ruthless! I don't need to explain the interests involved, right?"

"Yes, yes, yes! Even if I have the courage of heaven, I would never dare to betray the Imperial Concubine!"

Ye Tianshi kowtowed his head like pounding garlic and agreed repeatedly.

"Hmph! I don't think you have the courage!" Concubine Gao snorted.

Then he turned to the palace maid Zhilan beside him and ordered, "Zhilan, go and give him the gift as a reward."

Upon hearing this, Zhilan quickly walked to the cabinet beside her, opened the door, and carefully took out an extremely large purse.

The purse was bulging, obviously filled with heavy gold.

"This is a special gift from our Royal Concubine to you." Zhilan held the purse in both hands and handed it to Ye Tianshi respectfully.

Seeing this, Ye Tianshi was shocked and waved his hands quickly, saying, "I dare not accept it! It is my duty to help the imperial concubine solve her problems. How dare I ask for a reward?"

He seemed more and more flustered. If he accepted the money, wouldn't the relationship between them become even more difficult to define?

However, Concubine Gao just glanced at Ye Tianshi and said impatiently: "I told you to take it, so take it. Why are you making excuses like this? Leave now."

Ye Tianshi had no choice but to reach out his trembling hand and take the purse full of gold from Zhilan.

His hands trembled slightly, as if the purse weighed a thousand pounds.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your generous reward. I will take my leave now." Ye Tianshi slowly stood up and said with a slightly trembling voice.

After staying in Chuxiu Palace for only a short time, Ye Tianshi felt like he was almost suffocating.

The purse in his hand was like a hot potato, making him feel at a loss as to what to do.

He shook his head helplessly, secretly thinking that he should wait for a suitable opportunity in the future to return the reward to the imperial concubine.

Concubine Gao could not have imagined at this moment how useful this purse would be when she fell into poverty in the future.