The last session of the medical women's assessment finally ended, and the medical women who came to refer to it walked out of the hall one after another. There are happy and disappointed.

I maintained a blank seriousness on my face until the last candidate left the room, lifting the hem of my skirt slightly and rubbing my calves, which were sore from sitting on my knees for a long time. To be honest, I don't really understand why the medical woman exam uses such a masochistic kneeling style. In my opinion, such a big country as the Huang Empire should not lack money for these two chairs.

So, invigilation or something, it's a crime!

"Is Peony tired?"

"Ah, teacher!" The familiar voice at the door, I was startled, and hurriedly put down the hem of my skirt, you know, this person who came is very polite. If you are caught behaving like this, you may be punished for copying medical books "It's rude!" ”

"It's okay, in my place, peony can be formal."

That's what you've said before! As a result, the medical books I copied were already piled up in the utility room of our hospital! Silently scratching the wall in my heart, I didn't move.

The visitor was an old man of nearly eighty years old, dressed in a simple light green medical woman's outfit, and his gray hair was meticulously combed. She is the chief physician of the entire imperial hospital, and she is also my teacher, although she is very strict in her dealings with people, she is a very kind person.

Note here that rigor comes first, kindness comes last, in other words, you can only enjoy her kindness if you reach her rigour! Remember!

Thinking of the bitter past, I am simply full of cows, thinking about the past, young and ignorant, and calling countless books copied!

However, it was she who raised me who lost my parents. He began to teach me medical knowledge at the age of four and has been teaching me medical knowledge for three years now. A large part of the credit for being admitted to the Imperial Hospital at the youngest age and being crowned a genius is due to her teachings. (Author: Are you sure it's not because of the medical books you were punished for?) To me, she is someone who deserves the same respect as a mother.

"Yes!" I walked up to her and gently hugged her, "Teacher, I don't look very good today, has something happened?" ”

"Ah...... Peony, it's time to tell you, too. She smiled slightly, as kind as ever but faintly mixed with helplessness. My heart jumped, and I always felt that I had a bad premonition.

"It's time for me to get out of here."

“！” I froze, a little difficult to maintain my expression, "What are you talking about......"

"It's time for me to leave the Imperial Hospital, it's time to say goodbye to my hometown."

The news came so suddenly that I couldn't accept the "......" for a while

"It was originally decided a year ago, but I postponed it because I couldn't worry about you. However, it seems that my worries are unfounded. Because, my student is a very, very good child. ”

"Talented, and willing to work hard. Pharmacological knowledge is well mastered, and so is magic. Not arrogant or impatient, like a little adult. Even if I'm gone, Peony will definitely be able to take care of herself. ”

……

"I'm sorry, Peony, the teacher can't be with you anymore......"

In my memory, the teacher said a lot that day. From relief to crying.

And then what did I say? It should be exactly what she said she was sensible......

"I see, teacher. I will take all your teachings to heart. Thank you for taking care of you for three years, please be careful along the way. I will, miss you. ”

Don't, don't, don't say it, I want the teacher to accompany me and give me another lesson, I don't want it, alone. All I have left is a teacher...... Can't, can't, can't say it anymore.

- yes, what else can I say? The same is true of that man...... I'm the only one left......

[No, it's time. I can't continue to accompany Peony anymore. But I believe that my little peony will be a very, very good child. I'm an incompetent mother...... Please forgive me, my beloved child; Please forgive me, my beloved darling......]

>>>

As the sun set, I watched in silence as the last sail faded into the sky at sunset.

Except for silence, only silence.

- Really, you don't want to be alone...... Teacher... Mother......

"Chief, it's time to go back." I heard someone behind me call me like that.

"What's your name?" I turned to look at the girl behind me with clear eyebrows. The initial send-off procession has long been scattered and scattered. She was the only one who stood with me until the end. Whatever the reason, I thank her. No, it made me a real person.

"Slave maid Ye Qiu."

"Yes. Went back. ”

At the last glance, I sank all my emotions, in fact, I don't want to be sensible at all, really.

The chief medical lady of the Royal Hospital has always been designated as the most promising medical woman when the previous chief doctor retired, witnessed by all the medical women. This person will usually be the chief personal disciple or the best person in the past assessment. And by the three senior doctors and experience are excellent qualifications and experience of the on-the-spot assessment, and after receiving the recognition of more than two people, they will be officially appointed as the next chief doctor.

Ye Qiu looked at the petite figure walking in front of him. It's hard to imagine that at the age of seven, she broke her teacher's ten-year-old record and became the youngest chief healer in history.

Recalling the scene during the assessment, the talent that impressed the three secondary medical girls, the image of the girl suddenly grew up in Ye Qiu's heart.

Open the independent courtyard that belongs to the chief doctor, and the peony flowers in the garden are waiting to open. There were two more people here before today. I'm the only one left now. The huge courtyard suddenly seemed empty.

It's a little bit lonely.

The wind carried the fragrance of flowers and blew open the half-bloomed May flower god. A few strands of smoky blue hair split the world before me.

Yes, get used to it.

Holding out my hand to a flower, a splash of bright color caught my attention. I frowned slightly, what is that? What is in the flowers......

Carefully pull the flowers, and a delicate face comes into view. It was a child as beautiful as an elf. The grade is very small, about the same age as me. The beautiful water-red hair almost blended with the whole peony flower, the milky white skin rubbed a few blood marks on it, and the facial features were delicate and lovely, although her eyes were closed, you could still imagine what a beautiful scene she was when she opened her eyes.

But this elf seems to be in a terrible condition. I raised an eyebrow at the things he was dragging and the bleeding wounds, there were many other herbs growing in this yard besides my favorite peony flower.

Among them, the nine-leaf Zhilan she was holding had a strong paralyzing toxicity. Judging by the bloodstains, it should have been more than two hours...... So...... I reached out and poked it over her head, it was so hot. The body was cold, and the wound showed signs of infection and inflammation.

But who is she, looking at the costumes, she will definitely not be from the Imperial Hospital. How did she get here? I carefully helped her up, forget it, treat it first, and ask when she wakes up.

Feed the child the medicine and help her take care of the wound. I think my patience today is overwhelming.

Seeing that she hadn't woken up yet, I pulled away and prepared to leave for dinner. Soft, water-red strands of hair brushed my arms.

Redheads? By the way, this is the color unique to the royal family nowadays, I was stunned and suddenly remembered. After the death of the first emperor Lian Baide last year, the new emperor Lian Hongde succeeded to the throne and married the former queen Lian Yuyan, among all the princes and princesses in the harem, it seems that except for Bai Ying and Bai Long, the two heirs of the first emperor seem to be red-haired.

However, this is not right, I have seen all the royal daughters. Looking at the familiar face lying on the bed, I couldn't help frowning, so this child is probably the highness.

- The third prince, Lian Hongba.

As a result, my cheeks puffed out, it was a boy! [What do you care about is this, hey!]

I closed the door, but I unexpectedly saw the person at the gate of the courtyard, "Ye Qiu? ”

Ye Qiu's raised hand seemed to be about to knock on the door, and he was also stunned when he saw me, "Chief Lord." ”

"yes, thank you." It turned out that she saw that I didn't go to dinner, so she brought me over. I took the lunch box from her hand and thanked her.

"Well, then, I'm taking my leave." She owes a debt and turns to leave.

"Wait a minute."

"Is there anything else you can do?"

I paused, and subconsciously glanced back, "Is there anything going on in the palace?" ”

"What's the matter?" Ye Qiu was stunned for a moment, and repeated with some confusion, "What kind of thing are you referring to?" ”

“…… No, forget it, you go down. "If it was really cared for, it would have fallen out a long time ago.

I casually placed my lunch box on the stone table in the courtyard. Looking at the bright peony blooming in the flower garden, I suddenly remembered the concubine who captivated the country and the city, and Lian Hongba's mother.

It was a very beautiful woman, and she would never forget it if she saw it, but she rarely came to her senses, and usually relied on medicine to suppress madness.

But this is not the case. I squinted at the flowerbed, and all that was left in front of me was a bright red, just like the woman's bewitching face, and her red lips were like blood.

Lian Hongba's mother was originally the first beauty in the capital, and she was a Qing man, but because of a dance, she was fascinated by Lian Hongde, who was still a prince at the time, and was accepted as a concubine. Not long after entering the mansion, she went crazy, and there were many rumors about this, some people said that she was tortured and crazy, and some people said that she had already loved someone and was unbearably humiliated and crazy.

But the truth is that she went crazy voluntarily in order to protect her children. I lowered my eyes, since ancient times, the battle between the palace and the court is often much more tragic than the battlefield, and when the war has stopped, the big deal is to die happily, but the battle between the palace and the court has not stopped, there is no smoke of gunpowder, but the consequence is that life is worse than death.

Just ask how much destruction value does a pregnant madman have, even if he doesn't care, that child will definitely not survive. I remembered that the teacher had lamented and said that it was the strongest woman she had ever seen, even if she took madness drugs, she was still obsessed with her child, and she could try not to hurt her stomach in one seizure after another. As the treating physician at the time, even she was reluctant to refuse this woman's humble request. Until she gave birth to her child safely, which is now the third prince.

Later, Lian Hongde succeeded to the throne, and this woman was also given "Li", titled Concubine Li, and lived in the palace. I had seen this woman from afar in the first two years I had been with the teacher, and it was a time when she was rarely awake. I didn't dare to look into her eyes, the tenderness in those eyes would make me jealous, but more than that, sad.

I don't have a mother.

There are also many rumors in the palace, saying that His Royal Highness the Third Prince is probably influenced by his crazy mother, and he has been a strange person who loves blood since he was a child.

Weirdo...... I stared at my hands and lowered my eyes, not expected by the person.

- True.

Out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of the extra red in front of the door, and I turned to a pair of red eyes that seemed to be awake but not awake, but my heart was calm.

This child has what I want to have, and I also have my deepest regret, which is a kind of regret that I can't do anything.

I don't know why my heartbeat increased in an instant, just like the feeling of a student who made a mistake when I was caught by the teacher, I was overwhelmed for a moment, trying to suppress the drumming heartbeat and the blood of the counterattack, and maintain a normal expression and said, "You're awake." ”

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