Dual-wielding! 100x proficiency, I'll grind my way to godhood!

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, Chen Mo was overjoyed and opened his mouth to express his gratitude.

He had barely finished speaking when he rubbed his hands together and leaned forward, looking petty and stingy.

"Your Majesty, if I may be so bold as to ask, is it true that treating one concubine is a single reward, but if one treats several concubines in a row, is it counted as one reward, or is each concubine given a separate reward?"

He simply started counting on his fingers and began to do the math seriously.

The faint laughter that had been lingering in the courtyard vanished completely in an instant.

The head eunuch's face instantly darkened, and he pointed at him, rebuking him:

"How dare you! The Imperial Palace is not some marketplace shop! Being able to treat the Empress is an immense blessing, and you dare to talk about money?"

Chen Mo immediately shrank his neck and hurriedly waved his hands:

"No, no, I know I was wrong. I was just asking because I've been poor all my life."

The eunuch wanted to continue scolding, but the emperor raised his hand to stop him.

"It's alright."

The emperor laughed loudly, secretly thinking to himself that greedy people are the easiest to control. He didn't say it outright, but everyone present understood perfectly well.

"You are in good control, and I will not treat you unfairly. Guards, give me three thousand taels of silver."

The head eunuch's eyelids twitched violently. With such a generous reward, this old man was about to become rich overnight.

The eunuch squinted at Chen Mo, his face full of disapproval, thinking that Chen Mo had simply gotten incredibly lucky.

Chen Mo's eyes lit up instantly, and he bowed and kowtowed repeatedly, showering her with compliments.

"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty! May Your Majesty enjoy long life and all things go smoothly!"

He spoke auspicious words, but he had other ideas.

Yesterday, on the way to the palace, Zhou Quan said he was a scapegoat.

In an instant, he had an idea: to use the emperor to get rid of Zhou Quan.

However, one cannot directly file a complaint, as that would be too obviously malicious. One must guide the emperor gradually so that he himself realizes that something is amiss.

A young eunuch brought over three thousand taels of silver as a reward, which Chen Mo accepted.

He deliberately trembled his hand holding the reward silver, and a silver ingot clattered to the ground, rolling to the feet of the little eunuch next to him. The little eunuch was so frightened that he dared not move.

He hurriedly bent down to pick up the silver, looked around, and then hunched his neck and spoke in a low voice.

"Your Majesty... if I may be so bold as to ask, is there a share of the three thousand taels of reward for Lord Zhou?"

The emperor was taken aback upon hearing this:

"Which Lord Zhou?"

"It was Zhou Quan from the Imperial Medical Academy who brought me into the palace."

He stopped himself mid-sentence.

"No, I didn't mean anything by it. I was just asking casually."

"Say it completely."

The emperor said casually.

Chen Mo shuddered, took half a step forward, and lowered his voice.

"On the way, Lord Zhou told me that the root of the Empress's illness lies with His Majesty, and has nothing to do with the Empress. No matter how I treat her, I will be pushed out to take the blame in the end. He also said that if I lose my life, the thousand taels of silver that was originally given to me will be returned..."

He secretly glanced at the emperor, then quickly lowered his head, his legs swaying so much he almost lost his balance.

He then suddenly raised his voice, his face filled with lingering fear and grievance: "This is utter nonsense! I knew it the moment I took her pulse; it was clearly Her Majesty's own qi and blood deficiency! I've practiced medicine for forty years; I have that skill. I'd stake my life on it! Zhou Quan is spouting complete rubbish!"

These words were half true and half false, but the harshest words that offended the emperor were all fabricated by Chen Mo with embellishments.

The dead cannot defend themselves; the living can say whatever they want about them.

The emperor's expression gradually turned cold.

The palace maids, eunuchs, and guards in the courtyard all bowed their heads and slumped their shoulders, their backs covered in cold sweat, and no one dared to breathe loudly.

The lady held her teacup without ever raising her head, only her fingers gripping the rim of the cup so tightly they turned white.

She heard everything clearly and understood the intricacies of the situation better than anyone else, but she dared not utter a single word.

The atmosphere in the entire courtyard was extremely oppressive.

After a long while, the emperor finally spoke, his tone frighteningly calm.

"Zhou Quan, the head of the Imperial Medical Academy, secretly withheld money intended for medicinal materials and embezzled imperial rewards."

He paused, then coldly announced the outcome:

"Execute them. All the imperial physicians who participated or were aware of the matter shall be executed as well."

Everyone below lowered their heads even further, and two Grandmaster-level guards immediately stepped forward to receive the order, clasped their fists, and turned to leave the courtyard.

The Imperial Hospital was right next to the capital, so Zhou Quan and his party had nowhere to escape.

Chen Mo also lowered his head, with a slight upturn at the corners of his mouth.

The official reason for killing them was to punish them for embezzlement, but the real reason was that these people had been in the Imperial Hospital for so many years and must have guessed some secrets of the inner palace.

Zhou Quan, Qian Guangjin, and their gang of old foxes who frequented the Imperial Hospital—none of them will escape.

Chen Mo's statement implies that everyone in the Imperial Medical Academy knows some inside information and has long been unable to keep the secret. Only the dead can permanently silence them.

The emperor picked up his teacup and gently blew away the foam, as if his order to execute a group of officials was just a casual remark.

"The old doctor's medical skills are indeed outstanding."

He turned to look at Chen Mo, a gentle smile returning to his face.

"From now on, the Imperial Medical Academy will be under your command. With you here, I feel very at ease."

Chen Mo understood that the emperor had replaced the Imperial Hospital with a more obedient person to control the information channel.

He bowed and thanked them.

Suddenly, the emperor threw a white jade plaque with a dragon pattern at him, and Chen Mo quickly caught it with both hands.

The jade pendant is about the width of a finger, carved with dragon patterns, and has a warm and delicate texture.

"From now on, when you enter the palace to examine the pulse of the empresses, you may freely enter and leave with this jade token, and no one in the palace may stop you."

Chen Mo held the jade tablet in both hands.

This piece of jade, no matter how you look at it, is really just a piece of jade.

What's valuable is that it can clear roads.

From now on, he can enter and leave this palace whenever he wants, and no one can stop him anymore.

For him, this is the only thing that truly suits his needs.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

He held the jade pendant above his head.

"This humble subject will certainly use all his knowledge to properly treat the health of all Your Highnesses, I guarantee..."

He stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence, almost blurting out "May you have a son soon," something he couldn't say carelessly now.

"May all the ladies recover their health soon!"

The emperor seemed unconcerned by his earlier pause, laughing and waving as he led his entourage away from the courtyard.

As he was leaving, the head eunuch glared fiercely at Chen Mo.

The Empress slowly rose and bowed deeply to Chen Mo.

This bow was to express gratitude for his ability to diagnose her illness and preserve the dignity of everyone in the palace.

Chen Mo waved his hand repeatedly, saying that he would prescribe two prescriptions to regulate her body when he got back.

The lady nodded gently, then said she was tired, and her maidservant helped her back to rest.

Chen Mo watched the woman leave, then looked at the maid beside her.

She was very interested in this woman, but the maid was in the way.

I'll go back and think carefully about how to get her.

However, judging from the emperor's demeanor, he probably has never slept with any of his women, let alone revealed any information about the "Nine Yin Manual".

It seems his plan to obtain information about the secret techniques by seducing the emperor's women is doomed to fail.

Looks like we need to give the emperor some technological assistance!