After the queen's instigation, the king's face darkened even more, and his dissatisfaction with Julie reached its peak. What use is such an unfilial daughter who can't even bear to part with a piece of meat!

However, mindful of Julie's lucky fate, the king suppressed his displeasure and refrained from taking drastic action, though his expression was extremely unpleasant.

"Whose meat is it?" the king demanded.

Julie dared not hide it any longer, "She was a handmaid, and she willingly offered her flesh to the king."

Ye Qingqing said coldly, "Your Highness, I made it very clear yesterday that it must be the flesh of a close relative. Are you trying to kill His Majesty by using the flesh of a maid?"

"No... I didn't know it would be this serious, Father... I'll cut off my own flesh right now, I was wrong!"

Julie gritted her teeth, grabbed the scissors the Queen had placed on the table, and resolutely cut off a piece of flesh. Blood gushed out immediately, and a small piece of flesh remained stuck to her arm, dripping blood onto the ground and quickly forming a small puddle. The entire hall was filled with the stench of blood.

Ye Qingqing frowned. This woman could be so ruthless to herself; she was a monster!

"Father...I...I was wrong..."

Julie was in so much pain that she couldn't breathe and swayed precariously. Finally, she couldn't hold on any longer and fainted. The king's expression softened considerably. He ordered Julie to be carried away and her meat to be stewed, as his health was the most important thing.

The queen was so angry she gritted her teeth. She was about to succeed when this vile woman pulled such a ruthless move. Ye Qingqing gave her a wink, telling her to calm down.

The meat soup was quickly cooked and served. The king ate it without hesitation. Ye Qingqing felt nauseous. This kind of person was really selfish and only cared about himself. If she said that he could only recover by eating human hearts, she was afraid that this scumbag would also do it without hesitation!

The so-called "cutting flesh to heal relatives" is of course completely unscientific and is a foolish treatment method devised in ancient times to promote filial piety. However, not many people actually believe in it anymore. Ye Qingqing only proposed this method to deliberately punish Julie.

Julie thought everything would be fine after cutting off her flesh, but humph, this is just the beginning!

"Miracle doctor... I should be cured now, right?"

After finishing the meat soup, the king felt quite good, his whole body warm and comfortable. However, after drinking two bowls of meat soup, his mouth tasted fishy. The queen thoughtfully served him tea, subtly dipping her little finger into the tea.

"Your Majesty, please rinse your mouth!" the Queen said softly, her face full of concern.

The king, his mouth still watering, gave the queen a 'affectionate' smile, took the tea and drank it all. A cold glint flashed in the queen's eyes.

Ye Qingqing said solemnly, "Your Highness is His Majesty's lucky star. She will naturally recover after drinking this bowl of meat soup. Your Majesty, please rest assured..."

But before he could finish speaking, the unfortunate king started to have another attack, even worse than before. His body trembled violently, his face turned as white as a corpse, and he vomited out more than half a basin of black blood, filling the room with a foul stench.

The Queen hadn't expected it to be so serious. She looked at Ye Qingqing with worry, fearing that the scumbag might really be killed. Ye Qingqing shook her head slightly, calm and composed, which put the Queen at ease.

Ye Qingqing treated the king with acupuncture again, pulling him back from the brink of death. After two such treatments, the king was terrified and couldn't sit still. He was carried to his bedchamber by the guards and lay there groaning like a dead man.

"Divine Physician, what exactly happened? There's nothing wrong with the meat this time!" the Queen asked deliberately.

Ye Qingqing frowned, muttering to herself suspiciously, "That's not right. As long as it's the flesh of a close relative, it will definitely have an effect, but there's another possibility."