Traveling through the Tang Dynasty: The Concubine Goes to War

In Changle Palace, the spacious and bright palace was filled with a faint fragrance. The nurse held the little prince with a worried look on her face, walked to Yunxi, and said softly: "My queen, the little prince seems to be a little strange these days. Sometimes he becomes particularly energetic at night, and refuses to stop even after being fed; and sometimes he cries and makes a fuss, which makes people feel distressed..."

Yunxi's heart tightened, and she hurriedly took the child from the nurse. She gently stroked the little prince's tender face, and carefully examined him with the superb medical skills she learned in modern times. After some observation and diagnosis, Yunxi came to a conclusion.

She sighed softly and said to the nurse, "He may have been fed sleeping pills in Yimei Garden before, which caused him to become dependent on them. But don't worry, the situation will gradually improve. You just need to carry him down and comfort him patiently. If there are any other abnormal conditions, be sure to report to me immediately."

The wet nurse nodded respectfully and replied, "Yes." Then she carefully carried the little prince out of the palace.

Yunxi looked at their departing backs, and an endless maternal love surged in her heart. She secretly made up her mind to protect this lovely little guy and let him grow up healthily and happily.

Yunxi turned back to the inner hall, took out her pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and began to write a letter to the emperor. She described the little prince's symptoms in detail and made some treatment suggestions. After finishing, Yunxi called her personal maid and told her to send the letter as soon as possible. Then, Yunxi leaned against the window, staring into the distance, her thoughts surging like a tide.

Now that the fighting in the harem is intensifying, she must be more careful.

She knew that the inner court of the palace was like a huge vortex, full of endless intrigues and schemes. And the prince, for some concubines with ulterior motives, was just a pawn in their struggle for power and favor. However, she - Yang Yunxi was different. She was willing to do her best from the bottom of her heart to take care of the little prince wholeheartedly and protect this hard-earned peace and stability.

A few days later, when Yunxi was happily teasing the little prince, suddenly an imperial decree from the emperor came.

She hurried to the imperial study in a panic, and as soon as she entered, she saw the emperor sitting solemnly on the dragon throne.

"Your Majesty, your servant pays homage." Yunxi bowed respectfully.

"No need to be polite." The emperor raised his hand slightly and said softly, "Regarding the little prince, I have received your letter. The suggestions you mentioned are indeed good. I will let the imperial doctors treat him according to your method. It's just..."

The emperor paused for a moment, then continued, "I have heard some rumors about you recently. Someone spread rumors that you deliberately abused the little prince in an attempt to win my sympathy."

Yunxi was shocked and knelt down quickly, "I am innocent! I treat the little prince as my own son, how could I do such a vicious thing? Please investigate!"

The emperor looked at Yunxi's anxious expression and said in a slightly slower tone, "Of course I believe you. But there are many people in the harem, so there will inevitably be some rumors. You need to be more careful and don't let those with ulterior motives take advantage of you."

Yunxi was filled with gratitude, "Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty. I will be careful and cautious and will never let anyone hurt the little prince."

Coming out of the imperial study, Yunxi was in a heavy mood. She understood that the struggle in the harem was far more complicated than she had imagined. But for the sake of the little prince, she had to face it bravely and never back down.

After Yunxi returned to Changle Palace, she closed the palace door and took care of the little prince wholeheartedly, changing his clothes, wiping his body, and playing with him every day. However, despite Yunxi's best efforts, the rumors in the harem did not subside.

The next morning, the sun was shining brightly, and Yunxi strolled in the garden with the little prince in her arms. Just as they were enjoying the quiet time, they ran into several concubines. One of the concubines, who had a pretty face but a sharp and harsh tone, deliberately provoked: "Hey, isn't this the little prince? Why does he look so pale? Has he been abused by someone?"

Yunxi couldn't help but feel angry when she heard this, but she tried to control her emotions and responded calmly: "My sisters may have misunderstood. The little prince just feels a little unwell recently. I have been taking care of him wholeheartedly."

At this time, another concubine suddenly sneered, her tone full of disdain and doubt: "Humph, who knows if you are just pretending? We have all heard that you deliberately didn't let the little prince have enough food and clothing, and even spoke harshly to him and beat him up!"

Yunxi was so angry that she was shaking all over. She hugged the little prince tightly, straightened her body, and said sternly: "You have no evidence, how dare you slander me at will? If you continue to talk nonsense, don't blame me for being rude!"

At this time, a concubine who had been silent all the time spoke up: "Okay, stop arguing. Without solid evidence, we should not easily believe in rumors. Concubine Xi, don't care too much about other people's gossip. Just do your own job well." After saying that, she smiled and patted Yunxi's shoulder.

Yunxi looked at her gratefully and secretly vowed to find out who spread the rumor and clear her name. At the same time, she also decided to keep a low profile in the harem in the future to avoid unnecessary trouble.

As time went by, the little prince gradually recovered, and Yunxi gradually felt relieved. However, she never forgot to find out who spread the rumors.

One day, Yunxi overheard the conversation between two palace maids and learned the truth about the framing of the little prince in Yimei Garden. It turned out that Mei Yingluo had instructed them and the nurse to put sleeping pills in the little prince's food and then put the blame on Yunxi in order to make her lose the emperor's favor.

Yunxi was shocked. She didn't expect Mei Yingluo to be so cruel.

But she knew that Mei Yingluo had the Queen Mother's support, and she could not compete with her now, so she could only endure it temporarily. She secretly swore that one day, she would make Mei Yingluo pay the price for what she had done.

From then on, Yunxi took better care of the little prince.