Harem Daily Life

The Queen Mother looked at Concubine Li who came to pay her respects, her eyes swept across her pregnant belly, revealing a hint of disdain.

Concubine Li stepped forward and said, "I haven't come to pay my respects to the Queen Mother for many days. I hope the Queen Mother will forgive me. Your Majesty didn't want me to travel around with my baby, so you let me rest in peace in Changxin Palace. Yesterday, the Queen Mother's people searched all over the palace for Buddhist beads. I thought that my body had recovered enough, so I came to pay my respects today. After not seeing you for many days, the Queen Mother is still energetic and charming."

The Queen Mother looked at the Queen, Imperial Concubine, and Rong Concubine, and said with a smile, "After all, Concubine Li is so precious. When the Queen was pregnant, she didn't even bother to pay her respects to me. Well, you are the Emperor's favorite, so let him do whatever he wants. What else can I say? If I say one thing about you, you will cry ten times in front of the Emperor. I'm afraid that the relationship between us mother and son will be even worse."

Concubine Li immediately knelt down and said in fear: "The Queen Mother said that, it really humiliates me! I dare not provoke the mother-son relationship between the Queen Mother and Your Majesty. The Queen Mother misunderstood me!"

As she spoke she actually picked up a handkerchief to wipe her tears. She looked so pitiful that it made the empress dowager seem like a typical vicious mother-in-law.

Seeing her use this trick again, the Queen Mother was really annoyed.

The Queen was worried that the matter would get out of hand, and Concubine Li was pregnant, so she stepped forward to persuade him despite her nausea: "Concubine Li, why are you crying in front of the Queen Mother? The Queen Mother hates concubines crying the most. Don't cry all the time. His Majesty is not here, and we can't comfort you."

Li Fei cried and said to the Queen, "The Queen Mother has put a big hat on me, blaming me for destroying the mother-son relationship. I can't bear such a big accusation. If the Queen Mother really blames me, then I can only kneel down for a long time, even if I kneel to death in Changchun Palace, I will redeem my innocence."

As she spoke more and more outrageously, the Queen became angry: "Listen to what nonsense you are talking about? Are you threatening the Queen Mother?"

The imperial concubine also stepped forward and said, "Li Fei, please do not lose your manners."

Concubine Rong advised, "You are still pregnant and the ground is cold, you should get up quickly!" But she did not dare to help her directly, as her relationship with Concubine Li was not close enough to the point where she wanted to help her.

Shu Fei watched coldly from the side, hating Li Fei for making trouble. She still had to see a doctor in the Queen Mother's Palace today! Wouldn't this waste time?

Concubine Li continued to kneel on the ground and shed tears, refusing to get up no matter what was said.

At this time, Tao Yanyan had already prepared the food and was about to invite the Queen Mother to eat. When Eunuch Qin saw her coming out, he winked at her. Tao Yanyan understood and stepped forward and said, "Queen Mother, lunch is ready. Should we serve it earlier?"

The Queen Mother was only thinking about eating delicious food, but Concubine Li refused to get up and just stood there stiffly.

Tao Yanyan swallowed her saliva and said to Concubine Li's maid, "Why don't you help your Concubine Li up quickly? Are you going to let Concubine Li kneel all the time?"

However, Jing'er did not go to help. She knelt down and said, "Empress Li, please apologize to the Empress Dowager. I dare not stop you." Jing'er was not not helping. When Concubine Li came, she instructed that the Empress Dowager must be forced into a corner in Changchun Palace today. If the child was unfortunately born, Changchun Palace would not be able to escape the responsibility.

Seeing that the Queen Mother refused to give in, and the Queen, Imperial Concubine and Rong Concubine all looked helpless, Tao Yanyan was overwhelmed. Then he looked at Concubine Li, whose eyes were filled with tears. She really could cry!

Just when he was at a loss of what to do, a young eunuch came in from outside: "Your Majesty, His Majesty is here!"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief: It’s good that His Majesty has arrived, please take this crying troublemaker away quickly, it’s so annoying!

However, Concubine Li was worried that the emperor had come at the wrong time and she was not ready yet!

Concubine Li gritted her teeth and pinched herself hard. Tears immediately welled up in pain and she cried, "If the Queen Mother will not forgive me, I can only die to atone for my sin!" After saying that, she tried to crash into the corner of the table.

Tao Yanyan happened to be nearby, and when he saw this, he acted faster than his brain reacted and rushed to stop it.

But she underestimated the strength of Concubine Li. Concubine Li was a little taller than her and an adult woman, not like her, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl. Not only could she not stop him, but she was also knocked down by Concubine Li and used as a human cushion.

He Linzhang came in just in time to see Concubine Li pounce on the table and bang her head against it. His heart was in his throat, but what made him even more anxious was that Tao Yanyan flew over to stop her, but was directly pinned to the ground by Concubine Li.

Hearing the loud noise of someone falling to the ground, He Linzhang's heart almost stopped beating!

Those were his two favorite concubines!

It happened so quickly that everyone was stunned. The Queen Mother did not expect that Concubine Li would make such a big fuss today even though she was pregnant. She was angry and worried!

He Linzhang strode over, first helped Concubine Li up, held her in his arms, and then looked at Tao Yanyan: "How are you?"

Tao Yanyan felt pain in his buttocks and back, and it seemed that his foot was twisted, and he couldn't get up for a while.

Eunuch Qin had already brought the palace maids to help Lady Tao. Tao Yanyan hurriedly said, "Don't move me yet. Let me recover."

The most feared thing for a person who falls is that they will be moved and cause secondary injuries, so she has to make sure that she has no broken bones before moving.

"Ah! My stomach hurts so much... Your Majesty, I... our child!" Concubine Li knew that the time had come!

"Quick, quick, call the imperial physician!" He Linzhang's heart sank as he saw the sweat oozing from Concubine Li's forehead.

The queen suddenly exclaimed, "Oh, I'm seeing blood!"

The Queen Mother frowned and said, "Quickly call all the people from the Imperial Hospital to me!"

Although she didn't like Concubine Li, she was absolutely concerned about the royal heir. When she saw that Concubine Li's child was about to die, she was more worried than anyone else.

He Linzhang looked at the empress dowager's anxious expression, and a complicated look flashed in his eyes.

"The Empress Dowager is worried now, so why did she punish Concubine Li to kneel before? She is still pregnant, couldn't the Empress Dowager be more considerate of her?" He Linzhang couldn't help but ask helplessly.

The Queen Mother was stunned: "I punish her? Hahahaha, in your eyes, I am such an unreasonable queen mother?"

The Queen Mother was so furious!

The Queen hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, it's Concubine Li..."

"Your Majesty... It's my fault. I was afraid that the Queen Mother would blame me for sowing discord between you and her, so I was eager to prove my innocence, so I pleaded guilty. It's all my fault. I made things difficult for Your Majesty!"

Concubine Li was weak and fell into He Linzhang's arms, crying as she spoke.

"Your Majesty, please don't be angry with the Queen Mother because of me, otherwise I will never be able to atone for my sins even if I die." Concubine Li was delicate and weak, with a pale face, and no one would have the heart to say a word to her.

"Okay, stop talking. I'll carry you to the side hall and wait for the imperial physician to come. I understand that you've been wronged!" He Linzhang comforted her softly, picked her up and glanced at Tao Yanyan who was still lying on the ground: "Eunuch Qin, take good care of Yanyan."

After saying that, he carried the person to the side hall.

The Queen Mother was furious when she heard the Emperor comforting Concubine Li and blaming herself. She tried to suppress her anger and turned to look at Tao Yanyan and asked, "How is it? Can you still move?"