Harem Daily Life

Tao Yanyan had now come to his senses and judged that his bones were probably not injured, but his foot was indeed sprained.

She signaled to Eunuch Qin to help her up, and with the help of the little palace maid, she limped to a seat nearby.

"Fortunately, no bones were broken, but I guess I won't be able to walk for a while. I'd like to borrow the empress dowager's place to rest for a while and wait for the imperial physician to come and see me." Tao Yanyan said to the empress dowager.

"You guys please leave first. Shufei, you stay here. Your distant cousin is in the side hall. You go and keep him company on my behalf." The empress dowager was still concerned about Shufei's medical treatment. Even though Concubine Li had made such a fuss today, she still had to do what she had to do.

Shu Fei understood and immediately stood up to go over. Before leaving, she glanced at Lady Tao and said, "Lady Tao is really kind-hearted. She dares to save anyone."

After saying this, he left without caring about Tao Yanyan's surprise.

The Queen hesitated and said, "I have seen everything that Concubine Li did today. Why don't you stay and help the Queen Mother explain a few things?"

The Queen Mother waved her hands and said, "He is blind and only wants to listen to Concubine Li's one-sided story. What's the point of explaining? You all go back. I will handle it myself."

The Queen had no choice but to take her leave with the Imperial Concubine and the Rong Concubine.

The imperial physicians quickly rushed over. Doctor Li, who had been taking care of Concubine Li, walked in front, followed by Doctor Liu, who was familiar to Tao Yanyan, and Doctor Xu, who was specifically responsible for checking the empress dowager's pulse.

After the three entered the hall, the empress dowager left Doctor Xu to take Tao Yanyan's pulse, and the other two went to the side hall.

Doctor Xu examined him and said, "Luckily, you didn't hit your head or cervical spine, but your foot is definitely sprained. You need to apply ointment every day and avoid strenuous exercise. Fortunately, the bones are not dislocated, so the sprain is not serious."

"Thank you, Doctor Xu." Tao Yanyan took the ointment given by the doctor and thanked him.

Doctor Xu then packed up his medicine box and went to the side hall.

Tao Yanyan glanced at the Queen Mother and advised, "Queen Mother, you have been busy all morning, do you want to eat first?"

The Queen Mother sighed and said, "I have no appetite. You go and eat."

Tao Yanyan had no appetite either, so she said, "Then I will wait with the Queen Mother for a while until there is news from Concubine Li before eating."

Half an hour later, crying sounds were heard from the side hall. The empress dowager frowned and wanted to go over to take a look, but in the end she did not move.

Tao Yanyan's foot was injured and he couldn't move, so the two of them waited for news in the main hall.

Soon, Doctor Xu and Doctor Liu came over with medicine boxes. Doctor Xu thought for a moment and said, "Empress Dowager, I'm afraid Concubine Li's fetus cannot be saved. Doctor Li has already written a prescription to deliver the fetus to avoid endangering Concubine Li's life. Your Majesty has ordered people to carry Concubine Li back to Changxin Palace."

The Queen Mother frowned and waved her hand, asking them to leave.

Doctor Liu looked at Tao Yanyan meaningfully, and Tao Yanyan received his gaze, not understanding why. However, she would not ask Doctor Liu directly in Changchun Palace if there was anything wrong. She thought, she would wait until she returned to Yingyue Pavilion to find a chance to ask, anyway, Doctor Liu would also go to Yingyue Pavilion to treat Xianglan's injury soon.

Today's empress dowager was the most depressed empress dowager Tao Yanyan had ever seen. Tao Yanyan was unable to persuade her and could only sit beside her obediently and accompany her.

He Linzhang followed Concubine Li back to Changxin Palace. He was in a trance, thinking that Concubine Li would be able to give birth to the child smoothly as she lived in seclusion in Changxin Palace. But he didn't expect that she, who was fine yesterday, would have a miscarriage today.

Thinking of the scene in the Queen Mother's Palace, he pinched his brows and said, "Go ask the Queen what happened. I want to know what happened before I left. Also, send a gift to Yingyue Pavilion to see if Lady Tao was injured."

Eunuch Zhang accepted the order and said, "Your Majesty, lunch has not yet begun. Would you like to have lunch first?"

He Linzhang waved his hands. He had no appetite at all.

Doctor Li's medicine took effect in less than half an hour. Concubine Li suffered a lot and finally fell asleep.

He Linzhang did not leave Changxin Palace and stayed by Concubine Li's side. Eunuch Zhang soon returned with information from the Queen about what happened and the news about Yingyue Pavilion.

"Your Majesty, the Queen said that the Queen Mother did not punish Concubine Li to kneel. It was Concubine Li who wanted to kneel. Several concubines also persuaded her, but Concubine Li refused to stand up. The Queen Mother was very angry about this. Later, Concubine Li was very emotional and wanted to hit the wall. Fortunately, Concubine Tao blocked her. This is the scene that Your Majesty just saw when he entered."

Seeing that the emperor did not speak, Eunuch Zhang said, "In order to verify it, I also went to the palaces of the Imperial Concubine and the Concubine Rong, and what they said was exactly the same as what the Empress said."

He Linzhang snorted coldly: "So, it was Concubine Li herself who was unlucky and failed to keep the child, and it had nothing to do with the Queen Mother?"

Just as Eunuch Zhang was about to answer "Yes", he heard the emperor slam his palm on the table: "You have seen how much Concubine Li values this child. How could she choose to do something dangerous knowing that it was dangerous? If it weren't for the pressure from the Queen Mother, why would she not dare to stand up? If the Queen Mother hadn't pushed her too hard, would she have been so scared that she wanted to bang her head against the wall? Humph, so this is how they bullied Concubine Li when I was away? They teamed up to bully one person and sided with the Queen Mother!"

Eunuch Zhang actually believed in the Queen and the others, but the Emperor did not believe it, so he did not dare to persuade them and could only remain silent.

"Where is Concubine Tao? What did she say? She was also in the palace. Could it be that she said the same thing as them?" He Linzhang was holding back his anger, but had no place to vent it, so he spoke in an aggressive tone.

Eunuch Zhang said quickly, "Lady Tao was cooking in the kitchen. When she came out, she saw Concubine Li kneeling on the ground. She said that she asked Concubine Li's maid to help her up, but the maid refused and continued to kneel in the hall like Concubine Li. She said... that the Queen Mother values the heir to the throne and would never joke about it."

He Linzhang shook his head and sighed, "You are kindhearted, how could you know how cruel the Queen Mother is? The Queen Mother has always disliked Concubine Li. How could she like Concubine Li's child? Now that Concubine Li has a miscarriage, the Queen Mother should be very happy."

Eunuch Zhang explained: "Concubine Tao said that the Empress Dowager did not have lunch and was very sad." Eunuch Zhang was helpless and could only try his best to persuade the Emperor.

"Oh, it's just a show." He Linzhang sighed: "How is Lady Tao, is she injured?"

The little beauty would groan for a long time every time she got bumped or bruised, and being pushed heavily to the ground must have been very painful.

Eunuch Zhang said, "Your foot is sprained. You need to apply plaster every day. Otherwise, there is no problem."

He Linzhang nodded: "In the next few days, you will visit her once a day for me and ask the imperial physician to take good care of her. I am busy these days, so I will not go."

This time, Concubine Li lost her child, which made He Linzhang even more sad than when Concubine Fan lost her child before.

After all, his love for Concubine Li is deeper than that for Concubine Fan, and he is full of expectations for this child.

I’m feeling depressed now. I don’t want to see anyone and just want to numb myself with endless official duties.