Harem Daily Life

Tao Yanyan thought that the emperor would not come in the near future, but when he saw Eunuch Zhang coming to inform him, he still thanked him.

She didn't take it to heart. After all, anyone who lost a child would be in a bad mood, and Tao Yanyan could understand. It just so happened that during this time, she could focus on her business.

Because he sprained his ankle, Tao Yanyan sent Qingfeng to ask for leave from the Queen. He did not plan to pay his respects to the Queen until his injury healed.

She couldn't go to the Queen Mother's place, and she wouldn't be able to do any work even if she went there, so she simply asked for leave.

Dong Fang was sent out of the palace by Tao Yanyan to deliver silver bills, and by the way, he brought the recipes for six kinds of dim sum and six kinds of braised dishes to Qi Yizheng's sister Qi Ruoning.

As the saying goes, don't employ a person you doubt, and don't doubt a person you employ. Tao Yanyan can only rely on Qi Ruoning now, so she gave the food recipe away without reservation.

Dong Fang returned to the palace that night and reported: "Madam Qi is a capable person. In just a few days, the shop has already taken shape. Madam Qi directly bought people from the pawnbroker to work in the shop. She said that it is more reliable to hold the indenture contract in hand than to hire someone outside."

Tao Yanyan felt that it made sense. She would not care about these details and did not have the energy to take care of them. Fortunately, Qi Ruoning thought of it and seemed to be a capable person.

"Madam Qi said that she would first prepare a batch of food for customers to taste, and then choose an auspicious day to officially open the store. I have asked the temple for a date, and the 28th of this month, the 6th and 16th of next month are the nearest auspicious days. She asked me to ask the beauty if she has a favorite day."

Tao Yanyan thought for a moment and said, "This month is too rushed. The 28th is the day after tomorrow. I'm afraid she won't be able to make it. How about this, set it on the sixth of next month, and it will be a good start! She can also take advantage of these few days to test the waters. If anything is not popular, we can still make adjustments."

Dong Fang nodded and said, "Yes, I have made an agreement with her to send her a message tomorrow."

"Well, you will be fully responsible for this matter. You can leave the palace a limited number of times each month. Try to do more things and deliver more messages at one time." After Tao Yanyan finished speaking, he let him go down to rest.

After everyone left, Tao Yanyan listed some businesses that could be done, covering all aspects of food, clothing and daily life, but due to lack of manpower and freedom, she had to give up for the time being.

"Oh, it would be great if I could leave the palace freely, do business during the day and make a lot of money."

Unfortunately, beautiful dreams are destined to be just wishful thinking.

The next day, Doctor Liu came to check on Xianglan's injuries. Under Mingyue's care, Xianglan was now completely healed, and only needed to recover for a while before she could move freely and do some light work.

After examining the injury, Doctor Liu did not leave in a hurry, but went to find Lady Tao to talk about something.

Tao Yanyan recalled the meaningful look given to Doctor Liu in the Empress Dowager's Palace before, so she asked Mingyue to invite him to the main hall.

"I wonder what Doctor Liu wants to say?" Tao Yanyan asked suspiciously.

Doctor Liu looked at Qingfeng and Mingyue, and Tao Yanyan said, "Doctor Liu, please feel free to speak. They are both my confidants."

Imperial Physician Liu then felt relieved and told the whole story: "Lady Tao, the day before yesterday in Changchun Palace, I examined Concubine Li's pulse and found that she could not keep this pregnancy."

Tao Yanyan frowned: "You mean, she couldn't be saved in the first place, and that day she did it... on purpose?"

Tao Yanyan was shocked!

Doctor Liu said, "The pregnancy of Concubine Li has been taken care of by Doctor Li. Doctor Li has been an imperial physician for more than ten years and is very experienced. It is not that he could not have seen it. But when I returned to the Imperial Hospital the night before, I felt something was wrong, so I secretly looked through Concubine Li's pulse records. I found that since Concubine Li was pregnant, the records showed that the pregnancy was stable and everything was normal."

Imperial Doctor Liu paused and said, "I have been practicing medicine for fifteen years and I am confident in my pulse diagnosis. So Imperial Doctor Li concealed everything for Concubine Li because there was something wrong with her pregnancy."

Tao Yanyan didn't expect this to happen. She asked, "Is it possible that Concubine Li didn't know?"

It is not impossible that he was deceived by Doctor Li.

Doctor Liu shook his head and said, "Concubine Li is physically weak and her mother is weak. It is impossible for her not to feel anything. Moreover, there is a faint scent of moxa on her body, which is a way to stabilize the fetus. This means that she has already lost this baby."

Tao Yanyan frowned: "So she deliberately knelt on the ground and hit the wall, just to get an abortion and then blackmail people?"

Tao Yanyan felt a little scared.

Fortunately, the person that Concubine Li wanted to blackmail was the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager was of noble status and was the biological mother of the Emperor, so she would not have to take responsibility for Concubine Li's pregnancy and die to apologize.

If it was Concubine Li who deliberately blackmailed me, I might have been demoted.

This is all that Imperial Physician Liu had to say. He chose to stand on Concubine Tao's side because he went on tour with her and was moved by her appreciation of human life. He then helped her regulate her body to avoid getting pregnant at a young age. They were completely in the same boat.

As long as Concubine Tao is successful in the palace and gets promoted, he will have an extra layer of protection, which can be regarded as a mutual achievement.

Although the incident involving Concubine Li was not directed at Concubine Tao, Concubine Tao had this leverage in her hand, which might be useful.

Tao Yanyan thought for a moment and asked, "Did Doctor Xu see anything that day?" Doctor Xu was appointed by the Queen Mother, so his medical skills must be good. If he saw something, then the Queen Mother would not be unaware of the truth.

Doctor Liu said, "Doctor Xu treated the beauty first. By the time he left, the labor had already started and it was no longer visible."

Tao Yanyan nodded: "I know about this matter. Thank you, Doctor Liu, for telling me. You can just pretend that you don't know anything about it from now on."

Doctor Liu nodded in agreement, and as he was about to leave, he said, "I have seen Concubine Li's pulse, and it will be very difficult for her to get pregnant in the future. Of course, if she spends a lot of effort to regulate her health for a few years, that is another matter."

Tao Yanyan smiled and said, "As long as she remains favored, it would be the same if she adopted a child of a concubine of a lower rank."

Seeing that Lady Tao understood everything, Doctor Liu bowed and left.

After Doctor Liu left, Tao Yanyan pondered for a long time, undecided whether to tell the emperor the truth.

Because of Concubine Li's miscarriage, the emperor had obviously created a rift with the empress dowager.

Mingyue looked at her beauty's worried look and analyzed, "After all, what Imperial Doctor Liu said was just his personal experience. Imperial Doctor Li's pulse record showed nothing, and the people around Concubine Li would not come out to testify. There is no physical evidence or human witnesses. Even if the beauty told His Majesty the truth, His Majesty would not believe what she said, considering his love for Concubine Li."

Tao Yanyan thought the same thing, so he hesitated.

"As for the Queen Mother, there is no real evidence, so it's useless to say anything. If the Queen Mother confronts Your Majesty to argue, Your Majesty might think that the Queen Mother is shirking responsibility, which will deepen the misunderstanding and make the loss outweigh the gain."

Tao Yanyan felt that what Mingyue said made sense, and said helplessly: "Now in your majesty's view, Concubine Li is weak and therefore she is right. When the Queen Mother and Concubine Li confront each other, I guess she always suffers because Concubine Li is too strong. Oh, I didn't expect Concubine Li to be so powerful! Forget it, just go and comfort the Queen Mother. As for your majesty... If he knew that the person he loved was scheming against his mother, he would probably be sad too!"

Thinking of the day when Concubine Li lost her child and He Linzhang's sad expression, Tao Yanyan decided not to tell him for the time being.

As for Concubine Li, she was very scheming. She could even use the child she couldn't keep. She was really amazing. However, those who do evil will eventually perish. The causes she planted will become fruits in the future and return to her. This was not something Tao Yanyan should consider.