Harem Daily Life

Ying Yi struggled for a long time before deciding to show up.

A voice sounded, and He Linzhang helped Tao Yanyan stand up, then said, "Come out."

Tao Yanyan saw a man in black appear at the window at some point.

Seeing that the emperor summoned him without avoiding Concubine Tao, Ying Yi knew that Concubine Tao was a trustworthy person in the emperor's heart, so he said: "Your Majesty, the information found in Qingcheng Mountain recorded that Concubine Yin gave birth to a child four years ago. This subordinate found it strange, so I brought the relevant content to report to Your Majesty."

Hearing the three words "Yin Jieyu", He Linzhang was a little dazed. Thinking of that gentle but resolute woman and the child who unfortunately died at birth, he felt very uncomfortable in his heart.

"Let me see what's recorded." He Linzhang took the information handed over by Ying Yi and read it carefully.

As he watched, his brows furrowed even tighter: "What's going on?"

Ying Yi said, "This note was kept separately. I searched the entire box where the note was kept, but I did not find anything else related to it or any other information. I think this note cannot be useless, otherwise it would not be kept in the box. But I am not aware of the affairs of the harem, so I can only report this to Your Majesty."

He Linzhang tapped the imperial desk with his fingers, stood up and paced for a long time before he said, "Could it be that the child is not dead?"

At that time, he was still busy with the final matters of suppressing the rebellion. Concubine Yin gave birth to a son before her due date, but the child unfortunately died. He was not in the palace, so he did not know the truth. He even had no time to rush back to the palace before he received the news that Concubine Yin had died. He did not even get to see her for the last time.

The Yin family followed King Zhao in rebellion and stood against him. He took into consideration that Concubine Yin was pregnant and did not make things difficult for her. In order to prevent others from hurting her because she was the daughter of a criminal, he confined her to Changle Palace.

At that time, the Queen Mother would send people to look after Concubine Yin every now and then, and he knew all of this. The final outcome of both mother and child dying was indeed a great blow to him.

"Go and investigate. Send Ying San to investigate everything related to the Yin family. Also, check if anyone in the palace was missing around the time when Concubine Yin gave birth. Who was it, when did they disappear, and who let them out of the palace? Investigate everything in detail."

Ying Yi took the order and disappeared through the window.

Tao Yanyan saw that the emperor was worried and guessed something from the few words he had just said, but she would not ask questions that she shouldn't ask. If the emperor was willing to tell her, she would be a qualified listener.

He Linzhang picked up the note on the table, handed it to Tao Yanyan, and said, "Take a look, what would you think of if you saw this message?"

Tao Yanyan took the note and saw that it said: "The situation is over. Concubine Yin's son is very useful. He must be sent out of the palace. He will be supported and enthroned in the future, and then we can make plans."

Tao Yanyan thought for a moment and said, "Yin Jieyu is your majesty's concubine, and her son is also your majesty's son. Are you going to take the child out of the palace to raise him, and then make him king when he grows up, so as to compete with your majesty for the throne?"

He Linzhang nodded, that should be the case.

"If someone chooses this child, then the other party must be either a member of the Yin family or someone related to the Yin family." Tao Yanyan analyzed.

"It should be a member of the Yin family." He Linzhang sighed after saying this: "But the Yin family members were all arrested at that time, and later the entire family was executed. I don't know if this child... was sent out of the palace, or if he was among the arrested Yin family members?"

He Linzhang didn't dare to think about it. If the child was in there, the consequences would be unimaginable!

Is there anything more hurtful than having your own son die at the hands of your own knife?

Seeing He Linzhang's pale face, Tao Yanyan stepped forward and gently hugged him: "Think on the bright side of everything. They want a child, so the child may not be dead?"

"The child born to Concubine Yin died young. The imperial physician examined me and found that they... probably replaced my son with a dead baby."

Tao Yanyan shuddered. She had seen the story of a cat replacing a prince on TV before, but she never expected that such a thing would actually happen in real life. It was quite a big project!

First, a replacement child was found and brought into the palace, then the baby was born on time, and then the real prince was taken out of the palace without anyone noticing. All these things had to be coordinated perfectly.

The key is that Concubine Yin must cooperate. Forcing a birth before the due time is playing a joke on herself and her child!

Feeling the little beauty shivering, He Linzhang said, "Do you feel that the struggle for power is sometimes terrible? For the sake of imperial power, the princes rebelled, and I suppressed the rebellion and killed many people. My uncle is my enemy, my ministers are my enemy, and even my concubines are my enemy. Oh, if that child is raised by the Yin family who escaped the net, maybe he will be my enemy in twenty years."

He Linzhang sighed softly, feeling somewhat disappointed: "But even so, I still hope that he can live and live in peace."

Tao Yanyan hugged him with her greatest tenderness.

"Your Majesty, please check first. If the child is alive, then find him and bring him back."

Tao Yanyan always felt that the people who were brought out of the palace with great effort must be properly resettled. Maybe they were sent to some place to be raised. No one would be so stupid as to keep them in the Yin family and wait for someone to catch them.

However, four years have passed, and it may be difficult to find out the news because of the long time.

Shu Fei has already received news from the Shu family that the cloth has been purchased and a warehouse has been rented for storage. They asked Shu Fei to take the credit and report to His Majesty as soon as possible.

Shu Fei asked Fu Xin to invite the emperor to dinner and talk about the fabric. However, Fu Xin went for a long time but failed to invite anyone.

"Your Majesty, His Majesty said that he would accompany Concubine Tao for the next few days, so he would not come. He told Your Majesty to take good care of yourself and call the imperial physician if you feel unwell." Fu Xin looked at Shu Fei's unhappy face and replied with a stiff upper lip.

"Oh, it's only been half a year since I left, but you're making it so hard to leave."

Thinking that the Queen Mother would also be away from the palace for half a year, Concubine Shu bit her lip and said, "Go and arrange for a sedan chair. I will go to Changchun Palace."

Zi Ling advised: "It's a cool evening, and Your Majesty is pregnant. Doctor Xu has advised you to rest. If Your Majesty has anything to say to the Queen Mother, why not let me go there? It's better for Your Majesty to rest in the palace."

Shu Fei thought about it and felt that what Zi Ling said made sense, so she said, "I specially asked the Clothing Bureau to make a cloak for my mother before. You can find it and send it to the Queen Mother. Just say that it was made specially for her. I am not feeling well and cannot go to pay my respects these few days. Please understand. As for the farewell the day after tomorrow... we will see then."

Zi Ling took the order and left, but they all forgot that Shu Fei's mother's name contained the word "Mei", so she loved plum blossoms very much, and the cloak made for her was embroidered with plum blossoms.

But the Queen Mother disliked plum blossoms the most.

The Queen Mother was originally happy that Zi Ling delivered the cloak as ordered, but when she saw the embroidered pattern, she narrowed her eyes.