Harem Daily Life

Eunuch Qin confirmed Xiao Jinan's identity as a prince almost at the first sight. Just as the two palace maids said, when Xiao Jinan's thighs were pried open, there was indeed a large mole on his right leg.

Eunuch Qin felt mixed emotions. After investigating for such a long time, the matter was finally settled.

Little Jin'an, who took a formal bath in the water, didn't understand why Eunuch Qin was so excited that his eyes turned red just for giving him a bath.

"Eunuch Qin, what's wrong with you?" Little Jinan asked when he didn't understand. He was a curious baby.

Eunuch Qin calmed down and said with a smile, "I'm fine, it's just that the steam is too hot and it irritates my eyes." After that, he immediately dried Xiao Jin'an and put his clothes on him. Then he carried him out of the bathroom and went straight to the Queen Mother's bedroom.

As soon as the Queen Mother saw the look in Eunuch Qin's eyes, she knew everything.

"Jin'an, come here, come to me." The empress dowager spoke softer than usual and waved to little Jin'an with a warm smile.

The freshly washed little Jinan's face was red like a big apple, and his body was fragrant with a milky aroma.

The Queen Mother excitedly hugged little Jin'an and kissed him again and again, she was very fond of him.

"Hehe, hahaha, it's so itchy, so itchy." Little Jin'an, who was being pinched, couldn't stop laughing, and the whole bedroom was filled with his silvery bell-like laughter.

The child's identity was finally confirmed, but the empress dowager was also in a dilemma. The grandfather and grandson played for a while, and then the empress dowager asked Dong Fang and Xiao Quanzi to take the child out, and then kept Eunuch Qin to talk.

"Empress Dowager, there is indeed a big mole at the base of your right thigh. This little boy might be the little prince back then!" said Eunuch Qin.

The Queen Mother nodded: "I think so too, but his identity is very embarrassing now."

The Queen Mother rubbed her brows and said, "The Yin family that rebelled is his maternal family, they are traitors. Restoring their status may not be the best outcome for him. This is one reason."

"Secondly, even if we get the testimony of the palace maid, combined with his appearance, I say that he is the prince, but there is really no real evidence, and it doesn't count. The officials will not admit it! Especially the Rong family, they will definitely be very angry when they suddenly have a prince!"

"Thirdly, even if we reveal what happened back then and tell the emperor the truth, that this is Concubine Yin's son, what is the point for Jin'an? As a child born by a guilty concubine, he will never inherit the throne in the future. Being involved in the struggle for imperial power will do him more harm than good."

Eunuch Qin felt that the Queen Mother's analysis made sense.

"Then...we are the only ones who know about it, and then we let Concubine Tao continue to raise him? But the generations..." His son became the younger brother of his favorite concubine, isn't this a mess of generations?

The Queen Mother frowned and asked, "Did Lady Tao hold a ceremony to acknowledge her brother, report to her parents, and enter him into the family tree?"

Eunuch Qin choked and shook his head: "Probably not. I picked her up outside the palace at that time, and I didn't hear about any recognition ceremony after she returned to the palace."

The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows and said, "Then I should acknowledge him first. Can't I just acknowledge him as my grandson? Follow all the necessary etiquette, inform the Emperor, write his name on the Royal Jade Butterfly, and then have him kowtow and serve tea to Concubine Tao, and then raise him in Concubine Tao's name."

Eunuch Qin: “…”

When Tao Yanyan woke up from her nap, she heard the explosive news and was so shocked that her mouth couldn't close.

"What? The Queen Mother wants to adopt Jin'an as her grandson? Then... my relationship with Jin'an..." Tao Yanyan had a bad feeling, she was going to be a mother painlessly!

"Um...Eunuch Qin, can't the Queen Mother recognize Jin'an as her adopted son?"

Woo woo woo, I want to be a young lady, not a mother!

I feel like I've aged ten years in an instant!

"Lady Tao, the Queen Mother loves Jin'an very much. Having the Queen Mother's protection is a blessing that many people dream of!" Eunuch Qin advised with all his might.

"Besides, the Queen Mother has already written to His Majesty about this matter, and the messenger is already on the way. Once His Majesty agrees, then Lady Tao, you will also be the one who has the prince."

"It is only natural for the prince to be raised in the palace. When he grows up, he will be crowned a prince. Wouldn't you also enjoy the happiness?"

Tao Yanyan heard it and it seemed that it was true...

When she was young, she was supported by the emperor. After the emperor passed away, she was still supported by his son. She could also move out of the palace and live in her son's mansion, just like Concubine Hui.

Seeing that Lady Tao was a little moved, Eunuch Qin continued, "Whether he is a brother or a son, the young master is raised under your name, but if he becomes the empress dowager's grandson, his status will be different. Lady Tao must seize the opportunity!"

Tao Yanyan considered it for a moment and said, "Then let the Queen Mother and His Majesty make the decision."

He Linzhang didn't expect the Queen Mother to write back so quickly. He opened it suspiciously, and the content was actually to acknowledge Jin'an as the Emperor's grandson?

He Linzhang narrowed his eyes and sent a message to Ying Yi: "Have you found any clues on the matter that I asked Ying San to investigate before?"

"Not yet, but the list of Yin family members who were executed has been checked, and there are no children under the age of ten on it."

He Linzhang always felt that the empress dowager was not someone who would adopt someone as her grandson for no reason. This was equivalent to adopting a prince for herself.

Thinking of Xiao Jin'an's background and age, He Linzhang whispered: "Could it be that... the Queen Mother knows something but didn't tell me?"

He Linzhang held the letter in his hand and thought of a possibility, his eyes lit up.

"You continue to contact Ying San and step up the investigation. Go down!"

Ying Yi left, and the emperor sent a message to Eunuch Zhang: "Tomorrow you will tell the public that I am not feeling well, and stop the court officials from coming to see me, and also stop the harem. I will leave the palace secretly immediately and go to the temporary palace to see the empress dowager."

Eunuch Zhang looked at the emperor with a speechless look: If you want to see Concubine Tao, just say so directly, why do you have to use the Empress Dowager as an excuse!

He complained in his heart, but said: "Your Majesty, you were assassinated just after leaving the palace. If you leave the palace again, I'm afraid you will be in danger!"

He Linzhang snorted coldly: "If they want to assassinate me, they must be alive. Stop talking nonsense, just stop the court officials. I will leave immediately and will arrive as soon as I can. I will be back soon and will be back to the palace tomorrow evening."

He Linzhang took ten personal guards, along with two shadow guards, and left the palace without anyone noticing. When they arrived at the Wenquan Palace under the cover of darkness, Eunuch Gui was shocked.

"Your Majesty! Why did you come here at night? Your servant pays his respects to Your Majesty!" If Eunuch Gui had not seen it with his own eyes, he would not have believed that the person in front of him was the emperor.

"Let's go to Lady Tao's courtyard first. I will go to see the Queen Mother tomorrow morning."

Eunuch Gui respectfully led the way to Qingxi Courtyard with a lantern in hand, but in his heart he had a new understanding of how favored Lady Tao was: she had only been in the palace for four days, and yet her majesty had rushed out of the palace overnight. This was no ordinary favor!

Tonight, Xiao Jinan still slept in Tao Yanyan's room. He Linzhang saw that both the big and the small were sleeping in a sprawling state, and the corners of his mouth twitched.