Harem Daily Life

Seeing the empress's haggard face and unsteady body, Doctor Xu comforted her, "Your Majesty is still in confinement, so don't worry too much. Doctor Zhao has already given the second princess acupuncture, and I think she will wake up in a while. But since such a big thing has happened to the princess, shouldn't we send someone to report to the empress dowager and His Majesty?"

The queen was stunned for a moment, her face turned pale. "Go report to the Queen Mother first. Be careful when you speak, don't let the Queen Mother worry, and don't let anything go wrong again. His Majesty is still in court, otherwise... go and wait first, and report back after His Majesty leaves court. By then, Yue'er should have woken up."

The two eunuchs immediately went out to report the news.

Several imperial doctors were waiting in the room, anxiously waiting for the second princess to wake up.

In Changle Palace, Tao Yanyan had just finished breakfast when she saw Chang Tai running in in a panic: "My queen, the second princess fainted!"

Tao Yanyan stood up immediately after hearing this: "How did you fall? Where did you fall? Is it serious?"

Chang Tai immediately recounted what happened in the morning: "Today, I sent the eldest princess and the second prince to elementary school. I didn't wait for the second princess at Yuhua Gate. The two young masters were worried, so they asked me to ask around. Unexpectedly, almost all the doctors in the Imperial Hospital went to Fengyi Palace. I asked a few questions, and Doctor Liu whispered that the second princess fainted and was unconscious. The queen was at a loss, so she summoned all the doctors to treat her. The specific situation is not clear yet, but the doctors have probably been in Fengyi Palace for half an hour."

Tao Yanyan's heart was tangled when he thought of the child who looked soft and cute but was bold and daring inside. "Hurry, I'll go take a look."

Mingyue tried to stop her, "Your Majesty, if there is no summons from Fengyi Palace, it would be inappropriate for you to go there like this. What if the Queen gets suspicious and asks you how you know what's going on in her palace? What will you say?"

Tao Yanyan thought for a moment and said, "I can't care about that anymore. I'll just say that the two children didn't see the second princess and that I must go and check the situation. The queen can believe it or not."

She hurriedly put on her simple makeup and took a sedan chair to Fengyi Palace. When she was almost there, she saw the empress dowager's procession coming. Tao Yanyan took the opportunity to pay her respects to the empress dowager, and briefly said that the two children were worried about the second princess, then followed the empress dowager in.

When the Queen saw Concubine Tao coming in behind the Queen Mother, her eyes darkened.

Thinking that everything was caused by Concubine Tao, the Queen was furious. However, she couldn't lose her temper in front of the Queen Mother. She just greeted the Queen Mother with a bad look and told her about the situation of the Second Princess.

"Queen Dowager, it was my fault that I neglected to take good care of the Second Princess, causing her to fall unconscious. I am guilty."

The queen wiped her tears, her body unsteady.

The Queen Mother hurried to the inner room to see, and saw the cute child lying lifelessly on the couch with several silver needles stuck in his head.

"Doctor Xu, what's the condition of the second princess? Can you tell me the truth?" The empress dowager was extremely anxious. The emperor had few children to begin with, and she must not let anything happen to her granddaughter!

Doctor Xu then informed the Empress Dowager of the previous diagnoses of several people.

After hearing this, the Queen Mother was helpless and could only wait for the child to wake up.

"Where are the servants around her? Was there no one around when she fell?" The Queen Mother was really angry. If a healthy child became mentally retarded after the fall, what would happen to her in the future?

The Queen said hurriedly, "The Second Princess is lively and active. She sneaked over to say goodbye to me early this morning and was going to elementary school. Who would have thought that she would fall on the steps at the door. The people who usually serve her were a step late. Queen Mother, they are usually very dedicated. What happened today was purely an accident. I hope the Queen Mother will forgive them."

"Hmph, what's an accident? Not doing your best means not doing your best! Pass on my imperial decree. The personal nanny and maidservant who serve the second princess will each be beaten with twenty lashes of the board to serve as a warning to others." The empress dowager was so furious that those people would be skinned alive if they didn't die.

Tao Yanyan advised, "Queen Mother, these people have been with the Second Princess since they were young. If they are all injured, when the Second Princess wakes up, there will be no one close to her to serve her. I'm afraid she won't be used to it. Otherwise, remember this beating first and wait until the Second Princess wakes up."

The Queen actually thought the same thing, but she didn't dare to plead for them under the Queen Mother's anger. Moreover, if the nanny and the maid could keep a close eye on the Second Princess, she wouldn't have sneaked over to overhear her conversation with Nanny Fang, and there wouldn't have been these bad things happening now, so the Queen Mother's punishment was normal in her opinion.

She didn't expect that Concubine Tao would actually plead for these people. She couldn't help but look at Concubine Tao twice.

Tao Yanyan was looking at the motionless child with a worried look on her face, feeling extremely sad. This child always called her "Empress Tao" tenderly, but now she has become like this, which is really heartbreaking.

After hearing what Concubine Tao said, the Queen Mother did not refute it, which meant she agreed not to fight for the time being and put it on the account.

About half an hour later, Doctor Zhao stepped forward and carefully removed the silver needle. Everyone looked at the small figure expectantly.

"Why hasn't he woken up yet?" Tao Yanyan couldn't help asking. She was really afraid that the child had injured his cervical vertebrae, spine or head. In this era without those advanced examination instruments, it was impossible to see the extent of the injury.

The Queen Mother looked at the stunned Queen, then looked at Concubine Tao who looked anxious: "Has the Emperor sent anyone to notify you? The child is so seriously injured, go and report it quickly, and ask His Majesty to leave the court and come here as soon as possible."

When the queen heard this, she had no choice but to send another eunuch to invite him.

"Awake, awake!" Doctor Zhao, who was the closest, said in surprise, "Second Princess, do you still recognize me?"

Imperial Physician Zhao often came to Fengyi Palace to check the Queen's pulse and was very familiar with the Second Princess.

But the second princess just stared at him blankly, neither nodding nor shaking her head, nor saying a word.

Doctor Xu stepped forward and said, "Second Princess, look at how many fingers you have here?" Doctor Xu stretched out two fingers and waved them in front of the Second Princess.

The second princess stared at his hand for a while without reacting.

The Queen Mother asked anxiously, "What happened? Did he fall and become stupid?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the second princess sat up, scaring everyone.

"Yuer, Yueer, say something. Look at your mother. Do you still recognize her?" The Queen asked with a nervous heart.

The second princess' eyes stayed on her face for a while, and then she suddenly burst into tears.

“Wow…no, no…”

The queen was so frightened that she took a step back, her heart in her throat.

Could it be that this child was trying to say "Don't take the birth control pill"?