Harem Daily Life

"Okay, okay, no one blames you." Tao Yanyan wiped the tears of the second princess: "Yuer is so soft and cute, I welcome you to live with me. But if you want to come, you can just tell me directly. Don't use this method next time, you scared everyone. Also, you must point out where you fell so that the imperial physician can treat you." After Tao Yanyan finished speaking, he wanted Chang Tai to ask Imperial Physician Liu to come again.

The second princess hurriedly stopped him and said, "Don't bother, Concubine Tao. I've already applied medicine on my hands and legs. It's okay. I still feel a little dizzy, maybe because I'm hungry."

After saying that, he looked at Tao Yanyan eagerly, waiting for dinner.

Tao Yanyan quickly asked Mingyue to urge them to serve the meal quickly.

He Linzhang was relieved and pinched the second princess's face: "This won't happen again."

After dinner, the second princess naturally followed Tao Yanyan to take a nap, and He Linzhang went to the study to take a short rest.

"Empress Tao, when will you have your baby?" The Second Princess touched Tao Yanyan's belly and asked, "Have they lived in your belly since they were young, just like my sister lived in our mother's belly, and will they be born when the time comes?"

Tao Yanyan smiled and said, "My baby may still be in heaven. He will come naturally when he wants to. He is not in my belly yet."

The second princess frowned: "Why is he so playful? It would be better if the baby came earlier." If he came earlier and was born like his sister, there would be no need to worry about not being able to be born after taking the medicine.

Tao Yanyan didn't know why the second princess cared so much about the baby. She thought she wanted to play with the baby, so she said, "If Yue'er misses her sister, I will send you back to see her tomorrow."

The second princess frowned and immediately shook her head: "No, I want to stay here. My little sister only knows how to cry, and it's not fun."

Tao Yanyan couldn't understand why he suddenly disliked the baby again. It was really hard to guess what a child was thinking.

The two chatted for a while and then the second princess fell asleep, but her little hands were still clutching Tao Yanyan's clothes, looking very insecure.

Tao Yanyan had no desire to sleep. Thinking about everything that happened today, he always felt that something was strange, but he couldn't tell what it was.

Not long after, He Linzhang came over after a short nap to see them, with a small box of ointment in his hand.

"Your Majesty?" Tao Yanyan moved slightly, removed the little hand that was pulling him, and then slowly stood up.

He Linzhang helped her up, opened the ointment, and applied it to her with his own hands: "Was it scratched by the child?"

He applied it seriously, but Tao Yanyan felt a little hot.

"I will do it myself, Your Majesty, there is no need to trouble you." She wanted to take the ointment with a blushing face, but was stopped by He Linzhang.

He said with a smile, "Why are you shy? Where on your body haven't I seen?" Then he moved closer to Tao Yanyan and blew gently on the wound.

Tao Yanyan's face turned red like an apple, and she pushed He Linzhang: "Your Majesty, please go and handle government affairs. I will send someone to Fengyi Palace and Changchun Palace to report that the second princess was naughty, but it's nothing serious. Please rest assured, Queen Mother and Queen."

He Linzhang kissed her cheek gently: "Well, you can handle these things, but I see that Yue'er wants to stay with you, so you can take her with you. The queen is not in good health, and it is difficult for her to take care of two children."

Tao Yanyan nodded: "I understand. I also like the Second Princess. She, Jin'an and Xuan'er have a companion."

Tao Yanyan always respected children and never forced them to do or not do anything, so she had to report to the Queen Mother and the Queen in the afternoon, and she also asked the Second Princess for her opinion in advance.

The second princess frowned and asked, "After reporting back, can I still stay here?"

Tao Yanyan nodded: "Of course, I just want to reassure them by reporting this to them. Otherwise, they will always worry about your illness."

The Second Princess still seemed a little worried: "If the Queen Mother insists that I go back, can Concubine Tao not let the Queen Mother's people take me away?"

Tao Yanyan asked suspiciously, "Yuer, why are you so reluctant to go back? Did something happen?"

The second princess lowered her head and refused to speak. Tao Yanyan did not force her, but held her in his arms and asked tentatively, "Is it because the Queen paid too much attention to her sister and ignored you, so you are a little sad?"

The second princess shook her head: "No."

Tao Yanyan tried to ask again: "Is it because Yue Er accidentally made a mistake, and you don't like the tone of the Queen's scolding?"

The second princess shook her head again: "No, Yue'er didn't make any mistakes. Yue'er is very well behaved and hasn't played with bugs recently."

Tao Yanyan's eyes turned and said, "How about I play a game with Yue'er? We each tell each other a secret, and from now on you keep my secret and I keep your secret. This is called a confidentiality game."

The second princess tilted her head and said, "Madam Tao, I am only young, not stupid. I cannot tell you the secrets in my heart."

Tao Yanyan: “…” The attempt to fool people failed.

But at least it shows that this little girl has a secret in her heart, and this secret may be the reason why she is unwilling to return to the queen.

Tao Yanyan puffed up his cheeks: "Okay, originally I wanted to tell you a secret that no one else knows. Since you don't want to play this game, I will wait for Jin'an and Xuan'er to come back and play with them."

The second princess hesitated for a moment, as if she had gone through a fierce ideological struggle, and finally said: "Then... if I tell you my secret, will you dislike me?" After all, it was her mother who wanted to harm Concubine Tao. The second princess was worried that Concubine Tao would get angry and ignore her.

Seeing that he was about to succeed in fooling her, Tao Yanyan said solemnly: "How could I not like Yue'er? Yue'er is the bravest, cutest, and smartest baby I have ever seen. I have always hoped that if I have a baby in the future, he will be as smart as Yue'er!"

The second princess was praised and her guard was visibly relaxed. She confirmed again: "Will you really always like me?"

Tao Yanyan stretched out his little finger: "Let's make a pinky promise. No matter what secrets Yue'er hides in her heart, as long as Yue'er tells me, I will still like Yue'er. Pinky promise, never change for a hundred years!"

After receiving the solemn promise, the Second Princess finally let down her guard. She pouted and nestled into Tao Yanyan's arms: "Madam Tao, your mother is going to give you contraceptive medicine, saying that you will never be able to have a baby again. I heard it and was so scared that I ran and fell."

Tao Yanyan's eyes turned cold, and he patted the second princess on the back: "Don't be afraid, Yue'er, this didn't happen. Now that you've told me, I will be careful in the future and won't hurt me, don't worry."

The second princess looked at her with tears in her eyes: "I am so scared of my mother. She put a sachet to attract snakes on me and gave me medicine for diarrhea."

Tao Yanyan frowned and asked carefully, "Yuer, are you saying that the sachet on your body was put there by the Empress when there was a snake incident in Fengyi Palace a long time ago?"

The second princess nodded: "Fortunately I am not afraid of snakes, they are all my friends, otherwise I might have been bitten."

Tao Yanyan suppressed his anger and asked, "Then what about the medicine for diarrhea you mentioned?"

The second princess grumbled, "It's the Dragon Boat Festival, and we have to eat rice dumplings, but my mother gave me diarrhea medicine and said that I didn't wash my hands and got an upset stomach. I was very obedient, and every time I played with insects, I washed my hands very carefully and kept them very clean."

Tao Yanyan was heartbroken. How many times had this little cutie been used as a tool in the fight for power?