Harem Daily Life

In Yongning Palace, the three-month-old Third Prince's face was red and he had no reaction. Concubine Shu called the imperial physician anxiously: "Think of a way quickly, save him! My son!"

Tao Yanyan had just arrived at Yongning Palace when the Empress Dowager, the Queen and Concubine De also happened to arrive. They hurried inside and heard crying. The third prince's wet nurse was kneeling at the door, knocking her head on the ground, and shaking all over.

"Aunt, the Queen Mother is here!" Zi Ling came in a hurry to report. Shu Fei was crying breathlessly: "Aunt, Queen Mother, the emperor...is dying!"

"My dear grandson, my dear grandson, come quickly, imperial physician, find a solution!" The empress dowager's hands were shaking as she hurried to see the child.

Tao Yanyan leaned forward to take a look. The little child was already lying on the bed with a flushed face and only weak breathing.

"Give me the child quickly!" Tao Yanyan pushed the crowd aside and held the child in her arms, but the child was too small and soft, and she was very scared.

Thinking of the airplane hold method she had seen on her phone, she placed her hand under the child's chin to support his head, carefully turned the child over and placed him on her arm, and with her other hand patted the child's back from the bottom up.

One, two, three times, he slapped the child countless times over and over again, but the child didn't make a sound. Tao Yanyan was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.

Everyone stared at her in shock. Concubine De took a step back and said to the queen in fear, "Your Majesty, this... the imperial doctors are helpless. Will Concubine Tao's method work?"

The Queen did not respond, but told someone beside her to go and invite His Majesty.

Because the second princess had been choked before and Tao Yanyan had saved her once, and this time her throat was also choked, the queen thought that this method might be effective.

When He Linzhang arrived, Tao Yanyan had been rescuing the child for a long time, but the child was still breathing weakly.

She was so anxious that she was sweating and her hands were shaking.

"Your Majesty!" Shu Fei cried in He Linzhang's arms: "Hurry up and save the emperor, he is so young, only three months old!"

He Linzhang asked Fu Xin to help Shu Fei to the side: "Don't worry, Yan Yan is trying to find a solution."

Tao Yanyan turned the child over and used the Heimlich maneuver to press the abdomen, hoping that the child would vomit.

After patting the back and pressing for several times, the child finally spit out a mouthful of thick milk and his complexion slowly returned to normal.

Tao Yanyan still didn't relax. She kept patting and pressing the baby until the baby cried "Woo waa", then she was completely relieved.

When Shu Fei saw that the child was finally rescued, she cried with joy and immediately went over and hugged the child in her arms.

"Come and wipe your sweat. Your hair is wet." He Linzhang stepped forward to wipe the sweat from Tao Yanyan's forehead, and then went to look at the child.

"Empress Shufei, after feeding the baby, you must hold him upright on your shoulder and pat his back gently until he burps. Otherwise, the baby will easily choke on the milk and block his trachea." Tao Yanyan taught Empress Shufei how to pat the baby's burp. Empress Shufei nodded and took note of it, with an extremely good attitude.

"Thank you so much this time. Thank you for saving the third prince." Shu Fei said gratefully.

The moment she almost lost her child, she felt like the sky was falling. In just a few breaths, it was like a long dark night. This was the child she had given birth to with great difficulty and effort. If she lost it, her life would really be over.

"Thank you for the Bodhisattva's blessing! Queen Mother, the third prince is out of danger. I want to go to Fuyan Temple tomorrow to pray for blessings to thank the Bodhisattva for his protection." The Queen took the opportunity to propose a reason to leave the palace, and the Queen Mother naturally agreed: "Okay, then the Queen will go, and remember to add more incense money."

"Yes, I obey your command!" The queen responded, with a dark light flashing in her eyes.

Although Tao Yanyan felt that the saving of the child had little to do with the Bodhisattva, she respected other people's religious customs and did not say anything.

The imperial doctors wanted to keep an eye on the third prince for a while. Seeing that there was nothing for Tao Yanyan to do here, he took his leave and returned to Changle Palace.

Qingfeng said with some fear: "Your Majesty, you were in great danger just now. If the Third Prince cannot be rescued, I'm afraid that Concubine Shu will blame you in the end!"

Tao Yanyan sighed: "Human life is at stake. I didn't have time to think about it at the time. I just took a gamble. I couldn't just watch a baby die like this."

Qingfeng thought of the Third Prince's thinness and sighed: "The Third Prince looks so small, I don't know if this incident will have any impact."

Tao Yanyan said nothing. The child was difficult to feed. He was lucky this time, but who knows what will happen next time. In any case, it was extremely difficult to raise him.

That evening, we heard that the third prince's wet nurse was beaten with thirty sticks in Yongning Palace and dragged out of the palace. These wet nurses were people who had just given birth and were out to earn money. Fortunately, the third prince's life was saved, otherwise, my fear is that the whole family would have been buried with him.

After Chang Tai finished his report, he sighed: "Working in the palace is really risking your life."

Everyone thought what he said made sense, but they were also glad that they were with Concubine Tao, who was kind and gracious and would never punish them arbitrarily.

Xianglan was the one who had the most experience. She was once a maid of Zhao, and was beaten and scolded by Zhao every day. Her life was extremely difficult. If it weren't for Empress Tao's painstaking efforts to save her, she would have died in the wilderness of the south.

"Originally, the ceremony to confer the title of Empress Shufei was scheduled for the day after tomorrow. I heard that Empress Shufei was frightened today and was not feeling well, so I asked for permission to keep everything simple and not go through the formalities." Chang Tai said.

"Anyone would be scared to death by the scene today. My legs are still shaking." Qingfeng sighed.

Tao Yanyan had recovered, but his arms were still a little sore, so he might need to rest for two days.

At this time, Dong Fang, who was out of the palace today on business, came in from the outer room. Seeing that the eldest princess was not there, he whispered, "Your Majesty, when I returned to the palace today, I met Li Zongguan. He hurried to Jingci Temple and asked me to tell your Majesty that Wen was not feeling well and had vomited blood. He rushed to see her overnight and sent someone to inform your Majesty if there was anything wrong."

Tao Yanyan frowned when he heard this. Wen was only 25 years old, how could she be so seriously ill? She had only been in the nunnery for less than a year!

"Chang Tai, go to the Imperial Hospital as soon as possible to see if Doctor Liu is there. Ask him about Wen's condition." Tao Yanyan urged. Chang Tai agreed and rushed to the Imperial Hospital immediately.

"Keep this matter a secret and don't let the eldest princess know about it." Tao Yanyan instructed everyone that no matter what, they had to confirm Wen's situation first and not let the child worry.

Chang Tai quickly got the news and came back: "Your Majesty, Doctor Zhao on duty at the Imperial Hospital said that Doctor Liu was called away by Chief Steward Li, and he didn't say where he was going. I think he might have rushed to Jingci Temple first."

Tao Yanyan suddenly felt flustered. Wen's illness came on too suddenly. What if... She thought about it and felt that she should tell the emperor first. In case she had to take the eldest princess with her, it would be considered a report and she could prepare in advance.