Harem Daily Life

Doctor Liu sighed and told the truth: "Madam, I'm afraid Madam Wen is not well. Her illness is caused by long-term worry, and coupled with inadequate nutrition, her body has long been exhausted. The food and accommodation she eats are not the same as before. She really can't be restored."

Tao Yanyan found it hard to accept it for a moment: "But she is only 25 years old, so young!"

Doctor Liu also said helplessly: "I have tried my best. At first, I thought it was poisoning or something else, but after carefully examining the pulse, it is indeed due to long-term exhaustion. The weakness cannot be replenished. No matter how good the medicine is, it will not last long."

Tao Yanyan felt a deep sense of powerlessness and glanced in the direction of Wen's room: "How long will she last?" In the last days, take good care of her. Wen was actually a victim of this era. If she hadn't married into the royal family, her fate might not have been like this.

Doctor Liu sighed softly: "Maybe, it will only be this month."

"What?" Tao Yanya was incredulous: "Why so fast?"

Doctor Liu shook his head: "This is the time we have gained by taking good care of him, using good medicine to keep him alive, and ensuring that he gets enough nutrition every day. He can only delay his death for a month at most. I'm afraid we have to inform the Wen family and His Majesty about this..." Doctor Liu did not ask whether he should tell the emperor or not. Every time he went out of the palace to see a patient, there was a record. If the emperor wanted to know, he would have known it long ago.

"Then please write a prescription and I'll send someone to get the medicine. I'll try to save the patient one day at a time." Tao Yanyan had great confidence in Doctor Liu's medical skills. If he was helpless, then the patient was probably hopeless.

After a while, Tao Yanyan calmed down and went back into the house. By then, Wen had already drunk the medicine and fell asleep weakly.

Tao Yanyan wanted the mother and daughter to spend more time together, so he asked He Xuan if she wanted to go upstairs and sleep with her mother for a while. He Xuan nodded obediently. Tao Yanyan asked her nanny to stay and take care of them, and he took Qingfeng and Yingyi to go to Concubine Li.

Manager Li thought about it and followed them.

"Your Majesty, this Concubine Dowager Li is the most favored concubine of the late emperor. She is just a little more respectful to the Empress Dowager and His Majesty. If she is disrespectful to you later, you must not bother with her. There is no need to cause trouble, lest she stab you in the back." Steward Li felt that Concubine Tao was young and might suffer a loss when facing the late emperor's favorite concubine, so he reminded her in advance.

Tao Yanyan smiled and said, "According to what Chief Steward Li said, she has fallen into a nunnery. How can she still be able to backstab someone?"

Chief Li said: "Your Majesty, just look at the distribution of the courtyards here. Which courtyard does Wen live in, and which courtyard does Concubine Li live in. You can tell that she still has some power here."

"Among the people here, there must be the Queen Mother's people." Tao Yanyan didn't believe that the Queen Mother would not send people to keep an eye on this place.

"Yes, there are, but the servants below will eventually change with the wind. When the master is not around, they will not keep an eye on others on his behalf." Manager Li was telling the truth.

The two of them walked all the way to the East Courtyard where Concubine Li lived, and they could clearly feel that it was a world of difference from the West Courtyard where Wen lived. If the nuns were not wearing monks' clothes, Tao Yanyan would have almost thought that she had arrived at a courtyard in the palace.

A nun wearing the clothes of a monk came out and asked in a deep voice, "Excuse me, who are you? This is the place where Concubine Li is practicing meditation. Please don't disturb her."

Chief Steward Li stepped forward and said, "Madam Tao is here to pay her respects to the Dowager Consort. Please ask Madam to pass the message on."

The nanny took a look at the young and beautiful woman in front of her and quickly bowed: "Please wait a moment, Your Majesty. I'll be back soon." She turned around and went in to report. Tao Yanyan took the opportunity to look around.

There is plenty of sunshine and the yard is big enough. There are two people sweeping the yard, and there is someone standing guard at the door. There are maids and servants serving them. Although they call it practicing, they probably just live here in their old age.

Not long after, the nanny came out and invited Tao Yanyan and the others in.

When Tao Yanyan and his men walked into the room, they saw a middle-aged woman wearing a green Taoist robe, who looked to be in her forties and was very beautiful and bright, sitting in the main seat.

Tao Yanyan bowed slightly and said, "Your servant pays respects to Her Majesty the Dowager Concubine."

Concubine Li smiled slightly and said, "Princess Tao, please stand up. I am now practicing in Jingci Temple. You don't have to be polite. Please sit down. Someone, bring the tea."

After Tao Yanyan walked to the side and sat down, Concubine Li spoke up, "Come to think of it, I've heard of Concubine Tao before. She is indeed very pretty. Her appearance is comparable to that of my niece."

When Tao Yanyan heard her compare herself to Li Cairen, she smiled, but the smile did not reach her eyes: "Li Cairen is indeed born beautiful. Among all the people in the harem, she is definitely ranked at the top in terms of appearance. But your other niece Lu Liangyi is far inferior to her sister. The concubine trained Lu Liangyi before, but I'm afraid she didn't have much confidence. After all, with such an ordinary face, it would be difficult to get promoted and gain favor in the harem."

The Lu sisters have been under house arrest, and Tao Yanyan is not sure whether their news can be sent out of the palace and delivered to this nunnery, so she acts as a good person and tells Concubine Li about Lu Lianyi's position.

Concubine Dowager Li had not received any news from the palace for a long time. She did not expect that Lu Lianyi would only get the position of Liangyi. It was really a waste of her training and guidance for so long.

However, Concubine Li was not defeated in battle, and said proudly: "For a woman to be favored, appearance is a stepping stone, but the real winner is still determined by overall strength. Who can say what position Lianyi will reach in the future? Concubine Tao, didn't you also rise all the way from the last Liangyi to the concubine? As long as Lianyi gives birth to an heir, it won't be easy for her to be promoted."

Tao Yanyan smiled and said, "The two sisters are now under house arrest. Not to mention seeing His Majesty, I'm afraid they can't even step out of the door. Does Your Majesty want to know why they are under house arrest?"

Concubine Li was extremely angry, angry at those two useless people. Even the two of them together couldn't win the favor. This was extremely stupid.

Without waiting for Concubine Li to speak, Tao Yanyan said directly, "They are of low status, but they insisted on breaking the rules and wanted to perform at your majesty's birthday banquet. I ruthlessly rejected them. Concubine Li was dissatisfied and spoke rudely to me, so I slapped her dozens of times. Tsk tsk tsk tsk, Concubine Li's beautiful face may not be healed even after a few months of care."

Concubine Li almost pierced her palm, and said with all her might, "I wonder why Concubine Tao came to me today? She couldn't have come here to demonstrate to me, could she?"

Tao Yanyan shook his head: "Indeed, I came here today to visit you and there is another matter I would like you to recall."

He Linzhang concealed the fact that Tao Yanyan was captured by the Demon Cult, so except for a few people related to her, no one else knew that her real identity was the niece of Ning Yuanhou.

Concubine Li was a little suspicious, and then she heard Tao Yanyan ask, "Many years ago, it was you who asked Miss Gu from the Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion to go out and watch the lanterns, right?"

After these words were spoken, Concubine Li narrowed her eyes.