Harem Daily Life

Seeing the emperor's gloomy face, Qi Yizheng tried to appease him, "I will arrange a royal doctor and bring a few people to guard the place. You should just follow Your Majesty. Living in this remote place, it is easy to run into bandits and wolves."

"Since she wants to stay, let her stay." Although He Linzhang dotes on Tao Yanyan, Tao Yanyan's temper should be curbed, otherwise who knows how many people she will offend in the future!

He Linzhang wanted to temper her edge, so he spoke in a heavier tone. After hearing this, Tao Yanyan narrowed her eyes and clenched her fists.

Qi Yizheng had no choice. The emperor had spoken. Even if he wanted to pass a ladder to Tao Cairen, he couldn't do it!

So he quickly sent an elite team of thirty people to protect Tao Cairen, while he himself escorted the emperor to continue his journey.

Before leaving, Lady Zhao glanced at Tao Yanyan with disdain: "Some people just love to meddle in other people's business. They really have nothing to do after eating. Let's see what benefit you can get from it! Hahahaha..."

Xiangcao looked at Tao Cairen, bowed deeply to her, then looked at Xianglan and left with tears in her eyes.

But after she had walked a short distance, she gritted her teeth and said, "My beauty, I want to stay. First, I am worried about Xianglan, and second, I will be there to watch over her. If Talented Tao wants to do something, we will know."

Lady Zhao asked suspiciously, "Xianglan is no longer useful. Is there any need to keep an eye on her? Don't come up with any tricks. Leave now!"

Xiangcao's hopes were dashed and she had to leave with Concubine Zhao.

This time Lady Zhao learned her lesson and let Xiangcao sit on the shaft of the cart. Xiangcao looked back at Lady Tao and the others, and saw that the three of them, the master and the servant, were getting smaller and smaller, and finally became a few tiny human figures.

The main force went away, leaving behind thirty guards and some dry food. It would be a lie for Tao Yanyan to say he was not angry.

Although she offered to stay in anger, she never expected He Linzhang to be so resolute that he didn't even try to comfort her and didn't even look at her when he left.

When she thought of the time when He Linzhang did not give up on the people of Mengcheng, she felt that he must be a good emperor who was responsible, hardworking and loved his people, so she did not hesitate to praise him.

But now, he abandoned her without any hesitation!

It's just... quite disappointing.

Tao Yanyan took two deep breaths, suppressed his anger, and commanded: "Take a piece of wood off the carriage, find a larger piece of cloth, and move Xianglan onto the wood."

The guards did as they were told and quickly removed a partition at the back of the carriage. Fortunately, there wouldn't be any problem even if the partition was removed. At most, it would just leave some things behind, which would not affect safety.

Qingfeng found a piece of cloth and cut off seven feet.

Tao Yanyan took the cloth and gently passed it under Xianglan's body.

"Come here, a few people, each holding a corner, and gently move Xianglan onto the wooden board." Several guards stepped forward and did as instructed, quietly and carefully moving the little palace maid over.

"This idea of yours is great. It will make it easier to move those who are injured and unable to move in the future without hurting them." Doctor Liu, who had volunteered to stay, exclaimed in admiration.

"Well, please ask Doctor Liu to wrap Xianglan's upper body and we will fix it. I hope the bones inside can recover again."

Tao Yanyan then ordered Qingfeng to get the cloth and wrap it around in circles.

After finishing everything, everyone started to set up the tents. They had to sleep outdoors tonight. This could be the most difficult day since leaving the palace.

Fortunately, the guards were all well-trained officers and soldiers, and they had built simple shelters in Mengcheng, so it didn’t take long for them to set up a few simple tents - they could block the moonlight above their heads, but they couldn’t keep out mosquitoes.

Doctor Liu took out some mosquito repellent incense and lit it in a few places, which at least drove away some snakes, insects, rats and ants.

Although the weather was not cold, they still built several fires. The guards cooked some simple meals around the fires, and also used the firelight to illuminate and drive away wild beasts.

Tao Yanyan ate a few mouthfuls of dry food and drank some water, which was her dinner tonight. Qingfeng and Mingyue took turns to take care of the injured Xianglan. When they were not taking care of Xianglan, they served Tao Yanyan, so the two little maids were also very tired after a night.

"Qingfeng, go to the carriage and sleep for a while. After two hours, you can get up and replace Mingyue." Xianglan is in critical condition and has to be watched all night. Doctor Liu is old and cannot stay up late, so only Qingfeng, Mingyue and Tao Yanyan can take turns to look after her.

In fact, there was nothing much that a caregiver could do. The most he could do was take a handkerchief and put some water on her lips to quench her thirst, and then check if she had a fever. If she did, she would most likely die.

In the middle of the night, there were indeed a few sounds like wolves howling from the nearby forest, but the guards took turns to stay nearby with torches on duty, and when it was slightly dawn, the first night was finally spent safely.

Unfortunately, Xianglan's condition did not improve. Her hands and feet were cold, but her forehead was burning. When Doctor Liu took her pulse, he found that his brows were furrowed so tightly that they could pinch a fly to death.

"Talented Lady Tao, this little palace maid, alas, can only do her best and leave the rest to fate." The teenage girl entered the palace to be a palace maid, and died so miserably. Imperial Doctor Liu was also very sorry.

"Doctor Liu, please do your best to treat her. If she really can't make it today, that's her fate." Tao Yanyan felt a huge sense of powerlessness coming over her. She remembered that in her previous life, she was dragged underwater and drowned. Then she looked at the miserable little palace maid in front of her. It turned out that human life was really fragile. One day, she might die because of some accident.

In the face of life and death, everything is trivial.

Suddenly, Tao Yanyan's depressed mood due to He Linzhang's cold departure suddenly eased up.

Just leave if you want to. Tao Yanyan does not regret staying.

He Linzhang sneezed when he got up early in the morning. Eunuch Zhang was so anxious that he wanted to call the imperial physician immediately.

"It's just a little wind, no need to make a fuss. By the way, has General Qi come back?" He Linzhang asked calmly after putting on his clothes.

"I just came back and went to catch up on my sleep. I asked a few questions and he said that Tao Cairen slept in the carriage last night. Because General Qi brought people to guard the periphery, they did not encounter any danger. Your Majesty can rest assured." Eunuch Zhang said as he set up breakfast.

"What did she eat?" He Linzhang picked up the porridge and took a sip.

"Ah? This... Wait until General Qi wakes up, and I will go and ask him." Eunuch Zhang was sweating. It was such a mistake. He should have caught General Qi and asked him about every move of Concubine Tao!

He Linzhang didn't say anything, which meant that he agreed to ask clearly, so Eunuch Zhang called a young eunuch to serve him. He did not dare to delay and hurried to find General Qi.

Qi Yizheng was woken up from his sleep and was really annoyed: "Oh, you can tell with your toes that he didn't eat any delicacies. He just left some dry food for the girl. He was worried about her and left her behind. He abandoned her and secretly sent me to guard her all night. My God, when gods fight, the little devils suffer. My life is too miserable. Please spare me and let me take a nap. I listened to him and didn't dare to blink an eye to guard in the wilderness for a whole night! My life is miserable!"