Harem Daily Life

Counting the days, Lu Liangyi got pregnant, which was the time when He Linzhang was plotted. He frowned and looked at Li Cairen who was full of joy: "You sisters are really good at plotting. Forget it, you go back and take care of her. When the baby is born, you will have someone to rely on."

Li Cairen then noticed that the emperor seemed unhappy. Thinking of the presence of Concubine Tao before she came in, Li Cairen said sullenly, "Your Majesty heard that I was pregnant and celebrated for three days. Now your Majesty's heart is on Concubine You, and he doesn't care about other concubines and their children."

After saying this, seeing that the emperor frowned, he boldly said: "When my brother was alive, he also loved my concubine sister. Now that she is pregnant, Your Majesty should at least go and see her. After all, she is still young, and I am worried about her!"

He Linzhang thought of her brother, his eyes darkened: "Jingyi, I have said long ago that your brother's kindness will not last forever. I have been plotted against by you sisters, but I have let you off the hook. Don't force me to dislike you."

After that, he said to Eunuch Zhang: "Pass on my oral order, Lu Liangyi will be promoted to Lu Cairen, and the Imperial Hospital will take good care of her pregnancy."

As for Li Cairen, he didn't want to stay with her anymore.

"Go back. If you want your sister and the fetus to be safe, be careful with your words and actions. Don't do anything outrageous in the harem just because your sister is pregnant. Otherwise, I can't save you!"

In the past, it was always Li Cairen who caused trouble first. This time, He Linzhang reminded her clearly to prevent her from throwing tantrums again and offending others and implicating the innocent fetus.

Li Cairen was scolded and said sadly: "Your Majesty really doesn't love me now. I came to announce the good news, but Your Majesty didn't give me a good look."

After she finished speaking, her eyes were filled with tears. If she looked so aggrieved in the past, He Linzhang would have felt distressed and would have immediately hugged her in his arms. However, He Linzhang, who almost lost Tao Yanyan, would not do such a stupid thing again. What he hated most now was seeing Li Cairen crying like this.

He glanced at Eunuch Zhang, who understood what he meant and stepped forward and said, "Ms. Li, your Majesty is busy with official duties, you should go back first!"

Seeing that the emperor ignored her, Li Cairen had to leave angrily.

Two concubines left the imperial study angrily one after another. He Linzhang frowned and once again felt that having too many women in the harem was annoying.

When Eunuch Zhang came back and saw that His Majesty was upset, he stepped forward to persuade her: "The Imperial Concubine is magnanimous. She just suddenly heard that Concubine Lu was pregnant and she hasn't recovered yet. Your Majesty just need to find a way to coax her." Anyway, if coaxing her once doesn't work, try coaxing her twice. As long as His Majesty is willing to put in the effort, there will be no daughter-in-law that he can't coax.

"What are you trying to do? Do you have any new stories?"

Eunuch Zhang choked and said, "I just delivered it two days ago."

The master and servant stared at each other, and then a young eunuch came hurriedly to report: "Your Majesty, Eunuch Qin sent a letter saying that the Queen Mother is ill, and Doctor Xu has already rushed over. Please take time to see her."

When He Linzhang heard this, he hurriedly said, "Go to Changle Palace and tell them to invite the imperial concubine to go to the temporary palace with me."

Not long after Tao Yanyan returned, she received the news. She did not dare to delay and immediately asked Mingyue and Changtai to take care of the three children. She simply packed her luggage and rushed to meet the emperor.

It was already late at night when He Linzhang and Tao Yanyan arrived at the Wenquan Palace. Eunuch Wei, the head eunuch of the palace, had been waiting outside the door for a long time. When he saw the emperor's carriage coming, he hurried up to greet him.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother's condition has improved slightly after treatment," Eunuch Wei reported.

She glanced at Tao Yanyan, who had been promoted to imperial concubine, and quickly looked away.

Thinking about how she was a concubine of low rank last year, she has now become the head of all concubines in the blink of an eye. This speed of promotion is really extraordinary.

He Linzhang was worried, but it was already late at night, so he stayed there and would visit again in the morning.

"The Qingxi Courtyard where the Imperial Concubine lived before has been cleaned up. I will take Your Majesty and the Imperial Concubine there."

Eunuch Wei led the way. It was cold at night, so He Linzhang opened his cloak and walked with Tao Yanyan in his arms.

Although Tao Yanyan was still angry with him in her heart and didn't say much along the way, but now that the empress dowager was ill, she didn't throw a tantrum and just stayed with her obediently.

The two of them slept for two hours and then got up early to visit the Queen Mother in Penglai Pavilion.

Doctor Xu was standing guard outside. When he saw His Majesty coming over, he immediately reported the condition: "The Queen Mother has caught a cold, which caused her to have a poor appetite and a high fever. Fortunately, after taking a few doses of medicine, her condition has gradually improved. She will be fine after a few more days of rest."

He Linzhang felt relieved and asked about the empress dowager's daily diet. When he learned that the empress dowager had already washed up, he took Tao Yanyan in to visit her.

"This old Qin is just making a fuss out of nothing. I'm of no concern, but he made the emperor run a trip for nothing. You two must be exhausted after traveling all night. Go back and have a rest. You don't have to stay by my side." After the empress dowager's fever subsided, she was in good spirits.

He Linzhang was fine, but he was worried that Tao Yanyan was tired, so he looked at her and asked if she wanted to rest.

Tao Yanyan stepped forward and took the Queen Mother's arm: "I am not tired. I will accompany the Queen Mother."

Seeing that she did not go to rest, He Linzhang followed her example, sat down himself, and personally served the empress dowager some medicine.

The Queen Mother looked at the Emperor and was very pleased: "Zhang'er has rarely been so close to me since my wedding, especially when Li Cairen was in favor in those few years, I could hardly even see you. It was because of your understanding that Zhang'er and I have restored our relationship with you."

Hearing the words "Li Cairen", Tao Yanyan and He Linzhang looked unhappy. The Queen Mother looked at them suspiciously and asked, "What's going on? Is Li Cairen making trouble again?"

He Linzhang coughed lightly: "No, nothing."

The Queen Mother didn't believe it was nothing, so she turned around and asked Tao Yanyan: "Tell me, did she come to bother you again?"

Tao Yanyan shook her head: "Really not, Queen Mother, don't worry, it's actually a happy event. In nine months, the Queen Mother will have a new grandson. The Li Cairen's sister is pregnant, and His Majesty has promoted her to a talented person. The two sisters are very happy now."

When the empress dowager heard this, although pregnancy was a good thing, she could not be happy at all when Concubine Lu was pregnant.

Giving the emperor a fierce look, the empress dowager patted Tao Yanyan's hand and said, "Those sisters are just like their aunt, they are full of evil intentions. If you don't like them, just wait until the children are born and raise them in the palace. Out of sight, out of mind."

Now that they already have children, what else can Tao Yanyan say? She smiled helplessly: "It's fine, it's more fun to have more children in the palace." She just hated the two sisters.

Thinking that the empress dowager had just recovered, Tao Yanyan forced a smile, but He Linzhang saw it all, no matter how angry he was, he didn't want to show it in front of her.