Harem Daily Life

Tao Yanyan had no way to defend herself. The only thing she could think of now was to protect Doctor Liu and the people around her first, and never let the emperor vent his anger on others.

She forced herself to stand up and reached out to pull He Linzhang, but He Linzhang was angry and didn't want to hold her hand at all.

In the end, I came up empty-handed and got nothing.

"Your Majesty, please don't be angry first. Can you allow me to say a few words?" Tao Yanyan looked at He Linzhang with anticipation in her eyes.

He Linzhang ignored her. His tightly clenched fists showed that he was extremely angry.

Tao Yanyan hurriedly asked Doctor Liu and Qingfeng to go downstairs. After the door was closed, only the two of them were left in the room.

She forced herself to stand up, landed barefoot on the ground, and went forward to hug He Linzhang, but he waved his hand and she fell back onto the bed.

"Oh..." Tao Yanyan cried out in surprise and lay there without getting up.

Seeing how frail she was, He Linzhang felt angry and annoyed. He took several deep breaths and finally stood there without moving.

Tao Yanyan sighed in her heart, her mind working fast, thinking about what to say to please her. But she didn't expect that before she opened her mouth, He Linzhang said, "It turns out that it has always been my wishful thinking. I hope you can give birth to a child for me, but you don't want to at all. Oh, Tao Yanyan, there are so many women who want to give birth to children for me. Since you don't want to, then I won't force you."

After He Linzhang finished speaking, he couldn't help but take a step towards Tao Yanyan, wanting to help her up, but in the end he turned around and walked away.

He Linzhang came out of the door and looked at the buried doctor Liu, and said angrily: "How dare you prescribe that kind of medicine for the imperial concubine! You will be fined for one year and will not be allowed to be promoted for five years!"

Doctor Liu knelt down immediately and said, "Thank you, Lord, for your grace!"

"All palace servants and palace maids in Changle Palace will be fined for half a year." As soon as the words were spoken, everyone knelt on the ground, and everyone was terrified.

On the second day, rumors spread in the palace that Concubine Tao had angered His Majesty and might have lost favor.

The concubines in the palaces were naturally overjoyed when they received the news.

After hearing the news, Li Cairen, who was originally bored, immediately perked up: "Quick, hurry up and dress me up, His Majesty will soon leave the court, I have to wait for him halfway."

When she finally dressed up and came to the road she had to take to leave the court, several concubines were already waiting there. She was not in a high position now, so when she saw those who were not as good as her before but were now in a higher position than her, she had to bow.

However, Li Cairen ignored them and found a good seat to wait.

As soon as He Linzhang left the court, Concubine Zhou, who was the first to come forward, smiled sweetly and said, "Your Majesty, I have recently learned how to make a dish. I wonder if Your Majesty could ask Your Majesty to move over so that I can cook it myself for Your Majesty to taste?" She thought that Concubine Tao was deeply loved by His Majesty for her cooking skills, so she could try to imitate her.

He Linzhang had been in a bad mood since he left Changle Palace in anger last night. He also lost his temper in the court this morning. He didn't bother to pay attention to Concubine Zhou at this moment and directly refused: "I am very busy, you should go back to the palace."

Not long after, Lady Fang was waiting by the roadside again. She said in a delicate voice, "Your Majesty, I am here to see you. I have just learned a new piece of music and would like to invite you to listen to it. Is Your Majesty free today?"

He Linzhang sat on the imperial chariot, looking at the gorgeously dressed Lady Fang, his face calm, "I am busy at the end of the year, you can go back."

The emperor and his entourage passed by Concubine Fang. Concubine Fang's eyes turned red and she stamped her feet in anger.

Not long after, the imperial carriage stopped again. Eunuch Zhang looked at the beautifully dressed Li Cairen and frowned, "Your Majesty, it's Li Cairen."

He Linzhang opened the imperial chariot and saw Li Cairen looking at him with pity. He sighed and said, "I don't have time. I'm very busy."

Li Cairen came forward with grievance: "Your Majesty, don't worry. I am not here to ask Your Majesty to come to me. I just haven't seen Your Majesty for a long time and I miss you very much. I want to serve Your Majesty and accompany Your Majesty."

He Linzhang frowned and said, "I don't need your service. You can go back first." After saying that, he wanted to leave.

Unexpectedly, Li Cairen blocked the way and stopped the team from moving forward: "Your Majesty, do you really not care about me at all now? You didn't even remember my birthday, and you haven't come to see me for a long time. Is it possible that in this harem, only Concubine Tao is left in your eyes? Even if she makes you angry, you still miss her!"

He Linzhang's eyes darkened. "Li Cairen, what happens between me and Concubine Tao has nothing to do with you. Don't be jealous of others. You know why you fell out of favor. Get out of the way, don't let me send someone to pull you back!"

Li Cairen stepped aside angrily, not daring to stop him, and cursed Tao Yanyan a thousand times in her heart.

Back in the imperial study, lunch was already served. He Linzhang was eating while getting a headache from anger: "How's it going over there? How's the patient's condition?"

"Ah? Who?" Eunuch Zhang asked, not being able to recover for a moment. Then he saw the emperor looking at him with displeasure, and he hurriedly said, "Oh, Concubine Tao? This... the court just ended, and I haven't had time to send someone to inquire."

Receiving the death stare from the emperor, Eunuch Zhang immediately said, "Send someone to inquire right away. Your Majesty, rest assured, there will be news soon... Haha, very soon!"

Eunuch Zhang quickly went out to make arrangements and sent the smartest eunuch under his command to Changle Palace to inquire about the situation.

After the emperor left in anger last night, Tao Yanyan asked Imperial Physician Liu to come in to discuss the treatment prescription. In the end, they had to stop the medication and switch to a tonic prescription to replenish qi and blood.

After thinking for a long time in the middle of the night, she decided to let things take their course and wait for the emperor to calm down before finding a chance to explain.

It's not that she doesn't want to clear up the misunderstanding early, but she's still young, less than 20 years old, and she really doesn't want to get pregnant. So even if she explains it now, it's ultimately unsolvable. She can't possibly give birth to a little life when she's not ready, and she can't afford the life of a child.

After taking two doses of nourishing medicine, her fatigue gradually faded away. She had just decided to take a walk to the imperial farm, so she left the palace early in the morning.

When the eunuch sent by Eunuch Zhang heard that the imperial concubine had gone to inspect the imperial farm despite her sick body, he hurried back to report. After hearing this, He Linzhang was so angry that he picked up the Minister of Revenue who came to report on government affairs and scolded him in the afternoon.

The miserable Minister of Revenue was scolded for no reason. After leaving the imperial study, he quickly pulled Eunuch Zhang aside to inquire about the news: "Eunuch Zhang, please give me some advice. Who has offended His Majesty? I will go and persuade them to reconcile immediately. Otherwise, I will not be able to live like this!"

Eunuch Zhang sighed helplessly, "Who else could it be? Isn't the only person in the palace who can affect His Majesty's emotions the Imperial Concubine?"

The Minister of Revenue understood immediately: "Okay, okay, I understand. I just happen to have some accounts to settle with the Imperial Farm. I will go and ask to see the Imperial Concubine right away. I beg her to reconcile with His Majesty as soon as possible."