Harem Daily Life

Chapter 502 Why are you trying to harm him?

Concubine De looked at the eldest prince seriously with sharp eyes: "There is no one here now, tell me honestly what is going on."

The eldest prince remained calm and said, "It was Third Brother who slipped and fell. I didn't push him, but I didn't pull him either."

Concubine De narrowed her eyes, took a step forward, bent down slightly, and stared into the eyes of the eldest prince: "You are my child. Whenever you lie, your fingers will pick at your trouser legs. You'd better remember what you just said. You should tell the same thing to anyone who asks you."

The eldest prince's eyes flickered, and his hand unconsciously scratched his trouser leg again. He realized something and immediately stopped what he was doing.

Defei was extremely heartbroken, and what made her even more worried was that no matter whether the Third Prince could be rescued today, the feud between her and Shufei was completely settled.

You might even offend the Queen Mother!

Concubine De sighed deeply, sat down on the stool, and looked at the eldest prince angrily: "The third prince is a sickly person, why do you want to harm him? He can't do anything to you!"

Concubine De was so angry that she wanted to beat the eldest prince severely.

Not long after, the person sent to Yongning Palace to get the news came back: "Your Majesty, the imperial doctors just left Yongning Palace. Imperial Doctor Zhao pulled me aside and whispered that the Third Prince is probably not well. First, he caught a cold, and the cold evil entered his body and damaged his vitality. Second, he choked on dirty water, and he is afraid that he will have a cough in the future."

Concubine De was frowning and worried.

Haitang stepped forward: "Your Majesty, do you want to send some gifts to Yongning Palace to apologize?" Haitang thought that if Yongning Palace accepted them, then the relationship between Defei and Shufei would still have room for improvement, but if they didn't accept them, then they would have no choice but to break up.

Concubine De knew exactly what her son had done and shook her head helplessly: "It's useless. It's useless!"

She waved her hand, dismissed everyone, and sat alone in the bedroom until dusk.

The Empress Dowager issued an imperial decree to search for witnesses, but after more than ten days there was no news and the Empress Dowager knew that there would be no results.

Shu Fei looked even more haggard after the Third Prince woke up. Seeing that the Third Prince was like a medicine jar that he had to take medicine all the time, she cried all day long. Three days before the New Year, Shu Fei fell ill and could not get up.

Concubine De had a hard time these days. She was worried about the eldest prince and had sent people to keep an eye on Changchun Palace, fearing that someone had seen what happened and reported it. Fortunately, after keeping an eye on it for more than half a month, there was no news, so she gradually put her mind at ease.

The matter of the New Year's Palace Banquet also fell on Concubine De's shoulders. She was exhausted and visibly haggard. When she came to the Qinzheng Palace to report on the progress that day, He Linzhang frowned when he saw her face, which seemed to have aged several years.

"You are in charge of the six palaces and are busy with affairs, but you must also make sure to rest. Ask the Imperial Hospital to prescribe a prescription for you to take some tonic food and don't overwork yourself." He Linzhang said.

Defei was somewhat happy to receive His Majesty's comfort. However, she became worried again when she thought about how the Empress Dowager had been making things difficult for her recently because of the matter between the eldest prince and the third prince, and how the Rong family had been made difficult by the Shu family.

"Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty. It is my duty to help Your Majesty share your worries." Thinking of the words she had discussed with the Rong family, Concubine De looked at His Majesty's face and said, "Your Majesty, my father has been suffering from old injuries for many years. Taking advantage of this return to Beijing, I have asked Doctor Zhao from the Imperial Hospital to help my father with his treatment. However, my father is concerned about the border and wants to go back to guard the border after the New Year. But my mother is worried about his health and doesn't want him to go back. I dare to ask Your Majesty for a favor. Please persuade my father to stay in Beijing to spend the rest of his life."

He Linzhang looked at Concubine De deeply, thinking that Marquis Zhongyong originally wanted to stay, but you actually came to me to do this, which is really roundabout.

"Don't worry, I will persuade him. The arrangement of the annual palace banquet will be done as you just said. It's OK for the Yan State delegation to be closer to Prince Yong and his men, but you should arrange for someone to keep an eye on them and make sure they don't have too close contact with Princess Qinghe. Your father was conferred the title of Marquis this year, so you can rank him together with Marquis Ningyuan. They are old friends, so they should have something to talk about."

De Fei nodded in agreement and continued, "Shu Fei sent someone to say that she was not feeling well and would not attend the palace banquet. I thought that there were not many people in the position of concubine now. If Shu Fei did not come, there would be some vacancies in the position of concubine. There has been no promotion in the palace for several years. Why not take advantage of the upcoming New Year's Day to promote the sisters? What do you think, Your Majesty?"

He Linzhang nodded and said, "Okay, then those who have children will be promoted to a higher rank, and Concubine Zhou will also be promoted, with the exception of Concubine Lu, who will not need to be promoted in the future."

Lu Cairen verbally offended Yan Yan several times, and each time Yan Yan was so angry that she ignored her. It would be strange if He Linzhang could be nice to her.

Defei agreed to all the requests and then left.

In the afternoon, the news spread in the palace that Wang Zhaoyi, who raised the third princess, was promoted to Ning Fei, Liang Jieyu, who raised the fourth princess, was promoted to Liang Zhaoyi, and Zhou Jieyu was promoted to Zhou Zhaoyi. After the three new concubines got the news, they all went to Changle Palace to thank Concubine Tao.

Tao Yanyan, who was nearly seven months pregnant, leaned on the chaise longue, looking at the gifts sent by the three people in confusion: "You deserve the promotion, why are you thanking me?"

Thinking back, I didn't whisper anything in His Majesty's ear, and your promotion was not caused by me.

Concubine Ning smiled and said, "If I wasn't close to the Empress, how could His Majesty have thought of me? I guess it's because I often go to Changle Palace and I met Your Majesty a few times, so His Majesty remembered me."

Tao Yanyan said with a smile: "You have taken good care of the third princess. She is plump, round and cute. His Majesty is very happy."

Liang Zhaoyi said, "I am the one who has received the most protection from Your Majesty. Not only can I have the Fourth Princess raised under my name, but I have also been promoted. I have been in the palace for five or six years, and Your Majesty still remembers me. It's all thanks to Your Majesty."

Tao Yanyan pinched the feet of the fourth princess who was sleeping beside her and said, "You should raise the fourth princess well. As long as she stays away from her mother who doesn't know what's going on, you will have a long life ahead of you."

Liang Zhaoyi deeply agreed with this.

Zhou Zhaoyi laughed and said, "You all have children to raise, so it is reasonable for His Majesty to promote you. I have no children, and I don't raise other people's children, but His Majesty still remembered to promote me. It's because I often come to Changle Palace to eat and drink for free. What else can it be? If you ask me, if you want to have a good life in the palace, you have to go to Changle Palace often, chat with the imperial concubine more, and eat more snacks here, which is better than anything else."

Everyone laughed. The third princess, who was playing with toys nearby, didn't understand what was going on, but she also grinned and laughed, "Hahahahaha."

"Mother Cao, I want to be touched." The third princess could not speak clearly and spoke in a baby voice.

Tao Yanyan smiled, took her little hand and gently stroked her bulging belly.

"Oh oh oh oh, move it wherever it moves, it's flowing." Everyone was amused by her again.

Concubine Ning said in a gentle voice: "Min'er, guess, is the baby in your mother Concubine Tao's belly a brother or a sister?"

"Sister, it's my sister." He Min, like her biological sister, is deeply obsessed with her sister.

Concubine Ning smiled at Tao Yanyan shyly: "The child hasn't been born yet, maybe it's a prince!"

Tao Yanyan didn't care about what the child said: "Whether it's a prince or a princess, they are all my darlings." Anyway, it doesn't matter if there is no prince, and the throne does not have to be inherited.

Everyone in Changle Palace was laughing and joking, but Concubine De was furious: "They are so heartless. They don't even think about who helped them to make the suggestion and ask His Majesty to promote them. Not only are they not grateful, but they even went to Changle Palace to show their loyalty!"

Haitang was also very angry. Concubine De was actually preparing wedding dresses for Concubine Gui!