Harem Daily Life

The third prince has Shu family blood, and both the empress dowager and the emperor feel uncomfortable.

For three days in a row, He Linzhang stopped attending the morning court, feeling depressed, and did not enter the harem. Since he ascended the throne, except for those children who were not born, the third prince raised some of the first princes who died young.

Tao Yanyan knew that He Linzhang was in a bad mood, so he didn't go over. But he still asked Caiyun to stew some tonic food and send it to Qinzheng Hall every day.

In Changchun Palace, Eunuch Qin saw the Queen Mother weeping and her eyes were swollen. He couldn't bear it and said, "Queen Mother, why don't you go to the temporary palace and stay for a while to relax."

The Queen Mother seemed not to have heard his words, and after a while she said, "No, I won't go. If I leave, Shu Fei won't even have a place to cry to. Hey, Old Qin, tell me, was it wrong for me to take Shu Fei into the palace?"

Eunuch Qin did not dare to say anything bad about the Queen Mother, and consoled her: "Don't think too much, Queen Mother. Shu Fei entered the palace as a concubine because of Shu Jiale's opinion, and it was Shu Fei who chose her. It can only be said that Shu Fei is unlucky and cannot keep the child."

The Queen Mother shook her head: "Half it is because the Third Prince is born with a defect, and half it is man-made." After saying this, her eyes became dim.

"Isn't it time for the princes to choose study partners?" asked the Queen Mother.

Eunuch Qin was still trying to persuade the Queen Mother to mourn, but she asked about the princes' tutors the next second. He quickly replied, "When the princes are eight years old, they can choose a tutor. The eldest prince and the second prince are the same age, and they are both eight years old this year."

The Queen Mother, who was immersed in grief, wiped away her tears and said, "Please prepare a list of boys of the right age in the families of all the ministers in the court for me. I will choose the second prince's companion."

Eunuch Qin quickly agreed.

Eunuch Qin is also an old man who has been immersed in the palace for many years. He can think of the meaning of the Queen Mother's words ten or eight sentences later. The Queen Mother wants to grasp the character of the children of court officials of the right age, the support of the family behind them, and support the second prince.

Eunuch Qin sighed. Why did the eldest prince want to touch the third prince? The third prince was already weak, and he died young. The eldest prince really killed himself!

In Yongxing Palace, Concubine De looked extremely bad. She sat in a dark corner, staring blankly at one place.

Haitang stepped forward and put a cloak on her. "Your Majesty, the Third Prince's incident was purely an accident. He was born with deficiencies, and it's good enough that he has survived until now. Forget what Shu Fei said this morning. She was just angry. The eldest prince is your majesty's eldest son. Even if Shu Fei really has the guts, she will not act rashly for the sake of her Shu family."

Haitang's consolation did not make Defei feel better. She said blankly, "How could this happen? Why did it come to this? When Shufei first entered the palace, she and I got along well. But now, she has become my mortal enemy."

After she finished speaking, she took a deep breath and said, "Send a message to my father quickly and ask him to think of a solution. It would be best if he could send two experts to protect the eldest prince. I cannot let Ye'er get into any mishap! He is my only child and the eldest son of His Majesty. He must not be retaliated by Concubine Shu, absolutely not!"

Seeing Concubine De in a panic, Haitang had no choice but to comfort her hastily, and then hurriedly sent someone to pass the message to Marquis Zhongyong.

In Yongning Palace, Shu Fei has not eaten or drunk for a whole day and night. The body of the third prince has been collected and will be sent to the Imperial Mausoleum for burial after staying in the palace for seven days. Shu Fei has been depressed and pale all day.

Zi Ling brought her a bowl of porridge and advised carefully: "Your Majesty, please eat something. You are still young. After this period of time, you might as well talk to His Majesty and have another child."

Shu Fei's tears rolled down her eyes. She chuckled and said self-deprecatingly, "Pregnant again? My body... is useless."

After she finished speaking, her eyes instantly turned cold as ice: "The child I raised with so much effort is gone just like that. Her child is already eight years old and has grown so big. And... her child is about to be born, and they are twins! Oh, she, she, they all deserve to die, all deserve to die! They all have children, but I don't. I will never have any again!"

Shu Fei cried so hard that her hands could not help shaking. Zi Ling could not bear it and went forward to hug her tightly.

After crying for a long time, Shu Fei finally wiped her tears and said, "As for the eldest prince, play with him slowly. It seems that the last time we let him fall into the water, we didn't teach him a lesson enough. Send someone to keep an eye on him from now on. I don't believe that he will never be left alone!"

Zi Ling shuddered. In order to seek justice for the Third Prince, Shu Fei was determined to have a falling out with De Fei.

"As for Changle Palace, she hides well and never steps out of the house." Concubine Shu gritted her teeth and said, "Send someone to keep an eye on her too. Attack her as soon as there is a chance!"

Zi Ling nodded in agreement. She didn't know if what Her Majesty did would get her into trouble in the end, but she couldn't stop Her Majesty from avenging the dead Third Prince. She could only pray that what she did would be left without a trace and that no one would trace the Her Majesty.

Shu Fei stood up, walked to the window, looked into the distance and murmured, "Kang'er, don't worry, your mother will definitely avenge you. De Fei, Gui Fei, if I'm not well, none of you will be well."

Tao Yanyan was sitting by the window reading the account book when she suddenly sneezed several times. Qingfeng quickly closed the window and looked at the weather outside: "My lady, maybe it's too windy outside. How about I get you a cloak?"

Tao Yanyan rubbed his nose and said, "No, I'm afraid of the heat. Besides, sneezing twice doesn't necessarily mean you have caught a cold. Flowers are blooming luxuriantly in spring, maybe I inhaled pollen and I'm allergic."

After she finished speaking, she stood up and walked around. Seeing the two peach trees in full bloom in the courtyard, her mood became better. Thinking of the large peach forest beside the pond in the imperial garden, she smiled and said, "Go ask the eldest princess how her studies are going. If she is doing well, ask her if she wants to go see the peach blossoms. Madam Dong has been to the palace so many times, but she has never visited the garden properly. Today, I will take her for a walk and have a look."

Qingfeng saw that the gloom of the past few days had been gone and the queen was in a good mood and was willing to go out for a stroll in the garden, so he hurried to find the eldest princess.

The eldest princess was of course happy. The second prince and the second princess both went to elementary school, and she was the only one at home. Although studying was interesting, it was also very tiring. It was a good opportunity for her to go out for a walk and relax.

Mingyue asked Qingfeng to take a cloak and asked Changtai and the others to accompany him. Before leaving, she specifically told Shuang'er to follow the empress closely, and then she sent everyone out.

Unexpectedly, less than half an hour later, Concubine Tao was urgently sent back to Changle Palace. He Xuan ran in front, trembling all over, with tears on her face: "Mingyue Mingyue, go and get the imperial physician quickly, Concubine Tao is about to give birth!"