Harem Daily Life

Shu Cairen went to Changchun Palace with a face that was beaten beyond recognition, but she was not informed quickly as usual to meet the empress dowager.

"Why is it so slow? What is the Queen Mother doing? Doesn't she have time to see me?" Shu Cairen asked the palace guarding the gate, enduring the burning pain on her face.

The palace maids could only try to comfort her with kind words. After a long while, Eunuch Qin finally came out. When he saw Concubine Shu's appearance, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

"Lady Shu, the Queen Mother has a headache and can't get up. I heard that you were punished by the Queen, so I advise you to go back and take medicine as soon as possible to avoid leaving scars and ruining your face."

Shu Cairen choked, thinking that the Empress Dowager had sent her to the temporary palace for more than a year and imprisoned her in disguise. It seemed that their relationship had really become distant.

She swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue and said, "Then I'll go back first. Please ask Eunuch Qin to take good care of the Queen Mother. I'll come to visit her after I finish applying the medicine."

Eunuch Qin nodded and watched Concubine Shu leave.

"Next time this Concubine Shu comes, just find a reason to tell her otherwise. There's no need to inform her," Eunuch Qin ordered.

Although the eunuchs guarding the gate did not understand why the Queen Mother had such a 180-degree change in her attitude towards Shu Cairen, since Eunuch Qin had given the instructions, they had to take note of it and pretend not to report it in the future.

Eunuch Qin turned and returned to the inner hall. Seeing the lively Queen Mother, he reported, "I saw at least a dozen blows to her face, symmetrically on both sides. No mercy at all."

The Queen Mother sneered, "Her temper is getting more and more confused. She offended the Queen herself, so she just has to bear it. I won't bother to care about her in the future."

Eunuch Qin lowered his head and said, "The Empress is pregnant. It is indeed irrational to provoke her right after being allowed back to the palace. Should we send someone to offer condolences to the Empress?"

The queen, who never hits anyone, even took action. It seemed that she was really angry with Shu Cairen today.

The queen is the best at giving birth. The twin boy and girl are so cute. The one in the belly must be very cute too. Angrying the queen is equivalent to angry the little master in the belly. Eunuch Qin must be heartbroken.

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother nodded and said, "Of course I must offer my condolences. Go quickly and open my storehouse and gather some goodies for the Queen to comfort her."

Eunuch Qin ran down to do his errand and decided to go there in person today and hug the twins.

Shu Cairen hit a wall in Changchun Palace. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She knew that it would be impossible for her to cling to the Empress Dowager's thigh in the future, so she couldn't help but go directly to the Qinzheng Palace.

Seeing Shu Cairen's red and swollen cheeks, Eunuch Zhang was so shocked that his mouth twitched. "What happened to Shu Cairen? How did you get like this? Who was so bold as to slap you?"

Eunuch Zhang asked three questions in a row while lighting candles for the man.

Shu Cairen felt wronged for a moment and couldn't help but shed tears, and her face felt even more painful.

"Please, Eunuch Zhang, go in and report that I have something to see His Majesty."

Eunuch Zhang did not dare to delay and immediately turned around and went into the imperial study. At this time, He Linzhang had just finished reporting to several ministers, so he asked them to leave and summoned Shu Cairen to come in.

"Your Majesty - Your Majesty, please make the decision for me!" Shu Cairen burst into tears as soon as she came in, her eyes were full of tears - oh, no, her face was swollen and full of tears.

He Linzhang frowned: "Who hurt you like this?"

In his impression, Shu Cairen had never suffered such a loss. She was the only one who punished others. The other concubines did not dare to argue with her. At most, they would just quarrel with her verbally, but no one had ever resorted to violence.

Shu Cairen wiped her tears and said sadly, "I finally returned to the palace and wanted to see the Empress and pay my respects to her. Unexpectedly, the Empress put on airs. Not only did she refuse to see me, she also ordered the chief eunuch to slap me in the face, hurting me so badly..."

He Linzhang's brows furrowed even more tightly. "How on earth did you offend the Queen? She is the most benevolent and has never punished any of the concubines. Why did you two start a quarrel when it came to you?"

Shu Cairen choked: "I have never offended her..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Eunuch Zhang rushed in: "Your Majesty, the Empress is having a miscarriage, and Imperial Physician Liu has already rushed over!"

"What?" He Linzhang quickly stood up and glared at Shu Cairen fiercely. "You must have made her angry. Humph, I was wondering why the Queen would punish you for no reason. It seems you really are a source of worry. You cause chaos as soon as you return to the palace!"

Shu Cairen was also confused. When Tao Yanyan punished her, he was so powerful and didn't look like she had a miscarriage at all. Why did he call for the imperial physician after a while?

She suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart - she was afraid that Queen Tao was trying to frame her and was doing this on purpose.

Looking at the emperor's hurried back, Shu Cairen bit her lip, stood up and headed towards Changle Palace.

She can't stand people throwing dirty water at her for no reason!

In Changle Palace, Tao Yanyan said helplessly, "My complexion is rosy and I'm full of energy. How can I act like someone who has had a miscarriage? How am I going to act later?"

Mingyue advised, "Please, Madam, pretend to be wronged. This Shucai has suffered a great loss today, and they will definitely report it to the Queen Mother and His Majesty. To prevent the Queen Mother and His Majesty from showing favoritism, Madam, please pretend to be wronged."

Thinking that Mingyue had come up with a clever idea in order to save him from the Queen Mother and His Majesty's punishment, Tao Yanyan could only nod and say, "Alright, let's do it."

Doctor Liu arrived very quickly. On the way, Chang Tai had already explained the whole story to him, so he naturally knew how to cooperate.

After a round of diagnosis and treatment, before Doctor Liu could pack up his medicine box, He Linzhang arrived.

Tao Yanyan was lying on the couch, looking weak. As soon as he came in, Tao Yanyan lowered her eyes: "Your Majesty, are you here at this time? Did Concubine Shu go to complain?"

He Linzhang stepped forward, held her hand and said worriedly: "Why are you going to get angry with her? Is it necessary to make yourself so angry?" After saying that, he hurriedly asked the imperial physician about the queen's condition.

Imperial Physician Liu frowned and said, "The Empress is already advanced in age. The fetus and mother are connected, and if the Empress is excited, the fetus will be excited as well, so the fetal movements are more frequent today. The Empress should try to remain calm and avoid anger or fatigue. I will prescribe a medicine for the Empress to maintain her pregnancy, which she must take for at least three days."

After Doctor Liu finished speaking, he went downstairs to write a prescription and let the emperor and empress talk.

"I didn't expect that she would still be so troublesome and actually offend you. I will order her to reflect on her mistakes behind closed doors and forbid her to see you again."

Tao Yanyan held He Linzhang's hand and said, "She is different from others after all. If the Queen Mother blames me... I will personally go and apologize."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chang Tai came in to report that Eunuch Qin had arrived with gifts.

Tao Yanyan was stunned for a moment. He had punished Shu Cairen, and the Queen Mother actually ordered Eunuch Qin to deliver a gift?