Harem Daily Life

When Eunuch Zhang sent someone to report, Tao Yanyan thought he was hallucinating.

"What did you say? The second prince wants to kill the king?" Tao Yanyan couldn't believe it: "Explain yourself clearly. Didn't Jin'an go to the Imperial College?" She asked anxiously while letting Qingfeng support her to walk out.

The eunuch who was speaking spoke in a tearful voice, "Your Majesty, it is absolutely true. The Second Prince suddenly returned to the palace today and went straight to Your Majesty's study. Shortly after entering, he put a dagger to Your Majesty's chest and said that Your Majesty owed him money and demanded repayment."

Tao Yanyan was extremely anxious and walked faster, but he had been suffering from morning sickness recently and was not in good spirits, so his steps were a little weak.

When she arrived outside the imperial study, she heard the Second Prince's angry voice: "Father, do you still remember my mother? She was your Concubine, who gave birth to me with great difficulty, but ended up like that!"

Tao Yanyan's heart paused. As for Jin'an's life experience, she had already told him everything clearly. Concubine Yin used a dead fetus to replace the real prince out of the palace. His Majesty was also a victim. Jin'an was very sensible. After knowing everything, he did not resent His Majesty. He had already walked out of the haze and had no rift with His Majesty.

So now, is the person who keeps saying that he wants to seek justice for his mother the Jin'an whom she raised since she was a child?

He Linzhang's voice came out: "Jin'an, don't be impulsive. Didn't your mother and I tell you the truth about what happened back then?"

"Ah—" Jin'an roared. Tao Yanyan didn't dare to delay and immediately pushed the door open, shouting, "Jin'an, what are you doing? Put down the dagger!"

When He Jinan saw Tao Yanyan, he was stunned for a moment, and a trace of confusion flashed across his eyes, but he did not let go of the dagger in his hand. It was still against He Linzhang's neck, only an inch away from his throat.

Tao Yanyan shook her head, calming herself. She slowly approached and said softly, "Jin'an, let's talk it over. Don't hurt your father or yourself. Come, come to my side and slowly hand the dagger to me, okay?"

He Jinan looked at Tao Yanyan: "No, don't come over here, I don't want to hurt you, I don't want to hurt you! I just... I just want to kill him, kill him!"

He Jinan became excited instantly, and the hand holding the dagger was gesturing at He Linzhang's neck.

"No, Jin'an, don't, don't be impulsive!" Tao Yanyan walked closer: "Have you been drugged? Or are you possessed by something? Can you please wake up? That's your father!" Tao Yanyan's outstretched hand was shaking. She really couldn't believe what she saw.

Just when Tao Yanyan was extremely anxious, He Jinan suddenly covered his head in pain and shouted, "No, I don't want to kill him!" The dagger loosened slightly. Seeing this, He Linzhang raised his hands and snatched the dagger from He Jinan's hand. The sharp blade cut a long gash on his hand, and blood flowed out instantly.

"Your Majesty!" Ying San was able to take action at this time and clamped He Jinan.

"Don't hurt him!" He Linzhang said hurriedly.

How could Ying San dare to hurt the Second Prince? He didn't dare to act rashly before because the dagger was too close to His Majesty, and the Second Prince was very emotional. If he was not careful, he would be angered and stab His Majesty.

Tao Yanyan quickly stepped forward and hugged He Jinan, his eyes full of heartache: "Jinan, what's wrong with you? What on earth happened to you?"

Eunuch Zhang had hurriedly wrapped His Majesty's bleeding hand with a cloth, and Doctor Liu and others immediately rushed up to check His Majesty's injuries.

"I'm fine, just a minor injury. Go check on Jin'an!"

Doctor Liu went forward to check on He Jinan, but he kept struggling and refused to cooperate. Ying San had no choice but to knock him unconscious with a palm strike before carrying him to the couch.

He Linzhang reached out to help Tao Yanyan up: "Don't worry, everything is fine now. Doctor Liu will definitely save Jinan."

Tao Yanyan was now feeling dizzy and a little unsteady on her feet. Qingfeng hurriedly supported her from the other side and found a chair for her to sit down and wait.

"Your Majesty, your hand?" After finally easing the pain a little, Tao Yanyan saw He Linzhang's palm which was still oozing blood.

"It's okay, you'll be fine after a while. But you, it was so dangerous just now, you shouldn't have rushed up." He Jinan was obviously out of his mind. He Linzhang was really afraid that he would do something bad to Tao Yanyan in a moment of distraction.

"Jin'an only reacts to Your Majesty, not to me. Your Majesty, I suspect she's been controlled by some drug."

Doctor Liu's diagnosis just confirmed what Tao Yanyan said.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it seems like the Second Prince has been drugged by someone called the Losing Mind Powder. This drug can cause a person to lose their mind and obey orders from others."

"Losing Mind Powder?" He Linzhang gritted his teeth and said, "Who on earth is so arrogant as to do such a cruel thing to Jin An? Is there an antidote?"

Doctor Liu shook his head. "Because it's very toxic, it can't be cured in a short time. Moreover, I'm still unsure how this poison was made or what it contains. It will take time to find out before I can prescribe the right medicine."

He Linzhang's eyes were icy as he ordered, "Investigate this matter thoroughly and find out who is behind this!"

He Jinan remained unconscious. He Linzhang and Tao Yanyan were worried and had to stay by his side.

"You are pregnant, so go and rest first. There are shadow guards here. It will be easy to control him when he wakes up. Nothing will happen." He Linzhang persuaded Tao Yanyan that a pregnant woman cannot endure it.

Tao Yanyan said worriedly, "Jin'an isn't conscious right now. Whatever he said or did wasn't his original intention. Your Majesty, please don't take it personally and don't hurt him, okay?"

He Linzhang squeezed her hand and said, "He is my son. How could I hurt him? You can go and rest without worry. The doctors are here to watch over him. He might wake up tomorrow morning."

He Linzhang gave Qingfeng a wink, and Qingfeng stepped forward to help Tao Yanyan up, and then sent him to the side hall to rest.

"Your Majesty, don't bother with that. I'll stay and take care of you," Ying San advised.

He Linzhang looked at his son lying unconscious on the bed with a frown on his face, "Be gentler next time. You didn't hit him hard enough. You knocked him unconscious for so long and he still can't wake up. You scared the Queen."

Ying San touched his nose and said embarrassedly, "Yes, I know. I won't dare to use such force next time. Please forgive me, Your Majesty." He was anxious at the time and the queen was close to him. Ying San was worried that the second prince would push the queen in excitement. If the queen had a miscarriage, it would be irreversible. So he hit her harder, making sure to hit the target with one blow.

He Linzhang sighed and went straight to the couch in the outer room to lie down with his clothes on, feeling very worried about everything that happened today.