Harem Daily Life

A hundred miles outside the capital, Wang Xingchuan, carrying the seriously injured Doctor Liu, traveled day and night, and finally got closer and closer to the capital.

"This time, I am grateful to the Young Island Master. Otherwise, I would have lost my life in Suizhou."

Doctor Liu was delayed for several days in Suizhou in search of medicine. The area was mountainous and had a complex climate. Whenever it rained, large-scale landslides would occur, which caused great trouble for Doctor Liu.

Even with the medicine he found, he couldn't leave. It took several days to find villagers to repair the road. Just when the road was ready for him to leave, it rained again, almost washing away the repaired road.

When Wang Xingchuan found him, he was wearing a straw raincoat and working with the villagers to repair the wall. He looked so disheveled that no one could tell that he was a famous imperial physician from the capital.

"Let's not rest for a while, let's hurry on. This heart disease can't wait. I can't leave the mountain these days, and I'm so anxious every day." Doctor Liu wiped the sweat from his face, washed his face with clean water, and urged Wang Xingchuan to hurry on.

The two men got on the carriage again, and Wang Xingchuan sat on the shaft and drove towards the capital.

He Linzhang had already returned to the palace to attend court, leaving Tao Yanyan alone to guard Mu Yu. Ningyuan Hou, who had heard the news, also arrived. Although he still did not like this brother-in-law who was only a real brother-in-law, he had indeed not troubled Mu Yu again in recent years.

"The Queen is anxious, but she cannot ignore her own body. Look, your eyes are red from staying up all night. You should go down and have a rest. Don't worry, I will help you guard here." Ning Yuanhou persuaded Tao Yanyan to rest. Although Tao Yanyan was very tired, he had no desire to sleep.

"Uncle, I don't have much time to spend with him, so please let me stay with him. This will make me feel better." This is the original owner's biological father. Now that the original owner is gone, she has to be filial to her to avoid regrets.

Ning Yuanhou stopped persuading her and went out to ask someone to prepare some porridge for her.

There was a burst of urgent knocking on the door, and the quiet courtyard suddenly became noisy. The servant hurried to open the door and saw Wang Xingchuan walking in quickly with a haggard old man.

As soon as she saw Doctor Liu, Tao Yanyan's eyes lit up and she quickly stepped aside: "Doctor Liu, you are finally back. Come and see him. He has been in pain for two days and two nights!"

Doctor Liu didn't care about his half-wet clothes or the greetings to the queen, and hurried forward to see the patient.

Wang Xingchuan was exhausted from the journey and didn't even bother to change his clothes. He pulled Tao Yanyan aside and asked, "You know everything?" Looking at her bloodshot eyes, he felt reluctant to let her go. "Don't worry, we've found the herbs. Doctor Liu will definitely find a way."

"Brother Xingchuan, thank you. I'm such an incompetent daughter, and I have to trouble you with everything."

Wang Xingchuan smiled and said, "We are all family, there is no need for us to be polite."

The ratio of the medicinal materials was good, and three bowls of water were boiled into one bowl. Doctor Liu watched as Mu Yu fed him the medicine. That night, Mu Yu sweated less and his pulse gradually approached the normal rate.

The crisis was over and Doctor Liu breathed a sigh of relief. He hurried to wash and change his clothes before coming to Tao Yanyan to report.

"Your Majesty, Island Master Mu's heart disease has been stabilized this time, but the disease cannot be cured. He will still need to take medicine regularly in the next few years to maintain his condition." Doctor Liu told the truth without hiding anything.

"Then... how many years can this medicine last?" Tao Yanyan asked tactfully. She didn't dare to ask the question of how long the life span would be.

Doctor Liu thought for a moment and said, "Three to five years."

Three to five years may seem like a long time, but it is actually not much.

Tao Yanyan sighed. Mu Yu was almost sixty years old now, which was considered a long life in ancient times, but it was still a pity.

Wang Xingchuan was also feeling bad. His adoptive father had not returned in the past few years, and the days he spent serving him were already limited. If there were only three to five years left, he wondered if he should put Penglai Island aside for now and stay in the capital for a few more years to accompany him and spend his last days there.

Tao Yanyan waited until Mu Yu was stable before returning to the palace. She had to find a way to help him fulfill the promise he had made in that critical moment.

She considered having the Queen Mother fake her own death and leave the palace, forcing He Linzhang to agree, and even killing him first and asking for his consent later. But in the end, she decided to have a frank talk with He Linzhang first. She didn't want to kidnap his mother without his knowledge and let him bear the grudge.

In the imperial study, Tao Yanyan diligently massaged He Linzhang's shoulders, grinding ink and adding tea, taking care of everything.

He Linzhang remained calm, and only after he finished reviewing the last memorial did he hug the person and sit him on his lap, holding him in his arms.

"Why is the Queen so well behaved today? Tell me, what do you want from me?"

Tao Yanyan was busy for a while and knew it was time to close the net.

"Your Majesty, I am a person who values ​​my promises. I made a promise to someone a while ago, and the time to fulfill it is coming soon. However... I cannot do it alone, so I would like to ask Your Majesty for help."

He Linzhang looked at her and sighed in his heart: "Tell me, as long as I can do it, I will help you."

Tao Yanyan cleared her throat, snuggled into his arms, rested her head on his shoulder, and acted like a coquettish person.

"I would like to send the Queen Mother to Penglai Island to stay for a while. Is that possible?"

He Linzhang was silent for a moment. He had thought of sending them to a temporary palace, or to any beautiful place outside the capital, but he had never thought of sending them to Penglai Island.

"Are you sure?" He Linzhang helped her away. "Penglai Island is so far away. It's a long journey. It's difficult for me to see you."

Tao Yanyan bit her lip and said, "Then... Your Majesty, where do you think it would be appropriate to send the Queen Mother to live?"

He Linzhang narrowed his eyes. He finally realized that no matter what he said, he had tacitly agreed to send the empress dowager out of the palace to live, and there would be no chance to regret it.

"Your Majesty~" Tao Yanyan fell into his arms and said, "I just want to fulfill my filial duty. They are in love, and life is short. Please be kind and turn a blind eye."

With a "bo" sound, Tao Yanyan kissed him on the face.

"The imperial physician said my father's days are numbered. I want him to have no regrets in his final days. The Queen Mother would be depressed if she were confined to the palace all day. It would be better to let her have a few years of freedom. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

He Linzhang sighed: "I...ah..." As a son, he was really in a dilemma.

"My Majesty is the best! The most considerate! He loves and pampers me the most!" Tao Yanyan started to praise me crazily with the free output of flattery.

"It can't be too far. I care about your deep love as a father and daughter, and you have to care about my deep love as a mother and son."

Tao Yanyan hugged him tightly: "Okay, then let's go to the farm outside the capital. It's very convenient for us to meet."

"No...no one can know." The whereabouts must be kept secret, otherwise it will damage the reputation of the Queen Mother.

"Okay, I will make sure nothing goes wrong."

Seeing that he did not make any more requests, Tao Yanyan breathed a sigh of relief and took the initiative to kiss him: "Your Majesty is so kind. I am so lucky to have met Your Majesty."

He Linzhang raised his eyebrows: "Just coaxing her with words?"

Tao Yanyan blushed: "Then what does Your Majesty want?"

Tao Yanyan worked hard all night to fulfill a promise, and was so tired that he couldn't even lift his hands.