The most beautiful lady in the harem

Chapter 127 Two Days of Leisure

After the Second Prince’s full moon banquet, Qin Liuse finally had two days of leisure.

But it only lasts two days, because after June, it is the Ghost Festival, and after July, it is Mid-Autumn Festival.

In the end, there is always something to do.

But apart from that, during the two days of celebration in the palace, something else suddenly happened that caught Qin Liuse off guard.

It was because the Second Prince, who had just celebrated his full moon two days ago, suddenly fell ill this afternoon.

It was said that he was crying non-stop and had a high fever, which frightened the Imperial Hospital and sent five or six imperial doctors to the hospital at once.

This is the dragon seed of Emperor Yongjia. If there is any negligence, it will be a matter of life and death.

When the news reached Qin Liuse's ears, she was in Concubine Li's palace.

After the two of them finished their work, they went straight to Concubine Zhang's palace.

When they arrived, Emperor Yongjia had already arrived before them, accompanied by Concubine Xin Shufei.

When Concubine Xin Shu saw them coming, her face became even more worried, but she still did not forget to explain to them that when the eunuch came to report, Emperor Yongjia happened to be in her palace, so they happened to come together.

Qin Liuse didn't bother to interpret the bragging behind her words, and was only concerned with asking about the Second Prince's condition.

Concubine Zhang's eyes were red, and she had obviously cried out of anxiety. "When he woke up this morning, the Second Prince had a cough. I thought it was nothing serious, but I still sent the imperial physician to take a look."

"They said he might have caught a cold, so he took some children's medicine, but in the afternoon, he started to have a fever. Why is my son suffering like this? I wish all these disasters would come to me as a mother, and not torment my son."

Although Qin Liuse had not given birth yet, she could not bear to see a child suffer. After hearing what Concubine Zhang said, and looking at the Second Prince who was still crying in the arms of his wet nurse, her heart was knotted.

But she still comforted Concubine Zhang, "You are his mother, you must not fall down. If you have a minor illness or pain, who will take care of him? Who will take care of the child for the emperor? You have to take care of yourself first."

Concubine Zhang also felt sorry for her own flesh and blood, and was anxious and confused, so she said these things. Upon hearing this, she wiped her tears and nodded quickly, fearing that Emperor Yongjia would see her incompetence.

Concubine Li Xian had given birth to a princess. She walked over to look at the Second Prince and asked a few more questions, "It's June, could it be the heat stroke?"

Concubine Zhang's maid shook her head and said, "Your Majesty, that shouldn't be the case. The Emperor is afraid that the Second Prince will get a heat stroke, so since the beginning of the summer heat, people from the Shanggong Bureau have been sending ice cubes to him every day."

The ice cubes were not for them to eat or cover, but were just placed in a ventilated place and fanned. The temperature in Concubine Zhang's palace was just like early autumn, refreshing and pleasant, not too hot, but not too cold.

In addition, the imperial physician's diagnosis showed that it was definitely not heatstroke.

Concubine Li frowned and asked, "Did you not handle it properly? The ice cube was too close and you caught a cold?"

The nurse shook her head. "That's not right. These ice cubes were not placed in the inner room, for fear that the cold air would attack the prince. There are also people who are specially in charge of the ice cubes guarding them..."

This ruled out another possibility.

Emperor Yongjia did not participate in their discussion, but only called the imperial physician to ask, "Is it possible to give the second prince acupuncture?"

Emperor Yongjia didn't want the Second Prince to continue crying endlessly, fearing that he would hurt himself.

Several imperial doctors gathered together, and someone had indeed suggested acupuncture, but some of them also opposed it.

Among the imperial physicians, there are those who truly love medicine, and there are also conservative ones who are afraid of trouble and think less is worse than more. They are afraid that the Second Prince will get hurt if he moves.

But unexpectedly, it was Emperor Yongjia himself who proposed it.

The imperial physician's representative quickly said, "Of course we can try acupuncture, but the Second Prince is still young, so he might be afraid of pain and be frightened."

Emperor Yongjia certainly knew what these old foxes were afraid of, and raised his hand and said, "Let's give it a try."

He is not a woman. He would not be so scared when encountering trouble. Naturally, his son should not be so pampered.

His son will go to the battlefield and kill enemies in the future. How can he hesitate because of a few needles?

Qin Liuse was not at all surprised by Emperor Yongjia's decision, but the others looked rather reluctant.

Qin Liuse couldn't help but doubt herself in her heart. Was it because she hadn't given birth yet that she was a little cold-blooded?

However, she thought the same as Emperor Yongjia. Since the effect of the medicine was so slow, she was not a person who liked to leave everything to fate, so she would try it if there was a way.

Just like the acupuncture, Emperor Yongjia seemed to think the same way.

The child was disobedient and uncooperative, so the imperial physician had to give him acupuncture, and four or five adults had to help hold the second prince down.

Unfortunately, the emperor and several high-ranking concubines were in the room watching. These people were afraid of offending others, so they did not dare to press hard for fear of hurting the second prince.

Emperor Yongjia took a quick look and said to Zhu Wanxi, "Go and call a few aunts in."

Zhu Wanxi bowed, went out immediately and called a few old aunts in.

These old aunts were not as naive as the maids and were rather ruthless. They said auspicious words but their hands were very strong and no matter how noisy the Second Prince was, they remained motionless.

After about half an hour, the second prince finally felt sleepy and began to feel sleepy.

The imperial physician seized the opportunity and fed him some medicine that was not bitter, and then the wet nurse coaxed him to sleep.

For a moment, the room finally became quiet.

There was a relieved expression on Concubine Zhang's face. She thanked the emperor profusely and felt that if Emperor Yongjia had not been here, today would have been a mess.

Concubine Li Xian smiled and said, "When a child is born, he has to go through these things. Maybe because he went out too far in the past two days and met too many people, the Second Prince couldn't adapt."

Concubine Xin Shu also laughed and said, "When you are taking care of a child, you have to be cautious at every step. If you are careless, you may suffer. There were so many people in the Lotus Leaf Pavilion that day, maybe the Second Prince was frightened."

Concubine Zhang always kept a low profile, so when she heard her two sisters say this, she nodded in agreement, thinking that they were concerned about her and giving her advice.

As Concubine Xin Shu spoke, she glanced at Emperor Yongjia, then at Concubine Li Xian, and finally at Concubine Zhang. "You and I live far away, so I can't usually take care of you. I think you are closer to Qin Zhaoyi's Shu Yuexuan."

"When you are free, you should ask Qin Zhaoyi to come over more often so that you can have some company. After all, Qin Zhaoyi's Shuyuexuan is far inferior to the palace you live in. If you can live in the same palace, with Qin Zhaoyi as the host, and watch the second prince grow up under her eyes, it would be a wonderful thing."

Concubine Zhang was just of low birth, but she was not a fool. When she heard this, her eyes dimmed a little. What Concubine Xin Shu meant was that she wanted Concubine Qin to raise the Second Prince.

Concubine Zhang twisted her palms. She was naturally unwilling to do this. No matter whether she was Qin Zhaoyi or not, it was her own flesh and blood that she had carried for ten months. Who would want to see a child calling someone else his mother?

But she was just a minor concubine, and the one who said this was Concubine Xin Shufei. Concubine Zhang was confused and didn't know whether this was Concubine Xin Shufei's own idea, or Emperor Yongjia just said it through her mouth?

Did the Emperor dislike her for not taking good care of the Second Prince?

Or does he look down on her, thinking that she is of low status and unfit to be the second prince's adoptive mother?