Harem Daily Life

Chapter 500 3 Princes Fall into the Water

After Mrs. Rong received another group of guests, she finally had some free time and went to the study to find General Rong.

"My dear, the gifts sent by various mansions in the past few days are almost piling up. I am thinking whether we should hold a banquet during the New Year holidays to thank each family and strengthen contacts and bring our relationship closer."

General Rong pondered for a moment and said, "I just returned to the capital a few days ago, and His Majesty has granted me a title and made me a marquis. This will indeed attract the attention of officials in the capital and make them come to curry favor with me. But how many of them are sincere in coming to congratulate me on my title? How can we tell? The New Year's festival is busy, and the court is also busy. It is better to keep a low profile at this time. Let's put the banquet aside. I will go to the palace to visit Concubine De tomorrow. You should prepare well and bring more gifts for my grandson who I have not met yet."

At the thought of seeing his little grandson, a rare hint of tenderness appeared on General Rong's heroic face.

Madam Rong smiled and said, "Brother Ye is indeed very likable. Don't worry, my husband. I have already put the bow and arrows you specially ordered into the gift list."

The next day, Yongxing Palace was busy early in the morning. Today, Concubine De was going to entertain her parents and sister-in-law who were coming to the palace for a reunion.

Concubine De had been waiting in the palace since early morning, looking towards the door from time to time. When she saw General Rong and his wife coming, tears welled up in her eyes.

Mrs. Rong quickly stepped forward, held Concubine De's hand, and comforted her softly. General Rong looked at his daughter and was also very relieved.

After everyone entered the palace, the palace maids served carefully prepared snacks and tea. Concubine De first asked if her father was tired from the journey, and then took her mother's hand to ask about the recent situation at home.

Afterwards, Madam Rong took out the various gifts she had prepared for the eldest prince. When Concubine De saw the exquisite bow and arrow, she smiled and said, "Daddy has come back and prepared so many things for Ye Ge'er. He will definitely be happy."

After she finished speaking, she realized that the palace maid had not brought the eldest prince yet, so she frowned and asked, "Where is the eldest prince? Today is the day his grandfather and grandmother come to the palace. I have already told them not to go to elementary school today, so why hasn't the maid brought him yet?"

At this time, a young eunuch who followed the eldest prince hurried in and whispered something to Concubine De. Concubine De's face suddenly changed. She glanced at her parents and sister-in-law and said, "Father, mother, please sit for a while. The eldest prince is a little naughty. I'll be back soon."

After saying this, Concubine De asked her personal maid Haitang to accompany her parents, while she hurried to the Imperial Garden.

At this moment in the Imperial Garden, Concubine Shu stamped her feet in anger: "The Third Prince is still so young, and he is so weak, why did you push him into the water, my son, quickly call the imperial physician, my son, my son..."

The eldest prince was obviously frightened and stood aside, at a loss as to what to do.

Shu Fei didn't expect that she didn't keep a close eye on her son for a short while, and her own son would meet such an accident. She really regretted why she took her child out today! If she hadn't gone out, she wouldn't have met the eldest prince, and if she hadn't met the eldest prince, her poor son wouldn't have been pushed into the water by the eldest prince for no reason.

Shu Fei glared at the eldest prince with hatred, her eyes bursting with endless coldness, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Just wait, I won't let you go!"

In the Imperial Hospital, the doctors had just arrived at their posts when they heard that the Third Prince, who was in poor health, had fallen into the water. Falling into the water in such cold weather would be unbearable even for an adult with excellent health, let alone the Third Prince, who was not even two years old and had been sickly since childhood. So the three doctors on duty in the Imperial Hospital said nothing, and hurriedly picked up their medicine boxes and rushed to the Imperial Garden.

The people around Shu Fei looked at this scene and did not dare to delay at all. They immediately split into two groups, one to go to Changchun Palace to report to the Empress Dowager, and the other to go to Qinzheng Palace to report to His Majesty.

Not long after the Queen Mother finished her breakfast, she heard the bad news and staggered, almost unable to stand up.

"Hurry, hurry and help me over here, my dear grandson!"

Eunuch Qin hurriedly asked people to arrange a sedan chair, feeling extremely anxious.

Eunuch Zhang had been very idle these days, and thought that today would be similar to the previous days, so he could be lazy and go AWOL when His Majesty was in court. Unexpectedly, the palace servant sent by Concubine Shu gave him such a shocking news. He hurried up to report it, and He Linzhang became flustered for a moment, stopped the morning court, and hurried to the Imperial Garden.

At this time, the third prince was wrapped in a thick cloak, his face was black and blue, his lips were pale, and he did not respond when called.

Shu Fei cried so hard that she felt like the sky was falling.

"Kang'er, Kang'er! My beloved grandson, please let me see him!" The empress dowager came hurriedly, but before she arrived, the crying voice could be heard.

Imperial Doctor Liu was trying to save the prince by using the artificial respiration method that Concubine Tao had taught him, but after a long time, the Third Prince showed no signs of waking up.

Another imperial physician picked up the third prince and turned him upside down, patting his back. It can be said that he had tried every method he could think of.

Concubine De also arrived very quickly. Looking at the scene in front of her, she almost fainted!

"Your Majesty, His Majesty is here!" The maidservant beside Concubine Shu saw a bright yellow figure from afar, and she supported Concubine Shu who had fallen to the ground. He Linzhang arrived and saw the dying Third Prince, and his brows furrowed deeply. He looked at the eldest prince standing aside, his eyes full of complexity.

Upon seeing this, Concubine De quickly knelt down to plead guilty: "Your Majesty, the eldest prince certainly did not do it on purpose. Moreover, the ground beside the pond is slippery, and perhaps the third prince did not walk steadily and fell in. The eldest prince was just about to reach out to pull him, but was mistaken for pushing him. Please, Your Majesty, look into this matter."

Shu Fei cried and threw herself towards the emperor, begging him to make the decision for the third prince.

"Your Majesty, the Third Prince got up early today and wanted to go out and play. I took him for a walk in the garden. After the child learned to walk, he liked to run around. He turned a small corner and lost track of the eldest prince. Unexpectedly, he was pushed into the water. Your Majesty, Kang'er has been weak since he was a child. I took care of him very attentively, fearing that he would be hurt by a little bump. But what should I do today? Kang'er hasn't woken up yet. What should I do?"

Shu Fei cried so heartbreakingly that no one could bear to see her cry.

He Linzhang helped Shu Fei up, handed her to the maid beside him, and walked towards the third prince to see how the child was. Doctor Liu tried to do artificial respiration again, constantly breathing for the third prince, and did not give up on the child at all.

Just when everyone thought that the third prince was in danger, he suddenly coughed and spit out two mouthfuls of water. Although it was still very weak, it was at least a sign of waking up. Doctor Liu was overjoyed and did not dare to slack off and continued artificial respiration.

Finally, the Third Prince cried softly twice and slowly opened his eyes. Everyone was delighted, and Concubine Shu was so excited that she ran forward in two or three steps and hugged her son tightly.

He Linzhang also breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said, "Kang'er has just woken up, take him back to the palace immediately. He is bound to catch a cold, the imperial physician will go and treat him."

Several imperial doctors immediately accompanied the third prince back to Yongning Palace.

Shu Fei was unwilling and looked at the emperor with tears in her eyes: "Your Majesty, I have no time to take care of the follow-up now. I have to go and take care of Kang'er first. I hope Your Majesty will thoroughly investigate this matter and give justice to me and Kang'er." After saying that, she glared at the eldest prince.

De Fei hurriedly protected the eldest prince: "Your Majesty, the eldest prince is still young after all. We didn't see what happened. Please don't listen to Shu Fei's one-sided words. The eldest prince will not harm his brother!"

He Linzhang also didn't want to think too badly of the eldest prince, so he decided to investigate the matter thoroughly and not wrongly accuse the prince.

"When the third prince fell into the water, was there anyone else who saw it besides the eldest prince?" He Linzhang asked.

The nanny beside the Third Prince was left behind at this moment. She said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, the Third Prince ran a few steps faster. This place happened to be at the corner. I followed the Third Prince not far behind, but in that short moment I lost sight of him, and he fell in. I was the first one to discover that the Third Prince had fallen into the water, and I immediately stepped forward to rescue him. At that time, the First Prince was the only one here, and his hand was still stretched out, so I thought that the First Prince must have done something."