Harem Daily Life

Chapter 371 The Little One is Sick

Haitang nodded: "Who said it wasn't? I just don't know what she did wrong. The Queen has been the Empress for many years and has treated His Majesty with respect. His Majesty still dotes on the Queen and has given birth to two children."

After saying that, he looked at Concubine De and saw that her majesty was not feeling well, so he continued, "The queen has given birth to two daughters in a row. I think it is unlikely that she will continue to be favored and pregnant. Could it be that your majesty is disgusted with the queen and wants to depose her, so he found some crime to get rid of the queen and the Duke's Mansion behind her?"

Concubine De frowned, "Your Majesty doesn't seem like that kind of person. Well, go out and ask around. Isn't the one in Changle Palace favored? Maybe she knows something."

When Haitang heard this, she thought it made sense and left.

She had no friendship with the palace ladies and maids in Changle Palace, but the eldest princess lived in Changle Palace, and there was one of the eldest princess's maids with whom she had a good relationship. Haitang decided to go to her and find out something.

But she didn't get any news, but she heard that the eldest princess, the second princess and the second prince had a fever when they returned in the afternoon, so she urgently summoned the imperial physician. When Haitang heard that the three children were all sick, she didn't dare to ask anything else. She thought that they might have been infected with some disease in elementary school, so she hurried back to Yongxing Palace to inform Concubine De and take precautions for the eldest prince as soon as possible.

When Tao Yanyan saw that the three children all had a fever, he knew that something was wrong. After Doctor Liu came and examined the three young masters' pulses, his brows were also furrowed.

"Your Majesty, all three children have fevers. I'm afraid the disease will spread. I'll prescribe a heat-clearing and fire-removing medicine for you young masters to take first. I'm afraid this matter needs to be reported to Your Majesty, and you can check the situation at the elementary school. The grandson of Doctor Zhao from the Imperial Hospital is also enrolled in the elementary school. He rushed home this afternoon. The child also has a high fever."

When Tao Yanyan heard this, she quickly told Qingfeng: "From now on, assign someone to take care of the three children. Then tell everyone to cover their mouths and noses with cloth strips to avoid being infected by the children." After that, she personally found a piece of cloth to cover her nose and mouth: "Like me, it can have the effect of isolating the virus. Go down and tell everyone, everyone must wear it."

Qingfeng hurried down to pass on the message. Doctor Liu thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, are you worried that this is an epidemic?" After that, he shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. I have just diagnosed it and it is not an epidemic. But your method is very good and it can indeed reduce the chances of normal people getting sick."

Tao Yanyan nodded: "In fact, every disease is more or less contagious. When you, the imperial physician, are treating patients, it is best to wear a mask to protect yourself."

In ancient times, it was very difficult to receive a good education, let alone train a skilled imperial physician. Tao Yanyan really felt that they were all talented people who could cure diseases and save lives, and it was a pity to lose them.

Doctor Liu wrote down: "Your Majesty always comes up with many novel ideas. I am really grateful for your advice."

Tao Yanyan sent someone to report to He Linzhang that three children having a fever at the same time was not a trivial matter, and he suspected that a virus had broken out in the elementary school, so it had to be taken seriously.

He Linzhang originally wanted to review the memorials before going to Changle Palace, but he didn't expect that he heard bad news when he had only reviewed half of the memorials, so he hurried to Changle Palace.

Seeing him rushing over, Tao Yanyan quickly put a mask-like scarf on him and said, "Your Majesty, please excuse me for a moment. If you want to see the children, you must be quarantined first."

He Linzhang looked at her face which was mostly covered by the cloth, revealing only a pair of beautiful eyes. "I have sent someone to check on the elementary school. The three children should not go to school for the time being. Wait until they recover."

Tao Yanyan nodded and took him to see the children. The eldest princess looked a little listless, her cheeks were flushed, and she was drinking porridge.

As soon as she saw her father coming, the eldest princess' eyes turned red and she cried, "Father, I miss my mother. Can I see her?"

Tao Yanyan looked at He Linzhang and saw that he didn't seem to think about Wen Shi. He said softly, "Wen Shi is now recuperating in the Wen family. It's normal for Xuan'er to miss her mother. But Xuan'er has a high fever now and I'm afraid she might be contagious. Your mother is weak. You should wait until you get better. I'll take you to see her!"

The eldest princess was a very sensible child. She nodded while crying, drank some water, wiped her body and then went to sleep.

The two went to see the second princess. Compared with the eldest princess, the second princess seemed to have milder symptoms. Not only could she eat, but she also ate meat and vegetables.

Tao Yanyan didn't have a thermometer, but from the second princess's red face and dry lips he knew that the child had a high fever.

"Yuer, you need to drink more water, okay? Let Nanny Jiang wipe your body with warm water later, the fever will go down and you can sleep better at night." Tao Yanyan touched the child's head and coaxed him softly.

He Yue stared at her mask, then at the emperor's mask, and pouted: "Empress Tao, I also want to wear a mask. I feel like a female knight in the martial arts world. It looks so good."

Seeing that she was still paying attention to the mask, Tao Yanyan was convinced and asked Nanny Jiang to get a piece of clean cloth for her to cover it.

"Okay, are you satisfied now?" Looking at He Yue with her silly and cute face and big beautiful eyes like grapes, Tao Yanyan was always moved by her cuteness.

He Yue nodded frantically, very satisfied with her current look.

He Linzhang saw that Tao Yanyan never refused the proposal of having children, and said with relief: "You dote on them. If they were not of different ages, I would have thought they were all your children."

Tao Yanyan glared at him and said, "They are not my own children, so how can I treat them badly? I think all three of them are very cute. I am really raising them more and more. Your Majesty doesn't know that I have a good life with them by my side."

He Linzhang, however, felt that the little concubine must love him too much, so she was so kind to the children, and a look of tenderness appeared in his eyes.

Tao Yanyan felt embarrassed when he looked at her. She always felt that this guy's eyes were particularly ambiguous every time he looked at her since they became close again that day.

Seeing that He Yue was fine, she took He Linzhang to see Xiao Jin'an. In the two years since Xiao Jin'an returned to the palace, Tao Yanyan had taken very good care of him. Not only did he grow taller, but he also gained some weight back, and he looked plump and cute.

However, among the three children, Jin'an was the most seriously ill. He just wanted to sleep and vomited everything he ate. He had been fed twice, but he couldn't even finish a bowl of porridge.

"Jin'an, if you don't replenish your nutrition, you won't have the strength to fight the disease. Right now your body's defenses are fighting the disease, you have to supply them with nutrients, and rice and vegetables are the best nutrients."

Xiao Jinan had no choice but to get up and eat half a bowl of porridge.

"Put some shredded pork in the porridge next time. Steamed eggs would be good too. Remember to prepare them for all three of them. Even if they only eat one bite at a time, as long as they eat it, their bodies will be able to withstand this illness." After Concubine Tao finished speaking, Xiao Quanzi quickly agreed.

Before he came out of Jin'an's room, Chang Tai came to report: "Your Majesty, the eldest prince also has a high fever. The Empress Defei sent someone to invite him. Please come over, Your Majesty."