Harem Daily Life

Chapter 208 A rare fate

Tao Yanyan held the pipa "Xuan Si" given to her by the Queen Mother, thought for a while, and played "Swords and Swords Like Dreams".

She nodded slightly, plucked the strings of the zither lightly with her delicate hands, and beautiful music poured out like the gurgling of running water.

In the middle of the hall, the majestic and elegant Prince Yong, after listening to a short piece of piano music, held a shining sword in his hand and danced to the sonorous melody played by the beauty.

His movements were vigorous and powerful, and every swing of the sword was accompanied by a fierce momentum, but it was perfectly integrated with the light music of the piano, forming a unique beauty of both hardness and softness.

As Prince Yong moved, his clothes fluttered, as if he was a god descending to earth; as Tao Yanyan's fingers flew, the notes jumped, like the sound of nature.

One of them played the pipa and the other danced with a sword. They had never worked together before, but they coordinated with each other seamlessly, like a beautiful painting presented to everyone.

Everyone was attracted by this wonderful performance and was immersed in it.

As the sword technique was performed, the King's movements became faster and faster, as natural and smooth as flowing clouds and water. Sometimes he leaped into the air, sometimes he leaned forward and sprinted, his posture was agile, like a fairy descending to the earth. The surrounding air seemed to be stirred by the sharp sword energy, forming cyclones.

Everyone was shocked by Prince Yong's superb swordsmanship and stared at him intently, afraid of missing any exciting moment.

However, He Linzhang stared at Tao Yanyan without blinking. For a moment, it seemed as if nothing caught his attention. His heart and eyes were filled with her.

Concubine Xian had never expected that after half a month of hard preparation, she would be killed instantly by the sword dance of Prince Yong and Concubine Tao. Her eyes gradually dimmed as she looked at the emperor.

When the performance was over, the Queen Mother took the lead in praising: "Good, really good, this is really wonderful."

The Queen Mother looked at the pale-faced Concubine and instantly felt a sense of pride and satisfaction.

He thought to himself that Tao Yanyan, the person he had chosen, was indeed the perfect candidate to defeat Concubine Xian. Now that the momentum was so good, as long as he pressed on with the victory, it wouldn't be long before Concubine Xian fell out of favor and would never rise again.

Tao Yanyan stood up holding the pipa, bowed to the empress dowager, the emperor and Prince Yong, and returned to his seat.

Shu Fei looked at Prince Yong and praised him, "I didn't expect that Prince Yong and Lady Tao would be so compatible on their first collaboration. This is a rare fate."

Tao Yanyan narrowed his eyes. Was Concubine Shu trying to stir up trouble again? And she was even trying to link her with Prince Yong?

She turned her gaze to the emperor and saw that his face did not look very good indeed.

Tao Yanyan said calmly, "If you do something you are good at, you will have a better chance of success. Prince Yong is good at sword dancing, and I can play the pipa. As long as we perform normally, we can achieve good results. There is no need to rehearse in advance. But Madam Shufei said that this is a rare fate, and she is not wrong."

He Linzhang looked at her deeply. She paused, then looked back at the emperor and said, "But this fate, in the final analysis, comes from Your Majesty. If I hadn't entered the palace as a concubine, I probably wouldn't have become a member of the royal family. I'm afraid I wouldn't have known anyone here, and I wouldn't have any fate with anyone. Thinking about it this way, it seems that your majesty and I have a deeper fate. It's because of your majesty that I am involved with everyone here."

He Linzhang's eyebrows relaxed a little: "Prince Yong returns to Beijing for the festival every year. It's hard on the way. This year, he should stay a few more days before returning to Youzhou. He should visit his uncle, aunt, and brothers and sisters more often. I'm taking a rest these few days, and you can also come to me to learn chess skills."

Prince Yong clasped his fists and said, "Yes, I am sorry to bother you then."

Because Concubine Hui was more favored back then, she made many enemies in the palace. Prince Yong's relationship with his brothers and sisters who stayed in Beijing was actually average. If he really wanted to kill time, it would be best to find the emperor.

The palace banquet continued, and the song and dance arranged by the imperial concubine came on stage. She snorted coldly, despising the despicable behavior of the virtuous concubine from the bottom of her heart. She really planned everything, but it was all in vain.

Xiao Jinan was full and was so eager to set off fireworks that he couldn't sit still.

Tao Yanyan glanced at him through the crowd and felt that they had almost finished eating, so she wanted to take the child away first, but she didn't expect that the second princess's little maid suddenly cried out: "Princess, princess, what's wrong with you?"

The queen almost fell down when she stood up in a hurry. He Linzhang supported her and the two of them hurriedly asked what had happened.

The second princess' face was red and she was pinching her neck in pain. The palace maid who was taking care of her hurriedly wanted to give her water to help get the thing stuck in her neck down.

Tao Yanyan immediately stood up and rushed over, grabbing the maid's hand: "You can't do this!"

"Jieyu Tao, why did you stop the rescue?" The queen was shaking with anger.

"It's obvious that the Second Princess is stuck. She can't be given water. The foreign object must be taken out!" After saying that, she was ready to use the Heimlich maneuver to save her, but was stopped by two palace maids.

"How dare you! Are you trying to murder the princess? Come, drag her away! Call the imperial physician quickly!" The queen gave an order, and two more palace maids came forward to pull the people away.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I can really save her! It will be too late if you delay any longer!" Tao Yanyan said anxiously while struggling.

He Linzhang clenched his fist: "Let go and let her save people!"

When the maids heard this, they looked at the queen, who angrily said, "Your Majesty, she is not an imperial physician, how could she save people? She was clearly trying to stop them from being saved!"

"I told you to let her go and let her save people!" The emperor shouted angrily, and the empress dowager also said: "Let Concubine Tao save people first, and send the imperial physician as soon as possible!"

After Tao Yanyan was released, he immediately put his fists against the second princess's abdomen and used the Heimlich maneuver.

"This, this is not saving people, she wants to kill the second princess!" Shu Fei exclaimed: "Such a small child is stuck, and she is pushing the child's belly!"

The virtuous concubine also said: "What a vicious mind, what a vicious mind!"

He Linzhang watched anxiously and broke into a sweat.

The queen was already sobbing and said, "If anything happens to my child today, I will make you pay with your life!"

Little Jin'an was held by the Queen Mother and was so scared that he started to cry, but he didn't dare to cry loudly. He just kept wiping his tears. He had finally found a mother and didn't want to lose her so soon. But the Queen's words scared him. He was afraid that his mother couldn't save the second princess and would be put to death by the Queen.

Tao Yanyan herself was also very anxious. To be honest, she was not 100% sure. This method was something she had seen in videos before. She had no practical experience and was going entirely based on her impression. She herself did not know the consequences.

They gritted their teeth and tried a few more times, but it still didn't work. Everyone was worried.

Suddenly, "Vomit! The princess vomited!" The maid serving the princess immediately pointed to an almond on the ground.

"Wow..." The second princess's complexion returned to normal and she finally burst into tears.

She turned around and threw herself into Tao Yanyan's arms, crying heart-wrenchingly.

"Alright, alright, don't cry, don't cry, just spit it out and it will be fine, baby!" Tao Yanyan was very tired at the moment. Although the second princess was a baby with a three-head body, she was not light in weight. Tao Yanyan's hands were sore and he had already fallen to the ground.