Harem Daily Life

Chapter 795 I Can’t Live Without You

Shu Cairen naturally knew that a strong maternal family could indeed bring her great support. However, ever since the Shu family's branch in Lincheng was destroyed by His Majesty, it has been severely damaged, and the main branch of the Shu family in the capital has never recovered. The Shu family is no longer what it used to be.

She had a terrible headache, and the right side of her body was in pain from the top of her head all the way down to her toes, as if all her tendons and veins were blocked, her qi and blood were not flowing smoothly, and her mood became depressed.

"Let me think about the Shu family's matter. Please give me a massage first. My head, shoulders and neck are hurting."

Shu Cairen leaned sideways on the couch and asked Xiao Tang to give her a massage.

"The talented man has had a headache for several days. How about asking a royal physician to take a look?" Xiao Tang said with some concern.

Shu Cairen nodded, and Xiao Tang went out and asked a young eunuch to go to the Imperial Hospital to invite the imperial physician.

The person who came was Doctor Wang. After taking the patient's pulse, Doctor Wang frowned and said, "Talented man, you currently have some qi stagnation and blood stasis, which has caused poor blood circulation in half of your body. You should walk around more often to relax your muscles and activate your blood circulation. Eat a light diet and avoid stagnation. You can drink more tea to clear away heat and reduce internal heat. More importantly, you need to stabilize your emotions. Perseverance will give you better results."

Doctor Wang did not prescribe any medicine. In his opinion, Concubine Shu was not sick at all, but was just in a bad mood and had poor blood circulation.

Shu Cairen sneered. She was troubled by many things right now. How could it be easy for her to keep her emotions stable?

In the Qinzheng Palace, Island Master Mu's thank-you banquet ended with some bumps and bruises, and Tao Yanyan personally escorted him out of the palace.

Ningyuan Hou followed the queen with a cold face, his eyes not eyes and his nose not nose, and he would complain to his son from time to time.

"How shameless! You haven't even taken care of me for a day, and now you're pretending to care about your daughter in front of me!"

Gu Yi's mouth twitched. He wanted to say, "Hasn't your uncle also never raised someone for a day? You two are just the same."

"Look, look, he's laughing again. What's so funny?!"

Gu Yi looked at the two people who were walking and chatting, and thought that the queen was friendly and anyone who talked to her felt like they were in spring breeze. What happened to Xiaoxiao?

However, seeing that his own father seemed to want to grab Mu Yu and beat him up, he swallowed his words silently.

Mu Yu quickly arrived at the palace gate. Looking at Tao Yanyan, who had no choice but to be sent there, he sighed and said, "The Queen always calls me Island Master. Can't she just call me Father?"

Tao Yanyan was stunned. To be honest, he really couldn't bring himself to say it.

He was the original owner's biological father, not his own. Besides, he had called Lord Tao "father" so many times that it felt a bit awkward to suddenly call another person "father."

Seeing her embarrassment, Mu Yu had to find a way out for himself: "Haha, well, I just said it casually. It's not your fault if you can't call it. I really didn't raise you. I'm not as close to you as the Tao family."

Tao Yanyan looked at the lonely face of the big man in front of him and opened his mouth: "No one knows about our relationship except our own family. If someone hears me calling your father, it will be difficult to explain. Because of my background, the censor reported me to the emperor, so you better not take it to heart."

Mu Yu had no choice but to nod, thinking that he had not given her anything, but it was indeed a bit too much to ask for her closeness.

"Then I'll be leaving first. During this time, I'll be walking around the capital and checking out Xingchuan's business. If you have anything to do, please send someone to the Wang residence in East City to find me."

Tao Yanyan watched Mu Yu leave the palace, and Ningyuan Houhe said goodbye to Gu Yi, and then took a sedan chair back to Changle Palace.

As soon as Chang Tai saw the queen return, he stepped forward and reported, "Your Majesty, there's news from Yuecheng saying...the former queen...has passed away."

Tao Yanyan was shocked. Although he had visited Wang last time and she was already beyond help, he didn't expect it to happen so soon!

"Who is taking care of her funeral?"

"The new prefect sent by the Ministry of Personnel is handling the matter. He also sent the letter. He also sent a letter to the Wang family in the capital. The former queen's second brother had died of illness a long time ago, so the Wang family sent a bastard."

Tao Yanyan sighed: "Go call Yue'er over. She has the right to know about this matter."

Mingyue agreed and went to invite the second princess.

"Mother, you called me?" He Yue came over happily, but when she saw Tao Yanyan's face, she frowned and her heart began to lift.

Tao Yanyan pulled her over and looked at the little girl carefully.

The little girl is eleven years old this year, a head shorter than He Xuan, and has some baby fat.

"Before, we went to Yuecheng to see your biological mother. She...she went."

He Xuan understood what Tao Yanyan meant, and her eyes reddened.

"Then, is there anyone by her side?" He Xuan wanted to ask whether there was anyone to take care of Wang's funeral.

Tao Yanyan nodded and said, "The newly appointed prefect of Yuecheng will take care of it and make good arrangements. If you want to go and pay your respects, I can accompany you."

After listening to this, He Yue thought for a long time and shook his head: "Let's not go. The last time I saw her was the last time. I... have thought about this day for a long time."

Although He Yue is young, she is decisive and open-minded. She will not force facts that cannot be changed.

Tao Yanyan held the little girl in his arms and comforted her softly, "Birth, aging, sickness, and death are all natural to all human beings. She has simply left this world, and perhaps she will start a new life in another. You can be sad, but you can erect a memorial tablet for her in the palace, vent your emotions, and then live a good life, okay?"

He Yue rarely cries, but at this moment, nestled in Tao Yanyan's arms, being comforted softly by her, she couldn't help but cry softly.

Mingyue and the others retreated, not standing by to watch the princess's fragility.

When He Linzhang came, he found Tao Yanyan hugging He Yue and crying, and asked with his eyes what was wrong.

Mingyue then whispered back the whole story, and He Linzhang learned that Wang had passed away. Although he no longer had any marital feelings for Wang, it was still a pity that an old friend had passed away at such a young age.

He Yue had cried enough. With swollen eyes, she rose from Tao Yanyan's arms and bowed to His Majesty.

"The person has passed away, Yue'er, please accept my condolences." He Linzhang held He Yue's arm and comforted her softly for a long time before letting her leave.

There were only the emperor and the empress in the hall, and He Linzhang was feeling a little depressed.

"Your Majesty has only recently returned to the palace, and you've been so overwhelmed by so many things that I forgot to tell you about Wang's matter." Tao Yanyan gently took his hand and said, "Now that things have come to this, Your Majesty, please don't be too sad."

He Linzhang held her hand in return. "Wang and I were young married. She was only sixteen when she entered the palace as the Crown Princess. Fifteen years have passed in the blink of an eye. I never thought she would pass away so early."

He died of illness at the age of 31. It was indeed too young and such a pity.

"The former Imperial Concubine Wen, the former Imperial Concubine De, the former Empress, and... the Imperial Concubine Li. They have been with me for many years. I never expected that they would all pass away before me." He Linzhang looked at Tao Yanyan and said, "You must not leave me. I cannot live without you."