Harem Daily Life

Chapter 488 The First Fetal Movement

Defei wanted to say something else to belittle Jinan, but she heard a voice behind her: "Your Majesty has arrived!"

When He Linzhang came in the evening, he saw Concubine De's procession parked outside the gate of Changle Palace. As soon as he entered the gate, he heard Xiao Jin'an's voice from afar.

Everyone paid their respects to the emperor. He Linzhang stepped forward to support Tao Yanyan. Seeing that she looked very unhappy and a little out of breath, he quickly asked, "What happened? Why are you so angry?"

He Xuan glanced at Concubine De and stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, today the eldest prince provoked He Yue, and He Yue got angry and started fighting with the eldest prince..." He Xuan's thoughts were clear, and she told the whole story in a babble: "Concubine De came to our house to stand up for the eldest prince, but she was arrogant and belittled the three of us, which made Concubine Tao angry."

He Linzhang glanced at Defei unhappily and said, "You are always rash in what you say and do. The conflicts among the children can be resolved. Why are you being so aggressive?"

De Fei also felt wronged: "Your Majesty, two of them beat one, look at what they have done to Ye Er!"

As he said that, he pushed He Ye in front of He Linzhang.

"Father, my hands were scratched and I was kicked several times." He Ye is also He Linzhang's son. It would be a lie to say that he didn't feel sorry for him.

He Linzhang pulled the man over to take a look, and indeed saw several wounds. He patted him on the back and said, "You are a real man, this little injury is nothing. Jinan has practiced martial arts, if he really wanted to hit you, you wouldn't have just these injuries. He was just protecting Yue'er, not really wanting to hurt you. You are brothers, shake hands with him and make peace, okay?"

Concubine De was unhappy: "Your Majesty, Ye'er is our eldest son. The Second Prince is committing treason and should be severely punished."

He Linzhang glanced at her coldly: "Shut up! I've already said that Jin'an is my biological son. Don't you remember? Do you want me to remind you all the time not to question Jin'an's identity and belittle him at every turn!"

Concubine De was frightened by the emperor's anger and quickly apologized: "Your Majesty, please calm down. I will never use the status of the second prince to make a fuss again."

He Linzhang rolled his eyes at her and said, "You'd better remember this. If I hear you question Jin'an's identity again, I will take back your power as the head of the palace and let you stay here and reflect on yourself."

"Yes." Defei said reluctantly, being angry but not daring to speak out.

He Linzhang glanced at Concubine De and her son. "Xuan'er and Yue'er are the apple of my eye. Why do you and your son look down on them? The eldest prince is the eldest son. He should love his brothers and sisters and set an example. Think carefully about what I said today, read more books, cultivate your temperament, and don't think you are superior to others and look down on others."

Concubine De held the eldest prince's hand, she was so angry that she could only nod in agreement.

"Okay, if there are any conflicts between the children in the future, don't come directly to the imperial concubine. She is pregnant now, and you can't get angry. Go back." He Linzhang issued an order to expel them, and Concubine De had to leave Changle Palace with the eldest prince.

Tao Yanyan thought that it might be because she was pregnant, and the estrogen in her body was causing her mood to fluctuate more easily than before. She was emotionally unstable and excited just now, and the baby in her belly might have felt it, so it caused a chain reaction and she felt a little breathless.

Now her breathing had calmed down a lot, and Concubine De was sent away, so she said, "Your Majesty, please go and do your work first. I have nothing to do."

He Linzhang stroked her back gently: "It's okay, I don't have anything to do today. Besides, no matter what, nothing is more important than you and the children."

Tao Yanyan looked into his affectionate eyes and smiled slightly: "I am incapable of protecting the three of them all the time, and I am sorry that they have suffered."

Tao Yanyan felt a little guilty. Ever since she became pregnant, her movements had slowed down, her thinking had also slowed down, and she couldn't speak so clearly to people.

He Linzhang squeezed her hand and said, "Don't worry. I'm here. If you have any problems in the future, just come to me. Besides, the three of them have to grow up on their own. It will be good for them to gain experience through trial and error."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Little Jin'an and said, "It's natural for a prince to not fight. I also fought when I was a child, with your uncles, especially Prince Yong. The two of them were bruised and swollen, and the Queen Mother and Concubine Hui couldn't pull them apart, but that didn't stop me from having the closest relationship with him."

Little Jin'an reached out his hand and touched his head, then said shyly, "I just wanted to help my sister. Next time, I will try to reason with her first, and then take action if that doesn't work."

His big round eyes blinked and he looked very well behaved.

Hearing this, Tao Yanyan couldn't help but burst out laughing: "My silly child, if you hit someone, won't they fight back? You might even get hit several times, don't you feel any pain at all? Come here quickly and let your mother take a good look to see if you are injured."

When Xiao Jinan heard this, he immediately jumped up and ran to Tao Yanyan, then carefully lifted up his sleeves, revealing a piece of white and tender little arm. He pointed to a slightly red spot on it and said, "Mother, look, it only hurts a little bit here. It will be fine as long as you give me some comfort." After saying that, he looked at Tao Yanyan expectantly.

Tao Yanyan looked carefully at the place Xiao Jinan pointed at, and did not find any obvious scars, but she still smiled and leaned over, blowing gently on the slightly red spot, muttering: "My dear, it doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt..."

Little Jinan was like a baby who had eaten honey, and a bright smile immediately broke out on his face.

He Linzhang looked at the mother and son, and his heart softened.

Suddenly, Tao Yanyan frowned, as if he was frozen in an instant.

He Linzhang hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with you? Call the imperial physician!"

Tao Yanyan held his hand and paused for a few seconds before saying, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. Just now, it seemed...the fetus moved."

I just felt like there seemed to be a mysterious little life swimming happily in my stomach. It felt like two little frogs swimming happily, gently brushing my belly and bringing a slight itch.

Tao Yanyan quickly reached out and took He Linzhang's big hand and placed it on his bulging belly, and said with joy on his face: "Your Majesty, please feel it!"

He Linzhang was also very excited, but unfortunately, as soon as his palm touched Tao Yanyan's belly, the movement inside stopped.

"Hey, why isn't it moving?" Tao Yanyan moved his hand away. The little life was swimming again, but it stopped as soon as he put his hand on it.

After going back and forth several times, He Linzhang's face became visibly embarrassed.

He Yue was brought out, and Xiao Jinan and He Xuan all reached out to try. They could all feel Concubine Tao's belly moving, which made the three little ones very excited.

"Sisters, don't you like father?" He Yue's words could make people angry to death.

"I've already said it's my younger brothers. It's my younger brothers who don't like father." He Jinan is also his father's good eldest son.

Tao Yanyan glanced at He Linzhang and tried to smooth things over, "Haha, the babies are probably naughty too. They are probably playing a cat-and-mouse game with Your Majesty. When Your Majesty comes, they hide."

He Linzhang smiled helplessly, wondering if it was because he spent too little time with the mother and children that the babies didn't recognize him.

Well, that must be it.