Concubine Ning could only pretend to be calm, and did not want to bring the matter to this point. She had no choice. This was the queen's order, and there was no way to refuse it.
What's more, he is indeed a bit jealous of Taoyao.
His Majesty likes him for being so beautiful. What woman wouldn’t be envious and jealous?
Tao Yao turned her head and walked a few steps to the edge of the lotus pond. Since she was already ready to do it, she might as well do it more thoroughly.
Concubine Ning took a deep breath and slowly approached, telling herself over and over again that this was all what the queen asked her to do, and she had to do it. At worst, she could just burn more paper for Taoyao in the future!
When they were only one step away from Taoyao, Concubine Ning pushed hard towards her back, but she never thought that her feet suddenly slipped and they fell into the lotus pond together.
Concubine Ning couldn't swim, so she felt like she was sinking very quickly. She couldn't even open her eyes to breathe, and she felt like she was about to drown if she couldn't breathe.
Suddenly he felt his arm being grabbed by someone, and he finally surfaced. He took a big breath and the next second, his whole body sank again. He fainted as soon as he went up and down.
Tao Yao coldly took Concubine Ning's arm and asked her to float up. If she was more cruel, she could have made her sink directly, but she couldn't do that. After all, it was just a name.
Seeing some movement, it looked like someone was coming this way, so he pretended to be fainted, and vaguely heard the queen's voice, saying that he wanted to rescue Concubine Ning first.
Tao Yao sneered in her heart, didn't it seem like this was intentional?
I want to deliberately delay her time and let her drown in this lotus pond. It doesn't matter. Even if I stay here for another day, I won't drown.
"How is Concubine Rong? Is she in danger?"
The queen asked hypocritically while standing at the edge, taking a look at Taoyao who was unconscious, with disdain on her face.
Just now, Tao Yao was fished out a little late on purpose. He didn't believe that such a thin little girl could hold on for so long.
So what if His Majesty comes over later and is angry? No one can control life or death.
"Back to the Queen, Concubine Rong is fine. She just choked on some water and will wake up later."
The imperial doctor breathed a sigh of relief after checking her pulse. After knowing that something happened to Taoyao, he was still very worried. If he didn't cure her, there was no guarantee that His Majesty wouldn't turn his anger on her.
But who would have thought about taking a pulse and realized that this was not a big deal at all. Taoyao's body was in very good condition. She just choked on some water and would recover after a while.
"Are you sure?"
The queen blurted out in surprise, then realized that she shouldn't have said this.
"I am saying that if your diagnosis is wrong and there is something wrong with Concubine Rong's body but you fail to find out, you can afford to be blamed by His Majesty in the future!"
Obviously, the queen was very disappointed with this result. Such a thin little girl was in such good health that she was fine even after being in the water for so long.
But this is what Concubine Ning did. It was really useless. She didn't just have to push Tao Yao down. She didn't expect that she would also fall down. She was such an incompetent thing.
"Don't worry, Queen. I checked your pulse several times and it's indeed nothing serious."
The imperial doctor has repeatedly confirmed that nothing is wrong. After all, he knows that this is His Majesty's beloved concubine, so he dare not not take it seriously.
"What happened today? How could someone fall into the water?"
As soon as Emperor Xuan heard the news, he hurried over and didn't even care about business. He only knew that something happened to his favorite person and he heard that he fell into the water.
"Your Majesty," seeing Emperor Xuan coming, the queen quickly bent down and saluted, "Your Majesty, don't worry, Concubine Rong just choked on some water and is fine."
"Everyone is lying on the bed, how can everything be okay? As a queen, you can't even manage the affairs of the harem. How do you manage the harem when conflicts arise frequently!"
Emperor Xuan scolded the queen in a disheveled manner. After the scolding, he sat on the edge of the bed, gently put Taoyao's hand in his, and looked at it worriedly.
The queen took a deep breath. The imperial doctor was still here, and His Majesty was so indifferent to her. How could she have any dignity?
"It was Concubine Ning and Concubine Rong who went to the lotus pond to watch the lotus flowers. Perhaps they both fell into the water without paying attention. When I heard the noise, I hurriedly asked someone to fish them out. They were both concubines. It’s your fault! I didn’t take a good look at them!”
At this point, the queen simply knelt on the ground to plead guilty. Only she knew how aggrieved she felt at this moment.
They have been husband and wife for so many years, but they can't compare to such a young girl. It's really too much to reprimand him like this for such a little girl!
"This isn't your only fault!"
Emperor Xuan made it clear that he was angry with the queen. He was not a fool, and he could not really understand the situation in the harem.
It's just that they have been married for many years, so they can only turn a blind eye and not care.
But now seeing his beloved concubine lying so weakly on the bed, she was really angry, so she scolded her a few times.
The queen knelt on the ground with her head lowered and did not dare to speak anymore. She was afraid that if she spoke again, she would only make Emperor Xuan more angry.
Today's work was all in vain. This bitch didn't have anything wrong and was still fine. It was really beyond her expectation!
"Everyone get out!"
Emperor Xuan said angrily, it's really boring to have so many people around here. Tao Yao is so weak and just wants to cultivate quietly, so many people here will only feel disturbing!
The queen got up and went out reluctantly. She will never forget what happened today. This debt can only be recorded on Taoyao!
"His Majesty?"
Tao Yao woke up leisurely, blinking helplessly as if she didn't know what happened, and coughed a few times by chance.
"Are you awake? Do you feel uncomfortable?"
Emperor Xuan helped Tao Yao up and let her lie on him. He felt really distressed. What a pity it would be for such a delicate beauty to be lost like this.
"When I fell into the water, I thought I couldn't get up. I was really scared at that time!"
Tao Yao pretended to be aggrieved, as if she was pitiful.
But I didn't forget that the queen was pretending to deliberately let others drag her out. It's really ridiculous that the queen still looks so petty after so many years.
No matter how pitiful or aggrieved she was, Emperor Xuan would feel even more distressed, and there would be no need for him to do some things himself.
After Emperor Xuan left, Taoyao seemed to have recovered in an instant. She didn't feel any discomfort at all. It didn't matter even if she stayed in the water for a longer time.
Suddenly the door was pushed open and a small figure came in, it was Jing Zhao.
"How are you?"
Jing Zhao raised his head and looked at Taoyao, his beautiful eyes full of worry.
I am really worried about this woman. I am really afraid that something will happen to her. In that case, I will have no one to protect me?
If even this woman can't defeat the queen, then won't this life have to be like the previous life?
"Do you think I look like something is wrong now?"
Although Tao Yao was lying on the bed, she looked in good spirits. She didn't look like she had been rescued after falling into the water. But I guess Concubine Ning was not feeling well, right?
It was considered that she was merciful for once, and she knew that Concubine Ning was only following the Queen's orders.
"It's good that Concubine Rong is fine. Now that you are my mother, I will naturally worry about my mother's safety!"
Jing Zhao sat obediently by the bed. In fact, the moment Taoyao went out, he felt a little uneasy. He really knew what kind of character the queen was, and as expected, something happened.
God knows how worried and nervous he is. This is the only person in this world who is willing to be kind to him. If something happens to Taoyao in the hands of the queen, he will definitely not let the queen go as he did in his previous life!
"Okay, okay, don't worry, don't worry, nothing will happen to me, and I will raise you healthy!"
Tao Yao smiled and patted Jing Zhao on the head. She felt that this child was quite sensible and it was not in vain to protect him like this.
He lowered his head shyly. Although he still looked like a child now, he still had memories of his previous life, so he was still a bit shy.
Naturally, nothing would happen to Taoyao, but Concubine Ning was miserable and choked on the water, but she suffered a lot.
"Didn't you promise me that you will definitely complete the things I told you? Now the result is what you told me?"
Just now she had been angry with Tao Yao and Emperor Xuan, but now the queen was so angry that she was full of resentment, which was naturally found in Concubine Ning who had just woken up.
Concubine Ning was so frightened that she trembled all over. She just woke up and lifted the quilt and knelt on the ground tremblingly.
"It's all my fault, it's all my fault. I don't know what happened, so I fell down all at once. I didn't complete the task assigned by the Queen. Please punish me!"
Concubine Ning coughed heavily as she spoke. She was weak and had been in the water for so long.
Even after taking the medicine, I still feel terribly uncomfortable. Every time I speak or breathe, my throat feels itchy and painful.
The queen didn't care at all. She wished that Concubine Ning was dead, so that she could lead everything to Taoyao.
But he is still alive, and he can't even do such a simple task well. He is worse off than alive!
"Look at what you look like now. Your Majesty just went to see Concubine Rong so worriedly, but not a single question was asked about you. I'm afraid that even if you drowned in the lotus pond, Your Majesty wouldn't say a word! "
The queen's merciless sarcasm could only make her feel a little happy at such times.
Tao Yao is the only one favored by His Majesty. Aren't all the women in the harem equally unpopular with His Majesty? Aren't we all the same?
Concubine Ning felt extremely uncomfortable. She felt extremely desperate after hearing these words. She collapsed on the ground and coughed non-stop, feeling that her throat was very sore.
The pain of sinking into the water and not being able to breathe is so scary that I can still remember it.
But was all this really just an accident? Why did he suddenly slip and fall with Tao Yao at that time? He was obviously well prepared and very careful at that time!
That's it, things are already like this, there is no point in thinking about it anymore.
"It's really unlucky for you to look like this. Nothing happened to Concubine Rong, but you are coughing like this. I really don't know what to say about you!"
