Harem Daily Life

"Your Majesty's southern tour this time will be at least half a month and at most a month. I think that concubines who have children and those who entered the palace a few years ago should not go this time. They should stay in the palace to take good care of their children, so that the younger sisters who have just entered the palace or have not yet served the emperor in bed can have a chance. What does the Empress think?" Concubine Wen is now managing the harem for the sick Empress. Naturally, the Emperor needs to choose concubines to accompany him when he goes on tour. When she spoke, half of the people looked unhappy, while the other half were ecstatic.

Tao Yanyan, who was sitting below, shuddered in his heart. It couldn't be so miserable, could it be that he had to accompany the emperor on a tour just after crossing here?

She squeezed the round fan in her hand awkwardly, raised her head slightly and glanced at the crowd. There were beauties of all kinds, some slim and some plump. Although it was pleasing to the eyes, she still felt a little uncomfortable seeing so many beauties at once.

She had only been in this world for a few days. In her last life, she was learning to swim, but was inexplicably grabbed by the feet by a person underwater. She could not float up for a long time, and when she was rescued, she was already dead. When she opened her eyes again, she saw Qingfeng, a little palace maid in ancient costume, crying loudly at her. From Qingfeng's intermittent narration, she learned that she was now a seventh-rank concubine of Emperor Jinghe of the Great Zhou Dynasty. She had been in the palace for several months but had not yet served in the emperor's bed. She accidentally fell into the lake and was just rescued.

After reading so many time-travel novels, Tao Yanyan knew that he had most likely traveled through time.

But why did she have to dress like the emperor’s concubine?

As the saying goes, living with the emperor is like living with a tiger. In this palace drama, Tao Yanyan probably won’t survive more than three episodes...

The Queen coughed and said calmly, "Your Highness's suggestion is good, but Shu Fei is the niece of the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother misses her very much. This southern tour will also pass by Shu Fei's hometown, so why not let Shu Fei go? With Shu Fei here, she can always give advice to the sisters."

Shu Fei stood up and said, "Thank you, Queen. I will do my duty and take good care of your Majesty and your sisters."

The Queen smiled and nodded to signal her to sit down. She then said, "As for how many people to go, I think it's better not to have too many. Your Majesty is going on a business trip after all, and too many people would be a burden. Why not choose four more people? Concubine Zhao and Concubine Xu have always been very much loved by Your Majesty, so they will be added to the list this time. As for the few who haven't slept with you yet..."

The Queen looked at the people sitting at the end and said, "Fan Liangyi is one of them. As for Tao Liangyi and Fu Liangyi, do you two have any ideas?"

When the Queen asked this question, all the concubines looked towards the newlyweds.

Tao Yanyan was still confused when Fu Liangyi stood up beside him and said, "Empress, I am the youngest and should not compete with Sister Tao for this opportunity. But Sister Tao fell into the water a few days ago and I am afraid she needs to rest. So, I think it would not be too late to arrange for her to accompany you after she recovers."

Tao Yanyan felt relieved and couldn't help but give Fu Liangyi a thankful look:

You really understand me. You knew I didn't want to work, so you took the job over. Who said there are no good people in this harem!

Li Jieyu, who was sitting in the front, chuckled: "This Fu Liangyi is a young and brave girl who is not afraid of tigers. Just based on her courage in volunteering, I'm afraid it would be unreasonable not to arrange for her to go."

Some people laughed, some were disdainful, and some were indifferent. The imperial concubine glanced at Tao Liangyi and asked gently, "Is Tao Liangyi okay? Is everything okay after falling into the water?"

Tao Yanyan, who was called, stood up, bowed slightly, and thought about the words: "Thank you all for your concern, I'm fine, but I fell into the water and was frightened. I also asked the imperial physician to take care of me. I'm afraid I'm unable to accompany the emperor on this tour."

There was a flash of disappointment in the imperial concubine's eyes, but Tao Yanyan said that he was not in good health, so she did not include Tao Yanyan in the list of people to accompany her on the tour.

Tao Yanyan breathed a sigh of relief and sat down slowly. He felt his stomach was empty and thought that when he returned later, he would ask the little palace maid to go to the imperial kitchen to order a few more dishes so that the meal could start earlier.

I came here to pay my respects early in the morning and haven't eaten much. I'm already dizzy and hungry.

Thinking about it this way, it seems that there is nothing wrong with being dressed as the emperor's concubine. At least there is food and shelter, someone to serve her, a monthly allowance, and rewards during festivals. Apart from being locked in the deep palace and unable to go out, and a group of women surrounding a man to pamper him, she doesn't have to worry about her livelihood. It seems not bad.

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard the Queen at the top say, "Then let's settle it. When you go back, you will make good preparations. You will set off in five days. If you need anything, just ask the Imperial Concubine. The Imperial Concubine will make all the arrangements. That's all for today. Those above the rank of Concubine will follow me to pay respects to the Queen Mother. The rest of you can go."

"Yes, I'll take my leave." The low-ranking palace concubine stood up and walked out.

Tao Yanyan thought that his Cuiweixuan was really far away. It would take another half an hour to walk through the Imperial Garden. Unfortunately, he was very hungry now, and because of his low status, he could not ride in a sedan chair. He had to rely on his legs to go everywhere. If he went to several places every day, his legs would break!

"Sister Tao, wait for me!" A voice came from behind. Tao Yanyan knew it was Fu Liangyi without turning around.

That artificial baby voice is so magical!

She took a deep breath, put on a flawless fake smile, turned around and said, "Fu Liangyi and I are on different paths, is there something wrong?"

Fu Liangyi was stunned, and said a little aggrievedly: "Sister, are you still blaming me for moving to Changxin Palace? I had no choice. Concubine Li was pregnant, and she asked the Queen to let me stay with her. I had no choice but to move out of Cuiweixuan. Sister, please don't be angry anymore!"

Tao Yanyan was speechless. She thought to herself, it would be better if you moved out. If you moved out, I would be the only one living in Cuiweixuan. I would be so happy.

She took a deep breath and said, "What are you talking about, sister? If Concubine Li heard this, she would think that I was trying to steal her away from her. It is a blessing for you to be favored by Concubine Li. I hope that you will be favored and promoted step by step in the future."

Who doesn't know how to say polite things? It doesn't cost anything to say a few more.

Fu Liangyi was so flattered that he had nothing to say and could only smile and said, "I am just being petty. Don't bother with me, sister. Changxin Palace is not far ahead. Let me accompany you for a while." After saying that, he didn't care whether Tao Yanyan was willing or not, and he took Tao Yanyan's arm and couldn't get rid of it.

"Isn't that His Majesty? Why did His Majesty leave court so early today?" Fu Liangyi saw a bright yellow figure in the distance, who seemed to be going to Changxin Palace, and hurriedly broke away from Tao Yanyan's hand, "I won't see you off, sister. I'll go back first." After saying that, without waiting for Tao Yanyan's answer, she took her maid and went to Changxin Palace.

After the people walked away, Tao Yanyan's maid Qingfeng muttered, "This Fu Liangyi is the best at flattering. Liangyi, you should stop associating with her. She doesn't even think of us when she gets any benefits."

Tao Yanyan only wanted to go back and eat: "Have you sent a message to Mingyue? I wonder if I can eat as soon as I get back."

Qingfeng felt that what he said was just as good as nothing. Ever since Tao Liangyi woke up from falling into the water, her appetite had increased significantly. She was thinking about how to eat every day and didn't pay any attention to vying for favor. If this continued, how would they survive in Cuiweixuan?