Harem Daily Life

"The virtuous concubine has not been feeling well these days and is unable to serve the emperor in the emperor's bedchamber. This is a great opportunity to take advantage of the situation." Concubine Zhou whispered.

"What are you talking about? They are all His Majesty's concubines. What do you mean by taking advantage of loopholes? Does His Majesty belong to Concubine Xian alone?" Concubine Wang was a little displeased.

"Don't be angry, I was too blunt. But it is true that Concubine Xian is not convenient, so others have the opportunity. Otherwise, how could Concubine Tao be so favored? If you ask me, when Concubine Xian finishes her confinement, Concubine Tao will be out of the picture." Concubine Zhou said.

Tao Yanyan was speechless. Why was she being pulled out as a control group from time to time?

After a while, everyone quieted down and the queen came.

After paying respects to the Queen, everyone sat down. The Queen looked around and saw that Lady Tao had come today. She asked without any warmth or concern, "Is Lady Tao's foot feeling better?"

Tao Yanyan stood up and said, "I'm much better now. Thank you, Queen, for your concern."

The queen nodded: "That's good, sit down."

Tao Yanyan sat down, and a meaningless social interaction ended.

The Queen said, "September 16th is His Majesty's birthday, and there are still three days. You should prepare everything you need to make, and make sure His Majesty is happy. Today is busy, if you have nothing to report, you can go home early. The palace will be busy in the next few days, so there is no need to come to pay respects, come after the birthday banquet is over. Okay, those of you who helped prepare the birthday banquet, stay and discuss the details with me."

Several high-ranking concubines and imperial concubines stayed, while everyone else left. Tao Yanyan was happy to have some free time, and after kneeling in greeting, she slipped away very quickly.

There was plenty of time today. Tao Yanyan had promised Xiao Jinan that she would take him to the pond in the Imperial Garden to feed the fish when her foot healed. So she said to Chang Tai, "Qingfeng and I will wait for you in the Imperial Garden. Go and bring Jinan here, along with some tea and snacks. I'll take him to feed the fish."

Chang Tai agreed and hurried to pick up the young master.

Tao Yanyan and Qingfeng sat in the pavilion by the lake, enjoying the beautiful scenery while waiting for someone.

"Beauty, someone seems to be coming. It seems to be Concubine Xian." It was quite far away, and Qingfeng couldn't see clearly, and he felt inexplicably nervous.

There were only the two of them here, the master and the servant. If Concubine Xian was in trouble, Meiren would suffer. Qingfeng was not stupid enough to think that Meiren would be kind to Concubine Xian just because she saved her once. Concubine Xian was domineering and could not bear to see others being favored. She had a criminal record before, and it was said that she had taken the opportunity to punish several concubines of lower rank.

Tao Yanyan also noticed a group of people coming over not far away. She sat quietly, not as nervous as Qingfeng, because they might not have the leisure to greet a beauty like her.

Jing'er, who was beside Concubine Xian, was the first to see Concubine Tao and whispered a few words in Concubine Xian's ear.

Xian Fei said: "Now that we have met, how can I avoid her? Let's go and meet her. I have to thank her!"

He said thank you, but there was no sincerity in it.

When Tao Yanyan saw someone approaching, he sighed in his heart. It seemed that he would have to deal with this great god first.

"Greetings to Her Majesty the Virtuous Concubine. I wish you all the best." Tao Yanyan bowed.

"Lady Tao is in a good mood today. Are you done with the greetings?"

Tao Yanyan nodded: "The Queen wants to discuss the birthday banquet for His Majesty with the other ladies, so it ends early today."

The virtuous concubine sat down, and Tao Yanyan thought about it and sat opposite her.

"I haven't thanked Concubine Tao yet. I also want to thank you for saving my life that day in Changchun Palace." Concubine Xian glanced at Concubine Tao, who was young, beautiful and in good spirits, and said lightly.

Tao Yanyan smiled and said: "Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. As long as your majesty is well, you are welcome."

The virtuous concubine retracted her gaze, sighed and said, "I was emotionally unstable that day, and I don't know why I bumped into him. The baby was not saved. I don't know if the bump disturbed the fetus, so the baby was not saved."

Jing'er stepped forward at the right time and said, "Don't be sad, Your Majesty. Lady Tao rushed out to block that blow, but she may not have controlled her strength and hit Your Majesty's stomach. But I believe Lady Tao should not have meant it. After all, Lady Tao and Your Majesty have no grudges against each other."

Tao Yanyan: “…”

What he said implicitly seemed to be an attempt to frame me and throw dirty water on her!

Tao Yanyan narrowed his eyes and looked around. Apart from Concubine Xian's men, there were only himself and Qingfeng left. They were not at an advantage in numbers and would definitely not be able to win.

She smiled and said, "Your Majesty, what you said makes it seem as if your abortion was related to my saving you? Oh, then Your Majesty should tell His Majesty about your suspicions. After all, it is His Majesty's child. His Majesty has the right to know why the child is gone."

Without giving Concubine Xian a chance to speak, Tao Yanyan continued, "When I was a child, a neighbor's daughter-in-law had a miscarriage. The situation was somewhat similar to yours. She also suddenly knelt down in front of her mother-in-law, suddenly rushed out and hit her head against the wall, and suddenly the child was gone. Everyone thought that it was the mother-in-law who forced the daughter-in-law to do such a dangerous thing without caring about the fetus in her belly. But does your mother-in-law know what the truth is?"

Having said that, Tao Yanyan deliberately paused and looked at Concubine Xian leisurely.

The virtuous concubine turned pale, looked at her coldly and said, "I am not interested in other people's affairs."

Tao Yanyan smiled and said, "Your Majesty doesn't like gossip, but I do, and I love to share it. It turns out that the young wife's pregnancy couldn't be saved! Oh, she was really scheming. In order to gain the sympathy of her husband, and to step on her mother-in-law and get herself out of the whirlpool of losing the pregnancy, she really took great pains to act out a scene! But..."

Tao Yanyan restrained her smile, with a cold look on her face: "You said she succeeded and achieved her goal, wouldn't it be better to be a low-key person? But I don't know what's wrong with her. She has to embarrass a concubine after she left the confinement period, and insisted that it was the kind concubine who helped her at the time and bumped into the fetus in her belly, so the fetus died. Your Majesty, don't you think she is the villain who complained first? If the concubine hadn't helped her, I'm afraid she would have been bleeding and dead! Oh..."

Tao Yanyan slapped her mouth again: "I shouldn't say it so absolutely. After all, the young wife was just acting. She wouldn't really kill herself. Her husband doted on her so much. She couldn't bear to part with that handsome husband. But the husband was really pitiful. He lost his child and was depressed for a long time. Your Majesty, tell me, how could this young wife be so cruel? She deceived her husband who treated her so well and was angry with her mother for a long time!"

There was no trace of blood on Concubine Xian's face, and Jing'er was so frightened that she lost her mind.

Concubine Xian looked around and found that only herself and Lady Tao were present. She calmed herself down and said, "Lady Tao is a good storyteller, but I am not interested in listening. Also, you don't have to make innuendos. My pregnancy has always been stable, and the Imperial Hospital has records. You'd better keep your mouth shut and don't slander me everywhere, otherwise, I will be rude to you!"

Tao Yanyan said coldly: "Why is your Majesty so anxious? It's just a story, please don't take it personally!"