Harem Daily Life

He Linzhang was stunned for a moment.

Seeing that he was in a dilemma, Eunuch Zhang tried to smooth things over, saying, "The virtuous concubine has not yet come out of confinement. If she faints from anger, it may be dangerous. Why don't we go see the virtuous concubine first, then go see Lady Tao, and have lunch and take a nap in Yingyue Pavilion. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

"Well, very good, then let's go to Changxin Palace first."

Xianfei was lying on the couch. After checking her pulse, Doctor Li said, "Your Highness is fine. But in fact, your confinement has not yet been completed. Going to the Imperial Garden to enjoy the breeze is not good for your recovery. Your Highness was angry for a while, and the breeze caused you to feel dizzy. You will be fine after drinking a bowl of ginger soup to drive away the cold."

Concubine Xian glanced at Doctor Li and said, "If His Majesty comes here, your excuse will not work. Remember, I fainted because of the anger of Concubine Tao. Do you understand?"

Doctor Li quickly said, "Yes, I understand."

He Linzhang rushed over in a hurry. Seeing Concubine Xian's pale face, he frowned and said, "You haven't recovered yet, what are you doing in the Imperial Garden? Also, what happened between you and Concubine Tao? What did you say to make you faint?"

Xianfei burst into tears and fell into He Linzhang's arms, "Your Majesty, you haven't come to see me these few days. I felt bored, so I thought of going for a walk in the Imperial Garden. I happened to meet Lady Tao, so I went over to talk to her and thank her. But she... Woo, Your Majesty, I don't know how I offended Lady Tao. She actually said that when I am no longer favored, it will not be just Lady Tao who will step on me. I love Your Majesty, and when I think that Your Majesty will no longer favor me, my heart feels like someone has cut out a piece of it. It hurts so much that I can't breathe."

He Linzhang hugged the person in his arms and comforted him, "Maybe you heard it wrong. Yan Yan is not the kind of person who would take advantage of others' misfortunes. Besides, how could I not love you? Okay, stop crying. How many times have you cried during this confinement period? Do you still want these eyes?"

The virtuous concubine wiped her tears and said, "I was so angry that I wanted to punish Lady Tao, but she turned around and ran away. She might have accidentally fallen while running. Your Majesty, I didn't touch her at all. If you want to blame me for the fall, I will die unjustly."

When Concubine Xian learned about the rumors in the palace, she had to distance herself from them first, lest the Emperor blame her after hearing Concubine Tao's one-sided story.

When He Linzhang heard that she was going to punish Tao Yanyan, he frowned and said, "Okay, I know everything. You take a rest first. I will come to see you another day."

When she heard that the emperor was leaving, Concubine Xian immediately stopped him and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you have lunch here before you leave?"

Seeing the earnest look in Concubine Xian's eyes, He Linzhang hardened his heart and said, "I still have things to do. Eat well and take care of yourself."

After saying this, he stood up and left, instructing the maidservants surrounding Concubine Xian to serve him well.

When Concubine Xian saw that she couldn't keep the person, she was so angry that she almost smashed the teacup, but she held it back.

Since Tao Yanyan said that her leg was sprained again, she naturally had to put on a good show. She wrapped herself in bandages again, limped out of the room and was helped out by Mingyue to have lunch. This scene happened to be seen by He Linzhang who came in.

He Linzhang took a few steps forward and picked the man up: "Tell me, you just sprained your ankle again not long ago, do you still want to keep it?"

Tao Yanyan put his arm around his neck and said weakly, "I can't do anything about it. If I don't run and get caught, my face will be swollen. By then, I'll be disfigured like a pig. How can His Majesty even look at me?"

He Linzhang said helplessly: "Who dares to hit you? She is just trying to scare you. At most, she will punish you by making you kneel down and apologize."

Tao Yanyan said unhappily, "Really? Then who gave the order to slap someone in the face? Could it be that there are two virtuous concubines in this palace?"

He Linzhang choked when he thought about the punishment that Concubine Xian mentioned. Was it actually a slap in the face?

How could the delicate face of this little beauty be hit?

He remained silent, doubting what Concubine Xian said.

He Linzhang placed her on a stool in front of the dining table and sat next to her. Little Jinan immediately turned into a little megaphone: "Your Majesty, there is a monster in the Imperial Garden. It has been chasing me. I am scared and my leg is sprained."

"Being chased by a monster? What's going on?" He Linzhang looked at Tao Yanyan suspiciously.

Qingfeng stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the Concubine Xian wanted to punish the beauty and had the palace maid slap her in the face, so the beauty ran away with the servant. Unexpectedly, four or five people were chasing us all the way! The beauty was afraid that they would catch her and beat her, so she didn't dare to stop, and that's why she sprained her ankle. Our beauty sprained her ankle while saving the Concubine Xian before, and it only healed for a day, and she sprained it again."

Qingfeng said with tears falling, "If it weren't for the beauty's kindness, how could she have saved the virtuous concubine regardless of her own safety? But who would have thought that the virtuous concubine would actually threaten the beauty, saying that the beauty had better stay in favor, otherwise, the day the beauty loses favor, she will trample the beauty under her feet and she will never get up again!"

He Linzhang simply couldn't believe that this was what Concubine Xian would say!

He looked at Tao Yanyan seriously, wanting her to tell the truth herself.

Qingfeng has already brought the emotions to this point, Tao Yanyan cannot be inferior!

So her eyes turned red, and she forced out two tears, but she tried her best to hold them back, tilting her head back and forcing the tears back. Her stubborn look made He Linzhang feel more distressed than tears streaming down her face.

"Well, if Your Majesty doesn't believe me, forget it. After all, I am a nobody and my words carry little weight. I have only been in the palace for a year and have only known Your Majesty for a few months. How can I compare to others and have a deep affection for Your Majesty?"

Tao Yanyan sniffed and smiled bitterly: "Anyway, I will go out of Yingyue Pavilion less often in the future and avoid the virtuous concubine. By the way, Changtai, buy a big tank one day and we can raise some fish in it. We won't go to the Imperial Garden to feed the fish in the future. Go out less and stay safe."

He Linzhang felt uncomfortable after hearing her words. He gently held her hand and said, "What discouraging words are you saying? Go wherever you want to go. If you want to go to the Imperial Garden, go as much as you want."

As he spoke, he took out a pure gold token from his bosom and handed it to her: "This is the token I have worn since I was a child. Seeing the token is like seeing me. From now on, if anyone stops you from passing, just take out the token. No one in the palace will dare to stop you except the Queen Mother. If you are in danger, take out the token and no one will dare to touch you."

Tao Yanyan took it immediately and saw that there was a dragon pattern carved on one side and the word "Zhang" engraved on the other side.

She looked at He Linzhang with bright eyes: "Thank you, Your Majesty, I like it very much!"

He Linzhang couldn't help laughing when he saw her expression change in a second. The poor little girl who was enduring the grievance just now immediately turned into a little sun with full blood.

"Your Majesty, please have your meal soon. You haven't come to eat for a long time. Eat more today." Tao Yanyan was very diligent in serving him soup, but he found that the bowl had been taken away by a small hand.

Xiao Jinan dutifully filled a bowl of chicken soup, put a large chicken drumstick in it, and brought it to the emperor. He then filled another bowl, put the remaining chicken drumstick in it, and brought it to Tao Yanyan.