Harem Daily Life

Tomorrow is the emperor's birthday, and red lanterns are hung in the Qinzheng Hall and Fengyi Palace, which is very festive. The queen and her concubines are busy making the final arrangements.

Different from their busyness, Tao Yanyan was lying on the chaise longue leisurely, reading a storybook.

It's true that the novels of this era are really good, and they are all about the lingering stories of beautiful women and talented men. Dong Fang bought this for her from the study outside the palace. She doesn't have a mobile phone or a computer, so this is her only entertainment. After she finishes reading it, she will show it to Qingfeng and the others. Now even Caiyun and Hongxia have begun to recognize words. They are very eager to learn, just to understand the words in the novels.

It is said that interest is the best teacher! Sometimes forcing yourself to learn does not work. Once you learn for your own interest and understanding, you will be very motivated to learn. You don't need anyone to urge you. You will learn on your own initiative.

The entire Yingyue Pavilion was immersed in a good learning atmosphere, and Jin'an was also influenced by it, learning and writing characters seriously every day.

After finishing writing a character and learning three ancient poems today, Jinan took a small shovel and followed Hongxia to farm. He has been crazy about farming recently. Every day he goes to turn the soil, water the plants, and observe the growth of the saplings, vegetables, and radishes. It's like squatting to watch over his own children, fearing that his children will die if he is not careful.

Qingfeng, who was sewing in the corridor, looked at Xiao Jinan's serious look and couldn't help laughing: "Who would have thought that the young master actually likes farming? Most young masters don't know how to distinguish between crops and are lazy."

Mingyue was reading a book at the side, and responded to her words: "The beauty has been well-educated, and she doesn't restrict the young master. If it were other children in the palace, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to do anything. Not to mention turning the soil, even if they stepped on the mud, the servants would be punished."

Qing Feng glared at her and said, "Stop talking. It's a serious crime to talk about the master."

Mingyue stuck out her tongue and said no more.

At this time, Chang Tai came in from outside with a listless look on his face.

Qing Feng saw him and asked, "What bad news did you hear today? Why are you so depressed?"

Chang Tai sat aside and sighed, "How come the virtuous concubine is so cunning? She stayed in the Qinzheng Palace the day before yesterday, and yesterday she invited Your Majesty to the Changxin Palace. If Your Majesty goes there again today, it will be three days in a row. I am angry for the beauty!"

Qingfeng looked at Lady Tao's room and quickly stopped her, "Stop talking. Fortunately, His Majesty has promised to come to our Yingyue Pavilion tomorrow night if he doesn't go to the Queen's Palace. Tomorrow is His Majesty's birthday, a special day. If His Majesty is with Lady Tao, it will make Concubine Xian sad. Just wait!"

Qingfeng quickened her movements. She made a new set of clothes for Lady Tao and was still embroidering the pattern. She would finish it in her room tonight and let the lady wear it tomorrow. It would surely be more touching than any other clothes she had worn before.

Tao Yanyan didn't know that Qingfeng was working overtime for her. After she finished reading the storybook, she secretly put on the fox ears and rabbit ears headbands that Qingfeng had made for her. When she looked at herself in the bronze mirror, she was so adorable that her face was bleeding.

She put the things away with satisfaction, thinking that when He Linzhang came over tomorrow, she would wear it for him to see, to add some interest.

Chang Tai did not give up. After dinner, he went to inquire about the news again. Qingfeng and Mingyue saw that he was crazy and shook their heads in silence.

When he came back, he was full of energy and said happily as soon as he entered the door: "Your Majesty did not go to Changxin Palace today, but went to Fengyi Palace!"

Qingfeng and Mingyue looked at each other, Qingfeng quickly returned to the house and went to make small clothes, while Mingyue took people to clean up Yingyue Pavilion from top to bottom. Because only the Queen's Palace could hang red lanterns on such a day, Mingyue found red paper and cut a few big red window paper-cuts to paste on them, making it look more festive.

Tao Yanyan was suddenly moved by everyone's enthusiasm. She took a deep breath and looked at these lovely people, wanting to make more money and lead them to live a good and beautiful life.

The emperor's birthday banquet was arranged in the evening. During the day, the families of the court officials and relatives came to the palace to celebrate the emperor's birthday. The palace had set up a banquet since daytime and arranged a troupe to perform. Some people were received by the empress dowager and some by the queen. Several high-ranking concubines could also take the opportunity to see their mothers on this day, so they were all very happy.

Today, Tao Yanyan deliberately wore the rose-red dress that the Shangyi Bureau had sent to Concubine Xian but she didn't want. After being modified by Qingfeng, it made her figure look nimble and she looked glowing white.

"I didn't expect this color to look so good on you. Today is your Majesty's birthday, and this outfit is really festive and appropriate." Mingyue said, "You seem to have grown taller. The sleeves and hem of the skirt fit you well!"

When it was delivered, it was still a little long, but today it looks like it was tailor-made for Tao Yanyan. Tao Yanyan estimated her own height, which should be about 1.65 meters. If she grows a little more, she might grow to 1.68 meters. She thinks this height is just right.

Qingfeng presented jewelry, and he and Mingyue dressed up Lady Tao and put on delicate makeup, making her look much brighter.

"The beauty is so pretty. She will definitely outshine all the other girls tonight." Qingfeng said happily.

Tao Yanyan laughed: "Don't flatter me. Everyone in the palace is good-looking. I think the imperial concubine is pretty. If I am still that good-looking when I reach her age, I will wake up laughing in my dreams."

The imperial concubine was a bright and beautiful woman with a high-end temperament, who could stand the test of time. She was 24 years old this year, eight years older than Tao Yanyan, and had a child. She was still in such good shape, which made Tao Yanyan very envious. If she had not entered the palace to be a concubine, she would have become the most beautiful princess in the capital if she had been a princess in any palace.

Mingyue said, "I heard that the Imperial Concubine almost became the Crown Princess, and was on par with the Queen. But she didn't make it in the end, mainly because the Imperial Concubine's family was slightly weaker than the Queen's. In order to ensure that Your Majesty could ascend the throne smoothly, the late Emperor chose the more powerful Duke's Mansion. The Duke's Mansion has been a family of nobles for generations, and the Duke is still the Prime Minister of the Cabinet. If the Queen gives birth to a legitimate son in the future, he might be made the Crown Prince immediately."

"In recent years, there are indeed few children born in the palace. The imperial concubine's eldest princess is five years old, the queen's second princess and the virtuous concubine's eldest prince are four years old, and it is unknown when the other children will be born." Qingfeng said.

Mingyue sighed, "Ever since Concubine Li... oh, now she should be called Concubine Xian, she entered the palace, the number of times your Majesty has visited other palaces in the past three years combined is less than that of Changxin Palace, so it is normal that no children have been born. I heard that several concubines of lower rank who were favored before were secretly suppressed by Concubine Xian, and later they gave up the idea of competing for favor, so no one could get pregnant."

Tao Yanyan listened quietly, thinking that He Linzhang was really busy. He married so many girls and was unable to take care of all of them. He must have received a lot of resentment.