Harem Daily Life

Weicheng is the closest large city to the capital. It has three counties and six villages in its surrounding area. It can reach the capital in one day, so it is also the location of the garrison to protect the capital.

If you have an army, you must have sufficient food and grass supply. What He Linzhang is going to inspect today is the Weicheng garrison camp and granary. Early in the morning, Pei Zhiyuan and the Weicheng officials were waiting in the outer courtyard of the palace. The emperor asked a few questions and then led his people to the garrison camp.

On Tao Yanyan's side, after breakfast, he strolled in the garden with the breeze and the bright moon. It must be said that the scenery of this house is unique, with green bamboos and gurgling water. Although it is not as luxurious as the palace, it has a unique sense of beauty of Jiangnan gardens.

It was a pity that the garden was too small, and after walking only a short distance, the four of them gathered together.

Tao Yanyan arrived the latest. Seeing the three concubines sitting in a row in the pavilion in front of her, she could not just ignore them, so she had to bite the bullet and walk forward.

"Greetings to Concubine Shu, Concubine Zhao, and Fan Liangyi." Although he and Fan Liangyi were of equal status, if he greeted the other two and ignored Fan Liangyi, he was afraid that she would say something irrelevant and disturb his good mood, so Tao Yanyan simply greeted them all to treat them equally.

Concubine Shu said kindly, "Sister, please sit down. It's rare for everyone to leave the palace, so don't be restrained. Come and try this Xinyang Maojian tea."

Fu Xin, who was beside Shu Fei, personally poured a cup of tea for Tao Yanyan. Looking at the refreshing tea soup and smelling the faint tea fragrance, Tao Yanyan picked up the exquisite teacup and took a sip. It was slightly bitter but also sweet.

"It is said that Xinyang Maojian is expensive and tasting tea is like appreciating a painting. It really lives up to its reputation." Tao Yanyan praised. This is much better than the tea she usually drinks.

As expected, the higher the status, the more good things one gets. Even the supplied tea is divided into different grades according to one's status.

"Tao Liangyi knows how to appreciate tea. The price of Xinyang Maojian tea lies in its rarity. The truly high-quality Maojian grows on mountains five to six hundred meters high. There is abundant rainfall, clouds and fog all year round, and the temperature is low. Many good tea trees are frozen to death, and the few good ones left are only picked in spring. The yield is very small, which leads to a high price." Shu Fei told the story.

"Then Concubine Shu must have spent a lot of money to have such a big jar of good tea, right?" Fan Liangyi flattered.

"It didn't cost me any money. It was a reward from the Queen Mother. She saw that I love drinking tea, so she gave it to me as a tribute." As soon as she finished speaking, Concubine Zhao rolled her eyes to the sky and her silk handkerchief was almost torn into pieces.

"Sister Shufei is still living a comfortable life. She doesn't need to agree to His Majesty, nor does she need to think of ways to win the Queen Mother's favor. You are a family. The Queen Mother and His Majesty will think of you when they have something good to offer. It's not like us. Without His Majesty's favor, it's hard to live in this harem."

Tao Yanyan glanced at Concubine Zhao and frowned slightly. It seemed that Concubine Zhao was also a talkative person. No one present was probably familiar with her, so it was a bit too much for her to say these things.

As expected, as soon as Lady Zhao finished speaking, the scene fell into a deathly silence, and no one responded. Concubine Shu's face darkened.

Concubine Zhao realized it later and said immediately, "Hey, look at me, how can I say anything out loud! Blame me, blame me, Sister Shu Fei, don't be angry, I just feel a little aggrieved, in fact, I just envy you, but I don't mean that life in the palace is bad."

Concubine Zhao looked a little ashamed, but more angry. When she thought about the fact that His Majesty went to Tao Liangyi's place last night and today she knew that the Queen Mother favored Shu Fei, she couldn't hold back the jealousy in her heart and blurted it out.

Shu Fei said calmly, "It's alright. However, if you want to be favored by His Majesty, you can strive for it. There's no need to say this in front of us. We won't tell His Majesty that Concubine Zhao feels out of favor, so Your Majesty, please favor her. Don't you think so?"

Lady Zhao was so angry at being criticized by Concubine Shu that she was furious. Seeing Tao Yanyan sitting on the mountain and watching the fight, she took out her anger on Tao Yanyan: "Please forgive me, Sister Shufei, I said something that I didn't think right. But I think Tao Liangyi is capable and knows how to seize opportunities. Look, the favor of the first day out of the palace fell on you. You worked so hard last night, sitting in the carriage all day and serving His Majesty all night."

These sour words made Tao Yanyan very uncomfortable.

She couldn't understand why they were all victims of the feudal system. They were all concubines married into the palace by that bastard emperor. They had no control over their own destiny and should have been considerate of each other. Why did you have to squeeze me and I had to squeeze you?

But since we are going to squeeze her, who is afraid of whom? Her hormones have been unstable these days, and it is normal that she can't control her temper, so she said: "Lady Zhao misunderstood, I was not tired at all last night, it was His Majesty who was tired, he served me all night!"

Shu Fei...

Lady Zhao...

Fan Liangyi...

The maids in the pavilion...

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked!

Tao Yanyan knew that they were thinking the wrong thing. So what? He was not wrong.

Your Majesty, by covering your belly, covering yourself with a quilt, and using it as a pillow to keep you warm, isn't that just serving me all night?

There was no room for conversation that day, and no matter how expensive the tea was, Shu Fei couldn't drink it. She had originally wanted to open up, but after hearing what Tao Yanyan said, she felt depressed again.

The angriest person was Concubine Zhao, her face turned pale and she could hardly control her emotions!

Fan Liangyi, who was not serving the emperor in bed, was calmer. She said sternly, "It is said that you should not look at, say or listen to anything indecent. How can Tao Liangyi say such things? How can she be so disrespectful?"

Tao Yanyan looked at her calmly, "Lady Zhao cares about me so much, comforts me, and sympathizes with me, so of course I have to return the favor and tell the truth. Besides, Fan Liangyi, don't make a big deal out of it. Since we have entered the palace, we are all His Majesty's women, and we can't avoid this step. Why am I the only one who is unbecoming?"

In the end, the first morning meeting of the four accompanying the emperor ended with the three concubines fleeing in panic.

Tao Yanyan occupied the pavilion himself and was very happy.

"Puff," she couldn't help laughing, "Qingfeng, Mingyue, do you think I'm too mean?"

Qingfeng and Mingyue stood behind Tao Liangyi, not daring to breathe.

Wow, how come Liang Yi suddenly has amazing fighting power after waking up from a good sleep!

Qingfeng stepped forward and whispered, "Although it's a fabrication, I think those people are very angry! Although Empress Shufei looked calm just now, I saw a trace of sadness in her eyes; Concubine Zhao's face was twisted with anger, and I think she will not be polite to us in the future. Fan Liangyi looks serious on the surface and always uses rules to suppress others, but in fact he is just a paper tiger and can't be scared. Hey, Liangyi, I wonder if His Majesty will cause trouble for Liangyi when he comes back and finds out?"

Mingyue also nodded, looking bitter.

Tao Yanyan pouted: "I'm not wrong, Your Majesty served me the whole night."

If that bastard still gets angry after telling the truth, don't blame her for telling him lies every day in the future, humph!