Harem Daily Life

Eunuch Qin also saw the embroidery pattern and said calmly, "I will put the cloak away and put it in the luggage."

Eunuch Qin didn't waste a second and quickly took away the cloak.

The Queen Mother took a sip of tea and said calmly, "I am not in the palace, Concubine Shu should take care of herself. If you need anything, just go to the Queen directly."

Zi Ling quickly agreed: "Yes, we will do our best to serve Madam Shu Fei. But..."

Zi Ling remembered what Shu Fei had told her before, and said, "But Madam Shu Fei has lost her appetite these past two days, so today I wanted to ask His Majesty to come and see me, but His Majesty was invited by Concubine Tao and didn't come to Yongning Palace."

The Queen Mother sneered inwardly, it turned out that the real intention was not to drink. He said he came specially to give her a cloak, but turned out to be gossiping!

The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows. "Women don't have much appetite in the early stages of pregnancy. It's useless to ask the emperor to come and see. It would be better to ask the chef to make some sour and refreshing appetizers. Go back and tell Shu Fei that since she is finally pregnant with a royal child, she should just take care of the child wholeheartedly and put away all other thoughts. With a child, are you still worried about not being favored in the future? Even if the emperor misses the child every month, he will go to Yongning Palace several times."

Zi Ling said respectfully: "Yes, I will remember it."

After Zi Ling left, the Queen Mother snorted coldly, "You can give that cloak to anyone you want. You knew I hated plum blossoms the most, but you still sent it to me! If you made it for her mother, you could just send it to the Shu family. But you insisted on saying that you made it especially for me. Who are you trying to fool?"

Eunuch Qin consoled him, "Perhaps Shu Fei didn't know that the Queen Mother didn't like plum blossoms, so she was careless for a moment."

The Queen Mother glanced at him and said, "Don't say anything good for her. I can see clearly whether she has good intentions or not."

After she finished speaking, as if she was thinking of the past, the Empress Dowager showed a rare trace of resentment on her face: "Everyone knows that I am not on good terms with Concubine Li. Concubine Li loves plum blossoms and thinks she is a noble person. She often holds a plum blossom viewing banquet in the palace when the winter plum blossoms are in full bloom. She chooses my birthday every year to hold it. As a result, the late emperor did not spend my birthday eight out of ten times, which makes her seem like the most favored concubine in the harem. I am miserable!"

Eunuch Qin also advised with some sadness: "These are all old things. Queen Mother, please don't worry about them anymore."

The Queen Mother brushed off the non-existent dust on her body and switched to aloofness in a second: "Trouble? Not at all. I am the Queen Mother now, and she is just a nun in a nunnery. There is a world of difference between us. She is the one who should be troubled!"

After the death of the late emperor, Concubine Li was sent to the royal nunnery by the Empress Dowager in the name of "praying for the late emperor" and she was never able to return to the palace. It was because of this that Concubine Xian became at odds with the Empress Dowager and always opposed her.

Eunuch Qin smiled and said, "Haha, after spending every day in front of the ancient Buddha, I think you can calm down a little."

After saying that, Eunuch Qin forcibly changed the subject: "By the way, Concubine Tao sent someone to ask, saying that she wants to invite Your Majesty to Changchun Palace for dinner tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and to ask the Queen Mother what she thinks. If the Queen Mother agrees, she will go and invite Your Majesty. If Your Majesty is busy, we can meet again when we return to the palace."

The Queen Mother was obviously pleased, and she curled her lips and said, "It doesn't matter whether the Emperor comes or not, let her make the arrangements. If he doesn't come, just send two dishes every day. Oh, by the way, I want to eat sour food these days, let her think of what dishes to have."

Eunuch Qin: “…”

Lady Tao wanted to arrange for you and your son to spend more time together before you part, but you only thought about the food and not your son?

Why do I feel that Your Majesty is worthless?

Eunuch Qin sent someone to Yingyue Pavilion to reply. Knowing the Queen Mother's attitude, Tao Yanyan told her before going to bed at night about going to Changchun Palace for dinner the next two days.

"What would your majesty like to eat? I will make it myself." Tao Yanyan asked softly, resting her head on He Linzhang's chest.

He Linzhang was in a low mood today because of the incident with Concubine Yin. Seeing the hope in her eyes, he said, "You arrange it. I can do anything."

Tao Yanyan kissed his chin: "The Queen Mother wants to eat sour food, Jinan wants to eat sweet food, so let's make sweet and sour spare ribs, sour and sweet."

He Linzhang rubbed the top of her head with his chin: "Everything is good, Yan Yan is a good cook, everything she cooks tastes unique."

Tao Yanyan thought about when she was in elementary school, her parents were too busy at work to cook for her, so she could only make a simple egg fried rice or noodles every day. Gradually, with practice, she became better and better at cooking.

Later, when I entered society, my income was not high, so I ordered takeout at noon and cooked my own dinner. It was at that time that I acquired my cooking skills.

I still remember those past events, but I have traveled to this different time and space. It’s incredible to think about it.

The two of them, each thinking about their own things, fell asleep in each other's arms, and only the sound of each other's shallow breathing could be heard.

The next day, Tao Yanyan accompanied the emperor to the Qinzheng Palace early in the morning. Little Jinan knew that he was going to accompany his sister to the temporary palace, so he also got busy, busy packing his small bucket, small shovel, and small hammer. If it weren't for the inconvenience of bringing the swing, seesaw, and small wooden horse, he would even want to bring them all.

"Sister Hongxia, you must take good care of these saplings. Sister said that when they grow up, they will bear lots of cherries. Then you can make cherry jam for me."

After saying this, my mouth was watering, even though I still didn't know what cherry jam tasted like.

Hongxia quickly took out a handkerchief from his arms and wiped his saliva: "Don't worry, young master, I will take good care of you."

Tao Yanyan set out early in the afternoon to go to Changchun Palace to cook, and picked up Xiao Jinan on the way.

Now the Queen Mother and Eunuch Qin have become good at taking care of children, and are responsible for playing with Jin'an. When He Linzhang went over, he happened to see the three of them playing games. The Queen Mother was all smiles, and seemed to be quite happy?

To be honest, ever since he was old enough to understand, he has rarely seen his mother smiling so recklessly.

My mother is the queen. She has to maintain her dignity at all times. She should be dignified in front of outsiders and strict in front of herself. Could such a heartless smile really appear on her face?

Perhaps she noticed someone was staring at her. The Queen Mother glanced towards the door and saw the Emperor. She immediately changed her solemn expression and said, "Ahem, the Emperor is here? No one announced it. How long has the Emperor been here?"

The Queen Mother dusted off her clothes and sat down as she spoke. Eunuch Qin wiped the sweat from his forehead and quickly paid his respects to the Emperor.

"Just arrived, paying respects to mother. Mother seems to like Jin'an very much?" He Linzhang looked at the leg pendant who rushed over and hugged his legs, and touched the leg pendant little Jin'an's head.

The Queen Mother looked at the face that looked somewhat like the emperor's childhood and smiled: "Jin'an is well-behaved and doesn't make trouble, so she is naturally likable. Since the emperor is here, go ask Lady Tao when to serve the meal."

Tao Yanyan cooked a full table today. The sweet and sour pork ribs were made for the first time, and they really suited the Queen Mother and little Jinan's taste.

The four of them were eating happily when the eunuch guarding the gate came hurriedly to report: "Your Majesty, Qing'er from the Xianfei Palace is here, saying that the Xianfei accidentally fell and hit her forehead. Your Majesty, please go and take a look."

The Queen Mother rolled her eyes. Concubine Xian and Concubine Li were exactly the same. Whenever the late Emperor came to her palace, Concubine Li would ask for help for various reasons.

He Linzhang looked at the Queen Mother, then at Tao Yanyan: "I'll go and take a look."

The Queen Mother ignored her, Tao Yanyan smiled and said: "Well, Your Majesty, go quickly. A hit on the forehead can cause serious injuries, but it would be bad if you become stupid."

Queen Mother: "..."

I suspect you are being abusive, but I have no proof.