Harem Daily Life

He Linzhang is an emperor, a monarch, and the person standing at the top of the pyramid of power. He always does things according to his own wishes. Has he ever wronged himself?

So after realizing that Tao Yanyan was giving him a cold shoulder, He Linzhang couldn't suppress his anger.

"Oh, she kept telling me to find another woman, but when I did find one, she looked unhappy. Women's hearts are like needles in the sea!"

Zhang Fuhai thought about Tao Liangyi's young age and her friendly attitude towards him, so he advised: "Your Majesty, Tao Liangyi is still young after all. Maybe she didn't think much about it and just didn't pay attention to your Majesty's emotions. If your Majesty wants to ask clearly, why don't you ask her to come and talk to your Majesty."

He Linzhang pondered for a long time before saying expressionlessly, "If she wants to, she will come by herself. There is no need to invite her again and again."

In the end, the king's self-esteem prevailed. He Linzhang had so many beauties in his harem, and Tao Yanyan was not the only special one, so it would be okay to leave her out in the cold.

Who would have thought that it would take seven or eight days to dry.

The southern tour team has stopped in three cities, and the next one is Shu Fei’s hometown - Lincheng.

Shu Fei sat in the imperial carriage, accompanying He Linzhang, peeling oranges for him, carefully peeling off even the white tangerine fibers on the segments.

"Your Majesty, please eat some oranges. They are good for the spleen and appetite." Shu Fei smiled sweetly.

Fan Liangyi had served the emperor for one night before, and was never summoned again. Concubine Zhao was jealous all day long, and the emperor was annoyed when he saw her, so he didn't like to see her. Since Tao Liangyi left Weicheng, she seemed to have disappeared and never came close to the emperor. So after leaving Weicheng, the emperor didn't see anyone else, only Shu Fei, and Shu Fei was naturally happy.

He Linzhang took a bite and felt it was sour, so he left it alone.

"Since we are in my hometown, please arrange for the relatives there to meet. I am busy with my work, so I will not accompany you. You can decide how to reward them. I heard that there is a nice scenic spot here. You can take the three of them to visit it, just to relax them."

He Linzhang gave instructions lightly while looking at the memorial.

"Yes, I obey your command. On behalf of the Shu family, I would like to thank Your Majesty for his grace." While replying, Shu Fei was thinking about how to make a good show to demonstrate the majesty of the royal family.

After the group moved into the Lincheng Palace, He Linzhang did not summon anyone to sleep with him, claiming that they were tired from traveling for days. In fact, in the middle of the night, he took Qi Yizheng and a group of men in black out of the palace to conduct a secret investigation.

A long time ago, he received news that officials and businessmen in Lincheng colluded to occupy fertile farmland. The Shu family even used the name of royal relatives to forcibly abduct women, harm the people, dominate the area, and do all kinds of bad things.

He was going to interrogate several key figures overnight.

He had always been kind to the Shu family, after all, they were the empress dowager's mother's family and his maternal grandfather's family. When he first ascended the throne, the Shu family also contributed a lot, so in consideration of the kindness of the past, he often turned a blind eye. However, the Shu family was useless, thinking that they had a empress dowager and a concubine, so they became arrogant and ignorant of the world, and actually brought disaster to the area and bullied the people!

He Linzhang did not return until dawn. After sleeping for two hours, he got up again to go on patrol.

Shu Fei and the others certainly didn't know the emperor's whereabouts. After getting up early, Shu Fei sent someone to invite them, saying that she had received an oral order from His Majesty to take them to visit the Shu family and then to a famous scenic spot in Lincheng for sightseeing.

Concubine Zhao didn't want to go, mainly because she didn't want to see Shu Fei's unlimited glory in front of the Shu family. But she couldn't bear that her position was not as high as Shu Fei's, and she didn't dare to disobey the emperor's order, so she had to come reluctantly.

Fan Liangyi served the emperor in bed once and never saw him again. She thought the emperor was tired of her, so she naturally did not dare to disobey and had to come obediently.

Tao Yanyan was the only one who came happily. She came with the mentality of sightseeing and traveling. She was happy to see the scenic spots in Lincheng. She could also see the imperial concubines come to visit their parents. She felt that she had made a great profit this time and her life experience was enriched!

When the four of them arrived at the Shu family, the Shu family members were already kneeling at the door to greet them, with several rows of people kneeling from the oldest to the youngest.

Shu Fei had a cold look in her eyes, and her every move was full of royal demeanor.

"I followed His Majesty south this time and passed by here. I came to visit the Shu family relatives on behalf of the Queen Mother. You don't have to be so polite. Get up."

Those kneeling below were all Shu Fei's relatives. One of them was the Empress Dowager's cousin, the oldest among the female family members. She was called Old Madam Shu. She had a head full of white hair, but her eyes looked shrewd. When she heard Shu Fei shout "Get up", she stood up tremblingly. The others also stood up one after another and respectfully welcomed Shu Fei and the other three into the Shu Mansion.

It was inconvenient for the men to stay, so they all stayed in the front yard, and the women followed Madam Shu to the backyard.

After Concubine Shu and several concubines were seated, Old Madam Shu led everyone to pay their respects to the concubines, and her etiquette was quite thorough.

"Madam Shu, there's no need to be so polite. Please take a seat. Speaking of which, I should call you aunt. The Queen Mother kept telling me before I left that she would come to see you when I arrived in Lincheng. She said that you had a very good relationship when you were young, but she later entered the palace and she could no longer see you and she missed you very much."

Madam Shu looked flattered and said immediately, "Thank you, Empress Dowager, for your concern. After not seeing you for decades, I always miss you. The Empress Dowager is the most blessed person in the Shu family. She was chosen as the Crown Princess, and later entered the East Palace. Her son is the emperor. She is really blessed. Madam Shu is also a blessed person. The Empress Dowager and Madam Shu are both a blessing to the Shu family. I hope you two take good care of yourself in the palace!"

In fact, Concubine Shu and the Queen Mother were from the main branch of the Shu family and had moved to the capital long ago. The ones in Lincheng were just a side branch.

Concubine Shu did not have any deep feelings for the Shu family's side branches, so she just sat and listened to what old lady Shu had to say. She exchanged a few pleasantries, asked about the situation at the mansion, and then began to bestow rewards.

Tao Yanyan noticed that the rewards given by Concubine Shu were things in the palace that were neither too good nor too bad. According to the status of the branch of the Shu family in Lincheng, these things were of sufficient weight.

But when the Shu family heard the names of the rewards, there was no big ripple on their faces. This can only mean two things, first, they are calm, have seen the world, can keep their minds steady, and do not show their emotions; second, these things are nothing in the eyes of the Shu family, they really don't care about them.

When he thought of the latter possibility, Tao Yanyan couldn't help but look at the Shu family a few more times. Inadvertently, his gaze met.

Tao Yanyan's heart skipped a beat. He always felt that the gaze was malicious, as if it wanted to tear him to pieces, and it was so fierce!

She couldn't help but feel frightened. She was very sure that she had never seen the woman before, and this was her first time here. Logically, there should be no grudge between them.

But because of this, she felt even more uneasy, always feeling that something was going to happen.