Harem Daily Life

Tao Yanyan said goodbye to the three little cuties at the entrance of the elementary school and gave each of them a kiss before coaxing them in.

After sending the child off, Tao Yanyan called Chang Tai and said, "Go directly to the Imperial Medical Bureau and find Imperial Doctor Liu. Tell him that I have a patient and would like him to help me."

After entering the city yesterday, Wang Xingchuan stayed in an inn. He should visit Ningyuan Hou today. Tao Yanyan didn't know whether He Linzhang had time to arrange the imperial physician, so he would arrange it himself first.

Doctor Liu soon came to Changle Palace. After checking Tao Yanyan's pulse, Tao Yanyan said, "Doctor Liu, please go to Yuelai Inn to find a guest named Wang Xingchuan. He is my sworn brother and suffers from heart disease. See if there is any way to cure him."

Doctor Liu said, "Yes, I have noted it. However, most heart diseases are caused by congenital deficiencies, so it is not difficult to treat them. Please allow me to go and take a look first. I will report back to Your Majesty if there is any progress."

Tao Yanyan asked Mingyue to bring him two boxes of sea cucumbers and abalone: "These are seafoods specially reserved for you. Take them back to replenish your body."

When Doctor Liu saw that they were all top-notch medicines, he thanked him repeatedly.

Just as he was about to leave, he thought for a moment and said to Tao Yanyan, "Your Majesty, some time ago, Empress Shufei felt unwell and summoned three imperial doctors from the Imperial Hospital to diagnose her pulse. I have a vague feeling that Empress Shufei's pregnancy is a little unstable. If your Majesty has nothing to do during this period, it is better not to see Shufei, so as not to be implicated. Fortunately, she is about to give birth, and as long as the baby is born, it will have nothing to do with others."

Tao Yanyan nodded: "Thank you, Doctor Liu, for the reminder. I will pay attention to it." Not only can he not see him, but no one in Changle Palace can see him. It is best to close the door and stay away from trouble.

After Chang Tai sent Doctor Liu out, he saw a figure acting suspiciously in a corner in the distance. He was careful and pretended not to see it. After coming back, he asked Xiao Lizi to go out through the back door and keep an eye on where the man went.

Chang Tai was worried, so he went to report to Concubine Tao first.

Tao Yanyan rubbed his brows. He had just returned for two days. Was he going to have to go through all this intrigue again?

I feel a little tired.

"Just keep an eye on it, and report back to me if you find anything." After arranging these things, Tao Yanyan went to take a nap. When he woke up later, he had to go to Changchun Palace to prepare dinner.

The Queen Mother had been looking forward to this meal. When she saw Tao Yanyan bringing a lot of seafood, she raised her eyebrows and said, "Give them all the recipes and let them learn from them, so that you won't have to work hard in the future."

Tao Yanyan said "yes" and went downstairs obediently to prepare the dishes.

Today she made braised pork with abalone, sea cucumber porridge, crispy hairtail, cold kelp salad, seaweed egg drop soup, braised sea bass, seafood platter, seafood noodles, winter melon stuffed with dried shrimps, steamed scallops with vermicelli, and fried a few other dishes that the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren liked. After being busy for more than an hour, she finally put the food on the table.

Eunuch Qin, who went to pick up the children, not only brought back Xiao Jinan and He Xuan, but also brought He Yue.

"Reporting to the Queen Mother, the Second Princess wanted to come as soon as she heard that Concubine Tao was cooking for her personally. I have already sent someone to Fengyi Palace to tell her. I will send her back after she finishes her dinner."

The Queen Mother nodded and took her three darling grandchildren to the dining room.

Tao Yanyan saw the three little ones and smiled as he took them to wash their hands. As soon as he sat down, he heard a young eunuch come in and report that His Majesty, Concubine De, and the eldest prince were all here.

Tao Yanyan and the three children stood up to greet them. After they greeted each other, the empress dowager invited the three of them to take a seat.

"It was just a coincidence today. I brought Yu'er to ask for an audience with His Majesty. It just so happened that His Majesty was going to have a meal at Changchun Palace. I thought it had been a while since I brought my child to have a meal with the Queen Mother, so I shamelessly came here."

After saying that, he glanced at Tao Yanyan and said, "I haven't seen you for a few months. Princess Tao looks much better."

Tao Yanyan smiled, but the smile did not reach her eyes: "Thank you, Empress Defei, for your concern."

After everyone sat down, He Linzhang saw that all four children were there, and said with relief: "In the blink of an eye, the children have all grown up. You are brothers and sisters, so you must take care of each other and live in harmony in elementary school."

He Yue said softly, "But the eldest brother often fights with the second brother, and they can't seem to get along."

He Linzhang frowned: "You two, are you still fighting? Why are you fighting?"

Xiao Jinan bit his lip and said, "There are so many reasons for the fight, I can't finish talking about them in three days and three nights."

He Linzhang: “…”

He looked at He Xuan, the oldest of the children: "Xuan'er is the older sister. You must always keep an eye on them in elementary school and don't let them mess around."

He Xuan's eyebrows twisted into knots: "But I have to join the battle. I can't even persuade myself."

He Linzhang: “…”

Tao Yanyan tried to hold back her laughter, Xuan'er is so cute!

He Linzhang looked at He Yue again: "It seems that Yue'er is the best behaved."

He Yu shuddered: "Father, my sister is the best in elementary education and she is not to be trifled with. How dare you praise her for being well behaved?"

He Linzhang was puzzled and asked, "What do you mean the top student in elementary school is not easy to mess with? Could it be that... Yue'er also fights?"

He Yu shook his head: "She doesn't fight, she has so many treasures, we don't dare to get close to her."

He Linzhang was even more puzzled: "What treasure is it that makes you afraid to approach?"

He Yu: "Caterpillar."

He Xuan: “Frog.”

Xiao Jinan: "All kinds of strange creatures."

He Linzhang: “…”

Taking a deep breath, He Linzhang looked at Concubine De and Tao Yanyan and said, "I am too busy on weekdays and have no time to take care of the children. Concubine De and Concubine Tao, you two must discipline them well and guide them correctly." Each of the children is a worry-free bunch. They either fight or play with insects. What can we do?

The old father, deeply stimulated, finished his meal with a sad face. He wanted to stay and discuss the war with the Queen Mother about the State of Yan, so he asked the two concubines to take the children back first. The Queen Mother instructed Eunuch Qin to personally escort the second princess back to Fengyi Palace.

After everyone left, He Linzhang said, "I received a secret letter saying that the situation in Yan State has basically been determined. It will be divided into two, with the King of Yan and his brother ruling separately."

The Queen Mother was silent for a long time: "If this is the case, will it have an impact on the border of the Great Zhou?"

He Linzhang shook his head. "If it weren't for the pressure from the King of Yan, the brother of the King of Yan would have invaded the border of our Great Zhou long ago. I, your son...actually, hope to take this opportunity to annihilate him in one fell swoop. But at the moment, it seems that there is a lot of resistance."

The Queen Mother consoled him, "It's not necessarily a bad thing that they split into two small countries. Our army should still aim to achieve the greatest victory with the least casualties. We must not sacrifice so many elite soldiers and generals of the Great Zhou for the sake of the State of Yan."

He Linzhang nodded, "What the Queen Mother said is very true. I understand. Now I am still worried about one thing. The Prince of Yan is weak. The secret letter said that many doctors were invited to see him, but none of them worked. Although the Princess of Yan has been favored in recent years, she has no children, and the children born by the concubines are still young. This is why the brother of the Prince of Yan dared to rebel. Once the Prince of Yan can no longer bear the illness and dies, the Kingdom of Yan will sooner or later be in that man's pocket."