Harem Daily Life

After He Linzhang came back in the evening, he heard about Fan Liangyi's pregnancy. Naturally, he also heard that Shu Fei and Zhao Meiren had sent gifts, but only Tao Liangyi invited the imperial physician.

He smiled helplessly, thinking that Xiao Liangyi was being upset and jealous.

He first went to see Fan Liangyi, asked about his health, gave him a few instructions, asked the servants to take good care of him, gave him a few rewards, promoted Fan Liangyi to Fan Cairen, and then hurried to Tao Liangyi's residence.

Tao Yanyan had already lain down. Seeing the emperor coming late at night, he was too lazy to get up to greet him. He just lay lazily on the couch and whispered, "Your Majesty, why are you here so late?" Aren't you tired?

Seeing her so unenthusiastic, He Linzhang further confirmed his guess: Xiao Liangyi was upset because of Fan Cairen's pregnancy.

The last time they had a quarrel was because Fan Liangyi stayed overnight, and the next day little Liangyi gave him the cold shoulder.

This time, Fan Liangyi was pregnant and was promoted to a talented person. Little Liangyi was upset again and did not welcome him!

After all, He Linzhang was nine years older than Tao Yanyan. Because Tao Yanyan was cute and well-behaved with charming eyes, he was usually more patient with her. He smiled and walked forward to hug her in his arms: "Why, where do you think I'm going?"

Tao Yanyan rolled his eyes at him in his heart but said calmly on his face: "I heard that Fan Liangyi is pregnant, Your Majesty, why don't you go and see her?" Why didn't you just go and offer warmth instead of running over here?

He Linzhang felt amused in his heart, but said seriously: "She has been very hard-working during her pregnancy. I have just promoted her to a talented lady. Don't worry, I will promote you to a talented lady tomorrow as well." After saying that, he pinched her chubby face, which felt smooth.

Tao Yanyan frowned slightly: "Why do I feel that Your Majesty is acting strangely? Could it be that... Your Majesty thinks that I am throwing a tantrum because Concubine Fan is pregnant and has been promoted?"

Otherwise, why would he be promoted at this time?

He Linzhang was stunned: "Isn't it? You don't look too happy today."

Tao Yanyan was speechless and choked. It was too late and she was too lazy to serve him!

Tao Yanyan pouted and stood up, saying seriously, "Your Majesty, I am not such a stingy person. Besides, she is also your Majesty's woman. Whether she is pregnant or not has nothing to do with me. There is no need for me to be stingy, right? I am not in a good mood today, it is just because I was too tired a few days ago and wanted to take a break. Your Majesty, please don't read too much into it!"

After talking about it, He Linzhang realized that he was overthinking, but he also felt inexplicably unhappy because Xiao Liangyi was so magnanimous.

He suppressed his unhappiness, asked someone to come over to change clothes and wash up, then climbed onto the bed in silence.

Tao Yanyan then realized that there was something wrong with the emperor who came here excitedly but became cold after she explained it in a few words. However, she was too lazy to think about why it was wrong, so she got into He Linzhang's arms, found a comfortable position, and fell asleep.

After a long time, He Linzhang, who still couldn't sleep, heard the even breathing of the person in his arms and fell into self-tangle. He was comforted by Xiao Liangyi's magnanimity and not jealous, but also angry at Xiao Liangyi's heartlessness.

He pinched Xiao Liangyi angrily and almost woke her up. Then He Linzhang hugged her and fell asleep.

Early the next morning, the news of the two Liangyi's promotion spread throughout the palace. They were both promoted from seventh-rank Liangyi to sixth-rank talented people.

Originally, he would be promoted after serving the emperor in the bedchamber, but he had been busy before and had no time to spare. Now that the disaster has eased and Fan Cairen is pregnant again, if he doesn't mention it, people will think too much, so he raised the status of the two.

The reason why Fan Cairen was not allowed to surpass Tao Cairen was mainly because He Linzhang liked Tao Yanyan more.

As for Tao Yanyan, he didn't feel much about being promoted or not, it was just that his monthly salary increased a little.

But Fan Cairen was a little uncomfortable. She thought that she was pregnant and could be superior to Tao Yanyan, but she didn't expect that in the end, their positions were the same, with no difference. She was so angry that she smashed a tea bowl and almost had a miscarriage.

The servants below did not dare to delay and hurriedly went to call the imperial physician.

Asking the imperial physician for two consecutive days would inevitably make people think too much. So, Concubine Zhao was extremely bored and went to Shufei's courtyard.

"Sister Shufei, are you feeling better these days? I was not feeling well a few days ago, so I didn't dare to come over to ask how she was, fearing that I might pass on my illness to you."

Fu Xin, who was serving at the side, looked at Concubine Zhao with disdain when she said that she was not feeling well. He remembered what his fellow villager Xiao Die had said about Concubine Zhao and felt that Concubine Zhao not only had a bad temper and was harsh on her servants, but was also a liar and never told the truth.

Shu Fei said calmly, "Thank you for your concern, sister. I am well now. Since you are not feeling well, you should rest more. It has finally stopped raining recently, so we can get some sun for a few days and feel dry."

"Yes." Lady Zhao said, "I'm afraid we'll have to set off for the next stop in a few days. But Lady Fan is just pregnant, and the road will be bumpy, so we need to take good care of her to prevent her from getting pregnant. I think she's also very concerned about this pregnancy, and she's invited the imperial physician for two consecutive days."

Shu Fei glanced at her inconspicuously and said, "Your Majesty has few children. So far, you only have three children: the eldest princess born to the imperial concubine, the second princess born to the queen, and the eldest prince born to Rong Fei. Li Fei is pregnant, and now Fan Cairen is also pregnant. If they are all born safely, there will only be five children. It is understandable that Fan Cairen is worried about her children."

Lady Zhao smiled awkwardly, "After all, Lady Fan is lucky. She got pregnant in the first month of serving the emperor. Alas, I have been in the palace for three years, but there has been no progress. I have invited the imperial physician to treat me, but there has been no improvement. Seeing that my younger sisters who entered the palace later all got pregnant, I was very worried. Recently, His Majesty has been staying at Lady Tao's place, and I can't even see His Majesty. When I return to the palace, I don't know how many times I can see His Majesty in a year."

Perhaps these words of Concubine Zhao also touched Shu Fei's sore spot. She was in a trance for a moment and remained silent.

"Hey, look at me. Why am I telling Sister Shufei all this right after I get here? Sister entered the palace earlier than me. I should learn more from her and keep my composure. Don't be too impatient."

After hearing this, Shu Fei couldn't help but frowned, and her eyes became a little colder.

Fu Xin said, "Her Majesty Shufei got up early this morning. The imperial physician said that although she is feeling better, she still needs to rest more. Why don't you talk to Concubine Zhao in the afternoon? Her Majesty needs to catch up on some sleep."

This blatant act of chasing people away made Lady Zhao look unhappy.

But the purpose of her trip was to come and instigate Shu Fei, with the thought that "if she is not feeling well, no one else can feel well". Seeing that her purpose had been achieved, she stood up and said goodbye.

After she left, Fu Xin comforted her, "Your Majesty is still young and healthy. As long as Your Majesty comes a few more times, you will definitely get pregnant. Your Majesty doesn't have to care what Concubine Zhao says. Your Majesty hasn't seen her recently. She saw that Concubine Fan was pregnant and deliberately came to provoke Your Majesty. Your Majesty, don't fall into her trap and let her take advantage of you."

Zi Ling also said: "This Concubine Zhao is a troublemaker. Fortunately, our queen helped her last time at the Shu family and saved her life. I didn't expect her to be so bad, fanning the flames everywhere and saying things that hurt people's hearts."

Shu Fei's expression was indifferent: "No matter what she says, I don't have the heart to care now." The Shu family's side branch perished in front of her, and she was most concerned about whether it would implicate the main branch in the future. Besides, how to calm the empress dowager's anger after returning to Beijing was really a headache.

A Concubine Zhao who came to fan the flames just because a concubine was pregnant was not worthy of making her angry.

However, when thinking about the past five years, Shu Fei was still a little dazed.