Harem Daily Life

After leaving the imperial farm, Tao Yanyan followed Manager Li to the city to look after the shops. As soon as he got off the carriage, he unexpectedly ran into two acquaintances.

She opened her eyes wide in disbelief and looked at Wang Xingchuan and Gu Ning who appeared together: "Brother Xingchuan, Sister Gu, why are you two together?"

As if she realized that her words would cause misunderstanding and damage Gu Ning's reputation, she immediately made up for it, "I mean, why did you come out shopping together?"

It seemed like no matter how he asked, there was something wrong. Tao Yanyan smiled awkwardly and shut up.

Gu Ning already knew that this was her aunt's biological daughter, so she stepped forward to pay her respects. However, she thought that she couldn't understand the gestures, so she took out a pen and paper and wrote, "Sister, I came out to buy embroidery thread and ran into Prince Wang by chance."

Wang Xingchuan saw her dressed like a handsome nobleman, his eyes lost for a moment, and said: "It's not safe for the sister of the Gu family to be alone, and I have nothing to do, so I just accompany her for a walk. Where are you from? What are you going to do?"

Tao Yanyan pointed to the shop next to him that was being renovated and said, "I'm here to take a look. We're going to open a clothing store here."

Gu Ning's eyes lit up, and he took out a piece of paper and wrote, "Is this my sister's shop? Does the shop want to hire an embroiderer?"

Seeing that she was very interested, Tao Yanyan smiled and said, "It's a royal property. They are always looking for embroiderers. Are you interested, sister?"

Gu Ning nodded, then shook his head in disappointment, bit his lip and wrote: "I want to make money with my own ability, but my father and mother may not want me to show my face in public."

Gu Ning is the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's family. After she gets married and becomes the mistress of the house, she can come out to manage the business, but a noble lady in the boudoir will never be allowed to work alone.

Tao Yanyan thought for a moment and said with a smile, "How about this? I'll keep this in mind and talk to my uncle about it. If he agrees, I'll give you a separate room when the shop opens, specifically for custom-made business. I'll have someone pass the orders to you, and you don't have to show up. How about that? But you also know that our business hasn't taken off yet, and we don't know whether it's good or bad, so we may not make much money at the beginning."

Gu Ning nodded happily. If Sister Tao wasn’t dressed like a man, she would have wanted to hug her and spin around!

Wang Xingchuan looked at the two sisters and couldn't understand why one was the imperial concubine and the other was the legitimate daughter of a marquis's mansion, but both of them were thinking about making money on their own. Wasn't it enough for a girl to just stay in the backyard to take care of her husband and children?

He coughed lightly and said, "Sister, you are so lucky but you don't enjoy it. You come out here to work hard. Sister Gu is the same. Wouldn't it be better for you to be a legitimate daughter of a marquis? Why do you have to come out to find a job?"

The two sisters glared at him at the same time. They were cousins indeed, even their actions were exactly the same. Wang Xingchuan was also drunk.

"You are a man, so of course you don't know what we women think. If women can earn their own living, they will have more say, and they won't have to rely on men to live, so they will be much freer. Humph, you won't understand if I tell you too much, so I won't tell you anymore. I'll take my sister in to see the shop. Brother Xingchuan, if you want to come and take a look, I won't mind."

Wang Xingchuan touched his nose. He thought that he would be dominated by this sister in this life. She could show him a bad face whenever she wanted and could confront him whenever she wanted. He was actually willing to be confronted by her happily. It was really weird.

He is the famous Demon Lord!

Wang Xingchuan was complaining in his heart, but his actions were honest. He followed the two sisters into the shop step by step.

It must be said that Manager Li's work was to make Tao Yanyan feel at ease, and this shop was chosen exactly to Tao Yanyan's liking. Whether it was downstairs or upstairs, the layout was elegant and gorgeous, and every arrangement was within his imagination.

Seeing that she was satisfied, Manager Li was also happy. After taking a look around, the few of them came out. After all, the room still needed to be cleaned and decorated, and it was a bit dusty.

Wang Xingchuan coughed twice, and Tao Yanyan asked nervously, "Brother Xingchuan, is it because of the dust that it affects you?"

Seeing her care for him, Wang Xingchuan felt sweet in his heart, but his face was calm: "It's okay, you asked Doctor Liu to treat me, and I feel much better recently. By the way, you are not in a hurry to return to the palace, why don't you find a teahouse, sit down and have a cup of tea and chat."

Gu Ning also looked at her eagerly. Tao Yanyan thought that it was still early and she just couldn't make it in time to pick up the two children. It was not easy to get out for a while, so she might as well relax.

He took Manager Li and others to a pretty good teahouse nearby, asked for a private room, ordered a few plates of dim sum, and the three of them sat down to drink tea.

"Brother Xingchuan, are you still living in the inn now? Do you want to buy a small courtyard in the capital so that you can recuperate?" Tao Yanyan poured him a cup of tea and asked.

Wang Xingchuan thought for a while and said, "Actually, I have asked Doctor Liu. There is no other way to treat my illness except taking medicine for a long time. I thought, I should ask Doctor Liu to prepare more medicine and I will take it back to Penglai Island. After the opening of fishery trade, there are actually many things to deal with. There are also many things in Penglai Island that I need to deal with when I return. Maybe I will set off next month."

After Wang Xingchuan finished speaking, he glanced at her with some regret, then immediately looked away.

Because Gu Ning was a mute, she was more sensitive than the average person. So Wang Xingchuan's look startled her.

She always felt that Prince Wang had some inexplicable feelings for her cousin.

However, she did not dare to speculate. After all, they were sworn brothers and sisters, and her cousin was the emperor's concubine. If the prince really had feelings for her cousin, she could not say it out loud, and could only keep it in her heart. Even keeping it in her heart was not an option, as that would be deceiving the emperor.

Gu Ning quickly lowered his head to eat snacks, not daring to observe anything else.

When Tao Yanyan heard that he was leaving, she felt a little regretful. This was mainly because transportation was inconvenient in ancient times, and some people might be separated for a lifetime. And she would never be able to travel so far to see him like last time.

Thinking of this, Tao Yanyan suddenly felt a little sad. Her eyes turned red and she tried hard to hold back her tears: "Then when you leave Beijing, brother Xingchuan, you must inform me in advance so that I can see you off."

Wang Xingchuan saw that she was about to cry, and he felt a little sad. "Okay, I'll let you know in advance. But he'd better not come. I'm worried that he'll see you crying while hugging me, and he'll be jealous and can't bear to leave me."

Tao Yanyan remembered that He Linzhang stayed in Baozhi Pavilion last night, and his eyes darkened: "He is busy with many things and there are so many people in the harem, I am afraid he has no time to come. Let's not talk about it for now, Brother Xingchuan, try the snacks in the capital, some of them taste good."

Feeling that she seemed to be intentionally changing the subject when talking about the emperor, Wang Xingchuan narrowed his eyes and asked, "Did he ignore you after returning to Beijing?"

The Demon Lord was furious because he got it but didn't cherish it.