Harem Daily Life

But it was obvious that Tao Yanyan was worrying too much.

He Yue readily accepted everything Xiao Jinan taught her, without any objection. She just recited what he asked her to recite, without changing a single word in the translation, which made Xiao Jinan a little uncomfortable.

"Royal sister, why don't you express your own opinions, but just recite it the way I teach you?" Xiao Jinan asked suspiciously.

He Yue tilted her head and said, "I have memorized everything you taught me. Why do you still require me to have other opinions? Isn't the translation you taught me the correct answer?"

Xiao Jinan choked. It was indeed true. That was the correct answer. But why did the eldest princess always have a different opinion?

Little Jin'an, who was still a baby, couldn't understand the two sisters he was facing. The elder sister, He Xuan, was strict with herself and liked to think about things, so she always had unique ideas. The younger sister was more playful and just wanted to complete the learning tasks as quickly as possible. She spent the rest of her time catching insects and digging earthworms, so she didn't refute.

It was the first time for Xiao Jinan to be a teacher and everything went so smoothly. He was so happy that he ate half a bowl of rice more that night.

After nightfall, after coaxing the three little ones to sleep, Tao Yanyan returned to her room, took off her hairpins and rings, washed up, and lay down on the couch waiting for someone.

After a long time, Tao Yanyan, who was already drowsy, couldn't wait any longer and fell asleep early.

When she woke up the next day, she found that He Linzhang had not come last night, but she did not care. She got up, washed up, prepared breakfast for the children herself, and sent them to elementary school.

When she came back, she saw Chang Tai waiting for her with a sad face. She asked curiously, "Why are you so sad so early in the morning? What happened?"

Chang Tai stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty did not come last night, so I went to inquire about the news early in the morning. Concubine Li fainted again last night, and the imperial physician was called. Your Majesty went to visit her and stayed in Baozhi Pavilion, but..." Chang Tai was unable to continue.

"Why are you hesitating? Just say it!" Tao Yanyan hated it most when people started talking halfway, whetting her appetite and then stopping short.

Chang Tai sighed: "Your Majesty, he actually favored Lady Li's sister in Baozhi Pavilion. Today, there is a new Lu Liangyi in the palace."

Tao Yanyan came back to his senses after a while: "What? Did you hear it right?"

Didn't you always say you didn't want Lu Lianyi? Why did you want her again?

Chang Tai said angrily: "It is absolutely true. She has moved into Mingcui Pavilion, which is next to Baozhi Pavilion. After a while, I am afraid that the whole harem will know about it."

Tao Yanyan felt indescribably uncomfortable, and after a long while he said, "Starting from tonight, Changle Palace will close early and we will rest early."

When Chang Tai heard this, he looked at Qingfeng. Qingfeng shook his head helplessly. The master was angry and did not welcome His Majesty!

Chang Tai had no choice but to agree and pass on the instructions.

Sure enough, by noon, the news of the Lu sisters spread throughout the harem. The Queen Mother was so angry that she called for Concubine De and scolded her: "How do you manage the six palaces? Why did the vixen's sister appear in the palace? Didn't she leave the palace after seeing the vixen?"

Concubine De was also confused and kept shouting: "Please forgive me, Queen Mother. There is indeed no record of the girl from the Lu family entering the palace to meet the emperor! This girl must have sneaked in. I will go check and see who is so blind as to let her in!"

The Queen Mother rolled her eyes at her and said, "By the time you find out, the opportunity will be gone! Old Qin, go and find out where she came from and who let her in. Find out and give her fifty lashes of the cane. Concubine Li secretly kept an outsider in the palace. Report my order that she has no moral integrity, evil thoughts, and does not abide by the palace rules. She will be demoted to a talented person and punished to copy the palace rules twenty times. The maidservant who served her did not persuade her will be punished with thirty lashes of the cane. Everyone in Baozhi Pavilion will be fined silver for three months to teach them a lesson."

Eunuch Qin took the order and went to work in a hurry.

Concubine De was standing aside and was so angry that her teeth were itching. What on earth was going on?

The Queen Mother calmed down and said, "Now you are in charge of the six palaces on behalf of the Queen. If something goes wrong, you must show your authority. Lu Liangyi needs to be punished. Go ahead. It's up to you to decide whether to punish him or not."

After receiving advice from the Empress Dowager, Concubine De immediately took people to Mingcui Pavilion, where she scolded and made Lu Lianyi kneel, torturing her.

After leaving Mingcui Pavilion, the maid beside Concubine De said: "The second young lady of the Lu family seems to be more resilient than the older one. She didn't shed a single tear."

Concubine De rolled her eyes: "Even if she cries, I will punish her anyway. Don't think that you will be treated preferentially just because you are young and favored. People like this who climbed onto the throne by despicable means are really despicable."

The nanny replied "Yes", but still advised: "Your Majesty, you have already obeyed the Queen Mother's decree to punish me. You have done what you should do. There is no need to get involved in this mess again. They are now all concubines, and they will definitely unite to compete for favor. Later, when the Queen recovers, she will take care of herself. Why do you have to play the villain and be the bad guy?"

Concubine De thought about it and nodded: "You are right. Anyway, I have already vented my anger today, so let's ask others to do the rest. By the way, what happened to the second princess being taken to Changle Palace yesterday? We are too isolated from the news. We didn't know about it until we sent the eldest prince to elementary school early this morning."

The nanny said aggrievedly: "We were short of manpower, so we couldn't get the news that quickly. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me. I heard that the Second Princess fell down and pretended not to recognize anyone, and only recognized Concubine Tao, so she moved to Changle Palace. The child was naughty, it's not a big deal."

Concubine De sneered: "Your own child is close to someone else, do you think the Queen can swallow this? Just wait and see, there will be more trouble!"

The Queen, hearing about the Lu sisters, asked suspiciously, "Is Your Majesty willing to submit? Or is it that Lu Lianyi is quite pretty?"

Nanny Fang shook her head: "I have seen them once. Although they are sisters, they look very different. The younger sister is far inferior to the older sister."

The queen was even more confused and instructed: "Go and find out what's going on with the people around His Majesty. I always feel that His Majesty is not such an impatient person."

He Linzhang was certainly not an unprincipled, lustful man. He had been in a rage the entire morning, and everyone in the court was on edge, fearing that they would be reprimanded by the emperor if they were not careful.

Eunuch Zhang stood by with a frustrated look on his face. Why didn't he take His Majesty away last night? He was actually tricked by the sisters!

However, Eunuch Zhang never imagined that Lady Li would dare to give His Majesty that kind of medicine, and even dare to replace the medicine with her own sister when the effect of the medicine took effect.

Lu Liangyi wore Li Cairen's clothes and imitated Li Cairen's every word and action. He took advantage of the opportunity when Your Majesty was unconscious and had physical contact with Your Majesty.

The next day, when Eunuch Zhang went to call His Majesty to court, he discovered that the wrong person was there, but it was too late.

His Majesty was filled with deep regret, his face turned blue, and he didn't even eat a bite of his breakfast.

Eunuch Zhang was speechless and hated himself for not being alert enough and not realizing that His Majesty was being ambushed in the first place.

If time could go back, Eunuch Zhang really wanted to stop His Majesty from going to Baozhi Pavilion last night!