Harem Daily Life

Tao Yanyan smiled softly, "Come to see me? I didn't get beaten, what's there to see? Please go back and report to His Majesty, and tell him that his little sweetheart was beaten by me, and ask him to go to Baozhi Pavilion to have a good look. Oh, by the way, the one from Mingcui Pavilion was delusional and wanted to attend His Majesty's birthday banquet as a Liangyi, but I denied her. If His Majesty wants her to attend, please raise her status, otherwise it will be against the rules."

After Tao Yanyan finished speaking, he ordered the sedan chair to be lifted up, and he headed towards his Changle Palace in a very good mood.

Eunuch Zhang looked at Li Cairen who was crying and cursing, shook his head, and said to the two palace maids, "Why don't you help your master back home quickly? If other people in the palace see this, won't it be even more embarrassing?"

Fortunately, this place is remote and the weather is a bit cold, so not many people are hanging out, and not many people are watching when Concubine Tao beats someone.

However, good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels far and wide. In the afternoon, the entire harem was frantically spreading the story that Concubine Tao took advantage of her favor and taught Concubine Li a lesson in broad daylight. They told the story with such detail that it seemed as if they had experienced the incident themselves.

Chang Tai was outside asking for news. This was the first time someone came to him to ask for information. He was so scared that he quickly returned to Changle Palace.

Seeing him coming back in a hurry, Mingyue reminded him, "Your Majesty is in a bad mood, you should take it easy. What's the matter that makes you so impatient?"

Chang Tai whispered, "It's being said in the palace that our queen is overbearing and is at odds with the fallen Li Cairen. It's also said that the queen is relying on the favor of His Majesty and doesn't take other concubines seriously."

Mingyue sneered, "How many times has Her Majesty been plotted against by her? If we weren't so upright, we would have been taken down by her long ago. This time, they provoked Her Majesty first and disrespected Her Majesty, so Her Majesty fought back, as if Li Cairen was the victim."

Chang Tai agreed, "Who says it's not true? But they don't know the truth, they just look at the surface. Should we tell the queen about this?"

Mingyue shook her head: "Let's not talk about it anymore. Anyway, the fight has already happened and the anger has been vented. Let the outsiders say whatever they want. We don't care. What we want is to get benefits."

Tao Yanyan was writing and drawing in the study. She thought that now that she had plenty of time, she should put making money first. She drew a few clothing patterns and planned to give them to Manager Sun when she went out in two days.

Then she thought of what Gu Ning said about wanting to find a job in the store. Since she was in the harem and couldn't see the court officials directly, she had to find a way to talk to her uncle, Marquis Gu.

She called Chang Tai and said, "Go to the Imperial Study and ask Eunuch Zhang if Ningyuan Hou has been to the Imperial Study to discuss matters recently. If he comes one day, please tell him to wait for me. I have something to talk to him about."

Chang Tai took the order and left. When he arrived at the Qinzheng Hall and saw Eunuch Zhang, he went up to greet him.

Eunuch Zhang was overjoyed, thinking that Concubine Tao had finally let out a sigh of relief and was willing to send someone to ask His Majesty, giving His Majesty a way out. However, he did not expect that Concubine Tao came to inquire about Marquis Ningyuan.

Eunuch Zhang said, "The Marquis hasn't come recently. I'll keep an eye on him. If he comes someday, I'll send someone to invite Concubine Tao. Or, if Concubine Tao has something to do, I can let her know when I go to court and ask the Marquis to come over when he's available."

Chang Tai thanked him and said, "It's not a big deal. You don't need to tell the Marquis. I'll have to trouble Eunuch Zhang."

After Chang Tai left, Eunuch Zhang thought about it and decided to go into the imperial study to report to the emperor.

"Oh? She has something to discuss with Marquis Gu?" He Linzhang flipped through the memorial in his hand: "Then go and pass it on. Just say that I have something to discuss with Marquis Gu. Please ask him to come to the imperial study. When he arrives, you can send someone to invite Concubine Tao." He Linzhang's mood improved a little. He could finally see the little concubine.

Eunuch Zhang knew this would be the arrangement, so he rushed over without wasting any time and immediately sent someone to summon Marquis Gu to the palace. Marquis Gu was so frightened that he thought something big had happened and hurried to the palace.

Tao Yanyan thought that Marquis Gu had just happened to come to the palace, so when Eunuch Zhang came to invite her, she took Qingfeng with her.

Eunuch Zhang came over with a smile on his face from a distance: "Your Majesty has specially asked the imperial kitchen to prepare the snacks that Your Majesty likes, and has also brewed a pot of the best Biluochun tea, just waiting for Your Majesty to come."

Tao Yanyan paused and said, "Then please send the tea and snacks to the side hall. I will wait for Lord Gu there."

Eunuch Zhang choked and said in embarrassment: "This... let's go into the imperial study to talk, Your Majesty... Haha, Your Majesty is also looking forward to seeing the Empress!"

Tao Yanyan snorted coldly: "He should be looking forward to Li Cairen, or the new Lu Liangyi." Tao Yanyan corrected.

Eunuch Zhang smiled and said, "Your Majesty has never seen Li Cairen since he was plotted against. As for Lu Liangyi, she was not allowed to see him even though she came to the Imperial Study today to invite him. Your Majesty, please stop joking. In His Majesty's heart, you are the one who ranks first."

Tao Yanyan had a blank expression on his face: "People's hearts are hidden in their stomachs, who knows? I'm going to the side hall now. Can you trouble Eunuch Zhang to ask Marquis Gu to come over? I'll just say a few words and then leave."

Eunuch Zhang had no choice but to bend down and go in to ask for help.

He Linzhang saw that no one followed him in, and looked at him suspiciously. Eunuch Zhang said, "Empress Tao doesn't want to disturb His Majesty from working, so she insists on going to the side hall to wait for Marquis Gu. Marquis Gu, please move."

He Linzhang sighed softly. He had already come to the Qinzheng Palace, but was still avoiding seeing him?

He was so angry that he had to let Gu Hou go first.

Marquis Gu was on high alert, and when he got to the imperial study, he asked, "Eunuch Zhang, are His Majesty and Concubine Tao having a quarrel? Why does it feel a little strange?"

Eunuch Zhang also hoped that Marquis Gu could persuade Concubine Tao, so he briefly mentioned what had happened before. When Marquis Gu heard that it was the two daughters of the Lu family who had made his niece angry, he went to the side hall with a sullen face.

After entering the palace, Marquis Gu first observed his niece and felt that she looked fine and didn't look haggard, so he was relieved. However, considering his niece's status, he couldn't divorce her like other families, so he said helplessly: "When I recognized you, you were already a concubine. Your uncle was powerless to change you. Otherwise, I would never let you enter the palace to suffer such humiliation."

Tao Yanyan asked suspiciously, "Why would uncle say that? Did someone tell uncle something? Uncle, don't worry, with my current position, few people can make me angry."

Seeing her smiling face, Marquis Gu shook his head and said, "If the concubine doesn't make you angry, then doesn't His Majesty make you angry too? Eunuch Zhang has told me about the Lu sisters. The Dowager Concubine Li might be the evil person who harmed your mother. Li Cairen and Lu Liangyi are both her nieces. It's normal for you to be angry, but His Majesty...he favors Li Cairen, and you have been wronged."

Tao Yanyan smiled and comforted him, "Don't worry, uncle. I will return it when I get the chance. I am not someone who can be bullied easily." After that, Tao Yanyan changed the subject and said, "I asked you to come here this time because I have something I want to discuss with you."

(The order of the chapters was wrong when it was published, and the order cannot be changed. Please jump to chapter 336 first, and then go back to chapter 337)