Harem Daily Life

Lu Liangyi chased out and supported the staggering Li Cairen: "Sister, what should we do now?" She had just served the emperor in bed once, and she didn't want to be forgotten by the emperor so soon!

Li Cairen almost bit her teeth to pieces, and glared at Lu Lianyi with hatred: "What should I do? What should I do? I have already said that my aunt's method will not work, but you insist that it will work. Your Majesty is mad at me, angry that I drugged him and gave you to him! You come to ask me what to do now, where is your determination to not give up until you achieve your goal? I was beaten like this today, it is a great shame, I am in a bad mood now, go back to your Mingcui Pavilion, and stop getting in my way!"

After being severely scolded by Li Cairen, Lu Lianyi had no choice but to leave quickly with her maid with a red face.

Li Cairen glanced at the palace maids and said, "Why are you still kneeling? Hurry up and apply the medicine to me!"

The furious Li Cairen would not really go against her own face. Since His Majesty clearly said that he would not come, she had to apply medicine quickly to avoid the wound from getting red and swollen and leaving scars.

This face of hers is her proudest work. She thinks it is better than Concubine Tao and she will not let such beauty be ruined!

As for Tao Yanyan, after coaxing the three little ones to sleep at night, he washed up early and got into bed.

Today she was in a good mood after letting out a sigh of relief. He Linzhang did not visit Li Cairen at night. This was a small improvement, but it was not enough for Tao Yanyan to speak softly and smile sweetly to him, let alone further intimacy. So when He Linzhang finished reviewing the memorials, washed up and went back to his room, Tao Yanyan had already fallen asleep and could not be woken up even if he called her.

He Linzhang had no choice but to lie down and gently hold the person in his arms.

The next day, when Tao Yanyan arrived at Fengyi Palace, she saw people gathered in groups of three or five, pointing fingers at her. Thinking that it might be related to the beating of Li Cairen yesterday, Tao Yanyan's eyes darkened and she sat down in her seat.

Concubine Zhou chuckled and said, "I heard that yesterday, Concubine Tao was so majestic that she beat Concubine Li's face until it was swollen. The Concubine is favored by His Majesty, so she is confident and beats the concubines whenever she wants. She really has no scruples."

Tao Yanyan glanced at her and said calmly, "Since Concubine Zhou knows that I am favored and have a strong confidence, she should know that offending me will not bring good results. Shouldn't she be careful with her words and actions, or stay away from me?"

Zhou Jieyu choked. Seeing that Concubine Tao instantly switched to tough mode and looked at her, she could only sit down awkwardly and dared not say another word.

Soon, everyone arrived one after another. After the Queen came out, she asked about the progress of the tasks assigned to everyone yesterday as usual. Defei and Tao Yanyan said a few words, and the Queen said, "Then I'll trouble you to take care of it. By the way, Shufei, His Majesty is still considering your title. At present, the three positions of Noble, Virtuous, and Shu are still vacant. You will have an imperial decree in a few days. I mean to hold the ceremony of conferring you a concubine after His Majesty's birthday banquet."

Shu Fei stood up and thanked her: "Yes, thank you very much, Queen."

The Queen looked at everyone and said, "As long as you give birth to an heir, you will be promoted to the throne. You must work hard."

Everyone looked a little helpless. If His Majesty didn't come, how could there be an heir? It was really worrying.

In order to attract the emperor's attention, everyone eagerly approached Concubine Tao to sign up and perform at the palace banquet. Tao Yanyan coughed and said, "Of course I welcome everyone to sign up. How about this? Tell me what you are good at. If you find it suitable, I will put it in the program list."

Concubine Zhou signed up to play the guzheng, Concubine Wang said she could dance, and Concubine Li chose to play the flute... All those who had some talent were eager to try. Tao Yanyan invited them to go to Changle Palace in the afternoon for a trial performance, and everyone agreed happily.

"Well, since you have plans for the afternoon, I won't keep you here any longer. Go back." After the queen finished speaking, everyone stood up and left.

Today the weather outside was good, the autumn air was clear and crisp, Tao Yanyan did not take the sedan chair, but walked back with the breeze. When passing by the Imperial Garden, he happened to meet Li Zongguan.

Chief Steward Li saw Concubine Tao from a distance and immediately came forward to greet her with a smile: "Greetings, Madam Tao."

"No need to be so polite, Mr. Li. Are you going to Fengyi Palace?" Tao Yanyan asked with a smile.

Li Zongguan nodded, "Previously, the Empress Defei assisted in the management of the six palaces, but now the power has been returned to the Empress. I have to report something to the Empress." After Li Zongguan finished speaking, he looked around and stepped forward and whispered, "Your Majesty, there is news from Jingci Temple that Wen Shi has had a cough since the beginning of autumn, and she has not recovered after taking many medicines. I have reported it to the Empress Defei once before, but she did not say anything. Yesterday, I mentioned it to the Empress, but the Empress did not say anything either. I thought, after all, she is the biological mother of the eldest princess. If... no matter what, she was once a noble concubine, should we ask an imperial physician to take a look?"

Tao Yanyan thought of the eldest princess and said, "I am somewhat familiar with Doctor Liu from the Imperial Hospital. I will send Chang Tai to tell him and you can arrange someone to bring Doctor Liu over to have a look. If you need to buy medicine or boil it, all the expenses will be paid by me."

Chief Steward Li immediately agreed: "Your Majesty is very loyal to friendship. I have little influence. I really have no other choice but to ask for your permission. I think your Majesty will not ignore it because she cares about the eldest princess. I will go to make the arrangements this afternoon."

Tao Yanyan nodded: "Then Manager Li, please get busy. If there is anything I can do in the future, you can tell me."

Steward Li gratefully accepted the request and respectfully saw Concubine Tao off.

After the people walked away, the young eunuch behind him asked in confusion: "Master, Wen Shi is already a commoner, why are you still treating her with courtesy? If she is really seriously ill, it has nothing to do with us."

Chief Steward Li looked at the palace in the distance, as if remembering something, and after a while he said, "When I was not yet the chief steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I once got a small favor from the Imperial Concubine, and then I was successfully promoted. I have been doing this for several years. She may not remember the small favor she gave me, but I do. After this, I have repaid her kindness, and we are even. Xiao Xizi, remember, in this palace, favors are hard to repay, and you must repay them as soon as possible when you have the chance, so that you can feel at ease. Don't wait until it is too late to do anything, or it will be too late."

Xiao Xizi touched his head, not quite understanding what the master said, but he kept it in mind.

After Tao Yanyan returned to Changle Palace, he had no appetite, so he ate a bowl of light wontons and went to take a nap.

When Wang Zhaoyi, Zhou Jieyu and Li Meiren arrived, Tao Yanyan had just gotten up. She didn't have much friendship with these three, so she skipped the greetings and went straight to inspect their business.