Harem Daily Life

Seeing Nanny Fang walking away, Tao Yanyan took He Yue to the side hall and waited for Xianglan to bring clothes. He Xuan and Xiao Jinan were taken to their seats first by Mingyue.

"Empress Tao, I'm sorry for causing you to be blamed by Nanny Fang today!" He Yue sat on the stool, shaking her short legs to apologize.

Tao Yanyan pinched her face and smiled: "It's just a misunderstanding, it's okay, but Yue'er is a girl, you can be lively, but not too lively. You must pay attention to safety in the future and don't climb up and down again, okay?"

He Yue nodded, thought for a moment and said, "But Madam Tao, why can Jin'an practice martial arts but I can't? I also want to practice martial arts so that I can fly up to the trees and catch birds in the future."

Tao Yanyan coughed lightly and advised: "Yuer, aren't you afraid of hardship and fatigue? Practicing martial arts is very hard. Look at Jinan, he practices every day and never rests for a day."

At the beginning, Xiao Jin'an was too thin and too small. In order to strengthen his body, Tao Yanyan asked Dong Fang to take him to practice some basic skills, so that he could exercise his body and have a skill to protect himself from being bullied. But He Yue was the princess born by the queen, and she was loved by everyone. How could she be pampered? So Tao Yanyan did not let He Yue and He Xuan practice with him.

"I'm not afraid of hardship. I want to be a female general in the future, leading troops to fight and expand the territory for my father." He Yue said proudly with her big round eyes.

Tao Yanyan was amused by her, and after thinking about it, he didn't say anything final: "How about this, I'll ask your father what he thinks. If he thinks it's okay, ask him to find a master to teach you. But I have to say it first, you can't do anything half-heartedly. Since you've done it, you have to have results, understand?"

He Yue is more playful than He Xuan and Xiao Jinan. Tao Yanyan is afraid that she will give up studying after a few days, and the lack of results will be detrimental to her habit formation.

He Yue nodded seriously and even shook hands with Tao Yanyan. The two of them had signed a verbal contract. Tao Yanyan thought about finding an opportunity to talk to He Linzhang about this matter today.

Not long after, Xianglan came with clothes, and Tao Yanyan immediately helped He Yue change into them.

"Your Majesty, when I took a shortcut here just now, I saw from afar His Majesty coming with a lady. It was quite a grand scene. The lady was talking and laughing with His Majesty. She had an extraordinary demeanor and looked extremely elegant." Xianglan said as she packed up the dirty clothes.

Tao Yanyan thought that this might be the Princess of Yan. It made sense for a queen of a country to be accompanied in person by the Emperor of the Great Zhou.

"Let's go there quickly. The banquet is about to start. Don't be late." After saying that, Tao Yanyan took He Yue's hand and led her out of the side hall.

As soon as they returned to the banquet hall and sat down, they saw the Queen Mother coming in with her. Everyone stood up and saluted: "Live a thousand years to the Queen Mother, live a thousand years to the Queen."

The queen raised her hand and said, "Stand up." Then she helped the empress dowager to the main seat and they sat down separately.

"In the past, Your Majesty always came with the Queen. Why not today?" Wang Zhaoyi sat beside Tao Yanyan and whispered to her.

Tao Yanyan thought about the person Xianglan saw and replied, "Maybe he came here to accompany Princess Yan."

Wang Zhaoyi chuckled: "It seems that the relationship between childhood sweethearts who grew up together is still strong."

Tao Yanyan did not comment. In her opinion, it was normal for two countries to exchange courtesies. It would be rude if the emperor did not accompany the Yan delegation.

"The Emperor has arrived! The Princess of Yan has arrived!" A high-pitched voice sounded, and everyone except the Queen Mother stood up and saluted: "Long live His Majesty!"

He Linzhang sat in the main seat and asked everyone to stand up: "Please stand up. The Yan Kingdom delegation is visiting today. Princess Yan, please take your seat. There is no need to be polite."

Princess Yan smiled, greeted the Queen Mother, and sat down in her seat.

Tao Yanyan looked across and saw a graceful lady with a dignified and elegant demeanor. Her eyes seemed to be able to see through people's hearts. She sat calmly in the first and most honorable seat on the right hand side of the queen.

The five or six Yan officials she brought with her also sat down with her in turn, all with a dignified look on their faces.

The sound of singing and dancing began, and the dancers filed in and performed on stage. For a moment, the emperor was toasted. Tao Yanyan enjoyed the singing and dancing while paying attention to the three children, asking Mingyue and Qingfeng to take good care of them.

Wang Zhaoyi moved closer to Tao Yanyan and whispered, "Have you noticed, Madam, that the Princess of Yan seems to be looking at Your Majesty intentionally or unintentionally, and her eyes are almost fixed on Your Majesty."

Tao Yanyan was stunned and a little bit unbelievable, so he paid special attention and observed carefully. He indeed found several times that the person opposite was looking at He Linzhang.

She frowned slightly and looked at the emperor, only to see that he was looking straight ahead and did not respond to her gaze. At this moment, his eyes happened to sweep towards her.

Tao Yanyan suddenly felt embarrassed as if he had been caught peeking at the emperor and abruptly avoided his sight.

He Linzhang curled the corners of his mouth, thinking that the little concubine was very cute. If she wanted to look at him, she could just look at him openly. She would be shy if she was caught peeking at him, and her ears turned red.

He Linzhang, in a good mood, looked at Tao Yanyan several more times, thinking to himself that the party had to end early tonight so that he could accompany the little concubine back home.

The Princess of Yan, who was paying attention to the Emperor of the Great Zhou, naturally noticed something was wrong, so she turned her gaze to the young concubine sitting diagonally opposite her.

She looked at the person opposite her calmly. She was young, beautiful, and stunningly beautiful. No wonder she was favored by He Linzhang among all the concubines.

However, she has always been disdainful of such young concubines who are only beautiful. All the beauties in Prince Yan's harem are strictly controlled by him and cannot cause any waves.

"Your Majesty, the Princess of Yan looked at you several times just now. I wonder what her purpose was." Wang Zhaoyi was very gossipy tonight. She seemed to have become very familiar with Tao Yanyan all of a sudden, and she would lean over to talk to her from time to time.

Tao Yanyan picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. She noticed from the corner of her eye that the person opposite her was looking at her. She put down the teacup and looked towards the gaze.

The Princess of Yan's eyes were somewhat distant, and Tao Yanyan almost immediately read her contempt for him and narrowed her eyes slightly.

He couldn't understand why the other party looked down on him the first time they met. While he was stunned, Wang Zhaoyi greeted Tao Yanyan and got up to prepare. Only then did Tao Yanyan collect his thoughts and concentrate on watching the show.

Seeing the three concubines of His Majesty performing on the same stage, everyone was focused on watching. It must be said that the three of them really performed well, and it can be seen that He Linzhang was also very happy and did not take his eyes away.

Princess Yan took a few glances and said, "Your Majesty's harem is really full of talented people and beauties."

He Linzhang smiled but did not answer.

“However, singing and dancing can only be considered a small token of our appreciation, and it cannot be considered a precious gift.” After Princess Yan finished speaking, the atmosphere in the arena suddenly became a little cold.

The Queen said calmly, "Oh? Then according to what Princess Yan said, what kind of gift is considered precious?"