Harem Daily Life

Tao Yanyan narrowed his eyes, guessing that the letter must be related to his cutting off Concubine Li's financial support.

As expected, the queen opened the letter and read it for a few seconds, then asked: "Concubine Tao, although Concubine Li went to the nunnery to practice asceticism, she is the Concubine after all, and she is also the elder. How can you arbitrarily reduce her expenses and be disrespectful and speak rudely in front of her? Do you know your crime?"

Tao Yanyan stood up and said, "Your Majesty, you are wise. When I was in the nunnery, I saw that what Concubine Li used and enjoyed did not conform to the rules of pure cultivation. It was also for the sake of the reputation of the royal family and the concubine that I asked the chief steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Li, to conduct a thorough investigation. According to the rules of pure cultivation in the nunnery, the expenses were cut. Everything is done according to the rules. I don't know what crime I have committed?"

Seeing that she was not panicked at all and even brought up the rules, the queen's eyes darkened: "Rules are dead, but people are alive. After all, she is an elder, and you shouldn't reduce the expenses of an elder as a junior. The Queen Mother and His Majesty didn't say anything, so why are you making a fuss?"

Tao Yanyan sighed softly, "Jingci Temple belongs to the royal temple and is also part of the imperial property. I am in charge of the imperial property. It is not too much to rectify any irregularities I see, right? If the Empress Dowager feels that it is inappropriate and still wants to restore the expenses of Concubine Li, then I will have to go to Changchun Palace to ask the Empress Dowager for instructions."

The Queen choked. Everyone knew that the Queen Mother hated Concubine Li to the core. The Queen Mother was so happy that Concubine Tao reduced Concubine Li's expenses, so how could she blame her?

The queen chuckled and said, "You are quite capable of using the Queen Mother to pressure me."

Tao Yanyan lowered her eyebrows and said: "I am young, if I didn't handle it properly, please don't blame me, Queen."

The Queen would not confront the Queen Mother head-on for Concubine Li. She folded the letter, put it in an envelope, and handed it to the nanny beside her: "This letter is written by Concubine Li herself. Take it to your Majesty for his inspection."

Since I can't handle it myself, I'll let His Majesty handle it. His Majesty has always valued filial piety and face the most. Let him know that Concubine Tao cut the expenses of the Concubine Dowager without authorization and was disrespectful to her. It depends on how His Majesty will deal with her!

Tao Yanyan thought that he would probably have to go to the Qinzheng Hall later, so why not bring his lunch directly and have lunch with His Majesty?

After taking her leave from the Queen, Wang Zhaoyi walked to Tao Yanyan's side and whispered, "Why would Your Majesty go against Concubine Li? She is Concubine Li's aunt. If Concubine Li knew about this, she would probably come to make trouble for Your Majesty again."

Tao Yanyan smiled and said, "Let her come if she wants. Do you think I should be afraid of her?" Anyway, she has already beaten her once. She will beat her every time she comes. She doesn't believe that Li Cairen will dare to come again.

After hurriedly returning to Changle Palace, Tao Yanyan asked Caiyun to pack the food into the lunch box, and then took Qingfeng to the Qinzheng Palace.

At this time, He Linzhang had just come out of court and was quite surprised to see her waiting.

"Why are you here at this time? Is there something wrong?" He Linzhang ate little last night and didn't eat much for breakfast, so he was a little hungry now.

Tao Yanyan smiled slightly, stepped forward and took He Linzhang's arm: "I prepared lunch for Your Majesty, and came here specially to accompany Your Majesty for dinner."

He Linzhang was a little uncomfortable with it, but he still let her hold his arm and went to the side hall to have dinner.

Eunuch Zhang was inspecting the food. When he saw the two men approaching with their arms around each other, he smiled and stepped aside: "Your Majesty, the lunch has been inspected. Please feel free to eat it."

Tao Yanyan glanced at He Linzhang and said, "It's a good thing to be cautious. Your Majesty should keep it up. And you should treat everyone equally. The food I send should be checked, and the food sent by others should also be checked."

He Linzhang said "hmm" softly, which was considered as agreement.

Because the two of them had already talked about starting over yesterday, He Linzhang didn't deliberately recall the past between them. His head wouldn't hurt if he didn't recall it. Today's dishes were all his favorites, so he ate one more bowl of rice than usual.

After the meal, Tao Yanyan still refused to leave. He Linzhang was a little suspicious, but did not urge him. He just read a memorial and went to take a nap.

Tao Yanyan accompanied him in the Qinzheng Hall for lunch break like a little tail.

Because they slept in the same bed yesterday, the two of them were more natural today. Tao Yanyan took the initiative to nestle in his arms and whispered, "Your Majesty, I reduced the expenses of Jingci Temple Li Taifei without your consent before. Your Majesty will not blame me, right?"

He Linzhang glanced at her and said, "Why did you go and provoke Concubine Li for no reason? Did she offend you?"

Tao Yanyan knew that he could not remember anything about Penglai Island, so he simply told him his life story, which took He Linzhang a long time to recover.

"So, you are just taking revenge for personal gain?" He Linzhang said helplessly.

"Oh, then I didn't report it wrong. Not only did I save money for His Majesty, but I also allowed Concubine Li to practice meditation normally. I also vented my mother's anger. It's like killing two birds with one stone." Tao Yanyan was very satisfied with his brilliant idea.

Because He Linzhang didn't think of Concubine Li, he didn't have much sympathy for Concubine Li, and didn't blame her: "Since it's done, let it be." After saying that, he closed his eyes and rested.

For the first time, Tao Yanyan felt that forgetting this memory was quite good, at least he took the initiative to exclude Li Cairen from his mind. In his joy, he gave him a big kiss with a "bo".

He Linzhang's eyelashes trembled, and he gently opened his eyes, looking at the little concubine who was so close to him, with an ambiguous look in his eyes.

Tao Yanyan stuck out her tongue and said, "I'll reward your Majesty with a kiss. I like your Majesty so much now." It's great that your Majesty will not lose his principles for Li Cairen.

Somehow, He Linzhang suddenly turned over and trapped her under him. Their eyes met, and both of them slowed down their breathing.

Tao Yanyan swallowed her saliva and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that you summoned the Ministry of Revenue to a meeting this afternoon. Time is tight at noon... at noon. How about... how about I wait for you tonight?"

He Linzhang actually hadn't decided to get closer to her, after all, they were still a little unfamiliar. But when he heard the little concubine's invitation, he felt hot all over, and his voice became a little hoarse: "Wait for me? What for?"

He asked even though he knew the answer, causing Tao Yanyan's face to turn red instantly.

"Ouch," Tao Yanyan pushed him away suddenly, rolled up the quilt and moved to the innermost side. She covered her head with the quilt and said in a muffled voice, "Your Majesty, please take a rest. I'm not in a hurry." After saying that, she really wanted to bite off her tongue.

He Linzhang couldn't help laughing, and silently moved closer to her, hugged her from behind, pulled down the quilt, and spoke in a deep voice in her ears: "There is no rush, we have a long time to come together."

After Tao Yanyan left, Eunuch Zhang presented the handwritten letter from Concubine Li sent by the Queen.

After He Linzhang read it through, he realized that the concubine was indeed very bold. Not only did she reduce the expenses, she also laid off the servants. Even the things given by the Lu family and Li Cairen were sealed up. She was deliberately trying to make Concubine Li live a hard life in the nunnery!

However, since he had already agreed to her approach, He Linzhang had no reason to go back on his word, so Concubine Li's tearful letter of accusation finally fell on deaf ears.