Harem Daily Life

The eldest princess and the second princess, who had just returned from elementary school, really liked their sister outfits and were reluctant to take them off after putting them on.

After the emperor came over, the two sisters vied with each other to show their new clothes in front of their father. They were so adorable.

"This is the first batch of parent-child clothing launched by our clothing store this year, and it is selling well. The income of other workshops is also increasing every month. I have looked at the account book before, and it is estimated that this year's income will exceed 350,000 taels. Your Majesty, congratulations on making a lot of money this year."

He Linzhang was quite surprised when he heard this. In the past, the amount was about 200,000 taels every year. How could it reach 350,000 taels this year? Wouldn't that be almost doubled?

"Yan Yan, it's my blessing to have you!" He Linzhang said sincerely.

Tao Yanyan smiled and said with some worry: "However, I heard that Yan State has not given the money yet? Then why did the Princess of Yan go back on her word?"

Speaking of this matter, He Linzhang was not too happy: "Maybe because the former queen was demoted, her thoughts were rekindled." When He Linzhang heard the report from Ningyuan Hou that day, he was angry for a long time. He didn't expect that the Princess of Yan would be such a person.

Tao Yanyan frowned, looked at the handsome emperor, and said unhappily: "Your Majesty is really popular. I have been married for many years but I still miss you."

Hearing her sour tone, He Linzhang felt that he could not wash himself clean no matter how hard he tried.

Holding the person, He Linzhang said with a smile: "She covets me, and I can't do anything about it. Yanyan is smart, why don't you help me think about how to solve this problem."

Tao Yanyan thought seriously and asked, "Doesn't she care about Yan State anymore? If she stays in Da Zhou, who will take care of it?"

He Linzhang shook his head: "Sometimes I don't know why she is so persistent. In fact, all the officials of Yan State obey her orders. She could have held power and lived a glorious life."

Tao Yanyan thought about it and decided that although the 80,000 taels of silver could be earned back from other places, it couldn't just be given to the Princess of Yan for nothing. It was not a solution to drag it on for a long time and it had to be resolved sooner rather than later.

"How about I ask her to meet me? Your Majesty is a man, and my uncle is also a man. It is embarrassing to ask a woman for money. So I will do it. If I can't get it, Your Majesty will think that the money is wasted. If she needs help again in the future, you just stand by and watch, and ignore her." Tao Yanyan volunteered to collect the debt.

He Linzhang looked at her gently: "Yan Yan is really my good wife, so let's wait until after the Beginning of Winter and ask her out for a meeting."

The nights in early winter were really cold. Tao Yanyan wore thick clothes and a fox fur cloak, but she still felt the cold wind whistling on her body.

Little Jinan was wrapped up like a dumpling by her, with only his two eyes exposed.

The two of them rode in a carriage and followed the procession out of the palace, passing through the streets and alleys, heading north.

"Jin'an, if you feel sleepy, take a nap first. I'll call you when it's your turn to worship." Little Jin'an has to go to bed on time. He is a child with a very regular schedule. Going out tonight has disrupted his biological clock, and the child is now a little drowsy.

Little Jinan was indeed very sleepy, but this was his first large-scale activity and the curious baby wanted to see more, so he stayed awake the whole time.

"Mother, I'll sleep for a while. You must wake me up. I have never worshipped the Winter God before. I want to see what he looks like."

Tao Yanyan: “…”

God has no appearance; He is just a belief in our hearts.

She touched Xiao Jinan's head and let him sleep in the carriage.

Behind the imperial concubine's carriage was the virtuous concubine's carriage. The eldest prince had fallen asleep, and the virtuous concubine sat in the carriage in a sullen mood, becoming angrier the more she thought about it.

Haitang on the side advised: "Your Majesty, even if you are angry, you have to bear it now. Fortunately, the affairs of the six palaces are still under your control. Whoever controls the power of the harem is the master of the harem."

Concubine De sneered, "I have been with Your Majesty since you were the Crown Prince. My Rong family was stationed at the border, which made the Great Zhou stable and prosperous. I never thought that after so many years, a childless concubine would climb over my head. How can I not be angry?"

Haitang recalled the scene of Concubine Tao fighting against Queen Wang, and couldn't help shuddering: "Your Majesty, this Concubine is very powerful and courageous, and she doesn't follow the rules, otherwise she wouldn't dare to provoke the Queen, and she really let her bring the Queen down. The eldest prince is young, and Your Majesty needs to be patient for a few years for the eldest prince. When the eldest prince grows up, Your Majesty will naturally be able to vent her anger."

Concubine De shook her head: "What if she gives birth to a prince in a few years? With how favored she is now, how could she not give birth?"

Haitang didn't know how to persuade her. She had heard some news before, saying that the reason why Queen Wang was deposed was related to her attempt to give Concubine Tao an abortion drug. She didn't dare to persuade the queen to follow the queen's old path, lest it hurt the queen.

“But I am not afraid of her. My family is not pushovers, and I am giving birth to the eldest prince. When it comes to power, I am definitely not inferior to her.” Defei said angrily.

Haitang naturally quickly agreed to comfort her and said a lot of boasting words.

When they arrived at the northern suburbs, Tao Yanyan woke up Xiao Jin'an, asked Mingyue to watch over him, and then got off the carriage to accompany the emperor in offering sacrifices.

She had already learned the sacrificial rituals before, so everything went smoothly.

After the two of them offered sacrifices together, it was the turn of the court officials and princes to offer sacrifices in groups of three.

This year the eldest prince was awake and did not need to be held by the Minister of War like last year. He Linzhang was finally not disappointed.

When Xiao Jin'an appeared accompanied by Ningyuan Hou and the Minister of Revenue, everyone was a little surprised.

The reason is simple, but it is very surprising that Ningyuan Hou would be in the same group with the Second Prince.

In the eyes of all the court officials, whether or not His Majesty wrote the Second Prince's name into the royal jade disc and informed the ancestral temple, it could not change the fact that the Second Prince came from the common people. So in their view, the Second Prince was naturally inferior to the other royal heirs, and Marquis Ningyuan was honoring the Second Prince too much.

Ning Yuanhou looked at the disdainful eyes cast at him by the crowd, and all he could do was sneer in his heart: What do you people know? This is what my dear niece asked me to do, to accompany this child throughout the whole process.

Marquis Ningyuan did not fail in his mission and accompanied the whole process. It was Marquis Ningyuan who handed the three incense sticks to Xiao Jinan.

Xiao Jinan knelt down and kowtowed in an orderly manner, then personally inserted the incense into the incense burner.

At this moment, several meteors streaked across the sky. In the eyes of the ancients, this was a sign of good fortune from heaven!

Everyone exclaimed in surprise, and someone in the crowd shouted, "How come when it's the Second Prince's turn to offer sacrifices, auspicious signs appear? Is there any mystery behind this?"

Some people also thought that it was just a coincidence and did not associate this astronomical sign with a prince from the common people.

He Linzhang's heart moved, and he looked at Xiao Jinan who was looking up at the sky, as if thinking about something.