Harem Daily Life

Tao Yanyan didn't expect that the Princess of Yan would ask him out so soon. It seems that the business of the Zhennan Palace has indeed been greatly affected.

She dressed up beautifully before going to meet the Princess of Yan.

Princess Yan was so angry when she saw the bright and beautiful young concubine in front of her.

"I never thought that the noble concubine of the Great Zhou would do such a sly thing and secretly intercept my mother's family's business. Concubine Tao, if you have any dissatisfaction, just come to me. Why do you want to target the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion? Your actions are truly the act of a mean person and are truly shameful!" The Princess of Yan didn't even bother to be polite and just came up to scold.

Tao Yanyan was not annoyed. He took a sip of tea leisurely before saying, "Open the door to do business. Whoever has the ability can make money. If you are not as skilled as others, you have to admit it. If you can't afford to quarrel, is this behavior of Princess Yan elegant?"

Princess Yan rolled her eyes at her, her face full of anger: "I'll give you three days to close the shop, otherwise, don't blame me for causing trouble for you."

Tao Yanyan raised his eyebrows and said, "Shut it down? Hahahaha, Princess Yan must have not woken up yet, talking nonsense in broad daylight."

"Hmph, I've already warned you. If you continue to be stubborn, you'll be the one who suffers in the end. Just do as I say, and it will be good for you." Princess Yan continued to threaten.

Tao Yanyan was almost confused by the confidence on her face. This was in the Great Zhou Dynasty. How could she, a married princess of a foreign country, have any power?

Tao Yanyan sneered and said, "It seems that Princess Yan's visit to the palace this time will be a waste of time. No matter what you come to discuss with me, it will not go as you wish."

It’s the same whether you open a shop or marry the emperor, you won’t be able to succeed.

Seeing that she would not give in at all, Princess Yan angrily said, "You love to make money so much that you opened a shop to steal business for tens of thousands of taels, but you won't agree to it even if I offer you half of Yan? Half of Yan is worth more than tens of thousands of taels. Why don't you know how to weigh the pros and cons?"

Seeing that she was still unwilling to give up on He Linzhang, Tao Yanyan said calmly, "Princess Yan should give up your thoughts on my Majesty. My Majesty doesn't like you and will not go against his will for half of Yan. How can you still be so stubborn despite such a clear rejection? It's almost the end of the year. If you leave as soon as possible, you can still return to Yan in time for the New Year."

When Princess Yan heard her dismissive tone, she almost vomited blood.

The people in the Yan State delegation were already in a panic and were all looking forward to returning as soon as possible, but she was unwilling to give up. She had finally come back, how could she leave again?

Seeing that the forceful approach failed, the Princess of Yan's eyes instantly turned red, and she showed weakness and said, "Concubine Tao, I left home when I was young and went to Yan for eight or nine years. I walked on thin ice in Yan just to maintain the stability of the Great Zhou. Now I am alone, and I just want to have someone to rely on for the rest of my life. What's wrong with me? I don't even ask for the position of queen, as long as I can enter Brother Zhang's harem. I can help you become the queen, I can help you manage the harem, and respect you. Why can't you tolerate me?"

Tao Yanyan looked at her soft and hard tactics, and his heart was calm: "If we don't agree, there's no need to talk. Today is the last time I see you alone. There is nothing to say between us. Mingyue, please see me off!"

The Princess of Yan felt that she was of no use whatsoever to Concubine Tao. She was really angry at the fact that she could not be motivated by interests or threatened.

After returning to the posthouse, Princess Yan ordered her confidant to go to the censor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, who was familiar to her, to impeach Concubine Tao for competing with the people for profit. She also secretly arranged for people to go to the two shops to cause trouble and prevent them from operating normally.

The jewelry shop was not affected much because of the valuables and hired bodyguards, and those people did not dare to cause trouble openly. But the firewood shop, when those people saw that it was a female shopkeeper, they became unscrupulous.

Three people came up to tease Dali with bad intentions, but Dali thought they were there to buy honeycomb coal and greeted them with a smile.

"Dear guests, the new honeycomb briquettes launched in our store are durable and easy to use, and cheaper than firewood or other charcoal. Would you like to buy some to take home? If you buy 100, they can deliver to your door." Dali promoted the product enthusiastically.

Several people exchanged glances and said jokingly, "Are you the shopkeeper who personally delivers the goods? Shopkeeper, aren't you afraid that your hands will get rough from carrying the goods? In my opinion, you should not be the shopkeeper anymore. Why don't you marry me and I will support you?"

Dali realized later that these people didn't want to buy anything at all, they just came to cause trouble for her.

She sank her face in a second, clapped her hands, put her hands on her hips and said, "What brother? Who do you think you are? Do you think you are my brother?"

"Hey, sister, you have quite a hot temper. Brothers, let this little sister learn some lessons and smash things for me!" When the few people saw that Dali had turned against them, it was just a good opportunity for them to find trouble, so they shouted and prepared to smash things.

But before their hands touched the honeycomb coal, they were grabbed fiercely and pulled, and they were pushed to the ground.

The other one did the same thing, grabbing his belt with great force, lifting him sideways, and throwing him onto the street outside the door.

The third person was stunned and stood in the store, neither fighting nor running away. Someone kicked him hard on the leg. His leg felt like it was hit by a huge rock and he felt like the bones were about to break.

Three big men were no match for a little woman. Not only did they feel pain on their bodies, but their faces were also burning.

The three men got up and prepared to fight again, but unexpectedly, Dali didn't let them get up at all. He went over and kicked one of them in the body, causing them to see stars in pain.

"Madam, we don't dare to do that again. We were asked by someone to come to your shop to cause trouble. We dare not come here again. We hope you can spare our lives!" The three of them knelt on the ground and kowtowed, crying like ghosts.

Dali squatted down and stretched out his hand: "You have troubled my shop, delayed my business, and made less money for my master. You must compensate me."

"Compensation?" The three were dumbfounded. Not only were they beaten, they were also blackmailed. Is there any justice in this world?

"Sell you one hundred honeycomb briquettes less, three taels of silver, pay quickly!" Dali shouted angrily, and the three men trembled and hurriedly took out the silver.

"Go back and tell your master not to make trouble again, otherwise I will beat you every time I see you. Go away!" Dali took the silver, put it in his pocket, looked at the three people who fled in a hurry, patted the dirt off his body, and turned around to greet the guests.

"Oh, little girl, they are well-known scoundrels in this area. You have to be careful next time if you offend them." An old lady who came to buy coal kindly reminded her.

Dali asked the clerk to load the goods for her and said with a smile: "It's okay, auntie. They don't dare to mess with me. I'm very strong." Even if he couldn't handle it himself, he could still ask the imperial concubine for help. Dali was not afraid of them.

In fact, just as Dali said, the group of people were arrested by the bailiffs of Jingzhao Yinfu before evening because they disrupted market operations.

After losing several younger brothers, their eldest brother Sang Biao would certainly not let it go. He used his connections to find someone from the Yan State delegation who bribed them to cause trouble. On that day, the eldest brother brought his men to hide near the post station and harassed the Yan State delegation, making the Yan State delegation very worried.