Harem Daily Life

The account check was fake, but the reconciliation was real. He waited patiently at the palace gate, just to see Concubine Tao when she came back.

In the evening, Steward Li accompanied Tao Yanyan back to the palace. He saw the Minister of Revenue from a distance and stopped the carriage.

The Minister of Revenue stood respectfully beside the carriage. When Tao Yanyan saw his attitude, he had no choice but to get off the carriage and walk aside to say a few words to him.

"Is there anything I can do for you, sir?" Tao Yanyan asked first.

The Minister of Revenue complained, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for my rudeness. I have no choice but to come and talk to you."

Tao Yanyan was even more confused. What on earth was there to say?

The Minister of Revenue said, "Please forgive us, Your Majesty, and make peace with Your Majesty as soon as possible. Your Majesty is like a furious lion today. No matter who says anything, he will scold them. We are really walking on thin ice!"

Tao Yanyan coughed lightly and said, "Your Excellency has misunderstood. Your Majesty and I... have not had an argument. It may be that His Majesty is in a bad mood because of the busy government affairs."

Who would believe it if I told them that? The Minister of Revenue thought, His Majesty's personal eunuch said that His Majesty was upset about you, and you still don't admit it?

The Minister of Revenue reached into his sleeve pocket and pulled out a book without a cover and handed it to Concubine Tao: "Your Majesty is young and doesn't understand men's hearts. Here is a wonderful trick that will definitely cure your illness. Your Majesty, keep it and go back to study it carefully. It will be easy for you to deal with His Majesty!"

Tao Yanyan was speechless and choked up. Are you teaching me how to control the emperor? How dare you!

The book was forced into her hands, and seeing the Minister of Revenue's expression that said "go and take a look", she had no choice but to accept it.

When they returned to Changle Palace, the three children came around and chattered about everything they had learned in elementary school, so Tao Yanyan forgot about the book. It was not until the children went to bed and Tao Yanyan washed up that she remembered that there was a secret book of tricks specially given to her by the Minister of Revenue. She took it out and opened it to see what the secret was.

As he watched, Tao Yanyan was about to kneel down.

The ancients actually had so many tricks to pursue people. If you learn them, then any boy can be yours, right?

Bah, bah, bah, she can’t kidnap the little brother, so now she can only kidnap brother Zhang.

Tao Yanyan pulled himself back to his senses and looked carefully.

However, not every routine is suitable for her. Some are too embarrassing to use, and she can't use them!

After reading for a while, Tao Yanyan felt sleepy, closed the book and fell asleep.

In the Qinzheng Hall, He Linzhang, who was alone in the empty room, tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

Eunuch Zhang was guarding the outer room. When he heard the noise, he quietly came in to ask whether any concubine should be arranged to sleep with him.

He Linzhang rolled his eyes at him unhappily: "What did the eunuch you sent today say? Didn't he say that I was very angry?"

I've been angry all night and all day, but no one from the other side came to offer condolences. It's really making me angry to death.

Eunuch Zhang choked and said quickly, "It was all my fault for not taking good care of her. It was my fault for neglecting her. It's getting late now, and I'm sure the Imperial Concubine has gone to bed. I'll go there in person tomorrow and make sure to explain everything clearly."

Eunuch Zhang had a speech ready in mind. As soon as he saw Concubine Tao, he would cry and complain about the difficulties of life. He would say that His Majesty was worried about him and had lost his appetite, but he could not lower his head due to his imperial dignity. In short, His Majesty, please be magnanimous and go and coax His Majesty, as he has been waiting for a long time.

As a result, the next day when Eunuch Zhang went to Changle Palace, he heard that the imperial concubine had gone to the imperial farm again early in the morning. She would also visit several shops in the capital today, and she would probably not be back until the evening.

Eunuch Zhang had no choice but to tell Mingyue the main points of the speech he had prepared. Mingyue was also a smart person and understood it immediately.

He Linzhang got very angry again when he heard that she had left the palace due to illness for two consecutive days.

The wise Minister of Revenue did not move forward today. He decided to put aside the matter he was about to report and wait until His Majesty and the Imperial Concubine reconciled.

But people in other departments didn’t know the truth. As a result, in one afternoon, except for the Minister of Works, Lord Tao, who was not reprimanded, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites were both scolded.

The Minister of Rites had no place to appeal. Half of the Yan State delegation had left and the remaining half was not something he could control, yet he was actually scolded by the Emperor for this.

They came out covered in dust and dirt, saying that being an official is not easy, and the official sighed.

After Tao Yanyan returned to the palace, he listened to Mingyue's report about Eunuch Zhang's visit and repeated what Eunuch Zhang said.

Tao Yanyan bit her lip and said after a while, "I am a little tired today. Ask Chang Tai to go to the Imperial Hospital to get a dose of anti-typhoid medicine. On the way back, ask him to tell Eunuch Zhang that I am not feeling well and I am busy checking the accounts of the imperial farm and workshop these days. I cannot come over. Please ask him to pass the accounts to Your Majesty for a look."

After saying that, he went to the study and copied a piece of paper, wrote down some important data, and then sent Chang Tai out.

Eunuch Zhang listened to Chang Tai's retelling, looked at Chang Tai carrying the medicine bag, thought for a moment, and then went into the imperial study to report: "Your Majesty, Concubine Tao has checked the accounts these two days. This year's revenue is quite effective. She specially wrote a report on the revenue for Your Majesty to review."

He Linzhang took the letter and looked at it, then casually asked, "She has been out of the palace for the past two days. Is she tired?"

Eunuch Zhang sighed softly and replied, "The Queen just asked Chang Tai to get some medicine and bring the receipt. I guess she is not fully recovered yet and she is exhausted again."

Seeing the emperor frowning, Eunuch Zhang said, "I heard that Imperial Physician Liu has already replaced the nourishing medicine soup for Changle Palace. The Imperial Concubine is young after all, and sometimes she still has the mentality of a child. Your Majesty is older, so please bear with her."

He Linzhang rubbed his eyebrows. He did turn a blind eye to other things, but Tao Yanyan's unwillingness to have a child with him was really a blow to him. It made him feel that Tao Yanyan didn't love him enough.

When he first heard that it was difficult for her to get pregnant, he was very sad for a while. Now that he knew she was taking contraceptive pills on her own, it was a huge blow.

But he was so angry that night that he didn't even give her a chance to explain. As a result, two days later, he couldn't find an opportunity to listen to her explanation. He could only sulk in the Qinzheng Hall alone.

Tao Yanyan waited for a long time but did not see the emperor coming. She knew that a little self-torture trick would not be able to move the emperor's heart. This also indirectly proved that He Linzhang was really angry and it was not fake.

"Empress, it's late at night, why don't you go to bed first?" Mingyue asked, and Tao Yanyan had no choice but to order Chang Tai to close the palace gate.

A few days later, Manager Li submitted a list of all the expenses that would be needed at the end of the year. Concubine De invited Tao Yanyan to go and take a look and make some decisions. They happened to meet the emperor in Yongxing Palace.