Harem Daily Life

Tao Yanyan nodded frantically, afraid that if she said one word late, the person opposite would get angry and leave again: "Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm just afraid. I'm afraid that I can't keep the baby, I can't give birth to the baby, it will be too painful, and I'm afraid of dying during childbirth." After Tao Yanyan finished speaking, He Linzhang hurriedly covered her mouth with his brows deeply frowned.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Come on, reach out your hand and touch the wood. You are talking without restraint and your words are not counted. Don't talk nonsense again!"

Tao Yanyan was held by He Linzhang's hand. She touched the sedan frame obediently and nestled into his arms again, looking like a little bird: "Your Majesty, please don't be angry with me, okay? I am really scared."

He Linzhang hugged her and said, "The imperial physician is here. Besides, I will be with you the whole time. You... have been taking medicine for two years, and you are really... I don't know what to say to you!" He Linzhang looked at her timid appearance, and the anger in his heart gradually dissipated.

"I didn't explain it clearly before and acted on my own. But now I have stopped taking the medicine. When I recover, I will definitely be a healthy mother." Tao Yanyan said obediently: "Your Majesty, please don't ignore me anymore, okay?"

How could He Linzhang bear to ignore her? They hadn't seen each other or talked for a few days, and he was worried and angry. In the end, he was just torturing himself.

He doesn't want to spend even one more day of this miserable life without the company of his little concubine!

Without saying a word, He Linzhang pinched her jaw, moved his lips closer to hers, and kissed her deeply to relieve his longing for her for many days.

In the imperial study, the officials from various departments who came to report on their work finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel!

For the entire afternoon, Concubine Tao ate snacks and read storybooks on the side, while the Emperor listened to reports on government affairs from various ministries and glanced at his favorite concubine from time to time. The atmosphere in the imperial study was indescribably harmonious.

Today, the Minister of Revenue took advantage of His Majesty's good mood and reported all the things that had accumulated over the past few days. He Linzhang was in a different mood. He was very satisfied this time and praised him for the first time, which made him feel very happy.

However, Tao Qian from the Ministry of Works felt a little embarrassed. As he was speaking, he noticed the emperor's eyes glancing at his daughter again, so he had to move and stand between the two of them.

He Linzhang was very dissatisfied that his vision was blocked, but since this man was Concubine Tao's adoptive father, he couldn't get angry.

"My dear Minister Tao, just handle these things on your own. I just want a result." He Linzhang didn't want to listen anymore and wanted to accompany the little concubine back as soon as possible.

Tao Qian paused, and then hurriedly concluded: "Yes, then the above items will be started as planned after the new year. As for the budget, I will prepare it and work with the Ministry of Revenue to come up with a budget at that time."

Tao Yanyan was reading a storybook at the side, and suddenly looked up and asked, "Father, you just said that the lime mortar is not sticky enough, so the wall often cracks?"

Tao Qian said: "Yes, so it needs to be repaired regularly every year, which adds up to a considerable amount of money over time."

Tao Yanyan thought for a moment and said, "Can't we improve the viscosity of the lime mortar?"

He Linzhang looked at her big, blinking eyes, which looked curious, and smiled helplessly: "The proportions of mortar are adjusted based on years of experience. If there is too much or too little, it will not work well."

Tao Qian also nodded: "You don't understand these rough jobs. The lime mortar we are using now is the best. It's just that we need to repair the cracks every year, which is already a small project."

Tao Yanyan smiled brightly: "I have a way to increase the viscosity." Afraid that they would not believe it, Tao Yanyan arranged for someone to do it for them personally.

When He Linzhang and Lord Tao saw Tao Yanyan having people grind the glutinous rice into a paste, cook it into a thick glutinous rice porridge, and then put it into the lime mortar and stir it together, they were both confused.

"Is this really feasible?" Lord Tao has lived for more than 40 years, but this is the first time he has seen someone mix glutinous rice paste with mortar. What a waste of food!

"We'll know after a test." Tao Yanyan had people find a few cracks in the palace and had the palace servants use this glutinous rice mortar to repair them. He also specially found a few blue bricks and smeared the improved glutinous rice mortar on them to test the viscosity.

Because it is next to the Imperial Garden, it naturally attracts many people to come and see.

Li Cairen supported the pregnant Lu Cairen. The two of them went out for a stroll today. They saw a group of people gathered here, and then they saw a bright yellow figure, so they quickly surrounded it.

"Oh, Concubine Tao is inventing something again. Now she can even make mortar for repairing walls. It's really rare." Li Cairen deliberately said.

Lu Cairen said calmly, "She even put the food into the sand. Concubine Tao is really wasteful."

Tao Yanyan was too lazy to pay attention to the two people: "If you don't understand, then stop interrupting. Facts speak louder than words. Open your useless eyes and take a good look!"

The two sisters were scolded and looked at the emperor pitifully, hoping that the emperor would punish Concubine Tao for her arrogance and conceit. But He Linzhang didn't even look at the two sisters, and still focused on watching the palace people laying tiles.

After a while, the bricks were laid. Unexpectedly, the effect was surprisingly good. The blue bricks were firmly stuck together and were difficult to separate.

He Linzhang and Tao Qian were both dumbfounded. It turned out that the viscosity was indeed higher than that of simple lime mortar.

"The starch in glutinous rice is very sticky, and when mixed together it can produce stronger viscosity, which is really useful for repairing roofs and walls." Tao Yanyan said: "If the effect is good, glutinous rice can be widely planted. It can not only be used as food, but also as a building material."

Tao Qian said excitedly: "Your Majesty, with this improved mortar, our city walls will be much stronger! Moreover, the cost is not much increased, and the operation is simple. It is simply great!"

Such a small attempt can produce such a big effect. My daughter is so smart!

"Yan Yan, oh, no, Madam, where did you learn this idea? I have never heard you mention it before." Tao Qian said excitedly and suspiciously.

Since entering the palace, my daughter seems to have unlocked many skills. She is much smarter than she was two years ago, which makes people look at her with new eyes. The most important thing is, how did she know these things when she is in the deep palace?

He Linzhang also looked at Tao Yanyan suspiciously. Tao Yanyan blinked and said, "I saw it once before on Penglai Island and I wrote it down. I couldn't remember it before, but today when my father told me about it, I remembered it."

Anyway, Brother Xingchuan would never come to the capital again, and no one would go to him to verify it, so Tao Yanyan attributed his origin to Penglai Island.

As expected, the two men did not suspect anything, and Tao Qian left happily. He had gained a lot today, and was anxious to go back and write down a prescription for his subordinates to follow and promote.

This is definitely his greatest achievement during his tenure.

He Linzhang held Tao Yanyan's hand and never looked at the Lu sisters from beginning to end. He took his beloved little concubine back to Changle Palace.