Harem Daily Life

Li Jieyu originally wanted to muddy the waters by saying that the newcomers lacked training, so that the Queen and the Imperial Concubine would give the last spot to the old ones like them, but the Imperial Concubine did not accept it and directly said that she wanted to arrange the matter fairly. After this, everyone present naturally had nothing to say, otherwise they would be accused of being unfair.

In this era, the reputation of women is very important, especially for women in the palace, who cannot afford to be criticized. Li Jieyu's hopes were shattered and she was furious.

The Queen smiled and naturally did not refute the Imperial Concubine's words: "Then thank you for your hard work, Tao Liangyi. If there is anything you need to prepare, just ask the Imperial Concubine. Now the Imperial Concubine is the housekeeper for me. Please work harder and prepare more for them. They all have to serve His Majesty, so you can't be careless."

The imperial concubine stood up and said, "Yes, I am in charge of all matters in the harem and I will share your worries. I dare not slack off. You sisters still have four days to prepare. If you need anything, please come to my palace and let me know. I will ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make up for it."

Tao Yanyan stood up along with Lady Zhao and the others: "Yes, thank you, Queen, thank you, Royal Concubine."

After chatting about some insignificant gossip, everyone else left except the concubine who stayed behind to accompany the Queen to pay respects to the Queen Mother.

Tao Yanyan was walking on the way back to Cuiweixuan, looking hopeless.

Qingfeng was puzzled to see that his own Liangyi looked depressed, and could not help asking, "Liangyi, accompanying the emperor on a tour is a good job. Now that the country is peaceful and the people are safe, you can take a boat or a carriage to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Great Zhou all the way south. More importantly, you can spend time with His Majesty day and night. This is a good thing that the ladies in the palace can't wait for. Why does Liangyi seem unhappy?"

This was the Imperial Garden. Although Qingfeng's voice was not loud, there were still ears on the other side of the wall. Tao Yanyan glanced over and stopped her. Qingfeng realized that she had said something wrong and immediately shut up.

Tao Yanyan took the initiative to extend her arm to Qingfeng for support. Qingfeng was extremely happy. This was the first time that Tao Liangyi took the initiative to ask her to serve her since she woke up from falling into the water. Naturally, everything was appropriate.

What she didn't know was that Tao Yanyan got up too early in the morning and walked such a long way. She was already very tired and urgently needed an arm to support her.

With the breeze as a support, Tao Yanyan leaned slightly to borrow some strength, and then whispered: "It's not that I'm unhappy, but serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. I can't figure out the emperor's temper, and I'm worried about angering him. Besides, I've never been with a man, so who knows what to do? You only see that this opportunity is rare, but you didn't expect that something might go wrong."

Tao Yanyan was very angry. She had been single for thousands of years and had never even had a relationship. This time she traveled through time and space and became the emperor's concubine. No one could guide her. If she didn't meet the emperor, it would be fine and she could avoid him. But how to get along with the emperor when she met him was indeed a difficult problem.

That philanthropic pig's hoof holds the power of life and death over everyone in the world. If you are not careful, your life will be in danger.

When I read time-travel novels before, the heroines all had systems with cheat codes, but I don’t know anything and don’t even have a skill to save my life. It’s really a headache!

Qingfeng finally understood that his own Liangyi was afraid of His Majesty, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, comforting her: "Liangyi, don't worry. Our Majesty is a wise ruler, and he is very tolerant. If you accidentally anger her, he won't kill Liangyi, and at most he will just demote her. Look at Fu Liangyi, who disturbed Concubine Li's fetus, but was only demoted to Baolin. Who was Concubine Li? She was the apple of His Majesty's eye, but His Majesty didn't kill Fu Baolin even so. I heard that in the previous dynasty, one of the emperor's concubines angered the favorite concubine, and he was awarded white silk on the spot. In comparison, our Majesty is kind and benevolent."

Tao Yanyan looked at Qingfeng speechlessly. Fu Baolin didn't kill anyone or set fire to anything, so of course his crime didn't deserve the death penalty. Does this reflect the emperor's kindness?

Qing Feng continued, "If you ask me, the more worried Liang Yi is, the more he should strive to be the best. With a high position, even if he annoys His Majesty a few more times, the worst that can happen is that he will be demoted a few more times. If he is always at the bottom, he will have no chance."

Tao Yanyan laughed out loud, "It's not that easy to get promoted in the harem. It's a high position at that. I'll be thankful if I can get through the next month safely."

"Ah? Promotion?" Qingfeng didn't understand, but then he thought that Liangyi might mean promotion.

The news that Tao Liangyi had won the last spot as an imperial companion had already spread throughout the harem. At this moment, in Cuiwei Xuan, Mingyue and Changtai were staring at the door, waiting for Tao Liangyi to come back so they could set the table.

After finally walking back to Cuiweixuan, Tao Yanyan was sweating all over. He asked Mingyue to fetch some water to wash his face and body before he sat down at the table to eat.

"Wow, today's dishes are better than yesterday's. Mingyue, you really know how to pick." Tao Yanyan couldn't help but praise Mingyue when he looked at the crab meat lion head, steamed scallops with vermicelli, steamed river shrimp, sweet and sour spare ribs, sea cucumber and winter melon soup, and cold tofu.

Seeing that her own Liangyi was happy today, Mingyue said, "It's not that I picked well. When I went to the kitchen today, they brought out the best dishes for me, saying that Liangyi would soon accompany the emperor on a tour and that she might not be able to eat palace cuisine for a long time, so they told me to pick whatever dishes Liangyi liked. I saw that this kitchen was different from the past, so I was not polite and chose these."

Qingfeng said at the right time: "It can be seen that this is flattering the powerful and bullying the weak. Liangyi is just on the list of accompanying the emperor, and the kitchen has selected the dishes for us. If we wait for Liangyi to come back in a month, I am afraid that the wind direction in this palace will change!"

Tao Yanyan glanced at Qingfeng and said, "Don't talk behind his back. Even though this is our own place, we still have to observe etiquette and integrity."

After Qingfeng was scolded, she immediately stopped talking. She also knew that she was sometimes too quick to control her words and would accidentally say something. She silently cursed herself in her heart and taught herself a lesson.

Tao Yanyan was full and had a lot of food left, so she asked them to eat. The food for the palace maids was not as good as that for their masters. For example, Tao Yanyan, who was a Liangyi, had six dishes for a meal, while her subordinates only had two dishes each, and they only needed to eat until they were full.

So many times, Qingfeng and the others would continue to eat what she left over. It was no wonder that Qingfeng and Mingyue hoped that she could be promoted, because with each promotion, the share she received would increase, and the palace servants and maids who served her would also get more benefits. This is just like the salary system. The salary and bonus that you just got as a new employee are definitely not as good as those of the old employees, and the old employees are not as good as those of the leaders with higher positions in a company. The harem is also connected with the workplace.

Tao Yanyan was taking a nap and kept thinking about the issue of promotion. He tossed and turned for a long time before he fell asleep soundly.

Qingfeng and the others did not dare to disturb her nap, so they packed their luggage. Mingyue was literate, so she was responsible for recording the list of things to bring. After Tao Liangyi woke up and showed it to her, she went to the imperial concubine to withdraw the money.