Harem Daily Life

Even though He Linzhang had been indulging himself all night, he still got up at dawn to discuss matters. He got up quietly, and the servants who came in did not dare to make a sound. After they dressed him and washed him, they left Tao Yanyan's yard.

Qingfeng and Mingyue accompanied her all the way to the door. He Linzhang said, "Let her sleep and wake up naturally." The young talent had worked hard last night and needed to make up for her sleep.

Qingfeng and Mingyue listened with red faces, and waited until the emperor walked away before they smiled at each other. The talented person was finally in favor again, and they could finally rest assured!

After He Linzhang returned to Xingqing Courtyard and had breakfast, he summoned Prince Yong and Qi Yizheng to discuss matters.

The two men came very quickly and talked for a long time, discussing Youzhou's tax policies and some governance measures, before they talked about the silver obtained from suppressing bandits.

He Linzhang thought for a moment and said, "Let's leave all the seized silver to Prince Yong for use in governing Youzhou. Bandits are rampant, and the people are the ones who suffer. You have to take good care of them and urge the government to get rid of these robbers."

He Tingye said: "I will follow your instructions, brother. I will definitely live up to your expectations."

"Well, if nothing else, you two can go and do your work. I'll take a look at the memorials sent from all over the place." Wherever the emperor was, urgent memorials would be sent there. It must be said that He Linzhang was a very diligent emperor.

He Tingye said, "A few days ago, my mother was not feeling well, and Lady Tao was not here, so I did not have a good banquet to entertain my brother and the other ladies. My mother has gotten better these past two days, so I asked my younger brother to ask my brother if he is free tonight. I want to arrange a dinner for everyone to get together."

He Linzhang smiled and said, "The guest follows the host's wishes. You can make the arrangements. I haven't had a good chat with Concubine Hui in all these days. Tonight is fine. I plan to leave for Beijing in three days if it's fast."

He had been delayed on the road for quite some time, and as he was busy with affairs in the capital, he had to go back as soon as possible. He Linzhang was anxious.

When He Tingye heard that there were only three days left, he felt even more bitter, more bitter than if he had eaten Coptis chinensis.

"Yes, then I will report to Mother. The banquet will be held in Mother's Cining Palace."

When Tao Yanyan woke up, it was already noon. She got up listlessly, yawned, and put on her makeup before letting Qingfeng set the table. Qingfeng looked at the red marks on Tao Yanyan's neck and couldn't help but mutter, "Your Majesty may favor a talented person, but you can't be so strong, right? There's not a single good spot on the talented person's neck."

Tao Yanyan was stunned, and quickly stood up and went to the bronze mirror, leaning in to take a closer look: "This bastard, does he always have to be in such an obvious place? It's so annoying!" She muttered to herself, wishing she could catch the man and give him a taste of his own medicine.

She reached for the powder puff again and applied a thin layer of powder on herself, just enough to cover it slightly.

While we were eating, a palace servant came over and said, "The talent is fine. Eunuch Zhang sent me to tell you that Concubine Hui is hosting a banquet in the Cining Palace tonight and has invited Your Majesty and several ladies to attend. Your Majesty said that he will be busy in the afternoon and will not come to pick you up. Please go by yourself and I will wait for you when the time comes."

"Well, thank you, eunuch. I understand." She was finally going to meet the legendary Concubine Hui. Tao Yanyan thought about it and quickly asked Qingfeng to prepare clothes for her. She had to wear something simple and elegant so as not to be impolite in front of the Concubine.

Concubine Hui can be considered the winner of the palace fight. Not only did she win the favor of the emperor, she also gave birth to and raised the emperor's favorite prince. In the end, she successfully left the palace to live out her life in peace. Tao Yanyan was quite interested in her.

As the two were picking out clothes, Mingyue came in and said, "Cairen, Xianglan said she wanted to ask you for a favor. She just saved her life, and Cairen promised to fulfill one of her wishes. She said she knew what she wanted."

Tao Yanyan smiled: "Okay, let's go over and listen. She is really brave. She survived such a serious injury. It's really rare. If I can fulfill her wish, I will definitely help her."

Doctor Liu had come to treat Xianglan in the morning. At this moment, Xianglan had finished her porridge and was lying on the bed waiting for Concubine Tao.

Hearing the sound of the door being pushed open, Xianglan raised her head slightly and saw Tao Cairen walking in with Qingfeng and Mingyue.

"Saito, you're here." Xianglan greeted first.

"Well, I heard that you have thought of what you want? Tell me, as long as I can do it, I will keep my promise." Tao Yanyan sat on the stool brought by Mingyue and said to Xianglan.

"Tao Cairen, you saved my life. When I was about to die, you kept encouraging me and didn't give up on me. That's why I mustered up the courage to fight and survived the pain of broken ribs. I want to repay you for saving my life with the rest of my life. I want to wait on you when I get better. I don't want to go back to Concubine Zhao."

As Xianglan spoke, she couldn't suppress her excitement and her eyes turned red.

"I know that this wish of mine makes it difficult for the talented people, but I really can't go back. I have been a servant of the Zhao family since I was a child. My parents were also servants of the Zhao Mansion. I have been serving Concubine Zhao since I was a child. Later, my parents died one after another, Concubine Zhao entered the palace, and the Zhao family sent me and Xiangcao to the palace together. When we were with Concubine Zhao, she would beat and scold us at every turn, and we were used to it. This time, I was going to die, so I thought about one thing clearly. I don't want to live the same life as before, and I don't want to be beaten and scolded by Concubine Zhao for no reason. I just want to do my job well in the palace and live a stable life!"

Perhaps because she said too many words in one breath, Xianglan's breathing was fluctuating and it took her a long time to calm down.

Tao Yanyan thought for a moment and said, "Qingfeng, Mingyue, is there any rule in the palace to ask for someone like this?"

Qingfeng shook his head. "The maids serving in each palace are all assigned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If you are not satisfied, you can return them to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and reassign them. But Xianglan's situation is a little special. She was originally sent to the palace by the Zhao family to take care of Concubine Zhao. She is different from the ones we were sold into the palace."

Mingyue also said, "I don't know whether Xianglan's indenture contract is in the hands of Concubine Zhao or in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If it is in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, since the talented lady is in favor now, it is not impossible to ask His Majesty to allow her to be transferred to our Cuiwei Pavilion. But if it is still in the hands of Concubine Zhao, then... let me put it bluntly, Concubine Zhao is not someone who is easy to talk to."

Mingyue was actually still a little worried. After all, Xianglan had been serving Concubine Zhao since she was a child. It was no exaggeration to say that she was her confidante. Could she really be trusted to serve a maid who changed her master halfway through?

However, she would not make malicious assumptions about others, so she would not say these words in front of so many people. Even if she wanted to remind Tao Cairen, she had to choose a private time when no one was around.

Tao Yanyan patted Xianglan's hand and comforted her, "You still need to recover from your injury for a while. I know about this matter. You should recover first and don't think too much. I don't know much about the rules of the palace. Let me go and ask around first."