Harem Daily Life

"What happened?" He Linzhang heard the voice and walked over. He immediately saw the broken pieces of teacup all over the floor. He quickly looked at Tao Yanyan, worried that she might be hurt.

Li Jing spoke first, "Your Majesty, this is all my fault. I didn't know the Empress's preferences and served the wrong tea, which displeased her. That's why I dropped the teacup. She was angry and pushed me, and I lost my balance and fell to the ground, accidentally pricking my palm."

He Linzhang frowned and took a look, then his gaze quickly returned to Tao Yanyan.

He walked around the debris and gently took Tao Yanyan's hand to look at it: "Are you okay?"

Tao Yanyan shook her head: "No, I'm fine." She tilted her head, like a proud and cute cat.

He Linzhang felt relieved: "Let's go to another place, let someone clean up here." After saying that, he took Tao Yanyan's hand. But he was afraid that the fragments would prick her feet, so he simply picked Tao Yanyan up horizontally.

Tao Yanyan leaped into the air and immediately wrapped her arms around He Linzhang's neck, saying in a coquettish voice, "Your Majesty, please let me go. Aunt Li is still here, and it would make her feel uncomfortable if she saw me."

He Linzhang frowned deeply after hearing this: "I'm holding my queen, why is she uncomfortable?" He glanced at Li Jing with displeasure and said: "Hurry up and pack it up, then go down and bandage it."

Li Jing was almost petrified. She had used this trick many times before in the Mansion of the Loyal and Brave Marquis. Every time, the Marquis's wife suffered and was scolded by the Loyal and Brave Marquis. She was the one who was taken away every time. But now, who can tell her why this time is an exception?

Seeing her kneeling there stupidly without moving, He Linzhang was too lazy to say anything, so he carried Tao Yanyan and carefully walked out.

Li Jing took a deep breath, watched the emperor and empress walk away, and had to slowly get up and clean up the mess.

Tao Yanyan, who was carried to the imperial desk, glared at He Linzhang: "Your Majesty is not concentrating on handling government affairs, but listening to the noise."

He Linzhang looked at her with amusement and gently put her down: "I pay attention to you, and you are still not satisfied?" He then pursed his lips and said: "If I don't go, what are you going to do with her?"

Tao Yanyan snorted softly, "Discipline? Did His Majesty see something?"

He Linzhang smiled. "Although I didn't see what happened, I know my Yanyan wouldn't treat servants harshly." He pinched Tao Yanyan's earlobe and said, "How could a soft-hearted queen throw a teacup and push someone over just for a cup of tea? I'm neither blind nor stupid."

Tao Yanyan smiled brightly, brightly and lovely, and looked at He Linzhang with sparkling eyes: "What should we do? With such a wicked person by your Majesty's side, I am a little worried about your Majesty."

He Linzhang sat beside her and held her hand: "Don't worry, I will send her somewhere else." After saying that, He Linzhang's eyes darkened. If it weren't for what happened today, he really wouldn't have realized that Li Jing was so scheming and dared to slander the queen.

In Yan Yan's words, Li Jing is a typical "green tea" and you must not get close to her, otherwise the couple will fall out.

He was also glad at this moment that he had discovered Li Jing's true identity earlier.

I originally thought that she had made a contribution and gave her a chance, but I didn't expect her to be like this.

This kind of secret guard cannot be kept.

After cleaning up the mess, Li Jing was reluctant to give up, so he bandaged the wound on his hand and then carried a plate of snacks into the imperial study.

He Linzhang was already back in the office, and Tao Yanyan was beside him, reading a storybook.

Li Jing placed the snacks next to Tao Yanyan and said, "Your Majesty, please enjoy some of them. This is something I made myself. Your Majesty praised my craftsmanship before. The snacks are soft and delicious."

He Linzhang frowned and was about to scold when he saw his little queen smiling broadly.

He shivered inexplicably.

That smile was a smile that was meant to cause trouble.

In order not to disturb the little queen's interest, He Linzhang silently swallowed what he wanted to say. He narrowed his eyes and watched the show from the other side.

"Aunt Li, you have this skill! That's amazing! By the way, the Kitchen is in need of a pastry chef. Why don't you go there, Aunt Li? You can really make use of your strengths."

Li Jing was stunned. She didn't expect the queen to say that.

She quickly refused, "I can only make a few kinds of snacks. How can I go to the kitchen? I will just serve you. Thank you very much, Your Majesty."

Tao Yanyan smiled, stood up, and walked to He Linzhang's side, massaging his shoulders. "Your Majesty is really something. You praised her craftsmanship, but the result is just like that."

Li Jing was furious. The good image she had tried so hard to maintain in front of His Majesty was about to be destroyed by the Queen!

He Linzhang echoed Tao Yanyan's words and said, "Why don't I remember praising her? Even if I did, it was just a casual remark. I don't like snacks, so how could I possibly praise her for being good at making snacks? Apart from those fed to me by the Empress, I haven't eaten much made by outsiders."

Li Jing's expression was about to collapse. She recalled the day she cooked some snacks and sent them to the Imperial Study. His Majesty had indeed only glanced at them without moving a muscle, but he had indeed praised her. She couldn't have been wrong.

But His Majesty has denied it. Do I still dare to say it is true?

She knelt hurriedly: "I have spoken out of turn and my memory is not good. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Tao Yanyan said dissatisfiedly, "You can't speak, and you have no memory. It's really inappropriate for Aunt Li to serve His Majesty. How about this, there's a deputy manager position in the laundry department. I'll assign you to it. The work in the laundry department doesn't require any skills. You came from a secret guard background and you're strong, so you're a perfect fit."

Li Jing quickly looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, please don't let me go. I was adopted and trained by Your Majesty, and have been hiding for many years. I have never been able to serve Your Majesty. Now I want to serve Your Majesty well."

Tao Yanyan said softly, "It turns out that what I, the Queen, say is meaningless. As the mistress of the harem, I am in charge of the concubines, palace maids, and all personnel arrangements. But Aunt Li is a bit special. She refuses to go here or there."

He Linzhang squeezed her hand and looked at Li Jing unhappily: "How dare you disobey the Queen's order! Ying Yi——"

After receiving the summons, Yingyi quickly showed up.

"Li Jing disobeyed orders and is no longer a qualified secret guard. You should take her away for training and start over." He Linzhang ordered.

Ying understood instantly. How could this secret guard possibly be retrained? If he failed, he would be executed and reborn after 18 years.

When Li Jing heard this, she cried and begged for mercy. Her sobbing and complaining attitude reminded Tao Yanyan of someone - Li Cairen.

Tao Yanyan was stunned. No wonder she didn't like Li Jing at all the first time she saw her. She just didn't like her at all. It turned out that this was the problem.

Ying Yi wouldn't hesitate to carry out the emperor's order just because you shed a few tears. He grabbed Li Jing and was about to leave.

But Li Jing suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I have something important to report. It's about the Queen colluding with the State of Yan!"

Tao Yanyan: “…”