Harem Daily Life

"Your Majesty, I have evidence. I got it when I was collecting evidence in the Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery." Li Jing shouted hurriedly.

"I want to expose the Queen's true face. Your Majesty, please give me a chance. I will prove it to you."

He Linzhang glanced at Tao Yanyan, who looked confused, and said suspiciously, "Yingyi, go with her to get the evidence."

Only the emperor and empress were left in the imperial study. Tao Yanyan thought of the purple jade she had received and felt a little guilty, but she quickly adjusted her mindset and calmly waited for Li Jing to bring the so-called evidence.

Not long after, Yingyi and Li Jing hurried back. As soon as they entered the door, Li Jing walked straight to He Linzhang with a confident smile on her face, and then respectfully handed the letter in her hand to him.

He Linzhang took the letter and slowly unfolded it, his eyes quickly scanning the words on the letter. However, his face gradually became gloomy, as if shrouded in a shadow.

The originally calm face was now tense, his brows were furrowed, and his lips were unconsciously pursed, revealing an indescribable solemnity and displeasure.

He handed the letter to Tao Yanyan, who took it and saw that it was written by a minister of Yan State. The content was to remind Marquis Zhongyong that if he had the opportunity to support the eldest prince to ascend to the throne and control the court in the future, he must treat Queen Da Zhou with courtesy. Because their King of Northern Yan seemed to have a crush on Queen Da Zhou, not only gave Queen Tao a purple jade pendant, but also recruited women with similar looks based on Queen Tao's portrait to fill the harem.

The letter stated that their King of Northern Yan would accept anyone who came to him, and would do whatever he could to claim any woman he liked, regardless of whether she was married or not. It reminded the Loyal and Brave Marquis to seize the opportunity, as he might be rewarded handsomely if he could present Empress Tao of the Great Zhou Dynasty to the King of Northern Yan.

Tao Yanyan had no impression of the King of Northern Yan at all. He wondered when he had met him before and why he was so fond of him.

Seeing the Emperor and Empress both looking extremely unhappy, Li Jing was overjoyed. With a hesitant expression, she said, "I originally thought that Your Majesty loved the Empress so much that she would be upset to see the letter, so I didn't dare to present it. But today, the Empress has been making things difficult for me and wants to remove me from Your Majesty's side. I'm worried that the Empress has some hidden agenda, so I want to expose her. I hope Your Majesty will understand."

Seeing that He Linzhang was so angry that he didn't say anything, Tao Yanyan stepped forward and tugged at his sleeve: "Your Majesty, I have never met the King of Northern Yan. This letter is incomprehensible."

Li Jing hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, the letter clearly states that the Prince of Northern Yan gave the Empress a jade pendant. As long as the jade pendant is found, we will be able to determine the truth of the matter."

Tao Yanyan paused, silently withdrew his hand, and stood aside with his cheeks puffed out.

He Linzhang had known her for many years, so he naturally knew what her little actions meant. He was furious. This little girl had indeed accepted someone else's jade pendant!

Can you just accept a jade pendant? It's a token of love!

He Linzhang looked up at Tao Yanyan, his eyes full of accusations. Tao Yanyan said aggrievedly: "Anyway, I have never met the King of Northern Yan."

Li Jing gritted her teeth and said, "I've never met him before, and he would give the queen a jade pendant? This... doesn't make sense."

"Shut up!" He Linzhang and Tao Yanyan shouted at the same time, which made Li Jing shudder and almost faint.

Tao Yanyan stepped forward and directly put her arms around He Linzhang's waist, shaking him from side to side, with a clear hint of coquettishness: "Your Majesty, don't you trust me? Before entering the palace, I was pure and innocent, without any white moonlight or cinnabar mole. Your Majesty knows exactly who I have met since entering the palace."

He Linzhang naturally knew very well that it was impossible for his Yan Yan to have met the King of Northern Yan, but... what if the King of Northern Yan disguised himself as someone else, infiltrated the Yan State delegation, and met Yan Yan when he came to the Great Zhou?

He inexplicably thought of the man with the scar on his face, and Doctor Liu said that his scar was fake.

"Yingyi, take Li Jing away and deal with her. She has slandered the Queen and deserves death."

Li Jing couldn't believe it: "Your Majesty, please spare me. What I said is the truth. The Queen did accept the jade pendant, and the Prince of Northern Yan does have a special liking for the Queen. Mmmm... " Ying Yi directly covered Li Jing's mouth and dragged her out.

Eunuch Zhang was standing outside the door and didn't dare to go in. The atmosphere inside was really not good, so it was better to stay away from it to save the dog's life.

"Where's the jade pendant? Did you keep it? Do you take it out to admire it from time to time? Is it beautiful?"

A series of questions, full of jealousy.

"Okay, I'll say it. Your Majesty, don't get yourself angry." Tao Yanyan still hugged his waist, holding him very tightly.

"I don't know why the people of Yan gave me the jade pendant. Someone gave the jade pendant to Dali and sent it to the palace. I wanted to return it, but their Yan delegation had already left. I thought maybe they were grateful for my suggestion that the Zhou Dynasty purchase the Yan iron ore, so they gave it to me as a thank you, so I really didn't think much about it." Tao Yan said every word truthfully with a clear look in her eyes.

He Linzhang pinched her face and said, "You little money-grubber, you really dare to take anything." After that, he gritted his teeth and said, "Then Mu Chenfeng's identity must be questionable. I suspect that he is the King of Northern Yan."

Tao Yanyan swallowed hard, "Ah? He's quite brave, actually daring to come to the Great Zhou."

After saying this, he seemed to have thought of something: "If Your Majesty wants to find out his identity, can you ask Princess Qinghe?"

He Linzhang nodded: "You can ask her, but it's pointless to ask now."

He Linzhang then recalled his first encounter with Mu Chenfeng. No wonder he always sensed a fierce aura from that man that rivaled his own, and always confronted him head-on. It turned out that the other party was actually the King of Northern Yan.

Immediately, he frowned again: "I heard that you and Mu Chenfeng have met privately several times?"

Tao Yanyan choked and said honestly, "I have seen him before. Once, when Prince Yong married Princess Qinghe, I was admiring the plum blossoms in the courtyard of Prince Yong's mansion. He came over and talked to me for a few words, just small talk. Another time was at the New Year's banquet in the palace. General Qi was also there, but he didn't say anything."

He Linzhang stared at Tao Yanyan, and inexplicably recalled the saying: One glance can conquer a city, another glance can conquer a nation. Such a beautiful Yanyan, one could never tire of looking at her. It seemed that the lustful King of Northern Yan must have been truly moved when he first saw her.

Jealousy reached its peak in his heart, and He Linzhang hugged the person tightly and kissed her fiercely without saying a word.

The pain on her lips made Tao Yanyan frown. It had been a long time since He Linzhang kissed her so uncontrollably, as if every second was filled with deep possessiveness.

It was not until a long time later, when Tao Yanyan's lips were swollen, that He Linzhang let her go.

Both of them were not feeling well and their breathing was unstable.

He Linzhang gently rested his head against Tao Yanyan's forehead: "I really want to hide you so that no one can see you, only me."