Harem Daily Life

In Changle Palace, He Linzhang sat in the study like a sculpture, and had been feeling depressed for half an hour.

Ever since he learned that Tao Yanyan asked Ning Yuanhou to persuade Kang Mowan, and she even personally selected Long Weiwei's music score as a gift for Kang Mowan, He Linzhang was instantly filled with jealousy.

Although he knew very well that all Tao Yanyan did was to divide the relationship between the Princess of Xia and the Second Prince and to facilitate peace talks as soon as possible.

However, when he heard that Tao Yanyan not only personally selected a gift for someone else, but also praised that person highly, praising him for "knowing how to appreciate beauty" and "having an open mind", an indescribable jealousy surged in his heart like a tide.

After dinner, he forced a smile and played with the children for a while, then like a wounded lone wolf, he quietly walked into the study, pretending to read, but actually he was sulking in his heart.

Tao Yanyan coaxed several children to sleep, and finally only Yu Cheng was still staying up late and refused to sleep. She had no choice but to hand the child to the wet nurse and returned to the bedroom.

Seeing that He Linzhang was not there, Tao Yanyan did not think much of it, thinking that he was still reviewing memorials, so she washed and changed into her underwear. After waiting for a long time, with no sign of He Linzhang, she called Mingyue to ask.

"Your Majesty, His Majesty seems unhappy. He has not come out since he entered the study. Xianglan went in to serve tea and came out saying that His Majesty was not reviewing the memorials and his face looked very bad." Mingyue felt something was wrong and reported to Tao Yanyan.

Tao Yanyan stretched and really wanted to sleep, so he got up and went to take a look. If there was really nothing important, he would drag the person back.

Hearing a knock on the door, He Linzhang answered it. Seeing that it was Tao Yanyan, he took a look and then turned his gaze back to the book.

Tao Yanyan walked behind him and put her arms around his neck. Her hair, which cascaded down like a waterfall, was like soft silk, gently brushing against his face, bringing a refreshing rose scent.

"Your Majesty, aren't you going to rest yet? You have to get up early tomorrow." The voice whispered in the ear like a kitten.

He Linzhang coughed lightly and said, "This is a book about aesthetics. I'll read it more and learn how to appreciate beautiful things. Queen, please go and rest first. There's no need to wait for me."

Tao Yanyan keenly heard the word "Queen" he said, narrowed his eyes, and quickly thought about all the things that happened today, but did not find anything wrong.

She frowned, "Your Majesty...are you unhappy about something? Why don't you tell me so I can share half of your unhappiness."

He Linzhang choked and said calmly, "Nothing, I'm not unhappy. Queen, go and have some rest."

Tao Yanyan was certain that something was wrong with him this time, so how could she give up? She simply walked around to the front and sat on his lap, her arms around his neck, staring into his face with her big eyes: "But Your Majesty called me Queen, not Yanyan. Your Majesty is angry."

He Linzhang smelled the sweet scent of roses, looked at her delicate face, and gritted his teeth: "I'm really not angry, dear, go and rest first."

Tao Yanyan slowly shifted his gaze downwards and asked uncertainly, "Could it be that Your Majesty is...not doing well, and is feeling a bit self-pitying?"

Otherwise, where does this sad feeling come from?

He Linzhang was furious and threw the book aside. He then tightly grasped her slender waist with his big hands: "I can do it, very well!"

After saying that, the punishment kisses rained down on him like an overwhelming flood.

Tao Yanyan ended up staying in the study because of his outspoken provocation. Every time, someone would ask, "What do you think of my aesthetic taste?" "Do I know how to appreciate things?" "Would Yanyan like to personally choose a gift for me?"

It was only then that Tao Yanyan realized that the man was jealous, and she felt so sad that she could not even cry.

On the second day, the concubines came to pay their respects. Tao Yanyan was listless and only mentioned that only concubines with the rank of beauties and above would attend the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet. She then asked Concubine Xian to arrange the seating for them and asked everyone to leave early as she had to go back to catch up on her sleep.

Qingfeng and Mingyue helped her to rest. After she took off her outer shirt, the purple marks were faintly visible under a thin layer of inner clothes, causing the two maids to shyly look away.

"Your Majesty, let me apply some bruise-removing ointment on you, otherwise the bruises on some parts of your body won't fade. You have to wear new clothes for the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet tomorrow, and this part of your body will be visible." Qingfeng said, and went to get the ointment on her own. Tao Yanyan's cheeks were flushed and she wanted to bury herself in the quilt.

Seeing that the Queen was shy, Mingyue couldn't help laughing and her smile never dropped.

"Ahem, by the way, have you checked the new clothes the children will wear tomorrow? This is Yu Cheng and Yunuo's first time attending such a large palace banquet. They should bring their daily toys and food. Also, prepare two extra sets of clothes in case they get dirty."

Mingyue nodded in agreement, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. Everything is ready. I have also instructed the wet nurse and the accompanying palace maids to keep a close eye on the two young masters."

There are many people at the palace banquet. The Queen will be in charge of the overall situation this year, so there are only a few senior palace maids to take care of the children.

"By the way, Madam, before she left, Consort Xu said that she would send the Mid-Autumn Festival gifts to the Summer Palace early the next morning. She has already shown the gifts to Eunuch Qin in advance, as you requested."

Tao Yanyan hummed, "It's better to be careful in what you do. Although I don't need to pay so much attention to Shu Cairen given her current status, she is still the niece of the Queen Mother, so it's always right to be considerate of her."

After she finished speaking, as if she had thought of something, she continued, "I heard that she was talking nonsense and was insane, but I heard that the Queen Mother sent a royal physician to take care of her?"

Mingyue thought for a moment and said, "The palace doctors are all on duty, and I haven't heard of anyone being assigned. How about I go and ask around to see if a female doctor has been assigned?"

Tao Yanyan nodded and said, "Go ahead. Tell Doctor Liu to send the medicine as soon as possible. This medicine will last you at least half a year."

Tao Yanyan was now her only favorite, and He Linzhang wouldn't go anywhere else. Conventional contraceptive soup was too harmful to her health and couldn't be taken frequently, so Imperial Physician Liu prescribed her the same long-lasting one from the past. A single drink would last for six months. If she wanted to get pregnant again, she could simply stop taking the soup.

Mingyue agreed and waited for Qingfeng to come back to apply medicine to the queen, then she went to the Imperial Hospital.

Imperial Physician Liu happened to have something to report, so he personally delivered the medicine in the afternoon.

"It's so hot, and Doctor Liu still has to make a trip. Thank you for your hard work." Tao Yanyan said with a smile as he was playing with Yu Cheng.

"Your Majesty, you are so polite. I have brought you some medicine. By the way, I have something to report to you."

When he heard that there was something important to do, Tao Yanyan told the wet nurse to take the child to the yard to play.

"Your Majesty, I originally wanted to find two herbs for the medicine, but the Imperial Hospital was closed, so I went to an outside pharmacy to buy them. I didn't expect someone to buy a large amount of high-quality herbs, no matter the price. They also spread the word that anyone with high-quality medicine should send it to the Yunlai Inn, and there are people there to buy it. Someone is also inquiring about our pharmaceutical workshop, and I'm afraid they will send people there to buy it."

"It will cost a lot of money to buy it like this, right? Who is the other party?" Tao Yanyan asked doubtfully.