Harem Daily Life

Doctor Liu came out from the inner room and reported, "Your Majesty, the baby has been delivered. Lady Fan is fine except for being a little weak. She needs to take good care of herself in the future so as not to affect her offspring."

The emperor waved his hand and the imperial physician retreated.

"Your Majesty is tired too. Why don't you go to Concubine Shu's place to rest early? I'll stay here to look after Concubine Fan." Tao Yanyan suggested.

It's already three o'clock in the morning. Staying up late is bad for your health!

Shu Fei looked at Tao Yanyan in surprise. She didn't expect that she would push the emperor out at this time. The emperor was in a bad mood tonight. Whoever comforted the emperor would definitely remember him.

He Linzhang was also stunned for a moment, then he stood up and left with Shu Fei.

Tao Yanyan and the others walked away and stayed with Fan Cairen for another ten minutes before saying a few words and leaving.

After returning, Qingfeng couldn't help but say: "Talented people always push away good opportunities. Other concubines can take advantage of talented people!"

Tao Yanyan yawned: "Are you saying that I pushed His Majesty to Shu Fei? Qingfeng, it's already midnight. If His Majesty comes, you will have to serve him tea and water and help him wash up. Aren't you tired?"

Qing Feng stiffened his neck and said, "I am not afraid of being tired. As long as the talented person is favored, even if His Majesty comes every day, I will not be tired."

Tao Yanyan pinched her face: "But I'm tired! I can't say much to comfort you. It's more important to take good care of yourself."

After saying that, he yawned loudly again and crawled directly into bed.

As for Shu Fei, after helping He Linzhang wash up, the two of them lay down. They had been up for half the night and no one spoke.

Shu Fei hesitated for a long time before apologizing: "Your Majesty, I didn't understand the situation before and wrongly blamed Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

He Linzhang was still awake, and said calmly, "Well, ignorance is not a crime."

"So, Your Majesty, dotes on Concubine Tao especially because she understands you?" Although Shu Fei didn't want to admit it, Concubine Tao's unwavering trust in the emperor tonight was something she could not compare to.

She had known the emperor since childhood and had been in the palace for five years. But after what happened tonight, her first reaction was not to trust the emperor and say he did nothing, but to question whether the emperor could control her. She found it incredible. Could it be that after all these years, she still didn't know the nature of the people around her?

Shu Fei suddenly felt very frustrated.

He Linzhang thought about Shu Fei's question, does Tao Yanyan understand him? Maybe, at some times, the young talent did understand him, but there were also many times when she made him angry.

And does he pamper Tao Yanyan? He Linzhang admitted that the young talent was indeed very good and worthy of being pampered.

"Yan Yan is very special."

The emperor's answer made Shu Fei's heart tighten, and an inexplicable bitterness surged in her heart.

Therefore, it is because of its uniqueness that it attracts the emperor's favor!

There are three thousand beauties in the harem, each of them is beautiful in her own way. Those as beautiful and special as Tao Cairen are like fireworks blooming in the eyes of the emperor, dazzling and brilliant.

Tao Yanyan's wish to watch the sunrise over the river was dashed. Firstly, he got up too late, and secondly, the next day was cloudy, the sky was gray, and there was a drizzle.

Although she didn't get to see the sunrise, it was nice to see the rain. After she had breakfast, she went to watch the rain in the breeze.

Unexpectedly, she met Shu Fei after walking a few steps. Shu Fei turned around and obviously saw her. The two nodded slightly and walked towards each other.

"Your Highness, how are you? I didn't expect that watching the rain on the river is so interesting. If your Highness is not in a hurry to go back, why don't we enjoy the scenery together?"

Tao Yanyan did not forget that she had a small goal, which was to find a few like-minded sisters to spend the long years together and live together in old age in the future.

This time, she found that among the other three, Shu Fei was not bad. She remained calm when the Shu family was in danger, and she did not deliberately make trouble for her by relying on her high position. The most important thing was that Shu Fei had a good status. She was the cousin of the emperor and the niece of the empress dowager. She had a backer who was a royal relative. If she could really open up to him, she could also get some benefits. She heard that Shu Fei had a good relationship with the queen. The queen was the mistress of the harem. If she made good friends with Shu Fei, she could integrate into the queen's camp and not suffer any loss.

Of course, whether they can become friends depends on whether their values are compatible and whether their magnetic fields are right, so Tao Yanyan did not draw a conclusion early and decided to try it out first.

"It's rare that the talented Tao has such a refined taste." Shu Fei said lightly, looking at the distant mountains and rivers, she sighed: "The green mountains are hidden and the water is far away, and the grass in the south of the Yangtze River has not withered at the end of autumn. I really envy these green mountains and green waters, which cycle back and forth throughout the year. Even if they are silent in autumn and winter, they can be revitalized in spring. People are different. Beauty will eventually fade one day and will never return to the best of the past."

Tao Yanyan looked at the mountains receding in the distance and said, "Every road has its own splendor, and so do the different stages of life. Youth is reckless and wanton, middle age is striving and upward, and old age is calm and relaxed. It is impossible to say which one is the best. If time cannot be stopped, just spend it peacefully."

Shu Fei didn't expect her to be so calm. Why is she so mature in her thinking when she is only sixteen years old?

"It's amazing that you think things through. I'm a few years older than you, but I can't even compare to you."

Tao Yanyan thought, that's because I've lived two lives! When I died in my previous life, I was about the same age as you. After experiencing life and death, I naturally see things more clearly.

The two of them just stared at the water quietly until Shu Fei said, "I have never seen my cousin admire anyone, not even the most favored Concubine Li in the harem. But I can see his admiration for you."

So, are you jealous?

Tao Yanyan waited for her next words.

"My cousin is a person who is difficult to be emotional with and to open up to. I envy you very much for being able to get into his heart."

Tao Yanyan thought for a moment and said, "How long can the friendship of the emperor last? He has many choices. He has a talent show every three years, and there is a constant stream of newcomers. You can never pursue his affection. You can pursue the emperor's beauty, the emperor's protection, the emperor's power, but the only thing you don't want is the emperor's sincerity and feelings."

Shu Fei looked at her in surprise, but said nothing more. She felt sorry for the emperor in her heart: "Look, the concubines you favor don't care about your feelings. And you, who you don't favor, are the only one who only cares about your feelings."

Tao Yanyan saw Shu Fei's surprise, and also saw that Shu Fei really had feelings for the emperor. Shu Fei had no other desires from the emperor, she was purely motivated by feelings.

She raised her eyebrows. Shu Fei couldn't possibly be her friend.

The two looked at each other in silence, and then they heard a palace maid come and report that His Majesty had demoted Concubine Zhao's position and directly demoted her to a talented lady, and also invited Talented Lady Tao to accompany him.

Shu Fei laughed at herself and said, "Tao Cairen, go quickly. Even if you don't have deep feelings for him, he still thinks of you first at this moment."

Tao Yanyan bowed and said, "I'll take my leave."

What a pity that my first attempt at making friends failed.