Harem Daily Life

Lin Yuanyuan didn't dare to look up as she followed the two concubines from the mansion who came up with tea and snacks. She was the last one to come, but her face was so hard to ignore that almost everyone in the room turned their attention to her.

At such moments, even if one didn't look up, one would still feel like one was being watched. Lin Yuanyuan trembled all over, suppressing her fear as she placed the tea on the table next to Concubine Hui.

Concubine Hui glared at Princess Yong fiercely, angry that her daughter-in-law was more of a hindrance than an accomplisher. Not only did she marry two cousins into the mansion, but she also found this woman who looked somewhat like the empress from nowhere.

If Lin Yuanyuan hadn't run into the Queen, it would have been fine. But now that she had, what would His Majesty and the Queen think? Would His Majesty vent his anger on Prince Yong, and would the Queen be angry?

Concubine Hui was overwhelmed with anger, her head aching, yet she pretended to be calm and said to the emperor with a smile, "This tea is all Longjing tea from before the rain. Your Majesty and the Empress, try some. How does it compare to the Biluochun tea that the palace usually drinks?"

He Linzhang reached out and brought Tao Yanyan's cup of tea over. He opened the lid and blew on it for her. When it felt not too hot, he handed it to Tao Yanyan and said, "Your Majesty, please take a small sip. Don't drink too much, otherwise you will have trouble sleeping at night."

Everyone watched as the emperor treated the pregnant Empress Tao with such care that he even cooled a cup of tea himself before giving it to the Empress. Everyone felt both envious and jealous.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Tao Yanyan spoke softly, took the tea, took a sip, and praised: "It leaves a lingering fragrance on your lips and teeth, and has a sweet aftertaste. It is really good tea."

Princess Qinghe smiled and said, "First, the tea is good, and second, the brewing technique is excellent. Your Majesty, you may not know this, but these three are all concubines in the palace. These two were carefully selected from the princess's family. One is good at playing the zither, and the other is good at brewing tea. I believe today's tea was brewed by this concubine Duan, right?"

Princess Yong clenched the handkerchief tightly in her hand. She wished she could sew Princess Qinghe's mouth shut.

The emperor and the empress are here, and the concubines are of low status and are absolutely not allowed to come to the front yard.

But now all three of them are here, two of them are his cousins, and one is someone he found his way into the mansion, so they are all related to him.

It is unknown whether these three people came today because they were stupid or because they fell into the trap of Princess Qinghe, but the face of Prince Yong's Mansion was truly lost in front of His Majesty and the Queen today!

When Aunt Duan Fang heard Princess Qinghe praising her in front of the Emperor and Empress, she quickly replied, "Yes, I am honored to serve tea to Your Majesty and the Empress today. It is my great blessing."

Princess Qinghe laughed. "Isn't that a blessing? If you hadn't been lucky enough to serve tea, how could we have met the Emperor and the Queen Mother? Don't you agree, Aunt Lin?"

Being named by Princess Qinghe, Lin Yuanyuan swallowed her saliva and quickly lowered her head and said, "Yes, it is my blessing."

In fact, Lin Yuanyuan was almost scared to death. She was just an ordinary woman from the countryside. How could she dare to look at the emperor and the empress? She kept her head down the whole time after entering the palace, and didn't even see the emperor and the empress clearly.

Prince Yong coughed lightly and said, "Alright, all three of you go down." He didn't know why these people were so unruly today and actually came directly to the front yard.

He glanced at Princess Yong and frowned slightly, thinking privately that no matter how unreasonable Princess Yong was, she would not dare to violate the rules and let the three of them come over.

So, is it Princess Qinghe who is causing trouble?

Prince Yong glanced at Princess Qinghe unhappily, his eyes full of coldness.

Princess Qinghe ignored Prince Yong, whose expression suddenly turned cold, and continued, "Madam Lin, your blessing is more than just this. You are really good at giving birth. Such a beautiful woman..."

"That's enough!" Concubine Hui said coldly, "Why didn't you bring the little princess here? Princess Qinghe, go and take a look. Bring the child over for His Majesty and the Queen to see."

Concubine Hui interrupted Princess Qinghe and wanted to send her away with an unhappy look on her face, so that this idiot would not keep reminding His Majesty and the Queen to pay attention to Aunt Lin's face.

Concubine Hui now understood that what happened today was most likely because the three concubines fell into Princess Qinghe's trap and were deceived into coming here.

She never expected that Yan State and Da Zhou were about to go to war. Princess Qinghe's identity and status were so embarrassing, but she still wanted to have evil thoughts. It was really stupid.

Princess Qinghe had no choice but to stand up and said, "Yes, I'll go and pick up the child right away."

The three concubines all wanted to go out with Princess Qinghe, but unexpectedly, Lin Yuanyuan accidentally tripped when she retreated, and her body swayed, and she fell directly to the ground.

Princess Qinghe walked to the door, just looked back, then turned around and left with a smile. Only the two concubines Duan reluctantly stepped forward to help Lin Yuanyuan up.

The noise was too loud, and He Linzhang had to watch even though he didn't want to. After just one glance, he looked away and cast his eyes at Tao Yanyan beside him with a sense of resentment.

Tao Yanyan: “…”

What did I do to offend anyone? I'm also confused, okay? Who could have imagined that the Prince of Yong would pull off this "Wan Wan Lei Qing" trick?

Tao Yanyan silently ignored the resentment in the emperor's eyes, picked up the teacup and drank the water tactically, sip after sip, almost drinking the whole cup of tea.

He Linzhang sighed helplessly and reached over to take her teacup: "No matter how delicious it is, you can't drink too much. You are an adult, you should know when to stop doing things."

Tao Yanyan glanced at him and felt that these words were not spoken to him, but rather to King Yong.

Prince Yong frowned and glanced at Lin Yuanyuan who was being helped up. "You can't even walk steadily, and you can't learn the rules well. Why don't you get down quickly and let Nanny teach you properly?"

Lin Yuanyuan and the two concubines of the Duan family then left the hall.

"Huh - he finally came out. You don't know, when I brought tea to His Majesty just now, my heart almost jumped out. He is His Majesty! He is the most handsome man in the Great Zhou. After seeing him today, he is indeed handsome and elegant." Aunt Duan Ying said.

Another concubine, Duan Fang, said, "Such a handsome Majesty, only the Empress's natural beauty can match her. Empress Tao is so beautiful! If I could look even a little bit like her, I would be so beautiful!"

Duan Ying glanced at the silent Concubine Lin and snorted coldly, "Some people rely on a resemblance to the Queen to rise to prominence, turning from a sparrow into a phoenix. Otherwise, why would the Princess bring someone into the palace to be a concubine like you and me?"

Lin Yuanyuan had been completely dazed since she came out, but after hearing what the two of them said, she gradually regained her composure. She bit her lip and said, "Sisters, why did we end up in the front yard today? Instead of talking nonsense here, you two should think about how we will handle the wrath of our masters once His Majesty and the Queen leave."