Harem Daily Life

He Linzhang didn't know why the empress dowager summoned him at this time, so he had to go to Changchun Palace.

"Please serve dinner first, and the emperor will have dinner with me." The empress dowager ordered.

"I invited the emperor here today because I want to talk about Concubine Shu." Concubine Shu was demoted to Concubine Shu because of the murder of Concubine De. Later, she fell ill and talked nonsense. She was taken to the temporary palace by the empress dowager and never returned to the palace. It has been almost a year since she left.

"I am very busy and have no time to take care of Concubine Shu. Is she doing well in the palace?" He Linzhang asked.

He Linzhang felt unhappy when he recalled that Lord Shu had joined forces with the Wang family and instigated Censor Zhang to expose the Queen's life experience. Now that the Queen Mother mentioned Concubine Shu again, and thinking of the bad things she had done, He Linzhang became even more upset. This cousin was also a worrying person.

The Queen Mother sighed, "Her mind is completely muddled. Losing her child and falling ill has completely worn her down. Although I have tried my best to take care of her, I can't change anything. There is no way I can bring her back in this lifetime."

He Linzhang also sighed and said, "Then, how about I take some time to go see her?"

The Queen Mother waved her hand and said, "She might not recognize you even if you go. Forget it, lest you be sad. I asked you to come here today because the Shu family's daughter is disabled. Your uncle came to me and begged me to send the third daughter of our family to the palace to accompany you."

The Shu family has ruined one daughter and is eager to send another one to the royal family?

No wonder he tried every possible means to expose Yan Yan's background and accuse Yan Yan of being unworthy of his position. It turns out that he was planning to support his own daughter!

He Linzhang refused without a second thought, "Mother, you know that I only want to raise the children with the Queen. No one else in my harem has received my favor, so why should I bring in new people? My third cousin is still young, so it would be more appropriate for her to find a young man from an aristocratic family who is a good match for her and become his principal wife."

Before meeting Tao Yanyan, He Linzhang, like other emperors, had a harem of three thousand beauties and surrounded himself with all kinds of beautiful women. He never cared about the size of his harem, as he would take in any beautiful woman, just to keep one more person. But ever since meeting Tao Yanyan, his heart could no longer accommodate anyone else.

I used to think the more people in the harem the better, but now I just think having one favorite is enough.

Besides, Tao Yanyan was pregnant, and he didn't want to disturb her pregnancy at this time. The kitten was very vindictive, and if he made her unhappy, she would probably stretch out her sharp claws and scratch him to the point of making him feel anxious and anxious, and he would be the one who suffered in the end.

The empress dowager actually knew very well that her brother's request would most likely be rejected by the emperor, but if the Shu family did not have the concubine, the relationship with the royal family would become increasingly weak. The men in the Shu family were not outstanding and could not support the family, so they still had to rely on marriage with the royal family to consolidate the relationship.

"I know that you and the Queen are deeply in love, so I won't ask about other families. But the Shu family is my family after all. Please consider it and give them some face."

The Queen Mother was a daughter of the Shu family, and for the long-term interests of her family, she had to make plans for her natal family.

He Linzhang thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, mother, is simply worried that the Shu family will lose power and become unstable in the future. How about this: I choose a suitable husband from among the He clan and I will arrange a marriage for my third cousin. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Seeing that the Queen Mother remained silent, He Linzhang said again: "Instead of entering the palace and staying alone in an empty room, it is better to find a prince to marry and become his princess."

"Your Majesty, you know best how lonely the palace is. I simply don't want my third cousin to spend her entire life in this palace. I'll leave it to Your Majesty to decide."

He Linzhang had said all he wanted to say, and his attitude was firm, so the empress dowager did not try to persuade him any further.

"Forget it, I will reject your uncle. As for the matter of selecting the prince to be the princess, you should not interfere. Your third cousin is a concubine's daughter and is not qualified to be the princess." It is okay to enter the palace as an ordinary concubine, but it is absolutely impossible for her to be in charge of the household affairs of a prince's mansion.

People take on jobs that are within their capabilities. The Queen Mother doesn't want to end up having to apologize to the prince's biological mother, saying that she abused her power and found her an unsuitable daughter-in-law.

He Linzhang accompanied the empress dowager for dinner. After returning to Changle Palace, he told her everything that had happened in Changchun Palace, not daring to hide anything.

He didn't want to be disliked by Tao Yanyan again for hiding the truth.

"Your Majesty is handsome and powerful, so it's no problem for him to charm beautiful women." Tao Yanyan said softly, "The Queen Mother is also considering the Shu family. Don't worry, I won't get angry about this matter."

He Linzhang sighed, "Even if you weren't angry, I wouldn't agree. You are enough for me in this life. I can't let go of anyone else in my heart."

Tao Yanyan looked up at him and met his deep eyes.

He Linzhang was so excited by her gaze that his eyelashes trembled. He couldn't help but ask, "Why are you looking at me like that? You've been looking at me for so many years, and you still can't get enough?"

Tao Yanyan smiled and moved closer. "I was wondering, if I hadn't entered the palace, where would I be now? Sometimes fate is truly miraculous. How did it bring me to your Majesty's side?"

It seems like a dream to have traveled through thousands of years to meet you, have children with you, and share this prosperous world with you.

"Hiss—" He Linzhang couldn't help but snort softly: "Yan Yan, just look at me, why are you pinching me?"

Tao Yanyan then realized that he was wondering if it was a dream, and he actually went straight to work and twisted He Linzhang's waist, hurting him.

Facing He Linzhang's puzzled and resentful eyes, Tao Yanyan couldn't help but smile apologetically. She cupped his face and kissed him several times, comforting him as she did so: "Oh... Your Majesty, don't be angry. I just felt itchy and wanted to pinch you."

He Linzhang really couldn't do anything with her and could only spoil her.

The Shu family's request was rejected, and Lord Shu was furious.

"He's really grown cocky! He doesn't even think about who protected him when he was young and helped him climb to that position! Now that he's firmly in the seat, he won't even agree to such a small request. He's completely disregarding the Shu family's reputation and doesn't care about our lives!"

Madam Shu quickly advised, "Master, calm down. Didn't the Queen Mother tell us to tell her which noble family's young man we like and she will act as matchmaker? It's a blessing for the Third Miss, a concubine's daughter, to have the Queen Mother's help arrange her marriage."

Mrs. Shu gave birth to two daughters and a son. The eldest daughter entered the palace as a concubine and is now considered ruined. The second daughter married a fourth-rank official and was exiled for many years, and she has no time to care for her.

That day, Lord Shu proposed to send the third daughter born to his concubine into the palace. She was reluctant and didn't want to bother with it. Fortunately, His Majesty directly refused, otherwise the concubine would be arrogant in the Shu family because her daughter entered the palace.

Madam Shu offered a few token words of persuasion before saying, "Master, it's been almost a year since Wanqing was sent to the imperial palace. Since the royal family doesn't want another daughter from the Shu family, can you let me go and see my own daughter? If you can't fulfill a larger request, you certainly won't refuse this smaller one, right?"

Lord Shu was stunned. He had actually asked the Queen Mother a long time ago that he wanted to visit his daughter, but the Queen Mother always refused the visit on the grounds that Concubine Shu was not well yet.

Lord Shu looked at his wife's anxious look and sighed, "Alright, I'll beg the Queen Mother again to let us go see Wanqing."