Harem Daily Life

Tao Yanyan sighed imperceptibly. The team needed to rest for half an hour before continuing, so she asked Mingyue to tidy up her hair and got off the carriage to stretch her muscles.

People cannot lie down all the time, otherwise the blood will not circulate, and lack of circulation will cause stagnation, and stagnation will cause soreness and pain. So at this moment, Tao Yanyan got off the carriage, but did not walk far. He stretched beside the carriage, turned his neck, and did some stretching exercises.

The guards were far away and knew that these were the emperor's concubines, so they didn't dare to look over there too much. The palace maids were all virgins, neither male nor female, so it was nothing to look at them a few times, so Tao Yanyan didn't worry at all about the effects of his stretching exercises.

But Qingfeng and Mingyue were extremely anxious. They stood on her left and right, respectively, trying to block the way for her so that others would not see her and spread bad words, which would damage her reputation.

Tao Yanyan found it funny to see the two little palace maids looking so frightened, but she didn't stay outside for long and got back into the carriage.

"Did you really see it? Tao Liangyi really didn't care about her dignity and was posing outside the carriage?" Lady Zhao leaned against the carriage and asked.

"My lord, I saw it clearly. She was stretching her arms and legs, turning her waist and neck, twisting this way and that, looking like a mess. I looked at her a few times and then dared not look again, so I quickly moved away." Xiangcao, who was beside Concubine Zhao, spoke very quickly, her face turning red.

"Oh, you are indeed from a fifth-rank official family. You don't know any rules at all. No wonder Your Majesty hasn't remembered you after entering the palace for several months." Concubine Zhao sneered, hooked her finger and asked Xiangcao to lean over to her ear, and whispered a few words.

Xiangcao nodded and said, "Yes, Shu Fei is right in front of us. Next time that Tao Liangyi comes out of the carriage to flirt with others, I will lead people over. My master is smart. Let them quarrel. Then His Majesty will be disgusted. It would be best if both of them are ignored!"

"Be careful and don't let anyone catch you." Lady Zhao's eyes darkened and she picked up a chess manual and started reading.

Xiangcao exited the carriage and stood next to Xianglan again. Seeing that Xianglan was a little absent-minded, she touched her arm and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Xianglan glanced around and took Xiangcao a few steps away: "Did you see Tao Liangyi's two maids get off the carriage just now? How could this servant be in the same carriage with the master?"

Of course Xiangcao saw it. She also saw that Qingfeng and Mingyue didn't look tired at all. It was obvious that they had been riding in the car instead of walking.

Although she felt a little uncomfortable that Lady Zhao did not allow her to ride in the same carriage with Xianglan, she felt a little more balanced when she thought about other masters who did not allow palace maids to ride in the same carriage. "Shu Fei only allowed her personal maid Fu Xin to ride in the carriage, and the other servants walked. Not everyone is Tao Liangyi and does not understand the rules of respect and inferiority in the palace."

After hearing what she said, Xianglan did not respond. She looked at the embroidered shoes on her feet and could not help but pounding her legs.

Just after noon, the group arrived at a relatively wide flat area. The large group stopped to make a fire and cook in the wild.

Tao Yanyan asked Qingfeng to take out the snacks they brought, and the three of them ate a few bites to fill their stomachs. Mingyue finished eating in a few bites, wiped her mouth and said, "I will go over early to wait for the meal, and pick two more dishes that the master likes."

Tao Yanyan just smiled, thinking that it was impossible to cook many dishes in this remote place, and it would be good enough to be able to eat enough.

As she expected, Mingyue only brought three dishes when she came back, but the portions were large enough for the three of them, the master and his servant.

"Liang Yi, please bear with me. The imperial chef said that they are traveling in the wild and can't cook too many dishes. Your Majesty has a separate small kitchen, and the others will cook in the big pot. Everyone can share."

Tao Yanyan didn't care: "Big pot meals have their advantages. Sometimes they are quite fragrant." Tao Yanyan, who had been eating in the cafeteria since elementary school, was no stranger to big pot meals. As long as it was clean, he didn't care about anything else.

Mingyue was relieved to see that her master really didn't dislike it, but she couldn't help but say, "When I went to get the food just now, Concubine Shu's maid Ziling was there, and Concubine Zhao's maid Xiangcao was there too. They all looked unhappy, and they said that if they gave them more money, they would ask the imperial chef to prepare a separate meal for their two masters. But the chef Zhao, who was in charge, didn't take the job, and only said that he would do it according to his discretion. Please bear with me, two masters. I see that the maids of the two families look very unhappy, and I'm afraid there will be trouble in the future."

Tao Yanyan separated the three portions of rice, took one portion for herself, and put some of the three dishes on her own plate and mixed them. The two young palace maids were dumbfounded by her actions.

Tao Yanyan took a bite and then said, "You guys eat, why are you looking at me? Eat breakfast and if there is a place to wash the dishes, go wash them first. If there is no place, just use a towel to wipe them first and wash them when you get to the post station."

Qingfeng was a little embarrassed: "Let Liangyi eat first, we can start eating after you are done."

"Everything I want to eat is on my plate. Hurry up and eat. After eating, let's go downstairs and walk around. When you are away from home, keep everything simple. The guards, soldiers, and palace maids should all eat like this. Just eat until you are full and don't worry about so much."

Mingyue said: "But you are the master, how can we servants eat with you?"

Tao Yanyan said helplessly: "Since you know I am the master, you have to listen to what the master says. Come on and eat. You have time to talk. You have already finished your meal."

Seeing that Tao Liangyi really had no intention of blaming them, the two picked up the food and started eating. Somehow, although the food in the wild was simple, it seemed to be more fragrant than the food in the palace.

The three people on Tao Yanyan's side ate very quickly. Not only did they finish their meal, Qingfeng also took the food box and asked the imperial kitchen for some water, and washed several plates cleanly.

Seeing that the wild scenery was quite unique, the master, his servants and his two companions walked around, looking at the wild flowers and trees, feeling the mountain breeze, and digesting their food.

Emperor Jinghe He Linzhang had been reading memorials for the whole morning and went out for a walk after lunch. He inadvertently saw a slender crimson figure in the distance. She was looking up at a tree with two little palace maids, and no one knew what she was doing.

He took Zhang Fuhai closer and heard the slender figure say, "Why don't we go find a guard? The guard can fly and sneak, and he will definitely be able to send this baby bird back to the nest."

"You want to find the guard in private?" He Linzhang's words scared the three little girls.

Tao Yanyan turned around and saw that the man in front of her was wearing a dark-colored robe with gold piping, a long tasseled palace belt with colorful silk flowers, a dark blue floral eight-group Japanese-forged tasseled jacket, and small blue satin court boots. His face was as handsome as if it was carved by a magician. The perfect male protagonist in those storybooks instantly took shape, and she was completely stunned.

Qingfeng and Mingyue had already knelt down. Qingfeng even tugged at Tao Liangyi's sleeve and said anxiously, "Liangyi, come and meet him. This is His Majesty!"