Harem Daily Life

The emperor's return to the court naturally overjoyed the harem.

The Queen and other concubines dressed up and gathered in the Queen's Fengyi Palace, waiting to welcome His Majesty.

He Linzhang did not return to the harem first. After he separated from Tao Yanyan and others, he went to the imperial study, where the court officials were all waiting for him to discuss matters.

Shu Fei was going to take the three of them to pay respects to the Queen's Palace. Tao Yanyan said, "Empress Shu Fei, do we need to go back and wash up before going?" After a long journey, it would be better to change clothes before going. However, Tao Yanyan didn't know the rules of the palace, so she asked one more question.

Shu Fei said: "There is no time to waste. Go and pay your respects to the Empress first."

Since Shu Fei said so, Tao Yanyan had no choice but to tell Mingyue to take Xianglan and Tao Jinan, who were still injured and unable to get up, back to Cuiweixuan first. Qingfeng followed him to pay respects to the Queen.

Fan Cairen looked very bad after her miscarriage and she was still feeling unwell, but she knew very well that she had never been favored and she had lost her child, so she did not dare to ask to go back and rest easily. She had to bite the bullet and follow behind.

Talented lady Zhao looked a little timid, mainly because she had gone out and not only had she not been promoted, but had been demoted to a talented lady. She would have to face ridicule and mockery in the future, which made her feel ashamed. So she hesitated to move forward, looking unhappy.

Vanilla followed behind her and felt waves of chills. She was afraid that she would be beaten again after meeting the Queen.

When they arrived at the Queen's Fengyi Palace, they saw that almost all the emperor's concubines were waiting. How to describe this scene? It felt like some people were at the mercy of others.

Well, to be honest, Tao Yanyan was a little nervous.

Three women make a drama. Before, she only had to face three women, but now she has to face thirty, and each of them is not easy to deal with. She is so tired!

Taking a deep breath, Tao Yanyan followed Shu Fei's footsteps and walked in front of everyone. Together with the other three, she knelt down in front of the queen and said, "I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen."

Before they accompanied the emperor out of the palace, the queen was ill. At that time, it was the imperial concubines who managed the harem. Today, the queen's complexion seems to be much better, and her voice is more energetic than before: "Sisters, you have worked hard on the journey. Get up and sit down to answer the questions."

Shu Fei had a high position, so she naturally sat at the top. After Gui Fei and Rong Fei, it was her seat, so she walked straight over and sat down steadily.

Zhao Cairen was very embarrassed. Before, she was a beauty, so she sat quite near the front. But after going out, in less than three months, she became a talent. This position was only slightly higher than the lowest-ranking Liangyi. She had to move to the back and go to the talent position.

Tao Yanyan looked at Zhao Cairen and chose the seat opposite her. Next to him was Xu Cairen, who had been sent back halfway due to carriage sickness.

As soon as she sat down, she heard Xu Cairen snort softly, as if she was unhappy.

Tao Yanyan didn't look at her, but his expression became a little colder.

Cairen Fan chose to sit next to Cairen Zhao, and behind them was Fu Baolin, who was demoted from the position of Liangyi to Baolin.

Opposite Tao Yanyan was Fu Baolin, who was at the last place. She glanced at Fu Baolin, and Fu Baolin smiled at her ingratiatingly, but it was obvious that the smile did not reach his eyes.

The first thing Tao Yanyan did after returning to the palace was to investigate the truth of her falling into the water. So after knowing that Fu Baolin was involved, she no longer put on any superficial effort and simply ignored Fu Baolin's flattery.

Fu Baolin's heart skipped a beat. He felt that Tao Cairen had changed this time after his return.

After they sat down, the queen said, "I heard that you had a lot of difficulties along the way. The flood in Mengcheng alone was a big pain for you. But fortunately, you all returned safely. Thank you for the blessing of the Bodhisattva!"

Shu Fei replied: "The flood was merciless. Fortunately, Your Majesty led the people through the flood crisis."

The Queen smiled and said, "Shu Fei, don't be modest. You have also made great efforts. You have given money to the people for reconstruction, which is also a good deed. When the Queen Mother knew about it, she kept praising your good deeds. After the meeting, you can go and pay your respects to the Queen Mother. She has been looking forward to your return!"

The Queen gave Shu Fei a look that told her to understand, and Shu Fei nodded: "Yes, I'll go in a moment." What needs to be faced must be faced. The Shu family's branch has fallen, and the Queen Mother must vent her anger. If the Queen Mother doesn't vent it on her own son, she will vent it on her niece. What else can she do?

When Tao Yanyan heard about the flood and also heard the Queen praising Shu Fei, he didn't think much about it. Since the Queen didn't praise him, then he wouldn't praise her. Anyway, as long as he did things with a clear conscience, it would be fine. Sometimes a tree that stands out from the crowd is not necessarily a good thing.

"I heard that Concubine Fan is pregnant?" the queen asked again.

Everyone looked towards Fan Cairen at the same time. If jealous eyes could kill, Fan Cairen would have died more than twenty times.

A trace of pain flashed across Fan Cairen's face, and she stood up and said, "I am unlucky. I had a miscarriage on the boat back to Beijing."

As soon as she finished speaking, most people seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. The Queen was surprised and said, "Ah? It's gone? Oh, what a pity! Your Majesty has few children. If you can give birth to this baby successfully, the Queen Mother and Your Majesty will be very happy!"

Fan Cairen immediately apologized, "It's because I'm weak and don't have that blessing."

The queen then asked her to sit down and said, "Well, you are still young and you will have children in the future. Take good care of yourself and try to get pregnant again next year."

After talking about Lady Fan, the Queen looked at Lady Zhao and said, "Don't think too much, Lady Zhao. As long as you serve His Majesty well, you will have a chance to be promoted again."

Zhao Cairen had no choice but to whisper: "Yes, I will follow the Queen's instructions."

"Oh, I haven't seen Concubine Zhao for three months, and your temper has become much gentler. It seems that it would be good to go out for a walk, and it would be good to temper your temper." As expected, this is still the mean, sarcastic Concubine Li, as if she would feel uncomfortable if she didn't say a few words to others. Isn't she afraid that one day when she is demoted from the position of Concubine, others will retaliate against her in the same way?

Tao Yanyan took a deep breath, thinking if Concubine Li confronted him someday, should he confront her head-on or just be a coward? He couldn't decide!

However, she knew one thing, that is, it was impossible to get along with Concubine Li. She was just like those nosy colleagues in her previous life, who were always complaining about everything and everything, and were self-righteous, making people unwilling to get close to her.

Concubine Zhao was so angry that her face turned red. She thought for a long time but couldn't find a word to respond to Concubine Li.

It was the Imperial Concubine who smoothed things over: "Well, Concubine Li is outspoken, Lady Zhao doesn't have to take it to heart. You are an excellent chess player, and His Majesty likes to play chess with you. If you work hard on your chess skills, it will be no problem for His Majesty to regain his favor."

"Yes, thanks to the imperial concubine for her good wishes." After saying this, Lady Zhao sat down without saying a word, tightly clutching her handkerchief, suppressing the anger in her heart.

After the imperial concubine rescued Concubine Zhao, there was silence in the palace for a while and the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

Of the four people who accompanied the emperor on the tour, three have already been singled out and talked about, so why hasn't anyone mentioned this talented man Tao?