Harem Daily Life

When Tao Yanyan saw the silver notes sent by the Minister of Rites, he couldn't stop smiling.

"I didn't expect that they would pay it without bargaining. The King of Yan is quite considerate." There were a total of sixteen people in the Yan delegation. Fifteen of them were charged two thousand taels, and the King of Yan charged twenty thousand taels alone. The total income today was fifty thousand taels. It would be strange if Tao Yanyan was not happy.

But this also means that she has to return the purple jade pendant to King Yan.

She took the jade pendant from Mingyue and looked at it over and over again, but still couldn't see anything special about it. She put it back in the box and handed it to Mingyue: "Take it to Eunuch Zhang."

Tao Yanyan believed that even if the King of Yan took the jade pendant to look for the treasure, He Linzhang would arrange everything and would not allow the State of Yan to get the treasure alone.

Feng Chenmu and the others who had been released from the Great Zhou Prison were all as pale and dazed as if they had just experienced a nightmare. They staggered out of the cell, as if all their strength had been drained away in that instant.

When they returned to the post station, the servants they brought with them were all shocked by this scene. These were all powerful people in the State of Yan, and now they were in such a state of disgrace that it was hard to bear.

Feng Chenmu and the others dragged their exhausted bodies into the room and sat down on the chairs. No one spoke. The room was filled with a dull atmosphere, so oppressive that it made people breathless.

Lord Shangguan was the first to break the silence. He muttered to himself, "This Great Zhoutian Prison is simply hell..." After that, the shadow seemed to suddenly remember something. He stood up abruptly and ran straight to the bathroom.

In the bathroom, Shadow scrubbed his body frantically, as if to scrub off all the filth. He took three baths, using up three cylinders of hot water, before he felt that he had finally washed away the filth and bad luck.

When he walked out of the bathroom, the hatred on his face was hard to hide.

He hated being filthy more than anything else in his life, and this time, at the hands of that mother and son, he'd experienced it twice. Once, he'd been vomited on, and once, he'd been imprisoned in the Sky Prison. Thinking of the dark, damp, and foul-smelling prison, Shadow's heart was filled with resentment and unwillingness.

This is a place he never wants to set foot in again in his life. That mother and son are simply his enemies.

His rage was like a lit powder keg, ready to explode at any moment. If the Prince of Yan hadn't stopped him from taking action, he would have tied up Queen Tao and used her as a hostage to force the people of the Great Zhou to let them go.

But because of the Prince of Yan's compassionate nature, they not only failed to escape successfully, but were besieged by the guards of the Great Zhou and eventually imprisoned in the filthy Sky Prison, suffering ten days of imprisonment in vain.

Thinking of this, he clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging deep into his palms. He gritted his teeth and swore that he would avenge this grudge and make Queen Tao pay the price!

Feng Chenmu's fury was no less intense than Shadow's. He felt like a fool, his enthusiasm and anticipation ruthlessly trampled upon by Empress Tao. He had come all this way to see her, only to end up like this. All his sincerity had been wasted.

Lord Shangguan and others were a little more rational and felt that this disaster was entirely caused by their master himself.

They knew the character of their master, that is, a man who was lustful at the sight of beauty and was obsessed with Queen Tao, who did not belong to him. In the end, he suffered at the hands of the beauty. Not only was he arrested and imprisoned for ten days, but he also had to pay a ransom of 50,000 taels. Lord Shangguan and the others only hoped that their master could learn from his mistakes and not be so obsessed with a woman he was destined to never have.

"Your Majesty, the Great Zhou is a land of trouble. It's best to leave as soon as possible," Lord Shangguan advised earnestly. After all, now that the Prince of Yan's identity has been exposed, no one knows what further tactics the Great Zhou will resort to, or whether more trouble will arise. Rather than continue to linger here, it's better to escape quickly to avoid further complications.

Feng Chenmu took the purple jade pendant sent by the Minister of Rites, held it tightly in his hand, and said with a sinister look: "Get ready, we will set off tomorrow."

He was determined to win this treasure hunt. As long as he got the huge treasure, he would be able to strengthen the country's strength, destroy the Great Zhou sooner or later, and take everything he wanted into his pocket.

Upon learning that the Yan delegation was about to leave, He Linzhang did not stop them. However, he had already sent people to inform Ningyuan Hou and Qi Yizheng, asking them to cooperate with the King of Yan to find the treasure first, and then kick Yan away.

At night, a black figure flew out of the inn and headed straight for the Great Zhou Palace. Shadow was furious and wanted revenge.

Ever since He Xiaobao was stolen last time, the Great Zhou Palace has stepped up its security, and the Dark Guard Battalion has also urgently dispatched several people to guard around the palace. So when Shadow came again tonight, it was instantly felt that the security had been raised by several levels.

However, Shadow was a top-notch expert, and not everyone could stop him. He restrained his breath, walked to Changle Palace with ease, and went into He Xiaobao's room.

But there was no chubby little figure on the bed.

At this moment, He Xiaobao was lying in his mother's arms, soundly asleep, unaware of the world around him.

The shadow that had filled the empty space came to another room and saw He Yucheng sleeping on his back.

Shadow hesitated for a moment, and when he saw that this was Queen Tao's other legitimate son, he extended his hand towards He Yucheng.

"Who?" A cry of surprise came from outside the door. Shuang'er had already pushed the door open and passed by the dark shadow who jumped out of the window holding Yu Cheng.

Shuang'er happened to be out on business last time and was not in the palace. She only heard about He Xiaobao being stolen in the middle of the night later. Unexpectedly, she vaguely sensed the scent of a killer tonight and got up to check, only to see that the thief had come again.

Shuang'er's cry attracted other secret guards, and they quickly rushed over from all directions and surrounded the shadow holding Yu Cheng.

Shadow was determined to take away Queen Tao's child today and separate the mother and child. It would be best if he could train the child to be a killer and have him come to kill the Emperor and Empress of the Great Zhou in the future. That would be exciting.

He tied Yu Cheng to his back with a rope, drew his sword, and stabbed at the secret guard.

Shuang'er and the others didn't dare to use too much force for fear of hurting the Fourth Prince, so they were somewhat restrained and unable to move freely.

Yu Cheng had woken up by then and was surprised to find himself tied to the back of a man in black. His small body was strangled and it was really uncomfortable.

He Linzhang and Tao Yanyan had already come out to check, and they knew at a glance that the person in front of them was the one who had come to steal Xiaobao before.

"You are such a stubborn villain that you dare to come again!" He Linzhang glanced at Yu Cheng on the back of the man in black, took the sword handed to him by Eunuch Zhang, and went to meet him in person.

"Your Majesty, be careful!" Tao Yanyan shouted anxiously.