Harem Daily Life

He Linzhang looked at the little guy who stretched out two palms in front of him, gesturing that he would sleep in Tao Yanyan's room for another ten days. He raised an eyebrow and said, "Your second brother has never been as clingy to your mother as you are. He has slept alone since he was a child. And your second brother never argues with his younger brothers and sisters to see who's better."

Yu Cheng slowly retracted one hand, leaving five fingers.

"Well, didn't you say you wanted to stay at your uncle's house for a few days? Then the emperor asked Ying Er to accompany you."

Yu Cheng also put away his hand and took the initiative to move his small pillow and quilt.

He Linzhang laughed behind him. This son was indeed not as cute as his daughter. He was like a little elf. He had learned to bargain at such a young age.

Seeing that both children had been asked to leave, Tao Yanyan let go that night and, under He Linzhang's temptation, let him do whatever he wanted.

The consequence was that I didn’t get up on time the next day and slept until noon.

He Xiaobao came over several times, clamoring for milk, but was eventually taken away by the wet nurse. Little Yucheng was sent to the Tao family by Ying Er and the others, and Yunuo insisted on going with them, so Yucheng had no choice but to take the little tail with him. So when Tao Yanyan got up for lunch, the twins were missing.

"Well, it's a lot quieter today." Without the noise of the twins, Tao Yanyan felt at ease. He picked up some food for He Xuan, He Yue, and Jin An, and fed Xiao Bao a piece of cake.

Jin An finished a bowl of rice and said, "Mother, when the Imperial College opens, I will go to the countryside with my classmates to experience farming. I'm afraid I won't be back for several days."

He Jinan's identity in the Imperial College was concealed. No one knew his true identity except the Imperial College's chief academic officer. Every year, the Imperial College would take students to experience farming. Except for those who really needed leave, everyone else had to participate, without exception.

Tao Yanyan nodded and said, "Okay, then the Queen Mother will have someone prepare some clean clothes for you, and bring some food. You can go without worry."

He Yue blinked: "Mother, I want to go too."

Tao Yanyan glanced at He Yue, then at He Xuan: "Where's Xuan'er? Do you want to go?"

She felt that farming was the most important thing in this era, and it would be nice to take the children to experience it.

He Xuan nodded with bright eyes: "If possible, I would like to go." It was rare for the princess to leave the palace, and He Xuan also longed for the new and exciting life outside the palace.

"Okay, I'll talk to your father when he comes." Tao Yanyan happily made a plan. He Xiaobao, who was chewing on cakes on the side, was impatient: "Go, go, go." He also wanted to go, and no one could leave him behind.

He Yue bit her lip: "Mother, can you take Min'er with you?" Although they didn't live together, He Yue wanted to take her sister with her no matter what she did.

Tao Yanyan nodded: "Queen Mother, please ask Consort Xian. If she agrees, then we can take Min'er with us."

Tao Yanyan sent Mingyue to inquire, but He Min happened to be sick and could not go out. He Yue felt a little regretful, but it did not hinder her enthusiasm for the patrol.

Concubine Liang, upon hearing that the Empress was taking several princes and princesses to participate in this year's plowing season, had also asked Concubine Xian if she wanted to take the Third Princess along. She assumed the Empress would ask about this as well, and she was planning to take the Fourth Princess along to build a closer relationship with the Empress. But in the end, the Empress never came to ask.

"Your Majesty, how about we take the initiative to go over?" asked the maid Xiaotao.

Concubine Liang sighed and said, "Forget it. No one wants to see us. If we try to get close to them, we'll just be annoying."

Concubine Liang was filled with sorrow. Ever since she had become close to Concubine Shu, the Empress's attitude towards her had completely changed. She no longer cared about her, and she no longer called her over for conversations. The relationship they had worked so hard to build had suddenly plummeted to the bottom.

Later, she tried to find a way to get closer to the Queen in order to repair the relationship, but the Queen was always indifferent and showed no signs of loosening up.

She was now regretting it to death. Why had she been so blinded by greed and insisted on making friends with that Shu Cairen? Not only did she harm the Fourth Princess, but she also lost her support in the palace.

Seeing her mistress's worried face, the maid advised, "I see that the Fourth Princess is becoming more and more like the former Li Fei. Your Majesty, please think of ways to help her. Perhaps when Your Majesty sees the Fourth Princess's face, she'll think of that Li Fei and come to our palace more often."

Concubine Liang's heart moved. After a moment's thought, she said, "Go and dress up the Fourth Princess. I'll take her to see His Majesty. Oh, and have the kitchen stew a bowl of red dates and white fungus soup and send it over as well."

The maid smiled and retreated to arrange everything.

Concubine Liang dressed up and dressed up the fourth princess He Xin, and the mother and daughter went to the Qinzheng Palace together.

He Linzhang was a little surprised to hear that Concubine Liang had brought He Xin with her. However, since he hadn't seen the Fourth Princess for a long time, he had someone call them in.

"Your Majesty, I am here to pay my respects. Xin'er has been talking about Your Majesty all the time. I dare to bring her here for Your Majesty to see." Concubine Liang said, pushing He Xin and putting the red dates and white fungus soup on the table.

He Linzhang had just finished the sweet soup sent by the Empress, and since he had no appetite, he didn't touch the Tremella Soup. He called He Xin over to his side, looked at his daughter's thin body, and pinched her hand, which was not even half as fat as Yunuo's. "Why are you so thin? Do you have a poor appetite? You should eat more and don't be picky."

He Xin blinked her big eyes, which were exactly the same as Concubine Li's: "If father accompanies Xin'er to have meals, Xin'er will definitely eat two more bowls." This was what her mother taught her. Her mother said that father accompanies the other princesses to have meals every day, so the other princesses are all white and plump, not as thin as her.

She also wants to be white and plump, and not look like a little bean sprout.

He Linzhang smiled and said, "I'm busy with official duties. Okay, if I have time, I'll go and have dinner with you."

He Xin said coquettishly, "Father, please accompany Xin'er today. Xin'er wants to gain some weight quickly so that she can hold a hoe when we go to the fields to start farming."

He Linzhang raised his eyebrows: "Why, you guys want to go farming too?" Tao Yanyan had said before that he wanted to take a few children with him, but He Min was sick and couldn't go, so He Xin was not included.

Concubine Liang sighed softly, "The Empress must have been too busy and missed Xin'er. Xin'er wanted to go very much, but she was worried about her health and didn't dare to ask the Empress for permission."

He Linzhang said calmly, "The Queen is very kind and courteous. If you want to go, just tell her directly. She won't stop you. Well, since you've already told me, I'll tell the Queen. You can leave the palace with the motorcade that day."

Concubine Liang agreed and glanced at He Xin, who quickly asked, "Then will Your Majesty accompany Xin'er for dinner today?"

He Xin was too expectant. He Linzhang thought about it and realized that he had indeed neglected this child, so he nodded in agreement.

Yu Cheng and Yunuo had a crazy day at the Tao family's house, and they didn't stop playing around. After returning, they ignored each other and were both angry, needing their father to comfort them. But no matter how long they waited, their father never showed up. The two little ones felt wronged and sulked all night.

Tao Yanyan acted as a peacemaker. Although the two little ones finally reconciled, Yunuo refused to sleep. He kept crying and had a pout on his face all night.

Tao Yanyan sighed and said, "Let's go see when His Majesty will come. Her precious little princess won't be able to be coaxed tonight."