Harem Daily Life

The only advantage of living in the palace is that the schedule is not as strict as in the palace. Even He Linzhang gets up half an hour later than usual.

After he and Tao Yan started talking, the children had breakfast early and went to various attractions.

The palace was built into the hillside, and many scenic spots were incorporated into the palace, making it much more interesting than living in the palace. The children were happy, and there were many people around them. Tao Yanyan was not worried at all and let them explore nature.

The happiest one was He Yue. She liked to rob bird nests, catch insects, and pick wild fruits. She was also the one who played the most crazily among the children.

He Xuan is relatively quiet and likes to observe various flowers and grasses, and see if she can find some rare medicinal herbs.

Yu Cheng and Yunuo are now at the age where they love to explore the most. They are curious about everything and full of energy. After a while, they are sweating all over. The maids who follow them are ready to change them into dry clothes at any time to prevent them from catching cold by sticking to the wet clothes.

He Xiaobao was small and a bit lazy. After a while, he started to cry out for being held and refused to get off the ground. He was now chubby, and only Shuang'er could still hold him. The other palace maids were completely helpless against him. So this time, apart from Shuang'er, Jin'an followed He Xiaobao almost every step of the way, ready to help him carry the baby at any time.

The Queen Mother was also very happy and relaxed when she arrived at the palace. She didn't have to get up early to pay her respects. After waking up and having breakfast, she practiced boxing in the courtyard to exercise her body. When she learned that the children had gone out to play, she smiled and said, "The children are like little animals in a cage. Now that they have been released, their nature has been unleashed. I am afraid they will have a lot of fun."

Eunuch Qin accompanied her, "That's right. This palace is beautiful and full of places to play. Queen Mother, would you like to go out for a walk and have a look around?"

The area surrounding the palace is enclosed by the royal family, with soldiers patrolling outside. Ordinary people cannot enter, so Eunuch Qin is not worried that the Queen Mother will encounter any harm.

The Queen Mother nodded and said, "Then take a few people out for a walk. I haven't been here for several years."

As for Shu Cairen, Xiao Xin finished telling her what he had learned. Shu Cairen sneered, "I've told you long ago that she's a demon queen. She clings to Your Majesty in the palace and behaves just as badly outside."

After breakfast, Shu Cairen took three palace maids to find the empress dowager. She could not rely on the emperor now, so she had to rely on the empress dowager. Otherwise, she would not be favored and it would be difficult to improve her position.

Mu Yu and his men had come all the way here, but they were stopped and questioned on the way. While arguing with the soldiers, he saw the Queen Mother and her group approaching from afar. Overjoyed, he shouted, "Queen Mother, the Queen Mother is here! Are you here to pick me up?"

The Queen Mother staggered and almost fell when she heard the voice.

Who can tell her why she met Mu Yu here?

The Queen Mother calmed herself down and walked over with the help of Eunuch Qin.

"Queen Mother, I was out of the city for a trip and didn't expect to meet you here. What a coincidence!" Mu Yu saluted respectfully with a faint smile on his face.

The Queen Mother chuckled softly, "Master Mu is a real good choice. This is the royal palace. I just happened to be here with the Emperor, Empress, and several children, and you arrived right after me. It's quite a coincidence."

Mu Yu touched his nose, feeling a little ashamed of having his secret thoughts exposed, but he remained calm and said, "That's right. I didn't expect to meet the Queen Mother and later His Majesty and the Queen. I am so lucky."

The Queen Mother: "..." Who invited you to the palace? Who invited you?

Mu Yu acquiesced: "These officers and soldiers are very responsible and have been questioning me for a long time. Please tell them to leave me and follow the Queen Mother."

The leading guard clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, this gentleman has no documents and does not seem to be sent by the palace to deliver memorials, so we stopped him." After saying that, he made way for him and did not stop him.

The Queen Mother had no choice but to say, "Since we have met here, please invite Master Mu to stay at the palace for two days and visit the children."

When she met Mu Yu on the way, the Queen Mother lost the desire to continue strolling around and had to go back home. Mu Yu followed her closely, praising the scenery in the mountains from time to time. The two seemed to be chatting quite happily. Only the Queen Mother knew that she was very upset. Mu Yu said a lot to her, but she didn't hear anything. Her heart was in turmoil with worry.

How many years had it been since her emotions had fluctuated like this? She hadn't changed her expression when He Linzhang was poisoned, but today she felt somewhat uneasy.

"So this is the imperial palace. It's so quiet and the scenery is beautiful." Mu Yu praised sincerely.

Lunch was about to begin, and the Emperor, Empress, and children would come over to have lunch with the Queen Mother, so the Queen Mother did not send anyone to inform them in advance that Mu Yu had arrived. When everyone arrived, they discovered that there was one more person.

He Linzhang and Tao Yanyan looked at each other. Mu Yu stood up, bowed slightly to He Linzhang, looked at Tao Yanyan with a smile, then took the chubby He Xiaobao from Jin'an's arms, holding him in his arms and loving him very much.

"Why is Island Master Mu here too?" He Linzhang couldn't help but look at the Queen Mother and asked.

Mu Yu smiled and said, "What a coincidence! I was traveling outside the capital, aimlessly, and somehow ended up here. I ran into the Queen Mother in the mountains, and followed her here. I'm unfamiliar with the capital, and there's nothing much to do. Why don't I spend some time with the kids? I'm afraid I won't have the chance to do that again once I return to Penglai Island."

Since Mu Yu said so, He Linzhang naturally agreed. The other party was Yan Yan's biological father, and it was natural for him to want to spend more time with his daughter and grandchildren. Before, everyone lived in the palace, and it was inconvenient for Mu Yu to see Tao Yan Yan. Now living in this temporary palace was much more convenient, so He Linzhang did not object.

However, He Linzhang didn't believe that Mu Yu had met the Queen Mother by chance. How could such a coincidence happen? They had just arrived and Mu Yu followed them, and happened to run into the Queen Mother? So He Linzhang was convinced that Mu Yu must have come here on purpose.

Considering that Mu Yu also missed his daughter, He Linzhang did not expose it.

"Although this palace is large, it might be inconvenient for Master Mu to live here. How about..." The Queen Mother was about to speak when Mu Yu said, "It's not very convenient, but I see there are a few empty rooms in the outer courtyard. Give me one. My followers can go back to the capital first. It shouldn't be too inconvenient with just me, right?"

The Queen Mother gritted her teeth and said nothing more. As the Queen's biological father, he had already said that he would move into the empty rooms of the outer courtyard where the personal guards lived. What else could she say?

He Linzhang felt that Mu Yu's stay in the outer courtyard was not a proper way to entertain guests. After all, Mu Yu's status was not ordinary. Before Penglai Island surrendered to the Great Zhou, Mu Yu was considered a local hegemon. He thought for a moment and said, "How can we let Island Master Mu live in the outer courtyard? How about this? You can live in our west courtyard. You can spend more time with the children. Your followers can live in the outer courtyard and don't have to return to the city."

Mu Yu's face broke into a huge smile. He raised his arm and patted He Linzhang, with a look that said "I am very satisfied, son-in-law."

He Linzhang inexplicably understood it and actually felt excited to be recognized by his father-in-law?

He shook his head and threw the idea away, continuing to act like an emperor and asking Eunuch Qin to serve the meal.

The Queen Mother's teeth were almost broken. She really didn't expect this arrangement to happen, and she felt even more uneasy.

Tao Yanyan didn't dare to speak loudly, her eyelashes blinked rapidly, and she looked at Mu Yu several times with ambiguous eyes.