Harem Daily Life

He Linzhang was very angry because Tao Yanyan was taken away by King Liang, so he ordered King Yong to arrest several of King Liang's children. However, he later urgently withdrew this order and personally led people to guard this farm. He was betting that King Liang would come to take away his eldest son, and he was waiting here.

After anxiously waiting until midnight, King Liang finally arrived.

"Haha, hahahaha, He Linzhang, do you think you've won?" Prince Liang glanced at Tao Yanyan and said, "She's already mine. Needless to say, the taste of your little queen is truly intoxicating."

Everyone around hurriedly lowered their heads, not daring to listen to such shameless words.

He Linzhang's grip on Tao Yanyan tightened. Tao Yanyan felt the coldness emanating from him and gritted his teeth, "Do you think His Majesty will believe you just because you're trying to provoke me like this? Humph, after you captured me, I soon met Prince Jing. Prince Jing can testify that nothing happened between you and me."

Prince Jing quickly stepped forward and said, "Yes, I can testify that after the Queen was abducted, she has been taking care of me and dressing my wounds. She has not been molested by Prince Liang."

Prince Liang sneered, "Prince Jing, why are you pretending? If you two weren't in a relationship, why would she agree to exchange you? Humph, maybe you two hooked up when He Linzhang was sick. Otherwise, with your qualifications, how could you be chosen as a regent?"

Prince Jing pointed at Prince Liang and was so angry that the wound on his face almost broke again.

"You're still spouting nonsense even when death is imminent." He Linzhang glanced at Ying Yi and said, "There's no need to wait until the autumn to execute you. Just drag it out and deal with it right away."

Ying Yi dragged the man away. King Liang stared at his son, as if he had something to say, but he didn't say it in the end. He Qi also looked at his father, tears couldn't help but flow down, but he didn't say a word.

Ying Er picked up the two packages on the ground. Tao Yan said, "There's a secret room inside the secret passage you came from. There's a lot of gold and silver hidden inside. Take your men and search it all out. Your Majesty, we need to thoroughly check the accounts under the name of Prince Liang. We might have hidden something. We need to search Prince Liang's mansion again as well."

He Linzhang nodded, explained the matter to King Yong, then picked up Tao Yanyan and carried him horizontally into the carriage.

Prince Yong watched the Emperor and Empress leave before patting Prince Jing on the arm: "Every failure is a learning experience. In the future, please do not be soft-hearted towards such an ungrateful person."

Prince Yong hopes that Prince Jing will stop caring about anyone from Prince Liang's lineage to avoid being dragged down in the future.

"Your injuries are very serious. Come with me back to find the imperial physician. Your princess is already in tears in the mansion."

Prince Jing was very regretful. At this moment, he really wanted to slap himself hard a few times.

He glared at He Qi and said, "This is my bad luck. I saved a poisonous snake. I think this farm is unlucky, so I'm giving it to you. Take care of it."

After saying this, he followed King Yong's troops and left Zhuangzi in a mighty procession.

After everyone had left, He Qicai stumbled towards the direction where King Liang was being dragged away. When he saw King Liang had been stabbed more than a dozen times and lying in a pool of blood, he was so scared that he fell to the ground, tears streaming down his face.

Aunt Fang and the others, who had been hiding behind the door and dared not come out, sneaked out at this time. When they saw this horrifying scene, they were scared out of their wits.

Finally, under the arrangement of Aunt Fang, they found a straw mat, wrapped the body of King Liang, and buried it in the woods outside the farm.

"Prince, how should the inscription be written?" asked Aunt Fang.

Prince Liang was a member of the royal family, but he committed a serious crime and was demoted to a commoner. He certainly could no longer call himself a prince.

He Qi said calmly, "Just write the name directly. The person is dead. What's the point of calling him prince or not?"

After he finished speaking, he wrote King Liang's name on a simple wooden block. Everyone bowed and burned some paper money, and thus the funeral of King Liang was completed.

"Mrs. Fang, I'll be thanking you for taking care of my brothers and sisters for the time being. When my mother is executed in the autumn, I'll collect her body, and we'll leave the capital and never return. If you and your two sisters have a better place to go, I won't stop you. If not, then you can come with me."

Aunt Fang frowned, "Where do you want to go, young master? Forgive me for being blunt, but this manor given by Prince Jing will be ours in the future. It's big, and we can grow crops there without starving."

He Qi's eyes were icy. "If I stay in the capital, who can guarantee that I won't be purged by that person again? It's better to stay away to save my life."

He Qi didn't expect that before his father escaped, he was still thinking about taking him with him. His father never left him, so he couldn't just be content with the status quo and live under someone else's roof. He wanted to fulfill his father's wish and go to Yan State to make a name for himself there, so that he would be able to avenge his father in the future.

Seeing that she couldn't persuade the eldest young master, Aunt Fang said, "Then... I'll have no choice but to take the two girls and make a living here. I won't go with you, eldest young master. It's just right that I can guard the prince's tomb and pay my respects from time to time."

He Qi did not make things difficult for her. Although the two half-sisters were not his sisters, they were still his father's flesh and blood. With their biological mother, Aunt Fang, taking care of them, he could rest assured.

After Tao Yanyan was brought back to the palace by He Linzhang, he immediately called in a royal physician to examine his wounds. Tao Yanyan's injuries were superficial, mostly scrapes from plants and thorns, and his feet had been rubbed raw from excessive walking, but otherwise, he was fine.

"I've already told you that these are only minor injuries, Your Majesty, why are you so worried?" Tao Yanyan glared at him and said, "It's me who's all sticky and sweaty. I need to wash quickly." After saying that, she smelled her armpits, fearing that there was any bad smell.

He Linzhang saw her sniffing around like a puppy and said with a smile, "It's not smelly, I've already smelled it."

Tao Yanyan blushed and didn't bother to pay attention to him, so she took new clothes and went into the inner room to wash up.

After a while, she stuck her head out again and said, "Your Majesty, my hands are sore and I urgently need your help."

He Linzhang hadn't slept all night and originally wanted to lie down for a while, but when he heard the shouting, he jumped up and hurried into the inner room.

"Your Majesty, please take a good look. There is no trace of anything on my body. King Liang is talking nonsense. Your Majesty, please don't think too much about it." Tao Yanyan lay in the bathtub and let He Linzhang wash her.

He Linzhang paused, frowning and saying, "I already trust you. Why do you need to explain? Speaking of which, the King of Liang is so filthy, and he's my cousin. He's a disgrace to the royal family."

Tao Yanyan sighed, "The dragon gave birth to nine sons, each one different, and not all of them are gentlemen. Oh, and I'm afraid I need to take a good look at Prince Jing's face. Prince Liang is so cruel. Prince Jing's face has been completely disfigured. What a shame to have such a handsome face."

He Linzhang said angrily, "He deserves it. I wonder if he dares to help such a sinner again in the future."