Harem Daily Life

Fu Baolin's mood that day was like a roller coaster, with many ups and downs.

She had originally agreed to visit Tao Cairen, but when she was paying her respects, Tao Cairen was punished by the Queen. She was afraid of being implicated, so she hid behind the crowd and did not dare to show that she was familiar with Tao Cairen.

In order to form a united front with other concubines, she also said a few bad things about Tao Cairen.

As a result, less than an hour later, the emperor came and took Tao Cairen away. Seeing that the queen was angry, she hesitated whether to take the risk of making friends with Tao Cairen, or to stay out of the limelight for the time being and wait for some time.

Because of my hesitation, I did not visit Cuiweixuan as originally agreed.

What was the result? Tao Cairen was promoted to a beauty!

It's too late for Fu Baolin to rush there now! He has missed the best opportunity!

She was anxious to make amends, so she could only think about saying more nice things to Lady Tao when she paid her respects tomorrow, so as to get closer to her and then slowly become intimate with her.

Unfortunately, when paying respects the next day, it was discovered that Lady Tao had not come at all.

Concubine Tao sent Qingfeng to ask for leave from the empress, saying that she was copying the palace rules and would come to pay her respects after she had copied them ten times.

When everyone heard this, they knew that Lady Tao was talking about how the Queen punished her yesterday by making her copy the palace rules ten times and she was not allowed to leave.

For a moment, I didn't know whether I should say that the queen was shooting herself in the foot, or that Concubine Tao was just hot-tempered and narrow-minded. The emperor said that she would be fined instead, but she still wouldn't let go!

However, when gods fight, they are the ones who suffer in the end.

The queen was upset.

Originally, His Majesty said that he would come to see the Queen yesterday. As he had returned from being away from the palace for three months, he naturally had to sleep in the Queen's palace first. Unfortunately, the Emperor and the Queen had a quarrel yesterday, so His Majesty did not come in the evening. The Queen looked very gloomy today. She was displeased with everyone and was very angry.

The tense atmosphere of greeting lasted for two hours.

On Tao Yanyan's side, people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs came early in the morning to help with the move.

Xiao Jinan also bustled around, happily packing his small items and moving them away.

Tao Yanyan didn't care where they moved to, but she asked Qingfeng to take a small bag, fill it with some soil from Cuiweixuan, and take it to Yingyue Pavilion.

"First, spread this soil under the osmanthus tree in the yard." Tao Yanyan ordered.

She hoped that the original owner could come with them, and after she helped her get revenge, she would build a cenotaph for her.

Yingyue Pavilion is more than twice as big as Cuiwei Pavilion. It is not far from His Majesty's Qinzheng Palace and Queen's Fengyi Palace, and it only takes more than ten minutes to walk there. It is also close to the Imperial Garden, which is what Xiao Jinan is most satisfied with.

The attic that Xiao Jinan mentioned is located in the northwest corner of Yingyue Pavilion. Going up along the small rockery, it is higher than other places in the palace and has a good view.

Tao Yanyan's legs had long been able to walk, so he took little Jinan to the attic, placed some snacks there, and the two, one big and one small, practiced calligraphy on them.

Mingyue was responsible for teaching Xiao Jinan how to write, while Tao Yanyan copied the palace rules by herself. She copied them ten times as she was told. Anyway, she had nothing to do now, so she just practiced calligraphy to pass the time.

She practiced her handwriting according to the copybook of Mr. Yougui that He Linzhang gave her. After practicing for a while, it looked quite similar at first glance, and it was a bit better than before. However, due to her writing habits, Tao Yanyan would still write in simplified Chinese from time to time.

Xiao Jinan practiced very seriously, but he couldn't practice for a long time because children's nature is to be unable to sit still, so after practicing for a while, when he felt his butt twisting left and right, Tao Yanyan asked the new Xiao Quanzi to play with Xiao Jinan.

"Beauty, Fu Baolin wants to see you." Qingfeng came to report, looking unhappy.

Tao Yanyan pinched her face and said, "You are so young, why don't you smile more? You are wrinkled like an old lady."

"My beauty, this Fu Baolin must have bad intentions. He didn't come yesterday because he saw that we were punished, but he came again today because he saw that we were favored. My beauty, you'd better not meet him to save yourself the trouble."

Tao Yanyan smiled and said, "She's here, and if I turn her away, I don't know what people will say about me. Go ahead, give her a cup of tea, I'll be there soon."

Qingfeng was reluctant to entertain the guest. Tao Yanyan put away the papers, the writing brush and the ink, and washed the writing brush before he calmly went to the front hall.

Fu Baolin now lives in the very remote Tanglixuan, which is similar to Tao Yanyan's Cuiweixuan, except that one is located in the east and the other is in the west. It takes a long journey to pay respects to Fengyi Palace every day.

She came straight to Yingyue Pavilion after coming out of Fengyi Palace today, hoping to catch up with lunch and have a meal with Lady Tao at the same time. Having a meal can also help to bring them closer, right?

But she waited for a long time and drank two cups of tea before she saw Lady Tao coming over.

Tao Yanyan and Xiao Jinan had already had some snacks, so they planned to have lunch half an hour later today. She sat down calmly and said, "What brought Fu Baolin here? No one comes here for no reason. Go ahead and finish your talk so that you can go back and eat earlier."

Fu Baolin choked. She didn't expect that Lady Tao would not keep her?

"I haven't seen you for a long time, and you look more and more radiant. When I first lived with you in Cuiweixuan, we had the best relationship and could talk about anything. I never thought that you would be promoted after accompanying His Majesty out of the palace. I am happy for you and come here to congratulate you."

Tao Yanyan glanced at her and sneered, "Congratulations to me? Did you bring any gifts?" He turned around and asked Qingfeng, "What gift did Fu Baolin send?"

Fu Baolin's heart skipped a beat. She had not been in the emperor's bed since she entered the palace. She only had the minimum allowance on weekdays. In order to live a better life, she had to spend all her money on food and daily necessities. How could she save any money to buy gifts?

Besides, the things she brought into the palace had been almost used up, and her family didn't have much support, so even if she had some, it would be difficult to send them into the palace. Baolin, who was of low rank and not favored, couldn't bring anything in at all.

After being pointed out by Lady Tao, Fu Baolin said anxiously, "The gift is small but the sentiment is great. I came here in person to congratulate Lady Tao. Sister, please be generous and don't bother with me, okay?"

Tao Yanyan couldn't help laughing, but the smile didn't reach his eyes: "Oh, Fu Baolin is such a big shot. Why, just because you come here and say a few nice words, does that mean it's a great friendship to me? If you don't understand the ways of the world, just say it directly, and I won't laugh at you."

Tao Yanyan picked up the tea and took a sip. "You were like this in the past, always trying to talk to me no matter what. I was too good-tempered to refuse you, but you got carried away and came here once, twice, three times, and four times. Not only did you waste my precious time, but you also said some meaningless words. It's your business if you have nothing to do, but I'm busy! If you don't have anything to do, you don't have to come anymore. My Yingyue Pavilion doesn't welcome weird people."

Tao Yanyan's face darkened, without any regard for Fu Baolin's dignity. The palace maid beside her wanted to argue, but was stopped by Fu Baolin.

Fu Baolin blushed and whispered, "I really want to come to see my sister every time. If my sister doesn't want to see me, then I will go back first."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chang Tai came to report: "My lady, His Majesty is here and will be at the door soon."

Fu Baolin, who was about to leave, immediately stopped and said with a suppressed joy: "Since His Majesty has come to my sister's place, I will follow my sister to pay my respects to His Majesty!"

Tao Yanyan snorted coldly and sat in his seat without moving.