Harem Daily Life

He Feng was extremely angry. He had just been confronted by a big guy and a small guy.

He returned to his room in anger. The room was a little messy. The other three people who lived with him had packed their luggage and gone home, leaving him standing alone.

Suddenly, two figures appeared in the room. Before He Feng could scream, he was knocked unconscious by a palm and carried out of the window by the two men.

When he woke up again, He Feng looked at everything familiar in front of him, feeling a little confused.

This is Prince Ding's Mansion, and he sleeps in his original room.

The room had been searched and was in disarray, but he still recognized it at a glance. He pinched his thigh hard to make sure he was not dreaming, then stood up and carefully checked.

"Squeak--" The door was pushed open and two masked men came in, speaking with a Yan accent.

"Are you from Yan?" He Feng was the eldest son of the royal palace after all, and had learned the Yan and Xia languages.

"Our master heard about your situation and felt very sympathetic, so he sent us to help you," said one of the tall men.

He Feng frowned tightly: "What do you mean? Explain yourself clearly."

The man chuckled and said, "That's exactly what it says. Wasn't your Ding Palace destroyed by the Great Zhou Emperor? Your fiefdom was revoked, your entire family was executed, and everything was gone. I heard your sister was less than fifteen when she died. Tsk, tsk, how pitiful. And your grandfather hasn't woken up yet, he's become a living dead."

He Feng bit his lip: "Who sent you? What do you want to do?"

The tall Yan citizen said, "We are indeed from Yan. You are not worthy of knowing my master's name. I will only tell you that as long as you listen to us and put this medicine in He Jinan's food to make him lose his memory, and only listen to us, we can help you get revenge step by step."

"He Jinan? Isn't his last name... Tao?" He Feng opened his eyes wide and suddenly had a bad feeling.

The tall man sneered, "After all this time, hasn't Mr. He figured out from the clues that he is the Second Prince of your Great Zhou?"

He Feng was struck by lightning.

One strange thing after another flooded into his mind, and he finally understood why his anonymous letter fell on deaf ears when sent to the Censorate, why the chief academic officer of the Imperial College was so kind to that person, and why that person's brothers and sisters were able to enter the Imperial College today.

By the way, my younger brothers and sisters, aren’t they the twins and the youngest son born to the current Queen Tao?

"Oh, no wonder." He Feng figured everything out, finally resolving his confusion. He looked up at the masked man and asked, "If I help you do this, can you really control him and make him avenge me?"

The tall man said, "This is the Losing Mind Powder we carefully brewed using a variety of medicinal herbs." He handed it to He Feng as he spoke. "It's colorless and odorless. Sprinkle it on food. Once someone takes it, they will gradually lose their memory. Once they lose their memory, they will listen to you and anything you say will happen. Then, you can just tell them to go to the palace and kill the emperor, and they will do it."

He Feng took the Losing Heart Powder and asked: "Why do you want to cooperate with me?"

There is no free lunch in the world, He Feng still understands this truth.

The man smiled again and said, "I'll give you a chance to take revenge yourself. No need to ask about anything else." He pointed outside and said, "Go see your grandfather. If we hadn't brought you in, you probably wouldn't have been able to see him."

After Prince Ding fell into a coma, Prince Ding's mansion was searched and all the guilty people were brought to justice. Prince Ding's mansion was deserted and sealed outside. No one came in. Prince Ding was taken care of by only an old servant who went out from the corner gate every day to buy some food. Today, the old servant was taken to stay at a relative's house for a while. He came once during the day and left again at night. There was only He Feng and the two masked men in the entire Prince Ding's mansion.

He Feng went to his grandfather's room. Looking at his gray-haired, frail grandfather, tears streamed down his face. "Grandfather, please wake up! Our family is gone. It's all because of the Great Zhou Emperor. He disregarded family ties and destroyed our Dingwang Mansion!"

He Feng kept talking, but the unconscious Prince Ding didn't respond at all.

He Jinan was completely unaware of all this. After returning to the palace, he invited the chess master, Mr. Shi, to play chess with him and asked him about accepting disciples.

"The eldest son of Prince Ding's mansion? Well, back then, I traveled extensively, looking for people to play chess with. I think I did go to Qianzhou. His grandfather, Prince Ding, invited me there, and wanted to let the eldest son of the mansion learn chess from me. However, after meeting him, I felt that his character was not pure, so I did not accept him as a disciple. I only taught him a few moves."

Mr. Shi said as he made his move, "Why are you asking about this all of a sudden?"

He Jinan smiled and said, "Nothing. I just heard that he was your last disciple. I was just curious. Teacher said that you only accepted me, but now another senior brother has appeared. So I wanted to ask. Since it's just a misunderstanding, Teacher, please forget it."

Mr. Shi looked up at He Jinan and said, "Tsk, you still don't believe me? Little Jinan, you have something on your mind!"

He Jinan quickly apologized and asked the palace servants to instruct the kitchen to add a pickled fish dish for the teacher in the evening, and to add more tofu and vermicelli.

Mr. Shi smacked his lips. "Make another spicy chicken. Never mind. Let's make two. One for me and one to take away."

He Jinan said with a smile: "If you bring it to me, it will be stale if you eat it tomorrow. If you want to eat it, just come back tomorrow."

Mr. Shi glared at him and said, "A lot of people have invited me to play chess lately. How can I come to you every day? Don't delay me from making money."

Playing chess with a chess master required a fee; his presence wasn't free. Many families in the capital were willing to pay a small fortune to invite Mr. Shi to their homes for a game. Not only did it improve their chess skills, but getting some guidance from Mr. Shi was also a bonus to show off—a truly elegant affair.

He Jinan said helplessly, "If I ever become poor and have no money to spend, I can use the title of the teacher's only disciple to find someone to play chess with. Maybe I can make a lot of money."

Mr. Shi stroked his beard and said, "Then you need to practice more. With your current chess skills, this path is not an easy one to follow."

He Jinan: “…”

The teacher disliked me, wuwuwu.

"Okay, let's eat after this game. You haven't invited me to the palace for more than half a month, and I miss it so much." Mr. Shi's appetite was aroused, and his mind drifted to the kitchen.

Tao Yanyan knew that Jin'an was going to invite Mr. Shi for a small gathering today, so he didn't ask anyone to invite him to dinner. After eating with a few children, they played games for a while. Then He Linzhang came over from the Qinzheng Hall, looking a little angry.

After coaxing the children to sleep, Tao Yanyan asked, "Your Majesty, has anything bothered you?" She took He Linzhang's arm and massaged his shoulders.

He Linzhang sighed, "Today, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory reported that the Purple Star had set in the west. I'm afraid this isn't a good sign. It's almost the end of the year, and we haven't encountered any natural disasters, so I'm worried that something else might be happening, which is why I'm so worried."

Tao Yanyan couldn't explain to him how the Earth revolves around the sun and rotates on its own, causing the different celestial phenomena. He could only reassure him, "The world is peaceful, and the weather is good. Even if something does happen, we have plenty of money and food reserves. We will definitely be able to overcome any difficulties."

What Tao Yanyan didn't know was that a conspiracy was unfolding.

He Feng didn't return home overnight. Although the teacher on duty at the Imperial College noticed his absence, he didn't report it to the teacher because the New Year was approaching and he might have stayed at a relative's house. It wasn't until noon the next day when He Feng returned with some luggage that the teacher on duty asked him a question.

He Feng naturally evaded the question. After returning to his room, he sorted out some old clothes he had taken from Prince Ding's Mansion and carefully put away the Lost Mind Powder. He began to plan to poison the person after the New Year.