Harem Daily Life

Since He Linzhang was not coming, Tao Yanyan was happy and at ease. He copied three copies of the palace rules in the whole afternoon. At this speed, he would be able to finish copying them in two days.

There are still several days before the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet. Tao Yanyan thought that he had to find a time to pay his respects to the Queen and lift her house arrest before he could attend the palace banquet.

It's not that she hadn't thought about asking the emperor to grant her amnesty, but this was the harem after all, and the harem was run by the empress. She couldn't get past the empress no matter what. The rest of her life was so long, did she have to rely on the emperor every time?

It’s easy to be in favor now, but what if you fall out of favor in the future?

It is always better to leave a way out for everything, and don't ask others for help if you can solve the problem yourself. This is the principle she taught Xiao Jinan, and she must also follow and remember it.

After two days of peace, Qingfeng came back from the Clothing Bureau with a long face, and it was obvious that he was angry.

Seeing her cold face, Tao Yanyan asked with a smile: "Why did you go there happily and come back angrily? Who made our Qingfeng angry?"

It would have been fine if Qingfeng hadn't asked, but as soon as he asked, he wanted to cry: "My beauty, Your Majesty stayed at Fengyi Palace the day before yesterday, and stayed at the Imperial Concubine's place yesterday. People outside are saying that you have fallen out of favor, and the new clothes that the Shangyi Bureau made for us are not ready yet. They said they are busy making the dresses that the Empress and the Imperial Concubine will wear for the palace banquet, and they don't have time to make them for us. Humph, there are only three days before the palace banquet, who would rush to make dresses at this time? They are just delaying us and making excuses."

Tao Yanyan had no idea where He Linzhang slept. She was a member of the harem in this life. It was impossible for her to dominate the emperor alone. How could the emperor's three palaces and six courtyards belong to her alone? So she had thought it through a long time ago.

As long as the emperor didn't infect her with any disease, and took a bath every time he came, and because he was handsome and had a body better than that of a big star, she agreed.

There is no choice anyway.

However, the Clothing Bureau didn't make clothes for her based on her personal situation, which really made Tao Yanyan very unhappy.

"Then you have to ask, among the fabrics that His Majesty rewarded, which one is the best looking for making clothes?" Tao Yanyan asked.

Qingfeng said: "I asked several embroiderers, but they all had different opinions and ignored me. I wanted to ask them in more detail, but they all said they were busy and ignored me."

Tao Yanyan patted Qingfeng's arm and said, "I'm sorry for making you angry. I'll cook something delicious for you today."

Having copied the palace rules, Tao Yanyan simply started designing clothes for herself in the afternoon. She had worn ancient costumes in her previous life, in all kinds of styles, and she drew two pieces based on her memory, and the styles were quite novel.

Although she is not as professional as the people in the Fashion Bureau, Tao Yanyan feels that novel styles are the magic weapon for success in women's clothing.

She still has many patterns in her mind, and she will try making two pieces. If the results are good, then she will have a plan for clothes for the next two years.

After she finished drawing the blueprint, she called Qingfeng over and asked, "Take a look, can you make this dress?"

Qingfeng is deft and good at needlework, so Tao Yanyan would ask her to make small clothes, handkerchiefs and other small items for him from time to time. This was the first time for her to make clothes.

Qingfeng fell in love with the pattern the first time he saw it: "My beauty, these two pieces are really beautiful. I don't know if I can make them well, but I can try."

Qingfeng's eyes were shining, and Tao Yanyan encouraged him, "Okay, go ahead and do it. There are a lot of fabrics anyway, so just choose according to your feeling."

Qingfeng measured Tao Yanyan's dimensions and gained his master's trust. He then became full of energy and immediately took the drawings to the warehouse to find fabric.

Tao Yanyan also rolled up her sleeves and prepared to cook personally to reward her subordinates.

When Caiyun saw Lady Tao entering the kitchen again, she hurried over to help, fearing that she would lose her job.

Tao Yanyan also wanted to teach her. He explained the steps while cooking and taught her several new dishes.

“Beauty, why are you such a good cook? Most ladies from wealthy families probably can’t even tell the difference between dishes, let alone be good at cooking.” Caiyun asked puzzled.

"You're used to it. Practice makes perfect." Tao Yanyan thought of himself in his previous life, living in a rental house and working as a social animal in the company during the day. Lunch was mostly takeout, but he cooked for himself in the evening. Over time, he had developed a pretty good cooking skill.

The biggest reason why her cooking skills are pretty good here is probably because they have never eaten the dishes she cooks, so they feel very fresh.

After dinner, everyone in Yingyue Pavilion was busy with their own things, and everyone had a fulfilling life.

Qingfeng went straight into the house to continue making clothes. After Mingyue finished taking care of Xianglan, she went to help Qingfeng.

She had heard Qingfeng talk about the Shangyi Bureau today, and she was feeling very angry. She vowed to make new clothes for Lady Tao and reduce the prestige of the Shangyi Bureau.

Xiao Quanzi accompanies Xiao Jinan to paint, and Chang Tai likes to go outside and walk around to get news.

Caiyun cleaned everywhere, wiping and washing, while Hongxia picked up the flowers and plants and loosened the soil on a piece of land.

Lady Tao said that there was a lot of open space in the yard, so she could try growing some vegetables. Hongxia really liked watching the flowers and plants grow, so she took on the job.

Tao Yanyan, the owner of Yingyue Pavilion, was the most free. She was lying on the chaise longue, reading a storybook.

Thinking that he would leave Yingyue Pavilion and meet everyone again tomorrow, Tao Yanyan reluctantly put down the script, washed up and rested early to recuperate.

Now that she lives close to Fengyi Palace, Tao Yanyan can sleep a little longer and doesn't have to rush out after getting up. She can even eat a bowl of wontons before slowly walking to Fengyi Palace.

She wore a sky-blue dress today, with emerald hairpins and earrings. She looked a little colder and more serious, like the Queen Mother of the West, making people unapproachable.

Qingfeng was busy making clothes, and Mingyue followed her today. Mingyue held ten volumes of palace rules in her hands. Wherever the master and servant walked, there was a large space, it seemed that they wanted to avoid them.

Tao Yanyan saw it all, but looked indifferent, which made it difficult to understand what she was thinking.

"Oh, isn't this Concubine Tao? It's been a long time since we last met. Is Concubine Tao released from house arrest?" The teasing Li Jieyu said with a hint of sarcasm.

Tao Yanyan curled her lips and said, "The Queen ordered me to copy the palace rules ten times. I have finished copying them and came to report."

"It's clearly a punishment, but you make it sound like a mission assigned to you by the Queen. You even report back. That sounds nice." Concubine Li said sarcastically.

Mingyue was almost mad, her face flushed red with anger as she listened to her master being ridiculed.

She thought that Qingfeng always followed her master, and she was afraid that she must have been angry a lot.

Tao Yanyan said calmly, "Since Concubine Li thinks what I said sounds good, then you should learn from it. After all, your words are too bad. If you want to learn how to speak, you still have a lot of room for improvement."

"What did you say? You said I spoke rudely?" Li Jieyu sat up straight, ready to have a quarrel.