Harem Daily Life

In order to avoid killing his father, He Jinan came up with the idea of ​​running away. Shu Yunyun, who just thought she had hooked up with the second prince, was so angry that she almost died.

It has been almost a year since she entered the palace, but she is still far from the goal she set at the beginning. Shu Yunyun is very anxious. She is absent-minded when working in the Clothing Bureau every day and is always found wrong by Manager Zhao.

"Shu Siyi, Concubine Xu is furious. How could you have sent her clothes to the wrong place? If I hadn't personally apologized, this incident would have been reported to Concubine Xian. According to palace regulations, you will be given a major offense and fined three months' salary."

Manager Zhao was extremely angry. She hadn't been scolded like this by the Empress for a long time, so even though the person in front of her was a member of the Shu family, she had to vent her anger.

Shu Yunyun hesitated and said, "Boss Zhao, I... I was also flustered and made a mistake. I hope Boss Zhao will forgive me."

As she spoke, she took out a purse filled with silver from her sleeve pocket and put it into Manager Zhao's hand.

Manager Zhao couldn't say anything else, so he just advised, "When working in the palace, stability is key. No matter how big the problem is, you can't lose your mind! Now, be more careful in your work from now on. Now go back."

After Shu Yunyun left, Manager Zhao shook his head: "Your intentions are not pure, you are not here to do anything!"

Shu Yunyun returned to her room. After weighing the pros and cons, she decided to change her strategy again, giving up the second prince and continuing to target the emperor.

She knew that the Queen was pregnant and it would be inconvenient for her to serve His Majesty, so she dressed up carefully every day and looked for any opportunity to appear in places where His Majesty would pass by, pretending to "meet" His Majesty by chance. Finally, one evening she got the chance.

"Your Majesty, may you be well." Shu Yunyun bowed gracefully. He Linzhang saw her and said calmly, "Get up."

After He Linzhang finished his meal in the evening, he took Yu Cheng, Yunuo and Xiaobao out for a walk in the Imperial Garden while the weather was cool. Unexpectedly, he met Shu Yunyun.

Shu Yunyun stood up gently: "Your Majesty, although it is cool in the evening, there are many mosquitoes. I just made a new mosquito repellent sachet and want to give it to Your Majesty." The sachet was embroidered with orchids, which looked very elegant.

He Xiaobao ran over and looked up at the sachet in Shu Yunyun's hand: "My mother also made a new sachet for my father, but it's not as beautiful as the one made by Shu Siyi." After saying that, he rubbed He Linzhang's waist and touched an ugly sachet.

I saw that the sachet was made in the shape of a rice dumpling, round and plump, with almost no embroidery at all, but it exuded a faint medicinal fragrance.

Shu Yunyun coughed lightly. "Your Majesty is the Supreme Ruler. Anything you wear should be exquisite. This... rice dumpling sachet embroidered by the Empress seems a little out of place for Your Majesty's status."

He Xiaobao hugged He Linzhang's thigh, his eyes rolled, and he said crisply: "Father, what Shu Siyi said seems to make some sense. How about Father give me the sachet made by Mother herself? I don't mind it being ugly, but Father, you can wear a better-looking sachet, okay?"

Seeing He Xiaobao's expectant eyes, He Linzhang patted his head and said, "Your mother has only made this one embroidery for your father in the past ten years, but he is reluctant to give it to you. So, let me give you the sachet made by Shu Siyi. You said it yourself, hers is beautiful."

He Xiaobao frowned. He had been wanting this ugly sachet for a long time, but his attempts to deceive her failed every time. It was really a headache! Unfortunately, his mother had only made one, but she despised her craftsmanship and refused to make another one. This meant that he had no chance to own a sachet made by her mother herself.

"I don't want the sachet from other women. I only want the one from my mother. Humph, my father is stingy and refuses to give it to me." After Xiaobao said this, he ran away with his short legs, leaving He Linzhang at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Shu Yunyun was ignored the entire time, and her hands holding the sachet were shaking slightly.

"Your Majesty..." She did not give up and called out softly and coquettishly. If other men saw her aggrieved and shy look, they would probably stare at her.

He Linzhang didn't even glance at me. "Shu Siyi, you just heard it. The Fifth Prince doesn't accept gifts from other women, so why would I accept them? Is my willpower worse than that of a three-year-old?"

He looked at Shu Yunyun with a sharp gaze: "The Shu family sent you to the palace to be a female official, not to seduce the king. I have not been close to women for many years. Apart from the queen, I have no interest in other women. I hope you know this. Since you also have the surname Shu, I will let it go this time, but the surname Shu is not a life-saving talisman for you. Your sister with the surname Shu also suffered the same fate. You should learn from this lesson."

Shu Yunyun's face was burning. She felt so humiliated after being rejected by His Majesty on the spot.

He Linzhang walked towards the chasing children without even glancing at Shu Yunyun.

After the father and his two sons returned to Changle Palace, the children were all sweating from running. Xianglan hurriedly took the children downstairs to take a bath and change clothes.

"Your Majesty, do you want to go take a shower too? The weather is too hot and your body feels sticky." Tao Yanyan took off a thin coat of He Linzhang with her big belly.

He Linzhang touched her pregnant belly and said, "Let's take a bath together, Queen, so that you won't be inconvenienced when you take a bath alone."

Tao Yanyan glared at her and said, "No, Your Majesty is always touching me, and I am tired."

Taking a bath takes almost half an hour, which is too much for Tao Yanyan, a pregnant woman.

He Linzhang moved closer and whispered in her ear, "But the last time I did it was almost ten days ago. Yanyan, please understand me. I can't stay alone for that long. At worst, you can just stay still and I'll do it all by myself."

Warm breath spread around Tao Yanyan's ears and neck, burning a small pink. Tao Yanyan's face was red, and she looked soft and cute. He Linzhang picked her up and carried her into the inner room.

Tao Yanyan's due date was early October, so He Linzhang didn't dare to be too presumptuous. He eased off a little and then stopped, just kissing her, and he couldn't get enough of the kiss.

In mid-August, when everyone was busy celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival, an urgent military report was delivered to He Linzhang's desk.

"Your Majesty, Xia and Yan have entered into an alliance through marriage. The King Ning of Xia, who came to the Great Zhou as an envoy, married the fourth princess of Yan. Military reports show that the Yan army has been frequently harassing the people in the surrounding cities of our Great Zhou, burning, killing, looting and committing all kinds of atrocities. Although the border guards have defenses, the Yan army is roaming around and committing crimes, making it difficult to prevent them. I believe that there may be another war between Yan and the Great Zhou, and we should gather food and grass as soon as possible and prepare for war." Lord Zhao, the Minister of War, made a suggestion.

Ning Yuanhou stood aside and nodded after hearing this. "I second the motion. Yan State has had friction with our Great Zhou State over the years, with constant small-scale battles. These Yan people, unable to defeat the enemy, simply flee. How despicable! How about gathering all the forces of our Great Zhou State and giving Yan State a severe defeat once and for all? This will prevent them from rising again for ten years, thus ensuring ten years of peace."

"I second the proposal."

"I second the proposal."

The court was filled with calls for a fight. He Linzhang stood up and said, "Okay, let's fight. Let's fight a tough battle and ensure the stability of the Great Zhou for ten years."