Harem Daily Life

Dong Fang stood in front of Tao Yanyan with his hands down. Tao Yanyan said, "When you first came here, you said you knew some martial arts and could settle accounts?"

Dong Fang nodded and said respectfully, "My Lord, I learned a little before entering the palace, and then I practiced it when I had free time in the palace, so I'm not rusty at all."

Tao Yanyan said, "Every month, the palace asks each palace to send someone to follow the eunuch who is in charge of purchasing to go out of the palace to purchase some things. I didn't have this opportunity before because of my low position, but now, I will leave this matter to you. This month, you go out and find out for me the prices of shops in the capital, the selling price, the rent, etc., as well as the price of hiring workers, and the prices of rice, flour, grain, oil and various meats. Do you understand?"

Dong Fang was smart. He knew as soon as he heard it that it was most likely that Miss Tao wanted to buy a house, so he quickly agreed.

These things can be solved by walking around the streets and asking a real estate agent. It’s not difficult.

"Does the beauty want to buy anything?" Dong Fang asked.

Tao Yanyan thought for a moment and said, "I don't need to buy anything. You can ask Qingfeng and the others if they need anything and buy something for them."

The emperor supports her and there is everything in the palace. Tao Yanyan really has nothing to lack.

After saying that, Dong Fang stepped out.

Mingyue came in and said, "The beauty went to pay her respects this morning. The imperial physician came and examined Xianglan. He said that she has been recovering well these days. Let's try to get her up and move around in a few days. The prescription has also been changed. It takes a hundred days for a broken bone to heal. If she can still move around, then she can be taken care of for another two months."

Tao Yanyan smiled and said, "It wasn't easy for her to survive. Thank you for taking care of her during this period."

After saying this, he suddenly thought of something and asked, "Where is the jade that His Majesty gave me at the palace banquet?"

I was brought back by the emperor last night, and it seems that I didn’t see any trace of jade.

"Eunuch Zhang sent someone to say early in the morning that the jade has been sent to the Bureau of Jewelry, and asked them to draw the pattern of the jewelry and then come to choose for the beauty."

Now Qingfeng often goes out with Lady Tao, and Mingyue stays in Yingyue Pavilion to take charge of the internal affairs, and knows everything inside and outside the pavilion.

Tao Yanyan pondered for a moment and said, "Can I go to the Treasure Bureau to have a look? They should have a ready-made atlas. In fact, I can just choose according to the atlas. It will take a long time for them to draw it for me!"

The main thing is that it will take a long time to modify the style. Tao Yanyan thought that since it was his thing, it would be better to put it in his pocket as soon as possible.

Qingfeng thought that his beauty was anxious. It was rare to see his beauty so anxious about something, so he smiled and said, "My beauty can go, but the journey is long. Then I will ask Changtai to call a sedan chair for you."

Although Tao Yanyan can ride in a sedan chair now, her subordinates are short of manpower and cannot lift it. If she needs a sedan chair, she has to ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to arrange one.

"Well, we'll go after we have lunch and rest for a while."

Tao Yanyan asked people to arrange the meal. Now she could get ingredients from her small kitchen every day and cook by herself, or she could exchange the ingredients for dishes prepared in the imperial kitchen. She asked Caiyun to arrange all these things. The little girl's cooking skills were among the best among the few people, and she was willing to learn hard.

Overall, each of the soldiers under her has their own strengths, and she is very satisfied with them so far.

When the Ministry of Internal Affairs learned that Concubine Tao wanted a sedan chair, they immediately asked four palace maids to carry a newly made sedan chair over. This was a special instruction from Eunuch Zhang, that the things given to Concubine Tao had to be new and not use someone else's leftover ones.

The chief steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is also a shrewd man. Judging from the speed of Concubine Tao's promotion after she returned to the palace, he has to do his job at Yingyue Pavilion carefully in the future.

Eunuch Zhang is not a talkative person. The last time he came to give instructions was about Concubine Li. He has never been seen to care about other concubines.

Eunuch Zhang is the chief steward around the emperor, so what he means must be what Your Majesty means.

This was Tao Yanyan's second time riding in a sedan chair in the palace. Her sedan chair was not as luxurious as the one used by the emperor, but it was exquisite and small, with rich patterns carved all over it. Tao Yanyan checked it out before sitting on it.

"Don't be afraid, my beauty. Chang Tai and I will protect you on each side, so you won't fall." Qingfeng joked when he saw Lady Tao looking careful.

Tao Yanyan glared at her, and the few of them headed towards the Sizhen Bureau.

She was wearing a purple dress today, looking dignified and majestic. She sat upright in the sedan chair as she passed by. The palace servants and maids passing by all bowed their heads and made way for her.

Who would have thought that a person who was still an unknown person a few months ago would be promoted twice in a few months, and has become a newly promoted fifth-rank beauty from the lowest-ranking lady of beauty?

Even Tao Yanyan himself was a little dazed.

The Sizhen Bureau and other agencies that serve the masters in the palace are all in one place. Tao Yanyan passed through the Shangyi Bureau, Sicanfang, Sizhi Bureau, and finally arrived at the Sizhen Bureau.

When passing by the Clothing Bureau, Tao Yanyan took a look and said to Qingfeng, "When we come back later, if there is still time, you can go in and ask when our clothes will be ready. Ask them to give me a clear answer."

"Okay, I'll take note of this."

The Sizhen Bureau received the jade sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs early in the morning and was just arranging the painting pattern when they heard that the owner of the jade, Concubine Tao, had come in person.

The chief manager of the Sizhen Bureau came in personally to greet and respectfully ushered Lady Tao in.

"Manager Li, I came here today to take a look at the design book you have. You can choose directly from it. If you are not satisfied with anything, I will tell you in person. You can just ask someone to draw the design according to what I say. There is no need to go back and forth to confirm the plan."

Seeing that Lady Tao was a straightforward person, Butler Li was also very happy. It was their blessing to be able to serve such a straightforward master.

Some masters are extremely difficult to serve. They are not satisfied with this and need changes there. What’s so frustrating is that after so many changes, the final version is still the first draft. There is simply no way to reason with them!

Chief Steward Li immediately sent someone to bring the album: "Please look, Lady Tao, these are all our designs. The ones used exclusively by the Emperor and Empress are not in it. You can choose with confidence."

Tao Yanyan opened the booklet and looked at the pictures carefully. As he looked, he asked, "How many pieces of jewelry can I make with my piece of jade?"

Manager Li replied conservatively, "It depends on which jewelry patterns you choose in the end. I will give you an estimate based on my experience. But your piece of jade is very large, so it's no problem to make more than a dozen pieces, just no more than twenty."

Tao Yanyan smacked her lips in amazement. Before she got the set of jewelry given by the empress dowager, she only had a dozen pieces. She didn't expect that she could get more than ten pieces at once this time. Judging from the price of tens of thousands of jade bracelets in her previous life, didn't she earn nearly one million at once?

Wow, she is a wealthy woman now!

Tao Yanyan was in a good mood and looked at the pictures with a genuine smile. He found each one pleasing to the eye.

Well, our ancestors had a very good aesthetic. If this booklet is passed down to future generations, it will probably improve the aesthetic standards of many jewelry designers. Every piece that is made will be sold out!