Harem Daily Life

On the second day of the palace banquet, Miss Chuchu went to the palace to record the music score. Chuchu was indeed a professional. She wrote down the music after listening to Lady Tao play three times, and then played it herself according to the music score.

The two of them got along quite well. Chuchu got two good songs and was so happy that she wanted to become sworn sisters with Tao Yanyan on the spot. Tao Yanyan was also infected by her enthusiasm.

However, the two of them did not become sworn sisters in the end, because after little Jinan knew what "sworn sisterhood" meant, he started to make a fuss and refused to allow it, insisting that his sister was his sister alone and he could not share her with others.

Chu Chu then gave up, copied a copy and left it for Concubine Tao, then happily left the palace with the two songs.

Hearing that the Queen Mother wanted the music score, Tao Yanyan asked Mingyue to copy one for the Queen Mother.

When night fell, Tao Yanyan estimated that the time was about right, so she changed her clothes and lay down, waiting for the emperor to come. But Dong Fang came in hurriedly and said through the screen: "My beauty, Chang Tai asked me to come back and report that we were intercepted!"

"Huh?" Tao Yanyan didn't expect such a thing to happen.

She originally wanted Chang Tai to seize Fu Baolin before he could sleep with her. But she never expected that someone else had the same idea as her and did not want Fu Baolin to sleep with her.

She was quite curious about who had the same heroic views as her!

Dong Fang said, "Your Majesty has gone to Concubine Li's palace, and Chang Tai asked me to ask what to do now?" Chang Tai was at a loss. After all, Concubine Li was worlds apart from Fu Baolin. They could call people away from Fu Baolin, but they couldn't fight against Concubine Li!

Tao Yanyan was a little surprised. She had often heard of the name of Concubine Li since she came into this world, but had never seen her in person. It was said that she was confined in the harem to take care of her pregnancy, so she was considered a smart person.

But was what happened tonight intentional or unintentional?

Just as Tao Yanyan was thinking, Chang Tai had already returned and also reported through the screen: "My lady, His Majesty asked you to wait for him for a while. He will come over after visiting Concubine Li."

Tao Yanyan: “…” He did this again, making enemies for her everywhere!

But it was no use trying to persuade him not to come now, as she had completely put herself on the opposite side of Concubine Li.

Tao Yanyan was tired. She had originally wanted to make some friends so that she could live in the deep palace after the emperor passed away. Now it seemed that she was surrounded by enemies, except for Qingfeng Mingyue and the others. However, she wanted to let these maids out of the palace when they were old enough.

He was almost falling asleep in a daze. If he hadn't felt a warm body approaching him, Tao Yanyan would have been too lazy to open his eyes.

"Didn't Yan Yan say that he was anxious for me to come over? Why did you fall asleep first?" He Linzhang's voice sounded in his ears. Tao Yanyan instinctively put his arms around his neck, then slowly opened his eyes.

"Your Majesty, am I being too much tonight? I can't bear to see you go to Fu Baolin, because I feel uncomfortable when I think of how she hurt me, so I don't want Your Majesty to go to her."

He Linzhang didn't expect Tao Yanyan to say it bluntly. He thought she would find an excuse to call him away like Concubine Li did.

He Linzhang kissed Tao Yanyan: "Since you are so honest, I won't blame you."

Having said that, he leaned over.

Halfway through the journey, He Linzhang whispered in her ear: "Yan Yan will be jealous, will compete for my favor, and will not let me find someone else. I am very happy."

He Linzhang felt that this was a signal that Tao Yanyan valued him.

Tao Yanyan stroked his face, his eyes blurred: "I don't care about others, but Fu Baolin, absolutely not!"

After saying that, he raised his head and kissed He Linzhang's chin, becoming much more proactive.

He Linzhang couldn't stop even if she did nothing. As soon as she took the initiative, the restraining string in He Linzhang's mind broke.

So the next day Tao Yanyan couldn't get up to pay his respects, and could only ask Qingfeng to ask for leave.

Because she didn't come, she naturally didn't know that Fu Baolin tearfully denounced her, saying that she was shameless and cut in half. She also naturally didn't know that the other concubines headed by Li Jieyu criticized her verbally.

The Queen did not expect that Concubine Tao was so bold as to use such a trick to directly call His Majesty away from the lower-ranking Baolin.

But what about Concubine Li?

"I heard that Concubine Li called His Majesty away again on the way?" There was no news from Concubine Li, and the Queen couldn't reach out to her.

The concubines fell silent. Soon, the imperial concubine said, "Your Majesty finally went to Yingyue Pavilion. It seems that Lady Tao is still very important to Your Majesty."

Being able to call people away from Fu Baolin first is not a big skill. Being able to call people away from Concubine Li is a real skill!

Tao Yanyan, lying on the couch feeling powerless, knew nothing about this. She asked Caiyun to stew a chicken today as she needed to replenish herself as she was seriously ill.

As she was talking, the nanny beside the queen came and brought the queen's decree: "Lady Tao, the queen wants you to continue to copy the palace rules ten times behind closed doors so that you can learn what rules are."

Tao Yanyan had expected this to happen. When Fu Baolin went to complain, the Queen would definitely punish him. But would it be just copying the palace rules and being confined to the house?

These two punishments were the lightest for Tao Yanyan, and she was happy to accept them.

In the Empress Dowager's palace, listening to Eunuch Qin telling about what happened last night, the Empress Dowager was so happy that she could hardly close her mouth.

"Look, what did I say? She is really useful! My son went to Concubine Li's place, and in the end he was able to leave Concubine Li behind and go to her place. Concubine Shu doesn't have this ability!"

Eunuch Qin also smiled brightly: "You, Queen Mother, have a unique vision and have chosen a good seedling. When she is promoted to the position of concubine in the future, Concubine Li will probably be no match for her."

The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows and said, "Even if a beauty is promoted to a concubine, she still has a long way to go! At least she must have children, otherwise she won't be able to convince the public."

Shu Fei relied on her kinship with the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. The other concubines all had children, but Li Fei was still in her belly.

Eunuch Qin said, "Lady Tao is young and favored, so it's only a matter of time before she has children. The Queen Mother should just wait to have a grandson."

"Alas, the late emperor had seven sons and twelve daughters. Look at my son, he only has three children so far. The one in Concubine Li's belly will have to wait for several months to mature. It can't be considered real until it is born." The empress dowager said worriedly.

Then he whispered, "You are watching everything, right? No one is doing anything bad to harm my concubine's pregnancy?"

Eunuch Qin immediately said in a serious tone: "That is absolutely impossible. The Queen and the ladies still have some sense of propriety."

The Queen Mother was relieved at this point. When she was the Queen, she never bothered to harm the fetuses in the harem. As long as a baby was born, she would take good care of it. So even the late Emperor's Concubine Li, who had been at odds with her all her life, had a daughter.

She could turn a blind eye to the competition for favor among concubines, but if it involved offspring, it would definitely touch her sore spot.