Harem Daily Life

He Jin'an traced the whereabouts of every pot of tea that had been laced with drugs, and there was both witness testimony and physical evidence, leaving no room for the steward of the Prince Han's mansion to deny it.

"Your Highness, spare me! Your Highness, spare me! I...I..." The steward kept kowtowing, but he couldn't refute the accusations.

"Drugging people and plotting to harm them is punishable by ten years in prison according to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Tell me, who instructed you, and why did you drug so many people?"

The King of Han glanced at the steward and gently slid his jade thumb ring.

The steward's eyes were filled with fear. Having served the Prince of Han for many years, he had naturally figured out some of the Prince's habits. This sliding jade ring meant that he should take responsibility for everything, and the Prince's mansion would take care of his family.

The butler thought of his wife and children at home and closed his eyes.

"No one instructed me. I just wanted to cause some trouble to dampen Prince Jin's arrogance. After all, not long ago, Prince Jin caused trouble for Prince Han's mansion. I was just avenging Prince Han's mansion."

His words caused everyone's expressions to turn strange—

"Who would believe that? In the end, wasn't it his master who ordered it?"

"But it was his young master who lost his virginity today."

"Could it be that she has really taken a fancy to that young master of the Zhou family? Tsk tsk tsk, her taste isn't very good either."

The crowd murmured amongst themselves. The King of Han's face turned pale and then flushed, and he barely suppressed his anger as he said, "You audacious servant, when did I ever need you to step in? The feud between Prince Jin and the Han Prince's residence has long been resolved. You have really done something unnecessary today."

After King Han finished speaking, he clasped his hands in a fist salute to He Jin'an and said, "It is because I failed to discipline him properly that my servant made a mistake. I will take him back and punish him properly. I hope Prince Jin will do me a favor."

He Jin'an narrowed his eyes: "This matter is of great importance, how can it be settled privately? Guards, escort the steward of the Prince of Han's residence to the Prefectural Governor's office and let the Prefectural Governor investigate."

"Your Highness, Your Highness, save me! Your Highness!" the steward cried out in a hurry, but was quickly gagged by the guards and dragged away.

"Now that everything has been investigated, can we leave?" King Han clenched his fist and looked at He Jin'an, veins bulging on his forehead.

He Jin'an sneered: "Your servants from the Han Prince's Mansion have caused such a huge disaster, making the Crown Prince's first polo match a disaster. I must report this to the Emperor and ask him to punish them."

King Han was so angry he wanted to curse. This Prince Jin looked so young, but he never expected him to be so cruel!

"Fine, do as you please!" King Han, enraged by his failed attempt to steal a chicken, turned and got into his carriage: "Go!" At his command, the guards made way for the carriage from the King Han's residence.

He Yucheng frowned and said, "Your Majesty, are we just going to let them go like this? The masterminds behind this must be the Prince of Han and Jing Yuwei. Aren't they going to punish them?"

He Jin'an patted He Yucheng on the shoulder: "He is, after all, a first-rank prince. You and I alone cannot touch him. Besides, in this incident, the one who will suffer the most is ultimately his daughter."

He Jin'an couldn't quite describe his feelings. In fact, if Jing Yuwei hadn't provoked him so many times later, his impression of her wouldn't have been so bad.

After all, people tend to be more forgiving of good-looking people. He Jin'an is broad-minded and not one to hold grudges.

The guards dispersed the onlookers, and the polo match could continue, but everyone had lost interest in staying and wanted to leave. He Min and the others were also worried about He Yinuo, so He Jin'an arranged for them to return to the palace first.

"Second brother, what about you? You..." He Min wanted to ask about his future sister-in-law, but with so many people around, he couldn't say too much.

He Jin'an immediately understood and smiled, saying, "Don't worry, I'll take care of things here."

After saying that, he turned around and glanced at Zhou Chen, who was still kneeling, and Hua Ruyan, whose eyes were swollen from crying: "Send Young Master Zhou back and let the Zhou family discipline him properly."

As for Hua Ruyan, He Jin'an's eyes were filled with disgust. He walked over and looked down at Hua Ruyan: "You'd better pray that my fifth sister is alright, otherwise, no one in the Hua family can protect you."

That's Yu Nuo, the apple of Father's eye!

Hua Ruyan was completely bewildered: "I... I didn't do anything to the Fifth Princess!"

She didn't even greet the Fifth Princess.

Suddenly, she exclaimed, "Could it be...could it be that the pastries..." Hua Ruyan's eyes widened in horror. Oh no, the Fifth Princess must have eaten the pastries.

She's finished!

He Jin'an sent Hua Ruyan back to the Hua family, but Hua Yurong was not sent back. Instead, he had a guard tell Hua's parents that Hua Yurong had eaten a pastry laced with a sleeping potion by Hua Ruyan and was unconscious. He Jin'an then took her to the palace to be treated by the imperial physician.

When Hua's parents learned the news, Hua's mother, who had never hit Hua Ruyan before, was so angry that she slapped Hua Ruyan several times.

"Are you out of your mind? How could you drug your own sister? Why would you want to harm her?"

Hua Ruyan was already somewhat delirious from the events of the entire day. After being hit, she was stunned for a while, and then, filled with fear and terror, she fainted.

In the Qingyun Hall of the palace, Hua Yurong woke up at noon the next day. Looking at the unfamiliar surroundings, she was stunned for a while before gradually coming to her senses.

She recalled that at the horse farm, the two of them had already done everything they could to cure Prince Jin's poison.

Those erotic images flooded her mind, making her blush instantly.

"Your Highness? Your Highness?" Hua Yurong was unsure of where she was and called out softly a few times.

The door was pushed open, and two palace maids walked in. Hua Yurong quickly wrapped herself tightly in the quilt.

"Miss Hua, the Prince has gone to Chang Le Palace. You're awake. This servant will help you change your clothes."

Hua Yurong paused for a moment, then asked, "Then, where am I now?"

The palace maid respectfully replied, "In the prince's bedchamber, Qingyun Palace."

Hua Yue Rong cried out and covered her head with a "Oh dear!"

She's not even married yet, how did she end up living in someone else's bedchamber? How is she going to explain this to her parents? How is she going to face anyone?

The two palace maids exchanged a glance, and one coughed lightly and said, "Miss has been asleep all night and for half a day. Would you like to get up and eat something first? The prince said he will go and check on the Fifth Princess and then come back."

Hua Yurong finally remembered that the Fifth Princess was unconscious, and she hurriedly asked, "How is the Fifth Princess?"

When Yin Jiu rushed over to report, Hua Yurong realized that Hua Ruyan had committed such a serious mistake. She was both ashamed and angry and wanted to go to Hua Ruyan to seek justice, but unexpectedly, Yin Jiu took her away to make an antidote for the prince.

The palace maid was unaware of the situation at Chang Le Palace, so she could only say, "This servant is not clear about the specifics, but the prince returned yesterday looking unwell, and left in a hurry this morning."

Hua Yurong's eyes instantly reddened. She was terrified that something irreversible might happen to the Fifth Princess, something her Hua family could never afford to do.

In Chang Le Palace, Imperial Physician Liu examined the Fifth Princess closely, confirming that she had simply taken too much sleeping pills and was unconscious, with no other symptoms. He then said, "Your Majesty and the Empress, please rest assured, she is just sleeping. She will wake up naturally once she has had enough sleep."

Tao Yanyan breathed a sigh of relief and looked at He Linzhang, whose eyes were slightly red: "Your Majesty should be relieved now. He is really just sleeping and has not fallen into a coma."

He Linzhang had been staying by He Yinuo's bedside ever since he learned yesterday that He Yinuo was in a coma. He held He Yinuo's hand, his heart aching with heartache: "She has been sleeping for so long, without a drop of water or a grain of rice. How can I be at ease?"

Tao Yanyan looked at her daughter, who was as round as a little pig, and bit her lip: "With her build, she could withstand going without food or water for ten or eight days."

Meeting He Linzhang's resentful gaze, Tao Yanyan dared not say anything more and silently pulled the other children away.

"Alright, you can all go about your own business. There's no need for you to stay here."

The children exchanged glances and then confessed to Tao Yanyan:

He Xiaobao: "Mother, please remember to keep the porridge warm. Fifth Sister needs to eat it as soon as she wakes up."

He Xiaoliu: "Porridge alone won't do; we can't forget the chicken legs and ribs."

He Min: "We also need to prepare osmanthus cake. After eating chicken legs, we can have something sweet to cleanse our palates."

He Yanran: "There's also plum tea, which helps with digestion and quenches thirst."

He Jinan: "Fried crispy pork and dried anchovies, I need to have two more pieces half an hour after the meal."

He Yucheng: "Although raising pigs is wrong, but... never mind, let her eat them, it's not like we can't afford to raise them."

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