Harem Daily Life

Chapter 405: I will never be satisfied until I take revenge

Tao Yanyan invited the two ladies and his cousin to have lunch, and after lunch he invited the three of them to go to the Imperial Garden to appreciate the wintersweet. The three little ones were very happy, and they all vied to be the tour guide for Gu Ning, who was visiting the palace for the first time. They were surrounded by a group of people as they toured the garden.

Today, the families of the high-ranking concubines all entered the palace, and there were quite a few people visiting the Imperial Garden. Even those whose families did not enter the palace took advantage of the wintersweet flowers to go out for a walk. So along the way, Tao Yanyan and his entourage met several groups of people, and almost every group came to greet Concubine Tao, and were very respectful.

The wife of Ningyuan Hou was overjoyed. Who could have thought that her sister-in-law's daughter could rise to such a high position? With this relationship, she was also a guest of honor in every family in the capital.

Mrs. Tao felt sorry for her daughter. It was not easy to win favor in the harem. She didn't know how much effort her daughter had put in!

When the ladies saw Gu Ning, they couldn't help but look at her. However, they all knew that the young lady of the Gu family was a mute. Although she looked good, none of them wanted to make friends with her.

Qingfeng and Mingyue prepared hot water bottles for everyone, so they were not cold along the way.

Gu Ning cannot speak, but she has beautiful eyes. If anyone has seen Tao Yanyan's biological mother, they will know that Gu Ning looks about 60% similar to the deceased Gu Xinran.

A few people passed by a garden. Three older maids happened to be delivering clothes. When they saw the imperial concubine and others coming, they hurriedly avoided the noble people. But when one of them saw Gu Ning, the clothes in her hands fell to the ground with a loud noise. She seemed to be frozen by magic, and there was fear in her eyes.

"Do you want to live? That's the imperial concubine, how dare you stare at her?" One of them pulled her sleeve and warned her in a low voice.

But the man couldn't move his eyes away. After a while, he was shaking like a sieve, mumbling some incomprehensible words: "It's not me, it's not me, it has nothing to do with me, it has nothing to do with me!"

Tao Yanyan and his group were attracted by her performance and stopped to watch. Gu Ning was curious and looked straight at the nanny. The eye contact made the nanny panic and scream: "Ah... don't blame me, I was forced..." After that, she knelt on her knees and kowtowed: "Don't blame me, I don't want to hurt you, I was forced, it was the concubine who forced me!"

When Tao Yanyan heard the word "concubine", his eyes turned cold: "Chang Tai, Dong Fang, tie her up and torture her. What did the concubine force her to do?"

The two men went up to arrest the man. Ning Yuanhou's wife protected Gu Ning and stepped back, suspiciously asking, "Could she have recognized the wrong person?" After saying that, she glanced at Gu Ning and asked, "Who did she think you were?"

The wife of the Ningyuan Marquis was a second wife and had never met Miss Gu back then, so naturally she didn't know that her daughter was somewhat similar to her sister-in-law.

Madam Tao also looked at Gu Ning suspiciously. As she looked, she suddenly said, "No wonder I felt a sense of familiarity when I first saw Ning'er. Ning'er's appearance seems to be somewhat similar to... to the young lady of the Gu family back then!"

Tao Yanyan sneered. It seemed that even if Concubine Li did not admit it, the truth of that year would soon come to light.

After this incident, Lady Ningyuan Hou was afraid of getting into trouble and had no intention of going to appreciate the plum blossoms anymore. She took her leave early and went back with her daughter.

Madam Tao walked away, holding Tao Yanyan's hand and saying something: "Although I can't stop you from avenging your mother, that person is the late emperor's favorite concubine after all. You should be careful to prevent her from taking revenge."

For Mrs. Tao, this son and daughter are her lifeblood. She hopes they can live in peace and happiness for the rest of their lives and doesn't want them to get into trouble because of revenge.

Tao Yanyan said a few words to comfort her and then had Madam Tao sent out of the palace.

Chang Tai and Dong Fang conducted the interrogation very quickly and soon obtained the confession of the nanny.

Tao Yanyan took a look and the more he looked, the more he felt that Concubine Li was extremely hateful.

The news spread quickly in the palace. After He Linzhang heard about it, he came to Changle Palace early. Seeing that Tao Yanyan had no joy on his face, he stepped forward and hugged him: "I heard everything. What is the result of the interrogation?"

Tao Yanyan pried his arms apart, somewhat unhappy.

He Linzhang was confused and touched his nose, "What? Could it be that the result of the interrogation is related to me?"

It’s too difficult! The little concubine is hard to coax when she’s angry, but He Linzhang couldn’t figure out what he had done wrong.

Tao Yanyan handed him the confession of the nanny and said, "Your Majesty, please read it yourself. It turns out that the late emperor was also a man who flirted with women. You two, father and son, really charmed many young girls!"

He Linzhang choked: "What are you talking about? How could I be merciful to everyone? You know who I have feelings for." After saying this, he looked at him pitifully.

Tao Yanyan glared at him and said, "She is with Li Cairen. If I had not entered the palace, wouldn't Your Majesty favor Li Cairen the most?"

He Linzhang suddenly felt that he had no place to speak, and was speechless for a while. After a long time, he said: "That's all in the past. Didn't my heart and eyes be filled with you later? But we agreed that you are not allowed to make excuses, otherwise I will not be able to clear my name."

He is nine years older than her, so she cannot be his first woman. He will have her as his only one for the rest of his life.

Tao Yanyan also knew that he was taking his anger out on others. He lost his temper a little, but he stopped making things difficult for her. He pointed to the confession and said, "It turns out that my biological mother was asked out by Concubine Li to meet the late emperor. It was also Concubine Li who led her to the inn where my biological father was in the name of the late emperor. My biological mother had some feelings for the late emperor, so she went there for some unknown reason. Who would have thought that she would fall into the trap set by Concubine Li. The nanny who was arrested was the maidservant beside Concubine Li at the time. She participated in everything. Later, my biological mother disappeared, and Concubine Li got her wish and entered your father's harem. Also, it was Concubine Li who drugged my biological father."

He Linzhang took a look at the testimony. He didn't expect that his father was used as a tool to harm the young lady of the Gu family.

"Concubine Li is indeed ruthless. For so many years, the late emperor was deceived by her harmless appearance and thought she was a pure person. The late emperor probably never thought that he would be used by his most beloved concubine to harm another girl." He Linzhang handed the testimony to Tao Yanyan: "But in the end, if the case is overturned, it will also be detrimental to your biological mother's reputation."

An unmarried young lady secretly met a man outside her hometown for a private affair, but was framed and disappeared from then on. She was afraid that if she told anyone about it, she would be laughed at by outsiders.

Tao Yanyan naturally thought of this, so she would not uncover the truth, but she would definitely not forgive the culprit.

"Your Majesty, I cannot swallow this humiliation. I must avenge myself!" Tao Yanyan is not a saint. Concubine Li's frame-up caused the original owner's mother's life of misfortune. She died at a young age. She will not be willing to not take revenge.