Harem Daily Life

Chapter 495 Awkwardness

After Tao Yanyan returned to Changle Palace, Qingfeng and the others were worried that she would get sick from being angry, so they did not dare to let their guard down and took turns to look after her.

Tao Yanyan's face was calm as he told Mingyue, "Go get our account book. I want to see how much savings I have."

When people are unhappy, they can look at their own little treasury and be fully restored instantly.

Mingyue didn't dare to delay and went to get it immediately.

Tao Yanyan rose from the lowest position of Liangyi step by step. The annual salary was not high, but compared with ordinary people, it was a huge sum of money. Later, she relied on the commissions from the shops outside and the management of the imperial property. The small treasury grew day by day. Now there are more than 80,000 taels of silver in the account, not counting the various rare treasures and precious fabrics in the treasury. It is not an exaggeration to say that she is a small rich woman.

"It's great to have money!" Tao Yanyan felt much better. He closed the account book and handed it to Mingyue: "It's almost the New Year. Pick some fabrics from the warehouse and make two new clothes for everyone in Changle Palace."

Everyone followed her and worked hard without complaint. Now that she has money, she should reward them. Spending some money will make her feel better.

Mingyue agreed and asked, "The second prince and the two princesses have just had their new clothes made. Do you want to make a few more?"

Tao Yanyan shook his head: "Forget it, they grow fast, I can just measure their height in the spring and then make spring clothes for them."

Mingyue took the account book out, and Qingfeng handed Tao Yanyan a plate of snacks: "Your Majesty, please eat two pieces first to fill your stomach. The three young masters will be back soon, and we will serve the meal when they come back."

Tao Yanyan looked at the walnut cookies and had no appetite, but she still picked up a piece and ate it in small bites.

Not long after, Chang Tai came in to report: "Your Majesty, as soon as the Second Prince and the First Princess finished school, they were taken to the Qinzheng Palace by Eunuch Zhang. He said... His Majesty missed them and took them over for dinner."

Tao Yanyan's hand that was originally reaching for the snack suddenly paused, and her beautiful eyebrows slightly wrinkled. However, after just a moment, she chuckled at herself, dispelling the unhappiness in her heart: "Forget it, just take it. I'm hungry too, let's set the table directly."

She placed the snack in her hand back on the plate, her movements gentle and graceful, without showing any sadness at all.

Qingfeng and Changtai looked at each other, knowing that the queen would not be in a good mood, and neither of them dared to say anything more.

He Linzhang hadn't been to Changle Palace for seven or eight days, and hadn't eaten with the children. Today he thought of bringing all three children over for dinner.

Little Jin'an frowned and asked in confusion, "Father, why don't you go to Changle Palace for dinner? If we come to have dinner with you today, then mother will be alone, right?"

He Yue held a piece of pork ribs in her hand and said, "Mother is not alone, she has two younger sisters in her belly." He Yue was deeply obsessed with her younger sisters.

Xiao Jinan was too lazy to pay attention to her and continued to look at He Linzhang. He really couldn't understand why his father would ignore his mother at this time.

He Xuan looked at her father, then at little Jin'an, and picked up a piece of meat for little Jin'an: "Jin'an, eat quickly. After you finish eating, we will go back early to accompany Mother Concubine Tao. We also need to talk to our two sisters and teach them to recite poems."

He Xuan was older, and since she hadn't seen her father set foot in Changle Palace for many days, she knew something must have happened between her father and Concubine Tao.

She was a child and had no way of influencing her father's thoughts, but she could stand on the side of Concubine Tao as much as she could. Since her biological mother passed away, He Xuan had actually regarded Tao Yanyan as her closest relative.

He Linzhang did not answer Xiao Jinan's question. Fortunately, after He Xuan finished speaking, Xiao Jinan did not continue to ask questions. Instead, he ate with big mouthfuls, trying to finish eating quickly and go back early.

He Linzhang couldn't tell what he was feeling at the moment.

When he learned that Prince Yong had a portrait of Tao Yanyan hidden in his home, he was furious. He was furious when he thought of Prince Yong looking at the person in the portrait every day. He was even more angry when he thought of Tao Yanyan's acquaintance with Prince Yong on the way to the capital, which was earlier than himself.

He had long seen that Prince Yong had a special affection for Tao Yanyan, but he had no concrete evidence, so he had kept it to himself. But the portrait that day was like a heavy hammer hitting his heart, making him so angry that he didn't know what to do.

For a moment, He Linzhang wanted to kill Prince Yong. But he finally held back because he was his best brother and he couldn't do it.

He Linzhang was upset while eating. He knew that he had deep feelings for Tao Yanyan, but the matter of King Yong was like a thorn in his heart. He needed time to ease his feelings and forget the fact that his woman was being missed by his own brother.

The father and his two sons did not say anything more. They all ate very quickly and finished their meal in no time.

He Yue held He Linzhang's arm and said, "Father, please take us back. It's dark outside. It's pitch black passing by the Imperial Garden. Yue'er is scared."

He Yue spoke in a cute way. He Linzhang couldn't refuse a cute thing.

When they were escorted to the gate of Changle Palace, Chang Tai and others came forward to pay their respects, but He Linzhang did not go in.

"I still have memorials to review, so I will go back first. Please take good care of the imperial concubine, and report to me if there is anything wrong."

Chang Tai moved his lips, trying to persuade the emperor to stay, and anxiously said: "Your Majesty, the queen was angered by Lady Lu in the Imperial Garden today. Would your Majesty like to go in and take a look?"

Chang Tai really went all out this time! You know, if the emperor was stopped in the womb of an unfavored concubine, he would have been severely punished.

"What?" He Linzhang rushed into Changle Palace like a gust of wind after hearing this. He hurriedly ran towards Tao Yanyan's bedroom.

As soon as she entered the hall, she saw three children surrounding Tao Yanyan, chattering and telling her about the interesting things that happened in her elementary school today. The scene was very lively, the children were very excited, dancing, and Tao Yanyan smiled and listened to them patiently.

Tao Yanyan stood up and bowed to him: "Greetings, Your Majesty." After that, he sat down expressionlessly and continued to listen to the children's laughter.

He Linzhang didn't know what to do for a moment. He wanted to interrupt but couldn't find a chance. Helplessly, he had to sit aside.

He stared at the concubine quietly, his eyes involuntarily falling on her already bulging belly. After not seeing her for many days, the concubine seemed to be rounder, and she must have been living a comfortable life recently. But her eyebrows and eyes were a little more cold than before, as if she was keeping people away from her.

Since He Linzhang came in, Tao Yanyan didn't say anything to him except the first sentence. He didn't even glance at him. He was always concentrating on communicating with the children, completely ignoring him as if he were air.