Harem Daily Life

Chapter 248 Choice is more important than hard work

Tao Yanyan played games with the three children and finally made the atmosphere a little more lively. The second princess ran until she was sweating profusely, but her smile returned.

When it was almost time for lunch, Tao Yanyan took the eldest princess and little Jin'an and said goodbye. The second princess reluctantly saw them off and the smile on her face disappeared.

After the second princess had taken a nap, Nanny Fang told the queen about the second princess's abnormal behavior. The queen frowned and said, "What did you do to offend her? She is unhappy all day long. So, let the nanny who follows her watch her write. In two days, when the elementary school resumes, she should concentrate on her studies."

The three people who returned to Changle Palace changed their clothes before having lunch. As they had been active in the morning, they ate a lot. When He Linzhang came over, he saw an adult and two children eating silently. They ate so fast as if they had been hungry for three days.

He Linzhang had already had lunch and just came here to rest. After Tao Yanyan finished eating, he was led into the room.

"Your Majesty, can the eldest princess go to see Wen? The child is still young and misses his biological mother. It's very pitiful." Tao Yanyan asked while nestling in He Linzhang's arms.

He Linzhang hugged her gently and said, "The Wen family submitted another letter of apology today, requesting that Wen be sent to a nunnery to practice to atone for her sins. I think that Wen has done nothing wrong except murdering the queen. The Wen family has always assisted me, and Wen has given birth to the eldest princess, so I agreed. I asked the Queen Mother for her opinion, but she didn't say anything."

"Nunnel? Is it the Jingci Nunnery where Concubine Li practiced Buddhism?" Tao Yanyan asked.

"Yes." He Linzhang closed his eyes and rested: "You can take Xuan'er to see her in the next two days. I'm afraid it will be difficult to see her after you leave the palace."

Tao Yanyan felt sad when he thought that a beautiful woman in her twenties would have to be accompanied by green lamps and ancient Buddhas for the next few decades.

But who made Concubine Wen so stupid that she chose to murder the Queen and bring about her own death?

So sometimes choice is more important than hard work. Concubine Wen is self-disciplined and self-reliant, and she is the best in every aspect. She is already the best among all the concubines in the harem. As long as she can take good care of the eldest princess, she will definitely have a glorious life. But now, because she is unwilling to be under the queen, she attacks the queen, and ends up ruining the rest of her life and the eldest princess.

Tao Yanyan sighed and tapped He Linzhang's chin with her little hand: "Your Majesty, please be nicer to the eldest princess in the future. The youngest son is innocent, and the Wen family's mistakes cannot be blamed on the child."

He Linzhang kissed her forehead and said, "Of course. Xuan'er is my first child, so I naturally love her. Fortunately, you are the one to raise her. Let her and Jin'an follow you. I believe you can teach her well."

Tao Yanyan muttered, "I have been in the palace for a year, and I didn't expect to help Your Majesty raise two children. I am still a child myself, and I have become a foster mother at such a young age. Your Majesty must compensate me well."

He Linzhang stroked her face gently with his rough thumb, and looked at her hair falling on the pillow like a waterfall. He said in a hoarse voice: "What compensation do you want? How about I compensate you with your two biological children?"

After saying this, he didn't care that it was still daytime, or that he had to go to the imperial study to review memorials in the afternoon, and started making a fuss.

After Tao Yanyan and the others left, she realized what the emperor meant by the last sentence "own child". This meant that he wanted to get pregnant and give birth to a child himself! That's why he was so absurd in broad daylight and didn't care...

She was so upset. The big pig's hoof was really overthinking! She took the medicine given by Doctor Liu, and she would definitely not have children for the time being. As for whether to have children in the future, she hadn't decided yet!

After getting up tired and washing up, she asked someone to prepare a food box with delicious food, some snacks and fruits. She also dressed up the eldest princess and took the child to the cold palace.

In less than a few days, the Imperial Concubine Wen, who was once adorned with jewels and stunningly beautiful, and whom even Tao Yanyan envied for her well-maintained appearance, has become like a completely different person. Her face seems to have aged ten years, and there is no trace of the rest of her body that shows that she was once the Imperial Concubine who could call the shots in the harem and assist the empress in managing the six palaces.

When Wen saw the eldest princess, she stepped forward excitedly, but frightened the eldest princess, who had just seen her and had not yet reacted, and took a step back.

This action frightened Wen. She stood two steps away from the eldest princess and did not come any closer, with an indescribable sadness on her face.

Tao Yanyan touched the eldest princess' head and said, "Aren't you sad and want to see your mother? Come over!"

The eldest princess pursed her lips, then let out a sob, threw herself towards Wen, buried her head in her arms and cried uncontrollably.

Wen turned around holding the child, not wanting Tao Yanyan to see her crying. She was quite stubborn.

Tao Yanyan waited until both mother and daughter had finished crying before she said, "The Queen Mother asked me to raise the eldest princess. She now lives in my palace to keep Jin'an company."

Wen wiped away her tears and looked at her biological daughter carefully. Seeing that the child was not thin, and was dressed neatly and cleanly, just like the ones she brought, she bowed to Tao Yanyan and said, "Thank you, Zhaoyi Tao."

Tao Yanyan asked Qingfeng to bring the food box over: "I brought you some food. I don't know what you like to eat, so I made the princess's favorite. Let the princess have dinner with you."

Xianglan wiped a tattered table, and Qingfeng laid out the dinner, which included six dishes, a plate of dessert, and a portion of fruit, all of which were delicious.

Wen was not afraid of being poisoned by Tao Yanyan. For her, it would be better to end her life with a cup of poisoned wine after being in such a situation.

"Mother, the food in Concubine Tao's palace is delicious. Please have some!" The eldest princess took Wen's hand and sat down, picking up the dishes herself.

"Tao Zhaoyi, why is there one bowl of rice missing? Don't you want to eat?" the eldest princess asked with her eyes wide open.

Tao Yanyan shook her head: "You accompany your mother to eat, I will wait for you outside. Have a good chat with your mother."

After saying this, he left the nanny who was taking care of the eldest princess and went out with his people, leaving the space to the mother and daughter.

Tao Yanyan knew that Wen must have a lot to say to the eldest princess alone. It would be inconvenient for her to be there, and she had no interest in listening, so she simply came out and waited outside.

At the door of a shabby house opposite, Zhao, who had been poisoned and silenced, stared blankly at Tao Yanyan.

Tao Yanyan also looked at her, only to see that the woman was clearly in her early twenties, but she had an old face, was extremely dirty, had messy and tangled hair, and looked completely unkempt.

Zhao clenched her fist, looked at Xianglan who was standing beside Tao Yanyan with a wary look on her face, turned around and slammed the door.

Xianglan breathed a sigh of relief: "Zhaoyi, this place is dirty and messy, do you want to go out and wait?"

Xianglan had been abused by Zhao before, and was afraid that Zhao would rush out and hurt Tao Zhaoyi without caring about anything.

Tao Yanyan shook his head: "The eldest princess is inside, we can't leave too far. Let's wait here. There are palace guards, it's okay."