Harem Daily Life

Chapter 242: Is it her turn to enter the palace?

Tao Yanyan did not stay in Fengyi Palace for long, so naturally he did not know how the emperor would deal with the imperial concubine.

After she returned to Changle Palace with Qingfeng, she called Changtai and Dongfang over.

"I called you two here today to give you a mission."

Tao Yanyan looked at the two of them and said seriously, "You should carefully examine the new people in the palace and check their backgrounds again. They must not be the hidden chess pieces planted by others beside me. I have just entered the palace, and Jin'an was also brought back from the people. Both of us have no foundation, and we don't have any forces to help or rely on. If we want to protect ourselves, we have to act carefully and be more careful about the people around us."

Chang Tai immediately said, "Don't worry, Zhaoyi, I have been keeping an eye on them all day and have not found any ulterior motives from them."

Dong Fang also nodded: "As for the Second Prince, Xiao Quanzi is doing all the personal matters. He is keeping a close eye on him. Zhaoyi, don't worry."

Tao Yanyan nodded, and said to Chang Tai: "Tomorrow you should keep an eye on Qingyun Palace. Today, the incident in Fengyi Palace caused a big disturbance. Although the queen was not injured in the end, the imperial concubine arranged this incident, which is unforgivable. After all, the imperial concubine is the daughter of Master Wen. The Wen family... will probably do their best to protect her. The Duke's Mansion and the Wen family will confront each other, and there will be a lot of trouble."

Chang Tai agreed, and after Tao Yanyan asked them to leave, she went to the study. She had to continue to work hard to improve the imperial farm, which was related to her personal interests. As for the fights in the palace, as long as she didn't hurt herself, she didn't bother to care.

The Queen Mother severely punished Eunuch Qin because of the incident in Fengyi Palace.

"Didn't you say you had someone planted? How could the Imperial Concubine take advantage of this opportunity to harm the Queen and the Second Princess?"

Eunuch Qin trembled with fear and begged for mercy: "Please forgive me, Queen Mother. I didn't expect that the Imperial Concubine had planted someone next to the Queen so early. She hid it so deeply for so many years that even I didn't notice it. Speaking of which, the Imperial Concubine is really patient and didn't take action until now."

Who could have thought that Fanglan and Tinglan had already been placed beside the Crown Princess when she was in the Eastern Palace. The Royal Concubine was only in her teens at that time, but she had such deep thoughts.

The Queen Mother snorted coldly: "The daughter of the Wen family is no ordinary person. But if you say she can keep her composure, I don't agree."

The Queen Mother was the victor of the palace fight in the previous dynasty, and she simply sneered at the Imperial Concubine's little tricks.

"The queen's baby hasn't come out yet, and she's so impatient. Even if she succeeds, what's the use? She still doesn't have a prince!" The queen mother said bitterly, "Besides, even if the queen falls, will it be her turn to take over the palace? Don't think that you are qualified to compete for the throne just because you are temporarily in charge of the six palaces."

Eunuch Qin quickly agreed, "Yes, the Queen Mother is right. I wonder how Your Majesty will deal with the Imperial Concubine."

Speaking of this, the Queen Mother shook her head and said, "The Imperial Concubine can no longer be saved. Poor Princess, she will lose her mother at such a young age."

The Queen Mother stood up, walked to a potted plant, and plucked a leaf: "This Wen family... cannot be offended for the time being. They are all veterans of three dynasties and ministers of the court. Master Wen was once the emperor's teacher. I wonder how angry the Wen family must be if they lost a daughter."

Seeing the Queen Mother's gloomy face, Eunuch Qin said, "How about... begging for mercy and demoting me?"

The Queen Mother glared at him and said, "They have already murdered the Queen and the Princess. How can a mere demotion convince everyone? If you let them off lightly this time, then everyone will follow suit next time. Wouldn't the harem be in chaos?"

Eunuch Qin waited at his side cautiously, not daring to say anything more. After a long while, the Queen Mother said, "Go and ask if there are any girls of the right age in the Wen family. If the Emperor wants to appease the Wen family, he can marry another girl from the Wen family."

Eunuch Qin choked and advised: "The imperial concubine and the queen have a feud. If the Wen family sends someone in again, I'm afraid the feud will continue."

The Queen Mother sighed, looked at the foggy sky, and said calmly: "Isn't this the harem? Everyone who comes in is here to fight."

The Queen Mother thought about how she had faced the provocations of the concubines and the dangers she faced in her past, but she had survived step by step. Some of the concubines who fought with her died, some were sent to the cold palace, and some became nuns. Only those who were smart and knew the current situation could enjoy their old age. The Queen Mother sighed softly: "It's really boring to be trapped in this palace for a lifetime!"

Eunuch Qin didn't understand why the Queen Mother sighed like that, and then he heard the Queen Mother say: "We will go to the temporary palace in a few days. This time without Tao Zhaoyi and Jin An, I always feel that something is missing. What do you think..."

"Empress Dowager!" Eunuch Qin hurriedly stopped her, "The harem is in a turbulent time right now, and Concubine Tao is in charge of the imperial property. Those are all real money, and you can't kidnap her again! Otherwise, His Majesty will definitely make trouble with you!" Eunuch Qin was also tired. Why did the Queen Mother always compete with her own son for a woman?

The Queen Mother coughed lightly to hide her guilty conscience: "Alright, alright, look how anxious you are. I didn't say I must kidnap you. Really..."

However, the empress dowager was very unhappy when she thought that she had not been able to eat the meals cooked by Tao Zhaoyi for more than two months in the palace.

If you are unhappy, you have to find something happy to do.

The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows. "Didn't Jingci Temple just deliver the scriptures copied by Concubine Li? Go there tomorrow and tell them that I am very satisfied. When spring comes, I want to go to the imperial mausoleum to pay tribute to the late emperor. I asked Concubine Li to copy three more volumes of scriptures to express her grief for the late emperor."

Eunuch Qin: “…”

If Concubine Li knew that she would be in the Queen Mother's clutches for the rest of her life, would she still have acted that way in the first half of her life?

Eunuch Qin silently lit a stick of incense for Concubine Li and responded respectfully.

On the second day, the news that the imperial concubine had been banished to the cold palace spread throughout the palace. Some concubines who were unaware of the situation were confused and sent people to find out what had happened.

In Yongxing Palace, Concubine De vented her anger: "I entered the Eastern Palace in the same year as her, and I have been close to her over the years. I often invited her to my palace for small gatherings. I didn't expect that my sincerity would be wasted, and she actually blamed me for the dirty things she did! There are really all kinds of birds in the forest!"

Haitang, Defei's personal maid, gently massaged Defei's legs: "Fortunately, her evil plot was discovered, otherwise the Majesty would be in danger now!"

De Fei was also a little scared, her heart was still beating fast: "Who said it wasn't true? You also saw the scene yesterday, the Ministry of Punishment tortured me, and the villain even slandered me. Anyone would think that I was the mastermind behind it!"

De Fei thought of the emperor's rebuke and distrust, and her heart instantly turned cold as an ice cave: "When I entered the Eastern Palace, my father and brother also stood on the side of His Majesty. Over the years, my father and brother have been guarding the border and protecting the peace of the Great Zhou. I didn't expect that after so many years of companionship, he actually didn't believe in me. It's really disheartening!"