Harem Daily Life

Chapter 251 From Playing Bad to Being Busy

Today's children's first day of school is just like the first day of kindergarten for children in later generations. As a parent, Tao Yanyan is even more nervous than them.

Tao Yanyan got up early in the morning and prepared breakfast by himself. After he took the two children to eat, he personally sent them over.

The elementary school of the Imperial College was located next to the palace. It was very easy to get there after leaving the palace. In order to prevent people from seeing her face, Tao Yanyan wore a veil, which made her look even more mysterious.

Last semester, the eldest princess and her classmates were personally sent to school on their first day by their respective mothers, so Tao Yanyan's appearance was not abrupt. Not long after they arrived and were still chatting at the door, Concubine De came with the eldest prince.

Tao Yanyan brought her two children to pay respects to Concubine De. Concubine De glanced at the eldest princess and said calmly: "Tao Zhaoyi, you must open your eyes. It is said that like fathers, like sons, like daughters. For some people, temperament is inherited. Don't feed your sincerity to the dog, and get bitten by the dog in return."

Tao Yanyan knew that Concubine De was still angry about the Imperial Concubine's backstabbing against her, but adults are adults and children are children. It was inappropriate for Concubine De to say such words in front of the eldest princess. Regardless of whether the eldest princess could understand it or not, Tao Yanyan needed to remind her to be careful with her words.

She asked Qingfeng to take the two children away, and then said to Concubine De: "Concubine De, everyone has their own responsibility. The imperial concubine has paid the price, and everything has nothing to do with the child. I understand your kindness, but I also hope that you will not vent your anger on me. After all, the child is still young, and she has no obligation to bear the grudges of adults. You should not say these words in the future. The Queen Mother took care of the eldest princess who lost her mother and asked me to raise her. I will treat her as my own child and don't want her to suffer because of her mother."

Seeing that she didn't appreciate it, Concubine De said, "It's just a reminder. Do you think I have the leisure to care about how you educate her and how she repays you? It's fine if you don't appreciate it, but there's no need to use the Queen Mother to pressure me. Don't forget that the Queen Mother will go to the temporary palace soon and won't be back for several months. The Queen is pregnant and can't manage the palace affairs. You are now working under my command, and you dare to use the Queen Mother to scare me. You are also stubborn."

After saying that, Concubine De took the eldest prince away without even glancing at Tao Yanyan.

Tao Yanyan was not annoyed. She was just sending the children to school today. There was no need for her to compete with Concubine De.

She walked up to the two children and told them something. Just as she finished, she saw the second princess' sedan chair coming over.

Although the Queen did not send her off in person, the Second Princess was a legitimate princess and had more servants than He Xuan and Jin An, and the ceremony was also grand.

When the second princess He Yue saw that everyone else was being sent off by their mother and she was all alone, she instantly felt sad.

She got off the sedan chair and was led out by the nanny. Little Jin'an ran to her side and said, "Second Princess, you are here. Let's go in together!"

The second princess was aggrieved and didn't say a word. When she walked to Tao Yanyan's side, she hugged Tao Yanyan's legs and said, "Tao Zhaoyi, can you pick me up tomorrow and bring me here?"

Looking at the cute leg pendants, Tao Yanyan was so cute that her face was bleeding. It must be said that all of He Linzhang's children are very good-looking. The eldest princess is noble and cold, and is a self-disciplined baby. Jin'an is sensible and sensitive, and is a warm little sun. The second princess He Yue is soft and cute, but also bold and fearless, and is a soft and strong female man.

She pinched the second princess's face and said, "We will be late if we take a detour to pick her up. Why don't we wait for her at Yuhua Gate and then we can walk the rest of the way together."

The second princess was visibly happy and nodded quickly: "Okay, then it's settled. We'll meet at Yuhua Gate tomorrow."

After receiving the response, the second princess no longer looked depressed. She and the eldest princess held little Jin'an on both sides and went to the elementary school.

The two teachers of the elementary school personally welcomed the princes and princesses at the door. Children of high-ranking officials were sent over one after another, and Tao Yanyan did not stay long. After seeing Concubine De get up the sedan chair, she also got on the sedan chair and returned to the palace.

As soon as she got back, she saw Manager Li waiting for her.

"Is there something urgent, Manager Li? Why are you here so early?"

Because of the series of incidents in the palace and the need to take care of the children, Tao Yanyan has not inspected the imperial property recently, thinking that something had happened.

General Manager Li said: "The progress of the workshop is normal. The Duke's Mansion has also returned the stolen money. All the silver has been deposited into the warehouse, not a cent less. I came here today because the court wants food. They said they want to raise military food. I'm afraid they want to help Yan State quell the civil unrest. Since Zhaoyi is in charge of the imperial property, I came here to discuss it with Zhaoyi."

Tao Yanyan didn't understand. Since the emperor wanted food, he should just give it to him. What else could he discuss with him? Then he listened to Li Zongguan's explanation: "In the past, when the court collected food, the grain from the imperial farm was also given to the Ministry of Revenue at a price 20% lower than the market price. However, this time a part of it was given due to the cold disaster, and there is not much left now. The grain will not be harvested until September. If the reserve grain stored now is given to the court, the store will sell less, which will inevitably affect the income. That's why I came here to listen to Zhaoyi's opinion."

Tao Yanyan thought about it and decided that national affairs were more important. Although he didn't know why the emperor wanted to help him quell the civil strife, not giving him food would delay military affairs, which was no trivial matter.

"Give the food first. It doesn't matter who you sell it to. Just check the quantity and amount. As for the food sold in the store and consumed in the palace, keep enough for three months. I will think about the other things later." Tao Yanyan said.

Manager Li agreed quickly. Tao Zhaoyi's idea coincided with his own, but he wanted to stay for half a year, so he wanted to give less. Now that Tao Zhaoyi said to stay for three months, the amount from the court was just enough.

But he didn't leave yet, and continued: "The workshop is expected to be completed in late February. Does Tao Zhaoyi want to go over and take a look?"

After all, it was the first time to build such large workshops, and Manager Li was still a little worried. He felt that although Concubine Tao was a young girl, she knew everything, and maybe she could go and take a look and give some pointers to prevent any mistakes or omissions.

Tao Yanyan planned his time, thought for a while and said: "I have to accompany the Queen Mother today, and I have agreed to prepare meals, so I can't go out. Let's go tomorrow. After sending the two children to elementary school, we will go directly to the manor. Manager Li, you are busy, if you are not free, just arrange someone to follow me."

Li Zongguan hurriedly said with a smile: "I will arrange the food today. If there is no food tomorrow, I will go with Zhaoyi."

Tao Yanyan nodded, and Manager Li then took his leave and went back to work.

After being busy all morning, Tao Yanyan really felt like a spinning top.

In the past, he didn't take care of the children or the royal property. Didn't he sleep until he woke up naturally? It was clearly the planned path to live a miserable life until the end of this life. Why is he so busy now?

After yawning, Tao Yanyan decided to take a nap and go to Changchun Palace to work as a cook after waking up.