Harem Daily Life

Chapter 227 Sad and redundant

Jin'an is still young and doesn't know how important it is to eliminate a cancer, but that doesn't stop him from being deeply inspired.

Tao Yanyan touched his head and said: "These imperial farms are your father's property. Let us help him manage the property well so that he can have no worries and concentrate on doing the great things of his previous dynasty."

Xiao Jin'an rolled his eyes: "But isn't mother angry with father? Why are you helping him?"

Tao Yanyan choked and said with a smile: "You little bastard, you haven't seen your father in the past few days, how do you know that I am angry with him?"

Xiao Jinan puffed out his cheeks and tilted his head: "Mother is always angry and doesn't like to smile. Moreover, she asked Chang Tai to close the palace gate early yesterday."

Tao Yanyan knew that little Jin'an was more sensitive than other children, so he patted his head and said, "I am a human being, and I have joys, anger, sorrows, and happiness. I really don't want to see your father recently, but this is a problem between him and me. If Jin'an wants to see him, you can ask Chang Tai and the others to take you to see him."

Little Jinan shook his head: "Then I won't see him either. He makes my mother angry, which makes me angry. I won't see him." The little head shook like a rattle.

Tao Yanyan smiled and said: "Even if you are angry, you can't ignore the things at hand. If you focus on doing things well, you can also gain something. This is called career ambition."

"Ambition?" Xiao Jinan blinked his eyes: "Well, I don't have a career now, I only have studies. Does that mean I am ambitious as long as I finish my studies?"

Tao Yanyan was amused by him: "Yes, Jinan is really smart, you just focus on your studies, and I focus on my career, and we both do our own things well."

Because the case of Wang Guanshi and his lackeys involved human lives, Li Zongguan sent them directly to Jingzhao Yin. After returning to the palace, Li Zongguan heard that the emperor was in Fengyi Palace, so he went directly to Fengyi Palace to report.

When the queen heard that someone was using her name to bully the people in the imperial farm, she immediately apologized: "Your Majesty, I never knew there was such a person. Please let me investigate and deal with him."

He Linzhang said, "Since Concubine Tao has sent the person to Jingzhao Yin, let Jingzhao Yin investigate. You should investigate the Duke Wang's Mansion. If there is anyone involved, punish him as soon as possible. We cannot let such a person damage the reputation of the Duke Wang's Mansion."

The queen agreed. She now felt humiliated and unworthy of the emperor's grace.

"Besides catching the traitor, what else did Concubine Tao do in the imperial manor?" He Linzhang was itching to know what happened when she was away.

Chief Steward Li thought for a moment and reported everything in detail: "Tao Jieyu said that fruit trees, medicinal herbs, and chickens can be planted on the mountain, and she has appointed a temporary steward. I didn't expect that Tao Jieyu is usually gentle and kind, but she is very decisive when doing things. The master doesn't mind the simple food in the mountains, and even praises the coarse grain steamed buns made by the village women for being delicious! The second prince even brought two back before he left."

The second princess, who was playing nearby, put down her toy, opened her eyes wide and said, "Mother, I want to eat whole grain steamed buns, too."

The Queen glanced at Nanny Fang, who said, "The steamed buns in the palace are all made of fine white flour. Ordinary people don't have that much white flour at home, so they mix coarse grains in. They definitely don't taste as good as white flour. Concubine Tao must be hungry, so she said the coarse grain steamed buns were delicious."

"But I really want to eat it." The second princess became obsessed with the steamed bun and looked at the queen eagerly.

The queen was a little annoyed: "Don't always ask for this and that. I told you that there is only white flour in the palace. What kind of coarse grains do you want to eat?"

He Linzhang looked at his daughter's aggrieved eyes and came up with a plan: "Didn't they say that the Second Prince brought two back to the palace? Come on, let your father take you to Changle Palace to ask. If you haven't eaten yet, let the Second Prince give you one."

The queen was somewhat speechless. Was it really too cheap to bring the legitimate princess over just for a coarse grain bun?

But before anyone could say anything to stop her, He Linzhang picked up the second princess and said, "I'll take her there. The queen, you take a rest. I'll send her back later." After saying that, he carried his daughter out of Fengyi Palace without saying anything and hurried towards Changle Palace.

Today, Chang Tai still followed Concubine Tao's instructions and closed the palace gates early.

When He Linzhang arrived, he gritted his teeth and gave Zhang Fuhai a look: "Go, tell him that the second princess is here to see the second prince, and open the door."

In Changle Palace, just as dinner was served, a person, one adult and one child, appeared outside the door.

When Tao Yanyan saw the Second Princess, his ugly expression eased a little: "Your Majesty. It's so cold, why did you bring the Second Princess with you?"

The second princess ran to Tao Yanyan and said, "Tao Jieyu, I heard that the second prince brought back two whole grain steamed buns. I have never eaten them since I was a child, so I wanted to try them."

Tao Yanyan had no resistance to this extremely cute little kid. She bent down and said with a smile, "Okay, then let Jin'an give you one, you try it." After that, she took the second princess to wash her hands, and sent the child to little Jin'an without even looking at the emperor.

He Linzhang felt ignored, but he didn't get angry. He washed his hands and sat in the main seat.

Little Jinan looked at him, his little face wrinkled into a bun.

He Linzhang pinched his face: "What's wrong?"

Xiao Jinan folded his fists across his chest and said, "I and my mother will each have one. There are no extra buns to share with others."

He Linzhang choked and looked at Tao Yanyan, who cleared his throat and said, "Jin'an, I've already eaten at noon. How about you and the Second Princess each have one?"

Xiao Jinan could only sigh and reluctantly gave one of the coarse grain steamed buns in front of him to the second princess.

The second princess was very happy and started to eat the steamed bun.

Xiao Jinan was not willing to be outdone, so he also picked up the steamed bun and started eating it.

The two little kids seemed to be competing with each other, chewing the steamed buns with relish.

Tao Yanyan's mouth twitched, and he picked up a chicken leg for each of them: "Don't just focus on chewing the buns, come and chew the chicken leg, the chicken leg has meat on it."

He Linzhang looked at his empty bowl and saw that the two little ones' bowls were filled with either chicken legs or pork ribs. He instantly felt sour.

Tao Yanyan looked straight ahead, only the two little ones in his eyes. He didn't talk to He Linzhang, but was only concerned with taking care of the two little ones' meals. He Linzhang felt like he was redundant.

After dinner, the second princess's nurse wanted to take her home, but the second princess stayed in Tao Yanyan's arms and refused to leave. Seeing another child chatting with her mother, Xiao Jinan was alarmed and took the opportunity to squeeze into Tao Yanyan's arms and join their conversation.

He Linzhang sat alone, looking at the two little guys occupying the young concubine on the left and right, and his heart was filled with jealousy.

He was the emperor, so when had he ever been treated so coldly? But he didn't want to leave. If he left, it would be even more difficult for him to come back next time.