Harem Daily Life

Chapter 409: The talented lady who has been jumping around for many years finally leaves the stage

Tao Yanyan looked at the people gathered here. The emperor, Concubine De, and several relatives who were watching the fun were all there. She said with a cold brow, "Search, of course we have to search. Otherwise, Li Cairen's dirty water will be poured on me, and I won't be able to wash it off!"

Concubine Tao volunteered to search, so the guards began to search, but after looking in every corner, they couldn't find even a small insect.

"That's impossible! I clearly saw a man coming in! Search carefully again. She couldn't have hidden someone in such a short time!"

"Enough!" He Linzhang shouted angrily, "Lu Jingyi, for so many years, I have always favored you because of your brother, but I didn't expect that you would frame Concubine Tao again and again. This time is the most serious, you made up stories and destroyed her reputation. I can no longer indulge you, and I don't want to see your harmful face again. Go to the cold palace, and I will never see you again for the rest of my life!"

Li Cairen immediately knelt down and hugged He Linzhang's thigh: "Your Majesty, please forgive me this time. I...I clearly saw it, but why is there no one here?"

He Linzhang was extremely annoyed and winked at Eunuch Zhang, who took his men to drag Li Cairen away.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I don't want to go to the cold palace. I want to stay with Your Majesty forever! Concubine Tao, Tao Yanyan, what kind of magic did you cast? Where did you take the person to?"

Li Cairen couldn't stop crying, just like a shrew.

Tao Yanyan waited until she was dragged away before he sighed and said to everyone, "Today's incident was caused by my excessive favor, which caused the concubines below to become jealous. I am sorry to have embarrassed you all."

He Linzhang stepped forward and held her hand: "You have been wronged, I will stay here with you, you can go back to the hall first."

The people in the side hall didn't enjoy the show, but they did see Li Cai commit suicide, so it was still a gain, and they left one after another.

Defei felt very happy that the talented lady who had been jumping around for many years had finally made her retirement. She must drink a few more glasses tonight to celebrate.

After everyone had left and Qingfeng and Dongfang had left the side hall, Tao Yanyan burst into tears and threw herself into He Linzhang's arms.

He Linzhang hugged him and said, "You always fall into traps. When will you be smarter, huh?"

Tao Yanyan left his chest, wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and said, "Your Majesty, since you know that I have been tricked, you looked so serious just now. I feel sad."

He Linzhang laughed and said, "You have to put on a good show, otherwise how can you fight back? But speaking of it, you are indeed too careless. If you knew there were strange noises here, you should have asked others to come and see. Why did you rush in first?"

Tao Yanyan pouted and said, "I was careless. I will be more careful next time. But Your Majesty, how did you guess that I fell into a trap?"

He Linzhang tapped her nose and said, "Why else do you think Qi Yizheng suddenly appeared out of nowhere?"

Tao Yanyan then realized that Qi Yizheng's appearance was indeed very strange. She immediately acted like a poor student and asked the emperor to help her solve the mystery.

He Linzhang smiled and said, "When Li Cairen showed up and said that you and a stranger entered the side hall one after the other, I started to suspect her. How come she saw you by such a coincidence? So I winked at Qi Yizheng and he came over first."

Tao Yanyan suddenly realized what was going on, and he put his arm around He Linzhang's waist and said, "Your Majesty is wise. If Lord Qi hadn't arrived in time, I really wouldn't have been able to move my cousin away so quickly."

He Linzhang snorted coldly: "I didn't expect that Li Cairen would be so bold as to drug General Gu. What if you didn't come, how could she implement her plan?"

Tao Yanyan thought for a moment, "Perhaps, whether I came or not, she had already found someone for my cousin. I just happened to come, so she changed her mind and framed me directly. By the way, Your Majesty, although Concubine Li is a bit vicious, she would not have come up with such a vicious method. I think it was Concubine Li who was behind this. Because yesterday, I was so angry that I took my cousin and cousin to Jingci Temple to seek justice. Concubine Li may have come to her senses and wanted to take revenge on Ningyuan Marquis Mansion by taking the opportunity of the palace banquet."

He Linzhang's eyes were filled with murderous intent: "Originally, I was going to keep her for the sake of the late emperor, but I didn't expect that I was raising a poisonous snake." After that, he comforted Tao Yanyan: "Don't worry, I will take care of Concubine Li's affairs, you don't have to worry about it."

Tao Yanyan nodded and leaned into his arms obediently: "Your Majesty is protecting me, I am not afraid of anything." But she thought in her heart that if the emperor's punishment on Concubine Li was not harsh enough, she would not mind doing it herself and completely make this poisonous snake disappear from this world.

After the two of them returned to the palace hand in hand, most people were already drunk. When Princess Yan saw the emperor and the imperial concubine returning hand in hand, their affection was so strong, her depression deepened, and her hatred and resentment also deepened.

She raised her glass and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, I will be returning to Yan State in a few days. I am afraid I will never come back in this lifetime. This glass of wine is just a farewell drink!"

He Linzhang did not try to persuade her to stay. He picked up the wine cup and said, "Then I wish Princess Yan a safe journey."

Princess Yan raised her head and drank it. This cup of wine marked the end of their relationship. From then on, they went their separate ways and never met again.

Tao Yanyan's eyes were cold. Although as an outsider to their relationship, she felt a bit of be aesthetic when she saw Princess Yan unable to get the love she wanted, but she just couldn't empathize with her, so she was calm. She was even happy when she knew that she had really decided to leave this time.

Considering that everyone had to go back home to celebrate the New Year, He Linzhang saw that it was almost time and ended the palace banquet. He wanted to send the empress dowager back, but she held Concubine Hui's hand and refused, saying, "I will sleep with Concubine Hui tonight, so the emperor doesn't need to send me back."

Seeing that the two sisters had something to say, He Linzhang respectfully saw them off.

He stepped down from his high seat, came to Tao Yanyan, and took her by the hand: "Then I will accompany the imperial concubine back!"

Tao Yanyan smiled brightly, and the three little ones followed behind. The family of five left in the eyes of everyone.

Princess Jing held Prince Jing's arm and said, "I told you, your majesty will definitely accompany the imperial concubine tonight. You lose, here's the 100 taels of silver, give it to me now!"

Prince Jing looked at her lovingly and said, "The banknote is in the mansion. Just give it to the boss when you get back. I won't blame you."

Princess Jing smiled sweetly: "Since I got pregnant, my memory has not been very good. People say that pregnancy makes people stupid for three years. Your Majesty, please remember to give it to me."

"I know, I know. I won't default on my debt for a hundred taels. Come on, I'll help you, and we'll go home."

Many couples left together. Prince Yong looked at the emperor and the imperial concubine and gulped down another glass of wine. Princess Yong beside him seemed to have gotten used to it and sat silently by the side with a slightly cold look in her eyes.