Harem Daily Life

Chapter 263 You are especially gentle to me today

He Linzhang raised his eyebrows: "What are you waiting for? Get ready, don't keep Concubine Tao waiting for too long."

The dishes that Tao Yanyan prepared today were all He Linzhang's favorites, including braised prawns, boiled fish fillets, shredded chicken with scallion oil, stir-fried vegetables, and sweet osmanthus lotus root. She also specially cooked a tonic soup for him.

He Linzhang ate a delicious meal and praised: "Yan Yan's cooking skills are getting better and better. I have been busy with the dispatch of troops these days, and I really need to catch up."

Seeing that there were faint dark circles under his eyes, Tao Yanyan guessed that he had not slept well in the past few days, so he asked: "The preparations should be almost done now, right? The imperial farms have also provided some food and fodder."

He Linzhang nodded: "In three days, the army will set out. It will take several months at best and more than a year to return. It will cost a lot of money to raise troops and fight, but we have to go."

Seeing that the concubine was listening with great interest, He Linzhang continued, "There are two factions in the royal family of Yan State, one is for war and the other is for peace. The one who advocates peace is the current King of Yan, and the one who advocates war is his younger brother. Seven years ago, the King of Yan asked to marry the princess of Da Zhou, and Princess Pingning took the initiative to ask for a marriage, which is why Da Zhou and Yan State have lived in peace for many years. If there is civil unrest in Yan State, and the people who advocate war come to power, it will surely set off a war between Da Zhou and Yan State, so I have to send troops to help the King of Yan quell the rebellion."

Tao Yanyan knew that he would definitely not raise an army just for a woman. It seemed that she understood him quite thoroughly.

"The main commander leading the troops this time is General Duan, and the deputy commander is General Gu." He Linzhang spent several days selecting before deciding to send Gu Yi. Marquis Ningyuan even came to complain several times about this, saying that the eldest son of the Ningyuan Marquis's mansion was sent to the battlefield, and what would the Ningyuan Marquis's mansion do if something happened to him?

However, Gu Yi is very positive and has great ambitions to achieve great things.

When Tao Yanyan heard Gu Yi's name, she thought of the man who took her horseback riding on a snowy day and made her happy, and her heart felt warm.

"Your Majesty, are you going to see the army off? Can you take me with you to see it?" Tao Yanyan thought, there is no mercy on the battlefield, and we all know each other and have met several times in private. We are friends, so we have to say goodbye anyway.

After all, she really doesn't have many friends in this world.

He Linzhang's eyes deepened: "Yan Yan wants to see General Gu off?"

Tao Yanyan nodded truthfully: "I know him well. He is going to a dangerous place and he is risking his life, so I want to see him off. Is that okay, Your Majesty?"

He Linzhang felt extremely bitter, but he didn't want to disappoint the concubine, so he nodded: "The day after tomorrow morning, you will go with me."

Tao Yanyan got the permission and happily took He Linzhang's arm: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will walk with Your Majesty to help you digest your food. Will Your Majesty take a nap here later? Or will you go back directly?"

"Lie here for a while. I haven't come to see you recently and I miss you so much." After saying that, he kissed her forehead regardless of the presence of the servants.

No one dared to look and lowered their heads.

The two of them walked hand in hand in the yard. He Linzhang pinched her soft and boneless little hand: "You were especially gentle to me today."

Tao Yanyan glared at her and said, "I am usually very gentle, but Your Majesty didn't notice it."

Looking at her smiling eyes, He Linzhang curled his lips: "If you treat me a little better, I will want to give you something. Tell me, is there anything you want?"

Tao Yanyan was amused by him: "Then what does Your Majesty want to give me?"

He Linzhang thought to himself, I want to give you a son and a daughter, my own children. But he also felt that he couldn't put too much pressure on the little concubine, after all, Doctor Liu said before that she was weak and needed to be nursed back to health.

So he changed the subject: "As long as you want it, as long as I can give it, I can give it to you."

Tao Yanyan looked at his serious expression and chuckled: "Okay, I don't need anything now. Anyway, I'll keep it in mind. If I think of it in the future, I'll ask Your Majesty for it."

After the walk, He Linzhang pulled her into the room and couldn't wait to kiss her all the way to the couch. They hadn't been close for several days, and the passion between them was ignited at once.

However, he still had to deal with government affairs in the afternoon, so He Linzhang couldn't be too reckless. After having a good time, he hugged the person in his arms and said, "If I have time in the evening, I will come to see you again."

Tao Yanyan snorted softly. Doing this in the middle of the day would waste half the afternoon. She would have to sleep a little longer.

Ever since he knew that the young concubine wanted to go and see Gu Yi off, He Linzhang became a silent jealous person. During the day, he discussed tactics with the commander and deputy commander, and discussed war preparations and military supplies with the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War. At night, he stayed in Changle Palace for two consecutive days, making insatiable demands.

Early in the morning on the third day, Tao Yanyan resisted the urge to sleep and crawled out of bed, covering himself tightly, and went to the city wall with the emperor.

Under the city wall, there was a neat team standing. General Duan and General Gu said goodbye to the king before leaving.

Tao Yanyan stood beside the emperor, and waited until everyone had finished speaking before she spoke a few words to Gu Yi alone.

"General Gu, please take care of yourself. I wish you a speedy return."

Seeing her coming to see him off, Gu Yi felt very comforted and said happily: "Thank you very much, Your Majesty. Please take care of yourself."

There are many people seeing him off today, and it’s very crowded.

In the crowd, a tall and outstanding man in ordinary clothes looked at the two people talking together and asked in confusion: "They know each other? Could it be that she already knows her life experience?"

The old man had betrayed his mother because he had a crush on the young lady of Ningyuan Marquis's mansion. The Demon Lord had no good feelings towards the Gu family of Ningyuan Marquis's mansion.

His subordinates said: "Maybe they don't know. I heard that Ning Yuanhou has not given up looking for his sister all these years, which shows that the brother and sister have a strong relationship. If he knew that his sister was dead, he would not have been looking for her. Besides, this Concubine Tao has nothing to do with Ning Yuanhou's mansion, and they don't visit each other on a daily basis. Both parties must not know each other's identity."

When the Demon Lord heard this, he also felt that what he said made sense.

He shook his sleeves in disdain and said unhappily: "I said I don't want to wear such cheap clothes, but you forced me to wear them. Now that you've seen them, go back and change your clothes!"

After saying that, he turned around and left with disdain. The subordinates had no choice but to complain while following closely. If it weren't for their insistence, this master would not want to pretend at all, and just wanted to show off his extraordinary elegance and grace in front of the world.

Because General Duan, Princess Yu's father, was also there to see them off today, Madam Duan and Prince Yu were also there. Prince Yu took the opportunity to step forward to greet the Emperor and thank Concubine De for the gift.

He Linzhang didn't show anything on his face, but he was very unhappy when he returned to the palace. Eunuch Zhang served him carefully at his side, and Tao Yanyan didn't understand why.

"Your Majesty, why are you suddenly unhappy?" Think about it, nothing happened just now, and we were congratulating Prince Yu on the birth of his son!

He Linzhang sighed: "The Defei's family is a military family, so she is not as reliable as the Queen and the former Imperial Concubine. You know, Prince Yu came to thank me just now. When I heard the list of gifts she sent to Prince Yu's mansion, I was so embarrassed!"

He Linzhang gave Eunuch Zhang a look, and then Eunuch Zhang told her the gift-giving custom of the Great Zhou Dynasty for congratulating others on the birth of a child. Although Tao Yanyan thought it was not a big deal, and the gifts sent by Concubine De were quite valuable, the ancients had their own rules that had to be respected, so she did not say anything good for Concubine De. It was not necessary.