Harem Daily Life

Chapter 810 Please provide the children with funds

The Queen Mother, who was originally depressed because of Mu Yu's departure, was completely cheered up by the company of her grandchildren.

In the study, Tao Yanyan pinched He Linzhang's shoulder and said, "Your Majesty, you arranged for the children to accompany the Queen Mother today. The expenses must be reimbursed."

He Linzhang gave her a funny look: "Funding? How much?"

Tao Yanyan smiled and said, "Not much, twenty taels per person."

"Their monthly salary is less than twenty taels, and they get twenty taels just for one day?" Why is He Linzhang so unconvinced?

Tao Yanyan pouted, "This is a special case, isn't it? Jin'an hates playing mahjong, but she has to play today. Xuan'er always loses, so how can she accept it if I don't give her some compensation? And Yue'er, she can't stand being wronged the most. How can I let her sit and play for an afternoon without giving her some benefits?"

When He Linzhang heard this, it seemed to be true, so he said, "Okay, then I'll give you 60 taels of funds."

Tao Yanyan coughed lightly and said, "There are three little ones too; they have to pay too."

He Linzhang: “…”

I would like to ask, what kind of effort and expense are required for these three little ones?

Tao Yanyan explained, "The three of them are quite useful. Just hanging around the Queen Mother makes her happy, but she can't do without them."

Finally, there was no other choice but to send six children over today, with a total cost of 120 taels, and He Linzhang paid the silver on the spot.

"Hey, that's not right. The six of them also went to the Empress Dowager's East Courtyard before and played there for a whole day. They didn't need any money at that time." He Linzhang finally came back to his senses and stared at the little queen.

Tao Yanyan cleared his throat and said, "I collected the fees before, but not from Your Majesty. My father gave it to me." Speaking of Mu Yu, He Linzhang fell silent. After a while, he said, "I didn't have to let him go today, but he came here to say goodbye."

After saying this, he took Tao Yanyan's hand and held him in his arms, sitting him down. "He finally came here, and now he's gone like this. Will you blame me for not being able to see him?"

Tao Yanyan blinked his eyes. It seemed that he had not told him that Mu Yu was just leaving the palace and returning to the capital to settle down.

She put her arms around He Linzhang's neck and said, "How could I blame Your Majesty? We will have another chance to meet in the future. It's not a big deal."

He Linzhang frowned, feeling something was slightly wrong, but he thought the little queen said that on purpose to ease his guilt, so he didn't ask any further questions.

"Okay, Your Majesty, hurry up and finish reviewing the memorials. You have to pick up the children in the evening. The three little ones haven't seen Your Majesty all day, and they will definitely want to play with you." Tao Yanyan urged as he stood up and walked to the side to grind ink for him.

When the six children returned to the west yard in the evening, they all came over to collect their labor fee for the day. Each of them received twenty taels of silver, and then they happily went to wash up and rest.

He Xiaobao hadn't seen his father and mother all day, and he insisted on sleeping with his mother. Tao Yanyan had no choice but to keep him by her side.

He Linzhang complained again: "Just spoil him. Yu Cheng and Yunuo didn't dote on him like this before."

Tao Yanyan smiled and said, "As the youngest son, of course he should be more clingy. Besides, I couldn't take care of twins back then. This little treasure came too quickly, and the twins are at the age where they need to be clingy. With the little treasure in my belly, I'm completely helpless."

He Xiaobao was lying on the bed with his chubby body taking up a large area: "Sleep, sleep." After saying that, he yawned, turned over, with his butt facing He Linzhang, and snuggled into Tao Yanyan's arms, falling asleep.

He Linzhang lay down and dozed off until he heard He Xiaobao's even snoring for a while. Then he got up and moved the fat boy to the innermost part, let Tao Yanyan lie in the middle, and fell asleep holding the little queen.

For many days, the children rushed to the East Courtyard to accompany the Empress Dowager, keeping her incredibly busy, as if life had returned to the days before Mu Yu came to the capital. However, He Linzhang didn't let their hard work go in vain. He still provided funding, but reduced the amount to one or two taels of silver per person per day. Even so, the children were happy. They could accompany the Empress Dowager and earn money. Why not?

As for Shu Cairen, after the careful treatment of Doctor Liu, her legs were saved, but it takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone, so she will have to lie in bed for another two months if she wants to get out of bed.

Upon learning that Mu Yu had left, Shu Cairen angrily said, "Humph, letting him go was such a blessing for him. Because of him, I was beaten like this. If he still stayed in the capital, I would never let him go!"

Xiao Tang advised, "Talented Lady, please calm down. I have a feeling something is amiss this time. Think about it, Island Master Mu and the Queen had such a quarrel, yet His Majesty not only didn't punish the Queen, but punished you instead. Isn't that strange?"

Shu Cairen frowned. What happened that day was indeed strange. It seemed that in the eyes of His Majesty, no matter how close Empress Tao and Mu Yu were, they would not let His Majesty misunderstand.

"Strange, could it be that Mu Yu is some kind of elder of Queen Tao?" Shu Cairen pondered.

Xiao Tang fed her the medicine and said, "Master Mu must have children too, right? Maybe he has adopted a godparent?"

Shu Cairen pondered, "Even if they were adopted, a foster daughter and foster father couldn't be that close. Unless... they were biological father and daughter?" But she quickly dismissed this idea. She didn't believe Empress Tao was so lucky to have her biological father be the owner of Penglai Island. That was a massive power outside the Three Kingdoms. If Empress Tao was truly related, wouldn't she be incredibly powerful?

"Oh, be gentle, it hurts!" Xiao Tang was applying medicine to Shu Cairen, causing Shu Cairen to yell in pain.

Xiao Tang immediately became much gentler and quickly apologized.

"No matter what, I've suffered so much this time, it can't be in vain! The Queen Mother watched me die without helping, what kind of aunt is she? The Queen even set me up directly, she's the one who got me punished in the first place. Humph, Mu Yu is gone, but those two are not. I must avenge this!"

Shu Cairen gritted his teeth, and Xiao Tang shuddered beside him. He felt that Shu Cairen was like a demon that had walked out of hell, with a cold aura that wanted to take his life all over his body.

After the Dragon Boat Festival, the weather became hotter and hotter. The Ministry of Internal Affairs had sent people to deliver ice to the palace. Steward Li came in person. After watching that the ice was stored, he went to pay a visit to Queen Tao.

"Your Majesty, I haven't seen you for many days. You seem to have become younger!" Manager Li complimented, his eyes narrowed into a line due to smiling.

"Thank you for your help these days, Manager Li. How is the business at the imperial estate?" Tao Yanyan asked with a smile.

Steward Li quickly pulled out the account book and said, "I brought the accounts with me. The past three months have been quite good, especially since the rent of the shop has increased significantly. Please review it, Your Majesty."

Qingfeng took the account book with both hands and handed it over. Tao Yanyan flipped through it and said, "Hmm, not bad. The rent has exceeded one thousand taels a month. It seems that business has been good recently."

Steward Li nodded and said, "Now that the world is peaceful, the people have some spare money and are willing to spend it. Business is booming, isn't it? When business is good, the workshops are also running well, and the imperial farm is a scene of great bustle."

Tao Yanyan was delighted to see some money coming in. He closed the account book and handed it back to Li, the chief steward. "Keep an eye on it. If it's too tiring, have your apprentice do it. When the accounts are settled this year, I'll give you a big red envelope."

Steward Li quickly responded, then added, "Your Majesty, there is one more matter I feel I must report to you first."