Harem Daily Life

Chapter 218: Trouble Befalls

"Speaking of which, Master Tao and my daughter are of similar age, so we are destined to meet. I wonder if Master Tao is ready for marriage?"

As soon as these words came out, Lord Gu kicked Madam Gu under the table, trying to make her shut up. But Madam Gu ignored him and continued to stare at Tao Yanyan with shining eyes.

Gu Ning blushed and lowered her head, while Gu Yi's face was full of frost.

He looked at the mother and her two children opposite him and said coldly: "Mr. Tao saved me and is my benefactor. Madam, please don't repay kindness with hatred and do something stupid."

Tao Yanyan was confused and glanced at Gu Yi. Then he realized that the question Mrs. Gu asked him just now sounded so much like a mother-in-law asking her future son-in-law.

She was speechless and choked up. She looked at Miss Gu embarrassedly, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Well, I'm really sorry, Miss Gu misunderstood, actually... this is my son."

Xiao Jinan looked up, looked at his mother, and nodded in confirmation.

Mrs. Gu was stunned: "So... Mr. Tao chose someone who is older and has children?"

Tao Yanyan: "..."

Gu Yi: "..."

Lord Gu: "..."

Xiao Jinan felt that he had to say something, otherwise his father would seem to be disliked.

"Although he's a little older, he knows how to care for people. Besides, I'm so well-behaved, so there's nothing wrong with him being my son."

Several people:"……"

Although Mrs. Gu was narrow-minded, she would not pursue the man when he already had a wife, so she did not continue asking, but beat her chest in her heart: How could such a handsome man marry an old woman with children? It's such a waste of talent!

Tao Yanyan was a little embarrassed, but the most embarrassed person was Lord Gu. He kept picking up food for Xiao Jinan, hoping to make amends.

Gu Ning didn't eat much in the second half, as if she couldn't swallow. Gu Yi looked at her and decided to explain everything after the people left, otherwise this silly girl would get stuck on it later!

Tao Yanyan gritted his teeth and took his son to eat and drink, and then the group left Ningyuan Marquis Mansion.

Lord Gu and Gu Yi personally escorted them out the door. After they had gone far away, Lord Gu heaved a sigh of relief: "Your mother is so tactless. How could she be so rude!"

Gu Yi's voice was very cold: "Please be careful with your words, my Lord. She is not my mother. Also, she is not only rude, but also evil."

He was so evil that he wanted to blackmail the person who saved his daughter.

Lord Gu was speechless after being criticized by his son. Who was it because his second wife was so disappointing?

After the father and son returned home, Gu Yi went straight to find Gu Ning.

"What? She's a woman?" Gu Ning's face was full of disbelief, and his gesturing hands stopped in the air.

Gu Yi nodded: "She is actually His Majesty's Concubine Tao, and the one accompanying her is the Second Prince. I happened to run into you when I was out of the palace on business today, so I rescued her. The Marquis has also seen her in the Hot Spring Palace before. If you don't believe me, you can go and ask her."

Gu Ning sat down dejectedly. She really didn't expect that after finally falling in love, the other party turned out to be a woman!

If this gets out, won't people laugh their heads off?

Tao Yanyan had no idea that her handsome appearance had charmed the girl. She took Xiao Jinan to see four more shops, including a cloth shop, a restaurant, a gold shop, and a bookstore, and gave suggestions one by one. It was not until the evening that the group returned to the palace.

After the trip, Xiao Jinan did not return empty-handed. Tao Yanyan bought him several gadgets, which he loved so much that he showed them to Qingfeng and the others as soon as he returned to Changle Palace.

"This is a tumbler, this is a windmill, but my favorite is the lantern. Xiao Quanzi, light this lantern at night, it will definitely be very beautiful."

Xiao Quanzi carefully took the lantern and put it away, and let the second prince play with the other two.

"Jieyi, Xianglan went to the cold palace today to deliver something. She said that Zhao was crazy and kept saying bad things about you." Mingyue waited until Xiao Quanzi and the others took the second prince away before she whispered.

"Oh? What unkind words?" Tao Yanyan was tired after a day of work and asked lazily while lying on the chaise longue.

"She said that Concubine Tao seduced Prince Yong first, and then deceived Your Majesty. She should be... sentenced to death." Mingyue looked at Concubine Tao's expression and continued, "Fortunately, usually no one goes to the cold palace. After Xianglan heard about it, she specifically told Xiangcao to cover Zhao's mouth if she said anything, so no one should know about it so far."

Tao Yanyan sighed. It had only been more than half a year. He had never expected that the beautiful lady Zhao, who was in her prime during her southern tour, would end up like this. It was really sad. However, Tao Yanyan did not sympathize with her at all. Everything was her own fault.

"I was thinking, although few people go to the cold palace, we can't guarantee that there won't be anyone there. If her crazy words are accidentally spread out, it might damage the reputation of the Concubine. Should we..." Mingyue paused, "Think of a way to stop her from talking?"

Tao Yanyan shook his head: "What else can we do? Kill her? Forget it, I can't do it. She's crazy anyway, what she said is nonsense, don't worry about it. Tell Xianglan to take care of Xiangcao and be on guard, don't worry about other things. By the way, you also tell Xianglan to be alert every time she goes to deliver something. After a while, I will find a chance to let Xiangcao out, and she won't have to go there anymore."

It’s a pity that Tao Yanyan didn’t want to cause trouble, but trouble happened to her.

Early the next morning, Chief Steward Li was going to pick up Concubine Tao to continue her inspection of the imperial estate, but unexpectedly he received a piece of news that was very unfavorable to Concubine Tao - Zhao in the cold palace had been poisoned and made mute!

A young eunuch who was in charge of sweeping near the cold palace reported that only Xianglan from Concubine Tao's palace had delivered things to the cold palace recently, and that she had just delivered things yesterday, and Zhao was drugged to become mute. The timing was perfect.

The eunuch following Li Zongguan hesitated and said, "Zongguan, why do I feel that Concubine Tao is not such a vicious person?"

Yesterday, the young eunuch also followed her out of the palace and had close contact with Concubine Tao. He felt that Concubine Tao was a very nice person, better than the other masters. Not only was she good-looking, but she also had a gentle temper. The young eunuch helped her get a stool and received a thank you, which made him feel like spring breeze.

Chief Steward Li narrowed his eyes and said, "She is still young after all, and has not really seen the infighting in the palace. I guess she can't go out today. Tell them to do something else first. I have to go to Changle Palace."

Steward Li hurried to Changle Palace and had just finished telling the story of Zhao when the eunuch in charge of the imperial concubine arrived.

"Tai Yu, the Imperial Concubine asks you to go to Qingyun Palace. She wants to ask Tai Yu about the matter of Zhao Liangyi being mute after being demoted."

Qingfeng and Mingyue were very anxious, especially Mingyue. She had just said last night that Zhao should be told to shut up, but she didn't expect that Zhao would be poisoned and silenced today. She felt very anxious, thinking that it was her own talkativeness that caused this disaster, and she felt uneasy.