Harem Daily Life

Chapter 726: The friendship is not deep, but the hatred is quite big

Tao Yanyan had a nightmare that night. She dreamed of her biological father, Mu Yu, being attacked by wild beasts in the mountains, dying. She also dreamed of Wang Xingchuan with broken arms and legs, bleeding profusely. A woman, whose appearance was unclear, appeared, saving Mu Yu and feeding him a bowl of something black...

He Linzhang knew that she had a restless sleep and woke up from time to time throughout the night, so he smoothed her brows which were furrowed due to nightmares.

The next morning, the children woke up first and made a fuss outside, asking to set off firecrackers. Tao Yanyan couldn't sleep well, so she simply got up and washed up.

He Linzhang didn't sleep well last night, so he had to get up early because he heard Yu Nuo and Yu Cheng crying in the yard.

I don’t know what this pair of twins are fighting about. Among the children, they are the only two who have been fighting since they were young.

He Linzhang got dressed, washed up, and went out to act as a peacemaker. Tao Yanyan was still putting on makeup and combing her hair.

"Father, father, Yu Cheng bullied me." Yu Nuo hugged He Linzhang's thighs, with golden beans hanging on his cheeks, and he cried so hard that his heart softened.

He Linzhang picked her up and said, "What happened? Tell your father."

Yu Nuo then told the story in a disjointed manner. It was nothing more than that Yu Cheng refused to give her any pleasure, and every time she tried to make a move, she was pushed away by Yu Cheng.

He Linzhang looked at Yu Cheng again, who had a look of "I'm not wrong", raised his eyebrows and said: "If your sister wants to play, just let her play, why did you make her cry?"

Yu Cheng looked up and said, "But she is always afraid to light a fire. She is not good at it and loves to play. She can't even light a firecracker in half a day. If you don't believe me, ask Xiaobao. Even Xiaobao dares to light one."

He Xiaobao, who was being held by Shuang'er, kicked his legs excitedly: "Bang, bang, bang, bang."

He Linzhang found it funny. Was it really appropriate for them to cry and make a fuss early in the morning just for such a small matter?

He Linzhang asked someone to bring a firecracker, and he personally held Yunuo in his arms and lit one, so that she could fulfill her dream of being both a foodie and a playful person, and only then did he coax his precious daughter.

When we returned to the house, breakfast had already been served and the whole family sat down, just like an ordinary family gathering together to have breakfast, warm and harmonious.

Today, Tao Yanyan will receive New Year greetings from concubines in various palaces, He Linzhang will go to the prison to see the Emperor of Yan, the Emperor and Empress are busy with their own things, and several children will play with their cousins from the princes' families who have entered the palace. Everyone is very busy.

He originally wanted to ignore the Prince of Yan for a few days and let him suffer in prison. But the Prince of Yan sent someone to report a piece of news, and He Linzhang thought the information was useful, so he went there in person.

Eunuch Zhang had a chair moved to the ground, wiped it with his sleeve, and then invited the emperor to take a seat.

The Prince of Yan was now chained and his feet were tied, unable to move. He sat on the straw, his body straight and his aura was no less than He Linzhang's.

"After fighting so many battles, I didn't expect to see the true face of King Yan today. Nice to meet you." He Linzhang's smile did not reach his eyes.

Feng Chenmu raised an eyebrow and looked at the iron chain on his foot: "No fight, no acquaintance. We have some friendship at least, but the Emperor of the Great Zhou's hospitality is really not commendable."

The chains made a harsh sound as he moved, and the sound became clearer in this quiet prison.

He Linzhang smiled and said, "Our friendship isn't deep, but our hatred is quite deep. If it weren't for the invasion by Yan, how could our Great Zhou have suffered such heavy losses in terms of money and soldiers?"

Feng Chenmu scoffed. "You've already won, so stop trying to be so ungrateful! Our Yan State's Wuya City is a strategic fortress, not to mention the Smoke and Cloud Mountain within it. If you took Wuya City, wouldn't that mean you could take Smoke and Cloud Mountain for yourself?"

Speaking of Yanyun Mountain, He Linzhang no longer kept the topic a secret and got straight to the point: "I heard you know how to find the entrance to the treasure? You'd better tell me the truth. If what you say is useful, I will naturally let you all leave."

Feng Chenmu hesitated for a moment before saying, "Actually, I can't guarantee that what I said will be useful, because this speculation was only discovered later. That's why I traveled thousands of miles to Great Zhou just to take back the purple jade pendant that I gave to Queen Tao. That jade pendant may be the key to finding the entrance to the treasure."

When talking about the jade pendant, He Linzhang got furious. How dare someone give a jade pendant to his queen so blatantly? This Prince of Yan must be fed up with life.

"How do I use the jade pendant?" He Linzhang asked, suppressing his anger.

Feng Chenmu raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Let us go and let me take the jade pendant to test it. I'm sorry I can't tell you now because the usage is all speculation and cannot be confirmed."

He Linzhang was almost laughing because of him.

"Do you think I will believe what you say?"

Feng Chenmu raised his eyebrows: "It's all true. If you don't believe it, then I can't do anything about it."

He Linzhang was too lazy to talk nonsense with him anymore. He just thought that his trip was in vain and turned around and left.

He returned to Changle Palace angrily and asked Mingyue to take out the purple jade pendant he had collected earlier and examine it carefully.

At first glance, it is indeed a piece of jade with a rare color, and the pattern is nothing special.

Thinking that this might be a trick used by Feng Chenmu to escape, He Linzhang didn't waste any more time. Instead of wasting time on researching, he might as well go play with the children.

However, Tao Yanyan knew that He Linzhang had gone to the prison early in the morning, and couldn't help but ask a few questions.

"Purple jade pendant? I wonder if it's real." Tao Yanyan felt like everything was coming together. Wang Xingchuan was injured, his biological father was missing, and there was no news from the Queen Mother. I wondered if they had found the herbs to treat him. And this Prince of Yan said the purple jade pendant was the key to finding the treasure.

"What do you think, Your Majesty? Should we return it to him and let him experiment?"

He Linzhang said, "Although I have captured him, I cannot kill him. Otherwise, if Yan State sends troops, Great Zhou will be unable to cope. I just finished a war and do not want to fight another one, so sooner or later I will let him go."

Tao Yanyan nodded. "Then let him stay in jail for a few more days, and then release him. And... he has to pay a ransom."

He Linzhang looked at her with amusement: "Okay, okay, let him hand it over. It's our fault that he fell into our hands!"

The emperor and the empress were determined to blackmail the State of Yan. They didn't capture people for nothing, right?

On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, the Minister of Rites brought people to the Tianlao to discuss the ransom with the King of Yan.

Feng Chenmu thought that he had been eating dry prison food for a few days, and that he was weak and had auditory hallucinations.

"What did you say? Ransom? I want to pay you a ransom?"

The Emperor of the Great Zhou is too shameless. Is he so short of money?

Feng Chenmu was extremely angry.

The Minister of Rites, Lord Wang, said, "Please be patient, Prince Yan. Our Queen said that you can bargain for the price, but you don't have to pay whatever we ask for."

Feng Chenmu choked: "Why? Was paying the ransom your queen's idea?"

The Minister of Rites nodded, "The Empress is very good at making money." If it were His Majesty or a scholar-official like them, how could they have the nerve to ask for money? It would be beneath their dignity!

Feng Chenmu: "..."

Beautiful, ruthless and greedy for money, what kind of woman is she?