Harem Daily Life

Chapter 410 Sending Red Envelopes and Gifts

Dong Fang bought small fireworks from outside the palace and gave them to the princes and princesses to play with on New Year's Eve.

Tao Yanyan accompanied the three little ones in the yard to place the fireworks one by one. He Yue was the bravest, so she was the one to light the fuse.

Xiao Jinan and He Xuan had already held one of Tao Yanyan's legs and hid far away.

Watching the fireworks soaring into the sky with a whoosh and exploding with a bang, the three little ones were so excited that they clapped their hands and turned around in circles.

He Linzhang drank the sobering soup and stood in the yard watching the mother and her four children having fun, his eyes full of tenderness.

Last year was a winter rarely seen in a century, but this year was a warm winter, so it didn't snow until the New Year. However, winter nights were always too cold, so after playing for a while, He Linzhang urged them to go back to the house.

Seeing that it was almost time, Tao Yanyan shouted, "Children, go back and get your red envelopes! We'll give you New Year's money tonight!"

Sure enough, as soon as the babies heard that there would be New Year's money, they rushed into the house.

He Linzhang choked. He seemed unprepared...

Tao Yanyan took He Linzhang's arm and said, "Your Majesty, what's wrong? Are you still drunk?" Many relatives and ministers came to toast him tonight, and Tao Yanyan was worried that he had drunk too much.

"I haven't prepared any red envelopes. What should I do?" He Linzhang lowered his voice in her ear.

He was the emperor and would not care about such trivial matters at all, but he had already given the children New Year gifts long ago.

Tao Yanyan thought it was something else, but it turned out to be just this little thing. She smiled and said, "I am the head of Changle Palace, so I just need to prepare. What I prepare is what your majesty prepares, there is no difference between them."

When He Linzhang heard her say "indistinguishable from each other", he was slightly stunned, but soon he was so happy that he laughed so hard that his eyes almost curved with laughter.

In the main hall, the three little ones stood in the front row, and the serving palace servants and maids stood in the back row, all eagerly waiting for the imperial concubine to give them lucky money.

"This is for Xuan'er. This year, Xuan'er replaced two teeth, grew a little taller, and learned medical skills. It's really great. She should continue to work hard next year, okay?"

He Xuan took the red envelope and bowed slightly: "Thank you, Mother Tao!" Then she hugged Tao Yanyan and kissed her on the cheek.

He Linzhang was already accustomed to their frequent intimacy and just watched quietly from the side.

"This is for Yue'er. Yue'er has changed her habit of catching frogs at random this year and no longer keeps small insects privately. This is cause for celebration. Eat more next year, grow taller, and be happy!"

Tao Yanyan handed a red envelope to He Yue, and He Yue said in a baby voice: "Thank you, Mother Tao. I also wish Mother Tao to make more money in the new year and give a bigger red envelope next year."

Tao Yanyan was amused by her, so he hugged her and squeezed her, causing He Yue to giggle.

Little Jin'an took the initiative to step forward, and Tao Yanyan handed him a big red envelope: "Jin'an has made great progress this year and has won unanimous praise from the teachers of the elementary school. Keep working hard next year and achieve even better results!"

Little Jin'an hugged the big red envelope and went into Tao Yanyan's arms: "I will work hard, I want to be the pride of my mother!"

Tao Yanyan was very pleased and pinched his face.

Tao Yanyan asked Mingyue to bring a plate of silver and gave two ingots to everyone in Changle Palace, twenty taels per person. Everyone in Changle Palace was filled with joy.

He Linzhang thought that this was the end, but he didn't expect that the palace servants around him also had gifts. Tao Yanyan prepared gifts for everyone, and Eunuch Zhang even got a special red envelope, which made Eunuch Zhang smile.

He Linzhang looked around and it seemed that he was the only one who didn't have one?

Inexplicably, I feel a little lost.

Just as he was moving his body to hide his embarrassment, Tao Yanyan took out a super big red envelope and handed it to him with both hands, with a bright smile on her face.

"Your Majesty has worked hard this year. I wish your Majesty good health and all your wishes come true next year!"

He Linzhang was a little surprised, but he was soon overwhelmed with joy. He took the red envelope and weighed it. It was very light. But in his hand, the red envelope was as heavy as a thousand pounds. This was Yan Yan's love for him.

"Okay, everyone has worked hard for a year, go down and have a rest. You have to stay up all night to celebrate the New Year in New Year, so you don't have to get up early tomorrow. Children, if you want to sleep, go to bed, or if you don't want to, you can play for a while longer." After Tao Yanyan gave the instructions, everyone left, and she took He Linzhang's hand and went back to the room together.

As soon as he entered the bedroom, He Linzhang was eager to open the red envelope. When he saw that there were only two hundred taels of silver notes inside, he frowned and asked: "Is my New Year's money a little too little?"

Tao Yanyan hugged his neck and said, "Changle Palace has expenses, your majesty, please understand me! Besides, your majesty will get not only red envelopes, but also extra gifts!"

"Gift?" He Linzhang narrowed his eyes, looked around, and didn't see anything extra.

Tao Yanyan blinked and smiled shyly: "Your Majesty, go take a bath and change your clothes first, and you will know later."

Tao Yanyan pushed him into the inner room. The bathtub was already filled with rose petals. It was Tao Yanyan's favorite flower bath. Before he could react, Tao Yanyan began to help him undress.

He Linzhang was so excited that he hugged her into his arms: "Doesn't Yan Yan usually stay away from me? Why are you so shy?"

Tao Yanyan whispered in his ear: "It's okay tonight. It's a gift to His Majesty." Tonight he did not fall for Li Cairen's bewitching act and even banished her to the cold palace. Tao Yanyan was happy and he must reward her.

How could He Linzhang bear it any longer? He picked the man up and carried him across his body, and together they fell into ruin.

On the first day of the new year, He Linzhang had to go to pay respects to the empress dowager, so he had to get up early. Tao Yanyan hugged him for a while before letting him go.

By the time she was fully awake, it was almost noon.

After having a simple meal, Tao Yanyan went to the study. Today she was going to design clothes for Princess Jing.

She referred to the skirt styles of the Tang Dynasty and drew two or three styles, and matched them with outer shirts. They looked elegant and luxurious, and could cover the abdomen well.

As for the baby rompers, they are painted very cutely and have hats on them, making them look like toy bears.

Qingfeng watched from the side and liked it more and more.

"My lady, can the two princesses and the prince wear them? I really want to make this onesie, it feels so cute."

Tao Yanyan smiled and said, "They are too big to move in this dress. But we can make one for the third prince and the third princess respectively. How about this, you go get the softest cotton fabric and send it to the two palaces when the time comes."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chang Tai came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Concubine Lu is here. She is pregnant and kneeling at our door, crying. She is here to plead for Concubine Li."

Tao Yanyan frowned: "You don't want to get up?"

Chang Tai nodded helplessly: "No matter how much we persuade her, she won't get up. The ground is cold and she is pregnant. The servants dare not touch her, so we have to ask the queen for permission."

Tao Yanyan sighed. It was so unlucky that the first day of the first lunar month had turned out like this!