The Heavens Begin with Dream of the Red Chamber

Chapter 209: Master Zhan's Water Control
As Mr. Zhan's legitimate wife, Baochai is well versed in the secrets of being a first wife. She does not fight or compete with others, and is never jealous. She manages the affairs of the home and backyard in an orderly manner, which wins everyone's respect.

Moreover, Baochai also knew that she could not fight alone for long, so she took advantage of her status and quickly won over Xiuyan and Baoqin as her helpers after entering the mansion.

Xiu Yan entered the profession early and was good at housekeeping. She was the de facto head of the backyard in the Zhan Mansion before she moved in. Bao Qin and she were cousins, so they had a close relationship by nature.

These two women are both smart and clever, and are perfect to be her right-hand men.

She couldn't attract any more people, and too many people would distract her master's favor. It was just right for three people to serve together. If there were any more needs, she would call their maids as well, which would be enough to satisfy Master Zhan's various needs.

When Master Zhan carried Sister Lin over, the three women were lying on the bed discussing the issue of rewards and punishments in the Immortal Palace.

In the past, silver was used to send people around, but now everyone has become fairy servants and has fewer and fewer opportunities to interact with mortals, so gold and silver are no longer of any use to them.

At present, because the immortal Master Zhan is in charge, there is no need to worry about any perfunctory work. However, in the long run, who knows whether the many servants will slack off.

Now that the blessed land has been upgraded, the original animals and plants can be transformed into spiritual seeds. So Baochai thought that if she could grow spiritual rice and spiritual fruits in the back garden in the future, she could use these things as her monthly salary.

After all, these servants do not have the nourishment of Master Zhan's "secret medicine". They are all mortals. Although they can achieve immortality, they cannot be immortal. Using this spiritual rice and spiritual fruit to improve their own physical fitness will certainly play a sufficient motivating role.

As they were discussing the specific details, they heard the door open and Master Zhan came in carrying Sister Lin.

Mr. Zhan's mediation method was indeed effective. By the next day, the little disagreement between Lin Daiyu and Baochai was completely gone. The two sisters talked and laughed all the time, and their relationship became closer and closer.

Master Zhan then called Madam Lin over, formally introduced her to the ladies, and allowed her to enter and leave the Fairy Palace freely.

In order to save the face of Master Lin, he only hired her as a painter to conceal his true identity. However, he actually handed Madam Lin over to Sister Lin, so that the two of them could study together how to paint erotic paintings.

In order to get close to Mr. Zhan, Lin Daiyu had learned sketching from him and designed costumes for the Zhan mansion. Mr. Zhan specially prepared a set of sexy photo albums for her to copy and learn.

Of course, there is no need for Lin Daiyu to design any clothes nowadays, but she still learned the sketching technique.

Because of this hobby, a group of people who love painting gathered around Lin Daiyu, including Xichun, Miaoyu, Fu Qiufang, etc. Now that there is another lady named Lin, there is naturally no problem.

As for the content of the painting...it naturally changed from landscapes, flowers and plants. The models were ready, and the many sisters took turns.

The girls also knew their masters' bad taste, so they agreed reluctantly.

On this day, Master Zhan was appreciating paintings when news came from outside that the powerful families had collected a group of beauties and asked Master Zhan to go over and screen them.

Before, many beauties were sent to Zhan by various families, but they were all rejected by Master Zhan. The officials then realized that Master Zhan did not accept all beauties, so they decided to cast a wide net and search for beautiful women inside and outside the capital, thinking that if they could be taken into Master Zhan's room, they would be able to establish a relationship with the immortals and make a fortune.

However, they also know that if it is delivered too frequently, it will definitely cause annoyance, so it is not delivered every day, but in rotation every few days.

Although Master Zhan knew that this was the world of "The Tribulation of Zhen Yun" and he also knew who the heroines were, he felt that it would be too pretentious to ask for it, and it did not suit his status, so he was not in a hurry and just waited to savor it slowly.

Anyway, these women are there, the monk can run away but the temple cannot.

He had thought about whether he should send someone to Yanggu County to see whether "Jin Ping Mei" had been integrated into this world.

If there were any, we could bring back all the beauties from Mr. Ximen’s place.

The only problem is that the person who is bound to the blessed land cannot leave the scope of the cave and it is impossible for him to go as far as Shandong. He also does not want to entrust such a matter to outsiders. After thinking about it, he decided to put the matter aside for the time being and wait until later.

Now he has only eaten Madam Lin, and new magical powers have evolved. When he eats the other heroines of "Zhen Yun Jie", maybe he will find a way.

Upon hearing that a new batch of beauties had been delivered, Mr. Zhan put down the painting, rewarded the painter Lin Daiyu with a passionate kiss, and got up to look at the vivid beauties.

In fact, the beauties that were sent over first were basically the noble ladies of each family. Only when those with connections were eliminated would it be the turn of other families' singing girls and dancers, and finally the beauties recruited from outside.

After seeing Master Zhan coming out, the leader hurriedly came over and introduced everyone's identity with a smile, but Master Zhan didn't care who they were relatives of. He just glanced and excluded everyone as long as there was no colorful light. However, the little girl came here with great difficulty, and Master Zhan was not the kind of person who didn't understand romance. He would not drive them away immediately, but give them a chance to show their talents.

Although the result will not change, it can leave these beauties with a good memory!
Even if you are unwilling to take in these beauties, you can at least enjoy the sight of them.

Mr. Zhan leaned back in the recliner and watched the group of young ladies begin their talent show one by one.

Although these people's skills are quite unfamiliar and many of them are obviously learned at the last minute, their advantage is that they are purely natural, without any deceptive filters, and are countless times better than the short videos on Douyin.

In particular, there was actually a person with colorful light on his body. Although it was much dimmer than the colorful light on Madam Lin, it did exist.

Master Zhan stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers, calling the person in charge over, pointing at the woman and asking:
"Who is this woman?"

The man was overjoyed when he saw that Master Zhan had asked for the first time, and he quickly replied:
"Replying to the Heavenly Lord, this girl's nickname is Jiaoxiu. She is the daughter of Tong Guantong Shumi's younger brother Tong Ren. She has never been betrothed to anyone and is still a virgin."

"Ah..." When Mr. Zhan heard the name, he remembered it.

This was the granddaughter-in-law of Cai Jing who later had an affair with Wang Qing. In the end, Wang Qing was not careful enough and exposed himself, so Cai Jing found a crime and punished him. Due to many coincidences, he became one of the four great bandits.

By this calculation, Jiaoxiu can barely be considered a supporting role.

But in the world of the Red Mansion, even the supporting role Xiangling had never had any glory. How could she, a supporting role, appear in this world?
It is understandable that Lin Chong is not the protagonist of "The Jie of Zhen Yun" and therefore has never had any colorful lights, but this Jiao Xiu is not in "The Jie of Zhen Yun" either!

Could it be that in addition to "Water Margin" and "The Robbery of Zhen Yun", this world also incorporates several other books or film and television dramas?

Mr. Zhan thought about it carefully and realized that apart from "The Jie of Zhen Yun", the most famous Water Margin fan fictions are only "Jin Ping Mei" and "Outlaws of the Marsh"!

But this Jiaoxiu is not the person in "Jin Ping Mei"!

Could it be from "Outlaws of the Marsh"?
But Mr. Zhan has never read Gossip Girl!
Master Zhan was puzzled, so he simply stopped thinking about it, waved his hand, and ordered:

"This girl is destined to be with me, so she should stay in the Immortal Palace. The others should all retreat!"

The man in charge was immediately overjoyed. He hurriedly brought Jiaoxiu over and respectfully handed her to Master Zhan, then he left with the other women.

Master Zhan hugged Jiaoxiu and looked at her face carefully, and found that she was indeed very pretty.

The cherry-like mouth, the watery eyes. The fragrance of the orchid is graceful, the fragrance of the lotus sleeves is elegant, and the hearts of both are attracted by the moon and the flowers.

"Good, not bad." Master Zhan nodded slightly, called Yang Yougong over, and instructed: "From now on, she will stay with Ping'er and play with Qiaojie. After another two years, I will take her in."

There’s no rush to eat or not, just keep the person here first.

He lacks samples now and cannot make an accurate judgment. He will wait until he finds more people to compare with. Anyway, as long as they have colored light, he will take them all.

If this is the case, then not only should these means of currying favor in the court not be stopped, but they should be allowed to expand their scope!

It would be too much trouble for Mr. Zhan to look for them one by one. It would be better to let them come to him on their own initiative.

The world is bustling with people seeking profit. The world is bustling with people seeking profit. If you want people to do something, you have to give them enough benefits.

Originally, Master Zhan didn't pay much attention to these flatterers, but now it seems necessary to give them a taste of the sweetness.

Or, you can start with Mrs. Lin’s godfather and Jiaoxiu’s grandfather to motivate them.

But what should I give?
(End of this chapter)