The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 255: Many Royal Rules

Jia Rong returned to the Holy Palace which was filled with all kinds of beauties.

Of course, there are also many eunuchs and guards in the outer courtyard of the Holy Palace.

"Welcome the Emperor!"

Jia Rong sat in a rickshaw and was pulled back to the inner courtyard by the guards.

Nowadays, the distance between the court and the palace is only five or six minutes, and sometimes only three or four minutes.

Including the distance from the courtyard and the imperial palace to the entrance of the State Council Building.

In fact, the imperial palace was just a few hundred meters away from Jia Rong's house.

There was still some distance before, but now that he became the emperor, he directly expropriated the nearby land and built a larger holy palace.

The former imperial palace became a place for office and study, and was inhabited by the former eunuchs and palace maids.

Jia Rong returned to Nuanxiang Palace and, surrounded by the ladies, went into the living room and sat down to rest.

"Meet the Emperor!"

Jia Yuanchun, Lin Daiyu and other women, as well as the palace maids and servants in the house, knelt on the ground and saluted.

When the women kneeled down, they had to raise their heads to prevent someone from impersonating them.

And sit with your legs apart in a duck sitting position, keeping the sides of your legs and the ground in an M shape to prevent someone from standing up suddenly and attacking you.

Keep your hands at your sides or behind your back to avoid carrying weapons.

After all, the late emperor was assassinated by a female assassin, so it’s right for Jia Rong to be careful.

The excuses on the surface are always high-sounding. Jia Rong said happily: "Stand up. You do this every day. My beloved concubines have worked hard."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Jia Yuanchun and Lin Daiyu led everyone to stand up.

If there was a weapon hidden in the skirt, it would most likely have fallen to the ground by now.

From a practical point of view, it is indeed somewhat useful.

Shi Xiangyun smiled and said, "Big brother, Sister Feng was helping with the old lady's birthday and didn't have time to come back."

Jia Rong said casually, "It doesn't matter. We don't have so many rules in our family. Everyone, please sit down wherever you like. I will invite a few princesses and concubines to come as guests tomorrow. Yuanchun will be in charge of entertaining them in the afternoon and evening. It's nice to catch up with the past."

Jia Rong was sitting on the sofa and talking to everyone. He had no one around him, just a normal casual chat.

Everyone sat down and chatted casually.

Although they could sit casually, the seat next to Jia Rong was not for people like Li Wan and Li Qi to sit casually.

Everyone is more or less self-aware. For example, Yuanyang and Ping'er would not take the initiative to sit next to Jia Rong unless Jia Rong waved.

The seats around Jia Rong were either chosen by Jia Rong himself or were reserved for children and pregnant women.

Shi Xiangyun was pregnant, so she was naturally more valuable.

"Xiangyun and Tanchun are both pregnant, and Daiyu should be pregnant soon. I have helped Daiyu a lot in the past two months."

Jia Rong's words made Lin Daiyu feel embarrassed, but she also got used to it to some extent.

"Thank you, Your Majesty~" Lin Daiyu changed the way she addressed Jia Rong. After all, calling him by his name directly was a bit rude.

Jia Rong is the emperor now, so the way Lin Daiyu is addressed must also change.

Xiangyun and Tanchun were already sitting on Jia Rong's left and right. Lin Daiyu and Jia Yuanchun were sitting together, and Qiao'er and Ling'er, who were quiet, obedient and had nothing to do, were lying beside them.

The sons in the family were all grown up, and Jia Rong had become the emperor. Having too many beautiful women in the family would not be good for the children, so they were all sent to the palace to be raised.

Soon Wang Xifeng and the old lady came over. Wang Xifeng quickly knelt down and stretched her legs slightly, putting her hands on her skirt to salute.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you! Long live the emperor!"

The old lady did not need to bow, because of her age, she was supported by the maid, bowed her head and shouted: "Greetings to the emperor!"

Jia Rong smiled and said, "No need to be polite. The old lady's birthday is in two days. I have invited all the old concubines and princesses to come over tomorrow to celebrate, followed by the ladies of the court and some wives of envoys."

"When the time comes, the old lady, Yuanchun and the queen will meet the guests together. If I am free, I will go over. If not, forget it."

The old lady said happily: "Yes, thank you, Your Majesty!"

Wang Xifeng walked over and stood beside Jia Rong, where she stood most of the time.

"Your Majesty, I am busy with the old lady's birthday today. I also helped choose a coffin for her, but I haven't chosen it yet."

Jia Rong heard this and said, "Now that I am the emperor, there is naturally no such thing as overstepping one's bounds. Although I cannot observe mourning for the old lady, I can just use better coffins and funeral supplies."

The old lady bent over excitedly, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Please take a seat." Jia Rong asked someone to help the old lady sit down, and then said with a smile: "When the emperor died, many people were killed to be buried with him. When the emperor died, people also wanted to kill people to be buried with him. I am against this kind of thing."

"Not only do I not use my wife or maids as burial companions, I also don't like others to use them. I heard that some families let their maids be buried with them or become nuns after the old lady dies. I don't want that. I will have someone take care of the old lady's funeral. The maids can stay in the palace. If they want to leave, they can be released and find a good family."

Jia Rong described the old lady as if she was a bad old lady and took the initiative to find a way out for the old lady's maids.

As expected, as soon as these words were spoken, Amber, the confidant maid who had been accompanying the old lady instead of Yuanyang, looked at Jia Rong shyly with tears in her eyes.

The elderly do not shy away from discussing funeral matters, nor do they shy away from preparing for the funeral in advance at home.

"Your Majesty is wise!" The old lady said with a smile, "I have already thought about various arrangements after my death. I originally wanted to let them return to my hometown in Jinling. Since Your Majesty is willing to take them in, I will let them take care of the Empress and the Emperor in the palace in the future."

Jia Rong looked at Amber and said, "Amber, ask her when you get back. If she wants to go back home, she won't force you. There are many rules in the Imperial Palace and the Holy Palace, and some people don't like it here."

Jia Rong's nonsense is just to show how good he is.

Amber knelt down and kowtowed hurriedly, "I am willing! We are all old ladies in our twenties. If the emperor does not take us in, we will have no choice but to become nuns!"

Amber is smaller than the mandarin duck. Ever since the mandarin duck flew to a high branch, Amber has been so envious of this senior that she wishes she could be favored by Jia Rong too!
The old lady sighed and said, "I have told them several times over the years to go back and get married, but either it was delayed or they just couldn't bear to leave, so they kept dragging it on until now."

In fact, the old lady is too old to train the servants, and she really doesn’t want to delay her last few years of enjoyment by replacing them.

Several maids have gotten used to it, and the older they get, the less they want to bother with it.

These maids were all delayed by the old lady. Now Jia Rong took the initiative to ask for them. A group of old girls who couldn't get married were eager to join the wise master immediately!

Jia Yuanchun asked curiously, "All the maids around the old lady have found good homes. Is Xiren still helping the master take a bath recently?"

Jia Yuanchun was looking at Jia Rong, but was asking Wang Xifeng.

Wang Xifeng knew all this, even though she was not from the front yard.

"Xiren, Sheyue, and Bihen are now ordinary maids. The ones who serve the emperor in bathing are from the palace. Those three maids have bad backgrounds and are not innocent. Now the most they can do is clean the bathroom and arrange the towels in the bathroom. It is not their turn to serve the emperor."

Jia Yuanchun nodded. "Family background is not important nowadays. What matters is character and upbringing. It is better to have a clean body."

Jia Rong, on the other hand, did not dislike the young woman. "You guys can talk among yourselves. I'm going to play with the young ladies like Xiangyun, Tanchun, and Daiyu. I only have this little free time in a day, and I don't want to waste it here."

Jia Yuanchun stood up and said with a smile, "Yes, Your Majesty, go and have a good time. I'll call you when it's time to eat."

Jia Rong quickly took the girls upstairs to recite poems, compose couplets and play games.

A game where you have to take off your clothes if you lose.

The court ministers wished that Jia Rong would stay at home and play with women every day instead of going to the court to cause trouble.

(End of this chapter)