The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Baicao Palace Swimming Pool
When Jia Rong came over wearing golden shorts, there were already quite a few people by the pool.

The most lively place is the water park, which can accommodate thousands of people playing in the water at the same time.

Baicao Palace is Jia Rong's private club, and its main function is to work, rest and store things, and enjoyment is not the main purpose.

Even so, more than two hundred beauties, who were considered pretty in the Holy Palace, gathered near the swimming pool.

After Jia Rong came over, Liao Wanyu wanted to kneel down and salute, but soon found that no one else saluted.

Seeing that the others did not take any action, Liao Wanyu remembered that the Holy Emperor did not like so many rules when he was in the palace.

"Your Majesty, the water is almost hot, come down and try it!"

Shi Xiangyun, who was standing in the water, greeted Jia Rong.

Jia Rong casually said, "I'll warm up first, you guys continue, I'll go down later."

Jia Rong was no longer feeling so hot, and rather than going swimming, he preferred to lie down on a beach chair and take a nap.

The rest of the group soon started playing on their own.

Liao Wanyu came over under the guidance of Princess Changchun, and only then did she kneel down and salute along with Princess Changchun.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

"This common woman pays homage to His Majesty. Long live the Holy Emperor!"

Liao Wanyu, who was wearing a one-piece high-cut swimsuit, knelt down and kowtowed, then quickly straightened her chest and faced the emperor's scrutiny with a sincere attitude.

Jia Rong has no interest in this kind of woman with beautiful breasts and a dignified appearance. She doesn't look like a pleasing person.

Nowadays, there is no shortage of beautiful women in the Holy Palace, no shortage of women with big breasts, and no shortage of beautiful women with big breasts.

Jia Rong has more power than anyone else. He can publicly select concubines, directly pick beauties from the public and his meritorious groups, and even force them! !

Even the emperor of a foreign race would not be as casual as him.

Most emperors did not want to choose a concubine, but the empress stopped them, or their ministers did not agree, or they were too embarrassed to be called a tyrant.

These are not a problem for Jia Rong.

Jia Yuanchun and Empress Shengren did not dare to stop Jia Rong from choosing a concubine. When Jia Rong played with women, they would help him with a smile.

Even if Jia Rong played with women in front of them, they had to maintain a polite and enthusiastic smile and not let Jia Rong think that they didn't like this kind of thing.

The ministers under him also did not dare to object to such matters. They would only actively and repeatedly remind Jia Rong that it was time to participate in the beauty pageant.

The nobles and local groups who are the pillars of the country also dare not talk nonsense about such matters.

Jia Rong played with their wives, but they had to endure it for the sake of their descendants and their own future and lives.

Not everyone is grateful to Jia Rong, and some people are dissatisfied, but it is of no use in the face of the general trend.

Jia Rong was never afraid of offending people, and these people dared not show any dissatisfaction.

There was a case in history where a wife stayed in the palace for a month or so longer, and the emperor suspected that the wife had an affair with the emperor and wanted to divorce her, and then the emperor killed her.

From the Shu Han Dynasty to the Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties, everyone knew that it was best not to interfere in the emperor's family affairs.

In fact, no one in the court wanted to be a powerful official, so there was no need to go against Jia Rong, and they were even less qualified to guide a holy emperor who was favored by heaven.

Since ancient times, except for those powerful officials who became emperors, most of the others did not have a good ending.

I don't have the ability or opportunity to be Zhuge Liang. Now the Holy Emperor has the final say in the court. It is very dangerous to go against the Holy Emperor.

It is naturally legal for the Holy Emperor Jia Rong to play with women, and the hundreds of princes in the palace are the best proof of this.

Anyone who dares to advise Jia Rong to stop playing with women deserves the death penalty. No one will sympathize with such a person who seeks death for no reason.

Princes and nobles from all over the country naturally had the obligation to show their loyalty by giving gifts, beauties and treasures to the Holy Emperor.

If the gift is given without sincerity, the other party's title can be legally deprived. By then, the whole mountain will collapse, and the legitimacy of making money and exercising rights will be lost.

"Is your father all right?"

Jia Rong looked at this young girl of average appearance and acted very casually.

Liao Wanyu said gratefully, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty! My father has been in charge of teaching the craftsmen since he died at home last year. I am always grateful for your kindness and magnanimity. Now my father teaches at the school for free to cultivate more useful talents for Your Majesty's holy dynasty."

"My father regrets the corruption very much and often says that he failed the grace of the emperor. My family is ashamed of this and is determined to repay the emperor's kindness from generation to generation and serve him as slaves and maids!"

Jia Rong was not moved at all, and said casually, "When I saw you, I thought of your father. The past is the past. Now the country is peaceful and the people are safe. I am taking it easy and enjoying myself, and I hope your father won't have to work so hard."

"I left him a lot of money last year. After all, he worked diligently for me in the past few years. He was not like those people who were corrupt and sabotaged, delaying the things I had arranged."

"I will allow you to take half a day off to visit your parents. When you go back, bring back some cigarettes, alcohol, and calcium tablets from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Some things cannot be bought with money, and some things are not about money."

Liao Wanyu kowtowed quickly, tears streaming down her face. "Thank you, Your Majesty! I have been learning the craftsmanship from my father since I was young, and I often ask the technicians in the Holy Palace about wires, light bulbs, switches and circuits. I beg to stay in the Holy Palace and be a female worker. I will become Your Majesty's slave and serve you for generations to come to repay your great kindness!"

Jia Rong laughed and said, "There are too many people who need to do this kind of thing. On the contrary, I don't have that much to do here. Now look at the people here, they are all a group of people who enjoy themselves."

The women nearby felt a little embarrassed at this time.

Some people have long been accustomed to this kind of thing and do not feel ashamed of it.

Some people feel ashamed and secretly hate themselves for being useless.

Liao Wanyu also realized that her sincerity was questionable. She said she wanted to be a slave, but after coming in, she still lived a fairy-like life.

"I am not here for wealth and fame. I really want to do something for Your Majesty!"

Jia Rong said casually: "I have heard a lot of such words. Strong winds reveal strong grass, and adversity reveals true friendship. But I have never been in trouble."

"Go down, change your clothes, take a car to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to get some gifts to take home, and come back before dark."

"If you want to go to the zoo or water park to play in the water in the future, you can do that, or you can go to a technical school to learn some skills."

"I am busy with things, I don't have much time for fun, and I don't want people to serve me often. Let's talk about it when there is a chance in the future."

Liao Wanyu said gratefully, "Yes! Thank you, Your Majesty! I will take my leave! Long live the Holy Emperor!"

After Jia Rong allowed Liao Wanyu to move around in the palace, Liao Wanyu could call herself a servant.

All the women in the Holy Palace are subordinates of Jia Rong. They do not have any independent personality and cannot refuse Jia Rong's orders, otherwise they would be disobeying his order.

After Liao Wanyu left, Jia Rong still had no interest in women.

I don’t know why, but I can still be interested when I’m alone or with a few women.

When there are too many women, the feeling is... just like that.

Too many women, especially too many beautiful women, will weaken the attractiveness of everyone, unless there is a peerless beauty who is the center of attention.

Nowadays, there is no such thing, so Jia Rong feels that they are all the same, and the attractiveness of all women has decreased. Jia Rong was too lazy to swim, and just sat on the beach chair and watched the beauties in swimsuits perform diving and water dancing.

Princess Changchun felt that Jia Rong was in a bad mood today.

I was in a good mood when I came back, but after coming to the swimming pool, I felt obviously not so good.

Is it because of Minister Liao’s matter?
But it doesn’t feel like that.

Princess Changchun knelt beside Jia Rong's chair and watched the dance in the water not far ahead with Jia Rong.

After watching for a while, Princess Changchun asked softly, "Your Majesty, why are you in such a bad mood? Are you dissatisfied with the performance of the Inner Academy?"

Jia Rong casually said, "It's about the same. I feel that the quality of the beauties sent recently has dropped a lot. Who sent this batch?"

The female official next to her knelt down quickly and said nervously, "Your Majesty, please forgive me! The girls who came in last year have not been trained well. The girls who came in before are a little out of shape due to their age. We were afraid that they would hinder Your Majesty's interest, so we sent them to teach dancing and singing."

"This batch... this batch was selected from the beauties sent by the King of Japan. They are all beautiful women from Wuyue."

Jia Rong just felt that these female athletes did not look like Japanese, and it turned out that they were gathered together with the help of the King of the East China Sea.

"Since the Japanese cannot provide so many beauties, it is better to send fewer. Just inform them to send four beauties every year."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The female official of the Inner Palace breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately she was not implicated.

Jia Rong casually said, "You should be more serious about the choreography and singing performances. I don't watch them every day. At most three or four times a month. If you don't want to do it, you don't have to do it. If you don't have the intention to innovate and work hard, the Inner Teaching House will be disbanded."

The female official of the Internal Teaching House hastily assured: "I will definitely urge them to practice well and make His Majesty satisfied!"

Not everyone can enjoy themselves, most people have to work.

Even Wang Xifeng, Shi Xiangyun, Lin Daiyu and others had to serve and please Jia Rong.

I didn’t feel it before, but when I had more people under me and my children grew up and needed to spend money, I realized the regret.

It's not that Jia Rong is trying to please them, nor are they complaining that Jia Rong doesn't care about them.

Now, even if many people are not feeling well, they will come to visit Jia Rong in their clothes and chat and have fun with him.

It is the Twelve Beauties of Jinling who should coax and please him, not him licking them.

If the Twelve Beauties of Jinling are unwilling, then look for the Twelve Beauties of Beijing, the Twelve Beauties of Europe, and the Twelve Beauties of Persia.

Jia Rong lost interest and felt it would be torture to stay any longer, so he quickly got up and left.

Being in a good mood in the morning is a morning thing, now it is afternoon.

Jia Rong went back and took a nap. After sleeping with the big-breasted 18-year-old beautiful girl in black gauze in his arms, he felt much better.

The beautiful girls who serve as pillows have to go through layers of screening and must come from a healthy family.

To be a legitimate daughter, she must have her grandparents, biological parents all around, and she must also have younger brothers and sisters.

Figure and appearance are one thing, but conversation temperament and accent also need to be screened.

After screening through dozens of conditions, quite a few remain.

Jia Rong had eight personal maids who were responsible for keeping his bed warm and sleeping with him. Some of them were daughters of a declining royal branch, some were daughters of a newly-appointed earl, and some were daughters of local aristocratic families.

While Jia Rong was resting, Liao Wanyu had already returned home with gifts.

Mrs. Liao went down from the inner courtyard upstairs, put on her clothes and looked at her daughter who came in with her maid.

"Daughter, why are you back? Today is not the day to come back to visit relatives..."

Mrs. Liao was very scared.

Her daughter, whom she hadn't seen for more than half a year, suddenly came back. She couldn't reassure her daughter like a woman in an ordinary family would.

Now there are several sons in the family working in office, and it would be a good thing for the whole family if the daughter entered the palace.

Coming back suddenly means resignation?

Ordinary families can still hold on and say that it’s okay to come back, the palace is not a good place.

Their family wouldn't dare say that.

Liao Wanyu knew the worries and concerns of her family, and showed an understanding smile on her face, "Don't worry, mother, my daughter met the emperor today, and the emperor asked me to rest for half a day and give some gifts to my family."

Mrs. Liao suddenly felt relieved, with an excited smile on her face, "That's good! Your Majesty is magnanimous, what did you say?"

Liao Wanyu helped her mother to sit down in the inner room and told her everything that happened when she met the emperor today. She also told her what Jia Rong said and didn't say. She described the man who was wearing shorts but no underwear and led a group of scantily clad women into the swimming pool as extremely majestic.

In fact, even the left and right prime ministers didn’t know how Jia Rong played in the Holy Palace.

All we know is that Jia Rong built a pool and made the women in the palace wear relatively revealing clothes.

There were some things they didn't dare to inquire about, and others didn't dare to talk nonsense, because they all knew that Jia Rong had spies, and they were even more afraid of being reported by their colleagues.

Although most women have a great time with Jia Rong, they pretend to be serious when they go out and say that they have no choice.

I can't go home and tell my husband how much fun I had.

When Mrs. Liao entered the palace, all she could see were the dignified, noble and conservative empress and others, as well as Jia Rong in court robes. She could not see any scenes of circles that only young people could enter.

Soon, Mrs. Liao and Liao Wanyu picked up the cigarettes, alcohol, medicines and other things and examined them carefully.

"These are gifts from His Majesty. You can usually buy a little, but it's not easy to buy more."

"After your father left office, the family's money didn't go away as quickly, and they didn't make as much money as before."

"The money issue is a small matter. It is true that many places are inconvenient."

Madam Liao sighed and took out another box of magic tablets. "These are all gifts from the emperor. Your father will be very happy to see them. He hasn't used them for more than a year. He didn't expect that he would be able to use them again in his lifetime."

"You must be obedient in the palace and do whatever the emperor tells you to do. You must think more about the emperor and be loyal to him. Our family has failed the emperor's grace. Now it's up to you and your brothers."

Liao Wanyu nodded solemnly, "Don't worry, mother! Your daughter will definitely fulfill her duties to the emperor on your behalf!"

***
Nowadays, news is transmitted very quickly. Electric wires and telegraphs have replaced fireworks signal towers, and messages can be quickly transmitted thousands of miles away even during the day.

The old King of Donghai, who received the news in advance, quickly sent a message to his son.

[The emperor is not satisfied with the tribute! ]

When the King of Japan received the note handed over by his subordinates, he was so frightened that his face turned pale and his heart was trembling with fear, as if he had caused a terrible disaster or committed a serious crime.

In fact, this is the case.

The young Japanese king quickly put aside all his duties and did not even bother to rest. He quickly called his men together to discuss this matter. (End of this chapter)