The Overlord of the Red Mansion

A few days later, when Jia Rong was busy writing a book, the female official came in and knelt down.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry has sent us the ceiling fans that they have produced for the royal family. Since Your Majesty has previously instructed us to do so, I am here to ask for your instructions."

After hearing this, Jia Rong put down his pen and wrote down his thoughts on a piece of draft paper next to him to prevent himself from forgetting them later.

"Go ahead."

"According to the order."

While Jia Rong continued writing, the palace maids outside the study quickly took their positions.

When Jia Rong went out, there were two posts every three meters on both sides of the corridor, stairs, steps and hall from the imperial study on the third floor to the Baicao Palace on the first floor, with a beautiful palace maid kneeling on each side.

After the assassin appeared, Jia Rong reasonably upgraded the paper-like defense level in Baicao Palace.

It is still almost the same as if it were made of paper.

Fortunately, Jia Rong never expected these women to protect him.

The defense levels of the prince and queen's palaces are higher than Jia Rong's place.

At least when it comes to security issues, the Crown Prince, the Queen and others take it more seriously than Jia Rong.

The Crown Prince employs male guards, retired soldiers, and meritorious households in the capital. The Empress Jia Yuanchun and others prefer to use middle-aged maids who are strong and can control the palace maids rather than young girls.

Only Jia Rong's place is dominated by beautiful palace maids, all of whom have good figures and are obviously not suitable for fighting.

When we reached the first floor, several female workers from the Ministry of Household Affairs were already kneeling on the ground.

"Greetings to His Majesty! Long live the Holy Emperor!"

Jia Rong looked at the female officials who were kneeling with their legs apart and said bluntly, "You are not from the Holy Palace, nor are you maids or concubines from the Baicao Palace. You don't need to use this kind of etiquette. Just salute with dignity."

Several female officials looked ashamed and said self-reproachfully, "We obey your order!"

Not allowing them to use this duck-kneeling posture to express submission is a sign of disrespect for them, suggesting that they are not qualified, rather than respect.

Jia Rong quickly looked at the ceiling fans on the table and on the floor and nodded with satisfaction.

"That's right! But these things weren't made by you, so why did you send them over?"

Jia Rong looked at these women. Although some of them were pretty and had good figures, they were just ordinary people. Jia Rong's taste had been very picky.

I don't even want to touch the ordinary stuff, let alone see them posing with their legs open, chests puffed out, and heads raised.

The leading female official looked very nervous, and it was obviously her first time to enter the palace to meet the emperor.

"Your Majesty." The female official quickly calmed down and said respectfully, "We are female workers of the Ministry of Revenue, and we are also the daughters of craftsmen of the Ministry of Works. We have learned various craftsman's skills since childhood, and passed the engineering female examination, and were awarded the title of ninth-rank female official."

"This research on fans and air conditioners is the work of our fathers and brothers. Due to our low status, we cannot enter the palace, so we are here to present gifts. Please forgive us, Your Majesty!"

Jia Rong smiled when he heard this.

"I see. I had intended to receive it myself, so I came to check it out myself after I knew about it. I didn't expect that the servants outside didn't let those meritorious officials in because of the recent murders of court officials."

"This is my oversight. You should get up. I don't think they are lowly. I just think someone is taking credit for something, so I'm asking more questions."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" A group of female officials in their twenties and thirties felt much more relaxed and excitedly thanked the Holy Emperor for his great grace.

After everyone got up, Jia Rong said, "I have already had people install electrical wires and switches in several rooms of the Holy Palace, and have also fixed the hooks. You can go with me to install these ceiling fans. I will also see your skills. If your real skills can be put to use, it will be a good choice if the palace is short of people in the future."

The women stood up and quickly knelt down to salute, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Jia Rong quickly asked someone to get tools and asked the palace maids to carry the not-so-heavy ceiling fan to a nearby room.

His bedroom and several rooms had already been installed. This time, ceiling fans were to be installed in several reception areas, as well as in the rooms of palace maids and female officials.

There is actually no shortage of skilled female workers in the Holy Palace.

Since there is no very sophisticated technology at present, it is actually not difficult to select suitable female workers from a group of women who can quickly memorize various poetic allusions.

There is a serious shortage of female doctors, nurses, teachers, electricians, carpenters, blacksmiths and drivers across the country.

The Holy Palace lacks nothing, it has everything.

Jia Rong only cared about his own comfort and didn't care about other people's personalities, so he was never in a hurry to promote women's education.

But he played with women and required that there could only be one man in the Holy Palace, which led to the Holy Palace needing various female technicians.

The people who were promoted the most were various military households, artisan households, and farmers. It was very easy for women to be born in the families of the three occupational groups of military, industrial, and agricultural workers and quickly acquire their parents' skills.

These people have strong fertility and are extremely loyal and fearful of the imperial power. They will train whatever woman Jia Rong needs.

It’s not that many big families don’t want to send their daughters to the palace, but this kind of thing is more difficult than the imperial examination, and it is extremely risky and can easily implicate the family.

This kind of problem does not exist in the Holy Palace. Jia Rong is very good to women and there is no problem of being implicated. Being a royal relative has only advantages and no disadvantages!
Even though Jia Rong killed so many of his relatives, people see it differently.

Jia Zheng, the biological father of Jia Yuanchun and Jia Tanchun, has been the emperor's father-in-law for nearly ten years. Even when his son committed a capital crime, he was not greatly affected, and his grandson is even the crown prince.

Qin Ye, Qin Keqing's adoptive father, was the former Minister of Works. He is now based in the most prosperous Jiangnan area, in charge of the Southern Ministry of Works and teaching affairs.

Lin Daiyu's father, Lin Ruhai, was posthumously conferred the title of Duke even though he had been dead for many years.

Xue Baochai's father was posthumously conferred the title of earl even though he had been dead for so many years.

Yingchun's father committed a serious crime and could not be posthumously honored, but his brothers became rich and became high-ranking officials in the south.

Li Wen, Li Qi, and many of the Li family's scholars have been employed. Now the Jinling Li family is several times more prosperous than before.

Xue Baoqin, her brother Xue Ke is a close confidant of the Holy Emperor.

Shi Xiangyun and her uncle's family were all restored to the title of marquis, and they were promoted from prisoners to high-ranking officials in Yunnan and Guizhou.

Wang Xifeng, her father and brother died early and there was nothing she could do. Her uncle almost became a general or a prime minister but she was unlucky and died of acclimatization. Fortunately, Wang Ziteng's daughter, Miss Wang, worked in the palace and Young Master Wang was also entrusted with important tasks.

The rest of the women who depended on and served the family also helped their families prosper.

Being Jia Rong's woman has a very high return rate.

No one in the world is stupid, and there are not many stupid people in the court.

The Holy Pilgrimage Palace can be said to be the best place for relatives and women in history! !

It can be said that everyone was lining up to send their daughters or even wives in.

Ministers gave their daughters as gifts, and nobles gave their wives as gifts.

Just stamp it, and your whole family will be blessed immediately!!
In this weird yet realistic investment atmosphere, since there is no way to send the daughter to the palace through a beauty pageant, then the solution is to send the daughter to be a maid through a female examination.

Maybe one day when you are working with your butt bent, you will get the emperor's stamp of approval.

When Jia Rong was working, he could feel that many women were deliberately showing off their breasts, buttocks and figures.

Jia Rong has seen a lot of this kind of thing and doesn't mind it.

If you scold them, no one will be so proactive in the future.

Anyway, it’s enough to be able to do things normally, and the rest can be regarded as entertainment.

"Your Majesty! It's moving! It's moving!"

A female craftswoman with rather large breasts clapped her hands and jumped up and down for joy, causing her breasts to shake violently.

Jia Rong looked at it, then raised his head and looked at the ceiling fan, smiling and said, "This is also good. From now on, the palace will be cooler."

The woman whose breasts Jia Rong saw showed a happy and proud smile on her face.

Ever since Jia Rong ascended the throne, the aesthetic standards in the capital began to change. Girls are considered beautiful if they have big breasts, thin waists and big buttocks.

Even some noble ladies would praise their daughters for their good figures, instead of regarding big breasts as a voluptuous and indecent figure. In the past, people looked at the figure, but now they look at big breasts and big buttocks.

Of course, face is also very important. Jia Rong looks at people's faces first, and only looks down after he is satisfied with their appearance.

Even if you are a wet nurse, you still have to have decent looks.

Princess Changchun, Princess Jinling and others were watching here.

The fans installed by Jia Rong covered the bedrooms of these noble women, and many people here were still a little worried about ceiling fans.

"Your Majesty, this thing is shaking, will it fall down?"

Princess Changchun's concerns are also the concerns of everyone else.

The fan above everyone's head was squeaking and shaking, giving people the feeling that if it fell and hit them on the head, it was definitely not a joke.

Jia Rong knew very well how to reason with them.

"I installed it myself, how could there be any problem? If you think it's unstable, you don't have to use it. It's not necessary to use it."

Hearing Jia Rong's words, Princess Jinling quickly said, "The things His Majesty gave us must be good things. Don't be ungrateful."

Princess Changchun was rather disgusted with Princess Jinling and ignored her.

"I have no intention of disbelief. Your Majesty, please forgive me. I just like the things Your Majesty has given me."

Jia Rong smiled and said, "Just use it. Currently, this thing is only in Baicao Palace. Nuanxiang Palace, Yangxin Palace, and Fengzao Palace don't have it."

Hearing Jia Rong's words, several former royal ladies became even happier.

The women in Baicao Palace and the women in Nuanxiang Palace are not of the same kind.

It is true that the women in Nuanxiang Palace are Jia Rong's women, and the same is true for those in Baicao Palace. If you really compare them, the relationships in Baicao Palace are closer.

In the eyes of the noble women in Baicao Palace, the ones in Baicao Palace were the real female ministers and servants who accompanied Jia Rong in entertainment and play, while Nuanxiang Palace was just a tool for giving birth to children.

After installing the several ceiling fans that were delivered, Jia Rong looked at the female technician who had been following him.

"This time it's the work of the researchers at the Institute of Craftsmen. You're just delivering something to the palace."

"Your contributions are not enough, and I cannot reward you too much. Just stay and have a meal with me. I will have someone drive you back later."

A group of ninth-rank female technicians who passed the exam said excitedly, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Compared to rewards like gold, silver, and cloth, being able to have dinner with the Holy Emperor is something you can brag about for the rest of your life.

Jia Rong soon made these women eat on their knees.

It was impossible to sit at the table, so Jia Rong sat on the couch near the small table to eat, while a group of female technicians knelt on the ground and ate in front of small stools.

This is totally not the normal attitude to treat a hero. After all, he helped deliver some things and assisted in passing things.

Jia Rong didn't think too much about it. He just watched them kneeling down to eat, which made him happier.
The female technicians were also very happy and enjoyed the sumptuous buffet.

Whenever she wanted to eat something, the palace maids would bring her a large plate of delicacies for her to eat. When she didn't need it anymore, she would get up and leave.

Although he was eating on his knees, in his heart he felt as if he was sitting at the feet of the Holy Emperor, looking down at the countless living beings below the steps!
There is a dazzling array of delicacies that I have never seen or heard of, and delicious foods that are so delicious that I can’t even remember the names.

There are also tableware and utensils that are priceless just by looking at them, as well as the luxurious enjoyment of being served by countless people.

The enjoyment of the upper class, who do not need to do anything and have everything, has made the female electricians, female technicians and other workers who are responsible for the labor lose themselves.

A woman who has enjoyed the best life, even for just one or two hours, will find it difficult to be content with that kind of ordinary life.

At night, Jia Rong and a group of female technicians walked towards the door.

"Rest well after you go back, and read more books and learn more knowledge so that you can serve me in the future. Even if you can't do it yourself, your sons and daughters will be able to do it in the future. Don't be discouraged, get in the car."

Everyone knelt down to pay respect to Jia Rong for the last time, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Under Jia Rong's gaze, these women didn't know what to think. They were reluctant to leave and some even got on the car crying.

Why are you crying?

Jia Rong didn't understand, but he found that more than one woman started crying. After getting on the bus, they sat by the window, looking at Jia Rong with tearful eyes, as if they were about to die.

Just going home...

Jia Rong did not go to comfort the group of crying women, but went back to continue writing his book.

Night, Nuanxiang Palace
Qiao'er and Ling'er felt noticeably hotter after coming in from outside.

Although it wasn't particularly hot, it still felt a bit uncomfortable.

The two soon arrived at the lobby, where a group of women were playing cards, chatting, and taking care of their children.

Qiao'er walked over to Wang Xifeng, who was playing cards with Jia Yuanchun, Qin Keqing and Aunt Xue.

"Miss."

Jia Yuanchun smiled and said, "Qiao'er and Ling'er, go play somewhere else."

Qiao'er and Ling'er are both sixteen years old, but have not been given the title of princess or princess.

On the contrary, Jia Tang and Jia Xing, who were younger than them, both had titles, and they were conferred before the mandatory examination for hereditary succession.

Qiao'er had long been accustomed to the atmosphere in the palace because she was raised by Jia Yuanchun since she was a child and was closer to Jia Yuanchun than her own mother.

Qiao'er put her hands on Jia Yuanchun's shoulders to help rub her shoulders, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the electric fans were turned on in Baicao Palace today. We went in to take a look and found that the rooms of Princess Jinling and the female officials who entered the palace to serve the emperor in the past two years all have electric fans installed."

Ling'er beside him smiled and said, "Yes! It's really cool when the fans are turned on. The emperor said that he would install 20 more fans soon, so that everyone can sleep well in the summer!"

Wang Xifeng smiled when she heard this, "I have never seen an electric fan before. I heard that it is a piece of iron that rotates on the roof."

Qiao Er was very confused, "Mother, haven't you seen it? His Majesty and several rooms in Baicao Palace have been decorated for more than a month."

Wang Xifeng was embarrassed to speak, so Qin Keqing took the initiative to explain for her.

"The emperor has been in seclusion for a while and rarely comes to Nuanxiang Palace. We usually go there to pay our respects. We haven't been to the emperor's bedroom for a long time."

Ling'er and Qiao'er nodded, "Is that so."

Wang Xifeng advised, "Your Majesty has so many things to do every day. Don't bother him all day and delay his work."

Qiao Er said unhappily, "We don't see each other every day. We only go there once every three or four days. There are so many young girls in Baicao Palace and the school. We are already sixteen years old. If we don't spend more time with the emperor, what will happen if we are kicked out in the future?"

Wang Xifeng played cards unhappily, "It's better to kick you out, so I don't have to get angry seeing you."

Qiao Er said unhappily, "I don't want to go out. Sister Xing and Sister Tang said it's filthy outside, dirty and hot. The management is strict and we are not allowed to go out to play. It's bare without any flowers or plants. I'm not the daughter of the emperor, I don't want to leave the palace!"

Wang Xifeng was so angry that she almost died. "You have no manners at all! I will teach you a lesson today!"

Seeing this, Qiao Er quickly ran out, "I'm going to find His Majesty! I won't come again!"

By the time Wang Xifeng wanted to stop it, it was too late.

In less than half an hour, Qiao'er was sent back by the palace maid, and she honestly apologized to Wang Xifeng and admitted her mistake.

When everyone thinks that Jia Rong is that kind of person, Jia Rong is not that kind of person.

Jia Rong left Ling'er and Zhen Erjia as maids in Baicao Palace, and appointed Ling'er as a maid in Fengzao Palace, working under Wang Xifeng and receiving discipline.

By making others uncomfortable, Jia Rong himself feels comfortable.

Just thinking about it makes me laugh. (End of this chapter)