The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Jia Rong did not leave the palace for one and a half months, from August to October.

Every day I work and rest in the 10,000-square-meter Baicao Palace, and I can go wherever I want upstairs or downstairs.

One by one, the beauties were lying on the table with their buttocks sticking out, or they were kneeling on the ground waiting in line to be favored.

Since these beauties who had just entered the palace were favored, naturally there were some who were not.

The women in Nuanxiang Palace, Tianxiang Palace and Cihang Temple have been lonely for nearly half a year.

On the first day of October, Xichun and others came to Nuanxiang Palace for a gathering.

"The emperor hasn't seen us for a long time. If this continues, we will really become nuns."

Jia Xichun sighed, feeling indescribably lonely.

Wang Xifeng looked at the woman sideways, "Xichun, your hair is almost down to your shoulders. Why should you be a nun? Only if you shave your head will you be a nun."

Lin Daiyu and others smiled but said nothing, all knowing that Wang Xifeng was bullying them.

Jia Xichun didn't hear it and thought Wang Xifeng was just joking.

"A bald head is too ugly. Long hair looks better."

Wang Xifeng rolled her eyes and didn't want to say anything to this woman.

Jia Xichun quickly looked at Lin Daiyu.

"Daiyu, you have a good relationship with His Majesty. Has His Majesty invited you to sleep with him these days?"

Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "No, I am now busy taking care of the emperor's children. I will discipline them well for a few years while they are still young."

Lin Daiyu now has two children, one is five years old and the other is less than one year old, both are boys.

Especially my youngest son, who was born during the Chinese New Year this year. He just learned to crawl recently. I spend the whole day holding him and playing with him without any other thoughts.

The rest of the people also have children, who were also born this year.

For everyone in Nuanxiang Palace, most of the time this year was spent taking care of children and taking time out of their busy schedules to get together and chat.

Or you can read a book, talk about various new things, meet relatives and friends outside, etc.

If all else fails, you can also take a boat trip and visit the zoo and botanical garden.

Swimming, running, fitness, dancing, and playing the piano. In short, there are so many things to do.

Jia Xichun had no children, so she couldn't help feeling envious after hearing this.

"I really envy you all. You all have sons. But I can't. I will be alone all my life."

After hearing this, Wang Xifeng suddenly had an idea and sat up from the sofa and said, "Last year, many corrupt officials were executed, and several women whose families were confiscated were taken to the Imperial Academy. Among them, there were several pregnant women. I heard that some of them gave birth to children. You can talk to the emperor and see if you can adopt a daughter."

Lin Daiyu advised, "Why separate family members? If you feel lonely, just recruit some nuns to come to your place and learn to read and chant. If the children go there, they will just cry and make a fuss, and you have no milk to give them."

Jia Xichun quickly said, "It's fun for children, but it's not fun when they grow up. There are plenty of wet nurses in the palace, so this is not a problem."

Xue Baochai touched Lin Daiyu and said, "Don't worry about her. This matter is not up to us to decide. The emperor must make the decision. If the emperor thinks it is good, he will agree. If he thinks it is not good, then it will be useless for us to say anything."

Lin Daiyu nodded slightly in agreement. Since the matter was decided by Jia Rong, there was no need for them to say anything more.

Jia Rong has always been fair in taking care of children, and he treats them equally, whether they are the children of maids like Qingwen and Yuanyang, or the children of ladies like Jia Yuanchun.

The children in the palace were also well taken care of. They were given food and drink, and often had broth made for the children to nourish their bodies. Occasionally, they were also given ice cream and fruit to eat.

Lin Daiyu didn't want Jia Xichun to snatch someone else's child, but she didn't know how to say anything. However, as long as Jia Rong made the decision, this kind of thing would not happen.

According to Jia Rong's personality, he would not let Jia Xichun raise the child.

Jia Xichun sighed, "It would be great if I could meet His Majesty. I heard that His Majesty has been favoring the newcomers these days and has forgotten about us old ones."

"Nonsense!" Jia Yuanchun glared at Jia Xichun, "She's been talking nonsense here all day! Qinyun! Drag her away and slap her in the face!"

Qin Yun quickly responded, "Yes! Madam!"

Jia Xichun looked at Jia Yuanchun who was sitting not far away. At this time, Jia Yuanchun was looking at this side with an angry face.

"Your Majesty, please spare my life!" Jia Xichun begged for mercy quickly.

However, Jia Yuanchun had no intention of letting her go.

Qinyun also knew why Jia Yuanchun was angry, and quickly she and several maids forcibly dragged the woman out and had the maids in the palace slap her a few times.

Jia Yuanchun was in a very bad mood and sat on the deputy seat in Nuanxiang Palace.

The main seat is Jia Rong's, and Jia Yuanchun usually sits in the secondary seat.

"From now on, people from Cihang Temple, please don't come here unless you have something to do!"

Jia Yuanchun's words made Youshi look very unhappy.

Yu Shi felt that it was boring, so after waiting for a few minutes and seeing nothing happened, she said goodbye and left.

You Erjie and You Sanjie sat together playing with their children, ignoring what happened to their eldest sister.

The second and third sisters all had children to take care of, and they were not biological sisters of Youshi.

Now both of them are people of Tianxiang Palace. Tianxiang Palace not only has the two sisters, but also Qin Keqing and some of the original concubines in the palace.

Different from the bustling Nuanxiang Palace, Tianxiang Palace is more low-key and people just enjoy themselves behind closed doors.

Not long after, Qin Keqing winked at the two of them, and they handed the child to the wet nurse and soon returned to Tianxiang Palace together.

After a while, Wang Xifeng also returned to Fengzao Palace.

When almost everyone had left, the young women in Nuanxiang Palace became lively.

"Everyone's gone, now we can play!"

Shi Xiangyun was the first to stand up and cheer.

Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "Be careful or I'll scold you when I see you when I get back!"

"It's okay. We've been sisters for more than 20 years!" Shi Xiangyun was not afraid of this at all. "Let's have a small meeting today and a poetry meeting tomorrow!"

When Lin Daiyu heard this, she began to count how many years they had known each other.

Xue Baochai sighed and smiled with emotion. "So many years have passed in a flash. I remember that my sisters and I first met the emperor when he was 19 years old and passed the imperial examination. Now he is 34 years old. Fifteen years have passed in a flash."

Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "It's been fifteen years, and Sister Baochai has only given birth to two children for His Majesty. She hasn't worked hard at all!"

Xue Baochai countered, "You're not much better!"

Everyone soon started laughing.

Many years have passed in a flash. Although all good things must come to an end, everyone has been eating, drinking and having fun for so many years. They are like sisters, not just sisters.

Today, the world is at peace, people live and work in peace, and a group of sisters have become women of the most powerful men in the world. They no longer need to live in fear of having their homes confiscated and their families exterminated like they did many years ago.

***
Inside Baicao Palace, Jia Rong looked at the girl kneeling in front of him with a frown on his face.

This girl, who is about sixteen or seventeen years old, has a very special identity.

"You said you are the daughter of King Sejong?"

Liu Ruoli knelt on the ground and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I am the daughter of Emperor Shizong and Lady Liu. When I was young, my brother succeeded to the throne and my mother was buried alive with him. In addition, smallpox was rampant in the palace, so I was sent to stay temporarily at my grandfather Liu's house in Ludong."

"I was already eight years old at the time, so I remember some things. Later, after my brother passed away, the Holy Emperor ascended the throne. He didn't dare to use his original surname, so he used the surname Liu. He changed his name and surname since the first year of the Holy Emperor's reign."

Liu Ruoli looked at Jia Rong's young face and said, "I met His Majesty when I was a child. He even diagnosed me. He has not changed over the years. He is still so young and handsome."

Jia Rong had no recollection of this happening, and never cared whether the late emperor had a daughter or not.

At this time, the former Crown Princess, now Empress Shengren, walked in.

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

Jia Rong quickly relayed the girl's words to Empress Shengren.

After hearing this, the queen quickly said, "It is true, but it has been eight or nine years. I cannot be sure whether it is true or not."

Liu Ruoli said quickly: "Every word I said is true! I didn't come here to recognize my relatives, but my grandparents are not feeling well, and I want to ask the emperor to allow them to go to Beijing for medical treatment."

Jia Rong nodded, "It's okay, both of you come over and sit down and talk. The relationship between me and the late emperor is deep, and we have been a family for a long time."

The queen quickly stood up and sat next to Jia Rong.

Seeing this, Liu Ruoli also stood up nervously and shyly, and walked over to sit next to Jia Rong.

Jia Rong embraced her left and right, "I have always had a regret, that is, I did not take good care of Emperor Shizong's offspring. Now that you are here, it is just right. You will serve me in the palace in the future. Your father said that he wanted to marry his daughter to me, but you were still young at that time, and the other princesses were not suitable."

"Now is the right time. Your brother has been gone for seven or eight years, and his son is in elementary school. I have never treated those children unfairly. I have sent them to school, both boys and girls, to ensure their safety and prevent anyone from harming them and ruining my reputation for benevolence and righteousness."

"I have been so busy with state affairs that I have forgotten about you. When your brother went to the south of the Yangtze River, he had many wives and concubines and was busy with hundreds of women. He never told me about you. Your sister-in-law was the same. She didn't remind me."

The Queen quickly said, "It's my fault. I couldn't protect myself back then. When I recovered from my illness in the cold palace, everything had changed. I thought I would be buried with the emperor, and I didn't care about anything else. I thought everyone else was buried with the emperor."

Liu Ruoli took the initiative to lean on Jia Rong's arms.

Jia Rong was somewhat curious about the daughter of the late emperor. "I am very curious about what people say about me, your father and your brother. Just tell me the truth. I can and want to hear the truth."

Liu Ruoli was a little embarrassed, but still told the truth.

"What I have heard the most over the years is that my father killed innocent people indiscriminately and was cruel and brutal. There are hundreds of thousands of people in the world who were confiscated and exterminated by my father. He is incompetent and troublesome, and he wastes people's money and resources. There are rebellions everywhere."

"I have also met many people who were imprisoned by my father and then employed by the Holy Emperor. I have read the history books over the years and found that they were all like this. I have always felt deeply ashamed over the years."

"My brother is obsessed with women, not being a good emperor, and has no moral integrity. He has appointed and taken in three evil people, causing the court and the country to be shaken and the world to be in turmoil."

"I listened to the slander of the three evil heads and went to Jiangnan to collect beauties. I died in the mouth of the loyal daughter who was killed by my father."

"The world was shattered in the hands of those two people, and it was in turmoil. Fortunately, the Holy Emperor ascended the throne, and he was compassionate to the people, benefiting the four directions. He obeyed the will of heaven and used his destiny to make the world peaceful, the rivers and seas calm, the territory expanded, and the people prosperous."

Jia Rong smiled and said, "Yes, your father and brother are that kind of people, but I am always their good son and good brother, and I am also your support!"

When Liu Ruoli saw Jia Rong personally admit that he was the son of the late emperor, she was immediately moved.

This also proves that his royal bloodline has been recognized by the Holy Emperor!

Jia Rong stood up and walked to the opposite side of Liu Ruoli, "Are you a virgin?"

Liu Ruoli had known what was going to happen when she sat on the same bed with the Queen. She shook her head embarrassedly and said, "I am already married, but it is my blessing to serve the Holy Emperor!"

Jia Rong immediately felt bored and walked aside. "That's fine. Since you are married, go home and live a good life. Don't worry about the court affairs. Don't worry. No one will make things difficult for your father and brother."

"Send Miss Liu home."

Liu Ruoli entered the palace to recognize her relatives and to enjoy wealth and glory. Seeing that she was about to be driven away, she hurriedly said, "Your Majesty! I am a princess! I want to recognize my ancestors and return to my roots! Please grant my wish, Your Majesty!"

Jia Rong said angrily: "You are not my woman, why should I give you a status? I don't care what others say about me."

Liu Ruoli said hurriedly: "I am willing to serve His Majesty! I am willing to be His Majesty's woman and bear children for His Majesty!"

Jia Rong looked unwilling, "I don't like second-hand goods that have been used by others."

Liu Ruoli was stunned and quickly explained, "But Empress Shengren and Concubine Feng are not virgins. I just got married, but they both gave birth to children for others!"

Empress Shengren clenched her fists, wishing she could rush over and slap the bitch.

I hate this family!

Empress Shengren hated the cruel eunuch emperor, and also hated her own heartless, ungrateful, cowardly and shameless emperor husband.

Now seeing that the daughter of this family has such a character, I am so angry that I want to kill this bastard!

Jia Rong said angrily: "You are not allowed to speak of my woman like that!"

Jia Rong was laughing in his heart, but he stretched out his hands to hug Empress Shengren in his arms with an angry look, "I don't care about the past. Now their bodies and hearts are clean, and they are all my women! You are a shameless woman. You are not a good wife for the sake of fame and wealth. You even sell your ancestors for fame and slander your father and brother in front of me!"

"Someone, kick her out! She is not allowed to enter Beijing ever again!"

The female official nearby came over quickly and pulled Liu Ruoli, who was crying and begging for mercy, out.

After everyone left, the Empress of the Holy Palace looked at Jia Rong with obsessed eyes, "Your Majesty..."

Jia Rong dragged the Empress Dowager to the study and made her kneel under the desk to serve him. While he was in high spirits, he quickly wrote an article to insult the unfaithful, unfilial, and unfaithful woman who had insulted her own father and brother in exchange for wealth and glory!

After writing two thousand words of insults, Jia Rong finally let the Empress Dowager, whose legs were sore, get up.

Jia Rong, in high spirits, called over all the concubines left behind by the short-lived emperor and told them to work harder and get more! (End of this chapter)