The Overlord of the Red Mansion

On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Yangxin Palace was busy inside and outside.

Jia Yuanchun sat upright in the warm room, with a bright yellow blanket spread across her legs and an unfinished brocade robe in her hands, the gold thread gleaming softly in the candlelight.

Qinyun and Qingyun sat on both sides diagonally opposite, also sitting on chairs and busy helping out.

Not long after, Li Wan came out of the room, walked over, took a look and smiled.

"Your Majesty, this is a really good workmanship. The clothes are so lifelike!" Li Wan praised as she looked at the clothes that Jia Yuanchun had sewn.

On the clothes are a pair of lifelike cranes, spreading their wings as if ready to fly.

Jia Yuanchun put down the brocade robe in her hand, looked at it carefully for a moment, and raised her lips slightly: "It's far worse than the ones in the embroidery room. I have made clothes for His Majesty over the years, but he just glanced at them and threw them aside. I only made clothes for Ben'er and others when I was bored, so I didn't become unfamiliar with them."

Jia Yuanchun's needlework is certainly not as good as those of professional embroiderers who make a living by their skills. What Jia Rong needs is not boastful and skillful hands, but truly skillful hands that are superior.

Professionals do professional things.

However, Jia Rong has obviously been deliberately looking for trouble in the past two years.

Jia Yuanchun had sensed it to some extent, and usually kept a distance herself from him.

When Jia Rong was in a good mood, he would go over there; when he was in a bad mood, he would hide away.

Fortunately, they have been married for almost twenty years, have several children, and their sisters have not suffered any grievances over the years. Jia Yuanchun is very satisfied with this kind of life.

She certainly didn't know that if Jia Rong saw her expression of 60% to 70% satisfaction, it would only become 70% to 80% satisfaction!

Just as Li Wan was about to speak, Jia Yuanchun suddenly changed the subject, "Nuanxiang Palace must be very busy these days. The New Year is coming soon. You and Tanchun are very busy."

After hearing this, Li Wan smiled and said, "Your Highness, you are worrying too much. The Nuanxiang Palace does not allow outsiders, and His Majesty does not like extravagance. The ladies have already made preparations."

Only then did Jia Yuanchun feel relieved.

At this time, the clothes in my hands could no longer be delivered in time, so I gave up.

Just give it to the rest of my sons next year.

The prince will never lack clothes to wear.

If you think about it carefully, letting the prince wear clothes he had woven to meet with court ministers would also undermine the royal dignity.

"It's already the 25th today, and the court should be preparing things for the New Year. Has your family received them?"

Jia Yuanchun chatted about family matters and talked about some New Year topics.

Li Wan felt very embarrassed and aggrieved when she heard this.

"Your Majesty, you don't know that I still don't have an imperial decree, and Jia Lan hasn't been given a title either. I am now just a seventh-rank official, and I only receive a salary and daily necessities every month, nothing else."

Li Wan has been worried about this matter. Her daughter-in-law has been complaining a lot over the past year, making her, the mother-in-law, unable to raise her head.

Li Wan wanted to get Jia Yuanchun's sympathy, but she didn't expect that Jia Yuanchun's face was gloomy and intimidating without even being angry.

"The emperor once said that you are a bitch that can never be tamed. You are ungrateful for all the favors he has given you!"

Jia Yuanchun was majestic and ruthless, no longer as gentle as before.

Qingyun and Qinyun quickly packed up their things and stood up, standing near Jia Yuanchun to protect the Queen.

Li Wan and the maid behind her quickly knelt down and lowered their heads in horror.

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

Li Wan didn't know what she had said wrong that made Jia Yuanchun so angry.

As for being called a bitch by Jia Rong, this was not the first time.

When Jia Rong was playing with a group of women in their thirties, he never thought of being gentle with them.

Generally, I won’t play with married women, but if I do, I will definitely stand up and kick, doing whatever makes me happy.

Whether she is a slut or a bitch, they are both considered light descriptions in the private interactions between Li Wan and Jia Rong.

However, for Jia Yuanchun, calling Li Wan a bitch was already a severe insult.

Jia Yuanchun was very angry. "Your son has evil intentions. He shot someone with a bow at such a young age. The emperor has repeatedly protected his life and promoted him to serve on the battlefield. It is you who do not know the seriousness of the matter and insist on making things irreparable!"

"It was like this when we were in Ning Mansion. If you hadn't been shaking your butt all day to ask for money and seduce His Majesty, would His Majesty be interested in a bitch like you?"

"How much money have you received from His Majesty, how many favors have you received, yet you act like everyone is forcing you to do it. You have so much fun in private, do you really think I don't know?!"

Li Wan felt ashamed. She was indeed asked by Jia Rong to wear all kinds of wanton clothes and walk around the Holy Palace.

Although it was Jia Rong's request, she did wear it, and many sisters in the palace had served Jia Rong with her, so they knew very well what kind of dissolute appearance this seemingly dignified and virtuous Li Gongcai had.

The more Jia Yuanchun talked, the angrier she became.

"Your son is extremely naughty. He failed the imperial examinations, made no military achievements, and refused to study engineering. The emperor arranged for him to serve in the Beijing camp because of your service to him."

"He became an official at the age of 21, and you are so good! You are still ungrateful and greedy. The Rongguo Mansion is full of evil intentions and corruption. Even my son has learned bad things from them! He was exiled by the emperor!"

Jia Yuanchun cried out of anger.

In the spring of this year, Jia Yuanchun's second son, Jia Shu, was demoted to a commoner and exiled to a foreign country for murder.

Also arrested was Baoqin's son, who was accused of harassing a noble lady who had entered the palace.

Because Baoqin pleaded for her son, Jia Rong sent her to Jinling to live out her old age.

Several princes, princesses and members of the Jia family were dealt with, and Jia Lan was demoted by one level.

After that, the sharpshooter Zuo Luo was born, and everyone became busy, which diluted the sadness.

In Jia Yuanchun's opinion, her son didn't learn well because Jia Lan and other remnants of Rongguo Mansion taught him so much! !
Has the Rongguo Mansion taught us anything interesting?
In Jia Yuanchun's view, Jia Baoyu, who is uneducated and hangs out with women all day long, as well as Xue Pan, Jia She and Jia Lian are all representatives of the Rongfu's style.

Jia Lan, who has been as heartless as his mother since childhood and killed people with archery at a very young age, is the culprit who corrupted his son!

I had been enduring it all along and tried my best to give face to my father and mother.

But as the Chinese New Year was approaching, when the eldest son came back, he couldn't help but think of his second son who could not come back.

It just so happened that Li Wan insisted on complaining at this time, which directly detonated the powder keg that Jia Yuanchun had been enduring for almost a year.

Jia Yuanchun cried as she cursed, "Get out! Get her out! I don't want to see this bitch again!"

Qingyun gave the palace maids a look, and the nearby nanny quickly came over and dragged the frightened Li Wan out.

After being driven out of the Yangxin Palace, Li Wan was ashamed and embarrassed.

Soon he wiped his tears and went home with his head down.

To go home, she had to leave the palace. Her crying and leaving appearance quickly attracted the attention of the patrolling palace maids.

A female guard holding a spear came over with her people and asked, "Madam Li, what happened?"

Li Wan wiped her red eyes and said, "Nothing, I'm leaving the palace right now, I have some things to do."

The female guard asked, "What do you want to do?"

Li Wan said hurriedly, "It's alright, I'm going home. It's almost the New Year and I have to go back."

Seeing this, the female guard became impolite and said directly: "Come back with us for a cup of tea and talk it out. If you don't explain clearly, you won't be able to leave according to the rules set by the emperor." Soon Li Wan was captured by the female soldiers and taken to the interrogation room in Baicao Palace. After some intimidation, she honestly told what had happened.

At this time, Jia Rong was bored and making a snowman with a dozen little girls. Soon, the female general in the inner court who was in charge of security came over and reported the situation in a low voice.

"Oh?" Jia Rong's eyes lit up. He found something more fun than making a snowman.

Jia Rong stood up quickly and said, "I'll go over and take a look."

The female general quickly responded, "Yes!"

Jia Rong said to the children, "Come inside and play."

A group of children from the palace slave building quickly agreed: "Yes! Your Majesty!"

The little girls in cotton-padded clothes lined up and walked into the house. As slaves, they could only enter through a special side door.

These children and their mothers were given many preferential treatments.

When the little girls Feifei, Tongtong, Jiaojiao, Huahua, Yaya, Bingbing and Aiai entered Baicao Palace, they went back to their study and play rooms under the supervision of a nearby nanny.

They sleep with their mother every day, but they are only together when they sleep. They usually study, play, or take a nap.

Occasionally, he would watch his mother's performance and watch their dance performances with Jia Rong.

It was very warm in Baicao Palace. Even in the coldest months of winter it was as hot as in summer. Everyone took off their hats and clothes and put them together neatly.

We take off our shoes when we enter the door, and every time we go out to play, someone is responsible for cleaning our shoes.

When Tongtong came in, a palace maid brought her a bowl of hot milk, and the other children also got sweet milk to drink.

After warming up, the older Feifei said to her friends, "I know the sister who just packed our shoes. She was the older sister who used to be with us."

Feifei quickly tilted her head back and ate the big apple while talking about the new and interesting things she had just discovered.

Jiaojiao said: "I don't know him."

Feifei said: "She used to be in the Jiaofangsi. She was pretty when she was young, but when she grew up she was not so pretty anymore so she was not allowed to be in the song and dance troupe."

Bingbing, who was standing next to him, put down her milk tea bowl, licked her lips and said, "My mother said that if you can't keep up with the progress of your studies, you will be assigned to other places. Some will do laundry, some will do needlework, some will take out the trash, and some will be driven out of the palace to live a hard life."

The younger Huahua said, "What will happen if we leave the palace? My brother is outside."

Feifei said quickly, "We won't be able to eat fruit, and we'll get beaten. There are so many bad people out there."

Jiaojiao looked at Tongtong, "Tongtong, are there a lot of bad guys outside?"

Tongtong nodded quickly and cried, "There are bad people outside. My stomach hurts because of hunger. It's dark and cold. I don't want to go out."

Feifei quickly reached out and hugged the little sister, "It's okay, don't be afraid, the emperor will protect us, and we must also protect the emperor and listen to his words."

The female instructor who was supervising these little girls was very satisfied and came over to remind them: "If you have anything to say, you can talk to your mother. Your mother knows how to make you stay."

Several little girls nodded.

Their mother would surely know what to do.

But in fact, Jia Rong doesn't care about these at all...

The self-righteous actions of his subordinates cannot make Jia Rong happy, but only make him feel more bored.

Only Jia Yuanchun's genuine sadness could make Jia Rong feel interesting.

In the interrogation room, Jia Rong hugged Li Wan and pressed his body against her back.

"What did Yuanchun scold you for?"

Li Wan blushed and wanted to resist, but she subconsciously replied, "Bitch...slut..."

Jia Rong smiled and said, "Are you that~"

Li Wan did not dare to resist and could only obey and said, "Yes... Madam, you are right to scold me. I am a slut."

Widow Li's neck turned red. Not only was she scolded by Jia Yuanchun, but she was also humiliated even more deeply by Jia Rong.

Jia Rong hugged this shrewd woman who always wanted to get benefits, "Then tell me, should I give Jia Lan some benefits? Anyway, if I don't give it to him, it will be given to others, and the benefits will not flow to outsiders~"

Widow Li had lost her sense of shame long ago. Even though there were several female officials and palace maids watching her, she still looked up without thinking.

"Yes! Please give Jia Lan some reward! I am willing to work like a slave to repay you!"

Jia Rong actually didn't care about the reward as he had more money than he could spend.

And actually he is not stingy, he just doesn't want to give when others ask for it.

In fact, the salaries given to senior executives in recent years were quite a lot. Jia Rong gave them generous rewards without anyone asking.

But some people ask for it, self-righteously thinking that it should be theirs, then Jia Rong will not give it to them!
Jia Lan thought he was a member of the prince's party and a relative of Jia Rong, and his mother had deep connections in the palace, so he believed he could rise to prominence.

Jia Rong just doesn't care about this kind of person.

Jia Rong smiled and said, "Okay, since you have served me well today, I will let him go on an overseas expedition with the Crown Prince after the New Year to expand my territory!"

Expanding territory is the merit of being crowned king!!!
In the past few years, those who have expanded the territory for the imperial court have received huge benefits, and at least have become hereditary earls or dukes!
When Widow Li thought about her son becoming a Duke and herself becoming the wife of a super-class Duke, her body suddenly softened and she actively moved closer to Jia Rong.

But Jia Rong let go of her hand and pushed the old woman away.

"You're almost forty, what's the point of being attractive? Go back and dress up, and invite two more pretty girls over."

Jia Rong straightened his clothes and quickly walked out of the interrogation room in a dignified manner.

Li Wan knelt down excitedly, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!!"

After Jia Rong walked away, Li Wan quickly stood up, tried to catch her breath and calm her excited heart, then quickly got into the car and left the Holy Palace with a smile on her face.

On the way back, Li Wan couldn't help feeling embarrassed and looked worried.

"Where can I find two people... who are young, beautiful and can serve others..."

Li Wan quickly thought of something. After returning home, she found her daughter-in-law and her mother, the wife of the Minister of War.

The wife of the Minister of War has long been an old saying. If Li Wan dares to bring her into the palace to deal with Jia Rong, Jia Rong will dare to turn his son into a eunuch.

Li Wan certainly didn't have the courage to do so, nor had she ever thought of doing such a suicidal thing. Instead, she found a few family members who were willing to go through the wife of the Minister of War.

When Jia Rong was hanging out with four beauties in the palace, the Minister of War and some big families in the capital all knew about Jia Rong!
It has never been a big deal for Jia Rong to play with women. The wives, daughters-in-law, and sisters of several princes of different surnames have long been sent to the palace to serve.

Even among the ministers, many offered their daughters, wives and concubines. The daughter of the left prime minister was serving in the palace.

What everyone was concerned about was not the issue of men and women, but the fact that Jia Rong wanted the prince to go out and expand the territory.

"Where else can we fight?"

A large group of people in the court were thinking about this issue.

But no matter what, this is a good time to show off their military merits, and soon all the high-ranking officials and nobles put a lot of effort into preparing for their women to enter the palace for the New Year's Eve dinner. They gave their wives and daughters the best rouge and powder and cosmetics, and dressed them in the most beautiful and sexy clothes that would attract the emperor's attention.

The imperial court has not recruited soldiers in the past two years, and it is Jia Rong's power to decide who to send to war. If you don't curry favor with Jia Rong, you won't get the opportunity to serve the country!
In order to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, the men in the capital offered their wives and daughters, writing a history of unspeakable loyalty. (End of this chapter)