After the rebellion was successful, I realized that this place was the Red Mansion

Chapter 126 Stamping Baochai and Baoqin

Chu Yan leaned against the pillow, one hand around Baoqin's slender waist, letting her lean against him, and lazily listened to Baochai talk about the various expenses of the Rongguo Mansion.

After listening, he asked her, "Is five taels or two taels a month enough for the girls?"

He didn't tell Baochai and Xiangyun about the monthly allowance; they decided it themselves.

Baochai smiled and said, "Originally, young ladies received two taels of silver per month, and I also received two taels of silver per month as the head of my household."

Baoqin, nestled in his arms, whispered, "My monthly allowance is five taels, but I don't manage the household like my sister. How about reducing my allowance to two taels? That way, I can save some money."

Chu Yan laughed and said, "Even if you don't manage the household, you are still my concubine. It would be unfair to Qin-meimei to only receive five taels a month. According to the annual salary of concubines in the palace, you should receive two hundred taels a year, not including other allowances."

When Baoqin heard the words "my concubine," she was stunned for a moment, still somewhat unaccustomed to the sound. After a while, a blush quietly appeared on her cheeks.

At this moment, she was still being held by the emperor, his strong body nestled against her delicate figure, while her sister Baochai watched her from across the room…

Baoqin felt both shy and flustered.

"Thank you, Your Majesty..."

While she was speaking, she secretly looked up again at the emperor's handsome face, her mind wandering with all sorts of thoughts.

She thought of him as the emperor, her future husband, and how he was holding her now, having just kissed her cheek and lips—a light peck that made her heart race. She also thought of how his soldiers had caused chaos in Jiangnan, forcing her family to go to the capital, and how, by a twist of fate, she had been chosen by him to be his concubine.

It was truly a coincidence of fate, leaving one helpless.

With a hint of shyness on her fair and plump face, Baochai smiled and said, "Qin and I have not yet been granted the title of concubine, so five taels is appropriate. If we are favored by His Majesty in the future and are granted the title of imperial concubine, we will receive our annual stipends according to our rank."

She had paid attention to the ranks of the concubines in the palace. The empress was conferred a golden book, a golden seal, and a golden stamp, which was announced to the world. The imperial concubines were also conferred a book, a golden seal, and a golden stamp, but the gold color was not as good as that of the empress, and it was not announced to the world.

Imperial concubines had gold books and gold seals, while ordinary concubines only had gold seals and silver books, and lower-ranking concubines only had books.

Those who received an annual stipend of two hundred taels were called concubines, while imperial concubines received an annual stipend of five hundred taels. His Majesty did not directly appoint them as imperial concubines, so when they were appointed as imperial concubines, they only received a written edict and not a gold seal.

Although she was only a concubine, she was still better than a Noble Lady, a Talented Lady, or a Beauty, the latter three of whom did not even have official titles or certificates.

If she gives birth to a prince for him in the future, she may well rise in status and be granted the title of Imperial Concubine.

Chu Yan laughed and said, "There's no need for later. I'll grant you this favor today."

Both of them were surprised, and their faces flushed red, thinking that the emperor wanted to summon them to his bedchamber that night.

But Chu Yan simply beckoned to Baochai, and when she got up and came to him, he also embraced her in his arms. With one arm around the plump and fair-skinned Baochai, and the other around the delicate and beautiful Qin, it was a delightful sight.

Baoqin and Baochai, the two sisters in his arms, looked at each other shyly. They were sisters and used to live together in Hengwu Garden, chatting every day. They never thought that one day they would be held in the arms of a man and look at each other so shyly.

Chu Yan even stroked their cheeks, making Baoqin's beautiful face blush.

Baochai, being more traditional, couldn't withstand Chu Yan's teasing. She quickly sat up, blushing, and said softly, "Sister Yun once told me that His Majesty wanted to see my necklace? I've brought it with me today..."

Chu Yan looked at her and saw that Baochai was wearing a gold-embroidered satin jacket with a front opening. Her face was already round and full with dignified features, and the gold clothes accentuated her wealth and nobility. She wore a white cross-collar jacket underneath, which was vaguely visible inside, hidden in her chest.

Baochai was plump, so her chest was full and formed a stunningly full shape with excellent contours. The necklace was hidden in her chest, making people want to explore it.

Chu extended his finger and tapped Baochai's collar, chuckling softly, "Is Miss Bao's necklace here?"

Baochai trembled, overwhelmed with shame. She lowered her eyes and said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty..."

Baoqin also quietly sat up, lowered her head, and secretly looked at him again.

"Let me take a look."

Chu Yan slowly and deliberately used only one hand to push aside her gold-embroidered jacket and used his finger to pull out the necklace that was attached to her white cross-collar jacket.

Baochai trembled again, her fair and round face turning even redder, yet she dared not dodge, letting the emperor do as he pleased.

Chu Yan did not completely remove her necklace, but only pulled out the sparkling gold necklace and examined the gold lock on it in his palm.

The eight characters on both sides of the gold lock are the words "Never to be separated, forever young".

Chu Zhen smiled and was about to speak when he smelled a cool, sweet fragrance emanating from the golden lock. He immediately knew that this was the cold fragrance of Xue Baochai mentioned in the novel Dream of the Red Chamber.

So he lowered his head, brushed past the gold lock on his palm, and sniffed at her collar.

With Baochai around, why bother smelling the lingering fragrance of her golden lock?

"..."

Baoqin blushed.

She saw her sister, whose breasts were being smelled by the emperor, close her eyes, her expression a mixture of intoxication and embarrassment.

half an hour.

Chu Yancai laughed and said, "Miss Bao took the Cold Fragrance Pill? No wonder it smells so good. Leng Zixing said that the process of making this pill is extraordinary, and its effects are also rare in the world. It can make people have a body fragrance. I smelled it, and it is indeed so."

This is pure nonsense; he's just making excuses for wanting to smell the fragrance on Baochai's bosom.

Baochai opened her eyes shyly, not daring to cover her slightly open chest, and replied softly, "That Leng Zixing must be talking nonsense. Although the Cold Fragrance Pill has a fragrance, I have never seen him before. How could he know that I have a fragrance?"

As she spoke, she glanced at him shyly.

The meaning was clear; Baochai had realized Chu Yan was lying. "Haha, perhaps someone told him that."

Chu Yan smiled and didn't continue speaking. He instructed Baochai, "Go to the cabinet and bring me that jade piece with the inscription 'Never forget, may you live a long and prosperous life.'"

Baochai was shocked. How did Baoyu's jade end up in the Emperor's hands?

She even pointed out the eight characters on the jade, which happened to correspond to the characters on her necklace.

Although surprised, Baochai did not dare to stop. She got up and took out the jade pendant from the carved cabinet against the wall in front of her.

When she returned, she sat down next to him again and handed the jade to him.

"Sister Qin, come and see too."

Chu Yan smiled, then reached out and lifted the necklace on Baochai's chest, placing it together with the jade pendant.

May one side enjoy long and prosperous life, and the other side wish for eternal youth.

Then turn the jade pendant and the necklace over, one side to never forget, the other side to never abandon.

Aren't they a pair?

Baoqin looked at her older sister.

Baochai was in a state of great turmoil. Fearing that the emperor would become suspicious, she quickly smiled and said, "It's just that someone gave me an auspicious saying, which was engraved on the gold lock and told me to wear it every day. Otherwise, I don't like any gold ornaments."

Chu Yan glanced at her and smiled, "Even if there really was a perfect match, it's gone now. I've made Miss Bao a concubine, but the owner of that jade is now serving corvée labor outside the city... Will Miss Bao blame me?"

Baochai lowered her head shyly: "How dare I blame Your Majesty? Your Majesty has been hiding in the abyss for ten years and has conquered the world. Even if that monk predicted that I would be married to someone, when I met Your Majesty, those marriages were broken. From now on, I will be one of Your Majesty's concubines."

Hearing her sister's words, Xue Baoqin was secretly surprised.

Chu Yan extended his palm and lifted Baochai's beautiful face, as lovely as a peony. He gently stroked her cheek with his fingers. Baochai referred to herself as "this concubine" and softly said that she was his harem's concubine. How could anyone not be moved?

"His Majesty……"

Xue Baochai's cheeks flushed red as he stroked her face, her bright, watery almond-shaped eyes gazing at him shyly.

Chu Yan smiled and said, "I forgot to stamp it for you last time."

As he spoke, he embraced Baochai and kissed her rosy lips.

Baoqin watched with wide eyes from the side. Seeing that the two kissed for quite a while, she couldn't help but come closer and watch the emperor and Baochai kiss from the side with wide eyes.

Thinking of the emperor's fleeting kiss just now, she blushed with embarrassment, yet she couldn't help but want to see the emperor and Baochai together again...

half an hour.

Chu Yan parted ways with Baochai and said with a smile, "In that case, after the seal is affixed, Miss Bao will be my concubine."

Baochai's face burned like fire, her lips were hot, and she lowered her head in embarrassment, remaining silent.

Suddenly, she realized what Shi Xiangyun meant when she said, "Sister Bao was also stamped by him?"

The emperor kissed them with his lips, which was like stamping his seal.

This is far more powerful than any imperial seal.

"stamp……"

Baoqin, with her delicate face, looked at Chu Yan and Baochai with a shy yet smiling expression, and she finally understood the meaning of the words.

Chu Yan looked at her and saw that her smile was even sweeter when she was shy. Her pure face was flushed and lovely, and her crescent-shaped eyes were curved. He smiled and said, "I just remembered, I haven't stamped Sister Qin's seal yet."

"It's covered!"

Baoqin quickly shook her head and covered her mouth with her slender hand.

Chu Yan embraced her, pulled her slender arms apart, and revealed her small, rosy lips.

Seeing that she couldn't avoid it, Baoqin could only resign herself to closing her eyes and pursing her thin lips as she waited.

The most touching expression is that of a young girl with her eyes closed, waiting for her lover's kiss.

Chu Yan was so engrossed in watching that after a while, Baoqin quietly opened one eye, looking extremely charming, and secretly watched to see why he wasn't stamping her name.

Seeing this, Chu Yan lowered his head and kissed Baoqin's cherry-like lips.

This time it lasted much longer than the last time. Although it wasn't deep, it was a real, long kiss. It was Baoqin's first kiss.

Baochai quietly straightened her clothes. She had also seen the scene where the emperor stared at Baoqin in a daze. She guessed that although the emperor was a rebel and had been instigated by Leng Zixing to forcefully issue an edict to take them as concubines, he was not heartless and could be moved by the girls' charming cuteness.

Although he didn't love every woman as much as Baoyu, he was the emperor, and a single decree could decide the life and death of countless people. The fact that he patiently chatted with them instead of directly asking them to go to bed with him was a precious sign of his tenderness and compassion.

Baochai watched quietly as the Emperor kissed her younger sister, Qin.

If anyone saw this, they would surely find it strange that an unmarried young lady would stare at the person kissing as if it were none of her business, merely observing coldly.

(End of this chapter)