The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Jia Lian knew immediately who Princess Zhaoyang was referring to.

He felt that Princess Zhaoyang was too frank in front of him, speaking so bluntly.

Although she has always been like this.

In front of Princess Zhaoyang, he truly felt like he was being pampered by his woman.

Although it seems Princess Zhaoyang didn't catch anyone, Jia Lian was already quite aroused by her.

This scene even reminded him of the time he spent in Hengwu Garden.

When Baochai first entered the household, he often stayed overnight in Hengwu Garden.

The next morning, he noticed that his sister-in-law Baoqin and Xiangyun were not in good spirits and would blush inexplicably when they saw him.

It was from that time on that he had already promised Baochai to move Xiangyun and Baoqin to another place, but Xiangyun insisted on refusing, so he pretended that he couldn't do anything about it and gave up.

In the dead of night, with only the man and woman alone, Jia Lian had no need to feign modesty.

As Princess Zhaoyang nestled back into his arms, he chuckled softly, "I remember Qingran likes excitement."

"We rarely get together tonight, how about we play some games to liven things up?"

Princess Zhaoyang glanced at Jia Lian, seemingly recalling certain moments of lovemaking she had shared with him.

So she asked shyly, "I wonder what game Brother Wang would like to play..."

As they were talking, Princess Zhaoyang suddenly said coquettishly, "From now on, when people call you 'Brother King,' don't call them 'Qingran.' You can only call them 'Erlang' when they call you that!"

Jia Lian was initially puzzled.

Feeling the blushing state of the beauty in his arms, he, who wasn't completely stupid, finally realized what she meant.

It's not surprising that he was slow to react, since in his heart, Yingchun and Tanchun were barely considered his sisters.

Princess Zhaoyang was merely a princess of the imperial family, and he was his most important confidante.

Unexpectedly, the change in his external identity led the world to re-evaluate him.

This also led this former confidante to regard him as her dearest brother.

Instead of foolishly asking what to call her if not Qingran, he held Princess Zhaoyang tightly, breathed softly into her ear, and teased:

"Yes, Your Highness~"

"Hmm~"

Princess Zhaoyang's shy yet clearly satisfied soft "hmm" almost made Jia Lian forget his original purpose for a moment.

Ultimately, they felt that given their relationship, they could do this anytime they wanted.

However, some activities can only be played now; missing them and then trying to make up for them later would lose their meaning.

So, while gently caressing the beautiful woman's shapely buttocks, he continued to coax her, "Then, I wonder if my dear sister would be willing to play a fun game with her brother?"

"What game..."

Princess Zhaoyang spoke in a low, melancholy tone.

To Jia Lian, it sounded just like his own shy younger sister.

"You keep saying how beautiful your royal grandmother is, but you tricked me into coming here last night. I thought it was you lying in bed the whole time, and I didn't even have a chance to really appreciate it."

You have to make it up to me.

Princess Zhaoyang laughed upon hearing this: "Brother, don't try to hide it from me."

I was keeping watch on the porch outside last night.

I might have believed you at first, but you definitely recognized me later, so don't even think about fooling me.

Despite this, Princess Zhaoyang still gave her face: "However, after all, I did deceive you, brother. As long as the compensation you ask for is not excessive, I am not unwilling to agree."

Jia Lian leaned over Princess Zhaoyang, looking at her silhouette in the darkness that resembled the one from the previous night, and slowly said, "I'll go out in a bit and come back in later."

"Then, my dear sister, you'll lie on this bed and play the role of the Empress Dowager you tricked into coming here last night, okay?"

Princess Zhaoyang was embarrassed because she didn't want this to be the exciting game Jia Lian had mentioned.

She pinched Jia Lian's waist and scolded him playfully, "Well, I knew you had designs on the Empress Dowager, but you wouldn't admit it before!"

To gain the beauty's cooperation, Jia Lian silently endured this blow.

Then Princess Zhaoyang teased, "Since you have this idea, I have an even more exciting one."

There's no need to settle for second best and have someone play the role of the Empress Dowager.

If you, Brother Wang, have the guts, it will only take a short while to sneak from here into the Empress Dowager's room.

Given Erlang's abilities, once he enters the Empress Dowager's room, she won't truly reject him.

"So, Brother Wang, are you brave enough to go?"

Upon hearing this, Jia Lian pondered for a moment but still shook his head: "Then forget it."

The saying "Lord Ye loved dragons" is just a game for fun.

What I want is still my dear sister.

Jia Lian hasn't lost his mind yet.

He dared to come to Princess Zhaoyang's place because he knew she could provide good cover.

However, if he were to be so audacious as to sneak into the Empress Dowager's room without her cooperation, he would easily be discovered by the palace maids and eunuchs around her.

To put it another way...

He came here tonight to make amends to Princess Zhaoyang.

If he were to abandon her now and go to the Empress Dowager, wouldn't that confirm what Princess Zhaoyang said last night—that the Empress Dowager was more attractive than her?
If you want Princess Zhaoyang to maintain her good character, you have to do well in these details and not let her down.

Princess Zhaoyang pursed her lips, not believing what Jia Lian said.

She found it novel and exciting that she invited Jia Lian over in the middle of the night.

Extend this principle to the other.

If she were a man, she would be incredibly excited to steal the Empress Dowager's incense.

However, since Jia Lian didn't want to take risks and seek thrills, she couldn't force him.

After all, she knew that her grandmother was sensitive and that it would be bad if she caused any trouble.

So she asked in a low voice, "Brother, if you want others to cooperate with you, you also have to tell them what the Empress Dowager was like last night."

Otherwise, how would they know how to act?

Princess Zhaoyang stayed in the back corridor last night, and could vaguely hear some noises coming from inside the room.

But it's not really real.

She is very curious.

After Jia Lian left last night, the Empress Dowager, who had experienced true lovemaking for the first time, opened her heart somewhat under his guidance.

However, when asked about the details, she refused to elaborate.

She had been thinking that she would ask Jia Lian about it later. Now, she could take this opportunity to achieve her goal.

She was so curious about what her great-grandmother was like when she was a woman.

She had seen Liu Rushi and some of her maids writhing and pleasing Jia Lian beneath him.

Besides satisfying her physical desires, she liked to brainstorm and figure out what kind of women Jia Lian liked, so she could align herself with that type.

Jia Lian was unaware that Princess Zhaoyang had such deep scheming; he only thought that Princess Zhaoyang wanted to cooperate with him better.

So he put his arm around the beauty's slender waist and began to tell her about the Empress Dowager's situation the night before.

This includes his initial unconscious babbling, his later silent cooperation, and finally his ruthless betrayal.

……

In the backyard, in the same corner, the same two people.

The Aqi sisters exchanged a glance, both seeing the surprise in each other's eyes.

Having learned from last night's experience, they refrained from speaking casually after hiding here tonight.

Just now, they, who were hiding in the shadows, watched as another figure similar to the one from last night appeared in the corridor ahead.

Although their height, build, and even clothing are very similar.

However, the two sisters immediately recognized that the furtive figure was not Princess Zhaoyang.

At first, I thought it might be one of the princess's maids who dared to eavesdrop. But judging from her behavior and her undergarments, it didn't seem like that.

Fortunately, once that figure arrived, it seemed unwilling to leave, clinging to the back window and listening intently.

After careful examination, they finally recognized that the person who had come out in the middle of the night to eavesdrop was none other than the aloof and beautiful Empress Dowager.

The two sisters could not help but be shocked.

They were even more confused.

What is my master doing?

Last night he said he was coming to have a secret rendezvous with the princess, but she ran away and stayed in the back corridor for half the night.

Today they came again, but this time it was the Empress Dowager who was eavesdropping.
The two sisters instinctively leaned closer to each other, not daring to make a sound.

Although the people on the porch were eavesdropping intently, they were too close to them, only a dozen steps away.

In this situation, any unusual movement they make could attract the other party's attention and lead to unpredictable consequences.

"squeak……"

The faint, almost inaudible sound of the door hinges turning seemed so abrupt in the stillness of the night.

The two women under the courtyard wall are alright.

However, the person peeking through the window on the porch seemed to be frozen in place, not daring to move an inch.

They seemed to think that this way they wouldn't be discovered in the dark.

Jia Lian did not notice her at first.

As he stepped out of the back room, the first thing he looked at was the corner of the wall behind the flower bed.

His two little babies are hidden there.

Seeing their silhouettes in the darkness, Jia Lian felt quite good.

The feeling of sneaking out for a kiss while letting your other women roam free is something only those who have experienced it can truly understand.

He made no move to go over and greet them, since Princess Zhaoyang was unaware that he had brought them along as well.

There's no need to let her know; it would only make her jealous.

Because he wanted to give Princess Zhaoyang some time to prepare and think, Jia Lian stood idly in front of the door, intending to wait thirty or forty seconds before going in.

As I looked around, I suddenly caught sight of a dark shadow in front of the window.

It's hard to avoid being swept away.

After all, the window is only three or four steps away from the door, practically within arm's reach.

Jia Lian had no worries or fears about being discovered for doing bad things.

After a moment of surprise, he walked over and asked the figure who was trying to shrink into the wall, "Who are you? What are you doing here sneaking around like this?"

The only person who could be here at this time is Princess Zhaoyang's personal attendant.

He even had relations with many of the female attendants closest to Princess Zhaoyang.

Therefore, I assumed that this was some darling who missed him but couldn't have him, so she boldly came over to listen to the wall for some comfort.

Jia Lian was not offended by this at all.

Silence fell in the darkness.

After a long while, just as Jia Lian was about to make a move and forcibly turn the girl who had her back turned around, she finally spoke.

The voice sounded a bit awkward.

"I...I didn't mean it, I'll leave right away..."

Although the woman in front of me was deliberately lowering her voice, trying to confuse the situation.

But she forgot that her voice was clear and melodious, yet carried an inherent coldness.

He also had an indelible impression of Jia Lian.

Jia Lian was stunned almost immediately upon hearing the tone of the voice.

Then, just as she was about to slip away, he suddenly grabbed her arm and pulled her back.

"ah……"

Jia Lian looked down at the woman in his arms who was covering her mouth and turning her head away, not daring to look at him, and laughed triumphantly:

"Why didn't you say anything when the Empress Dowager came? Why are you still pretending to be a servant here? Do you even know how to pretend?"

Seeing that she had been exposed, the Empress Dowager stopped pretending.

Lowering her hand, which had instinctively covered her mouth in fear of making a sound, she said coldly, "Let me go."

How could Jia Lian be allowed to go?

Thinking back, she clearly enjoyed it last night, but afterwards she turned her back on him and even hit him.

If she were truly aloof and reserved, that would be one thing.

Jia Lian considered it an equal exchange.

But what does she mean by this now?
Having tasted the sweetness, one becomes accustomed to the pleasures, hence the desire to listen to erotic music?
If that's the case, then her behavior last night was truly infuriating.

Therefore, Jia Lian not only refused to let go, but also hugged the Empress Dowager even tighter, and teased her, "I can let go if you want."

The Empress Dowager only needs to answer, "What are you doing here, sneaking around like this?"

Since Jia Lian was still making love with Princess Zhaoyang and left midway, he naturally didn't bother to wear any other clothes.

Only close-fitting undergarments and trousers.

The Empress Dowager also woke up in the middle of the night, wearing only a thin autumn coat.

When the Empress Dowager fell into Jia Lian's arms, their bodies touched, and her body went limp uncontrollably.

How could she possibly withstand Jia Lian's verbal questioning and teasing?

She was extremely anxious because she knew that if she couldn't escape, Princess Zhaoyang would find out.

"What I do is none of your business! Let me go!"

She was anxious to escape, but she couldn't use her hands and feet.

In order to threaten Jia Lian, she stretched out her head and bit him.

Like Gu Qingyi, the Empress Dowager was an exceptionally beautiful woman with a tall and slender figure and a perfectly proportioned body.

She wasn't much shorter than Jia Lian.

So she could bite Jia Lian's chin with just a little effort.

In her desperation, this was the only way she could think of to threaten Jia Lian.

Jia Lian, on the other hand, was quite experienced in dealing with such uncooperative beauties.

He reacted the moment she moved her head.

With just a slight lowering of his head, the Empress Dowager's little mouth, which was leaning in to bite, was caught by his own.

Then the air suddenly became quiet.

Jia Lian was initially a little apprehensive.

After all, the lips are one of the more delicate parts of the human body.

If this woman goes crazy, it would be very easy for her to bite his lip.

But he was very reluctant to let go of it.

Logically speaking, he had kissed those lips last night, but now that he thinks about it, it all feels hazy and the memory is unclear.

How much clearer and more understandable it is now.

It has a sweet and delicate flavor, with a hint of orchid and musk.

Fortunately, after only a short while, he clearly felt that the woman in his arms was completely limp.

The arms that had been pounding on him fell limply to their sides.

Her lips, which he had captured, parted slightly, as if offering him a silent invitation.

Jia Lian felt relieved and stopped being so polite.

He embraced the Empress Dowager's waist, which resembled Princess Zhaoyang's but was even more supple, and began to kiss her. (End of Chapter)