Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 320 Taking a concubine
"Brother Qiang, please go to the sisters and let them know that I can't afford you staying with me all the time!" Lin Daiyu said, looking at Li Qiang who was reading a book beside her.

Li Qiang smiled faintly and put away the book in her hand.

"Sister Lin, you will be in charge of the harem in the future, so there is nothing you can't handle!" he said indifferently.

Today, when he was taking a concubine, he felt uncomfortable from Lin Daiyu's mood, so he did not go to the four girls, but stayed with Lin Daiyu.

"Xueyan, come and help me drive him out!" Lin Daiyu was a little anxious this time. If Li Qiang stayed any longer, she was afraid that she would be laughed at by her sisters.

Xueyan and Lin Daiyu pushed Li Qiang out of the door.

If Li Qiang really wanted to stay, there was no way the two of them could persuade her.

He simply used Lin Daiyu's power to leave the Crown Princess's bedroom.

He also understood that Lin Daiyu was emotional today because of the marriage, so she stayed with him for a while longer.

He first came to Miaoyu's place and walked into the room. The room was decorated by Lin Daiyu and was hung with red knots everywhere.

Amid the maids' laughter, Li Qiang came to Miaoyu and gently lifted the red veil on her head.

Miaoyu's fairy-like and cold face was revealed, but this time there was a blush on her face.

"Which sister did you come from?" Miaoyu asked Li Qiang.

She was calculating the time. Li Qiang came here at this time, so she must have gone to the other sisters first.

"You are wrongly accusing me. I came to your side first!" Li Qiang replied with a smile.

"Really?" Miaoyu asked in surprise.

"Of course it's true!" Li Qiang said with a smile.

Miaoyu suddenly burst into tears, tears streaming down her cheeks uncontrollably.

"What's wrong? Why are you sad?" Li Qiang asked, quickly wiping her tears.

"I have a home now!" Miaoyu murmured.

Li Qiang couldn't help but remain silent, because he knew Miaoyu's life experience.

Miaoyu lost her parents when she was young. Fortunately, she was protected by her master, Master Liannian, so she was able to survive in the world.

Back then, Master Liannian calculated that Li Qiang could change Miaoyu's fate, so he let Miaoyu stay with Li Qiang.

Even though Miaoyu has always been with Li Qiang and lived in Li Qiang's house, that is not her home.

Today, she married Li Qiang, which gave her her own home and comforted her loneliness.

"You not only have a home, but also relatives. I am your relative!" Li Qiang said while gently hugging Miaoyu.

"Your Highness, it's time to drink the wedding wine!" the maid beside him reminded.

Li Qiang picked up a glass of wine and handed it to Miaoyu, and also took a glass of wine for herself.

Miaoyu blushed and drank a cup of wine with Li Qiang.

"You should go to the other sisters. Don't make them wait anxiously!" Miaoyu said, gently pushing Li Qiang without waiting for Li Qiang to speak.

Li Qiang did not refuse. She had to visit four houses today and could not delay too much.

He came to Yunfei again, and Yunfei was sitting quietly beside the bed.

"The prince is here!" the maid said happily.

Li Qiang waved her hand and walked forward to take off Yun Fei's red veil.

"Your Highness!" Yun Fei shouted.

"Fei'er, sorry to have kept you waiting!" Li Qiang said with a smile.

"Your Highness, please do not care about my humble background. I am willing to marry you no matter how long I have to wait!" Yun Fei's voice was soft, but her determination was very obvious.

"All people are equal in this world, and you can't choose your birth. Live with me from now on, and don't think about the past anymore!" Li Qiang persuaded softly.

"I will listen to your Highness!" Yun Fei replied with emotion.

Li Qiang took two glasses of wine and they drank from the cup together.

"Your Highness, you should go to your other sisters!" Yun Fei said although she was reluctant.

Li Qiang was sent out by Yun Fei. After thinking for a while, he went to Zhu Jun's place.

Zhu Jun, like Yun Fei, was a sensible woman. After Li Qiang drank the wedding wine with her, she let Li Qiang leave.

Finally, Li Qiang entered Feicui's room. Feicui was originally a maid. This time, two maids were selected for her from the old house. Together with the twelve palace maids, she was no longer a maid.

"Jade, I'm here!" Li Qiang said as she lifted the red veil of Jade.

When he saw Feicui's face that seemed both happy and shy, he couldn't help but think of the scene when he first met Feicui.

At that time, Feicui was given to him by Grandmother Jia. Even though Feicui was reluctant, she still shared the hardships with him and supported that small family together.

From then on, the house was managed by Feicui.

"Thank you for your hard work over the years!" Li Qiang said softly.

"Master, I'm not tired!" Jade said gently.

She did not call Li Qiang "Your Highness", but addressed him as before.

She took the initiative to pick up the wine jug and poured two glasses of wine, just as she had taken care of Li Qiang for so many years.

"Master, Feicui's life is worth it!" Feicui picked up the wine glass and said with a smile.

"How old are you? In this life, you must follow me forever and never leave my side!" Li Qiang also smiled and picked up the wine glass.

"As long as the master still needs me, I will stay with the master forever!" Jade said, gently stretching out her arms.

"I will hold your hand and grow old with you!" Li Qiang also stretched out his arm, and they crossed their arms, and he promised.

The two of them sipped the wine in their glasses, and a feeling of harmony arose in their hearts.

"Jade, let's take a break!" Li Qiang said while gently hugging Jade.

"Master, you should go to your other sisters first!" Feicui suppressed her shyness and gently pushed Li Qiang and said.

Li Qiang was pushed out of the door, and then the door was closed by Feicui.

He couldn't tell Feicui that he was the last one to arrive at her place, so he had to stay with her. Would telling Feicui this make her feel uncomfortable?

Li Qiang stood outside the door in a daze. He looked at the bright moon in the sky.

He had taken in four beautiful concubines at once, so why did he have no place to live now?

Do I have to go back to the prince's bedroom and live alone on this happy day?
He thought about it and walked towards the Crown Princess's bedroom.

"The young lady said that Your Highness the Crown Prince is not welcome in the Crown Princess's bedroom today!" Before he could enter the Crown Princess's bedroom, Xue Yan blocked the door and said.

"Did Sister Lin really say that?" Li Qiang confirmed with some disbelief.

"Your Highness, that's what the young lady said!" Xueyan said, trying not to smile.

Li Qiang sighed helplessly, and went to Miaoyu's place again, but he saw from a distance that the lights were dark, and he thought she had already fallen asleep. He went to Yunfei and Zhujun's place, and it was also dark.

Finally, he thought about talking to Feicui again, maybe he could even sleep at Feicui's place, but when he arrived at Feicui's place, he found that all the lights were off at Feicui's place as well.

"It's better to go home!" he said, shaking his head.

He returned to the prince's bedroom. No matter how unwilling he was, he couldn't really stay outside all night.

When he entered the prince's bedroom, he saw four graceful figures sitting in the bedroom. They were looking at him and smiling when he came in.

"So you guys are teaming up to bully me. I'll bully you back!" Li Qiang understood everything now. It turned out that the four girls had a plan in advance.

The bridal chamber is filled with music and singing.
Before the wedding banquet, the most beautiful silks and satins were used.
Liang Meng still has new family members,
Fan and Liu competed with each other to be like the old beautiful girls;
The hibiscus tent is filled with gold and jade,
The warmth continues in the jade quilt,
Re-playing the Luanxian, Xin Yiyun,
The two stars are now crossing the Milky Way again.

Early the next morning, Feicui got up before Li Qiang. Due to Li Qiang's marriage, the morning court was skipped for the next two days, but Feicui still got up early out of habit to serve Li Qiang.

Of course, the reason why she was able to do this was due to the 'Healing Technique [Advanced]' performed by Li Qiang.

Otherwise, given Li Qiang's physical condition, she and the other three women would probably have difficulty getting out of bed today.

"Fei Cui, why didn't you rest a little longer?" Li Qiang woke up on time. When he saw Fei Cui standing beside him, he couldn't help but ask.

He looked at the big bed. Miaoyu, Yunfei and Zhujun were still asleep. Even though he had cast the 'Healing Spell [Advanced]', their mental fatigue still meant that they still needed sleep to recover.

"Your Highness, I still need to help you get up!" Feicui replied.

"You, you are stealing Qin'er's job. Be careful or she will cause trouble for you!" Li Qiang said with a smile.

He stretched out his hand habitually and let Feicui help him tidy up his clothes.

Although the 'Ruyi Immortal Robe' on his body can be cleaned by itself with just a thought, he is still used to cleaning it with his hands, a habit he has developed over many years.

"Your Highness, I won't be able to serve you all the time in the future. If there is an opportunity to serve you, please let me do it!" Feicui said reluctantly.

"You should call me Master. I like you to call me that!" Li Qiang said with a smile.

"Master!" The reluctance on Feicui's face disappeared, replaced by a bright smile. She felt that she was special.

"I see you two being so affectionate so early in the morning!" Miaoyu woke up and said half-sourly.

Li Qiang hugged Miaoyu and kissed her lightly on the lips while she looked extremely embarrassed.

Even though they had slept together last night, Miaoyu was still so embarrassed by his action that she buried her head under the quilt and refused to come out.

Yunfei and Zhujun also woke up and were looking at Miaoyu with smiles.

"Miaoyu, get up and wash up. We'll go to Sister Lin's place later, and then we'll go to Daming Palace and Cining Palace!" Li Qiang said, patting Miaoyu lightly through the quilt.

"I can't get up unless you tell them to stop laughing!" Miaoyu said through the quilt.

"We are not laughing at you!" Yun Fei pulled up the quilt, put her head into the quilt and said to Miaoyu.

Li Qiang stood up, and the "Ruyi Immortal Robe" on his body changed and turned into a dragon robe.

In this room, only Feicui had seen such a scene, and it was Zhujun's first time seeing it.

"Your Highness, is this dress of yours a magical item?" Zhu Jun asked in surprise.

"Mr. Zhu is quite smart. This is indeed a magical weapon!" Li Qiang replied without hiding anything.

Since he got married, these women have become his closest people, and he can tell them some of his secrets.

"What magic weapon?" Miaoyu and Yunfei stuck their heads out from under the quilt. They both heard Zhu Jun's words.

Li Qiang just wanted to relieve Miaoyu's embarrassment, so he deliberately activated the "Ruyi Fairy Robe" on his body, and the "Ruyi Fairy Robe" kept changing into various clothes.

"It is indeed a magic weapon!" Miaoyu stretched out her hand and touched the 'Ruyi Immortal Robe', saying.

"This is the 'Ruyi Immortal Robe', which I obtained when I killed an immortal!" Li Qiang introduced.

"You even killed the immortal, aren't you afraid of the immortal's blame?" Miaoyu patted Li Qiang lightly and said.

She thought Li Qiang was joking, but she didn't know it was true.

Having been disturbed by this incident, Miaoyu no longer hid. Although she was still shy to get dressed with Yunfei and Zhujun, she asked the maid to help her put on her clothes.

There were a lot of things to do at her daughter's home, so Li Qiang went out and waited first.

He changed into Buddhist robes and beads, and used this time to learn the "divine power of feet".

He knew that his daughter would take a long time to wash and put on makeup, so he might as well use the time to study.

After waiting for two quarters of an hour, the four girls came out together. They were all wearing formal brocade clothes and had formal makeup on their heads.

From today on, they are concubines of the Eastern Palace and are called Madam.

The four girls were still a little embarrassed as they thought about what happened last night.

The decision to have four people serve Li Qiang together was to give Li Qiang a surprise. Of course, it was Lin Daiyu who came up with this idea.

"Four ladies, please come with me to meet Sister Lin!" Li Qiang invited with a smile.

When they heard Li Qiang calling them like that, they all smiled.

In a wealthy family, only the wife is qualified to be called Madam, while the concubine in the Eastern Palace has the status of Madam, and her status is higher than those Madams.

"We will follow your orders, Your Highness!" The four girls bowed in unison.

The four girls were traveling, each accompanied by two palace maids, because this time they were going to the Daming Palace and the Cining Palace, so it was better not to bring the maids from the family out of the Eastern Palace.

Maids should not appear in the palace. Only in the East Palace, with Li Qiang present, the palace cannot interfere.

Li Qiang brought the four girls to the Crown Princess's bedroom, where Lin Daiyu was already waiting in her phoenix robe and full makeup.

"Your servants pay their respects to the Crown Princess!" The four ladies stepped forward and bowed deeply.

"Stand up!" Lin Daiyu waved her hand and said.

After the four girls were gathered, the seriousness on Lin Daiyu's face disappeared, replaced by a sincere smile.

"Finally you're here!" Lin Daiyu greeted with a smile.

Miaoyu looked at Lin Daiyu carefully and found that Lin Daiyu still had the same attitude as before, so she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Sister Lin, you were so majestic just now!" Miaoyu said as if she was frightened.

"Is it scary?" Lin Daiyu said with a smile.

Miaoyu hugged Lin Daiyu, as if she would not let go.

"You, it doesn't matter in the East Palace in the future, but you must be careful when you are outside and do what the nanny in the palace teaches you!" Lin Daiyu shook her head and reminded.

"I understand!" Miaoyu knew the seriousness of the matter and nodded.

"Then let's go to the Daming Palace and the Cining Palace to pay our respects together!" Lin Daiyu said to Li Qiang.

"It's a good time to go now. The emperor has already gotten up and should be having breakfast!" Li Qiang said after looking at the sky.

To go to the Daming Palace, they had to ride in sedan chairs. Lin Daiyu and Li Qiang got on the prince's carriage together, while the other four women each had their own sedan chair, and even the eunuchs who carried the sedan chairs were the eunuchs assigned to them.

(End of this chapter)