The Red Chamber: Starting from Saving Xue Baochai

Chapter 136

How does Yuanchun view Shen Yuan?
There is appreciation and gratitude, of course, but as for other emotions, perhaps the girl can't explain them clearly.

Yuanchun thought for a moment and gave an objective evaluation: "Brother Yuan is a young hero, and he treats others with kindness and gentleness."

"Indeed, he is rare in the world." Concubine Wu stared at Yuanchun and smiled, "So, Miss Yuan is interested in him?"

"Your Highness." Yuanchun blushed and said, "Brother Yuan and I are only the wife's sister and brother-in-law. How can this be possible?"

"If I like you, then I like you. Why should I hide it?" Concubine Wu said, "I will sacrifice my dignity and ask Your Majesty to grant me marriage. I'm sure you two will be able to have a happy marriage."

"My lady, please don't do that." Yuanchun was ashamed and anxious when she heard this. She said, "How can I force you to do something against your will? Besides, I don't think about that."

Seeing Yuanchun's shy look, Concubine Wu, as an experienced person, could not help but see that the girl had a good impression of Shen Yuan. She smiled and said softly, "When you figure it out, tell me and I will definitely make the decision for you."

She had never considered Shen Yuan's thoughts from the beginning to the end. In Wu Guifei's opinion, Yuanchun's figure and appearance were outstanding. Which boy would not be moved? Even a young hero like Shen Yuan would not be immune to this.

Yuanchun was a little amused and helpless at this time. That was Bao's husband, and she would not think about it.

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The next day, at Rongguo Mansion, Lady Wang’s courtyard.

Wang Ziteng's wife, Zhao, came to visit and sat and chatted with Mrs. Wang in the room. Aunt Xue and Baochai were also called over.

As they chatted, they came to the topic of Yuanchun, and Zhao asked, "I heard that Yuanchun is about to leave the palace?"

Madam Wang nodded, her eyes becoming somewhat gloomy, and she said, "There was news from the palace yesterday that His Majesty has granted permission for the eldest maid to leave the palace. It was actually Bao's husband who requested the permission."

As she spoke, she turned to look at Aunt Xue and Baochai, with an unclear meaning.

The more Mrs. Wang thought about it these past two days, the more she felt something was fishy. Could it be that Shen Yuan was instigating the eldest maid to leave the palace?

It was thought that good news would come in one or two years, but now all hopes were shattered and Baoyu no longer had the possibility of becoming the emperor's uncle.

Ever since Shen Yuan appeared, she hasn't had any good things happen to her. Whenever she thinks of this, she feels suffocated.

Baochai knew Mrs. Wang's thoughts and always liked to speculate about her husband with malice. She said in a clear voice: "Sister, it has been seven years since you entered the palace. If there was hope, you would not have waited until now. Rather than wasting years in the deep palace for that slim chance, it is better to leave the palace earlier. And this is also what Sister wants."

Naturally, she has to protect her husband.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was best for Yuanchun. Even Lady Jia and Jia Zheng remembered Shen Yuan for doing them a favor.

However, Mrs. Wang does not seem to care about her daughter's happiness. She is only thinking about improving her own and her son Baoyu's status. Now she is venting her resentment on Shen Yuan. How ridiculous!

Aunt Xue saw that her sister and her daughter were talking in a somewhat contradictory manner, so she smiled and said, "A blessing in disguise. After leaving the palace, the eldest girl may find a good match soon and be able to be filial to her sister."

"Well, what my sister said is true." Zhao said softly: "Instead of wasting time in the palace, it is better to look for other opportunities."

Mrs. Wang felt that her sister-in-law had something else in mind, and she couldn't help but feel a little bit of anticipation, so she asked, "What does your sister-in-law mean?"

Zhao smiled and said, "It seems that there is a rumor going around that the Third Prince is planning to choose a princess this year. It is said that Minister Huang of the Ministry of Revenue has submitted his daughter's name, and several marquisates are also working on this matter."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang suddenly felt refreshed and excited. She asked, "Sister-in-law, are you saying that we should let the eldest maid choose the prince's consort?"

Thinking of this, she felt hopeful again. If she couldn't become an imperial concubine, she could be selected as the prince's principal wife. Maybe she would even have a chance to become the empress in the future. Wouldn't it be great if she and Baoyu could be together?
Zhao smiled and nodded.

Baochai listened quietly to the conversation between the two and shook her head secretly in her heart. The fight for the throne was always bloody. How could it be a good thing to be involved in it?

After talking about Yuanchun, Zhao looked at Aunt Xue and Baochai and asked, "Brother Yuan has been very busy recently, right?"

Being suddenly asked about Shen Yuan, Baochai was slightly startled and replied, "It's been fine lately. My husband will come back home when the court is closed at 3 p.m."

"That's good." Zhao said something for no reason, paused, and continued: "Your uncle will come to visit the old lady tomorrow afternoon. Then Bao girl, you two can come too, it will be lively."

This is the purpose of Zhao's visit today. Under Wang Ziteng's instructions, he made an appointment with Shen Yuan in this way.

The reason why it's so troublesome is simply to save one's own face.

Baochai didn't think much about it, nodded and said, "I'll talk to my husband when I get back."

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Let’s not talk about Baochai who is chatting with her aunt and cousin in Rong Mansion.

After leaving the government office, Shen Yuan returned to the Shen Mansion.

When she arrived at the backyard, she did not see Baochai and Ying'er, so she called a maid and asked, "Is the Madam not here?"

"Madam went to Rong Mansion and said that my uncle's wife was coming over and they were going to chat over there."

Shen Yuan was stunned for a moment before he realized that it was Wang Ziteng's wife who came to Rong Mansion, and if Baochai went there, she would most likely be invited to stay for dinner.

He went to the study and began to look at some drawings of firearms from the Armory.

There were quite a lot of types of firearms in the Great Zhou at that time, including various styles of muskets, cannons, and fire bombs.

It looks powerful, but is actually extremely inefficient. Military craftsmen focused all their innovations on changing the style, but there was little improvement in power and efficiency.

In particular, the stability of the artillery is extremely poor, the probability of explosion is very high, and it mainly uses solid shells, relying purely on kinetic energy to cause damage. Because of its large mass, its range is also very limited.

Overall, currently only the fire mine can be equipped and used directly, while the others need improvement.

The most important thing is naturally to improve the musket into a flintlock rifle.

While Shen Yuan was thinking, he saw a young girl walked in. When he raised his eyes, she was already close to him.

Shen Yuan looked at the beautiful girl in front of him and could smell a faint fragrance. He called out softly, "Qiu'er."

"Shen Lang~" The girl had a smile on her beautiful face, and her watery eyes were filled with a soft light.

This youthful yet forcedly charming voice made Shen Yuan feel a little strange.

"Qiu'er, do you have something to ask me?"

Qiu Er pretended to be unhappy, pouted her lips, and said with a resentful tone: "Can't you come to look for Shen Lang if you have nothing to do?"

Shen Yuan looked at Qiu'er's lovely appearance and said jokingly with a smile: "Of course I can, I also want to."

As he spoke, he took Qiu'er's hand and the girl exclaimed.

When Qiu'er reacted, she was already sitting on Shen Yuan's thighs, with her whole body leaning against the boy's arms, hugged.

With the warm and soft girl in his arms, Shen Yuan placed the corner of his lips on the girl's delicate head, feeling the fragrance between her black hair, which was refreshing.

Qiu Er was embraced by her lover in such a doting way, her heart was filled with sweetness, and she whispered: "Shen Lang." "Hmm?"

"Qiu'er wants to marry Shen Lang." The girl suppressed her shame and said frankly, "I really want to."

"Qiu'er." Shen Yuan hugged the girl tightly.

He could feel the girl's sincere love for him, and he had some unspeakable thoughts in his heart.

Qiu'er has already decided on Shen Yuan and will never do what he wants in this life. He is the same and will not let this girl slip away from him.

"I won't let Qiu'er wait too long." Shen Yuan pondered for a moment and said this.

In fact, if he were to ask Emperor Yuanzhen for permission to grant the marriage, the emperor might not necessarily disagree, but he wanted Qiu'er to have a more glorious life. After all, the girl was the only daughter of the governor, and he wanted to take care of her as much as possible.

"Qiu'er believes in Shen Lang, but..." The girl raised her head, leaned back slightly, looked at the boy with a pair of affectionate eyes, and whispered softly: "Qiu'er wants to be like Sister Bao and be with Shen Lang."

The voice became lower and lower, and the last few words were barely audible.

However, Shen Yuan had sharp senses and he heard it clearly, and suddenly felt his blood boiling.

"Where did you learn this, girl? Aren't you afraid of getting yourself into trouble?" Shen Yuan was a little mad and couldn't control himself.

"Qiu'er is not...not afraid~" The girl felt a little timid in her heart, but she was still stubborn in her words.

It's not like she hadn't seen it before. That day, Shen Lang treated Bao Sister
Although it seemed a bit thrilling, Sister Bao didn't seem to have any painful expression, and she didn't drink much water today, so she shouldn't be as painful as Sister Bao.
Shen Yuan looked down at the girl's pretty, rosy oval face, her beautiful, shy eyes already full of water.

He gently scratched the girl's nose, shook his head and smiled, jokingly saying: "You are such a naive girl, and you love to play."

Every time she likes to put on a charming expression to tease him, but every time all she needs is a passionate kiss to make the girl go limp as hell and gasp for air.

"Hmm? Mmm~"

Qiu'er didn't understand what Shen Yuan meant. Before she could ask, her lover had already held her soft and pink lips.

The girl quickly closed her eyes, her long eyelashes trembling slightly. She could clearly feel that her lover was more passionate this time than ever before, and even a little greedy.

The girl was so happy that she responded with enthusiasm and shyness, cooperating with her lover's desire.
At this moment, Shen Yuan was indeed moved. How could a hot-blooded young man like him bear holding such a pretty and lovely girl in his arms?

I don't know how long it took before the two of them stopped kissing each other, and as expected, Qiu'er was already limp.

Shen Yuan looked at the girl with a dazed look in her eyes. She looked like a soft and fluffy kitten and was very cute.

He reached out and stroked the girl's smooth black hair, then stroked her rosy and smooth face, and said with a smile: "I won't let you off so easily today, little greedy cat."

"Hmm~" the girl puffed up her cheeks, took a little more strength, and said in a sweet voice: "Qiu'er is not a greedy cat."

As the girl was speaking, she suddenly felt the boy's hand movement. When she lowered her eyes, she saw that the front of her clothes was half unbuttoned, revealing a large area of ​​snow-white. Only then did she understand what her lover meant by not letting her off easily.

Qiu Er's face was shy, she trembled, bit her pink lips, and called out "Shen Lang" softly~
"Well?" Shen Yuan said softly, "Qiu'er should help put out the fire she started."

Qiu'er's face suddenly turned red with shame and she felt her body getting hot.

Shen Yuan asked in a clear voice: "I heard from Sister Xue that you have also been following along to look at some account books recently?"

The girl felt a little dizzy, her face was flushed, her beautiful eyes were full of water, and the corners of her soft lips were glowing.

It took her a while to come back to her senses. She just hummed softly, too embarrassed to speak.

"That's good. It can help your sister Bao and also help kill some time."

At this moment, Shen Yuan did not let Qiu'er idle. He pulled the girl's soft hand and grasped the future.

After a long time, he took out the handkerchief and wiped the girl's delicate hands.

Qiu'er in my arms still felt her heart trembling and she could hardly control herself.

Although the girl had seen the same dangerous scene between her lover and Bao-sister, she still found it a little unbelievable to experience it herself.

Shen Yuan looked at Qiu'er who was still in a daze and whispered a few words in her ear.

Qiu'er's eyes suddenly widened and she said in a trembling voice, "Shen Lang, it turns out..."

It turned out that she was discovered by Shen Lang when she was hiding behind the screen that day. I wonder how Shen Lang looked at her at that time?
"Shen Lang, I just accidentally..."

"It's okay, Qiu'er, don't be nervous." Shen Yuan said softly, "Fortunately, we are together now."

If Qiu'er had not fallen in love with him, Shen Yuan would never have mentioned this matter.

After a moment of silence, Shen Yuan put on a meaningful smile and whispered in her ear, "Compared to what Qiu'er saw that day, it seems that there is still one step missing today. Let me serve Qiu'er."

After saying that, Shen Yuan picked up Qiu'er and gently placed her soft and delicate body on the desk.

Qiu'er's thoughts were in a mess, and the things she had just experienced kept coming to her mind.
She obviously didn't drink much water today, but she still
After everything was packed up, the girl came back to her senses, but her cheeks were still flushed.
"Well~Shen Lang is bullying me."

Shen Yuan raised his hand and patted the round and soft breasts. He could feel the smoothness and tightness through her skirt. With a crisp sound, the hips swayed.

"Who said before that I wanted to be like your sister Bao?" Shen Yuan said, lightly stroking his fingers across the rosy face with gentle and doting movements.

The girl moaned again, her beautiful eyes twinkling, and she stuck out her tongue, saying playfully, "Qiu'er is now like Sister Bao, and she and Shen Lang are also a real couple."

Shen Yuan looked at the girl, who seemed to understand but not quite, and shook his head and smiled, but did not explain.

He took the girl into his arms again and held her quietly.

"We will be husband and wife soon."

Qiu'er buried her head in Shen Yuan's chest, a sweet smile on her lips, and responded softly: "Well~ Qiu'er feels very lucky to have met Shen Lang in this life."

Shen Yuan gently stroked the corner of the girl's lips and whispered, "I am very lucky to have Qiu'er's heart."

"Awoo~" The girl opened her lips slightly and held the boy's fingertips. Her pretty face once again showed a sly and brilliant smile.

This look was so cute and adorable that Shen Yuan's heart could not help but beat fast, and it seemed that something in her was rising again.

"Be good, don't make trouble."

Qiu'er, who was originally somewhat proud, was suddenly stunned, and her face immediately turned red.

Shen Yuan looked at the beauty in his arms and fell into deep thought.
It's time to let Baochai know about his relationship with Qiu'er. What needs to be faced will have to be faced sooner or later.

PS: It was a bit messy due to the censorship, please bear with me, I didn't drive much. I don't know how those Tokyo harem novels were censored, they can put up such a large scale, I just wrote something here and it was blocked by the censorship.
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