The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 248 The Emperor's Mid-Autumn Festival
When the Prince of Zhenxi was fleeing home on his horse at full speed, Jia Rong also left work early to prepare for the festival.

Lin Hongyu and others respectfully welcomed Jia Rong home. While Jia Rong was taking a bath and resting, Lin Hongyu knelt on the cushion beside him to report on her work.

"Your Majesty, tributes from all over the country have been delivered for this year's Mid-Autumn Festival. There are a total of forty-three regions, including the Nine Borders, the Seven Kingdoms, and the foreign states that have surrendered in the past two years."

"There were too many things to fit in the palace, so most of them were sent to the Imperial Household Department's treasury, and some were kept at home. The entire gift list has been placed in the study, waiting for the emperor to personally arrange it."

Jia Rong was resting on a bed made of sea animal skin. The bed was located in a pool, allowing Jia Rong's body to be immersed in hot water more than 20 centimeters underwater.

There were also several beauties wearing white palace gauze sitting beside the bed, including the queen, the county lady and the princess.

Many royal relatives have died over the years, and the prince consort is no exception.

Under the influence of the Queen, Princess Jinling and other concubines in the harem, the widowed princesses no longer had any shame to speak of.

Jia Yuanchun could no longer use morality to criticize Jia Rong, who had become the emperor, because morality could not restrain the emperor.

Jia Rong looked at the queen who was crawling on him like a water snake.

The Queen is six or seven years younger than Jia Rong, and is now in her early twenties, which is a prime time for her.

Her long hair was a nuisance, but she had a slim body, especially a pair of long white legs that outsiders couldn't see.

The acne scars on my body have gradually disappeared, but there are still some marks on my back and body that can be felt.

The rubbing of bodies made the already ambiguous bathing place even more sexy.

Jia Rong looked at the beautiful queen who was twisting her waist hard and getting closer to him.

"Get lost, I just want to take a shower in peace!"

Lin Hongyu quickly shut up, and the others also obediently helped with the bathing and massage, not daring to do anything else that inappropriate.

After being scolded, the queen quickly got up and left Jia Rong, looking at Jia Rong aggrieved like a dog.

Jia Rong ignored her and closed his eyes, thinking about things.

so boring……

When was the last time you came?

It seems like it was around June or July, but now it’s August 15th. No wonder I’ve been feeling so listless lately.

Jia Rong, who had a good memory, thought of Wang Xifeng. Last time, she had exposed Fengjie's beastly brother and his family.

"What is Sister Feng doing?"

Jia Rong asked about Wang Xifeng.

Xiao Hong said quickly, "Your Majesty, the Queen went to Ningguo Mansion this morning to prepare for the ancestor worship, and she said she would be back in the afternoon."

Jia Rong asked, "How is she doing recently? I was so busy that I forgot to care about her. I remember she cried for a long time a while ago. Is she happy recently?"

Xiaohong had no idea what Jia Rong wanted to ask.

After hearing that Jia Rong cared about Wang Xifeng, I thought that Jia Rong really cared about Wang Xifeng.

"Your Majesty, I am very happy recently. Your Majesty is very busy and concerned about state affairs. I am at home just chatting and joking with the other ladies. I am very happy. In addition, the princes have been very obedient and well-behaved recently. They know how to study hard."

"Just these days, there are so many fun things sent from all over the place that I can't even look at them all. Every time I see you, your Majesty, you are so happy!"

After hearing this, Jia Rong thought for a moment, "Oh, that's good."

Seeing that Jia Rong didn't want to talk, Xiaohong continued talking about what she hadn't said just now.

"There have been a lot of things going on at home recently, and I don't know what to do with many of them. Fortunately, the Queen tells us what to do, otherwise I really wouldn't know what to do."

The queen knelt in the pool and looked at Jia Rong who ignored her.

"Your Majesty, it's fine if we don't hold a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet this year, but we can't keep not holding one in the future. This will undermine the dignity of the royal family."

"If His Majesty is too busy, I will bring the concubines in the harem to entertain the imperial ladies in the court during the New Year to show His Majesty's great grace."

Jia Rong said lazily, "You can make your own arrangements. It's up to you."

The queen said happily, "Yes! Your Majesty!"

Xiaohong looked at this scene and also smiled.

"Your Majesty, how should we arrange the Mid-Autumn Festival ancestor worship? Should we worship the ancestors of the Jia family or the ancestors of the royal family?"

Jia Rong didn't want to offer sacrifices to either side.

"Just leave the Jia family to Jia Ben, Jia Shu and Jia Jian. I will not be involved in these matters in the future."

"The royal family should offer sacrifices to the two previous emperors. They were both very good to me."

Jia Rong missed the time when the retired emperor and the late emperor were alive. At that time, the air was so free and life was so happy.

Xiaohong had no objection to this matter. Now that Jia Rong was the emperor, continuing to worship the ancestors of the Jia family would feel like usurping the throne.

We should still offer sacrifices to the late emperor, so that it seems legitimate.

After taking a bath, Jia Rong changed into clean and comfortable clothes and went to have dinner with his children, wives, concubines, and many women who had no official status but had actual relationships with him to celebrate. On the dinner table, Lin Daiyu was on Jia Rong's left, Jia Yuanchun was on his right, and opposite him were the Queen and Youshi.

It was clearly a normal seating order, and it had been going on for several months, but today Jia Rong was in a bad mood and was looking for trouble.

Then Jia Rong discovered the problem!
Jia Rong looked at Youshi, frowned and said, "Now I am the emperor, and I have both the empress and the queen mother. It is not appropriate for you to be here."

Youshi was eating with a bowl in her hand!

After hearing what Jia Rong said, Youshi immediately knew that Jia Rong was looking for trouble.

At this time, any rebuttal or reasoning about filial piety will be of no use to this person.

Youshi has been with Jia Rong for nearly twenty years. From the time she was a teenager who came in as a concubine after Jia Rong's mother died, to now when she is almost forty years old, she has been under Jia Rong's clutches for almost half of her life.

"I will do whatever the emperor says." Yu Shi lowered her head and continued to eat the red lotus rouge rice without taking a single bite of vegetable.

Jia Yuanchun, Lin Daiyu, Wang Xifeng and others at the nearby table were also listening carefully.

Wang Xifeng didn't dare to say a word, and waited quietly for Jia Rong's next arrangements.

Yu Shi's identity is indeed very problematic. She is neither Jia Rong's mother nor has she ever played the role of a mother. She has always been a gossip.

Now Jia Rong has long changed his surname to Guoxingye and has become the emperor.

Besides, the Queen and Jia Rong lived, ate and slept together, so how could Youshi be on an equal footing with the Queen?

At this time, Youshi was silent and didn't say a word. Her submissive look made people feel distressed.

Jia Rong, however, has no conscience at all.

"When the Emperor died, he ordered that all women except the Emperor's biological mother be killed and buried alive with him, so as not to delay state affairs."

Yu's hands began to tremble, and everyone else became nervous.

Jia Rong continued, "When the emperor died, the ministers in the court also planned to kill all the more than a thousand women that the emperor had favored and bury them with him. I strongly opposed it and sent them away. No one was buried with him. I also took in the empress, the virtuous concubine and other concubines in the harem."

The queen was moved and said, "Thanks to Your Majesty, I am able to continue to live and save my life. I am willing to live for Your Majesty in this life!"

All of Jia Rong's women knew about the relationship between the Queen and Jia Rong, but after Jia Rong became the Emperor, this kind of thing was no longer a big deal.

The emperor's morals do not need to be too high.

Jia Rong continued, "I will build a Cihang Jingzhai behind Tianxiang Tower. You can practice in it with your hair uncut. It's okay to walk around casually. But when you become a monk, you will no longer have the family relationship you had before. From now on, I will call you Nun Tai."

Yu Shi felt relieved all over, and she quickly stood up and knelt down: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

For some reason, Jia Rong felt happy when he saw Youshi kneeling down to him.

Jia Rong smiled and said, "Okay, next time you come over to eat, sit at the same table with your sister."

"Yes, Your Majesty~" Yu raised her head and responded charmingly.

Not being Jia Rong's mistress was such a relief, just like the collar around her neck had been untied and she finally didn't have to be disciplined by having her head pressed down.

From then on, Jia Rong was truly a fatherless and motherless child!

Jia Yuanchun, Lin Daiyu, Wang Xifeng, the Queen Mother, You Erjie, You Sanjie, Qin Keqing, Xue Baochai... and so many others were all happy for Jia Rong and Youshi!

Jia Rong was very happy. He slept with Lin Daiyu for the first half of the night and then got up.

Lin Daiyu stood up dazedly, "What's wrong?"

Jia Rong replied, "Let's hurry up to the second half. Your sister is waiting impatiently!"

"Oh..." Lin Daiyu fell asleep again in a daze.

Jia Rong quickly refused the maid's company and went out to have a second show by himself.

After coming out of Xiangyun's room, Jia Rong was thinking about going to the third scene when he suddenly saw the bright full moon outside.

During the full moon of Mid-Autumn Festival, the emperor's uncle Xue Pan, who was fooling around with his good brothers, soon met the legendary silver-haired devil who specialized in killing royal relatives together with a group of dandies who smoked, drank, and watched fantasy movies, as well as prostitutes and servants!
The man walked from the balcony into the banquet hall, punching and kicking gracefully as if he was taking a stroll.

The whole process took less than ten minutes, and hundreds of people were in so much pain that they lost their memories and even their lives.

While Jia Rong and Tanchun were fighting, the voice of a palace maid was heard outside the door.

"Your Majesty! Something bad has happened!"

"What's going on? Is it more important than me giving birth to a son?! Get lost! I don't want to hear it!"

"Yes!"

The palace maids soon dared not speak anymore and stood obediently outside the door listening to the loud fighting between the Emperor and the Empress.

It was not until dinner the next day that Xue Baochai learned the explosive news.

"My brother!!!" Xue Baochai cried.

"Father!" Xing Xiuyan also cried. Uncle Xing also fell to his death when he was having fun as if he were a god at a gathering of young people.

(End of this chapter)