The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 296 Good Man Jia Rong 1
When I got off work and went home, I soon met a group of women with happy faces near Baicao Palace.

"Your Majesty, I await your arrival. Long live the Emperor!"

The women kneeling on the ground opened their legs, their faces slightly flushed due to the cold and excitement, as if they had been drinking or putting on makeup.

These women in their thirties are still immersed in yesterday's passion and cannot extricate themselves, trying their best to satisfy the emperor.

Or be satisfied by the emperor.

"I still have things to do, you guys can eat by yourselves." Jia Rong still had official business to deal with, and also wanted to eat alone in peace for a while.

As an emperor, he insists on having dinner with his family every night, which surpasses all the emperors in history.

Empress Shengren stood up from Jia Rong's side, stepped off the rickshaw and walked to the side of an ordinary woman.

As the empress of the previous dynasty and the crown princess of the previous dynasty, this woman is actually not very old, only six or seven years younger than Jia Rong.

She was young, beautiful, and of noble birth. She was devoted to Jia Rong and gave birth to a son for him three or four years ago.

Jia Rong took birth control pills, which prevented him from getting pregnant for at least a year, so he didn't think about having children.

Soon Jia Rong went to Baicao Palace to continue his work, while Empress Shengren, together with Jia Yuanchun and others who had stood up, walked towards Nuanxiang Tower.

"Why are you here at noon? The emperor usually comes in the evening."

Empress Shengren had no conflicts with other women. Even when she revoked Jia Yuanchun's power, it was because she was in the way, not because she hated her.

Jia Rong treats all women the same. There are women he likes a little more, but he doesn't have any particular preference for any one woman.

If you compete for favor in the palace or want to be the only one who receives all the love, you will definitely be taught a lesson by Jia Rong.

Jia Yuanchun was a little embarrassed. "I had nothing to do at home, so I came out to see the emperor. Did the emperor encounter any bad things in the court today? Why do you look so unhappy?"

Empress Shengren smiled and looked at Jia Yuanchun with some amusement.

"What does it mean to be in a good mood? Is it like yesterday, when I pulled all the sisters to bed without saying anything and made love with them, that I am in a good mood?"

Jia Yuanchun looked embarrassed and quickly went back to the Yangxin Palace to talk with Empress Shengren.

The Yangxin Palace was Jia Yuanchun's private residence. In the mornings and evenings before dinner, princes and princesses would come to pay their respects to her. In order to avoid meeting those concubines in the harem who were used to making trouble, they would meet here most of the time.

Now that the children have all gone to school and have not returned, and the gate outside the courtyard is closed, the two queens can naturally chat about some private topics.

After the two of them sat down, they were surrounded by some trusted maids, so they were not worried about the news getting out.

Jia Yuanchun sat upright on a phoenix chair, holding a cup of tea in her hand, with a look of deep thought between her brows.

Some things cannot be said too directly, otherwise they may be seen as instigation.

Jia Yuanchun took a sip of tea and looked at the imperial concubine sitting beside her, her tone gentle but with a hint of solemnity.

"Sister, you are the queen, and now you live in Tianxiang Palace. There are a lot of things going on there, and it is crowded with people. I think it would be better to report to the emperor and build a big house for you."

Qin Keqing always does indecent things, and the second and third sisters have learned bad things from her. Now that Youshi has gone to a nunnery to live in seclusion, Qin Keqing often goes there to play. I'm afraid the nunnery is not clean either.

Empress Shengren smiled and said, "That's good. Just talk to the emperor and let Concubine Xian and Princess Jinling accompany me. Otherwise, there will be too many people and Tianxiang Palace won't be able to accommodate them. It's originally a place for the emperor to have fun, so it's time to add some young palace maids."

Only then did Jia Yuanchun remember that she was already in her thirties and would be forty in a few years.

Seeing that Jia Yuanchun didn't say anything, Empress Shengren took on her duties as an empress.

"The emperor has been busy with state affairs recently, and he looks a little tired. As the masters of the harem, you and I should share the emperor's worries and work."

Jia Yuanchun looked at Empress Shengren.

"I wonder if my sister has any ideas?"

Empress Shengren said softly, "Your Majesty is very busy and in his prime, so he needs some time to relax."

"The emperor has been watching us for several years, even more than ten years. Even the children are not as happy as they were at the beginning after watching us for more than ten years."

"In my opinion, it would be better to select some beauties for the emperor to enter the palace. This will not only make the palace more lively, but also make the emperor happy."

Jia Yuanchun accepted this and acknowledged that time is unforgiving.

Of course, Jia Yuanchun also knew that she, like her mother, was a woman without romance, and Jia Rong always preferred women with romance.

Being able to endure the bad feelings in his heart and past mistakes and give himself some face is already ten times better than his father.

Jia Yuanchun quickly regarded Jia Rong's favor to her yesterday as a gift and care from the emperor.

The woman is already in her thirties and almost forty. The emperor has seen beautiful women before, so how could he be so lustful?

Thinking of this, Jia Yuanchun was even more willing to help Jia Rong with the affairs of the harem. "Sister, you are indeed thoughtful, but you need to be careful about the selection of concubines. Not only must you have outstanding looks, but you must also have good character to avoid trouble in the future."

Empress Shengren stroked her temples gently, her smile deepening: "Don't worry, sister. I have some plans. I heard that there are many beauties in Jiangnan, especially in Suzhou and Yangzhou. The women are gentle as water and are proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. If we select some beauties from there to enter the palace, it will definitely satisfy the emperor."

Jia Yuanchun nodded slightly, knowing that it was Jia Rong's trip to Jiangnan that made Empress Shengren think that Jia Rong liked Jiangnan women.

The women in the Jia family are actually all Jiangnan women, especially those in the Zhen family and Lin Daiyu, who are all authentic Jiangnan beauties.

"The beauties from the south of the Yangtze River are good, but the emperor is used to the gentleness of the women in the Central Plains, so perhaps he should have some new ideas. I heard that there are often exotic beauties from the Western Regions, India, Persia and other places entering the Central Plains. They are gorgeous, graceful, and their dancing is even more moving. If we can find a few such women, perhaps it will give the emperor a refreshing experience."

Empress Shengren smiled and said, "Sister, you are right! Foreign beauties do have a unique charm. There are many who have been sent to the palace from all over the country in the past few months. I will send someone to inquire and see if I can find a few suitable women to recommend to the emperor."

"However, we need to keep a low profile on this matter to avoid causing criticism from the court officials. You and I need to personally supervise the selection of the girls and make sure to select girls with good character and clean backgrounds to avoid any trouble in the future."

Jia Yuanchun knew that Jia Rong didn't care about these things, so she said helplessly: "In addition to appearance and character, figure is also a point that cannot be ignored. Although the emperor does not like luxury, men love beauty after all. If you can choose some women with graceful figures and graceful bodies, it will definitely make the emperor happier."

It has never been a secret that Jia Rong likes women with big breasts and big butts.

He has never concealed this fact, and most of the maids and attendants around him are of this type.

Empress Shengren nodded, "Although the emperor is the son of heaven, he is also a mortal with seven emotions and six desires. As his wife, we should consider his happiness, but the harem is ultimately a place of right and wrong."

"The matter of the talent show needs to be handled with great caution."

"To prevent the kind of scheming that happened in the palace before, where you can't even have peace of mind when giving birth to a child."

The former dynasty and the harem competed for favor and schemed against each other, and many children were killed.

Jia Rong has many women, but they keep to themselves. Jia Yuanchun and Wang Xifeng work together to manage them all.

The other girls were either younger sisters or former maids and servants, so naturally they did not dare to go against the mistress.

The only outsider who was considered favored was Qingwen. However, Qingwen was born a slave, so even if she had ten times the courage, she would not dare to show off in front of Wang Xifeng and Jia Yuanchun.

But generally speaking, they are still our family. If we let outsiders in now, it will be difficult to manage the harem.

Empress Shengren stood up and walked over. She sat beside the couch, held Jia Yuanchun's hand, and comforted her softly, "Sister, don't worry too much. With you and me working together to keep an eye on things, we will definitely not let those with ill intentions take advantage of us."

"Besides, the emperor is wise and powerful, and he knows his limits."

Jia Yuanchun nodded and smiled, saying, "Sister, you are right. I was worrying too much."

If Jia Rong was not partial, there would be no problems in the harem.

After that, he rarely came to eat and spent most of his time in Baicao Palace studying things that interested him.

After the first month of the lunar year, when Jia Rong was reading a book, a female official came in and knelt down.

"Your Majesty, today more than ten seventh-rank ladies came to the palace to meet the Holy Palace Empress, hoping that the Emperor would grant marriages to their sons. The Holy Palace Empress asked the Emperor for his decision."

Jia Rong put down the book and asked, "Where is the person?"

"At the Queen's."

Jia Rong asked curiously, "Why are you looking for me to grant you a marriage? Just go find one yourself."

The female official also looked at Jia Rong while she was kneeling, and answered earnestly, "These ladies are all new ladies who have come to the capital. They were given titles because their sons passed the imperial examination and were granted titles. They don't know ordinary women in the capital, and they are worried that their children will get to know women from brothels. They heard that the Holy Palace was going to send back some sensible and obedient palace maids, so they came here to make a request."

Jia Rong understood, "Yes, before you get married, learn some things that ordinary women do, such as washing clothes and cooking, and learn some common family medicine usage techniques and childbirth. When you leave the palace, get a physical examination first. If you are sick, don't marry."

Although the palace maids were either unwanted by Jia Rong or had been used by him, people in the folk did not care about this.

The princesses, the crown princes' wives, and the wives of the noble heirs can all enter the palace in large numbers to serve the emperor. Naturally, those minor officials and children from poor families don't care about this.

Compared to those small matters, these people care more about whether they can have a relationship with the emperor.

Prostitutes can become good women. They have received education on women's virtues, and the emperor has people specially sent to supervise the palace maids to maintain the standards of women's virtues after they get married. Naturally, they will have no trouble finding a husband.

Most of these palace maids are decent looking, have received management education, are in good health, have seen the world, and do not have too many messy relationships. They are very suitable to be in the group of technicians in the capital who need less things to do and concentrate on research.

Early death of women was a common problem in the feudal era.

Jia Rong's mother died early, Xichun's mother died early, Lin Daiyu's mother died early, Shi Xiangyun's mother died early...

Because death was so common, the healthy women who left the Holy Palace had no trouble finding a husband.

Those who are lucky enough to become pregnant with Jia Rong’s child will naturally not need to leave the palace and will have it for the rest of their lives.

For the palace maids in the Holy Palace, leaving is the worst choice. Being able to stay in the Holy Palace and live a good life is a good job. If they can be favored by the emperor and get pregnant, it would be a happy and beautiful thing that would make them smile in their dreams!
(End of this chapter)