After the rebellion was successful, I realized that this place was the Red Mansion

Chapter 166 A Visit to the Grand View Garden (Part 2)

Early in the morning.

"Grandma, these are the clothes and jewelry you'll be wearing later. I've brought them out for you."

Ping'er placed the gold-embroidered satin narrow silver jacket, the gold-threaded eight-treasure beaded hairpin, the red gold dragon necklace, the double fish rose pendant, and other items that Wang Xifeng wore when Yuan Chun visited her family last time on the dressing table.

Wang Xifeng's gaze wasn't on the jewelry, clothes, or toys, but rather on the bodice that Ping'er had deliberately placed on top of her clothes, which she had embroidered herself!

"What are you going to do with it?" Sister Feng raised her eyebrows, looking like she was about to interrogate her.

Ping'er picked up the koi fish and lotus-patterned bib and said deliberately, "Since Grandma isn't going to wear it, I'll take it back and leave it."

He turned around to put it back in the wardrobe.

"Wait!"

Wang Xifeng called her again, and Ping'er turned around. The two women looked at each other, and the room fell silent for a moment.

Seeing a hint of amusement in her eyes, Sister Feng said angrily, "You little hussy, you're deliberately trying to tease me again!"

Ping'er laughed and said, "Grandma has wronged me."

Fengjie said, "The emperor hasn't issued an edict ordering me to wear it. Wouldn't it be embarrassing for me to wear it?"

Ping'er held the smooth bodice made of palace silk in her hand and sighed, "Why can't you understand, Grandma? His Majesty has ordered you to embroider this shameful bodice. He must want to see you wearing it in person to feel satisfied. Now that His Majesty is coming to the mansion, how can you not wear it?"

Sister Feng's expression shifted rapidly. After a long while, she finally managed to grit her teeth and utter, "You bastard! This old lady has become his source of amusement!"

Ping'er didn't dare to reply. The situation was beyond her control, and there was no point in cursing anymore.

So she went up to her, took off the undergarment she had worn to bed the night before, and put the bodice on her. Because her chest was round and full, Ping'er pushed the white flesh inside and then tied the bodice straps.

After getting dressed, the two of them looked at the dressing mirror at the same time.

In the mirror stood a beautiful woman with long, bare legs, disheveled hair, and a slender, snow-white figure, wearing only a pink koi-patterned bodice with four clearly visible characters embroidered on it.

Neither the master nor the servant knew many characters, yet they were extremely familiar with these four characters, making it impossible for anyone to pronounce them!
Just by silently reciting it in his heart, he felt a tingling sensation rise from his abdomen and rush through his limbs and bones, making his heart pound, his throat dry, and his eyes and brows exude a seductive charm.

Even more coincidentally, the two most important characters were positioned on the tip, one on the left and one on the right.

"grandmother……"

Ping'er hesitated, clearly having already discerned that the Second Mistress was already feeling restless with love, and that she was probably thinking all sorts of things, but she could roughly guess what was going on in her mind.

Because Ping'er felt the same way. Seeing the slender, fair-skinned beauty in the mirror wearing this embarrassing bodice, she too felt aroused and couldn't help but recall that night when she received the Emperor's favor.

"Shut up!"

Feng Jie trembled almost imperceptibly, her cheeks already flushed red, her phoenix eyes tightly closed, and after a long while she said resentfully, "Don't tell anyone about this... If the emperor spreads this around, I'd rather kill myself than suffer his humiliation again!!"

Ping'er nodded hurriedly: "Heaven knows, earth knows, you know, I know, and the rest, only the emperor knows."

Even if they manage to reunite in the future, Second Master Lian shouldn't even think about it!

"Get me dressed!"

Sister Feng blushed with embarrassment and dared not look at herself in the mirror any longer.

After the two of them had finished their preparations, Wang Xifeng dressed and groomed herself. As she looked in the mirror and applied her makeup, she inexplicably thought that the emperor might summon her to his bedchamber that night...

Just now, thinking about this matter, my heart stirred again, and my whole body felt hot. I even thought about what the emperor looked like, and how he humiliated her that night, seeing her wearing this undergarment...

"What a filthy bastard! Even in that position, he still spends his days scheming to humiliate people!"

Wang Xifeng gritted her teeth and cursed again.

But after thinking about it carefully, she realized that Jia Lian, that heartless man, had been away from the manor for two months, and she had been sleeping alone every night. No wonder she... was lovesick.

Life without a man is truly unbearable. I don't know how my sister-in-law got through it; it must have been so hard for her.

Fengjie composed herself and went with Ping'er to pay their respects to the old lady. After the young ladies arrived, she called Tanchun to go out and manage some affairs.

The young ladies were favored, and the emperor bestowed upon them the privilege of managing the household. But how could they possibly be absent from any task inside or outside the Jia family mansion?!

If she also serves the emperor in bed tonight, she might just... ptooey!

Lost in her thoughts, Wang Xifeng, wearing that shameful undergarment, went out to wait with the girls outside the mansion gate, glancing out onto the street several times, wondering when the emperor would arrive.

afternoon.

The imperial carriage finally arrived.

Wang Xifeng hurriedly followed the others to the gate to greet them. The young ladies stood in front, while she, Li Wan, You Shi, and other young wives could only stand at the back.

"The Emperor has arrived! Kneel!"

When the emperor arrived at the gate of the mansion, Wang Xifeng obediently knelt down. After being allowed to stand up, she stood up slightly and raised her head to take a look at what that dog emperor looked like.

But he was tall and strong, with sharp eyes and a rugged face. He wore a robe with dragon patterns and was the ruler of the world, the supreme sovereign.

Wang Xifeng's heart suddenly pounded again. The emperor looked over, his sharp eyes fixed on her, as if he knew her general appearance from Leng Zixing's words and recognized her at a glance!
"My undergarment...!"

Feng Jie's heart was pounding wildly, and her cheeks were already flushed. The emperor's gaze seemed to penetrate through each piece of clothing she was wearing and see the shameful undergarment she was wearing close to her chest!

And I saw the four characters she had embroidered herself!

"Are you Sister Feng, also known as Spicy Feng?" the emperor asked with a smile.

He recognized me!
Wang Xifeng was shocked, angry, ashamed, and annoyed. The fact that she was wearing a bodice made her feel even more embarrassed, and she lost her usual shrewdness and competence, standing there dumbfounded.

Chu Yan looked puzzled. Had he mistaken someone else?

When he arrived, he saw that all the girls were dressed up in their finest attire. Xiangyun, who was usually lively and playful, was now standing and kneeling properly with the other girls according to their age. He couldn't help but find it amusing.

After waking them up, Chu Yan looked at them and saw Xiangyun smiling at him, Yingchun with her head lowered, not daring to look at him, and Baochai, who was plump and fair, with a little sweat on her forehead and nose after being in the sun for a while. Among the group of girls, she was the one who was the most uncomfortable from the heat.

In addition, he finally met Xichun, one of the four girls. She was standing at the end of the girls' group, next to Wang Xuanzhu, with her head slightly lowered.

Although he couldn't see her completely, her face was small and fair, and he could tell at a glance that she was a young beauty. As he looked at the other girls, Daiyu raised her dewy eyes and glanced at him with a hint of reproach and resentment, as if she harbored some resentment in her heart, or perhaps she had been waiting for a long time.

Chu Yan smiled and told them to wait a little longer. His gaze swept over them and looked at the young wives and grandmothers. He saw a slender and beautiful woman standing next to Li Wan, dressed in colorful and splendid attire. In contrast to Li Wan and another woman beside her, he guessed that she was Wang Xifeng and asked her a question.

Sister Feng was stunned for some reason.

Li Wan had been intimate with Chu Yan a few times, so she wasn't particularly afraid of him. Seeing that Feng Jie didn't reply, she took Feng Jie's hand and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, this is indeed Feng Jie. In the past, she was very eloquent, and ten men couldn't out-argue her. But today, perhaps she's shy in front of Your Majesty, and she can't speak!"

Everyone laughed. Wang Xifeng blushed, regaining her usual shrewdness, and quickly said with a smile, "I am a young wife who rarely goes out. This is the first time I have seen Your Majesty's face. I am a little timid. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Chu Yan nodded, then deliberately asked, "Do you know your crime?"

In an instant, Wang Xifeng felt as if struck by lightning, her whole body turning ice-cold.

Her first thought was that the emperor was furious and would punish her for replying too late!
But then, Fengjie suddenly remembered that the words on the undergarment she was wearing were a deliberate attempt by the emperor to imply that she was guilty and that she should wear the undergarment!
Fortunately, she listened to Ping'er's advice and put on her bellyband in the morning!

Li Wan asked in confusion, "Your Majesty... what happened to Feng'er?"

Everyone looked over, but Jia Yuanchun, who was following Chu Yan, was not particularly nervous, because she knew that the Emperor would not punish them easily.

Chu Yan said calmly, "Where is your daughter, Qiao Jie?"

As they were talking, a child of a few years old got out of a sedan chair and ran over to them. When he saw Chu Yan, Qinghe and the others, he quickly bowed and then ran to Li Wan, calling out "Mother!" happily.

"Lan'er!"

Grandmother Jia, who was standing nearby, was very excited and quickly called out to him, "Lan'er, go down quickly! The Emperor is here, you are not allowed to act recklessly!"

Lady Wang's expression was complicated as she thought of Baoyu. The young ladies, however, were not surprised, as they had already met Jia Lan in the palace.

Li Wan escorted Jia Lan to the line of maids standing behind her. Only then did Feng Jie step forward, bow, and reply, "My daughter Qiao Jie is still too young to understand, so I dared not bring her to greet Your Majesty. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Chu Yan nodded and said, "In that case, let's forget about it."

Of the Twelve Beauties of Jinling, all but Qiao Jie are still alive.

On the right side of the welcoming procession stood a woman dressed in a robe of interwoven colors, resembling a paddy field; this robe was a variation of the style worn by nuns since the Ming and Shun dynasties.

Chu Yan looked at her figure. Her tall body was wrapped in a paddy field dress. Although she bowed her head and greeted him with one palm, he could still see that her waist was slender and supple, her hips were wide and round, and her chest was full. Her figure was no less than that of Qin Keqing. The two seemed to have their own merits.

"So you are Miaoyu?"

Chu Yan asked her if he had ever considered having sex with her, just to see what it was like to see a woman in a monk's robe looking graceful and alluring.

His purpose in coming to the Jia family this time was to favor the young ladies and concubines of the Red Chamber. There was no need to hide it. Although Miaoyu had a quiet and noble temperament, like a nun, it made people want to take her into the palace.

Moreover, Miaoyu's figure was exactly what Chu Yan liked, making her the perfect type for him to have his way with.

"Your Majesty, my Buddhist name is Miaoyu."

She replied faintly, still keeping her head slightly lowered.

If it were anyone else, Chu Yan could have simply told her to raise her head, but Miaoyu was, after all, half a nun, and to tell her to raise her head would seem too hasty.

So he said, "When I have time, I will visit your Longcui Nunnery to sit and discuss Zen."

Ignoring her reaction, Chu Yan looked at the girls and asked, "Is Fourth Miss here?"

"……His Majesty."

Xichun came out and bowed, her little face showing a mix of bewilderment and shyness.

Chu Yan looked at her face; she appeared to be a charming and lively young woman, but in the novel *Dream of the Red Chamber*, she was described as having a somewhat aloof personality.

"I have finally met all four of you sisters today."

After laughing, Chu Yan said to them, "Let's go, come with me into the manor."

With that, he stepped into the Rongguo Mansion.

The crowd followed slowly in order and entered the mansion through the main gate.

Daiyu sneered inwardly: "He came to the manor for no other reason than to see the young lady and the young wife. This shows that he is indeed a debauched and tyrannical ruler!"

When Chu Yan arrived at the Jia family, who did he ask?

He didn't ask about Wang Xifeng, Miaoyu, Xichun, or Qiaojie, and he ignored everyone else, including Grandmother Jia, Madam Wang, Madam Xing, Madam You, Madam Wang Ziteng, Aunt Xue, and others, who were right in front of him.

They only asked about the good-looking and young ones!

Aunt Xue is a bit older, but she is also very beautiful. Why doesn't he seem to be interested in her?

If he were to fall for Aunt Xue, he would be the most debauched monarch in history!

As Daiyu was lost in thought, she suddenly saw the emperor stop, turn to look at the ladies and grandmothers, and ask, "Who is she? Has Leng Zixing mentioned you?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

The woman who was asked the question turned pale. Her round, elegant face, which had been pampered for many years, was filled with panic. She stammered for a long time and couldn't say a word.

Baochai hurriedly stepped forward and replied, "Your Majesty, this is my mother, she comes from the royal family... Leng Zixing, I suppose he has never mentioned her."

No matter how dignified and composed she was, she was thrown into turmoil and her heart raced when the emperor suddenly asked her about her mother.

She feared that the emperor might get a sudden urge and summon her mother to the palace as well...

Fortunately, the emperor only glanced at her mother twice before entering the palace.

Aunt Xue's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally slowly settled down, but she inwardly groaned in despair.

The emperor's visit to the Jia family was tantamount to these married grandmothers and ladies living with strange men every day. In the past, their reputations would have been ruined long ago.

But now, they are all servants. The emperor is not visiting the Jia family, but the royal palace!

(End of this chapter)