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

Chapter 228 Zijuan said: The young lady is kissing.
After leaving Xiangyun's room, Chu Yan instructed Qingwen, "Go to Xiaoxiang Pavilion and give my regards to Miss Lin."

Xiangyun, who had followed them out, laughed upon hearing this.

Qingwen agreed and was about to leave when the Emperor called her back.

"..."

After thinking for a while, Chu Yan said, "Fine, I'll go."

Xiangyun's expression changed slightly, and she muttered resentfully in a low voice, "The Emperor treats Sister Lin differently from us."

Chu Yan heard this, turned around and pinched her cheek, explaining with a smile, "Your sister Lin is a bit scheming, she'll cry for no reason, let alone when your precious second brother is back."

Xiangyun looked up at him and asked, "Will you come to visit me when I have a good cry someday?"

Chu Yan laughed and said, "If Yun'er cries, it's like the sky is falling and the earth is collapsing. That's terrible. Not only will I have to comfort her, but your sisters and cousins ​​will also have to come and console her in order to make Yun'er feel better."

Xiangyun pursed her lips and giggled, "Brother Emperor is just teasing me, but I'm happy anyway!"

As she spoke, she walked up to him, stood on tiptoe, and leaned in to kiss his cheek. She blushed with embarrassment, covered her mouth, and looked at him with affectionate eyes before turning and going back into the house.

Chu Yanchao looked at Xiangyun's retreating figure and said, "I'll come back to find Yun'er when I return?"

Xiangyun turned around and smiled, "I'm going to read for a while and then go to sleep. I'll go home and stay for two days tomorrow."

Chu Yan nodded, said goodbye to her, and then led Qingwen and several eunuchs towards Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

As night fell, some of the maids and servants who had been playing in the Grand View Garden returned home one after another. Chu Yan encountered many of them on the way, but they all kept their distance and did not approach him.

Only two maids were walking hand in hand, their heads down, seemingly preoccupied. They only snapped out of their reverie when they got closer and hurriedly tried to leave, but Qingwen called out to them, "Diguan, stop!"

The young actress, Di Guan, turned pale with fright and trembled as she followed Ou Guan forward, bowing and greeting, "Your Majesty..."

In front of the Emperor, Qingwen couldn't scold her, but she said a few harsh words to her.

"Are you two playing together?" Chu Yan asked casually, as this was the first time he had seen the two of them together.

The young actress Di Guan in his room was more voluptuous than the delicate and slender Ou Guan. Last night, he watched the four head maids and four young actresses wash themselves and learned that Di Guan's hips were wider than her shoulders. She was very shy and hadn't spoken much since she came to his room.

Ou Guan, a young male lead in the female roles, stepped forward and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, Di Guan and I are very close. We often go out for fun when we have free time. It's unfortunate that we bumped into Your Majesty today. I hope Your Majesty will forgive us."

Chu Yan didn't expose the two of them for the first time, and said with a smile, "It's alright. I'm going to Xiaoxiang Pavilion anyway, so you two can come along. Di Guan will come back with us later."

The two exchanged a glance and had no choice but to follow.

They didn't talk much on the way. Chu Yan only asked them a few questions casually. When they arrived at Xiaoxiang Pavilion, Ou Guan hurriedly went in to announce their arrival. When Chu Yan entered the room, Daiyu had already come out to greet him.

Their eyes met, and after a moment, Daiyu bowed and said with a smile, "Why is Your Majesty here so late?"

Chu Yan took her small hand and led her straight into her study. Daiyu blushed and tried to struggle, but was still led in.

After releasing her hand, Chu Yan looked at her cheek, reached out and touched it, and laughed, "I knew Lin sister was crying again."

Daiyu slapped his hand away and walked to sit down on the chair. "Who's crying? I just washed my face, and you came again, even touching me inappropriately."

Chu Yan said, "It's good that you didn't cry. I didn't want to come tonight, but I was afraid you were sad, so I came to see you anyway."

He originally wanted to use the incident of Daiyu returning the handkerchief to tease her, but after hearing Xiangyun's words, he gave up and let her get used to it slowly.

Daiyu looked at him for a while with her misty eyes before getting up to thank him, and said with a smile, "Thank you for your concern. I'm fine, but I was a little sad and that's why I cried."

She stared at Chu Yan, waiting for him to ask a question.

Chu Yan said, "You don't have to always get up and bow. There's no need to be too polite in the inner quarters."

Daiyu laughed and said, "You are the emperor, and I am a commoner maid. I am neither the granddaughter of a duke nor the young lady of a marquis. If I do not respect the emperor, wouldn't the female officials report me to the emperor?"

Before Chu Yan could speak, Daiyu added, "Don't blame the female officials; they were just doing their duty. We'll remember how well you treat the girls."

Chu Yan laughed and said, "Then there's no need to show respect when there are no female officials."

Daiyu covered her mouth with her handkerchief and smiled. Chu Yan saw her cherry lips, red and soft, and couldn't help but recall when he kissed her a few days ago. Daiyu seemed to be telepathically connected with him. Seeing him looking at her like this, she blushed and turned her head away, forgetting what she had just said.

Chu Yan snapped out of his reverie and asked with a smile, "Sister Lin just said she was feeling troubled, is it because of Jia Baoyu?"

Daiyu glanced back at him, but couldn't discern his thoughts, so she said with a hint of annoyance, "Since you say I have an affair, why bother asking?"

Chu Yan said, "But I heard that you returned the handkerchief to him."

Daiyu blushed, looked at him for a while, and then lowered her head.

Seeing her slender and delicate appearance, with her head bowed and silent, Chu Yan felt an even stronger sense of a sickly beauty, like Xi Shi clutching her heart.

She said softly, "If you feel guilty because Jia Baoyu castrated himself because of the handkerchief incident, I think there's no need for that."

Daiyu realized he had come for the handkerchief, so she said, "Have you ever doubted my intention in returning the handkerchief?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Yan glanced at her a few times, then stood up, went over and hugged her. Daiyu was so frightened that she pushed him away repeatedly, angrily saying, "Returning the handkerchief and agreeing to enter the palace are two different things. Why are you touching me like that? I don't owe you anything anymore!"

Chu Yan laughed and said, "I thought that with our feelings for each other, we could disregard personal relationships. Who knew that Sister Lin would be so heartless, causing me great sorrow!"

Daiyu realized he was joking, so she laughed and said, "The Emperor has given his heart to the wrong person. I'm the most ruthless one..."

She didn't say it out loud, and quickly changed her words, saying, "Let go of me, speak properly, and don't come back."

Chu Yan smiled, let go of her hand, and went back to sit down.

Daiyu glanced at him and said, "He wrote to me, suspecting that I would enter the palace as a concubine, and that he also wanted to sever his worldly ties and become a monk. So I returned his handkerchief, but I didn't expect that it would cause him to castrate himself and beg for mercy to come back."

Daiyu sighed, “Although I know that today’s situation is due to his crazy and foolish nature, I can’t blame anyone else. But seeing my aunt and maternal grandmother so saddened by this, I can’t help but think of my father and sigh at the bond between them. I shed tears for this.”

Chu Yan nodded, this was what Daiyu really thought, and said, "If Sister Lin is upset about this, it will make me unhappy too. Just tell me, how can I relieve your worries?"

Daiyu laughed and said, "Sure enough, only an emperor could say such things. It's too domineering."

Chu Yan laughed along with her.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "From now on, let him stay by his mother's side, exempt him from the hardship of corvée labor, and he will not have to become a monk."

"On behalf of my maternal grandmother and aunt, I thank Your Majesty."

Daiyu smiled, and under his gaze, said shyly, "Now that I've returned the handkerchief, I've made up my mind to sever all ties with our past relationship. You don't need to doubt me anymore, and don't laugh at me, or I'll get angry!"

She was already exceptionally beautiful, and now, with her girlish charm and soft voice, she appeared even more delicate and adorable, making it hard to associate her with the usually tearful Lin Daiyu.

But Daiyu was a girl who loved to cry and laugh. When she was lively, she could joke and tease Xiangyun, but when she cried, she could shed tears in Xiaoxiang Pavilion until the fourth watch of the night. She was the most genuine of all.

Since she said that she had no more feelings for Jia Baoyu, it was because she was sincere.

These words spoken to Chu Yan stirred his heart. He looked at Daiyu for a while before saying, "I'll hold Lin Meimei for a bit before going back."

Upon hearing this, Daiyu turned and fled, saying, "I don't believe you! I've heard that the King of Thieves is the most untrustworthy!"

What did Lin Daiyu call me?

Chu Yan chased after her to her boudoir. Daiyu hid on the bed, using a cool pillow to protect herself, and pleaded with a smile, "Your Majesty, please forgive me! I will never call you the King of Thieves again!" Chu Yan looked at her for a while, and Daiyu blushed and turned her head away. Then, Chu Yan pulled her into his arms. Her slender body trembled involuntarily, and she looked at him shyly with her dewy eyes before slowly closing them.

Chu Yan originally intended to keep his promise, but the Lin sister in his arms was too beautiful.

Just as he was about to kiss her, Daiyu chuckled, turned her head away, and said reproachfully, "It's true what they say, you're a king of thieves who doesn't keep your promises. How come you're kissing me? Do I owe you a favor? Even if I'm a servant and you're the emperor, there's no such logic!"

Chu Yan pulled her down onto her embroidered bed. Daiyu didn't struggle; he held her close, and the two embraced face to face. Most of Daiyu's body was pressed against him, and her cheeks were already flushed with embarrassment.

Chu Yan lowered his head and said to Daiyu, "If I kiss Lin Daiyu, I'll owe you a favor. How about this?"

Daiyu laughed again: "I don't need you to owe me a favor. Even if it were the emperor, I wouldn't care!"

Chu Yan laughed and said, "Shall I give Lin Daiyu a raise on her monthly allowance?"

Daiyu sneered: "Your Majesty can't stand to see me doing well. If I get a raise, the sisters in the garden might not say anything, but the concubines in your palace will definitely resent me. How can a mere servant girl get the monthly allowance of a Noble Consort?"

Chu Yan stroked her face, and Daiyu turned her head away, but did not pull away again. He smiled and said, "I will make you a Noble Consort!"

Daiyu laughed and said, "I don't care at all. I wouldn't even look at the position of Empress."

Chu Yan asked her in surprise, "Then I will now make you Empress. If you agree, I will issue the decree tomorrow! Are you willing, Lin sister?"

Daiyu quickly laughed and said, "You're making jokes about matters of state? You'll only stop when you stage a 'beacon fire play with the feudal lords' someday?"

Chu Yan laughed: "When I was conquering the world, I didn't have an empress. Now that I've conquered the world, do I need an empress to keep it stable? Or is it that Lin Daiyu will act recklessly once she becomes empress, and is not a virtuous empress?"

Seeing that he was somewhat sincere, Daiyu said seriously, "Alright, alright, let's not talk about this anymore."

Chu Yan smiled and asked, "Does Sister Lin want the Empress's position or not?"

Daiyu sat up angrily. "What a meaningless thing to say! Just because you make me Empress, does that mean I'll be with you from now on? Am I going to become an arrogant person who only enters the palace for the position of Empress, putting on airs and waiting for someone to give me wealth and honor?"

Chu Yan thought for a moment and sighed, "What Sister Lin said makes sense. I was belittling you when I said those words. It's just that I'm having a headache about who to choose as empress. The ministers have urged me several times to make a decision as soon as possible."

The empress, who was seen as the mother of the nation by the world, was not something that Lin Daiyu found remarkable.

By the dim light, Daiyu could see the expression on his face. After thinking for a long time, she said, "I know you are joking, but I am also answering sincerely. I don't care about the position of Empress. You, Sister Fengyun, Princess, Sister Bao, Sister Qin, the former Empress, Elder Sister, and even Consort Xie who has followed you for many years, all have their reasons."

Chu Yan embraced her, and Daiyu obediently nestled into his arms. She heard him say with a smile, "Sister Lin, are you agreeing to my request to enter the palace as a concubine?"

Daiyu blushed, but said, "You're overthinking it. I didn't have such thoughts."

Chu Yan didn't speak again, but simply pulled her into his arms. She didn't pull away, nestling against him tenderly. Chu Yan intertwined their fingers, and Daiyu didn't resist, pressing her palm against his. Her face burned like fire, and gradually her body warmed up as well. She thought back to that day when she kissed him, and secretly thought:
If he kissed me again at that moment, I probably wouldn't be able to refuse. I don't even know what I was thinking anymore.

After a while, seeing that he hadn't come over, Daiyu felt a little happier and pushed him away with a smile, saying, "Your Majesty should go back now. Staying here too long has kept you from sleeping well, and I've become the one who brings disaster to the country again."

Upon hearing this, Chu Yan smiled and cupped her face in his hands, "Sister Lin is indeed a scourge to the nation! Her beauty is so stunning that I wish I could abandon the world and stay with Sister Lin forever!"

Daiyu chuckled, her eyes brimming with charm, and gave him a sidelong glance, laughing, "Your Majesty should tell these improper things to Sister Yun and Sister Qin!"

Chu Yan calls himself "朕" (Zhen), so she calls him "皇上" (Huangshang), so neither of them loses out.

Her face was cupped in her hands, yet she didn't flinch, which showed that after their last kiss, Lin Daiyu's guard had gradually lowered.

Chu Yan put one arm around Daiyu's slender waist, just like last time, and made her sit on his lap with her legs apart, while stroking her blushing and burning face with the other hand.

Daiyu thought he was going to kiss her, but he only asked, "Yun'er is fine, but why add another sister Qin?"

Daiyu leaned on his shoulder and laughed, her slender body trembling. After a long while, she said, "Sister Yun and Sister Qin both believe you. They love to hear whatever you say, but I'm not a fool like them~"

Chu Yan understood that after Xiangyun and Baoqin agreed to enter the palace, they quickly devoted themselves to being his concubines, but Daiyu was different.

And from her words, it was clear that she also realized that although Baochai was gentle and obedient, she had her own thoughts in her heart.

As for Qin Keqing, Yuan Chun, Li Wan, and others, they were all women, and Daiyu did not mention them. Yingchun and Xichun were rarely favored, and she did not mention them either.

Chu Yan smiled and said, "I'll go see Sister Qin again tomorrow."

Daiyu got annoyed. She had been sitting on his lap with her legs spread apart, but now she struggled to get down, saying, "I won't see Your Majesty off. Your Majesty should hurry up so you can visit Sister Qin at Hengwu Garden tonight! You can also visit Sister Bao on the way!"

Although she said she wouldn't enter the palace, there was still a hint of bitterness in her voice.

Chu Yan smiled, put his arm around Daiyu's waist and pressed her down onto the embroidered bed. Daiyu wanted to push him away, but Chu Yan lowered his head and kissed her cheeks and ears a few times. She softened and soon parted her cherry lips to kiss him slowly.

Perhaps because of her previous experience, or perhaps because she had completely let go of her past feelings, or perhaps because she was moved by his tender words, Daiyu was exceptionally devoted to this kiss. She no longer hesitated or resisted, but simply followed Chu Yan's kisses, responding gently and awkwardly.

When she couldn't catch her breath, she tilted her head back and asked Chu Yan to kiss her neck.

After an unknown amount of time, Chu Yan turned her over, letting her lie in his arms, and continued the long, tender kiss.

Chu Yan's hands did not move randomly; they either cupped Daiyu's face, embraced her slender waist, or held her hand tremblingly.

for a long time.

Zijuan carried two cups of tea, called out, and gently pushed open the door. She vaguely saw the two people lying together inside the gauze curtain. Her face flushed, and she silently placed the tea on the table, then secretly glanced at the gauze curtain again.

The young woman was nestled in His Majesty's arms, the two kissing passionately, oblivious to everything else, deeply in love.

Zijuan blushed even more, and quietly went out, closing the door behind her.

Qingwen yawned outside and asked her, "Is His Majesty chatting with your young lady?"

Zijuan said, "They're kissing right now."

Qingwen immediately sobered up!
He glanced at her and chuckled quietly, "No wonder. I was wondering why you hadn't come out all day. Perhaps His Majesty is staying at your place tonight."

Zijuan blushed and smiled, then sat down. After a while, she suddenly asked her, "If my young lady is favored tonight, what should we prepare?"

Qingwen, having gained experience, smiled and said, "Tomorrow I will instruct the kitchen to prepare some red date chicken soup and medicinal cuisine to nourish the body. His Majesty will also bestow a generous reward. If you go in to serve tonight, you will receive one tomorrow as well."

Zijuan lowered her head shyly.

inside the house.

Chu Yan laid the limp and weak Daiyu on the bed, got up to drink a cup of tea that Zijuan had brought him, and then took another cup to give to Daiyu, whose mouth was dry from kissing.

After a long and passionate kiss, Daiyu was thirsty. She got up slightly and drank the tea, which made her feel a little better. As she gradually came to her senses, she asked him, "Where did this tea come from?"

Chu Yan smiled and said, "Zijuan brought it in."

Daiyu was so ashamed that she hid under the covers and refused to come out. Chu Yan smiled and talked to her for a while before whispering in her ear, "Although you don't care, Lin Daiyu is at least a concubine."

Daiyu lowered the quilt covering her face, her starry eyes half-open: "Why don't you make Yun'er and Baochai Imperial Concubines as well? How can there be more than a dozen Imperial Concubines in one harem? You favor them, why not reserve the Imperial Concubine titles for them?"

Chu Yan sighed, "The position of Imperial Concubine is indeed not enough. You don't need to worry about it. I will consider it carefully."

Daiyu smiled and said, "Go ahead, it's good that you have this intention, there's no need to say these words again."

Chu Yan lowered his head to kiss her again, but Daiyu shyly dodged away, so he had to give up and come to Xiaoxiang Pavilion another time.

(End of this chapter)