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

Chapter 250 The Golden Hairpin Pool Party, Swimsuits (Part 2)

Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

When Daiyu, Zijuan, and Xueyan returned home, Ouguan hurriedly came out to greet them and asked about the day's events.

Zijuan gave a brief explanation, and Ouguan asked in surprise, "Miss, are you going swimming tomorrow?"

Daiyu said, "I will stay on the shore. If you want to go into the water, you should make a new dress as soon as possible. Just make some minor alterations to your existing clothes."

We're going swimming tomorrow, and thankfully the swimsuit Chu Yan mentioned isn't too difficult to make.

After returning to the study, Zijuan asked, "Miss, don't you want to go play in the water?"

Daiyu did not answer, and Zijuan muttered to herself, "That's true, it's rather absurd after all. Miss is worried that the Emperor will become infatuated with beautiful women..."

Daiyu smiled and said, "You're overthinking it. I'm not thinking about those things. I'm just wondering how he can act so recklessly?"

Zijuan also smiled and said, "His Majesty acts with natural magnanimity."

Daiyu laughed and said, "He's clearly domineering and shameless. He can do things that others would find embarrassing without batting an eye, like taking off someone's clothes and throwing them into the pond. I can't believe he even thought of that." She nodded and said, "That's right. After all, he's an emperor who dares to jump into the lake to play in the water. What wouldn't he dare to do?"

Zijuan chuckled, imagining how the girl had rushed over after hearing the news.

So I asked her, "Miss, do you want to wear a swimsuit tomorrow? Get it ready early so you can wear it by noon tomorrow."

Daiyu hesitated for a moment before sighing, "I really don't know what kind of person he is. He makes people wear such shameful clothes to play in the water with him, but it's not humiliating. On the contrary, it's showing affection for girls."

Zijuan laughed and said, "That's right. When Miss Bao's clothes were first taken off, she was so frightened that her face turned pale. But after His Majesty swam with her for a while, Miss Bao became very happy. I think she will make a swimsuit when she gets back tonight and play in the water with His Majesty again tomorrow."

Daiyu no longer hesitated and said, "In that case, I will also make a simpler set, and we will see if we want to change into it tomorrow."

Zijuan agreed and went to get the clothes to ask her how to alter them.

Lotus pond, Fuqu Courtyard.

Baoqin and her sister were discussing how to cut the swimsuits. They were busy until the wee hours of the morning before they finished making their own clothes.

After putting it on, Baoqin was very satisfied. But when she looked up at her older sister, she was stunned. After a long while, she finally managed to say, "Sister, yours is so big!"

Baochai blushed, playfully pinched her cheek, and said worriedly, "Tomorrow we'll wear swimsuits to go swimming. Although it will cover a lot, we'll still be so embarrassed."

Baoqin laughed and said, "What are you worried about, sister? When you went into the water today, His Majesty saw your figure and even pinched it..."

Baochai blushed even more and said angrily, "How come you saw everything?"

Baoqin smiled, she had seen a lot.

……

Lanfang Hall.

"Auntie, Auntie, look at my swimsuit!"

Several little princesses surrounded Qinghe, vying to show her their swimsuits, showing how excited they were about swimming the next day.

Among all the young ladies and concubines, Qinghe's residence was the largest, consisting of a main hall and two side halls. When the young ladies were choosing their residences, Chu Yan specifically asked her to choose a larger place for the little princesses to live in.

Now it comes in handy. The princesses' stepmothers have left the palace for a temple, so they have moved to Daming Palace to live with their aunts.

Qinghe had them line up in a row, her gentle and beautiful face beaming with smiles. She looked them over one by one, patted their heads, and instructed them, "Tomorrow we'll go swimming. You can play on the side, but remember not to be too noisy, so as not to disturb His Majesty."

The little princesses nodded eagerly.

Qinghe then asked, "Is the Emperor good to you?"

“Okay!” the younger children answered quickly, while only Princess Hanyang, who was a little older, hesitated.

Qinghe saw her expression, picked up her eldest niece and rubbed her cheeks, saying, "You mustn't complain about His Majesty. His Majesty allowed us to stay in the palace, indulged your playfulness, and even let you go swimming with the concubines. His Majesty is the best person in the world!"

The younger princess nodded obediently.

Princess Hanyang asked softly, "If we go swimming with the concubines, are they also the new emperor's concubines?"

Qinghe covered her mouth, "There is no new emperor or old emperor, there is only one emperor."

Hanyang nodded hurriedly.

Qinghe comforted her, saying, "To become the emperor's concubine, one must grow up to be beautiful and be chosen by the emperor. If the emperor does not choose you, your aunt will ask him to let you leave the palace to marry." She then added with a smile, "You are all still young, so stay with your aunt in the palace!"

Qinghe has not yet given birth, but she is already able to take care of children just like a mother.

A little princess suddenly asked, "Auntie, when will Mother return to the palace from the temple?"

Qinghe was taken aback, and after thinking for a moment, she said, "Your mother may not return to the palace for another six months or a year."

Yang Guifei was officially made a concubine five years after she became a nun.

The princesses were initially disappointed, but the thought of playing in the water the next day quickly cheered them up, and they all asked, "Auntie, Auntie, where's your swimsuit?"

Qinghe blushed and said, "I'll get up and cut it again tomorrow morning."

She still doesn't know what swimsuit to wear. She'll send someone to ask Xiangyun, who lives nearby, what kind of swimsuit she wants.

at the same time.

Inside Yunhui Pavilion, Wang Junyi covered her face as she listened to her sister's excited words. After a long while, she asked her, "You really jumped into the pool?!"

Xuanzhu nodded matter-of-factly: "The Emperor and Sister Bao are also in the pool!"

Wang Junyi pinched her younger sister's cheeks and pulled them apart: "I'm asking you, did you really jump into the pond wearing only a bellyband?!"

"Step by step~~"

With her face distorted, Wang Xuanzhu's speech became slurred. Only after her sister loosened her grip a little did she whisper something in her sister's ear with a smile.

After hearing this, Wang Junyi sighed and said, "How could others not see through your tricks to win favor? Your sister Lin is insightful, your sister Bao is shrewd and steady, and there's also sister Yun, Consort Qin, and even the fourth daughter of the Jia family, they probably all know that you are doing this on purpose."

Wang Xuanzhu laughed and said, "Who cares? As long as the Emperor likes it, that's all that matters."

Wang Junyi had no choice but to give up.

Suddenly remembering something, she hurriedly asked, "What swimsuit are you going to wear tomorrow?"

Wang Xuanzhu chuckled and said, "Why would I need a swimsuit? A simple cloth strap will suffice!"

Wang Junyi was dumbfounded.

Xuanzhu then said matter-of-factly, "The swimsuits that His Majesty showed us only have two bras, which are even more embarrassing than being tied up with strips of cloth!"

Wang Junyi covered her face, too ashamed to listen any further; she would never dare to make those swimsuits to go swimming.

……

Leaving aside how busy the young ladies and concubines were preparing their swimsuits, the next day, after Chu Yan got up, Qin Keqing sent Baozhu to ask him when he would return.

Chu Yan said, "Go and tell her: If there's nothing else, come back at noon. Don't wait for me. You can go and play."

Baozhu returned to report.

After she left, Chu Yan smiled at Qingwen and the others and said, "You can go or stay at home today if you want."

Qingwen and Xiangling exchanged a glance, and Yuanyang laughed, "Too many people are not good either. If a girl goes with one or two maids, there will be no room to move. I won't go today."

Chu Yan nodded, asked no further questions, and went out to attend the morning court session.

While he was busy with important matters, the concubines and young ladies in the harem became lively. One young lady sent someone to ask questions, another empress sent someone to reply, and Xiangyun, along with Qinghe and a group of little princesses who were off school today, went to various places to discuss the matter. Finally, they reached an agreement.

As noon approached, the group headed to the spring pool, and the bamboo and banana groves were filled with laughter and chatter.

Chu Yan was still thinking about today's swimsuit extravaganza. After confirming that there was nothing important, he returned to the inner palace around noon and headed to the spring pool.

As soon as the emperor announced, "His Majesty has arrived," all the concubines and young ladies who were sitting in the shade of the trees stood up and bowed to him.

Chu Yan glanced around and saw that they were all there, and they had all brought their clothes. There were also palace maids setting out dried fruit and snacks on the stone table and under the pavilion. Daiyu was playing chess with Yingchun, while Xiangyun was with her sister Baochai.

"Have you all eaten? Why aren't you in the water?" he asked with a smile. Qin Keqing quickly replied with a smile, "Your Majesty and I are all waiting for Your Majesty's arrival!"

Her eyes sparkled, clearly she couldn't wait any longer.

Chu Yan nodded, looked at them, paced back and forth a few steps, and then came up with an idea. He smiled and said, "Just playing in the water seems too boring. How about we have a competition?"

"Compared to what?"

"Since we're here to play in the water, we're naturally going to compete in our water skills. Most of you can't swim, so you'll go into the water to learn later, and then we'll have a competition this afternoon to see who swims the fastest and best."

"His Majesty is also participating?"

“Even if you all were tied together, you couldn’t beat me. So naturally, I’ll be the referee and lifeguard.”

Chu Yan smiled and everyone agreed. Most of them were from well-to-do families and had never swum in the water except when taking a bath. They didn't know what it was like to have a race to see who could swim the fastest in the water.

Anyway, it was very lively, and since everyone was a beginner, it wasn't shameful to swim slowly.

"Lifeguard?"

Daiyu became suspicious, but then she saw Chu Yan look at her and say, "Sister Lin, you'll be the referee with me."

Daiyu laughed and said, "I'll go into the water too."

Chu Yan was immediately puzzled: "Didn't you say you couldn't agree yesterday?"

Daiyu smiled, but didn't say anything.

Xiangyun noticed this and laughed, "Yesterday, Sister Lin told Brother Emperor that she didn't want to go into the water because no one else was going. Today, seeing that everyone has agreed to go into the water, wouldn't it be conspicuous for Sister Lin to stay on the shore?"

Everyone laughed, and Daiyu laughed too, saying, "You're a lady now, yet you still have the same sharp tongue as when you were a young girl. What will you do when you have children and become a mother?"

Xiangyun blushed, and Li Wan laughed from the side, "Who knows who will be lucky enough to conceive His Majesty's child?"

These words made the girls blush with embarrassment.

Having been married and had children, he dared to say such things, even making Qin Keqing blush.

Perhaps seeing that the time was right, Consort Zhou quickly clung to the Emperor, hooking her arm around his and pleading, "This concubine also wants to conceive Your Majesty's child as soon as possible!"

Chu Yan looked at her and smiled, "I don't know who will be the first to conceive my child, but you are definitely the first today!"

"what?"

Before Consort Zhou could finish her questioning, the Emperor swept her up in his arms and threw her into the pool, where she thrashed and cried out in pain.

Fortunately, she knew the water wasn't deep yesterday, so she quickly regained her footing.

Daiyu said, "They came once yesterday, and they're coming again today to tease us. What are we going to do if the hairpin goes missing again?"

Consort Zhou hurriedly said, "It's alright, I'll take them off!" As she spoke, she quickly took off all the hairpins, earrings, and other ornaments from her hair and tossed them to her personal maid to put away.

It seems she is very afraid of Lin Daiyu.

Chu Yanchao asked Qingwen with a smile, "Where are my swimming trunks?"

Qingwen smiled and brought it over. Together with Xiangling, they helped him undress. Chu Yan didn't shy away from them and took off all his clothes before putting them back on. The girls, who had never seen his body before, were already shyly avoiding his gaze.

The swim trunks were cut by Qingwen last night. She simply cut a pair of pants into shorts. After Chu Yan put them on, his strong upper body and legs were exposed. After stretching his muscles a little, he plunged into the water and swam to a distance before surfacing.

"Your Majesty's graceful figure is something I can never tire of admiring," Qin Keqing said with a smile, gazing at him. She then turned and walked behind a banana tree, saying with a smile, "I'm going to change into my swimsuit. Your Majesty, please wait a moment."

The group exchanged glances, then took their clothes and went to places where they could find cover to take off their clothes and put on newly tailored swimsuits.

Consort Zhou was also pulled ashore by the palace maids.

Chu Yan swam a few strokes on his back in the clear pool to cool off, then returned to the shore and sat down on the deck chair that Qingwen had prepared for him. Xiangling then brought him a bowl of chilled sweet water.

Soon, the girls came out one after another wearing swimsuits.

First was Xuanzhu. This young lady from the Wang family dressed very boldly, using a piece of cloth to wrap around her small, delicate breasts, directly revealing her flat stomach and slender waist full of vitality.

Then, her older sister Junyi also hurriedly came out, dressed much more conservatively, basically wearing a short-sleeved undergarment, not showing her lower abdomen, and even wearing socks.

"Your Majesty~" Xuanzhu called out to him with a smile.

Before Chu Yan could take a closer look, Xiangyun and Baoqin came out. The two wore similar clothes on their upper bodies, revealing their snow-white arms. The difference was that Xiangyun was wearing shorts that barely covered her buttocks, revealing her long, slender, and strong legs, which were also wearing socks.

For them, showing their feet is more shameful than showing their waist and abdomen, but Qin Keqing yesterday was an exception.

Under his gaze, Xiangyun and Baoqin blushed. They dared not approach him, and after giving him a shy smile from a distance, they carefully entered the pool hand in hand.

"How refreshing!" Xiangyun exclaimed happily, pulling Baoqin along. "Come down quickly, the pool water is so cool!"

Although Baoqin had traveled all over the country since she was a child, this was the first time she had ever swum in the water.

The two of them put their long, slender, white legs into the water. The cool pool water quickly made them happy. They tried to go into the water properly, but were worried about drowning, so they used their hands to support themselves on the shore and slowly went in.

Chu Yan was admiring them when Yingchun and Tanchun came out.

Following closely behind was their eldest sister, Yuan Chun.

The three sisters are enough to catch anyone's eye just by standing together!
"Where's Xichun?" Chu Yan asked with a smile, unconsciously mentioning Xichun's name.

Yuan Chun smiled and said, "Fourth Sister is probably still changing her clothes, Your Majesty, please wait a moment." They did not change clothes together.

Chu Yan nodded, then glanced at the three women's figures again. Yuan Chun, who had been a married woman for many years, had the best figure. Tan Chun had the most outstanding appearance and temperament among the four women. Ying Chun was the most shy, with her head down.

"Second Miss, come here." Chu Yan greeted her with a smile, and when Yingchun approached, he pulled her into his arms.

A girl with slightly plump skin is lovable just to hold.

"His Majesty……"

Yingchun was somewhat at a loss. Several people came out, but she was the only one who was embraced by the Emperor.

Just as Chu Yan was about to speak, he saw Consort Wu and Xichun come out one after another, followed by Ping'er, and then Princess Qinghe and a group of little princesses came to pay their respects to him.

For the first time, he felt that he didn't have enough eyes.

Qinghe's swimsuits were relatively conservative, while Xichun's were bolder, revealing her slender waist and tightening her arms and legs. Apart from lacking elasticity, they were almost identical to swimsuits of later generations.

"Fourth Sister, come here!" Chu Yan waved and smiled. When Xi Chun came over, he pulled her swimsuit and looked at it, praising her, "Not bad, Fourth Sister is indeed very clever. She knows that the opening should be small and the swimsuit should be as close to the body as possible."

Yingchun was still in his arms.

Qinghe sent the little princesses away and had several palace maids take them to play in the water elsewhere, instructing them to only play in shallow water.

The spring pool is quite large, winding around in several directions, with many shallow areas for them to play in.

Chu Yan exchanged a few words with Xi Chun, then his eyes lit up as he looked behind the bamboo grove:
Qin Keqing emerged from behind the bamboo grove.

She actually managed to cut out a one-piece swimsuit!
The garment was cut in one piece, and she even cut off the fabric from her lower abdomen and back, exposing more skin, almost like women's swimwear in later generations.

Her slender and graceful figure, barefoot, led her towards him. Her long legs and beautiful posture immediately made her stand out from the crowd, making the two dancers who followed her feel inferior.

Chu Yan's gaze did not shift from Qin Keqing until two more people emerged from behind the banana tree.

Daiyu and Baochai came out almost at the same time after changing into their swimsuits.

His eyes simply weren't enough!

A trembling, swaying Baochai, with a plump, snow-white figure and dazzlingly white skin.

A fairy named Lin Daiyu.

Chu Yan looked at her arms, which were fair and smooth. Then he looked at Lin Daiyu's calves, which were slender and beautiful. Then he looked at her socks, which held her delicate feet. He vaguely remembered that he had held her ankles once before; they were smooth and glossy.

Daiyu only showed her arms and calves, yet it was enough to make people swoon.

(End of this chapter)