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

Chapter 282 The peony is truly the most beautiful flower; when it blooms, it stirs the capital.

After lunch, Chu Yan held his wife and Baochai and Baoqin on the kang (a heated brick bed) to rest.

A moment later, he lowered his head and kissed Madam Xue, then said with a smile, "I'll take a nap with them. Would you like to come, Madam?"

After being teased for a while, Madam Xue was already limp as a ball of cotton, her cheeks flushed. But after hearing his words, she quickly mustered her strength, stood up and said shyly, "Your Majesty, please go and rest with the ladies. I won't keep you company."

Chu Yan nodded and said, "There will be a reward later." Seeing that the lady hesitated to refuse, he added, "Just accept it; your family needs the money."

Moved, Madam Xue, though she had already gotten off the kang (heated brick bed), knelt down again and kowtowed to him to express her gratitude.

The lady bent over and knelt down on the kang (a heated brick bed), her full figure standing out. Compared to Keqing and Fengjie, her waist was not slender, and it was even less slender than that of young girls.

But her round, plump buttocks, like a full moon or a millstone, stretched her dress so perfectly that it created a wonderful curve with her waist and chest.

"Madam is so beautiful!"

Chu Yan praised her again, reaching out to savor her exquisite curves once more, causing the lady to blush and pant once more.

"Your Majesty, it's time to rest!" Baoqin snuggled closer, nestled into his arms, her eyes puffed up with anger.

Chu Yan smiled, released her hand, lowered his head and kissed Qin Meimei, saying, "I couldn't help myself either. Well then, since my lady is willing to serve me, I will not mistreat you, Chai'er."

"Your Majesty." Baochai quickly sat up straight on the kang.

Chu Yan said, "Go and ask the Third Miss how many of the Xue family's original shops and land properties have not yet been sold, and return them to your family."

Madam Xue was overjoyed, but Baochai hesitated for a moment before kowtowing and saying, "Thank you for Your Majesty's kindness." She then looked up and said, "My third sister once mentioned to me that we had sold some of our family's land and shops, and the money was deposited in the Daguan Palace treasury. Most of it was still unsold. With Your Majesty's reward, when my brother is pardoned in the future, he will have the family wealth to marry and have children, and Mother can rest assured."

Chu Yan said, “Although I do not want to interfere in your family’s affairs, your brother is dull-witted and slow-witted. If he becomes domineering and unreasonable in the future because you are a concubine in the palace, and causes any murder, the Censor of the Imperial Academy will not let him off easily. I have already said this.”

Aunt Xue and Baochai were both taken aback by these words. Aunt Xue quickly said, "I will remember His Majesty's teachings and keep a close eye on Pan'er from now on! I will not allow him to run wild outside again!"

Chu Yan nodded; it was his mother's tone.

But overprotective mothers often spoil their children.

But it doesn't matter, if she can't handle it, then let Lantai Temple handle it.

The Lantai Temple is useless now, with only two or three people there doing nothing but eating and drinking. But he has already decided in his heart that in the future, the Lantai Temple will once again shoulder the responsibility of supervising the imperial relatives.

After the New Year, Lin Ruhai was promoted to Left Vice Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate. When he was promoted again, he was given the concurrent post of Minister of the Imperial Library.

Baochai also said, "My brother is indeed as His Majesty said, acting without considering the consequences. My brother and I are both born of the same mother, but we siblings have such different personalities... Alas."

She sighed, a rare occurrence for the usually ruthless Baochai. Chu Yan smiled, pulled her into his arms, and then hugged Baoqin's waist. "Let's not talk about this. Let's go to bed and rest."

Aunt Xue blushed and quickly took her leave.

Baoqin laughed and said, "Auntie, don't be afraid. The Emperor is just teasing us and playing a joke on us. He doesn't mean for us to serve him."

Aunt Xue was taken aback, then remembered what had just happened. She believed it to some extent, but she still left the room.

There are many young ladies and concubines in the garden, and who knows when it will be her turn again.

After her mother left, Baochai smiled and said, "Just now I had something to say: I used to have trouble disciplining my brother because I was the younger sister and he was the older brother. But it will be different from now on. I am His Majesty's concubine, and I can discipline him with imperial edicts!"

Baoqin laughed, "Sister is a Noble Consort personally appointed by His Majesty!"

Chu Yan put his arm around her waist and kissed her on the cheek. "Qin sister too. Let's go, I'll sleep with you."

As he spoke, he put one arm around each of the Xue sisters, picked them up, and carried them steadily to Baochai's bedroom, where he placed them on the bed.

Both Chai and Qin blushed with embarrassment.

Ying'er and Xiaoluo came in to help the three of them undress and remove their hairpins. Just a moment later, Baoqin's slender and graceful figure and Baochai's voluptuous body appeared in front of Chu Yan.

Both of them were wearing only a thin garment.

The girl blushed, sat on the bed, and let Chu Yan admire her for a while before crawling into the covers.

Baoqin said with a smile, "Your Majesty, come quickly, it's cold outside."

Baochai, who was in the same bed with her, smiled shyly and said, "Your Majesty, please come to bed. Qin and I will warm the bed for you."

Chu Yan stood at the edge of the bed, gazing at the two beautiful sisters, his heart pounding with emotion. He smiled and said, "My beloved consorts, I've arrived!"

“Your Majesty’s words are truly embarrassing,” Baoqin said shyly, spitting at him.

Chu Yan got into bed and lay down between the two of them.

Since there was no large quilt, Ying'er used three quilts to make up a large quilt so that the two of them could hug the Emperor inside.

Chu Yan pulled Baoqin into his arms, lowered his head and kissed her delicate and smooth face, then kissed her rosy lips, and said with a smile, "Now Qin'er should call me husband!"

Baoqin hurriedly said, "His Majesty told me to call him 'husband,' but why does His Majesty still call me 'beloved concubine'?"

Chu Yan chuckled, and Baochai said softly, "Qin'er, don't be naughty. His Majesty is just joking with us."

As they spoke, she squeezed in, slightly less plump than the lady, but with the smooth skin and fresh fragrance of a young girl.

Chu Yan also turned around, put his other arm around Baochai, and lowered his head to kiss her face and lips.

"His Majesty……"

Baochai's round and plump face was flushed, and her eyes were dreamy. Perhaps it was because of what they had talked about at lunch. After Chu Yan kissed her, she took the initiative to kiss him back, which pleased Chu Yan. He lowered his head and kissed her again.

half an hour.

After the kiss ended and they savored it for a moment, Chu Yan turned to kiss Bao Qin again.

Compare the different flavors of the Xue sisters' lips.

Both of them blushed with embarrassment at his teasing, and the room was filled with soft, burning moans.

"My husband, I'm sleepy," Baoqin murmured.

Chu Yan nodded and released his arms from around their waists, the smooth, delicate feeling of the girl's waist still lingering on his hands—their clothes were lifted slightly, revealing their waists.

He then took Baochai and Baoqin's hands and said, "Go to sleep and rest for a while. This afternoon, I will go with you to visit the Convex Jade Mountain Villa."

Qin and Chai nestled in his arms and closed their eyes one after the other.

I slept for about half an hour.

When the three woke up, Baoqin yawned repeatedly, while Baochai was full of energy. Chu Yan smiled at her and asked, "Chai'er, you weren't asleep?"

Baochai smiled and shook her head: "I only closed my eyes to rest for a while. I wasn't very sleepy. I just held His Majesty in my arms and was lost in thought. I felt quite refreshed after I got up."

Chu Yan smiled, stepped forward, hugged her, and teased her affectionately, saying with a smile, "Sister Bao is becoming more and more like a noble concubine!"

Baochai retorted, "His Majesty calls me Sister Bao again. I had no idea I was older than His Majesty. What kind of logic is this? My sister Qin and I have thought about it many times and still can't figure it out."

Chu Yan laughed and said, "It's just a way of saying it. If you don't like it, I'll remember not to call you that next time."

Baochai put her arm around his waist and looked up at him slightly: "It's alright."

Baoqin said, "Sister, hurry up and put on your clothes, aren't you cold!"

After Ying'er came in, she first helped Chu Yan get dressed.

Baochai chuckled, released her arms from Chu Yan's embrace, and fetched some clothes to change into. Chu Yan sat in a chair watching the two of them. After waking up from a nap, Baoqin's face was rosy, delicate and lovely, already showing the appearance of a stunning beauty, but she was a little younger than her sister and lacked some of the poise of a young lady.

Baochai appeared relaxed and at ease, showing none of her previous caution in front of him. As she changed her clothes, she stretched out her snow-white arms and her slender neck was as smooth as jade. Her silk clothes were somewhat disheveled, but because they clung to her body, they revealed her voluptuous figure.

Her buttocks were round and full, firm yet elastic.

That's fine, but her beauty has only grown more stunning, and she is now truly deserving of the praise of being the most beautiful woman in the world!
Noticing his gaze, Baochai turned around and smiled sweetly at him.

"The peony is truly the most beautiful flower; when it blooms, it stirs the capital."

Chu Yan couldn't help but exclaim in admiration!
He finally managed to raise Baochai to resemble a noble concubine.

"Is Your Majesty praising me or Qin'er?" Baochai turned around and asked with a smile.

Chu Yan smiled and said, "Guess."

Baoqin quickly replied, "It must be a compliment!"

Everyone in the room laughed. Baochai said with a smile, "His Majesty favors us sisters, so don't argue. His Majesty is right to praise anyone."

Baoqin sighed, "I know that only you, sister, are worthy of the peony."

Ying'er looked at the two of them, surprised. Could it be that the two sisters... were vying for the emperor's favor?
Judging from his tone and expression, it didn't seem like it, but the things he said made people suspicious.

Chu Yan laughed and said, "I love Qin'er's smile the most. As the saying goes, 'With a jade hairpin lightly tied up her cloud-like hair, her smile upon entering the palace stirs the capital.'"

Baoqin blushed, then thought for a moment and said with a smile, "I can't tell whose poem this is."

Baochai said, "It was a new creation by His Majesty to praise your beauty."

Baoqin glanced over, seemingly wanting to flirt with Chu Yan, but then hesitated to look after her older sister.

A short while later, the three of them went out.

The wind outside was still biting cold, but fortunately, Chu Yan and the others had just come out of the warm pavilion and were warm, so walking in the cold wind was quite comfortable.

Hengwu Garden is not far from Tubi Mountain Villa. After walking about a hundred steps along the mountain path, you will see the newly renovated villa.

The new house was built exactly according to Baoqin's wishes. She sealed off the main entrance, which was not usually opened. The small door for entry and exit required going around to the east side, and once inside, there was a completely different view.

After sitting down at Baoqin's house, Chu Yan remembered something and said to Ying'er, "Go and tell the eunuchs to go to the residences of the young ladies and concubines and ask them to come to Yangxin Hall at Shenshi (3-5 PM). If they can't find anyone, that's fine, it doesn't matter if they don't come."

Ying'er went out to deliver the imperial decree.

Baoqin turned her head and asked, "Does Your Majesty have something to ask everyone to gather together?"

Chu Yan said, "It's nothing serious, just that you will receive the homage of noblewomen during the New Year."

Both of them were surprised. Baochai asked, "Although we are favored by His Majesty in the palace, we have not yet been made concubines. According to the rules, we cannot be worshipped by noblewomen. Moreover, in previous years, only the Dowager Consort, the Empress, and the Empress Dowager were worshipped by noblewomen. I am concerned about this and hope that His Majesty will consider it."

Baochai truly deserves the praise of "virtue that stops when the loom stops".

Chu Yan said, "It's nothing. Etiquette is determined by people. Just like me, who has no father or mother and whose ancestral temple is empty, didn't the ministers still formulate a set of etiquette? I told you to go and receive the kowtows of the noblewomen, so just go."

He then smiled at Baoqin and said, "It's not that I'm making you suffer for a day, but rather that it was a suggestion from a minister, and I think it's a good idea."

Baoqin said, "Your Majesty is overthinking it. We, Sister Lin, Sister Yun, Third Sister, and the others, I think none of us sisters will find it tiring. It is an honor bestowed by the Emperor for the concubines in the harem to receive the homage of the noblewomen!"

Chu Yan smiled and nodded, then chatted with them about other things.

An hour later, they left the villa and returned to Yangxin Hall.

"They've all come back together. Look, isn't this His Majesty?" Wang Xifeng greeted them from the warm pavilion, her rosy face beaming with her unique, bright smile.

Chu Yan raised his hand and pinched her cheek.

Sister Feng had never been teased like this before. She was startled and stared at him with a mixture of surprise and shame. The girls behind her laughed and escorted Chu Yan into the house.

Blushing, Sister Feng stamped her foot and had no choice but to give up, then hurriedly followed her into the house.

"Was the Emperor at Sister Bao's house just now?" Xiangyun asked with a smile, and then said, "If I had known he was at Sister Bao's house, I would have gone over there. It's been a while since I've visited Sister Bao's house."

Baochai laughed and said, "Lately, you're either going home, coming to Yangxin Hall, or sitting in the old lady's room. How could you possibly remember to visit me?"

Xiangyun quickly got up and took her hand: "I'll go in a bit!"

Chu Yan smiled and said, "I had a meal with them and then went to Tubi Mountain Villa for a while. I didn't expect you all to come."

Daiyu glanced at him and Baochai and Baoqin, and vaguely noticed that Baochai seemed different from before, appearing more composed.

Yuan Chun asked, "Why has Your Majesty summoned us here?"

Chu Yan sat in the main seat, looked around at their beautiful or radiant faces, and smiled, "There's nothing else, just that you need to go and receive the kowtows of the court ladies on the first day of the Lunar New Year."

As expected, everyone was surprised, just like Baoqin.

Empress Zhang asked, "Does His Majesty want us to enter the palace on the first day of the Lunar New Year? Is it still Kunning Palace, or another palace?"

Qinghe was looking at his sister-in-law and saw that she looked natural and even asked about things, which put him at ease.

In previous years, it was her sister-in-law who received the worship of noblewomen in the Kunning Palace, but now it's like this...

Fortunately, my sister-in-law didn't mind too much.

Chu Yan glanced at Empress Zhang and said, "Let's not go to the palace. It's too much trouble to go back and forth. We'll just stay in the main hall of Daguan Palace."

"The old Rongxi Hall?" Tan Chun asked. After Chu Yan confirmed it, she added, "It was big enough to accommodate the empresses and concubines, and to allow the noblewomen to come in and kowtow in turn."

“But I think,” Tan Chun looked at Chu Yan, then at her elder sister Yuan Chun and Empress Zhang, “that since the new dynasty has no empress, how should the seating arrangement be? Should we leave a chair empty in the main seat to highlight the empress’s dignity?”

After these words were spoken, the expressions of the concubines in the hall varied.

If we're talking about someone who really cares about the position of Empress, probably very few people would even consider it.

But to say that they were completely indifferent to who was the empress, there were probably only a handful of people.

The empress is the mother of the nation, the emperor's principal wife, and in charge of the harem. She is the second most honored person in the world.

In an ordinary family, the empress would be the wife, and the concubines would be just concubines.

The distinction between superiors and inferiors is evident.

At that moment, Sister Feng secretly regretted that she could no longer become empress. The young ladies took turns being empresses, and it would never be her turn.

Who told her to get married and have a daughter?

But looking around at everyone in the room, she couldn't help but wonder: Who does this dog emperor really want to be empress?
Lin Yatou? Consort Xie? Xiangyun? Or the Xue sisters?

Although the third daughter of the Jia family was the Minister of the Grand View Palace, she was not favored in daily life.

Yuan Chun was a former imperial concubine, similar to Empress Zhang and Princess Qinghe, so she could not be made empress.

As for Keqing—

Feng Jie glanced at her close friend, just as Qin Keqing was looking at her. Their eyes met, and they smiled at each other.

Fine, she'll just aim for the position of Imperial Concubine!

(End of this chapter)