The King of Beijing in the Red Mansion

Keqing opened her eyes wide, feeling the hot breath coming towards her, followed by a raging storm. She immediately understood what the teaching was. This was what she meant.

After a while, Keqing breathed softly, her eyebrows and eyes were like silk. After taking a breath, she looked at Shuirong who was pursing her lips with her bright almond eyes. After hesitating for a moment, she lowered her eyes and said with the embroidered handkerchief in her hand, "My lord, I will serve you!"

She noticed the prince's strange behavior, which made her heart beat fast. She couldn't help but put her embroidered shoes together. The concubines on both sides gave hints, so she would not make a mistake.

Just as Keqing was waiting happily, she looked up and saw the prince's eyes flickering, which made her face pale. She asked carefully: "Does the prince not like it?"

You were talking about "traveling thousands of miles" before, but now you are so calm.

Shui Rong knew what Ke Qing was thinking, so he stroked her soft face and explained softly, "Ke'er, we don't have to rush. Wait until the princess enters the palace next year, and then find a time for her to decide and bring you in."

How could Shui Rong not have some thoughts when faced with such a beautiful woman who was trying to please him? It was just that he had his concerns. The beauty pageant had already begun, and a large number of beauties had already arrived in Beijing to be candidates. This meant that Shui Rong was about to choose the Princess of Beijing County, who was the mistress of the palace.

In this era, marrying and taking concubines is a very normal thing, especially for Shui Rong's identity as a royal family member. It is even more common. However, there are too many wolves and too little meat, and with too many women in the harem, it is inevitable that resentment will arise. At this time, we must pay attention to the balance. As the saying goes, if you can't clean up your own house, how can you clean up the world?

Shui Rong likes Keqing very much, and that is why Shui Rong has to give her more consideration. It is not only Keqing, but also Yingluo that is true. It is normal for women to be jealous, it's just a matter of severity. With the mistress coming into the mansion soon, try not to cause any trouble and give her a certain amount of respect so that she can accept Keqing and Yingluo with peace of mind. This is good for both of them.

Moreover, it was too hasty to invite Keqing into the mansion at the beginning. After the mistress came into the mansion, perhaps the mistress could arrange to get a sedan chair and carry Keqing into the mansion.

In this way, you can both respect the mistress and improve Keqing's status in the mansion, killing two birds with one stone. It will only take a few months, so there is no need to be impatient. If the cooked duck wants to fly away, it will be shot down.

Keqing's eyes sparkled when she heard this. She understood Shui Rong's meaning. The so-called concubines were also divided into different levels. People like her who were not clear about the current status generally had a lower status and were considered lowly concubines. If they were not favored, their lives in the mansion would be difficult, and the children they gave birth to would have no status either.

But since the mistress made the decision, it meant that she had her approval. Carrying her into the mansion in a sedan chair meant that her status and position were acknowledged. Not to mention any extravagant hopes of becoming a concubine, at least she was a good concubine and would not be looked down upon by outsiders.

Thinking of this, Keqing was deeply moved. The prince really loved her and thought about her in every way.

The prince loved her, so she naturally could not ignore it. After hesitating for a moment, Keqing bit her red lips, whispered a few words, and then lowered her eyes shyly.

Shui Rong paused when he heard this, and looked at Keqing's small cherry lips with a hot gaze. Wow, she actually imitated that girl Yingluo. It turned out that encouragement was necessary.

Shui Rong had thought about it before, but seeing Keqing's soft and shy look, he planned to talk about it later. Now that Keqing brought it up on her own initiative, he didn't need to be polite, as it was only a matter of time.

Thinking of this, Shui Rong said nothing more. He stood up and pulled Keqing towards the mandarin duck tent. After all, the couch was too soft to move around.

PS: Regarding the readers' question about writing about the girls from the Jia family, it's not that the author is unwilling to write about it, but Shui Rong is an outsider and can't get involved at all. Now the book has almost laid the groundwork, and it will be related to the Jia family next. Please don't be impatient, readers.

In addition, the book will be on the shelves on Monday and all readers will be informed. Here, I would like to thank all readers for their support.

Chapter 63 Extraordinary Talent

"cough cough"

Inside the mandarin duck tent, the sound of the beautiful woman's cough echoed throughout the warm room of the suite.

Shui Rong reached out and gently stroked Ke Qing's black hair. Looking at her flushed face, he couldn't help but said with some distress, "Ke Qing, there's no need to do this."

Keqing swallowed softly, turned her head and whispered softly, "The book says this is a tonic."

Shui Rong remained silent upon hearing this. He had no way to refute it. This was Keqing's own will and had nothing to do with Shui Rong. If anyone wanted to blame someone, blame that damn book for making Keqing such a lovely person.

After taking a breath, Keqing's face gradually calmed down. She looked at Shui Rong with her bright eyes and asked hopefully, "Does the prince like it?"

Shui Rong smiled and nodded when he heard this. What can I say? There is a saying: "Talking about war on paper is always shallow." But this point is not reflected at all in Keqing. Could it be that Keqing really has such a talent that she can learn everything by herself just by relying on books? She is really gifted.

Seeing Shui Rong satisfied, Keqing couldn't help but feel happy. The prince treated her so well and considered everything for her. Naturally, she had to return the favor.

Shui Rong was touched when he saw Ke Qing's sweet smile. He reached out and pulled her into his arms, pinched her pink cheeks, and said softly, "Thank you for your hard work."

It must have taken a lot of thought to polish it to this point, which is worthy of praise. Besides, who wouldn't like Qin Keqing, who is good at romance?

Keqing nestled in Shui Rong's arms, her face full of joy, her eyes narrowed involuntarily, enjoying Shui Rong's doting, and said in a clear voice: "Serving the prince is what I should do. As long as the prince is happy, it doesn't matter if it's hard or not."

Qin Keqing had entered the palace earlier to serve Shui Rong. For her, no matter how hard it was, she had to serve the prince well. What's more, she enjoyed it so much that she didn't feel it was hard.

It's just a little itchy.

Upon hearing this, Shui Rong couldn't help but feel moved. He thought that he was indeed a caring and considerate person. Fortunately, he was accepted into the mansion early. If he had been allowed to enter the Jia Mansion, he would have regretted it very much.

I remember that in the original novel, Keqing had a bad reputation. She had an affair with her father-in-law Jia Zhen, and gained a reputation as a promiscuous person.

In fact, Shui Rong has never taken this seriously. You must know that Keqing has been highly praised by Jia's grandmother, who called her "the first proud person among the great-grandson's wives." Such an evaluation must have been made based on Keqing's comprehensive qualities such as virtue, character, appearance, speech and behavior. If Keqing was a dissolute person, how could she receive such an evaluation?

Besides, Jia Zhen is already old and probably powerless. If Keqing is really that unbearable, it is normal for her to attract many men. She is destined not to have an affair only with her father-in-law. However, the original novel only describes her affairs with her father-in-law, and there is nothing wrong with other things. It is unreasonable if you think about it carefully.

Shui Rong had been observing Keqing's every move and behavior since she entered the palace. She was shy and tender, just like a beautiful girl from a small family. In particular, she acted prudently, which won her praise from people in the palace. Even the Concubine Dowager treated her as half a daughter and was extremely satisfied with her. If it weren't for the difference in family background, she would definitely be the current Princess of Beijing County.

Overall, how could such a thoughtful daughter be a dissolute person?

After all, women had a low status in feudal society and their lives were difficult. The Qin family was as far away from the Jia family as heaven and earth. She was targeted by a powerful father-in-law, and her husband was too cowardly. What could Keqing do? In the end, she could only feed the insects with her own body.

Of course, as for the current appearance, it is only for Shui Rong. How to say it, she is proper in front of people and such a lovely person behind others, how can she not be loved.

Thinking of this, Shui Rong couldn't help but hug her tighter. Since Keqing had already entered the palace, her fate would not be tragic. Well, she had to be loved well.

Keqing seemed to notice Shui Rong's strangeness, and couldn't help but raise her bright eyes and asked, "My Lord, what's wrong?"

Could it be that the prince still needs to be served? It has only been such a short time. Could it be that, as the book says, his Yang Fire is too strong?

Shui Rong was unaware of Ke Qing's disgusting feelings, and he began to play with Ke Qing's black hair. Thinking of Ke Qing's dedication, Shui Rong could not be stingy. After thinking for a while, he reached out and pinched Ke Qing's nose, and whispered, "You served me very well. As a reward, I will serve you once."

Keqing was startled when she heard this, and then her face turned red as blood. She said hurriedly: "Your Majesty is of noble status, how can you serve me?"

Shui Rong didn't take it seriously. What was the point of being noble or not for two people who loved each other? Besides, he had noticed Keqing's abnormality before. Matters of the heart should be give and take. It was too selfish to only care about taking for oneself. After all, Shui Rong was not using Keqing as a prostitute leader for fun.

He would not treat Keqing the same way as others. You have to know that Shui Rong treats her as his lover. So there is no question of whether he despises her or not.

After an unknown amount of time, Shui Rong looked at Keqing, who had her head buried in the pillow, with a strange expression on his face, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

How to say it, the flood is overwhelming and the flow is thousands of miles.

Shui Rong expressed his understanding of this. After all, if one has seen too many pictures of villains, one will naturally have some thoughts in his mind. If one has a strong fire in his heart, it really needs to be channeled.

Shui Rong took a handkerchief from the side and wiped his face, then walked forward to pull Ke Qing back. Seeing Ke Qing covering her face, he couldn't help but smile and said jokingly, "Ke'er, don't be shy. I don't blame you. If you have any thoughts, just tell me directly. Don't hide it."

Too much is as bad as too little, and this is the same for both men and women. In the past, water dissolves and causes restlessness and irritability, but it will be smooth after venting it, and this can be regarded as a glimpse into the way.

Keqing looked at the teasing Shui Rong through her fingers and couldn't help but call out "Prince" in anger. After a moment, she came to her senses and her heart trembled. She didn't understand what her own prince said. How could she say it bluntly?

Shui Rong knew that Keqing was shy, so he stopped teasing her and lay down, holding her shoulders, and said softly, "Ke'er, you have been in the palace for almost half a year. Is there anything wrong?"

It has been almost half a year since Keqing entered the mansion. After staying there for such a long time, she must have adapted to the world. However, Shui Rong still had to ask a few more questions to show his concern. After all, this beauty always liked to hide things.

Seeing that Shui Rong did not blame her at all, Ke Qing felt much more relaxed. Listening to Shui Rong's question, Ke Qing replied in a low voice: "Everything is fine in the mansion. I am not feeling unwell, but..."

"Just missing your family?" Shui Rong saw Keqing hesitating and had some guesses in his mind, so he finished what Keqing said.

Upon hearing this, Keqing raised her eyes and blinked at Shui Rong. She was delighted that her own prince knew her.

Shui Rong was not surprised by this. In the past six months, Ke Qing had only seen her family once. It would be strange if she didn't miss her family. Touching the beautiful woman's shoulders, Shui Rong said in a clear voice: "The New Year is coming soon. Why don't we invite Mr. Qin to come to the mansion and give him some New Year gifts? Ke'er, what do you think?"

Keqing did not answer when she heard this, but blinked her bright eyes like clear water and looked at Shui Rong. The prince loved Shui Rong so much that she couldn't help but feel sweet in her heart.

Shui Rong smiled upon seeing this and pinched the beautiful lady's nose lovingly. This girl always hides herself and she has to let him explore her secrets.

Chapter 64: The Overly Simple Prince

Prince Beijing's Palace, front hall.

Shui Rong walked into the front hall in neatly dressed clothes. Feng Ziying, who was sitting on the yellow rosewood chair on the lower left, saw Shui Rong and hurriedly stood up to greet him, saying, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

Shui Rong waved his hand, moved to the main seat and sat down, saying: "Ziying, there is no need for us to be polite, but why are you here today?"

After spending some time together with Keqing in the warm room of the suite, they both dressed neatly. After all, they were next to the Dowager Concubine Beijing, so it was not appropriate to act too absurd.

Shui Rong had just left the warm room of the suite when a servant came to report that Feng Ziying was here to visit, so Shui Rong went to the front hall.

Seeing Shui Rong's casualness, Feng Ziying couldn't help but smile and said jokingly, "Your Highness, this won't do. My father has repeatedly told me to be polite. If my father knew that I was impolite in front of Your Highness, he would definitely beat me up."

Shui Rong smiled dumbly upon hearing this, took the tea handed over by Ying Luo, took a few sips, suppressed the greasy taste in his mouth, and said in a clear voice: "General Feng is an upright person. If you complain about his faults behind his back, who else can I blame but you?"

It is not normal for a father to hit his son, but from the word "hammer" used by Feng Ziying, Shui Rong also felt that the father and son of the Feng family must be "the father is kind and the son is filial".

Feng Ziying knew that Shui Rong was joking, and he couldn't help but chuckle. After laughing, Feng Ziying bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I came here this time to ask about Xue Pan. I wonder how Your Majesty plans to deal with him?"

It has been nearly half a month since Xue Pan was imprisoned, and Shui Rong has not taken any follow-up measures. Therefore, Feng Ziying asked about the follow-up measures and had to have an attitude.

Upon hearing this, Shui Rong looked up at Feng Ziying. He thought Feng Ziying came to play with him, but he didn't expect it was because of Xue Pan. Although Feng Ziying was very loyal, Shui Rong didn't want to kill Xue Pan. He just wanted him to go to jail and suffer. As an outsider, Feng Ziying should not take it so seriously.

Even if it was for the so-called friendship, there was no need to visit him in person. After all, he and Feng Ziying had some contact.

After a pause, Shui Rong sipped the fragrant tea and said in a clear voice, "Tell me, who invited you?"

After thinking about it, Feng Ziying was concerned about this, so he guessed that someone must be asking for help. It couldn't be the so-called Duke Rong's Mansion. No one from the Duke Rong's Mansion showed up, and he expected Shui Rong to give in just by giving him a heads up. Did he really think he was so shameless?

Feng Ziying's face turned gloomy after hearing this. After thinking for a moment, he cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, nothing can be hidden from you. This is what happened. Brother Xue's father died early, and his family is small. Now he only has a widowed mother and an orphaned sister. When they learned that Brother Xue was imprisoned, they were very anxious. As the New Year is approaching, they want to reunite with their family, so they asked me to send a visiting card to Your Highness, hoping that you can give the Xue family a chance to apologize."

Feng Ziying couldn't bear to see the widowed mother and orphan sister asking for help, so after thinking it over again and again, he decided to bring the message to the prince. As for whether the prince would grant him this favor or not, that was not something he could control.

Shui Rong remained silent after hearing this. The widowed mother and orphan sister are Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai. He didn't expect that these two people would ask for help. Are they trying to gain sympathy?

After a pause, Shui Rong said in a clear voice: "How about this, you ask the Xue family's mother and daughter to come to Beijing Prince's Mansion tomorrow, and then I will wait in the mansion for the Xue family to apologize in person."

Shui Rong pondered for a moment and decided to give the Xue family this opportunity. On the one hand, he was curious about Baochai, but had never seen her in person, so he simply asked her out to meet him and see her true appearance. If it was really as the original novel said, then he would take her into the palace and let her be his concubine. But if it was exaggerated, there was no need to bother.

Secondly, Shui Rong was relieved about Xue Pan's teasing of him, and he didn't care much about it. If Feng Ziying hadn't mentioned it, he would have forgotten about it. Since it was an apology, according to the Xue family's background as an imperial merchant, a gift of apology was inevitable. After receiving the gift of apology, it was almost like letting the man go.

It’s not that the Prince Beijing’s Mansion coveted those gifts, but Shui Rong didn’t care too much about Xue Pan. Even if Feng Ziying didn’t mention it this time, Shui Rong didn’t intend to continue to detain Xue Pan.

As for whether Xue Pan is a bad person or not, it is completely unnecessary for him to do so-called things to uphold justice. With the bad things Xue Pan did, he was actually just a playboy in this era. The only thing he was criticized for was that he beat to death Feng Yuan, the son of a small country gentleman, in Jinling. But Feng Yuan was a "playboy" who "loved male homosexuality and hated women the most". Do you think he was a good person?

In fact, this is a dog-eat-dog situation and is totally unworthy of sympathy.

For Shui Rong, it would be enough to teach him a lesson, instead of actually beating him to death?

Of course, Shui Rong didn't care even if people said that Prince Beijing's Palace was greedy for gifts. After all, no one would complain that they had too much money. You can have plenty of money, but you can't be without it.

What's more, although the Beijing Prince's Mansion looks respectable, it is actually spending more than it earns. It needs a large sum of money to ease the finances of the palace. It's free anyway, so why not take it?

Of course, if you like it, that’s another matter. You can’t afford to lose out on Shuirong.

Feng Ziying raised his eyebrows when he heard this. It seemed against the rules to ask the mother and daughter of the Xue family to come and apologize, but it was the Xue family who committed the crime, so it was reasonable for the Xue family to apologize. If anyone had to blame someone, it could only be blamed on the Xue family for not having any male heirs in Beijing.

After a pause, Feng Ziying cupped his hands and said, "I will go to the Xue family to meet the mother and daughter, please rest assured, Your Majesty."

The prince agreed, and Feng Ziying only needed to inform the mother and daughter of the Xue family about the matter. It was up to them to decide what to do. Anyway, as a good friend of Xue Pan, he had done a good job.

Shui Rong nodded slightly when he heard this, and said no more. After chatting for a while, Feng Ziying took his leave.

Looking at Feng Ziying's departing back, Shui Rong suddenly remembered something and said in a clear voice, "Oh, Ziying, I heard that bastard Xue Pan killed someone in Jinling in order to buy a kidnapped maid. You can ask the Xue family mother and daughter to take the maid with them, and I will be a good judge."

The maid that Xue Pan beat to death and robbed was Xiangling. The poor girl's final fate was to be tortured to death, which was really regrettable. Fortunately Shui Rong rescued her, otherwise it would have been in vain to follow Xue Da Nao.

Feng Ziying was stunned when he heard this. Xue Pan killed someone for a kidnapped maid? He didn't even know about this, so how could the prince know?