Three Wives and Four Concubines in the Dream of the Red Chamber

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“I think that’s a good idea. The sun is so strong right now, and we don’t have time to waste. Anyway, all the rooms are decorated the same way, so it’s the right thing to just pick one and go in to rest.”

Daiyu gave him a half-smile, wrinkled her nose cutely, and was still a little happy. At least Yu-gege wouldn't favor anyone because of their status, which was enough for now.

"Sister Bao, did you get carried away with the game just now? Why don't you be the dealer this time?"

Baochai giggled and steered the conversation back to Mengzhi:

"Since this is Mengzhi's first time out, why don't you do it?"

Chapter 46 Happy Camp

As she spoke, Baochai secretly observed Mengzhi's expression. Seeing that Mengzhi showed no dissatisfaction at all about being addressed as "Sister Mengzhi," Baochai felt relieved and her smile brightened considerably.

"Hurry, hurry, I need to go inside and rest after we're done distributing the food. You all know I hate the heat, hehe~"

"Hurry up and draw the card, hehe~"

"Give~"

……

Inside the Wenyuan Pavilion, several ice chests slowly emitted cool air, dispelling the increasingly intense summer heat from the magnificent room. After finishing reviewing the memorials at his side, Jiang Ming, sitting at the head of the table, finally looked up at Li Zhixian, who was sitting below in silence.

Sensing Jiang Ming's actions above, Li Zhixian quickly snapped out of his boredom and raised his hand in a gesture of respect.

Jiang Ming waved his hand dismissively, indicating that there was no need for formalities. He twisted his stiff neck and stretched his arms to the sides, which seemed somewhat inconsistent with his usual proper and dignified demeanor.

"Has young Gu already gone out?"

"Your Majesty, their carriage arrived at Xishan an hour ago. The eldest princess is safe and sound, and there has been no mishap."

Jiang Ming gave a soft "hmm," then sighed and said:

"Since I inherited the great unification, I have been working tirelessly day and night, with no time for court affairs. In the past ten years, I have only gone on one trip. Now, my second trip is just a pretext. Enough is enough!"

Li Zhixian pretended not to hear the complaints from above, his slightly chubby smiling face remaining unchanged, and continued his report:

"The procession is ready, and we can depart the day after tomorrow. Three groups of spies from inside and outside the city have already gone out, and Commander Yang, who is in charge of the pursuit, is investigating. He should be able to get this information out by then."

“Prince Teng has already inspected two towns in Ningxia and Gansu. With the frequent troop movements these days, he probably won’t suspect anything. After passing through Puyang, he will turn north and surely catch us off guard!”

Jiang Ming nodded silently, then suddenly smiled and looked at Li Zhixian below, saying:

"You're willing to use such drastic measures, my dear minister? I'm just asking you to find an excuse to stay in the capital. Aren't you afraid he'll complain?"

Li Zhixian smiled nonchalantly and said:

"If Lord Kong is willing to let his son beat his grandson, what's wrong with me beating my son? In a few days, I'll have him go find the Kong family's boy and deliver a message to avoid any trouble."

"Very well, I can leave the capital in peace only after entrusting it to my beloved minister! On this trip, I will surely wipe out all the tribes within two hundred miles of the border, seize all their cattle, sheep, and women, and raid their grazing lands, hmph!"

Jiang Ming slapped the table in front of him, a cold glint in his eyes. He then turned around and took out several scrolls of imperial edicts. Dai Da, who had been hiding nearby, quickly and respectfully came forward to take them and then handed them to Li Zhixian.

"When I arrive in Puyang, you shall send Yang Cheng's Imperial Guards there to kill all the generals involved in the two garrisons of Liaodong and Jizhou. Appoint Li Xingyi and the others whom I sent two months ago to fill the vacant positions and lead the troops of the two garrisons to attack together with Ningxia. There must be no mistakes!"

"I obey the decree——"

Jiang Ming glanced at the clouds on the horizon outside the palace, a deep glint in his eyes. If he could gain complete control of the nine border towns through this matter, he would be willing to never travel again. Unfortunately, time was of the essence; he had to take the risk and purge ahead of schedule…

"Prepare the carriage for the Xuanji Palace, and order the Imperial Physician to come see me again."

"Here!"

……

After dinner, Gu Yu lay lazily in her chair, not having the slightest desire to go out and visit others; she had no worldly desires.

"It seems that Mengzhi gets along quite well with Daiyu and Baochai today, but the You sisters seem as distant as Miaoyu. We need to be careful around them, and there's also that girl Xiangyun..."

Thinking of this silly girl, Gu Yu suddenly perked up. He wondered if she would be too ashamed to face when she found out the truth. It seemed he had to win her over completely before she realized something was wrong, otherwise, what was the difference between hiding it and doing it before?

Just as she was resting with her eyes closed, she suddenly heard the door being pushed open. Gu Yu smiled slightly, and when the person came in front of her, she reached out and hugged them without even opening her eyes.

"Why are you back? Weren't you taking a walk with Zijuan and the others?"

Xiangling nestled comfortably in Gu Yu's arms and snuggled closer, then said:

"Ying'er just said that her young lady's clothes haven't been delivered yet. It seems that only undergarments and socks have been delivered. She didn't see any clothes. She asked Zijuan and the others and found that none of them had been received. So she asked me to come back and ask."

Gu Yu couldn't help but grin mischievously. He opened his eyes triumphantly and raised his voice to instruct the maid outside to go and inform her.

"Those three cabinets outside contain the clothes prepared for them; they can wear these in the village."

As she spoke, Gu Yu pinched Xiang Ling's little face, then looked at the large cabinet in the corner of her room and couldn't help but imagine the beautiful scenery that would be in the future.

"I wonder if these brocade socks are durable... I'll have to ask Sister Xichun to try them on first."

He had prepared a great many clothes to satisfy his own preferences, but it was really inconvenient to stay in the Grand View Garden before. Now that he was in his own territory, he naturally brought all his hard work over.

Regardless of its added artistic value, a whole cabinet full of Yun brocade and silk is truly priceless, so he dared not make too much. He would make more normal styles of Yun brocade for his sisters.

However, even the most expensive clothes are meant to be worn. If the effect is good, he will naturally increase production.

As she was thinking, Xiangling in her arms couldn't help but move her body, raise her head and look at Gu Yu with a blank expression, then moved up a little and reached out to touch Gu Yu.

"Master...?"

Gu Yu cleared his throat awkwardly, snapping out of his reverie. But once his anger flared, he couldn't control it, so he simply pulled Xiang Ling's soft body closer and laughed:

"You little vixen, rubbing against me like that, you're not getting away now—"

As he spoke, Gu Yu put one arm around Xiang Ling's waist and reached down with the other hand to grasp her pert buttocks and slowly knead and grind them.

"Woo~"

Xiangling gave a seductive hum, which sounded even more alluring to Gu Yu. He wondered how this girl could be so beautiful. She was clearly the girl Gu Yu had been with the longest, but no matter how intense the encounters were, she always maintained a naive and innocent demeanor. This only made her seem more alluring, like a black dot on a white sheet of paper, with a hint of lust that was incredibly tempting. It gave him a strong urge to destroy that purity.

"Little girl... moaning so wildly, you won't be getting out of bed later."

"Master, I didn't... How about I call Qingwen back first, so as not to spoil your mood later?"

Xiangling blushed and twisted back in protest, but Gu Yu's rubbing made her even weaker. She hurriedly went to call back her helper, fearing that if she dragged it out any longer, she might not be able to get up.

"No rush, lie down first..."

Chapter 47 Even maids should be ambitious

Gu Yu straightened up slightly, patted Xiang Ling's buttocks who was lying on top of him, and Xiang Ling obediently knelt up and straddled Gu Yu's legs, her hands subconsciously supporting herself on Gu Yu's chest.

Seeing the blush on Xiangling's face as she shyly lowered her head, Gu Yu's intention to pick her up and press her down suddenly changed. He simply lifted her up, quickly untied his belt with one hand, lifted the hem to expose his own heat, and then lay down with a wicked smile.

"I'm suddenly feeling a bit tired. Why don't you do the work, Xiangling?"

"Master~"

Xiangling suddenly raised her eyes, her face flushed with even more shyness. But when she saw Gu Yu's mischievous smile, her heart trembled. She obediently lowered her body and gently licked the egg-sized head with the tip of her tongue, while silently untying her belt.

Feeling the warm, fragrant tongue diligently servicing him, sometimes touching, sometimes sweeping, occasionally probing the entrance with gentle, rapid tremors, Gu Yu hummed comfortably twice and patted Xiang Ling's head with his large hand as encouragement.

After barely managing to moisten her head with saliva, Xiangling climbed up and buried herself in Gu Yu's arms, not daring to look up. It was the same familiar position as before, except that their lower bodies were now completely naked.

"Good Xiangling... hurry up and sit down?"

Gu Yu chuckled and touched Xiang Ling's face, then pushed her up by her shoulders. He couldn't help but bend his knees slightly, bounced a couple of times, and rubbed against her tender, smooth skin.

"Ah! Sir, wait a minute..."

Xiangling couldn't hold on any longer as he pushed her, letting out a soft moan. She quickly pushed herself up and shrank back, afraid that she would run out of strength if she continued to rub against him. She supported herself with both hands on Gu Yu, raised her buttocks, bit her lip, found the right position, and slowly sat down.

Gu Yu suppressed the urge to push himself up, lifted Xiang Ling's dress, and looked at the muddy mess that had spread between Xiang Ling's tight private parts and his huge dragon. He saw that the girl's slightly protruding mound was squeezed to the sides by his dragon head, but it just couldn't squeeze into the completely invisible honey hole. He couldn't help but laugh and got up again.

Holding Xiangling's soft body, Gu Yu held his weapon and rubbed it back and forth along the narrow crevice of her flesh, as if he could hear the sound of sticky glue. The girl let out a soft moan and slumped down with a sob.

"Good Xiangling, I told you to do it yourself, why aren't you moving?"

"Master~ I... I'm out of strength... Mmm~"

Gu Yu moved slightly, but firmly refused to let her get away with it. After adjusting her position, she leaned close to Xiang Ling's ear, blew a breath, and whispered with a smile:

"This is practically meat in your mouth, why don't you break it open and eat it yourself?"

Xiangling gave a coquettish hum, but couldn't resist Gu Yu's urging knocking on the door. She could only close her eyes and reach out, her slender fingers forcefully prying open her shameful little mound, finally revealing the pink entrance that was no thicker than a little finger that had been covered up.

Although Gu Yu couldn't see the sensual scenery below, with Xiang Ling's own efforts, she slowly sat down again and finally ate half of it while humming.

"Sir, I can't go on anymore~ Let's rest~"

No matter how many times he did it, the girl's tight embrace of his flesh was always so warm and full of youthful vigor, making Gu Yu try his best to find a balance between thrusting hard and cherishing their bodies each time.

Because she was kneeling on Gu Yu's body, and Gu Yu's thick, massive dragon brutally crushed her flower path, Xiang Ling rolled her eyes slightly and lay in Gu Yu's arms. Her body was stimulated and convulsed subconsciously. She instinctively contracted her waist, but this caused her to fall into a vicious cycle that was constantly worsening. With just one strike, Xiang Ling lost her fighting ability.

Because Xiangling had accidentally lost her strength and sat down during their last encounter in the field, Gu Yu didn't dare let go and let her sit up straight to continue. He could only hold her and lie down, gently thrusting into her.

"You little rascal, you haven't improved at all after all these attempts..."

"It's all because Xiangling is no good, she can't satisfy you... You're too amazing, you always fuck me to death—mmm~ Please be gentle, Master..."

The large rocking chair swayed back and forth with the movement of Gu Yu's waist, gently undulating with inertia, and soft, seductive moans drifted through the room. The light from the setting sun became increasingly scarce, and the two people on the chair seemed to merge into one.

After an unknown amount of time, the door opened again. Qingwen looked at the dim light in the room with confusion, quickly went to light a lamp, and called out:

"Xiang Ling?"

"Hmm...yes! I'm here, what's up?...um..."

Qingwen's joy hadn't faded yet; she was still thinking about the fun they had had just had while strolling around. She didn't notice anything unusual in Xiangling's voice. She quickly lit the lamp and walked over there with a smile.

"Isn't your master home? You don't even turn on the lights, and you're holed up at home instead of coming to find me—...Pah!"

Looking at Gu Yu, who was lying on the chair with his head turned to the side and smiling at her, Qingwen blushed. Then she looked at Xiangling, who was lying in Gu Yu's arms and dared not raise her head. She felt both amused and envious. She spat and was about to grab the flirtatious hussy.

"Ooh~!..."

Caught off guard, Xiangling was lifted up and pulled upwards, and the fiery dragon withdrew again. Her delicate body, already tense because of Qingwen's return, could no longer bear it. She rolled her eyes back and fell down again, swallowed up once more. Suddenly, she raised her fragrant neck and was completely overwhelmed by this unexpected thrust.

"..."

Qingwen was stunned for a moment before she noticed the disheveled clothes at the point where the two were joined. She finally realized what was happening, and two blushes rose on her pretty face.

Gu Yu raised an eyebrow as he looked at Xiang Ling, who had fainted in his arms. Suddenly, he stood up from the rocking chair, holding Xiang Ling in his arms, and then reached out to hug Qing Wen.

"Xiangling was being taken good care of, but you made her go on strike. Now it's your turn to take over."

Qingwen shuddered. Looking at Xiangling, who had clearly fainted from the unbearable pain, she couldn't see any sign that Xiangling was sulking and had given up. She quickly struggled to get up, trying to escape this predicament.

"Master, I really can't manage alone... How about I go and call Zijuan and Ying'er over now? That way, you won't lose interest..."

Gu Yu subtly pursed her lips, glancing at Qingwen's shy and evasive eyes. She never expected that these two girls would be so strangely similar in this respect. Who learned it from whom? They only know how to backstab, and don't think about improving themselves. They should be punished!

"No rush—try it first..."

"Master! Ah—please, Master, I really want to!"

"... "

……

Half an hour later, looking at the two girls lying limp on the bed, Gu Yu stretched comfortably, asked a maid to give him a simple bath, and looked at the first stars outside the window. After some exercise, his sleepiness was gone, and he became somewhat excited, so he had an urge to go out for a walk.

Chapter Forty-Eight: I Never Force Anyone

"When they wake up later, remember to help them wash up. I'm going out for a walk... um—I probably won't be back, so you don't need to wait for me."

"Yes--"

The thought of that little girl made Gu Yu's anger, which hadn't completely subsided, rise again. So she simply went out the door and walked along the corridor towards that place.

If we only consider the land area, the mansion that Gu Yu approved for construction is roughly equivalent to a quarter of the Grand View Garden. Even though there are quite a few houses, because there aren't as many beautiful gardens taking up space, each house is about twenty meters apart. In addition, with excellent sound insulation, each house is like a separate courtyard.

Gu Yu strolled along the corridor on his right. He remembered that after passing Xiangyun's room, he would arrive at Xichun's room in a short while. Just as he was about to walk over, Gu Yu suddenly heard faint, angry voices coming from inside, and he stopped in his tracks.

If it weren't for his exceptional hearing, he probably would have missed this. Curious, Gu Yu followed the passageway to Xiangyun's door and gently knocked four times.

The next moment, the door quietly opened, and the maid who had been sent to serve Xiangyun bowed respectfully before stepping aside to welcome Gu Yu in. Then she silently closed the door again.

Stepping inside, Gu Yu finally heard Xiangyun's clear voice asking:

"I'm not wearing this! Didn't you say you'd brought all my luggage before we came? Why do I only see my underwear? Where are my pajamas and clothes?"

“Miss Yun, we were just following orders. We didn’t bring these clothes here, so we really don’t know what was wrong with your original clothes.”

"Humph!"