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

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After rubbing against the soft flesh for a while, Xiangling's moans seemed to be inviting him, so Gu Yu lowered his body and thrust hard inside.

As if hearing a soft "plop," Gu Yu went inside most of the way. Xiang Ling let out a scream, her face suddenly turning deathly pale, and tears streamed down her face.

Gu Yu immediately bent down and kissed away her tears with heartache, comforting her and constantly using his hands to help ease her pain.

Qingwen, who was standing next to her, was also startled. Seeing that huge thing squeeze into such a narrow, invisible gap, her face lost some color and she felt a little frightened.

"Master...don't kill Xiangling, pull it out quickly..."

Seeing that Gu Yu had comforted her for a while before continuing his actions as if he wanted to go even deeper, Qingwen finally couldn't help but try to dissuade him.

Gu Yu ignored her and became even more violent, as if he wanted to penetrate her completely. Xiang Ling's cries came out through Gu Yu's mouth and grew louder and louder.

Based on what she had just seen, Qingwen estimated that Xiangling's belly was about to burst, and disregarding any shyness, she rushed over to stop her.

"Master! Xiangling's stomach is about to burst, please stop!"

Gu Yu stood up, looking back at Qingwen's anxious face, feeling somewhat puzzled.

He felt safe to act only after sensing Xiangling's change, so why did he have to kill Xiangling?

With another slight movement at her waist, and now that Gu Yu was no longer covering her, Xiang Ling's plaintive moans filled Qing Wen's mind, causing her to freeze.

After Gu Yu got up, Qingwen could even see a bulge on Xiangling's soft belly moving incessantly, giving her an even stronger sense of shock.

Before she could turn around, Xiangling let out a long moan, her body trembling uncontrollably, her waist arching, and she finally collapsed after a while, the area where the two were joined becoming wet.

Seeing that Xiangling had lost her fighting ability in a short time, but Gu Yu was still energetic, he got up and sat down next to Qingwen.

"Sir... I can't..."

Holding Gu Yu in his arms, Qingwen finally came to her senses. The heat pressed against her private parts, making her feel both ashamed and afraid.

You should know that you're even thinner and weaker than Xiangling. Xiangling is practically dead and has fainted right now. Aren't you going to be tortured to death?!

Gu Yu had no choice but to act; she couldn't possibly let her desert her post.

His lips covered her words, pinning her down completely. With a scream, another vibrant plum blossom appeared on the bed…

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Chapter Forty-Eight: The Advantage Lies With Me!

Early in the morning, Gu Yu got up for a long time to do morning exercises in the yard, but her clothes were a little disheveled.

There was nothing he could do; it was the first time he had realized how delicate a girl's skin was, and a gentle rub caused large patches of red to appear.

It turns out that a girl's house is truly made of water; with just a gentle tap, honey will flow out endlessly.

After he finally released them, Xiangling and Qingwen were already half-conscious from the beatings, their bodies swollen and red.

When he saw Xiangling and Qingwen lying on the soaked bed, covered in wounds, the strange beauty of their purity mixed with depravity made him want to mount them again.

Seeing that the two plum blossoms were already submerged in water, she regained some of her composure.

His bed was completely soaked and he couldn't sleep at all, so he personally took a towel and gently wiped their bodies, then carried them to his bed to squeeze in for the night.

As Gu Yu held her two beautiful maids tightly in her arms, preparing to fall asleep, a strange sense of peace suddenly rose in her heart, but she couldn't find the source.

Completely baffled, he simply attributed it to the sense of accomplishment he felt after finally shedding his title of virgin from two lifetimes.

Because Xiangling and Qingwen were 'seriously injured,' Gu Yu didn't let them get up to serve him, nor did he want the maids in the courtyard to serve him. So he just dressed haphazardly and went to exercise to relieve his pent-up desire.

Zijuan got up and went out to fetch hot water, but saw Gu Yu standing in the yard with her clothes disheveled. She was wondering what Xiangling and Qingwen were doing when Gu Yu's eyes lit up and she asked her to help her tidy herself up.

"Zijuan, come quickly and help me straighten my clothes. This collar is a bit too tight, and I've been trying for ages but it's not working."

Zijuan felt a little shy when she heard this.

In this era, maids like them who served young ladies closely were also called "deputy young ladies." They could be seen as the young ladies' substitutes, and they would have to follow the young ladies around and push their butts after they married into the family!

Although Zijuan was given to Daiyu by Grandmother Jia and her status was not as high as Xueyan's, the relationship between mistress and servant had deepened over the years, and she was even slightly above Xueyan in status.

Now that Gu Yu wanted Zijuan to help him tidy his clothes, it was no different from asking Daiyu to do it for him. Thinking of her mistress's intentions, Zijuan hesitated for a moment, but still stepped forward to help.

With a pair of skillful hands, Gu Yu was rescued in no time. Thinking back to the past two years when she had been working alone to support herself while collecting folk songs, and how she had only been back to being pampered by Xiang Ling and the others for a few months, Gu Yu couldn't help but sigh at the corruption and decadence of feudal landlord life.

As for righteously condemning this sugar-coated bullet? Gu Yu considered the two people still lying in bed and decided to punish them severely after they recovered.

Looking at Gu Yu thanking her, Zijuan inexplicably thought of Bao Erye in the mansion, as if they were both so innocent and carefree.

After Baoyu became familiar with Daiyu, he often came to play with her. Each time, Wang Mama and the others would stop him outside the courtyard gate and wait for him to be informed. Therefore, he disliked these old fish eyes even more.

One time, while Daiyu was still lying in her room, Baoyu barged in.

Fortunately, all the maids were there. Daiyu sat on the bed fully clothed, reading a book, and Baoyu had no other thoughts, so they chatted and laughed for a while.

When Wang Mama found out, she didn't say anything, but she got angry behind Daiyu's back. She hadn't been there long, so only Xueyan was punished.

If it weren't for Daiyu and Xiangling intervening after they found out, Xueyan would not only have been beaten to death, but would have been sent back to Suzhou, punished by the family, and then expelled from her master's house to fend for herself.

This was the first time she realized that the unbridled Young Master Bao, who could act with impunity in the mansion, was not someone who could be treated as an exception anywhere else. Even though they were still young, he should not disregard a woman's reputation.

Thinking of this, Zijuan felt a little strange. Seeing Gu Yu moving around again, she secretly went into Gu Yu's room.

A moment later, she ran out with a flushed face and went back into the house in a flash.

Daiyu had already gotten up and was combing her hair with Xueyan's help. She was a little surprised to see Zijuan return empty-handed and asked, "Zijuan, where's the hot water you brought?"

Zijuan noticed that Daiyu's head seemed to be faintly emitting a green light, and she began to doubt the feasibility of her previous suggestion.

We told the young lady to be more reserved, but now not only have the Jia sisters become close to Young Master Yu, even those two little hussies have been taken advantage of.

In the future, once Young Master Yu has tasted the sweetness of love, he will inevitably focus most of his attention on the two of them. The way she helped him tidy his clothes just now was quite serious. Could it be that she really treats the young lady as a younger sister?

The more Zijuan thought about it, the more flustered she became. She wanted to tell Daiyu, "Your Yu-gege has been eaten! He might not even remember you in the future."

Seeing Daiyu's frail body, Zijuan held back her laughter, forced a smile, and said that she had been stopped by Young Master Yu to help her and had forgotten about it for a moment.

Upon hearing that Gu Yu was in the courtyard, Daiyu pursed her lips and said nothing more. She had decided to go play with Yingchun and the others today, putting Gu Yu aside for now, since she had come to a realization these past few days.

Gu Yu is all alone, and her future marriage will definitely be a concern for her father. I, on the other hand, have grown up with Gu Yu since I was not even seven years old, so my father will definitely consider me first!

She temporarily ignored the four years in between.

Although Yingchun and the others were close to Yu-gege, they couldn't be as close as she was. In the Jia household, no one understood Gu Yu better than her!

Not only were she and Gu Yu childhood sweethearts, but they also lived and ate together, thus she had already secured the status of childhood sweetheart.

Qingmei has a comprehensive advantage in terms of timing, location, and people, giving her a clear edge in the face of any potential future opportunities!

So now she's not in a hurry to attract Gu Yu's attention.

As the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated." The only threat now is the sisters of the Jia family, so she needs to learn more about the "enemy's" intelligence.

Tan Chun and Xi Chun are still young and not a threat to her. However, Baochai and Yingchun seemed a bit suspicious at the banquet yesterday, so she decided to start by investigating Yingchun.

Seeing her young mistress's confident demeanor, Zijuan couldn't bear to see her sad, so she could only comfort herself.

"My young lady is so outstanding, and these two people aren't even related. Young Master Yu, unless you're blind, certainly wouldn't miss this opportunity..."

With Wang Mama no longer in charge of the courtyard, it is now managed by a nanny under Gu Yu's command, surnamed Li.

She had no presence on ordinary days, quietly taking care of cleaning and cooking in the courtyard, which the two masters entrusted to four personal maids.

Seeing that Daiyu was about to go out, she arranged for four second-class maids to accompany her.

Originally, eight more old women and strong wives should have been assigned, but Daiyu kept saying that so many were unnecessary. In addition, since she was in the Jia family, it was not appropriate to be too conspicuous, so they left it at that.

Gu Yu returned to his room before Daiyu left, just missing her. After all, there were two precious children waiting for him to pamper them.

He personally brought over some stomach-soothing porridge and helped Qingwen, who had already woken up, to feed her.

Although Qingwen was usually quite pleased with Gu Yu's favor, she still knew the proper order of rank and was somewhat apprehensive upon seeing this, so she quickly declined.

She had heard several plays about beautiful women causing trouble, which were all about making people infatuated with beauty and disrupting the rules.

Not only did she die a tragic death, but her master also suffered a terrible fate. She didn't want to be branded as a seductive vixen who bewitched her master.

Gu Yu looked at Qingwen with amusement. In his past life, let alone taking a girl's first time, he would have been much more affectionate. Even those sycophants who couldn't even touch her were a thousand times more attentive than this.

She asked Qingwen again, "Are you sure you don't want to? Today is your special day. After this, it will be hard to imagine me doing this again."

Qingwen was at the most confused time of her life. She longed for Gu Yu's gentleness, but her sense of propriety made her hesitate.

Seeing this, Gu Yu first helped up Xiang Ling, who had been startled awake, and fed her mouth-to-mouth.

Xiangling had just woken up and didn't quite understand what was going on, but she still obediently accepted it. In the end, she even reluctantly licked the leftover porridge from the corner of Gu Yu's mouth, making Qingwen hesitate to speak.

After an incense stick had burned, Gu Yu went to get another bowl, since it still wasn't enough for the three of them.

Chapter Forty-Nine: New Year's Eve Feast

Once the 21st passed, the eve of the Lunar New Year flew by. The Jia family became increasingly busy, and Gu Yu's courtyard suddenly became deserted.

Li Wan had high hopes for her son, and seeing that Jia Lan's thin and small body was full of fatigue, Gu Yu would intentionally let him relax a bit with her.

He doesn't have time to come now, and he doesn't know how many hours Li Wan will make him study every day before she stops.

Now that no one is coming over for the time being, Daiyu often runs out to play with her sisters. Although Grandmother Jia told her to be like Baoyu and just go out to play, she still doesn't have that kind of thick skin.

There was no way around it; the servants in the Jia family were truly rotten to the core. He didn't want to get close to Yingchun and the others today, only to have the whole capital hear the news tomorrow that Gu Yu had entered the rooms of the Jia family's young ladies and committed illicit acts.

So Gu Yu could only patiently wait for them to come to her courtyard before she could act freely.

Now all the younger sisters are nowhere to be seen. Xiangling and Qingwen are still recovering, and Gu Yu is surprisingly alone.

Having just finished practicing calligraphy, Gu Yu put down his brush and was about to call Xiangling to bring in a pot of tea when he turned around and saw the brush holder on the table, which reminded him of Qin Keqing from the East Mansion.

During this period, she only came to visit once with Wang Xifeng, and presented a pen holder as a formal gift.

The two exchanged glances, but before they could even exchange a few words, Qin Keqing had to leave to avoid suspicion, which was truly a pity.

With nothing else to do, Gu Yu decided to go out to Pear Fragrance Courtyard to visit Xue Pan, and after saying hello, she would also like to visit Baochai for a couple of hours.

During this period, Aunt Xue's attitude towards him was rather strange. She wanted her son to get along well with the other party so that he could learn some proper ways of thinking, but she also hoped that her daughter would not get too close to the other party.

After all, she had been a girl once too, so she could naturally feel how attractive Gu Yu's looks were to young women.

If her husband were still alive, she would naturally not care about her daughter being close to Gu Yu. But now that her husband has passed away, she doesn't even dare to go back to her parents' home in order to protect the Xue family's business. Is it for her own sake?

The son is disappointing, but fortunately there is a smart and intelligent daughter. If she can marry Baoyu, not only can she use the power of the Jia family's two fathers to protect their property, but she can also get Baochai to help the Xue family. After all, Baoyu's personality is really not suited to managing a household.

Lady Wang also greatly admired Baochai's abilities and appearance, and intended to arrange a marriage between them, inevitably leading to a competition with Grandmother Jia.

Thinking of this, Aunt Xue found Jia Mu's idea somewhat amusing. Lin Hai even took Gu Yu with him when he sent his daughter to the capital, and Gu Yu was a woman of both talent and beauty.

Daiyu lived in the same courtyard with Baoyu every day, so how could she possibly be interested in his uneducated and lazy nature? Don't forget, Lin Hai was a third-ranked scholar!

As for whether Baochai would look down on Baoyu because of this, Aunt Xue subconsciously overlooked this possibility. After all, Baochai had known about the Xue family's predicament since childhood, and she was extremely clear-headed, so she could naturally understand her mother's good intentions.

...

When Aunt Xue came in for the third time in an hour to refill Gu Yu's tea, Gu Yu finally reluctantly took his leave.

Unlike Daiyu, who was well-versed in the classics and even able to participate in the imperial examinations, Baochai was truly learned and knowledgeable, able to handle all kinds of articles with ease, and could keep up with conversations on a wide range of topics.

Gu Yu found herself increasingly compatible with Baochai, and their relationship deepened day by day. It was just a pity that there was always a third wheel around, which was a minor flaw.

After Baochai got up to see Gu Yu off, Aunt Xue frowned and looked at her, saying, "Baochai... don't forget your father's last wish. Pan'er is useless; it's all our fault for dragging you down!"

Baochai's smile, which had not yet completely faded, froze, and her face paled. As she watched Aunt Xue wiping away her tears, her trembling gradually subsided, and she returned to her usual composed demeanor.

"Mother, I know..."

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When New Year's Eve arrived, since there would be no time to attend to Gu Yu and Daiyu due to the ancestral worship ceremony the next day, Grandmother Jia specially sent Yuanyang to invite them to the New Year's Eve family banquet.

Gu Yu had nothing to do anyway, and Daiyu wouldn't refuse an invitation to have dinner with her maternal grandmother, so she accepted.

When he went out at the appointed time, he discovered that Daiyu was dressed quite elegantly today. She wore a pale yellow, round-necked robe embroidered with bamboo leaves and plum blossoms, and a light gray, flower-patterned skirt.

Because it was a bit cold today, Daiyu put on the light blue satin cloak that she had worn with Gu Yu before. It complemented her beautiful face, making her look like a warm and captivating fairy in winter.

Seeing Daiyu staring at her with a smile, Gu Yu belatedly realized that she seemed to be dressed too plainly.

Although people usually dress in these plain colors to keep a low profile, it would be somewhat disrespectful to dress like this for the Jia family's New Year's Eve banquet.

After thinking for a moment, Gu Yu instructed Qingwen to open the large cabinet at the bottom of the room and pick out two items. Qingwen had just agreed when she turned around and took a few steps back, then turned back and asked:

"Which one will you like to wear, sir?"

Although she also wanted to dress Gu Yu up nicely, she didn't dare to be too unrestrained in this kind of occasion and could only let Gu Yu make the decision herself.