The Male Lead's Harem Belongs to Me (GL) - Chapter 14
Jiang Han’s heart fluttered at the sound of “sister”. If it weren’t for the underlying grit in Liu Shuwei’s voice, Jiang Han might have been swayed into complimenting her. Jiang Han chuckled awkwardly, closed her eyes tightly, and raised her hands, saying, “I don’t know, I didn’t see anything.”
Liu Shuwei looked at the woman who was secretly peeking at her with a smirk. After a while, she finally smiled slowly and said, “Sister, please get up. Your clothes are all wet.”
“Okay, okay,” Jiang Han said, as if she had been granted amnesty, and quickly climbed out of the tub. She subconsciously wanted to find some clothes but then remembered the reason she had come tonight. Just as she was about to remind Liu Shuwei, a bright idea came to her, and she turned around urgently, saying, “Sister, do you have any white clothes I can borrow?”
Liu Shuwei looked at her quietly for a moment. She had already been puzzled by Jiang Han’s sudden appearance tonight, and now she was even more confused when she heard her specifically ask for white clothes. However, she didn’t ask any more questions and pointed Jiang Han in the right direction.
“By the way, you should come out too. You can hide in the bed and don’t come out,” Jiang Han continued to ask, “And where is the dressing table?”
Liu Shuwei’s eyes flickered, as if she was thinking of something. When Jiang Han’s gaze grew increasingly puzzled, Liu Shuwei finally pointed in another direction.
Jiang Han nodded and turned to go, while Liu Shuwei quietly watched her back, a deep sense of doubt welling up in her eyes. The Prince’s mansion was quite a distance from the Liu residence, and it was highly unlikely that the Princess would come here in the middle of the night just to see her take a bath. Moreover, she was wearing night clothes, which meant…
Meanwhile, Jiang Han took this opportunity to quickly change into a white dress. After changing, she found the dressing table and started looking for some rouge, but after searching for a long time, she only found a box of rouge that looked like it was many years old.
Jiang Han sighed. It seemed that Liu Shuwei had a really tough life in this mansion. Not only did the room look dilapidated, but even the supplies were very old. No wonder she was so frail.
Jiang Han quickly painted a ghost makeup on herself in front of the mirror. Looking at her terrifying reflection, Jiang Han nodded in satisfaction. But that wasn’t enough. She still needed to do something with her hair.
After a while of fiddling in front of the mirror, Jiang Han was very satisfied with her look and turned to leave. As soon as she turned around, she saw Liu Shuwei.
Liu Shuwei: “……”
Afraid of scaring her, Jiang Han quickly covered her mouth and said, “Sister, it’s me, don’t be afraid.”
Liu Shuwei knew it was her, so she didn’t even frown, but just stared at her.
Jiang Han felt a little guilty and coughed lightly, saying, “Sister, I’ll explain this to you later. You should go inside first.”
Liu Shuwei looked at her deeply and, as she had said, went into the inner room. Jiang Han breathed a sigh of relief and sat quietly outside, waiting for the man to arrive.
After an unknown amount of time, a maid’s voice suddenly came from outside, followed by a man’s voice. Jiang Han perked up her ears, thinking, “Finally, he’s here?”
The door was suddenly pushed open, and a drunken man stumbled in. He laughed strangely and walked quickly, as if he couldn’t wait.
This man was Liu Wu, the one who had made a deal with Liu Bushan. Liu Wu had drunk a lot of wine tonight and was a little scared when he heard that this woman belonged to the Prince. But after a few drinks, his lustful thoughts took over.
So what if she was the Prince’s woman? Tonight, she would still have to beg for mercy under him.
Liu Wu let out a few lewd sounds and was about to grope his way into the inner room when a candle suddenly lit up in front of the door. Liu Wu was startled and cursed when he saw that it was just a candle.
As he was about to continue walking, he suddenly felt a chill down his neck, and goosebumps appeared on his neck. At the same time, a ghostly female voice slowly sounded behind him, “Liu Wu, you’ve wronged me so badly~”
“Ghost…” Liu Wu stammered, “Ghost, ahhhhh…”
He turned around to run but came face to face with Jiang Han’s pale face with bloody tears. The bloody tears slid slowly down her cheeks, looking especially terrifying in the candlelight.
Liu Wu: “Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!”
Outside, Liu Bushan had not gone far. He was happily thinking about how he would soon get his money, but the next second, he heard a miserable scream coming from Liu Shuwei’s room.
Liu Bushan smirked. Sister, sister, your brother needs money, you won’t just sit by and do nothing, will you? However, before he could finish laughing, he suddenly felt something was wrong. The voice just now, it sounded a bit like Liu Wu’s?
At that moment, Liu Shuwei’s room was filled with Liu Wu’s miserable screams, accompanied by the screams of two maids. The screams tore through the night, and one by one, the lights in the Liu residence turned on.
Liu Bushan knew something was wrong. He hadn’t discussed his deal with Liu Wu with his father and mother. If they found out… Liu Bushan hurried over.
After seeing that the man had been scared away, Jiang Han realized that she couldn’t stay any longer, so she quickly went to find Liu Shuwei.
Liu Shuwei had obviously realized something from the screams just now. Her face was pale, and Jiang Han didn’t have time to comfort her. She simply told her briefly about how she had discovered the deal between Liu Bushan and Liu Wu, and then said, “Sister, I’ll explain to you later why I’m here when you return to the Prince’s mansion. Now I have to go. Your family will be here soon. Remember, you are the victim, no matter what they say, you have done nothing wrong.”
Jiang Han felt sorry for Liu Shuwei. It was really too bad for her to have such a family.
Liu Shuwei saw the emotion in Jiang Han’s eyes. Her heart moved slightly, and she pointed to a small path for Jiang Han. Just then, someone knocked on Liu Shuwei’s door. The two looked at each other and then went their separate ways.
••••
When Jiang Han returned to the Prince’s mansion, it was almost dawn. She hadn’t had time to wash off the rouge on her face, and she was afraid of scaring people if she went out, so she walked back the way she came.
She had entered through the back door of the mansion and climbed back in through the window to her room, falling asleep on the bed without even bothering to wash up.
So when Chun Zhu came to wake Jiang Han the next morning, she was startled. Fortunately, she was a seasoned servant who had seen her fair share of the Princess’s unusual behavior and was used to it.
She ordered someone to bring water and, without making a sound, retreated to inform Gu Hanyun and the others who were waiting in the courtyard.
Jiang Han slept until noon. After getting up, washing up, and changing her clothes, she slowly prepared to have lunch.
Chun Zhu accompanied her and tactfully didn’t ask Jiang Han any questions. However, Jiang Han took the initiative to tell Chun Zhu about the matter, although she omitted where she had actually gone. Even so, Chun Zhu was very touched.
“Princess, earlier today, Lady Gu and the others came to see you, but seeing that you didn’t seem to have rested well, I told them I would inform them when you woke up…”
Hearing this, Jiang Han understood what Chun Zhu meant. Since her confinement had been lifted, she said, “Okay, go ask them for me later and see if they want to go out for a walk together this afternoon.”
It was boring to stay in the mansion all day. It would be nice to go out and take a look at the two beauties.
Chun Zhu returned quickly with a message. Except for Yu Weiwan, who was unwilling to go out, the other two were quite willing. However, unlike Jiang Han who had the Prince’s token and could go in and out freely, the other two couldn’t and needed to inform Qi Ze.
Jiang Han remembered that the Prince’s token could be used to take one person out, so she had a clever idea and said, “Okay, just tell them to come as planned.”
••••
In the afternoon, as the weather gradually cooled, the three met at the entrance of Jiang Han’s courtyard.
Gu Hanyun pouted, “Sister Jiang, didn’t you say that the Prince’s token could only be used to take one person out? But there are two of us.”
Chang Qianjiao was also puzzled and frowned, saying, “If that’s the case, then I won’t go.”
“Hey,” Jiang Han patted her chest reassuringly, “Since I’ve asked you both to come, I naturally have a way.”
The two looked at each other doubtfully. Jiang Han didn’t explain, but directly took them to the gate of the mansion. As expected, they were stopped by the guard at the gate.
The guard smiled shyly but firmly, “Your Highness, the Prince’s token can only be used to take one person out at a time.”
Jiang Han glanced at him, nodded, and pulled Gu Hanyun over, saying, “Then can I take her out now?”
As soon as she said that, both Gu Hanyun and the guard were stunned, while Chang Qianjiao’s face turned pale.
The guard dared not get involved and quickly said, “Of course.”
Under everyone’s gaze, Jiang Han pulled Gu Hanyun out of the mansion. Gu Hanyun was completely dumbfounded. She didn’t know why the Princess would do such a thing. She had agreed to take them both out, but now she was only taking her. What would Chang Qianjiao think?
She looked over and sure enough, saw Chang Qianjiao’s face turn pale, and her eyes were slightly red. She didn’t know what she had done wrong, why Jiang Han would humiliate her like this.
Just as she was hesitating whether to tell Jiang Han not to do this, she saw Jiang Han turn around and ask her to stay where she was. Then, she slowly walked back to the mansion gate.
Seeing Jiang Han return, Chang Qianjiao’s face turned even paler, and her eyes were even redder. She didn’t know what she had done wrong, why Jiang Han would humiliate her like this.
Just as she was lost in thought, Jiang Han leisurely walked to the mansion gate and said to the equally stunned guard, “I’m back.”
The guard’s head was filled with question marks, and he nodded blankly. He watched as Jiang Han crossed the gate, entered the mansion, and then turned around to face him again.
The guard was startled and was about to speak when he saw Jiang Han grab Chang Qianjiao and say to him, “I’m leaving.”
The guard: “…….”
The guard stammered and tried to say something, but Jiang Han said, “I’ve only brought one person, so it’s okay for me to go out, right?”
The guard: “…Yes.”
Jiang Han nodded in satisfaction and pulled Chang Qianjiao out of the mansion, leaving the guard dumbfounded, scratching his head in confusion.
He felt like there was something wrong, but he couldn’t quite figure it out.