The Male Lead's Harem Belongs to Me (GL) - Chapter 23
Jiang Han always felt that something was off about those words. She looked up and, as expected, saw Liu Shuwei’s teasing gaze. Her face instantly flushed red, and Jiang Han, in a fit of embarrassed anger, pounced on Liu Shuwei to tickle her. “You’re laughing at me, sister! That’s awful!”
Liu Shuwei had only intended to tease her, but seeing that she had made her angry, she laughed and dodged, begging for mercy, “Good sister, please spare me! I won’t dare do it again.”
Jiang Han naturally didn’t agree. The two of them wrestled on the bed for a while until Jiang Han was exhausted and lay on the bed like a salted fish. Only then was Liu Shuwei freed.
She lay beside Jiang Han, breathing lightly, her cheeks flushed, and a lingering mist in her eyes, like a delicate beauty who had just experienced an intimate encounter. Even the corners of her eyes were red, and her soft, breathy sighs were incredibly alluring.
When Jiang Han turned over and saw this scene, she sighed in admiration and couldn’t help but take a few more glances. Liu Shuwei naturally noticed Jiang Han’s gaze. A meaningful light flashed in her eyes, and she turned to meet Jiang Han’s gaze, asking curiously, “What are you looking at, sister?”
Jiang Han cleared her throat to cover her embarrassment, saying, “No wonder the Prince loves you so much, sister. Not to mention the Prince, even I can’t resist your charm.”
Jiang Han’s words were just a casual remark, but Liu Shuwei turned to her side and reached out to tap her chest, saying softly, “The Prince has never seen me like this. You’re the first person I’ve slept with, sister.”
Jiang Han felt a tickle in her heart. Why did she feel like the female lead was a little bit… ambiguous? With such a beauty by her side, Jiang Han couldn’t think too much and just giggled, “Really? Am I so fortunate?”
Liu Shuwei smiled and leaned closer, “Of course. You’re very special to me, sister.”
Jiang Han was very satisfied. They played on Liu Shuwei’s bed for a while before finally getting up leisurely.
When they finished washing up and left the room together, they were greeted by three people standing neatly at the door.
Seeing them coming out of the room together, the three of them clicked their tongues, their eyes full of teasing.
Chang Qianjiao raised an eyebrow, “When did your relationship become so good, Princess and Weiwei, that you’re sleeping together? Tsk, tsk, I’m so jealous.”
Gu Hanyun also said, “Tsk, tsk, I’m so envious.”
Yu Weiwan laughed, but her expression clearly showed that she was on the same side as Gu Hanyun and Chang Qianjiao.
Jiang Han raised an eyebrow, looking quite pleased, and ignored their teasing. Instead, she asked, “Do you want to eat something special this morning?”
Gu Hanyun’s eyes lit up at the mention of food, and she nodded repeatedly, “Yes!”
Jiang Han smiled, “You can have whatever you want, but you can’t just sit back and enjoy it, right? How about this, you all come to the kitchen with me this morning to make breakfast. If you don’t help, you don’t get to eat.”
Although the three of them were concubines, their families were officials, and they were used to having cooks do all the work in the kitchen. They had never done any housework before, and even less so after marrying into the Prince’s mansion. Now, asking them to cook was practically asking for their lives.
Among the three, Chang Qianjiao pouted the highest, her face full of displeasure. The airs of a young lady were fully displayed. She held out her ten fingers and pointed to her long nails, saying, “Sister, I’m afraid my nails won’t be able to help.”
Jiang Han glanced at her and smiled, “It’s fine, it’s fine. Sister, you can help roll out the dough later, so you won’t need to use your fingers.”
Chang Qianjiao deflated and withdrew her nails. Gu Hanyun saw this and chuckled, “Sister, if I volunteer to help, can I have more to eat later?”
Jiang Han nodded approvingly, “Of course, those who work hard get more.”
Hearing this, Chang Qianjiao no longer acted like a spoiled child and said, “Then I’m also willing to help.”
Jiang Han smiled, “Sure, sure, you can have more to eat too.”
Yu Weiwan raised an eyebrow, “I’ll help too.”
Seeing her little “leeks” being so enthusiastic, the big capitalist Jiang Han smiled from ear to ear, “Good, good, everyone gets a share.”
Liu Shuwei watched the others scrambling to help and then looked at Jiang Han’s cunning expression, finding it amusing. These people were really being sold by Jiang Han and still helping her count the money. Even if they didn’t help, would Jiang Han starve them?
Jiang Han turned her head and saw Liu Shuwei’s knowing smile. She put a finger to her lips, gesturing “shush,” and winked meaningfully. Liu Shuwei glared at her, thinking that this person was really mischievous, but she didn’t say anything.
Jiang Han led the three little “leeks” to the kitchen. For breakfast, she planned to make wontons. Jiang Han quickly assigned tasks to everyone. Gu Hanyun was responsible for bringing the flour and kneading the dough, she was responsible for preparing the filling, Chang Qianjiao and Yu Weiwan were responsible for rolling out the wrappers, and Liu Shuwei was responsible for wrapping the wontons.
The tasks were assigned quickly, but when they started working, Jiang Han realized that these people really didn’t know anything. Gu Hanyun tripped while bringing the flour and became a white-faced person when she looked up. She coughed out flour while saying, “Sister, I’ve brought the flour, what’s next?”
Jiang Han: “…”
After a moment of silence, they all burst out laughing.
Gu Hanyun coughed and sprayed flour, and when she saw them laughing at her, she got angry and ran to them, coughing. For a while, the kitchen was filled with the sound of women’s laughter and flying flour.
Jiang Han’s forehead twitched as she watched the scene. It took a lot of effort to stop Gu Hanyun and resist the urge to kick her out, saying, “Sister Gu, if you keep doing this, we’ll be eating the northwest wind for breakfast.”
Food was the best way to threaten Gu Hanyun. Sure enough, hearing Jiang Han say that, Gu Hanyun quickly restrained herself. Under Jiang Han’s guidance, she wiped the flour off her face and started kneading the dough.
By the time Jiang Han finished preparing the filling, Gu Hanyun had kneaded the dough and was cutting it into small cylinders to hand to Chang Qianjiao.
When it came to Chang Qianjiao and Yu Weiwan, they watched Jiang Han demonstrate once and then confidently said, “It’s simple.” However, the first wrapper Chang Qianjiao rolled was shaped like a gourd, and Yu Weiwan’s was a pointed oval.
Now it was Gu Hanyun’s turn to laugh. She pointed at the shapes they had rolled and laughed heartily, finally getting her revenge. Chang Qianjiao didn’t believe it and rolled two or three more, but they were either oddly shaped or uneven in thickness.
Jiang Han looked at Gu Hanyun, who was laughing happily, and said coolly, “If they waste too much, Sister Gu, you’ll have to knead the dough again.”
Gu Hanyun shuddered and immediately joined the wrapper-rolling team. Jiang Han guided them one by one, and finally, after a few minutes, they got three satisfactory wrappers.
She was moved to tears. Then, she taught Liu Shuwei how to wrap wontons. Wrapping wontons wasn’t difficult. Liu Shuwei learned quickly after Jiang Han taught her a few times. Everyone did their part, and finally, they were able to rest after wrapping the last wonton.
Gu Hanyun was starving, “Sister Jiang, how much longer will it take?”
Chang Qianjiao and Yu Weiwan looked at Jiang Han with the same eagerness. Jiang Han smiled and said, “It’ll be ready in a quarter of an hour. You can go out and clean yourselves up first.”
The breakfast had turned them into a mess, with flour on their faces, hands, and clothes. They deeply felt the difficulty of cooking and decided never to waste food again.
By the time they finished cleaning up, Jiang Han’s wontons were ready. The soup was made with fresh chicken broth, and the filling was made with a mixture of lean and fatty pork. The combination of the savory chicken broth and the tender pork was perfect. The five of them, who had been busy all morning, ate very happily.
At lunchtime, they gathered at the dining table again. Whether it was because there were more people or for some other reason, they all felt like they had eaten more than usual. They attributed it to being tired from the morning’s work.
In the afternoon, the weather was hot, so they hid in the ice room and played cards. After playing for a while, they lost interest. People get tired of playing the same thing for too long; it’s a common human trait.
Seeing this, Jiang Han taught them several other games, and they regained their interest.
Staying at home all the time was boring, so in the evening, they decided to go out for a stroll. After all, the Prince had given them the privilege to go out freely, and it would be a waste not to use it.
Seeing the others so excited, Yu Weiwan hesitated and expressed her concern, “It’s not safe for women to be out at night, especially since you sisters are all so beautiful. It might not be appropriate for us to go out.”
After she finished speaking, Gu Hanyun gave her a meaningful look and said, “Sister Weiwan, don’t worry.”
Before Yu Weiwan could understand what Gu Hanyun meant, she saw Jiang Han walk out of the room quickly, holding several sets of clothes in her hands. “Sisters, change your clothes. Tonight, we’ll go out and have fun!”
Yu Weiwan took the clothes Jiang Han handed her, confused, and changed into them. When she came out and saw five neatly dressed “men,” she finally understood Gu Hanyun’s words.
However, she felt like something was off. Were the Princess and Concubine Gu too proficient in this?
After changing their clothes, they looked at each other and couldn’t help but laugh.
Jiang Han cleared her throat and said, “Since there are five of us, we should give our group a name.”
Gu Hanyun agreed and suggested, “How about ‘Capital City Flower Sisters’?”
Chang Qianjiao frowned and complained, “That sounds so rural. Besides, we’re dressed as men now. I think we should be called ‘Five Golden Flowers.'”
Gu Hanyun: “?” How is yours any better than mine?
Yu Weiwan thought for a moment and said, “We need a powerful name, one that makes people think we’re not to be messed with.”
When going out, the biggest fear is encountering bad people. It would be best to have a name that sounds intimidating.
While they were arguing, Jiang Han had a flash of inspiration and said, “I think we should be called ‘Beautiful Lady Warriors.’ It highlights our beauty and our strength. I think it’s a good name.”
The other four thought for a moment and agreed that the name was acceptable, nodding in agreement.
Jiang Han’s name was adopted, and she felt elated. “Great! Tonight is our first night out as the Beautiful Lady Warriors!”
“Alright!” Gu Hanyun was the first to agree.
Liu Shuwei didn’t say anything, watching them fool around without stopping them, just looking at Jiang Han with a helpless and doting expression, letting her talk nonsense.
After they finished their oath, Jiang Han excitedly led them to the door, but when they reached the entrance, they saw a face as black as the bottom of a pot.
Qi Ze raised his eyes and said with a half-smile, “Where are you going? My Beautiful Lady Warriors?”
Author’s Note:
Jiang Han [pupils tremble]: Oh no, I brought all four of them!
T/N: Hahaha…