The Male Lead's Harem Belongs to Me (GL) - Chapter 3

After getting rid of the two women, there was still plenty of time left. Since there was a rule in the mansion that the concubines had to visit the princess every 15th day of the month, Jiang Han summoned a few concubines to the front hall of her palace. She recognized each of them and exchanged a few pleasantries with them before finally having time to lie back on her bed.

Next, she just had to wait for the male lead to come back. Since she couldn’t stop him from marrying the female lead, she might as well take the initiative to agree and get some benefits from the male lead.

When Chun Zhu returned with snacks and tea, she saw Jiang Han lying on the bed like a boneless person. She looked at her princess worriedly and said, “Princess, are you feeling unwell?”

Jiang Han turned over, half asleep, and said, “No.”

“Then why are you lying in bed all the time?” Chun Zhu muttered softly, and at the same time used her hand to check Jiang Han’s temperature.

Jiang Han let her check and, after waking up a little, saw the food Chun Zhu had brought. “Was it smooth sailing in the kitchen today?”

Chun Zhu didn’t know what she was thinking about and said a little embarrassedly, “They… they were very enthusiastic in giving me your share.”

Jiang Han couldn’t help but burst out laughing, and Chun Zhu blushed and looked at her princess resentfully. Jiang Han coughed lightly to suppress her laughter and was about to speak to her when a maid’s voice came from outside, “Greetings to Your Highness.”

Jiang Han quickly got up. Chun Zhu looked at her worriedly and was dismissed with a glance from Jiang Han.

Soon, the sound of a man’s footsteps could be heard in the room. Jiang Han sat at the table and looked at the man who was slowly walking towards her. She poured a cup of tea and said, “Your Highness, please have some tea.”

The man looked at her with slightly complex eyes and then sat beside her, quietly picking up the teacup. He didn’t drink, but just held the teacup, his eyes fixed on Jiang Han.

There was a distance between the two of them, and Jiang Han could clearly see the male lead’s face. She clicked her tongue inwardly, thinking that he was indeed the male lead, he was really handsome, but unfortunately, he had a tendency to be violent.

Jiang Han calmly withdrew her gaze and looked at Qi Ze questioningly, saying, “Why are you staring at me, Your Highness? Is there something dirty on my face?”

Qi Ze looked at her silent expression and finally spoke after a long silence, “I heard what Shuwei said about this morning.”

Jiang Han didn’t understand what Qi Ze meant by that, so she remained silent. Seeing her silent expression, Qi Ze immediately understood. He had thought that she would help Liu Shuwei, but this woman who clearly hated Liu Shuwei to death, was helping her like this, probably for her own sake. After all, this woman loved him desperately.

After thinking this through, Qi Ze’s face looked better. He turned his eyes slightly and said in a softer voice, “Han’er, I know I was wrong yesterday…”

He started with an apology, and Jiang Han was surprised for a moment before calming down to listen to him.

Qi Ze didn’t miss the surprise that flashed across Jiang Han’s face and continued, “But what you did was indeed wrong. If this were exposed, it would be bad for both you and Weiwei. I hit you yesterday because I was angry, but I was also doing it for your own good.”

Hearing Qi Ze’s words, Jiang Han wanted to throw her size 37 shoes in his size 42 face. Listen to this, how touching. Choking her was for her own good.

Qi Ze continued, “Han’er, I know you love me, and I naturally love you and Weiwei. Think about it, if I were hurt, you would definitely feel sad, right? Similarly, if you or Weiwei were hurt, I would also feel sad. If one of you hurt the other, I would be even more sad, so, Han’er, you wouldn’t want that, right?”

Looking at the male lead’s affectionate gaze and the repeated calls of “Han’er,” Jiang Han almost vomited her lunch, but she held it back. She lowered her eyes and put on a lost look, saying, “I know everything, but…”

“I know, Han’er, I’ve wronged you.” The male lead reached out to touch her head, but Jiang Han dodged it. Qi Ze just thought she was throwing a tantrum and his eyes softened.

Jiang Han really didn’t want to stay with the male lead any longer, so she said, “If you want to marry Miss Liu, you can, but the prince must promise me one thing.”

The male lead’s eyes lit up. He said, “Han’er, just say it, as long as I can do it, I will definitely fulfill your wish.”

Jiang Han suppressed the urge to roll her eyes and said, “I want the freedom to enter and leave the mansion. If the prince can do that, not only will I agree, but I will also prepare a generous gift for Miss Liu.”

Qi Ze was originally hesitant, but when he heard the last sentence, he immediately nodded and said, “Okay, Han’er, I knew you were the best.”

Jiang Han: “……”

Jiang Han went through a few more rounds of insincere conversation with Qi Ze and finally got his personal jade pendant, which was her proof of free entry and exit to the mansion. She smiled contentedly, thinking about going out for a big night out tonight.

As dusk fell, the vast mansion was gradually swallowed up by darkness. Lights flickered one by one, and a few faint conversations drifted away with the wind.

Outside the mansion, a sneaky figure slipped out of the back door. Jiang Han looked at the tall mansion walls around her and slightly lifted the corner of her lips. It was still called a mansion, but the patrol was so lax that she could easily slip out.

Jiang Han had changed into a man’s attire, her hair was tied up high at the back of her head, she held a silver silk folding fan in her hand, her eyes were bright and moving, and the corners of her lips curled into a faint smile, giving her the appearance of a rather handsome young man.

With excitement and a secret thrill, Jiang Han quickly arrived at a luxurious and brightly lit place in the center of the city. The surroundings were illuminated by lanterns, making the place extremely bright. Looking at the brothel called “Seven Treasures Pavilion,” she thought to herself, she had come to the right place.

The Seven Treasures Pavilion had three floors, and on each floor, there were women dressed in flamboyant clothes with their arms outstretched to attract passing customers. They spoke softly and sweetly, with smiles that were either clear and elegant or charming and seductive, all saying, “Young master, come in and have some fun~”

Jiang Han, with a stack of silver notes tucked into her bosom, entered the brothel with great excitement. The original text mentioned that the brothel’s courtesan was exceptionally beautiful and had caused quite a stir in the romance between the male and female leads. Tonight, she was going to see for herself just how beautiful this courtesan was.

Putting on the air of a young man of wealth and leisure who behaves recklessly, she stroked the silver notes in her bosom and was about to lavishly shout, “I’ll take the courtesan for the night!” when she noticed that the madam, who should have been greeting her, was nowhere to be found. Instead, a group of noisy people were crowding towards the center.

They were shoving and shoving each other, holding up their silver notes high and shouting, “Madam! Let me see the courtesan! I’ve brought enough silver for tonight, let me see her!”

“Hey, gentlemen, don’t push, don’t push,” the madam in the middle laughed so hard her mouth nearly split. She couldn’t help but say, “As long as you pay enough silver, you’ll definitely be able to see her. Just be patient, we’ll let our Kui’er see the first two gentlemen before it’s your turn!”

Jiang Han watched the rather surreal scene unfold and twitched her eye. She reluctantly stuffed the silver notes back into her bosom and was about to pretend to be an ordinary customer when she suddenly caught sight of a slightly familiar face.

Jiang Han wanted to take a closer look, but she was pushed forward by the crowd and ended up facing the person. She looked up and saw that the person looked like they had been dragged here against their will too. They were lowering their head and struggling, but couldn’t squeeze out. Desperate, they raised their head to look for another way out.

As soon as they looked up, Jiang Han’s eyes widened. Oh, no, she said to herself, how could this person look so familiar? Wasn’t this Gu Hanyun, one of the three concubines of the male lead she had just met this morning?

As Jiang Han’s pupils trembled in shock, Gu Hanyun also saw her and widened her eyes as if struck by lightning.

In the enthusiastic crowd, the two of them stood out. The madam, who had originally not wanted to get involved, widened her eyes when she saw the two of them suddenly put down their silver notes and start squeezing their way out.

Those were white, hard-earned silver notes! She couldn’t let these two customers go!

In the next second, Jiang Han and Gu Hanyun felt their wrists tighten, and then they were pulled out of the crowd like radishes. The madam’s smiling face appeared in front of them. “You two want to see our Kui’er, right? Pay here and you’ll be next!”

The two of them were pulled out so suddenly that they looked at each other in shock.

Jiang Han: Oh no, oh no, what’s going on? Am I about to ruin my character?

Gu Hanyun: Oh no, oh no, I’ve never been caught before, why am I being caught now?

The madam took the thick stacks of silver notes from their hands and smiled. “Don’t worry, young masters, you’ll be next.”

It’s not a matter of arranging or not arranging now, she thought, I need to run away! Who would have thought that going to a brothel would lead to bumping into the male lead’s concubine? Gu Hanyun clearly had the same idea, and both of them were eager to get their silver back and escape.

Just then, someone from behind shouted, “Madam, this is so unfair! We were here first.”

Jiang Han and Gu Hanyun’s eyes lit up, and they were about to agree when they saw the madam take out their thick stacks of silver notes and look at the man meaningfully. The man’s eyes widened in shock, then he muttered a few words of resentment and finally glared at the two of them jealously.

Jiang Han: “……”

Gu Hanyun: “……”

At this point, the two of them realized there was no turning back. Jiang Han looked up at Gu Hanyun, and Gu Hanyun looked back at her with a tacit understanding. In that brief eye contact, they both saw the same thought in the other’s eyes.

Since they were already here, they might as well take a look. They would just pretend they hadn’t seen each other tonight.

Jiang Han couldn’t help but form a new impression of the male lead’s concubine. In the original story, the three concubines were described as docile and obedient, though with different personalities. But from what she saw now, it seemed like the original owner just wasn’t very familiar with them.

Gu Hanyun had the same thought. She never expected to meet someone from the Prince’s mansion tonight, let alone the princess. It was not only absurd but also a bit magical. Was it because they weren’t familiar with each other before, or did the princess have something important to do?

Gu Hanyun secretly glanced at the other party and dismissed the idea of an important matter. It seemed like she just didn’t know this princess very well.

On the first floor of the Seven Treasures Pavilion, the men waiting to see the courtesan lined up in two rows. Gu Hanyun and Jiang Han stood side by side, pretending not to know each other. They looked around but avoided looking at each other.

After a while, the madam came down from upstairs. She smiled and said something nice to the two men who had just come out of the courtesan’s room, then turned to Jiang Han and Gu Hanyun, “Gentlemen, you can go see Kui’er now!”

Jiang Han and Gu Hanyun’s eyes lit up, and they quickly looked up, but as soon as they did, they both showed expressions of horror.

Jiang Han quickly covered her face with her silver fan and cursed inwardly. Oh no, oh no, what was she going to do? She had just come out to have some fun, how could she have run into the male lead’s concubine, and then the male lead himself? If the male lead saw her…

Jiang Han shivered and looked at Gu Hanyun who was also hiding, feeling a sense of shared misery.

She lowered her voice and said to Gu Hanyun, “Brother Gu, aren’t you afraid of being discovered by your wife at home for coming out like this?”

Gu Hanyun looked back at Jiang Han and they met each other’s gaze, understanding each other’s meaning. They instantly stood side by side, their backs to the male lead.

Jiang Han said, “Brother Jiang, you’re joking. If I don’t say anything, my wife will never know.”

The two of them pretended to be familiar with each other and chatted casually, but their attention was all on their backs. As Qi Ze walked down the stairs and behind them, their nerves became increasingly tense.

The next second, Qi Ze walked past them as if he hadn’t noticed them and continued walking forward. The two of them breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to go upstairs, arm in arm.

As they turned, Qi Ze keenly sensed something was wrong. He stopped and suddenly turned back to look at the two behind him, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, and said, “Stop.”

T/N: Hahahaha…