The Lotus Garden
Copyright© 2025 by Rachael Jane
Chapter 18: A letter from Mìngfù Jing
Historical Sex Story: Chapter 18: A letter from Mìngfù Jing - Two English sisters are captured by Chinese pirates while on board a ship taking them home to England. They are transported in chains to the Lotus Garden where they are trained to be concubines. The owner of the Lotus Garden takes pleasure in testing the sexual skills of the Lotus Garden slaves, awarding a personal seal of approval in the form of a small tattoo. The story is set in 16th century China.
Caution: This Historical Sex Story contains strong sexual content, including Fa/Fa Coercion Reluctant Slavery Lesbian Fiction Historical DomSub Harem Interracial First Oral Sex Sex Toys
“Very well, Qíngfù Niáng,” says AhLin. “Perhaps when this audience is over, you will read Mìngfù Jing’s letter to me in private.”
I’m pleased that AhLin has shown some sense and not continued to challenge Qíngfù Niáng. I doubt AhLin’s outburst will be entirely forgiven, and certainly not forgotten.
There’s always been lot of speculation around the harem about the relationship between Mìngfù Jing and Qíngfù Niáng. Qíngfù Niáng is only a few years older than me, and Wu XinYue is clearly her older sister by two or three years. However, Mìngfù Jing is much older, closer in age to Chiang Chen’s generation than ours. Yet Qíngfù Niáng always refers to Mìngfù Jing as her sister. Some harem rumours suggest the pair are halfsisters, which might explain some of the power play between Chiang Chen and Mìngfù Jing over management of the Lotus Garden. If Mìngfù Jing and Qíngfù Niáng have different fathers, then it might also explain why Qíngfù Niáng sometimes feels threatened by Chiang Chen and Pangfua. However, harem rumours are notoriously unreliable. A popular myth is that Qíngfù Niáng is a devotee of whips and chains when she seeks sexual pleasure. I’ve yet to meet anybody who can provide first hand ... or even second hand ... verification of that rumour.
AhLin has gained a victory of sorts, but she risks alienating most of those in the Lotus Garden if she continues to openly defy Qíngfù Niáng. AhLin would need someone to read Mìngfù Jing’s letter to her in any case. Huàn Hong is right about AhLin’s limited skills at reading Hanzi script, and my reading skills are far from proficient.
The audience concludes a short while later, and everyone is dismissed except for AhLin and me. I’m still unsure why I am here. Qíngfù Niáng invites AhLin to sit next to her and she breaks the seal on the letter. She reads it aloud before handing it to AhLin. It’s not a long letter and most of it is a poem Mìngfù Jing must have composed for AhLin. There is one passage in the letter which tells AhLin how pleased Mìngfù Jing is to have received her letter and to hear about AhLin’s progress in her training.
“When and how did my sister receive a letter from you, AhLin?” asks Qíngfù Niáng. “Who authorised you to write to her?”
“I wasn’t aware there was a rule forbidding the writing of letters,” replies AhLin. “I thought Mìngfù Jing would like to receive news from one of her concubines.”
“Who wrote the letter for you?” asks Qíngfù Niáng.
“I wrote it myself,” replies AhLin. “My Hanzi may not be perfect, but I managed to write my thoughts onto paper with my tutor’s help.”
“And who delivered your letter?” persists Qíngfù Niáng.
“I believe it was included with one of your regular dispatches to Mìngfù Jing.”
“Without my knowledge!” says Qíngfù Niáng. “How did you manage to do that?”
“I wasn’t aware that was the case,” replies AhLin. “I merely asked one of the huàns to arrange for my letter to be delivered.”
AhLin is being careful not to mention Huifen’s involvement. However, Huifen’s success at getting around the Lotus Garden rules will surely be drawn the notice of Qíngfù Niáng before long. I must warn Huifen to be careful.
“Hmmm...,” muses Qíngfù Niáng. “In future you must let me know if you wish to send a letter to someone outside of the harem. Only my sister’s favourites are allowed the privilege of writing and receiving private correspondence, and then only with approved persons.”
“As you command, Qíngfù Niáng,” says AhLin, tucking Mìngfù Jing’s letter inside her waistcoat in case Qíngfù Niáng decides to keep it.
“I understand that you both had a Portuguese governess in Beijing,” continues Qíngfù Niáng. “Does that mean you can speak some Portuguese?”
“I only speak a few words, but Meizhen is quite fluent,” replies AhLin.
“Yes, I can see that Meizhen is better at learning new languages. That’s self evident in the way you both speak Mandarin. You still mispronounce words, AhLin, whereas Meizhen is more fluent. You may return to the harem, AhLin. It is clearly Meizhen I need to help me.”
AhLin gives a quick curtsy and leaves Qíngfù Niáng and me alone.
“I suppose that’s one of the things that attracts my sister to AhLin,” says Qíngfù Niáng once AhLin has left us. “Mìngfù Jing likes to fuck pretty young women, but she also likes to feel superior over them. AhLin is attractive enough to keep her amused for quite a while, and her terrible pronunciation of Mandarin words will appeal to Mìngfù Jing. Pangfua won’t like it, but she’s deserves to be brought back down to earth. I’m afraid it means you will be left on the sidelines until a suitable arrangement for your future can be negotiated. That’s a shame, because between you and your sister, I find you far more attractive.”
I’m shocked by Qíngfù Niáng’s words. As if to reinforce her attraction to me, she moves closer to me so that we are almost touching. While I normally follow to rule than a slave shouldn’t look her betters directly in the face, I can’t stop myself from doing so. Qíngfù Niáng is flirting with me! How should I respond? Fortunately, Qíngfù Niáng doesn’t seem to expect an immediate response from me. Is she just teasing me, or testing the waters for something more intimate?
“Do you think it strange that I don’t have any sexual relationships with those here, while Mìngfù Jing makes regular use of the Lotus Garden concubines?” asks Qíngfù Niáng.
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