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“Shan’er was a small timid boy at that time and he was always scared into crying. No one could stop him, and my mother could do nothing but cry with him. You can’t imagine how sad she was. Sometimes I couldn’t help asking my mother why these bad women always come to bully us. She just told me that they were not bad people, and they just wanted to be favoured so as to live a good life. Then I asked the reason why our father just ignored everything. She just sighed and didn’t say anything more.”
“I was just confused when I was small. Later, I came to Dali and got older. I’ve gradually learned more things and it is until this time that I begin to understand the reason. Empress doesn’t like Concubine Wan because the third prince is Wan’s son. He is clever and is favoured by emperor. Concubine Wan also hates empress but she has to stand it because empress’s aunt is no other than empress dowager. Concubine Wan has a good relationship with Concubine Li. That is all because the son of Concubine Li is still a small boy and they couldn’t affect her own son’s future. In addition, the daughter of Concubine Li, Princess Linglong, is pretty favoured by emperor.”
“As I grow up, I just feel more confused. Can’t emperor figure it out that the imperial harem is totally in a mess though it looks peaceful? If he knows nothing about it, he must have suffered a lot. If he knows it well, isn’t he tired of the condition. Why does he get more and more concubines year by year?”
“Cousin, why can’t a man just have one wife all his life? He can simply treats his wife wholeheartedly and enjoys her undivided love. They don’t need to be wary of each other. Instead, they can just set their minds at ease and raise their children together. No trifles will bother them. It’s really unnecessary for them to worry about that someone would come to harm their children or whether they need to flatter someone or frame someone. They can spend all their life in such a condition. Isn’t it a good choice?”
“Cousin, it doesn’t mean that I am not willing to marry to the young prince. I just don’t want to live such a life. You know, it’s not so important if he is my true love. It doesn’t matter whether he is good at horsemanship or archery. What I need is nothing but his sincerity. Then I will try my best to be a good wife even though I don’t love him. But he is a prince. It really makes me sick to think about his personal maids, not to speak of his countless concubines in the future. I really don’t want to share my husband with anyone else. People always say that the relation between a man and his wives was just like that of a teapot and teacups. I don’t want to be a teacup at all! I don’t want to be a weak woman who is bullied by other women! I don’t want to be a mean person!”
“Cousin, I’m afraid of growing up so much!”
...
Hearing her words, Lu Zhishan just felt that he could hardly breathe smoothly. He felt great pain in his heart. Softly touching the hair of the small girl in front of him, Lu Zhishan said gently, “Sit up. Don’t hurt your forehead.
Mu Nanzhi raised her head. As expected, there was a deep red mark on the white forehead of the small girl. Lu Zhishan was about to touch it but he eventually gave up. He turned his head and drank up the wine in his cup.
Proofread by Claire.KK
“Shan’er was a small timid boy at that time and he was always scared into crying. No one could stop him, and my mother could do nothing but cry with him. You can’t imagine how sad she was. Sometimes I couldn’t help asking my mother why these bad women always come to bully us. She just told me that they were not bad people, and they just wanted to be favoured so as to live a good life. Then I asked the reason why our father just ignored everything. She just sighed and didn’t say anything more.”
“I was just confused when I was small. Later, I came to Dali and got older. I’ve gradually learned more things and it is until this time that I begin to understand the reason. Empress doesn’t like Concubine Wan because the third prince is Wan’s son. He is clever and is favoured by emperor. Concubine Wan also hates empress but she has to stand it because empress’s aunt is no other than empress dowager. Concubine Wan has a good relationship with Concubine Li. That is all because the son of Concubine Li is still a small boy and they couldn’t affect her own son’s future. In addition, the daughter of Concubine Li, Princess Linglong, is pretty favoured by emperor.”
“As I grow up, I just feel more confused. Can’t emperor figure it out that the imperial harem is totally in a mess though it looks peaceful? If he knows nothing about it, he must have suffered a lot. If he knows it well, isn’t he tired of the condition. Why does he get more and more concubines year by year?”
“Cousin, why can’t a man just have one wife all his life? He can simply treats his wife wholeheartedly and enjoys her undivided love. They don’t need to be wary of each other. Instead, they can just set their minds at ease and raise their children together. No trifles will bother them. It’s really unnecessary for them to worry about that someone would come to harm their children or whether they need to flatter someone or frame someone. They can spend all their life in such a condition. Isn’t it a good choice?”
“Cousin, it doesn’t mean that I am not willing to marry to the young prince. I just don’t want to live such a life. You know, it’s not so important if he is my true love. It doesn’t matter whether he is good at horsemanship or archery. What I need is nothing but his sincerity. Then I will try my best to be a good wife even though I don’t love him. But he is a prince. It really makes me sick to think about his personal maids, not to speak of his countless concubines in the future. I really don’t want to share my husband with anyone else. People always say that the relation between a man and his wives was just like that of a teapot and teacups. I don’t want to be a teacup at all! I don’t want to be a weak woman who is bullied by other women! I don’t want to be a mean person!”
“Cousin, I’m afraid of growing up so much!”
...
Hearing her words, Lu Zhishan just felt that he could hardly breathe smoothly. He felt great pain in his heart. Softly touching the hair of the small girl in front of him, Lu Zhishan said gently, “Sit up. Don’t hurt your forehead.
Mu Nanzhi raised her head. As expected, there was a deep red mark on the white forehead of the small girl. Lu Zhishan was about to touch it but he eventually gave up. He turned his head and drank up the wine in his cup.
