Although Cao Ang was extremely indifferent to the matter of his wife giving birth to a daughter, Yuan Ying was still uneasy in her heart.

Love is a matter between two people, but marriage involves two families. Even if it is for the sake of the Yuan family, she can no longer deny Cao Ang a concubine.

Although Yuan Ying has done this before, she still hopes that she can win a man in one fell swoop.

Now that I have woken up from the dream, it is time to return to reality.

This year's summer has been dry, and autumn has also arrived with great force. Although it is the tail end of August, it is still steaming inside and outside, and the seats are hot.

Although there was ice in the house, Cao Ang was worried about Yuan Ying's health and never dared to use it more, which made it difficult for him to endure it every night and he did not get enough sleep.

It was almost the third watch of the day again, and the two of them were still awake. Cao Ang was lying on the couch with his eyes closed, half asleep and half awake. Yuan Ying, who was beside him, shook a cattail leaf fan for him and said softly: "Husband, why don't you It's better to have a few concubines, so that you can save yourself from having to fan yourself at night."

"I'm not used to being shaken by others."

"My husband has only doted on me for many years. I know your thoughts and I am very happy with you. Today, my husband has taken in several concubines and has given birth to several sons. This can be said to make everyone inside and outside the shogunate feel at ease."

Cao Ang still didn't open his eyes, but he said: "It's stupid, what do you want to do when a concubine is born in front of your legitimate son? If you don't distinguish between your legitimate son and your legitimate son, the way to destroy a family is first to cause chaos in the boudoir, and then to destroy the family and the country. Don't say I don't have it. Concubine, even if I have a concubine, I will not allow this kind of thing to happen."

However, Yuan Ying was not persuaded, and still advised: "But family affairs are never more important than state affairs. And my husband has said before that a concubine may not be inferior to a legitimate son. You can't just judge a person by his birth. Besides..."

"Besides, I am also a bastard."

Cao Ang opened his eyes and sat up.

"I am a concubine, and my father is also a concubine. A concubine is not necessarily inferior to a legitimate son. He was before, is now, and will be in the future. Therefore, when I employ people, I do not distinguish between legitimate concubines, let alone their origins.

But a concubine has one thing that a legitimate son does not have, and that is family background. If his body is upright, he will not do what he is told; if his body is not upright, he will not do what he is told.

A legitimate son can easily gain recognition from the family, but a bastard may not be able to reach the starting point of a legitimate son despite all the hard work. I respect those bastards who work hard, but since a legitimate son can reach the heights, a bastard has to pay countless more In order to achieve it, why should I abandon the near and seek the far? It is difficult to give up what is easy.

Over the years, I have come to understand the truth that what is innate cannot be achieved in any way acquired.

And if you are raising a bastard, you must be prepared not to have a legitimate son, otherwise the bastard will outshine the legitimate son, and the family will definitely be in trouble.

The Cao family is lucky that both the grandmother and the mother have no biological children, so they can live in peace. Otherwise, do you think I would allow it if someone above me was suppressing it with my methods?

So is Wei Rui ready to give up her son?"

Yuan Ying was speechless for a moment.

Yuan Ying is willing to give Cao Ang a concubine to share Cao Ang's worries, but she is not willing to let her and Cao Ang have no son of their own.

Looking at Cao Ang's eyes, Yuan Ying could only say: "I take a concubine first to reassure people. Before worrying about safety, I worry about danger first. My husband has no sons and no direct brothers. Once he is in danger, who will give all his efforts to?"

Cao Ang looked at Yuan Ying and said, "Is Wei Rui sincere?"

Yuan Ying looked at Cao Ang and said, "I can see your husband's hard work, and I also know the difficulties you have had along the way, so I don't want your husband's career to suffer setbacks.

Of course I can stop my husband from taking concubines, and I believe that my husband will agree.

But apart from satisfying my thoughts, doing this will not benefit the overall situation. It is better for one person to cry than for the people of a state or county to cry."

"Wei Rui is really not like before. If Dugu Jialuo were here, he would definitely not be like Wei Rui."

"What will happen to Dugu Jialuo?"

"Yang Jian later became the emperor, and Dugu Jialuo was still the favorite of Jiao Fang. But Yang Jian was old and wanted to find some spices in life, so he favored a palace maid. When Dugu Jialuo knew this, he sent the palace maid away

Killed."

Yuan Ying was stunned and looked at Cao Ang.

Cao Ang didn't say anything, so Yuan Ying said, "What happens after that?"

"Yang Jian was so angry that he rode out of the garden alone and rode into the valley for more than 20 miles. When the ministers chased him, he complained to the ministers, 'I am the emperor, but I cannot be free!'

Later, Yang Jian calmed down and returned to the palace at night to reconcile with Dugu Jialuo."

Yuan Ying was silent for a long time.

"Could it be that Yang Jian is known as 'henpecked' and Dugu Jialuo is known as 'jealous'?"

Cao Ang nodded.

"I can also kill people."

Cao Ang shook his head and said: "Wei Rui doesn't know how, Wei Rui will only wrong herself."

"People's words are like daggers, and people's words are to be feared. Dugu Jialu was happy, but it ruined her own reputation and that of her husband."

Yuan Ying doesn't want to be like Dugu Jialuo in her husband's words, who dares to love and hate, and never wrongs herself. But she has been burdened with too much, the eyes of her husband's family, her father's family, and the people of the world.

Of course she could move forward, but she didn't dare to move forward.

So Yuan Ying stood up and bowed deeply to Cao Ang.

"My husband wants to be a saint throughout his life, and everything he does and says is an example of the ancient sages. Now the only thing that makes me criticized is his 'jealous wife'. How can I become my husband's weakness? If my husband doesn't obey, I will have nothing to do with him."

Yan Zaigou lives in this world."

"Why is this so!"

Cao Ang hugged his wife.

"I just listen to you."

Cao Ang felt a little sad in his heart. In life, no matter whether he is an emperor or a sage, there are too many people who cannot get what they want.

Cao Ang gently held Yuan Ying in his arms and asked softly: "I know that you have been doing this these days, but I didn't interfere. I thought that if you gave birth to a son, this matter would stop.

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Who would have expected that things would not go as planned.

I am only twenty-two years old this year, so why worry about having children. Moreover, I have made arrangements for the successor, but there are some things that I cannot reveal to others.

In fact, giving birth to a son is just a psychological comfort, otherwise a baby will be of no use in important matters.

It was because I always thought that Wei Rui and I had a "good relationship and we will always be together", but unfortunately I ignored Wei Rui's pressure. People often say that "the Tian family has no selfish things", so what's the difference between me in Xuzhou and the Tian family.

I agree to take concubines, which can also help Wei Rui share some of the pressure. But I also assure Wei Rui that it is not easy for you and me to prepare for the gift. The other concubines are just a decoration to block people's eyes.

I wrote a family motto that a man in the Cao family can only take a concubine when he is thirty years old and has no children. Although it is against the law today, he dare not go against his will. Without a legitimate son, there will be no concubine.

As for the Cao family and the Yuan family, I swear to Wei Rui in the name of my ancestors that no matter what happens in the future, no matter when the Yuan family lasts forever, I will not hurt the lives of my uncle, Tan Zi, and Xi Zi. If I violate this oath, both humans and gods will be angry.

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Yuan Ying suddenly reached out and covered Cao Ang's mouth.

"I never distrust my husband."
Chapter completed!