"If I compare with my second brother, I am naturally not good at it. But I am far better than many children from aristocratic families. Who says I am not good at playing the piano, playing chess, calligraphy and painting, I can appreciate the Qiang flute and Xiao. I am not keen on making tea and drinking tea, and I am not good at it.
I don't know anything about it. When I was young, I didn't like these arty things and learned very little. But my mother said that all the children of aristocratic families must dabble in these things, so I patiently learned a little. I can fool them, so why bother to master them?
These things are all just showy stuff, and they can’t help me win a battle, so learning them is useless.”
"If you don't want to learn, Mrs. Hou won't care either?"
"My mother has very low requirements for me. I just need to grow up healthy. Anyway, I have an eldest brother and a second brother..." When Xie Xun mentioned Xie Zhang, he inevitably thought of that tragic scene again, and felt a dull pain in his heart. He didn't want to make Feng Yu sad too.
, said in a brisk tone, "My mother is different from ordinary ladies, she is unique and independent. Because of this, my father fell in love with her at first sight."
"I also admire Mrs. Hou." Feng Yu has heard many rumors about Mrs. Hou. When she was a girl, she was the most beautiful and free-spirited girl in Kyoto. "The direct daughter of the Lin family has been taught how to be a woman since she was a child.
The eldest daughter-in-law of a high family. Even how to be a queen. When Mrs. Hou married Lord Hou, many people found it incredible. Lin's daughter rarely married into a military general's family. Being the Mrs. Hou of Zhenbei was more stressful than that of a high family.
My daughter-in-law is much older."
When Xie Xun was still in love, he heard several ladies talking about his marriage. At that time, he didn't have a woman he liked, so he thought about marrying a woman like his mother in the future.
A man who can support his family and understand the general situation is a good match in the eyes of all men.
"I think the upbringing of girls from aristocratic families goes against nature. The elders teach us to marry and obey our husbands, to please our husbands and grow old together with him. But they also teach us to be aware of the general situation, not to be jealous, and to tolerate the three sides of our husbands.
Wives and four concubines. Not only must they grow old together with their husbands, but they must also accommodate three wives and four concubines. Few women in the world can do this. Mrs. Hou regards her brother-in-law and second brother as her own children, and she and her two aunts are as close as sisters.
, Mrs. Hou has raised you three brothers so well, and for this reason, Mrs. Hou is the most amazing woman in my heart."
Xie Xun actually doesn't have much resistance to the topic of three wives and four concubines. This is related to his upbringing and growing environment. He was pampered and grew up, although his father was a bit strict. His wife, two aunts, and brother all loved him very much.
He and Xie Zhang also acted like elder brothers and fathers.
In the Hou Mansion, there was no such thing as the mother's harsh treatment of her children, and there was no scene of jealous wives and concubines. He didn't know how his father balanced the relationship between his mother and his two aunts.
The relationship between his mother and his two aunts has always been harmonious. Xie Xun still remembers that when he was very young, his father was busy at war and only came home once a year. He came and went in a hurry, and stayed in his mother's courtyard every time he came home.
When he was a child, he was ignorant and often went to his mother's hospital. When his father came back, he didn't know what to do. Every time he went there, he could see his parents' love and harmony. In his memory, he rarely heard his parents quarreling.
The two aunts have never been jealous because of their father's preference. When their father is not at home, they will not stay alone in the empty room, feeling depressed and sad.
In his memory, they were like sisters and were always happy.
In the Hou Mansion, there was not even a concubine whose eldest son was too capable, and the legitimate son was resentful and wanted to seize power. Xie Xun also acquiesced in his heart when Xie Zhang was shining brightly, and the title of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion belonged to his eldest brother.
Therefore, Xie Xun had no objection to three wives and four concubines in his heart. Even when he was still young, he felt that brothers should be of the same mind, so why should brothers be at odds with each other?
Only when brothers work together can a family be harmonious. He doesn't even understand the fact that brothers from other families are beaten to death in order to compete for titles.
He once naively thought that the wives, concubines, and brothers in the Jingzhong clan's family were all the same as those in the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, but he didn't know that until he entered the Imperial College.
There is a difference between a concubine and a legitimate son, and between a legal wife and a concubine.
But Xie Xun doesn't care. Other people's houses are other people's houses, and the Marquis's mansion is the Marquis's mansion.
Feng Yu deliberately mentioned Mrs. Hou. She seemed to be making tea calmly and said in a calm tone, "Zhixu, I am not Mrs. Hou. I will never allow my husband to have three wives and four concubines, no matter if he is the heir apparent of the Hou family or a concubine."
I won’t allow it to happen to a prince who guards the border or a king who rules over the world.”