The sky is clear, the sun is shining, and the cool breeze is gentle.
In the small living room in the backyard of the Governor's Mansion, three governor's wives were entertaining a scholar from the Holy City. Two well-dressed teenagers were leaning under the window outside, listening carefully to the conversations of several people inside.
"...So this is how you offended the Left Prime Minister! Dean Lorenzo, what a surprise!" After listening to the words of the former Dean of the Royal Academy of the Holy City, Mrs. Philline Rona said to the guest with a smile: "The left Prime Minister has such magnanimity.
It’s a bit too small.”
"Dear Mrs. Feline, to be honest, I also know that I am a stubborn person." Dean Lorenzo's voice sounded quite helpless: "But I just can't change it. I can't control myself when I see something that is not in line with etiquette."
Making accusations... is likely to offend you for this reason in the future."
"How is that possible, Dean Lorenzo? It was because we didn't know you before, but now we know that this is one of your great strengths!" Mrs. Kelly Rona said with a smile. It seems that this lady has a straightforward character.
"Thank you, Mrs. Kelly," the dean said, "I hope I don't lose my life because of this merit that angers someone again."
"No, Mr. Dean. When Cohen is angry, he can at most say a few words to you loudly." Mrs. Wensley said softly: "As time goes by, you will understand that although Cohen never hides what he likes and hates,
But that's it. Trust me, he won't do anything to you."
Under the window outside the small living room, a young man with black hair snorted coldly in his heart.
"I hope so."
"By the way, Dean Lorenzo." Mrs. Feline said, "Can I ask you a question? Maybe you are the only one in the entire Dark Province who can answer me."
"Mrs. Feline, please ask me!" As soon as he heard that there was a question that could be answered, the dean's eyes, which seemed a little tired, lit up, and his mood immediately became high: "Answering people's questions - this is what I live in the world.
The value lies in it!”
"Then please forgive me. I would like to ask Dean Lorenzo." Feline hesitated: "You know, a man can marry several women at the same time... What's more, he can also keep paying attention to other women at the same time.
Do you think this is reasonable?"
The two young men under the window looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes.
"Madam, please give me some time to think about it." The dean said, "This problem is quite complicated. It can be divided into several parts... It will be done soon, it will be done soon!"
"It doesn't matter, you can think about it slowly." Mrs. Wensley stood up and personally filled Dean Lorenzo's glass with red wine.
"Before that, let me make it clear that I only have one wife." Finally, the dean spoke: "I will try my best to evaluate this matter fairly."
The three ladies nodded slightly without interrupting the dean's words.
"First of all, let's start with the reality. As far as the entire continent is concerned, the population is declining sharply due to cruel wars and famines... especially wars, and those who participate in wars and labor are all men, and a large number of people die in these activities.
Year by year, the number of women is far greater than that of men." The dean paused here and seemed to have taken a sip of red wine: "Then, who will support these extra women?
Woolen cloth?
Obviously every empire couldn't do it, so they allowed it in law and custom, and even encouraged men to marry more wives. As long as a man has the ability to support them, he can marry as many women as he wants."
Under the window, a young man with black hair gave a thumbs up to another young man.
"Let's put this aside and talk about it from the perspective of men and women. What makes a good man? What makes a good woman?" The president of the Royal Academy is not free, he talks about everything.
It’s one thing after another: “The standard of a good man is to be loyal to his family and beliefs. If he is also an aristocratic official, he must also be loyal to the empire and the emperor... It can be seen from this that what a good man carries is
There are too many responsibilities. But being a good woman is not that complicated. Women’s responsibility is just to sacrifice a little self-awareness and try their best to help their husbands complete his responsibilities..."
"I'm sorry, Mr. Dean, let me interrupt you." Mrs. Feline frowned slightly: "Why do women need to sacrifice themselves? Don't women have souls?"
"Yes, of course women have souls. We never deny this. But please note that self-awareness is not the same as soul." The dean did not express any dissatisfaction because his words were interrupted: "Not to mention sacrifice.
It’s not just women, men pay much more than women! He has to serve his family, even his wives, and he has to be loyal to the empire and the emperor. In the meantime, men may also pay the price with their lives.
!Isn’t this a sacrifice? In the face of such a sacrifice, do women still have the right to ask men to spend their entire lives looking at and caring for them? Obviously this is very unreasonable..."
"But... the objects of sacrifice for women and men are not exactly the same." Mrs. Feline retorted: "What you say is not reasonable."
"Okay, now let's use the relationship between women and men to compare." The dean was eloquent, and he was ready to make any move: "The scope of a woman's sacrifice is only for her husband, while a man's sacrifice is to ensure that he
All the expenses for the wives and their children, and also to protect them from harm. In comparison, men still pay more."
"Why do women have to sacrifice for men and not the other way around?" Mrs. Kelly couldn't help but ask.
"It seems that I did not explain it clearly. In fact, no one forces a woman to sacrifice anything for a man, but a wife must sacrifice for her husband." The dean said: "If a woman is not willing to sacrifice for her husband, then don't become his
The wife is fine. Now that she has become his wife, she has this responsibility."
"What about love?" Mrs. Wensley, who had been listening quietly, said, "After becoming husband and wife, are there only responsibilities and sacrifices, but no love?"
"Of course there is love. A true gentleman will skillfully grasp the measure of love." The dean laughed: "He will determine the status of each wife based on the measure of love, so that she does not have to be oppressed by other wives. That is exactly what he wants.
It is because of love that a gentleman still tries his best to take care of everyone when he has multiple wives - handling the relationship with all wives is also part of a husband's sacrifice... If you see a gentleman's home looks like
Colosseum, then you can be sure that he has no love for his wives at all, and he has no right to call himself a qualified gentleman!"
Including the two people outside the window, everyone was dumbfounded by Dean Lorenzo's words and did not respond for a long time.
"Is this really the case?" Mrs. Feline sighed: "But she is still unwilling to do so! Do you also think that today's gentlemen really understand what you are saying?"
"I'm not sure, madam. At least I don't think I can maintain a good relationship between two wives, so I only have one wife." The dean said, "And in this morally corrupt environment, we are powerless.
Men are required to abide by the rules. Any truth can be abused by fallen men to cover up their pleasure-seeking nature with a high-sounding appearance."
"Yeah……"
"As far as I can see, today's men marry multiple wives no longer for the purpose of inheriting children or relaxing their tired body and mind." The dean shook his head and said: "They will even coerce and rob beautiful women at will for their own use.
After possessing and enjoying them, they then throw them away in various ways, which is extremely shameless!"
"Mr. Dean, let's not talk about anything else." Feilin asked: "What you just said about inheriting heirs... I think I can understand it, but what does it mean to relax a tired body and mind?"
"I'm sorry, I didn't explain it clearly." The dean said apologetically: "That's right, the more beautiful the better for a man to marry a wife, but the more important thing is that he likes it. We can imagine that when a man is physically and mentally exhausted,
When a man returns home, he sees beautiful things, hears soft voices, and touches hands... Oh, forgive my carelessness... In this way, his tired body and mind can feel better and better.
How about a quick recovery?"
The three ladies were silent.
"In fact, these women should no longer be called wives, but concubines." The dean said: "Except for the love and care of their husbands, their status is only higher than maids and lower than wives. I explain it this way,
Do the three ladies understand?"
"How terrible!" said Mrs. Wensley: "Is this love?"
"Yes, this not only belongs to the category of love but also to the system. Just like an empire, a relationship between two or more people needs a system to maintain it." The dean said: "If not, what awaits women will be cruel.
Destiny, this system that has been passed down from ancient times, naturally has its reasonable place."
"I understand, thank you, Mr. Dean." Mrs. Feline decided to interrupt the conversation. She felt that there would only be harm in listening to it any longer. At least Wen Sili and Kelly were confused by this dean: "Thank you very much for your kindness."
Come as a guest..."
Hearing the three ladies starting to see off the guests, the two young men under the window immediately tiptoed away. Judging from their flexible and skillful movements, it seemed that they often did this kind of eavesdropping.
The Sibia Empire is located in the area with the mildest climate in the entire continent, so you will not feel cold during the winter. Many Sibia citizens cannot understand how "snow" can fall in other places.
The New Year has passed like this.
These days, the Dark City has become much more lively. Citizens can see the army training every day. They have been practicing like this since the return of the Governor. The training method is very weird and there are many more officers. In a corner of the city
, the black smoke rising from the weapon workshop of the dwarf craftsmen obscured the sun and the moon, and there was the sound of hitting metal from morning to night. And the magic lights on the tallest building in the Governor's Mansion stayed almost all night long...
…
After this situation lasted for a month, it finally stopped. On February 1st, the citizens were surprised to find that the army had stopped training. All the soldiers wore uniforms they had never seen before.
Even before dawn, they lined up neatly on both sides of the avenue leading from the Governor's Palace to the city gate. No officers scolded them as they did during previous trainings, but the soldiers stood neatly and solemnly... Even the least impressive in the minds of the citizens
The serious winged soldiers all stood up straight.
The door of the Governor's Palace opened, one white and one black, and the two handsome horses at the front appeared with broken steps.
The man on the white horse is holding a helmet, wearing a silver armor, and a long sword at his waist. There are special runes on the gilt scabbard... Under the golden hair is a radiant smiling face,
This is one of the two divine knights of the Sbia Empire, His Royal Highness Prince Fichet.
Going side by side with Prince Fichet was a black horse. The knight on it was somehow wearing black clothes, black armor, and a black cloak. Although he pulled down the mask on his helmet to hide himself tightly.
It is true, but the black iron sword on his back still proves his identity - he is another divine knight of the empire, the Governor of the Dark Province, Korn Keda.
They seemed to have something on their minds and completely ignored the large group of officials following behind them. The two of them put their heads together and whispered something to themselves. The Governor did not even pay attention to his three wives.
Except for these two people, the entire team remained silent until they walked outside the city gate.
"Stop!" Governor Cohen raised his hand: "Stop!"
"Are you very free today?" He turned around and said to the officials behind him: "Such a large province has nothing to do for you? Get out of here, get back to work!"
The officials behind blinked and didn't understand why the Governor was angry again. However, no one dared to disobey the Governor's order. Everyone immediately turned around and ran away... They were afraid of this eccentric Governor. If they were slow,
If you go up to that point, you might really have to "get out" all the way back to work.
"Brother, let's go our separate ways here!" Cohen Keda said to Fichet beside him: "Crow is going to the Holy Capital, and Baiyun is going to the coalition headquarters. We are not going along the way!"
"Okay! You have to be careful when you get to the coalition forces, and at least come back to me with your life intact." His Highness Fichet said, "This is what you promised me."
"I know! You are so talkative now, like a woman!" Cohen Keda waved his hand: "But Crow, I will miss you, haha!"
"No need! As soon as I arrived in the Holy Capital, I told my father that I wanted to choose a concubine." His Highness Fichet shook his head repeatedly: "Baiyun, please don't miss me anymore..."
"I'm talking about two people." Feline Rona on the side said with a smile: "Are you friends or lovers? It's so disgusting."
"Okay, okay!" Cohen Keda slapped his helmet: "That's it!
Let’s go! There are three dear wives looking after the house, I feel relieved..."
“Take care along the way!”
"Remember to choose a beautiful concubine!"
"Cohen! You are not allowed to look at other women on the road!" (To be continued)