Concubine?
Yu Zheng burst out laughing after hearing the reason for Jiang Shu's sudden unhappiness.
"Why are you laughing? Laughing at my small-mindedness, laughing at my stinginess and lack of generosity..." Jiang Shu pursed his lips, and his aggrieved almond eyes turned red.
Yu Zheng sighed helplessly, stretched out his long arms and pulled the person into his arms, kissed his forehead lightly and said, "Don't worry, that day won't happen."
"What do you mean?" Jiang Shu was confused and looked up at him.
Yu Zheng said slowly: "Because I will never have a concubine."
If he wanted to accept concubines, he would have done so long ago, so why wait until later?
Jiang Shu was surprised: "You are the prince of the royal family, how can you not accept concubines?"
No matter how much the emperor loved Concubine Yu, she still had three thousand beauties and numerous children.
How could Yu Zheng be alone?
Jiang Shu couldn't even think of being loved and doted on like this.
Looking at Jiang Shu's surprised little face, Yu Zheng sighed: "Everyone says that my mother-in-law is the most favored concubine in the Sixth Palace, and she is the envy of the world. But I have often seen her shed tears when I was a child, and her life is not as good as others think. happy."
"Why?" Jiang Shu couldn't figure out why Concubine Yu was unhappy.
Yu Zheng pursed his lips and talked about some past events: "In order to consolidate the throne, my father was forced to marry Cao's daughter as his queen. Although my mother and concubine were considerate of him, she was unwilling in the end."
"Later, my father, for various reasons, accepted beauties from the palace and had children with her. Although my mother and concubine were understanding, she was not willing."
"No man in the world can tolerate his woman having someone else's heart, and no woman is willing to share a man with her. The so-called tolerance and generosity are just having no choice but to compromise."
Yu Zheng remembered all the injustice his mother and concubine had suffered and the tears she shed over the years.
Not only that, there is another incident that has a profound impact on Yu Zheng: "Do you know why my sister married a banker?"
Jiang Shu shook his head.
Yu Lan is five years older than her and has a very different status from her. How could she know about her past?
Yu Zheng said: "My sister and Zhou Bexu grew up together since childhood. They are childhood sweethearts, but they are strangers to my brother-in-law."
"With Zhou Boxu's background and talents, he and my sister are a good match. Originally, they were going to get married together."
"But that year there was a war in the southwest. General Zhuang and his son had been guarding the southwest for many years, so they were the best candidates to quell the chaos. However, the three generations of the Zhuang family had no relatives, and Zhuang Heng had not yet married, so General Zhuang requested that my sister be married off and become the Zhuang family's wife. Leave heirs and support behind, so that his father and son can feel at ease and put an end to the chaos."
Jiang Shu was shocked when he heard this and sighed: "Master Zhou..."
"Zhou Boxu is also considered young and promising. In order to marry my sister, he asked for an expedition to the southwest. However, the battlefield was dangerous and there was a near chance of death. He was the only son in the Zhou family. Mrs. Zhou threatened to die to stop him."
Yu Zheng sighed: "So my sister has no choice but to marry the banker."
The battlefield was indeed dangerous. General Zhuang and his son, who had experienced hundreds of battles, both died, not to mention Zhou Boxu, who had no combat experience and only had a lonely and courageous tone.
I can't blame Mrs. Zhou for this, I can only blame God's will on people.
If the Southwest War had started later, perhaps Zhou Boxu and Yu Lan would have already been married, and there would be no such thing.
"Sister, I've been through a lot of hardships these past few years." Jiang Shu choked with sobs and felt heartbroken.
She never knew that there was such sadness behind Yu Lan's marriage to the banker.
Yu Zheng nodded: "That's why I won't have concubines, nor do I aspire to a high position. I don't want to make you sad, and I don't want our children to face such helplessness in the future."
Being in a high position and unable to control yourself, some helplessness is inevitable.
Jiang Shu was shocked when he heard this. He opened his mouth but could not speak.
What Yu Zheng said today was really shocking. She had thousands of things to say, but she didn't know where to start.
After thinking for a long time, Jiang Shu held back a sentence: "What about the large population that the father, emperor, mother and concubine hope for?"
Yu Zheng's dark eyes flashed, and he pretended to be helpless and said: "Well, then I can only rely on you, but I can't let them down."
Jiang Shu's face felt hot when he heard this, and he lightly punched Yu Zheng's chest.
Yu Zheng took the opportunity to grab her hand and said, "Although I won't have any concubines, I'm very happy that you can be jealous."
Jiang Shu stared at him and said coquettishly: "What's so happy about this?"
"The fact that you are jealous means that you have me in your heart and love me very deeply. Worry arises from love, and jealousy arises from love."
"Shu'er, I'm really happy." Yu Zheng lowered his eyes and stared at the person in his arms, with a smile on his eyes and brows.
Jiang Shu was so embarrassed that she was about to speak, but her chin was suddenly raised, and Yu Zheng's face enlarged in her eyes.
"Well -" The unexpected kiss made Jiang Shu's head go blank. He stopped thinking and completely forgot what he wanted to say.
Xu was really happy, Yu Zheng's kiss was gentle and affectionate, tender and strong.
Many times, words are too weak to express all love, and can only be conveyed through physical actions.
Jiang Shu felt Yu Zheng's passion, wrapped his hands around his neck, and responded.
She and Yu Zheng's love for each other does not matter whether it is life or death.
Ruixue, who was passing by on the other side of the lake, saw the two kissing from a distance and was almost going crazy with jealousy.
After lunch, Yu Zheng asked Jiang Shu if he wanted to take a nap.
Jiang Shu shook his head. He didn't get up until he had had enough sleep in the morning. He didn't waste much energy today and was not sleepy.
Yu Zheng pondered for a moment and took her to the study.
There are many important documents stored in Yu Zheng's study. It is an important place in the mansion and cannot be accessed at will. Zhuiyun Zhufeng is responsible for daily cleaning.
Even Shuanghua Ruixue has never entered the study.
So Shuanghua Ruixue was shocked when she heard that Yu Zheng was taking Jiang Shu to the study.
Jiang Shu didn't know this and followed Yu Zheng calmly.
Yu Zheng's study is very large, with guards guarding it outside and secrets hidden inside.
Jiang Shu didn't dare to move after entering, for fear of accidentally touching the mechanism, so he took a book and sat quietly.
There was a backlog of documents in the past few days. Yu Zheng sat behind the desk and immersed himself in processing it. Jiang Shu sat opposite him and read quietly.
When Yu Zheng finished processing a book of documents, he raised his eyes to look at Jiang Shu, and continued to read the next book with his lips slightly curved.
This feeling was unprecedented, and Yu Zheng liked it very much. He felt that the boring documents in his hands were much more pleasing to the eye.
After Jiang Shu finished flipping through the book in his hand, he didn't dare to move around casually, so he bowed his head and stared at Yu Zheng.
With her hair tied up in a jade crown, Jun's face was solemn, his expression was solemn and serious, and he was making decisions for thousands of miles with each stroke. This kind of Yu Zheng is full of the charm of killing and decisiveness, which is so unforgettable that people cannot take their eyes away.
Jiang Shu couldn't help but stare blankly. She didn't come back to her senses until Yu Zheng finished processing the paperwork and stood up.
"What are you thinking about?" Yu Zheng walked up to her and asked.
Jiang Shu blinked, coughed and said, "I didn't think about anything. Are you finished?"
"Yes." Yu Zheng led her to stand up, and led her to put the finished book back on the bookshelf, and then look for other books to read.
While rummaging through the shelves, Jiang Shu found several scriptures. Below the scriptures are several thick stacks of copied Buddhist scriptures.
"Is this...did you copy it?" Jiang Shu was slightly surprised and took it out to take a closer look.
Yu Zheng responded: "Since you are acting in the name of Buddha, you should be pious and reverent."
Every note, every sentence, every word is written very neatly, without any fuss.
Jiang Shu looked at the Buddhist scriptures in his hand, his heart trembling.
She didn't know whether Yu Zheng's devout Buddha saw it, but she really saw it.
