Ever since Ji Xinbai decided to marry Yuan Shiwan no matter what, he gradually began to feel that whatever he wanted to do seemed to be many times more difficult than before. The orders he gave before would soon be carried out accurately and quickly. , he doesn’t have to worry about it at all; but now, even if those people are doing things for him, they are not only slow, but also very inappropriate. When he asks, he encounters many difficulties, and when he asks again, he is made things difficult and sought after. No help...
Therefore, since he got married, he has become increasingly unable to do his job in official matters. For this reason, his temper has become much more irritable. After returning to the palace for a meeting, he has nothing to worry about to coax his little wife.
At that time, he didn't understand why this happened. After Concubine Xian scolded him, he suddenly realized it, so he fell silent.
But he didn't remain silent for long before he made a decision, that is, to listen to his mother's words - to take concubines and marry, to consolidate the relationship between himself and his ministers, and not to let them sway around anymore.
At this time, he is no longer obsessed with his lifelong pursuit of Yuan Shiwan. Men are very realistic. When interests conflict with love, most of the things that are given up are illusory love, not to mention the reality. The third prince was beaten severely. This was the temptation of the throne. Who could resist it? True love is not so important at this time.
Of course, he still liked Yuan Shiwan very much, so after looking for Yuan Shiwan and politely mentioning how many women would come into the house in a while, he said to Yuan Shiwan affectionately: "Wanwan, You don’t have to worry, you are still the one I love most in my heart, even if those women come into the house, I won’t touch them, they are just showing up.”
However, after Yuan Shiwan heard that he wanted to marry another woman, it was like a bolt from the blue. She was struck by the bad news like five thunders. She could not accept this fact at all and did not hear his last words.
She was shaking all over, her eyes were red and her face was pale. She asked Ji Xinbai almost in disbelief: "Husband, what did you say? Are you going to marry someone else?"
The tears in her eyes instantly fell to the ground like beads, and she stared at Ji Xinbai. Seeing the bright, lively and cute little wife with a bright smile before, she turned into the painful appearance of pear blossoms and rain. Ji Xinbai He felt uncomfortable in his heart, but no matter how uncomfortable it was, there were certain things that he had to do. After all, in his heart, the most important thing was his great cause.
Therefore, it seemed that he couldn't bear to see his wife's painful look, so he looked away, not daring to look at her, but he explained in an unexplainable manner: "Wanwan, I know I have made you feel wronged now, but I have The difficulty is that I can’t help myself... I have been hampered by many things every day since I have not ascended to the big position. My great cause requires alliances with many people, and marriage is the most efficient way to form alliances... Wanwan, I am now I'm not strong enough to refuse all this, but don't worry, when I ascend to the throne, I will immediately dismiss those women and stay with you, you have to believe me..."
"Do you have to marry me?" Yuan Shiwan's eyes were red and swollen from crying, and he asked Ji Xinbai with the last glimmer of hope. Even though Ji Xinbai couldn't bear it, he still nodded and said, "I must."
Yuan Shi asked again in tears: "Can you really not touch them? Will you send them away in the future?"
"Really! You must believe me. You are the one I love most. How can those vulgar fans compare to you?" Ji Xinbai quickly expressed his feelings. He felt that he had sacrificed so much to marry them. Once they come in, those women should stay peacefully in the back house. How can they greedily expect that they will be favored by themselves? It’s really too much!
However, he never thought about it, did those women have the right to choose not to enter his backyard? No! But Ji Xingbai himself has it, but on the one hand, he is greedy for the benefits that these women's families will bring to him, on the other hand, he despises and ignores these women, letting them waste their lives in the backyard and remain widows. Isn't this what he thinks? Stand? If he is really so brave, he shouldn't take advantage of others.
Ji Xinbai finally appeased Yuan Shiwan, and as expected, he began to seek alliances in private.
Soon, one of his concubine candidates was selected. She was Cheng Shuxiang, the granddaughter of the general who protected the country. Although she was marrying a concubine, she had to do it in a big way. After all, she was the granddaughter of the general. How could she be wronged? So the wedding process quickly started to get underway in a lively manner.
And Yuan Shiwan looked at the huge commotion in the house for the acceptance of the concubine, and her heart ached. There seemed to be a fire burning in her heart, making her unable to rest. It was Ji Xinbai who had promised her She won't touch other women, but she marries a woman who is her husband's rightful husband. How could she really not care?
The mansion was lively because of the marriage, but Yuan Shiwan's courtyard was eerily quiet. Yuan Shiwan had become much more haggard in just a few days. Everyone knew that she was sad, but they could not comfort her.
However, her nanny, Aunt Guan, was very worried about her and advised her: "Princess, please be more open-minded. Which powerful man in the world doesn't have three wives and four concubines? The third prince is already very good. He promised you that he would not touch other women, which shows that you are the most important in his heart, so you don’t have to worry that he will like the new and be disgusted with the old."
Yuan Shiwan did not become happy because of her words. He still looked sad. He shook his head and said, "Mommy, you don't understand. He is not just mine now. He made a promise before." He will only marry me, but now he wants to marry other women? He promised me that he would never touch other women, but I can't really believe him. Who knows one day other women will suddenly appear? Where is his child?"
"No! The Third Prince will not do this. You are overthinking it." Aunt Guan's heart sank. She naturally knew that a man's words were untrustworthy, but now she could not tell the truth, otherwise the master would be even worse. She was sad, so she could only cite the various behaviors of the third prince when she got along with Yuan Shiwan to prove that the third prince really loved her deeply.
Yuan Shiwan was finally coaxed not to be so sad by her words. Aunt Guan immediately took the opportunity to divert her attention and said, "Master, if you don't want to see something you don't want to see in the house, why don't you go outside to relax?"
Yuan Shiwan was immediately interested in her suggestion: "Where to go?"
"You can go to Huguo Temple to offer incense, go back to your parents' home, go shopping... you can do whatever you want." Grandma Guan said.
Yuan Shiwan's heart was moved. For some reason, she suddenly remembered her eldest sister who got married half a month earlier than her. Now she had to face the reality of her husband taking concubines. She didn't know if her eldest sister would also have to face it after she got married. To my husband’s concubine?
