"But, what is the final result? He has a concubine, and he does not have to bear the bad reputation of liking the new and hating the old, or doting on the concubine and destroying the wife; with the concubine, he can continue the incest, and he has not lost any of the sexual blessing rights that other men have, and he is still being His wife 'forced' it to him, and he had no choice but to accept it. The difference is that he has a good reputation that other men don't have, and he still behaves well when he gets an advantage." Lu Shichu resisted the urge to roll his eyes and continued, "But he Is there any loss? Absolutely not! Without losing a single bit of himself, he is praised by everyone for his love and righteousness, his noble character, and has gained a good reputation. No one can tell that he is not good at anything."
Zhichun and Zhixia listened thoughtfully.
Lu Shichu continued: "Is there really no other option but to take a concubine? If he really loves his wife so much, he can choose to adopt a wife instead of taking a concubine. Also, he and his wife Can't you wait even after you have been married for a few years without having children? Some people have children after more than ten years of marriage, and there is no delay in continuing the relationship. He can also work hard for more than ten years. During this time, he can seek medical consultation and provide medical advice to his wife. Conditioning the body... After trying various methods, who can guarantee that his wife really can't give birth? But he didn't seem to have thought about this possibility at all. In just a few years, he decided that his wife couldn't give birth, and compromised to take a concubine... A man who is admitted to Jinshi would not consider this?"
Lu Shichu sneered, "When a man wants to cheat, he always has an excuse. You may think that he compromised because his wife begged him, but if he didn't waver, could his wife really convince him? Isn't a man the head of the family? I think he is half-hearted."
After hearing this, Zhichun and Zhixia had expressions of sudden realization on their faces.
Lu Shichu said to the two of them: "When you leave the palace when you are twenty-five years old, I will definitely find you a dedicated man. If they are not honest, just dump them."
Zhichun and Zhixia immediately blushed and said shyly: "Mother, I don't want any man. I just want to stay by your side for the rest of my life."
Lu Shichuyi waved his hands and said: "Don't say such silly things. Girls in their twenties are in their prime. How can I let you waste your whole life in this deep palace? I have no choice, but you It’s different, you can leave the palace and have a promising future.”
"But Madam, you have said it, how many men in the world really don't take concubines? I am jealous and don't want to share the same man with other women, so in order to avoid being let down and sad in the future, I might as well not After leaving the palace, I will stay with the queen for the rest of my life." Zhichun said with his head lowered.
"You don't have to stop eating because of choking, don't you have me? With me holding you down, how can you dare to take a concubine with the man you find in the future? If you are really bold and bold, then I will dare you to castrate him." Lu Shichu said lightly Said in writing.
When Zhichun and Zhixia heard her words, their faces turned as red as a monkey's butt, and their eyes widened in shock, as if they couldn't believe that their elegant and noble concubine really said that word.
"Empress! You...how can you say such indecent words?" Zhichun was startled after being ashamed. He quickly looked around and said, "What if someone hears me?"
"Just listen when you hear it. What's there to be afraid of? The late emperor has passed away, and I don't have to continue to pretend to be elegant and virtuous. I can talk however I want. Will the emperor punish me just because I said the word castration? " Lu Shichu said nonchalantly.
"But your Majesty, you can't let yourself go like this..." Zhixia also quickly advised, "If anyone hears this, it will harm your reputation."
"Okay, I won't say anything anymore." Lu Shichu stopped helplessly.
Lu Shichu had a leisurely life, and Wen Congyun never gave up looking for her as a supporter. He had "encountered" her several times in various places in the palace, but Lu Shichu and Er quickly changed the topic and never expressed any emotion. Show that he treats her differently.
In the end, Wen Congyun had no choice but to let the third prince attack her, hoping that the third prince would slowly approach Lu Shichu.
So on the way to the Imperial Garden, Lu Shichu took Zhichun and Zhixia with him, and saw the third prince Liu Xu sitting on a rockery stone, looking around in panic.
"Empress, that's the third prince!" Zhichun's sharp eyes saw the third prince at once, "Why is the third prince sitting in such a dangerous place? Where are the people serving him?"
Lu Shichu looked at the very cute third prince and said, "Zhichun, go and notify the people patrolling nearby and ask them to keep an eye on the third prince."
This was the road to the Royal Garden, and naturally there were palace guards patrolling it. Only on the way did Wen Congyun not have direct contact with the third prince as Wen Congyun intended.
"Yes, slave girl, go right away." Zhichun said and went to find someone.
Zhixia looked at the third prince with some sympathy and said, "Why is the third prince and his mother and concubine so careless? He chose such an irresponsible person to take care of the third prince."
Lu Shichu smiled slightly and said to herself, she is not careless at all. Not only is she not careless, she also has a lot of thoughts. Most people can't play with her. Isn't she just sure that when she saw the third prince sitting alone in a dangerous place, she would Can't you see it, so you can take care of the third prince?
Then she had an excuse to interact with her. First, she brought the third prince to thank her. With this beginning, she then brought him to visit her from time to time. Gradually, she deepened her relationship and made herself love the third prince more and more. ...So everything went according to her plan.
Wen Congyun is someone who can create opportunities to climb up.
"That's their business, let's not worry about it. And why don't you know if it was intentional?" Lu Shichu said.
"Deliberately? Why?" Zhixia was extremely surprised, "Isn't Wen Zhaorong afraid that something will happen to the third prince?"
"Maybe she's just watching here from some corner and nothing will happen." Lu Shichu said. The more he thought about it, the more likely it was. After all, Wen Congyun wouldn't really take risks with her son. She might be hiding somewhere now. , once she follows her plan to take care of the third prince, she will suddenly appear in a hurry, crying about how urgently she is looking for the third prince...
"Wen Zhaorong is here to stare?" Zhixia asked in horror, unable to help but look around, trying to find Wen Congyun.
"Don't look, if it's so easy to see her, what else is she hiding?" Lu Shichu said following Zhixia's moving head.
Zhixia lowered her voice mysteriously and asked her: "Empress, did Wen Zhaorong deliberately leave the third prince alone to attract His Majesty's attention?"
"Maybe?" Lu Shichu said with a smile, thinking that Wen Congyun is smart. The fish he caught with the third prince was not the emperor, but himself.
