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Xie Yuanshuang thought of herself as a person who could clearly distinguish between gratitude and resentment. The culprit who harmed her in her previous life was Qi Cheng. In this general's mansion, she only wanted Qi Cheng to die, and she would not harm innocent people.

Lu Changqing was settled in a villa by Xie Yuanshuang, where he was well fed and well cared for. When he had nothing to do, he taught the maids in the villa to read and practice boxing. In two months, he gained more than ten pounds and looked completely different from his previous thin, skinny and frail appearance.

Sitting on a recliner, Lu Changqing asked Xie Yuanshuang, who was making tea next to him, "When are you going to leave the General's Mansion?"

Xie Yuanshuang said without even looking up: "We have to wait until at least a hundred days after that person's death. This will be better for my future reputation, and I am a little worried."

Lu Changqing looked at Xie Yuanshuang in confusion, "What are you worried about?"

Xie Yuanshuang said with some worry: "Although I have never slept with Qi Cheng in this life, I am afraid that the prince will care about my status as a second bride."

Lu Changqing: …

Lu Changqing didn’t quite understand the setting of this novel’s world. The costumes were clearly based on the Northern Song Dynasty, and the official positions were based on the Tang and Song Dynasties, but the rules and restrictions on women were comparable to those of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

In order to keep the heroine's virginity, he tried every possible means, even sending a 17-year-old young general to lead his troops to war on the wedding night. He was so anxious that people who didn't know would think he was going to rebel in the palace.

What’s wrong with remarriage? What’s wrong with having sex with your ex-husband? What’s wrong with having a baby? In history, there are many queens and empress dowagers who have been concubines, not to mention those who have remarried and given birth to babies.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just take the Qin Emperor and Han Emperor who are mentioned every day. Qin Shi Huang’s mother, Zhao Ji, was Lu Buwei’s concubine before she married Qin Shi Huang’s biological father. She found three fathers for Qin Shi Huang in her lifetime. So, is she not Qin Shi Huang’s mother?

There is also Emperor Wu of Han's mother, Wang Zhi. Before being sent to the Crown Prince's Palace by her mother, she gave birth to a daughter for her ex-husband, Jin Wangsun. Didn't that daughter also become the empress?

If it's too far away, let's talk about something closer, Empress Dowager Liu E of the Northern Song Dynasty. This is really a wonderful woman with a lot of buffs. Her life was simply a crazy dance in the minefield of the cult of the legitimate and illegitimate gods and the cult of the virgin goddess. She didn't even have her own children, but she still became the queen and the queen mother. If it weren't for the example of Emperor Wu, maybe she could really become the emperor. It's a pity that she was born at the wrong time. Although she wanted to be an emperor, she finally compromised and gave up.

Is it so important whether a woman is a virgin or not? Lu Changqing really couldn't understand why a modern person was more feudal than the ancient people.

"A person who truly loves you will not despise you just because you were married before. If he really despises you, then he doesn't love you, but your virginity. Do you think the prince is such a person?"

"Probably not." This time Xie Yuanshuang's answer was not as straightforward as before.

"You hesitated." Lu Changqing said happily: "It's good to hesitate. That's what you should hesitate."

Xie Yuanshuang: ...

Facing Xie Yuanshuang's somewhat resentful look, Lu Changqing said, "Let me tell you a story. Actually, it's not really a story. It's something that happened in our place."

"There was once a woman named Liu E. Her parents died early, so she was fostered in a relative's home. She married a silversmith in her teens. In order to make a living, she followed her husband Gong Mei to Kyoto. Later, life became really difficult, so her husband wanted to sell her and let her marry someone else. As for whether she should be his wife, concubine, or do other things to make a living, that was not within her husband's consideration."

Xie Yuanshuang looked indignant, "That's his wife, how can he sell her just like that!"

Lu Changqing sneered, "What about a wife? At that time, women were not considered human beings. There were many people who sold their wives or pawned their wives. There were also people who gave away their pregnant concubines and exchanged their concubines for horses."

"How did that happen?"

"But you don't have to be so surprised. Your place isn't much better. You are born into a noble family, so you only see romantic things. You can't even imagine the lives of those women who come from poor families."

Xie Yuanshuang looked at Lu Changqing and frowned, "I feel like you seem a little cynical."

Lu Changqing nodded and admitted generously, "You are right. I hate this place."

"Why?" Xie Yuanshuang was puzzled. "You are living a good life now."

"I am living well now because of your influence. If it weren't for you, I would still be looking for a job in the city. I obviously have medical skills that are not inferior to those doctors in Huichun Hall, but they saw that I was a woman, a young woman, and didn't even give me a chance to try. In their eyes, I don't seem to be worthy of being a doctor, but only worthy of weaving and embroidering in the house. Do you think I can like a place like this?"

Xie Yuanshuang didn't think it was a big deal, and said as a matter of course: "If you can't be a doctor, you can do something else."

Lu Changqing: …

"Forget it, I'll continue telling you the story of Liu E."

After hearing what Lu Changqing said, Xie Yuanshuang realized that he might have said something wrong just now. He wanted to apologize, but the other party had already changed the subject.

As if he was afraid that Xie Yuanshuang wouldn't understand his story, Lu Changqing spoke very slowly.

"Liu E was lucky. She was noticed by the commander of the King of Han at that time, who recommended her to the King of Han. From then on, she became the King of Han's concubine. At that time, she was only fifteen years old.

The King of Han loved her so much that he became emaciated for her. But the Emperor found out about this and asked the King's servants who were around him, noticing that his son was getting thinner day by day.

The King of Han's wet nurse disliked Liu E, so she told the emperor the story with exaggerations. The emperor was furious. He looked down on Liu E's background, and could not stand his son hanging out with such a lowly woman every day, so he forced the King of Han to drive Liu E away.

The King of Han could not persuade his father, the Emperor, so he sent Liu E away and secretly hid her in the home of the commander-in-chief, where he would go to meet with her from time to time.

Later, the King of Han took advantage of the opportunity and became the crown prince. Later, his father died and he became the emperor. He then brought Liu E into the palace. At this time, Liu E was 27 years old.

At this point, Lu Changqing asked Xie Yuanshuang, "Hearing this, do you think Liu E will gather all the honors and favors of the emperor, and at least be a Zhaoyi Jieyu or something like that?"

Xie Yuanshuang asked back: "Isn't it?"

Lu Changqing shook his head: "When Liu E was first brought into the palace, she didn't even have a title. It wasn't until she was 34 years old that she was given the title of a fourth-rank beauty."

Xie Yuanshuang guessed: "She was born in a humble family. Perhaps the emperor deliberately ignored her in order to protect her."

Lu Changqing smiled and said, "You are wrong again. Although Liu E had no status in the palace, the emperor loved her very much. However, while loving her, he also did not forget to love his other concubines. In our place, there is a saying to describe such men: their hearts are made of porcelain, which can be broken into many pieces and fall in love with different women at the same time."

Xie Yuanshuang sighed: "Men are naturally sentimental, not to mention that he is an emperor."

Lu Changqing nodded in agreement, and then asked, "It is common for emperors to be troublesome, but what about the prince? Will the prince also be amorous after becoming emperor?"