In a world where there are more men than women, I am spoiled

"The eldest son of the Fengdu Lu family is already married, and the youngest son came of age last year. I don't know if he's engaged or not, and I don't know if he'll come with his sister. So, A Yao, remember, when you go to pick up Young Master Lu, don't look around when you enter the house. The young masters in the house are all unengaged." Yang Qianxun said.

Su Yueyao was stunned when she heard this. She must have avoided all men that day. She didn't want to be surrounded by a group of young men.

"Don't be afraid, Yao. They will just make things difficult for you and tease you. Just go along with them." Yang Qianxun said.

"Okay, I understand. Qianqian didn't expect that marrying a concubine would have to be so formal!" Su Yueyao said with emotion.

She thought that she could just take the person out of the house and come back to worship him in the hall!

"Yes, the concubine is also the husband's. In Fengluan Country, the concubine's children could be called legitimate sons. But later, there were too many boys born by women, and then His Majesty issued an edict to downgrade the concubine's children to illegitimate sons."

"What about the girl born to the concubine? Is she a concubine's daughter?"

"Yes! Ah Yao forgot that my sister is a concubine's daughter. In fact, if the master's family is not prominent, and the concubine gives birth to a daughter before the master, many families will replace the master with the concubine. If the master's family is very prominent, the daughter born by the concubine can be counted under the master's name and regarded as a legitimate daughter."

"Well, there are too many rules here. In fact, I can't remember them clearly. In other words, the status of the concubine and the master is only slightly different. It just depends on who gave birth to a girl and whose family is more prominent."

"Ayao's analysis is very accurate. That's why the Lu family married them to you as concubines before Ayao gave birth to my child. After they entered the family, although they had to respect me as the master and I arranged all the affairs in the backyard, the aristocratic families would still consider who would let you give birth to a daughter first."

"Hundreds of years ago, women would live in separate houses after marrying, and the legitimate son would marry a woman to inherit the family business. But nowadays, women are scarce and no one is willing to marry. Now, women are gradually marrying and inheriting the family business. All men are married, and the family will also give corresponding dowries."

"If the woman is not capable of taking over the family business, the legitimate son will also take charge after getting married, but it will only be left to the daughter born to the woman."

"..."

Women enjoy a lot of happiness, inheriting the family business, but they can't manage it. Their brothers still have to take care of it, and the money from the husband they marry serves them. This life is simply miserable...

"Will it have any impact on you if Qianqian Fengdu Lu Mansion's people come here?" Su Yueyao suddenly thought of it and asked.

"It shouldn't be, but my sister Ayao wrote to me two days ago, saying that my mother already knows about my marriage, and the Zheng family probably knows about it too. My mother is very angry, and she will probably send someone to ask us to return to Fengdu."

"Qianqian, if we don't go back, there's nothing they can do, right?" Su Yueyao asked.

"As long as Ayao doesn't want to, no one can force you. But Ayao, there are some rumors about your reputation in Fengdu, and they are only spread among the literary circles. My sister said that my mother must know about this, so she sent someone here."

"I think it's for this reason that the Fengdu Lu family gave so many dowries to Mr. Lu and his family." Yang Qianxun explained.

"Your Majesty, have you seen my painting of plum blossoms?"

"Yuqi sent me a message earlier saying that the painting had been delivered to the palace, and that his uncle would hand it over to His Majesty at the appropriate time."

"Then the literati painters in Fengdu knew me from the paintings I made in Yi County?"

"I think so. A Yao and the others wouldn't be too presumptuous knowing you have this identity, so I didn't tell you." Yang Qianxun explained.

"I understand. Let's marry the two young masters of the Lu family first! If they come, let's see their attitude. Qianqian, do you want to go back to Fengdu?" Su Yueyao asked.

"Ayao, to be honest, I don't want to go back. After what happened to me in Fengdu, I have given up on that place." Yang Qianxun said with some disappointment.

Fengdu is where he grew up and where he became famous. His dearest sister is still there, but he is afraid to go back. A Yao has heard the rumors about him before, and he is afraid that A Yao will abandon him. Now he just wants to live a good life with A Yao.

"Then let's not go back. I actually quite like my current life." Su Yueyao said, holding Yang Qianxun's hand.

Now she stays in the backyard when she has nothing to do, painting, reading, and practicing calligraphy. Yang Qianxun will take her out for a walk when he is free. She doesn't have to worry about her livelihood, as she has servants to serve her. Such a comfortable retirement life is really beautiful.

"Thank you, Ayao."

"You're welcome. We will stay in Yi County from now on. There's no pressure, and we don't have to deal with so many interpersonal relationships. I like it very much." Su Yueyao comforted Yang Qianxun.

In the next few days, the mansion began to decorate with all kinds of festive items such as red paper. Two days later, the Lu family sent the modified wedding dress over. After Su Yueyao tried it on, she felt it was very good, but the crown that was sent made Su Yueyao frown.

If I stick it on my head for a whole day, my neck might break.

Finally, at Su Yueyao's strong request, they changed it to a slightly smaller one, but Su Yueyao was still not satisfied.

"Butler Lu, is there no smaller tiara?"

"Madam, this is already the youngest one that the Lu family has found. Besides, you are coming to marry the young master that day, so you can't dress shabby."

Su Yueyao looked at Yang Qianxun and motioned for him to help speak. Yang Qianxun looked at the headdress and hair crown on the tray, thought for a moment and said.

"Ayao, the Lu family is a wealthy family. People in the county and their relatives are watching! But we can work on the material. Steward, your Lu Mansion should have a shop that specializes in selling jewelry. Ask the craftsmen there to hollow out some of the gold in the hair accessories. This way, it will look gorgeous on the outside, but actually be much lighter."

"My lord, this is a good idea. I will tell the masters about it when I get back. I guarantee that the lady will be satisfied." The housekeeper heard it and said.

Su Yueyao smiled happily when she heard that. This was much better, her neck was saved.

"Does the lady need the Lu Mansion to arrange for someone to do her makeup that day?"

"No need, we can do the makeup ourselves." Su Yueyao said.

In this way, the housekeeper of the Lu Mansion explained all the issues that should be paid attention to, and Su Yueyao listened very carefully. She was afraid that something might go wrong and she couldn't afford to lose face!

Marrying a concubine is so tiring! Marrying more than a dozen is so troublesome!

After the housekeeper of the Lu Mansion left, Su Yueyao stood up, stretched her waist and said, "Qianqian won't be like this every time he goes to the side king in the future, right?"

"It depends on which gentlemen A Yao marries. If their status is the same as those of the Lu family's gentlemen, I'm afraid A Yao will have to suffer more in the future." Yang Qianxun also stood up and half-hugged Su Yueyao and said.

"..."

"Ayao is fine this time! If it was the son of a Fengdu family, or a prince in the palace getting married, I'm afraid there would be more procedures than these."

"..."

"Can't we keep it simple?" Su Yueyao said with a trembling heart.

"Simplifying means that A Yao doesn't like them, or even worse, she looks down on the man's family. In fact, all this depends on you women. The Lu family specially sent a housekeeper to discuss with us, just to let A Yao give his opinion. If A Yao doesn't like it, you can just remove all these procedures."

Why didn't you say this earlier? She thought these were just procedures and they had to be done according to the rules.

Yang Qianxun paused after seeing Su Yueyao's indescribable expression and said, "Ayao, don't you know you can refuse? I thought the Lu family would like it since it's so lively."

"Qianqian, how did you know that I liked it? I thought it was a rule and custom that required it, so I followed all of it." Su Yueyao said weakly.

“Hehe…” Yang Qian laughed and said, “It’s good for Ayao. The Lu family’s wedding will be a bigger event this time, which is good for us and them. It’s just hard work for Ayao.”

"Forget it, the wedding is only a few days away, so let's arrange it this way!" Su Yueyao said resignedly.

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