All the members are good people, only the host is a pervert

When the Earl of Anning came back from court, he hadn't even changed his outer robe when his wife, with tears in her eyes, rushed over and punched him several times, nearly choking him.

"You woman, are you going to beat me to death?" An Ningbo's face turned red with anger.

"I wish I could beat you to death, so what?" Lady An Ning was already a grandmother. She couldn't even think of expecting her to be as humble as she was in her youth. She yelled, "Xie Loudong, how could you have the heart to let my Erlang marry the princess..."

"You ignorant woman! Shut up! How can you judge an imperial decree?" Marquis Anning interrupted his wife hastily, waved his hand to dismiss the servants, plopped down on a chair, and said angrily, "You feel sorry for Erlang, but I don't? But this is the emperor's will. Do you intend for me to disobey the imperial decree and let my whole family die with Erlang?"

Lady An Ning knew that it was not Earl An Ning's idea to let Xie Yunze marry the princess, because Xie Yunze was their youngest son. Since ancient times, emperors loved their eldest sons and the people loved their youngest sons. Because the eldest son had to establish a family, the two had always been strict fathers and mothers in front of him, and Xie Yunze naturally bore double the care and doting of the two.

"Princess Shang, is a son-in-law from the royal family no longer a son-in-law?" Lady Bo said softly, tears welling in her eyes. "When I think about Erlang, whom I raised with great difficulty, about to become someone else's son-in-law, I feel so sad."

"There's something even more upsetting, but I dare not speak of it so easily!" An Ningbo pondered to himself. Even at this moment, he felt uneasy: his family had always been staunch royalists, and his own brother had even sacrificed his life on the battlefield of Southern Xinjiang for the current emperor. To this day, they didn't even know where his brother's remains were buried in the miasmic forest, or whether they had been completely eaten away by poisonous insects.

There is truly no trace left!

Earl An Ning didn't dare to expect the emperor to be grateful for his family's sacrifice, but could he please stop always focusing on his family? Especially for his second son, what unforgivable sin had he committed to end up with a tragic fate of being childless for life?

Yes, Earl An Ning knew it very well - the emperor would never allow Lin Ruan to have descendants.

Although Earl An Ning knew all about this, to be honest he did not think the emperor did anything wrong; but when the matter involved his most beloved youngest son, Earl An Ning could not help but feel angry.

Yet, this overwhelming sense of pent-up resentment weighed heavily on his heart like a heavy yoke, making it difficult for him to breathe. Yet, he had no way to vent or release this emotion, seemingly destined to endure it alone. He knew that if his wife, who doted on her son even more than before, were to learn of this, not only would she make a scene in the Imperial Palace, but there would also be no peace in the Anning Marquis's backyard.

"Alright, stop crying." Earl An Ning softened his voice and soothed softly, "I've also heard that Princess Changle is of noble character, gentle and virtuous, and definitely not one for pampering. Now that the imperial decree has been issued, and the wedding date chosen by the Imperial Observatory is in three months, you should quickly prepare for the three letters and six ceremonies. Don't let the emperor and the princess feel that our family is neglecting them in the slightest."

Wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes, Lady Bo responded, "I've heard of Princess Changle's reputation, and even the Empress praised her in person when I occasionally entered the palace. Master, I'm just worried about our Erlang... The princess is of noble status and royal blood. Even if she is generous and kind, let alone taking a concubine, I'm afraid that even Erlang's two original personal maids will not be able to enter the Princess's Mansion to accompany Erlang... Poor my Erlang..." After that, she sobbed softly again.

"Alas," thought of his son's temper, Earl An Ning, unable to help but sigh, scolded him, "How dare you cry? If you hadn't indulged Erlang's love of beauty and pleasure, not only would you have kept two maids in his room before he even got married, but you would have also spent all day hanging out in those brothels, writing poetry. Otherwise, how could a mere third place winner have caught the eye of the Emperor and the Princess?"

Lady An Ning was displeased when she heard this and cursed softly, "You really are so good at shirking responsibility. Didn't I ask you before I gave Erlang those two girls to him? You've known his character for a long time, haven't you ever thought of restraining him? Now you're talking about me. Don't act like a loving father in the past. If you act like that in front of Dalang, I don't believe you can't control Erlang's temper..."

The lady spoke one word faster than the other, leaving Earl Anning no chance to reply. In the end, he just waved his sleeves, said "I won't argue with you, a woman", and turned to leave the study.

With Earl An Ning gone, his wife had no one to cry to. She wiped away her tears and called her maid, "Go and check out the dowry shops in my dowry. Which ones are doing well? Bring the deeds here. I want to pick a few for Erlang to take away after he gets married."

After saying this, she felt disappointed and said to the accompanying nanny with a wry smile, "This is really like marrying off a son."

"Madam, please don't say that," the attendant consoled her carefully, "Princess Shang is also Second Master's good fortune. Apart from anything else, I think Second Master is very happy about it."

"What does he know?" the lady said. "You'd better hurry up and pick out some shops for my son. Even if he can't take a concubine, at least he can't ask the princess for money when he goes out to make friends. If the princess is stricter, won't my son be more controlled?"

As Mrs. Bo said this, she urged her chamberlain to get busy.