No, I was just a concubine, how did I become the queen?

Prince Cheng was taken away by soldiers while he was in court.

Before leaving, he once again looked at Dong E who was lying on the ground, and only then did he truly see her pain.

In fact, he originally thought, what is this?

He would give Dong E another child, and he didn't even give her sincere comfort.

Only then did I feel a little regretful and said sincerely: "I am sorry for you."

Dong E looked up, her eyes full of hatred: "Of course you feel sorry for me!"

"You can fall in love with a hundred people and have dozens of children in your lifetime."

"And I am a woman. I can only have you as a man and only have two children."

"But my two children, Qing'er is excellent and Sheng'er is caring. They are both excellent children."

"But because of you, they both died young!"

"You have countless children, and you are the father of so many people, but I have nothing!"

"My two children and I will never, ever forgive you!"

Dong E's words were heartbreaking, describing the tragic life of a woman in the harem.

Even though the Fourth Master has hinted at promoting monogamy, since there is no explicit ban, many people pretend not to know.

For example, Prince Cheng had many concubines before, including concubines of both sides and concubines, as well as countless princesses.

He even took in many of the maids around the princesses, but he didn't give them all positions.

Under such circumstances, even if Dong E had feelings for him before, they had gradually faded away.

Dong E didn't look at Prince Cheng again, but knelt down and kowtowed to Master Chao Si and Lin Mingyan:

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am willing to use my blood and tears to remind all men that monogamy is the true meaning of a family."

"Only when husband and wife are united, without concubines or other people interfering, can the family be harmonious and prosperous!"

"I, your Highness, dare to ask you to implement monogamy!"

In this world, the person she envied most was the Queen.

For a woman, regardless of her status, it is the luckiest thing to have a man who is so devoted to her and has so many healthy children.

After His Majesty disbanded the harem for her, many people followed suit, and the wife lived a good life for a while.

Dong E knew that her pain was not unique to her. Throughout history, there were thousands and thousands of women in the world who had experienced, were experiencing, or were about to experience such pain.

So she came to sound the Wendeng drum, putting her bleeding heart in front of the world, and making the Emperor and the Empress make up their minds to promote monogamy.

This was the first time that Lin Mingyan got to know Dong E. No matter what her personality was like, with such awareness and courage, wasn't she a brave and resourceful woman?

The Fourth Master pondered for a moment, and seeing that Lin Mingyan's eyes were almost overflowing with admiration, he made up his mind to take advantage of Dong E's opportunity to truly begin to promote monogamy.

When Dong E heard the news, she finally smiled in relief.

She may never have a happy life, but being able to buy such time for other women is a little comfort.

Officials from the Ministry of Rites began to feel the pressure, and working overtime became almost the norm.

Fortunately, the Queen Mother had already introduced an overtime pay policy, and overtime work on holidays would earn two or three times the salary, so there were fewer complaints.

However, some officials secretly complained: "Working is fine, but even if it's monogamy, I still have two concubines at home~"

Actually, his two concubines were more popular with him.

If he were really laid off, his life would not be comfortable.

Now he has a lot of work to do in the yamen every day. When he goes home, he is ridiculed by his wife, and his two concubines are in tears every day. It's really worrying.

The official who was listening to his complaints was in perfect harmony with his wife and had no concubines. He looked at him coldly and said:

"Didn't His Majesty say that? He doesn't have to force a couple to live together. If they really don't like each other, they can divorce."

"Brother Zhao, if you like concubines, why not divorce your wife and marry a concubine who pleases you more?"

When Zhao Xing heard this, he thought, that’s impossible.

His wife comes from a family of officials. Her father and brothers are both officials in the court, and they can support each other.

One of the concubines was a common village woman, and the other was from a brothel. How could they become his legal wife?

Thinking of this, he could only shake his head like a rattle and make an excuse: "A wife who has shared the hardships with you will not be divorced. I am not such an ungrateful person."

Alas, I had no choice but to send the two concubines away.

Fortunately, they each have a son, so they can just separate them and live with their sons.

There were quite a few officials like this. They had previously pretended to be deaf and dumb, never mentioning family affairs, and thus protecting their concubines.

But now the marriage laws have been revised, and monogamy will be officially implemented from the first day of the Lunar New Year next year. Now it is no longer possible to pretend to be deaf and dumb.

Especially after the marriage registration, if a man takes a concubine, it is illegal!

Of course, there are special cases. For example, if a high-ranking official or noble man has no children after he is over 30, he can take a concubine to continue the family line.

As for white men, generally speaking, if they are childless by the age of 30, they will be divorced.

The law now stipulates that if a man has no children, he can only divorce his wife amicably, but cannot divorce her.

Lin Mingyan looked at the regulations submitted by the Ministry of Rites. Although she was not very satisfied, she knew that this was all she could do considering the limitations of the times.

After all, there is no shortage of emperors who have made changes in history, but if the interests of the nobles were really affected too much, they would really be rebelled against by this group of people.

Of course, she wouldn't be too aggressive and would not sacrifice the Fourth Master and the children.

Although such a policy affects the interests of aristocratic men, aristocrats also have women, and they would not rebel for such a thing.

As for the common people, this has nothing to do with them, because they are not qualified to take concubines, and of course they will not be instigated by people with ulterior motives.

Even for ordinary people, it is still beneficial.

Because in this way, no beautiful daughter would be forced to marry by a nobleman anymore.

In the second half of this year, many things have undergone earth-shaking changes.

But the common people suddenly discovered that their lives were getting better and better!

On the eve of the New Year, great news came - the train officially started trial operation!

"After dozens of tests, it only takes two hours to travel from the capital to Tianjin!"

"Even if you ride the best horse and don't rest during the journey, it will still take three hours."

"Not to mention that a train can carry over a hundred people at a time, while a good horse can only carry one person!"

"If every fortress in the Qing Dynasty could be connected to a railway, it would be like a divine weapon!"

Minister of Works Li Yongshao, who was reporting at the court, was so excited that his beard was shaking.