My husband is pure and has few desires, but I gave birth to three children in a row

The ninth year of Yong'an.

The residence of the Duke of Qi.

The wife of the Duke of Qi and several of her daughters-in-law were talking about the wedding of the Duke of Ding's son in a few days.

The prince of Duke Dingguo and his younger brother are the best candidates for son-in-law in the eyes of many wealthy ladies in the capital.

One is the prince of Duke Dingguo, who will definitely be the Duke Dingguo in the future.

One is definitely the Marquis of Dingyuan.

Both brothers hold titles, and their family is simple and harmonious.

Duke Dingguo and Princess Le'an have been married for many years and are very much in love.

He has never taken a concubine or a maid, and is truly a rare gem among the nobles.

God knows how many people envy Princess Le'an.

Moreover, according to the rumors leaked by Princess Changle, the family rules of the Duke Dingguo's Mansion stipulate that if a man in the family is over 40 and has no children, he must obtain the consent of his wife before he can take a concubine.

This alone is enough to attract all the wealthy families in the capital with daughters to flock to her.

Not to mention, the Duke of Dingguo's family is of high status, and the Crown Prince and the Marquis of Dingyuan have inherited the virtues of their parents. Among the famous princes and sons of the royal family in the capital, the two brothers can surely be ranked in the top five.

With such a noble background, she is more than qualified to be a princess or a county lord.

It's no wonder that since the Prince of Dingguo and the Marquis of Dingyuan turned sixteen, the concubines in the palace who gave birth to princesses who were not much different in age from the two brothers had already set their eyes on these two rich sons-in-law.

It is said that he did a lot of pillow talk in front of the emperor.

There are also Princess Changle and Princess Qingning, and even the Lan family, who have expressed their intention to strengthen their ties with the Duke Dingguo's Mansion countless times.

However, they were all politely declined by Duke Dingguo and Princess Le'an.

In the couple's words, getting married is a major event in their children's lives, and they have to find a girl they like.

Otherwise, if you marry someone you don't like, the couple will become resentful and entangled for the rest of their lives. What's the point?

Although Duke Dingguo and his wife equally rejected everyone's request to reserve their two sons.

But with these two glittering sons-in-law right in front of her, how could she possibly give up on them?

At least the Empress in the palace would not agree.

The pillow talk was so strong that it made the emperor feel cold on his back. He didn't dare to go to the harem for a long time.

Although he also wanted the two boys from the Fu family to be his sons-in-law.

But he was more rational after all. Firstly, his brothers and Le An disagreed, and a forced melon would not be sweet. Mainly, he didn't want to force it.

Secondly, his sister Changle also had a crush on the two boys. If he favored his daughter, his sister would definitely not be able to get over it. If he offended his sister, the Empress Dowager would definitely not tolerate it.

Thirdly, the two brothers of the Duke Dingguo Mansion can be seen at a young age that one has a lot of his father's style, and the other has inherited all the true skills of his mother.

He is optimistic about the talent who will become the pillar of the country in the future. If he is well trained, he will become the prince's right-hand man and loyal minister in the future.

If such a good seedling is married to the princess, wouldn't it be a waste of time?

Having said that, if Changle's daughter gets this rich husband that her own daughter hasn't gotten, she will be very upset.

Thinking about it this way, the emperor felt that Duke Dingguo was indeed his half-brother. If both of them refused and no one agreed, he could just go with the flow and not be so embarrassed.

It turns out that brothers are so caring!

If Fu Zhiyi knew what the emperor was thinking, he would definitely complain to Lu Zhenzhen, saying that the emperor was really being self-indulgent.

The reason for their refusal is simple: a tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind.

Two nobles in one family is already conspicuous enough.

Princess Shang, forget it, your own son can't afford to live off her.

As for marriage with the Princess's Mansion or the Lan Family, that was even less possible to consider.

It was easy to reject Princess Changle. Given Lu Zhenzhen's relationship with Princess Changle, she could just say whatever she wanted to say. Princess Changle would be depressed for a while, but that would be it.

The Lan family's situation is a bit tricky.

However, Lu Zhenzhen, Young Doctor Qi, and Old Doctor Qi had already made preparations over the years.

It has long been concluded through examples from all over the country and throughout the dynasties that if two people are too closely related to each other during marriage, they will either not be able to have children, or the children they do have will most likely have various health problems.

Apart from anything else, the virtuous concubine, the daughter of Princess Deqing, was a cousin of the late emperor. She had been in the palace for many years and had been pregnant several times, but all for unknown reasons. No matter how careful and hard she tried, she would miscarry after three or four months.

Later, after much effort, we finally had another baby, but it was still born prematurely due to congenital deficiencies and died within a year.

This result was reported to the emperor by the old doctor Qi, who became very cautious upon hearing it.

After multiple verifications, we found out that the result given by Dr. Qi was correct.

The whole government was shocked. You know, at that time, it was very normal for cousins ​​to get married.

For a moment, those who gave birth to normal babies safely breathed a sigh of relief.

Those who did not have children for various reasons, or whose children had various accidents, finally found the reasons.

From then on, marriages between cousins ​​almost disappeared in the circle of nobles in the capital.

Gradually, people heard about it and followed suit. Except for the stubborn ones, almost no one married their cousins ​​anymore. This is a story for later.

Because of this discovery, there is no need to say much about the Lan family. Although the Lan family feels it is a pity, there is nothing they can do about it.

After this incident, all the families in the capital have been watching closely for many years, wanting to see what kind of wives Duke Dingguo would marry for his two sons.

Until a few years ago, the Duke Dingguo's Mansion suddenly took action at the speed of light. Before people in the capital could react, the procedures of accepting the marriage proposal, asking for the name, accepting the good news, accepting the betrothal gifts, and asking for the date of marriage had all been completed at once.

All that’s left is the wedding.

The unmarried noble ladies in the capital city cried so much that they wet countless handkerchiefs.

They gritted their teeth and tried to find out who could have such a good life.

After inquiring for a long time, I found out that the Prince Dingguo was betrothed to Jiang, the daughter of the president of Songshan Academy where he studied in his youth, while his younger brother, Marquis Dingyuan, was betrothed to Jiang, the daughter of the Minister of Dali Temple.

The noble ladies in the capital wiped away their tears. After all, the fiancée of Prince Dingguo, Jiang, could be considered childhood sweethearts with him, and they were also senior and junior brothers, so it was all right.

But they had seen the daughter of the Dali Temple Minister before, but she was just ordinary. Why did they choose her?

The ladies were puzzled and wrote to Jiang one after another, hoping to get clarification.

The Jiang family had probably made some preparations long ago. After the date was set, they immediately sent Jiang back to her hometown, saying that she was going back to her hometown to serve her grandparents and prepare for her marriage.

Everyone came back empty-handed and was so resentful that the sky in the capital was cloudy for several days and there was no sun.

The father pays off his daughter's debt. The daughter ran away, but the father is still here.

The Dali Temple Minister had a very difficult time these days.

It would be fine if he just heard some sour words from time to time in the court, but there were also people trying to trip him up. Although they were all small things, they were still quite disgusting.

What else could the Dali Temple Minister do? He had already gained a good son-in-law, which was a great benefit, so he would just accept this small loss.