Chapter 98: Keep the one you like

Xie Zhaohe's response was magnanimous, but it made Lu Qianshan uncomfortable. Few wives would rush to find a concubine for their husbands, but she was one of them. His wife was different from others. As the eldest princess, she held the imperial seal, a figure unprecedented in history. It was precisely because of this status that they were unlike any other couple.

The next morning, there were several more women in the mansion. They were all good-looking and seemed to be talented and learned people.

Just when Lu Qianshan was confused about what was going on, a young maid reminded him, "This is the concubine chosen for you by the eldest princess. The eldest princess said that if the nobles don't want to be concubines, then you can choose from these common women. You can keep whoever you like. Don't worry about having too many."

Lu Qianshan recognized the maid. She was someone close to Xie Zhaohe and had been with her since she married into the Marquis' Mansion. She was still a teenage girl a few years ago, but now she has become much more mature.

He glanced around at the people standing in the yard, and then remembered what Xie Zhaohe had told him the day before: if he wanted the Lu family to have an heir, he could take a concubine. He asked the maid, "Where is she?"

"In reply to your son-in-law, the princess went to the Ministry of Rites early this morning. Princess Mingyi's dowry has not yet been decided. The princess left in a hurry and did not have time to tell you."

Lu Qianshan sighed, waved his hand, and ordered: "Send these people back."

The maid did not complete the task assigned by her master, but since Lu Qianshan had spoken, she could not say much and could only leave with the girls.

Lu Qianshan stood in the yard, watching the maid leave with a few women from the market. If it were an ordinary family, they might think that the lady was jealous and found a few outsiders to test her husband, but Lu Qianshan knew that Xie Zhaohe definitely didn't think so.

Because she was the one who brought up the matter of taking a concubine, she sent someone in early the next morning. Her efficiency was really high, which was quite typical of her style. His wife seemed to have never had this kind of mind since she was a child. She was born in the empress's palace, with an older brother and a younger brother, and she had been a child of the jewels.

It's unknown who influenced her, but she possessed exceptional political ability and a strong sense of purpose. Heirs of the royal family and children of the nobility attended the same academy, and Lu Qianshan still remembered how Xie Zhaohe's policy essays were always praised by the teacher, and how at only fifteen he could converse with the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet.

To be honest, if she hadn't been born a girl, she would have been the one to sit on the throne long ago, and the late emperor wouldn't have had any influence on her. But then he thought, if Xie Zhaohe had really been born a boy, then Lu Qianshan wouldn't have had any influence on her either, and he would have probably died with the Lu family long ago.

He used to think that Yuan An was so strong that the person who would marry her in the future would be a soft persimmon, but he didn't expect that many years later he would become this "soft persimmon", and he was happy with it.

Xie Zhaohe obviously didn't think so much. She only knew that Lu Qianshang wanted to leave a descendant for the Lu family, but she was unwilling to hide in the Marquis' Mansion to recuperate when Dayin was in the most dangerous time. She was afraid that after her and Lu Qianshan's child was born, Dayin would change, and she was afraid of letting down the ancestors of the Xie family.

So the maid Azan said that when the son-in-law dismissed everyone, she took the initiative to keep the two most beautiful ones and asked them to give Lu Qianshan a massage in the evening.

Lu Qianshan heard the noise outside and opened the door to see two women. They had gentle features and their white undergarments were loose, revealing half of their slender necks, which was quite alluring. He recognized them as the concubines Xie Zhaohe had found for him that day.