Chapter 231 Dowry

"How about I take two concubines?"

Qin Mo hadn't said anything as shocking as this hesitant, stammering sentence all night. The four old guys couldn't sit still any longer, and they looked at each other, exchanging glances.

According to custom, a prince of the Great Xia Dynasty could take one principal wife and two concubines, with the concubines holding a status second only to the principal wife.

To give a simple example, although the sons of concubines are very different from the sons of the principal wife in terms of inheriting titles and property, they are nominally legitimate sons, which is different from the sons of concubines. If the principal wife has no children, the legitimate sons born to concubines can also inherit titles.

"I wonder which concubine Your Highness wishes to take as your consort?"

Xiao Jingkun was the first to ask the question. He didn't have a suitable daughter, so it was naturally irrelevant for him to speak first.

"Kai is a must-have; I am not a fickle man."

Qin Mo answered firmly. He knew that many people were unhappy about his favoritism towards Kaihime, but regardless of whether Kaihime was from Japan or China, he would not change his decision.

Xu Liyan was all smiles. Kaihime was his adopted daughter, and she was deeply in love with Qin Mo. Now that her long-cherished wish had finally come true, he, her adoptive father, was happy for her.

"And the other one... does the prince have a candidate in mind?"

"My uncles and elders...who do you think is suitable?"

Wu Shengze, who had a fiery temper, finally couldn't help but say, "Your Highness, you are a prince of the Great Xia Dynasty. You can't possibly take two foreign concubines, can you? That Xiya has blond hair and blue eyes, and her origins are unknown. She absolutely cannot be a concubine."

"That's right, Your Highness, you should be careful!"

"Your Highness, even if you want to take that Shia as your concubine, it won't be easy to get past the Court of Imperial Clan Affairs! The old prince went through a lot of trouble when he married his princess!"

Qin Mo was speechless. What was going on? When did she marry Xia? Seeing the strong reactions from these old guys, Qin Mo decided to just shift the blame.

"Uncle Xiao, I have no close relatives or elders now, and there's no need to alarm the imperial family to choose a concubine. You can take the trouble to select one! You can arrange the betrothal and other formalities as you see fit!"

"I have some important matters to attend to, so please take good care of me, my uncles and elders." Qin Mo finished speaking and then slipped away.

The four men stared at each other, and finally the three of them looked at Lin Bo and Lin Huaiyuan.

"Old Lin, congratulations!" Xu Liyan was the first to stand up and offer his congratulations to Lin Huaiyuan.

"Congratulations to you, haha!"

"Let's have a drink today, it's been so long since we've had a drink together!"

"We won't leave until we're drunk! We won't leave until we're drunk..."

Lin Huaiyuan's face turned bright red. He had been so anxious he couldn't speak, fearing Qin Mo would insist on marrying Xi Ya. After all, Qin Lan had married a woman from another ethnic group; who knew if the two of them had unique taste? He couldn't very well tell Qin Mo, "My Lin Ruoxi is willing to be the prince's concubine, you can't marry that blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl..." He was already so old; how could he possibly have any shame?

As a prince, Qin Mo's principal wife required the emperor's approval, while the secondary wives were less concerned. As long as the matter was reported to the Court of Imperial Clan Affairs, the emperor would issue an imperial edict to bestow titles and honors according to custom, and such requests were rarely rejected.

The title of a prince's concubine is of the second rank, which is higher than that of ordinary officials. More importantly, when Qin Mo is not at home, the concubine has the right to control the servants, because she is the "master".

This is Qin Mo's solution to potential trouble: if you want to take a hard line, you'll have to get past Allen first. If you want to play dirty tricks, you'll need a high-ranking official; otherwise, they won't even bother with you—you're not high enough.

"Bang..."

The entire hardwood carved table was smashed to pieces, and the violent surge of energy shook the main beams of Fengning Palace, demonstrating the anger in the person's heart.

"My lord... that Prince Heng's lineage... has peculiar interests, and besides, they also have a Han woman as a concubine..."

Qing Ning looked at the furious Wang Yushi and tried to persuade her in a low voice. Although she was also unhappy with Kaihime, this foreign woman, she really didn't dare to add fuel to the fire today. She knew Wang Yushi too well; if she got angry, it wouldn't be impossible for her to burn down the palace.

"Are the women of the Wang family... so worthless? Not even as good as a woman from Japan?"

Wang Yushi's originally narrow phoenix eyes widened, looking as if they were about to spew fire, her body surrounded by a surge of energy, clearly indicating that she was extremely enraged.

"Go tell Qin Xiaoxin of the Imperial Clan Court that if he dares to register that Japanese woman as a citizen, don't blame me for being impolite."

Faced with Wang Yushi's domineering threat, Qing Ning could only mutter helplessly, "I'm afraid... it's too late. That genealogy... may have already been approved by His Majesty..."

"boom..."

In the ninth year of the Zhaowu era of the Great Xia Dynasty, the imperial palace was struck by lightning. A corner of the Fengning Palace, where the empress resided, collapsed, but no one was injured or killed.

"Kai, who do you think would be the most suitable person for me to send to propose marriage to your father?"

Kaihime, who was sitting on a futon, was about to follow Qin Mo to cultivate and get some spiritual energy when she was suddenly asked a question by Qin Mo. Her face turned red and her heart started pounding wildly.

"Kai... there's really no rush..."

Kaihime squeezed the futon in her hands tightly, lowered her head and answered shyly.

"The matter has been decided. It will take some time to go to Japan, and the round trip will take some effort, so it's better to do it as soon as possible."

Qin Mo put on the airs of a prince, speaking solemnly and seriously, as if he were forcibly marrying a commoner. In reality, he was secretly delighted, finding the feeling of training a beautiful woman to be wonderful.

The long-legged beauty blushed and thought for a moment before finally saying, "Your Highness, let my father come to Dayuan to discuss the marriage!"

"Huh? Why is that?"

“I know my father’s temperament. If I’m too respectful to him, he’ll put on airs. And if he makes some unreasonable demands, wouldn’t that… delay the prince’s important business…”

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