Chapter 299 The Conflicted Fifth Princess

Su Zhenzhen was not afraid at all. She didn't even stand up. Instead, she reached out and picked up a crystal clear peeled grape from the white porcelain plate on the four-cornered kang table made of golden nanmu carved with cloud patterns.

"Father, the Third Princess didn't tell me this. I figured it out on my own. I feel something's amiss." She finished her grapes before speaking, "The prince is your bloodline, and it's been customary since ancient times. But the princess is also your bloodline, so why can't she have a male favorite, while the prince consort, a mere official from an aristocratic family, can have a concubine?"

Rong Yue followed her thoughts and thought that indeed, for him, except for the Crown Prince and Chen'er, all the other princes and princesses were necessary for him as the emperor to reproduce offspring.

Since the prince can take concubines, the princess can of course also have male favorites.

It did not harm the interests of him and the Qin Dynasty.

Furthermore, His Majesty Rong Yue, if you think about it more deeply, the princesses' husbands are almost all from aristocratic families. Why can the sons of aristocratic families take concubines, but the royal princesses cannot have male favorites?

"You have a point." Rong Yue pondered for a moment, then gave Tangyuan a bright red plum to chew on, and picked up a piece of cheese for himself. "But..."

"But what?" Su Zhenzhen looked at him eagerly with wet eyes. Rong Jinchen raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at his father's teasing eyes, and glared back without showing any weakness.

"Among all my daughters, only the third princess keeps a male lover after her divorce. The other princesses seem to have a good relationship with their princes-in-law." He deliberately teased Su Zhenzhen.

Su Zhenzhen was very cooperative. "Father, the princesses of Daqin are born noble. It's their freedom to keep male favorites, but they should have the right to do so." He then said, "I think my son and my husband have the best relationship. They are not as happy as me. But there is only one husband in the world. So, as your daughter, what's wrong with the princess keeping a few male favorites?"

"Father~" She spoke so much that her mouth was dry. Rong Jinchen appropriately brought her a cup of Mingqian Longjing tea. "Thank you, husband." She smiled sweetly and then elegantly picked up the teacup and sipped the tea.

Rong Yue laughed. "You're so clever. My word is my bond. Just do as you say. It's no big deal. I was planning to let you and Chao Chao go to my private vault to take a look. I've added a lot of interesting treasures this year." He deliberately asked Su Zhenzhen, "Don't you regret it?"

She deliberately held Rong Jinchen's big hand and pointed at the little glutinous rice balls chewing plums, "I don't regret it. I just want to chew my husband and Chao Chao. Father will never be reluctant to give them good things." Rong Yue laughed, "You narrow-minded ghost, you are pinching my weakness, right?"

On the afternoon of October 15th, the emperor's birthday, an imperial edict suddenly spread throughout the capital.

His Majesty issued an edict allowing the princesses of Daqin to keep male lovers, and this was written into the laws of Daqin. The general meaning of the edict was: the princess is the monarch, and the prince consort is the minister. The prince consort can take concubines, so it is reasonable for the princess to keep male lovers.

Reactions from all parties were mixed.

Ordinary people think that His Majesty is right, and everything His Majesty does is good for them. So what's wrong with His Majesty's princess having a male lover? It's none of their business!

Pedantic scholars felt that this violated the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues. But the problem was, this was an imperial decree, and Your Majesty was supreme, impotent and furious, and didn't even dare to criticize.

The officials of the noble family were shocked. Wouldn't this mean that they couldn't let their second son marry the princess? Otherwise, they would be cuckolding their son and wouldn't be able to divorce him!

The prince consort was heartbroken, the princess was overjoyed, and the princess consort was envious.

The Yongshou Palace of the virtuous concubine.

The third princess Rong Ruoqin was so happy that she jumped up from the rosewood rose chair.

The virtuous concubine shook her head helplessly, "Qin'er, please be more reserved. How can you be so indecent?" She couldn't hide the smile on her lips.

The third princess, Rong Ruoqin, regained her elegant demeanor and said with a smile, "Mother, my fourth sister-in-law is amazing!" This can be considered a blessing for everyone involved!

She never thought that Su Zhenzhen could actually do this!

The third princess Rong Ruoqin now thinks that her fourth brother's wife is the most beautiful girl in the world. She deserves the emperor's love and favor from her father!

The virtuous concubine took a sip of the Taiping Monkey King tea and said with a smile, "You must thank the Princess of Yan."

"Of course." After the Third Princess Rong Ruoqin divorced her husband, she realized what a hard life she had led before. Now, her brothers have been living a life of luxury for decades!

No, except for her fourth brother. Her fourth brother and his wife are simply the most desirable example of love. They wish to win the heart of one person and stay together until old age.

Prince Yan's Mansion.

The next day a regular customer came.

In the main hall of Langhuan Garden, Su Zhenzhen looked at the troubled Fifth Princess, who was holding little Tangyuan, playing with a stuffed tiger. "Fifth sister, what's wrong?" She had just finished breakfast.

The fifth princess Rong Ruoyan was a little conflicted. She said, "Fourth sister-in-law, I have something to ask you." She didn't know whether she should take this step.

Su Zhenzhen is quite indulgent towards this fifth sister who has always been well-behaved and cute. "What do you think? Let me give you some advice." Who doesn't like a silly and sweet little white rabbit?

Fifth Princess Rong Ruoyan said, "Fourth sister-in-law, I know about the imperial decree issued by our father yesterday." She had already been pregnant with her second child for four or five months, a daughter who looked just like her. Seeing Su Zhenzhen nod, she said, "To be honest, when I was pregnant with my second child, my husband had an affair with the maid in the front yard." If she had offered to take a concubine to my husband during her first pregnancy, he would have agreed, and the Fifth Princess wouldn't have found it so difficult to accept.

But she couldn't understand why such a thing happened when their family was so harmonious, and why she was sent away to be married off because they said it was just a one-time incident.

If the nanny beside her had not been experienced, she would not have been able to tell that the maid had been facially scarred.

The fifth princess Rong Ruoyan was soft-hearted, and after receiving repeated assurances from her husband, she reluctantly let the matter go.

But she later learned that the third princess had divorced her husband and kept a male lover, and her father had issued an imperial decree yesterday.

Unable to make up her mind, she decided to ask her fourth sister-in-law.

It’s true that she has no feelings for her husband, but it’s definitely true that she doesn’t mind at all.

But she was also afraid that if she kept a male lover, her husband would divorce her.

Su Zhenzhen felt sick after hearing this. Why was he always climbing into bed with her? She wanted to watch the fun and said, "Fifth sister, you don't have to keep a male concubine. Just tell your husband that he has slept with other women a few times, and you will return the favor. You can live a good life from now on. If you can't accept it, you can change your husband." After all, there are thousands of men in the world. Isn't it easy for a princess to choose a husband?

The fifth princess' eyes lit up when she heard this. "Fourth sister-in-law, you are smart! I will listen to you!" After all, she didn't keep a male lover, she just made the same mistake as her husband!

Su Zhenzhen looked at little Tangyuan who was listening to their conversation with great interest, and couldn't help but kiss his smooth and chewy little cheeks. "Chaochao, do you understand? Why are you listening so carefully?" Little Tangyuan said in a cheerful baby voice, "Mommy is so beautiful." He waved his cloth tiger in his hand, and his little feet were raised. He was wearing small shoes that were not even as big as his palms. He was so cute.