Chapter 16 How can you take a concubine if you don't have a wife?
When the door was opened, Xiao Linyuan was practicing walking in the room with Chunsheng's help.
A lot of toxins were discharged yesterday, and Song Zijin has allowed him to practice for half an hour every day.
Perhaps due to the bloodletting treatment, his vision, sense of smell and hearing have declined today, and he was unable to hear the old princess's footsteps in time.
It was not until the mother and son's eyes met that they both froze in place.
The old princess's eyes were filled with tears as she strode forward, completely losing the dignity of a noble lady.
"Lingzhi, you're really awake!"
Lingzhi is Xiao Linyuan's courtesy name.
"Mother." Xiao Linyuan responded.
The old princess was overwhelmed by the huge surprise, and she hugged Xiao Linyuan and burst into tears.
Nanny Jiang was wiping her tears.
Chunsheng quickly ran out and closed the door, fearing that people outside the yard would hear the noise.
"Why didn't you tell me when you woke up?" The old princess began to settle the score.
"I'm afraid you'll be too obvious and others will know."
The old princess couldn't blame him, nor could she not blame him. "You couldn't not tell me! You made me worry so much for so many days."
"During the few days since my son woke up, you haven't come to visit him once."
Having said this, the old princess felt much weaker. The smell of the medicine she took was a bit strong, and even the incense could not cover it, so she rarely went out for a walk in the yard.
"Mianmian, have you seen it?"
"Yes, she was the one who saved me." Xiao Linyuan did not hide it.
The old princess's eyes lit up, then dimmed again.
"At the time, Xiao Jin was pushing me into a corner. He clearly only wanted to adopt his eldest son, even if it was a bastard's son, but he insisted that you give birth to the child yourself. I also wanted to take a maid who knew him well as a concubine, but only Xiao Jin's incense could make you... Unfortunately, Liao Yan and the imperial physician both determined that you wouldn't live more than two weeks, so I had no choice but to give up."
"The son understands, and the mother does not need to blame herself."
Since her son had no objection, the old princess simply got straight to the point, "Since you understand, why don't you take Mianmian in as your concubine?"
He is already 23 years old and has been on the battlefield for so many years. He must have lost interest in women, but she is still anxious to have a grandchild.
Xiao Linyuan looked helpless. "I heard from Chunsheng that you've been ill for the past few months, and your spirit has dissipated a lot. How come I just woke up and you're already full of energy again?"
"You little bastard, I was just thinking, take advantage of this wonderful woman and get her."
Xiao Linyuan was a little tired from walking, so he slowly moved to the bed and sat down, "No room for you."
"Why?" The old princess was puzzled.
In terms of appearance and figure, Mianmian is one of the few girls in the capital. In terms of medical skills, she is probably the best.
A woman like this, as long as she has a slightly better family background, can be the prince's wife. Why is she not worthy of being his concubine?
"Mother, when someone wanted to give father a concubine, you cried, made a scene, and even tried to hang yourself. That's why father never had a concubine in his life. I guess you couldn't accept sharing a husband with another woman.
As the saying goes, "Don't do to others what you don't want done to you." "If you don't want to do something, do you think my future wife will want to do it?"
The old princess's face immediately fell, "If your father doesn't have other women, then where did Xiao Jin come from!"
"Ms. Xu admitted to your face that she chose to kill the father and keep the son, and that she drugged and forced the father. You clearly believed it in your heart, so why can't you get over it?"
"He's just not clean anymore."
Xiao Linyuan smiled and shook his head, "Father was only forced, which is unclean. You want your son to enjoy the happiness of having two wives, isn't that dirty?"
The old princess said stubbornly: "These two things are not the same!"
"Why doesn't it make sense? You think I was victimized by someone and had to pick a random woman to leave a descendant for the Xiao family. I was forced into this.
Isn't my father a helpless victim? My father and I are father and son, you should use the same standard to measure us. "
"Xu Shi didn't become your father's concubine or concubine because I, the principal wife, intervened. Now that you don't have a principal wife, what's wrong with taking a concubine?"
"How can you take a concubine when you haven't married a wife yet?"
Xiao Linyuan has been taught to be a gentleman since he was young and pays attention to etiquette. Before he marries his first wife, he will never accept other women into his house.
Moreover, he only wanted to marry a woman with whom he loved each other, just like his father and mother.
If he can't meet a woman who understands him, he would rather live alone than settle.
The old princess was so angry that she almost jumped up and down, "But I'm a pure girl, I gave my body to you, and you just leave me alone?"
Xiao Linyuan's ears turned red.
"My son will take care of this matter. Mother doesn't need to worry."
The old princess pulled a sullen face and asked, "When you say deal with it, you don't mean deal with the person, do you?"
"What are you talking about, mother? She is my savior, so I will not treat her badly. Besides, it is not right to take my savior as a concubine. She may not be interested in being a concubine in the palace."
"If she wants to be the main wife, Mianmian is probably not qualified." The old princess carefully considered the feasibility.
"Mother!" Xiao Linyuan said helplessly, "I only want to marry a woman who loves me. If there is no emotional basis, I won't consider it at all."
"But you've taken her innocence. This world is very harsh on women. Do you want her to shave her head and go up the mountain to become a nun?"
Xiao Linyuan did not back down. "Miss Mianmian's medical skills are undoubtedly better than those old men in the Imperial Hospital. Although she is a woman, she can also achieve great things. Throughout history, there have been many successful women. If she wants, I can be her stepping stone. Compared to being confined to the harem, I believe she yearns for higher places."
Seeing that she couldn't bear it any longer, the old princess quickly covered her forehead and said, "Ouch, I can't take it anymore..."
Nanny Jiang stepped forward to support her and helped persuade her, "Your Highness, what if Miss Mianmian wants to stay in the palace?"
Xiao Linyuan paused. He hadn't thought about this question yet.
He has been rooted in the frontier fortress over the years. The people there are open-minded, especially the men who have been killed or injured in the military. Many women also marry for the second time. No one cares whether they are marrying for the second time or not. Therefore, he never thinks that a woman's chastity is beneath her skirt.
This is also true throughout history. The mother of Emperor Wu of Han was also married for the second time, but it did not prevent her from becoming the queen and mother of the country and giving birth to an emperor who will be remembered forever.
On the contrary, it is the wealthy capital that cares almost pathologically about these illusory things.
But if Mianmian's own thoughts are bound, no matter how much he preaches, it will be useless.
The old princess' headache healed immediately after hearing this. "Why don't you wait until tonight to ask Mianmian what she wants to do? If she wants to stay in the palace, you can't refuse her anymore!"
Xiao Linyuan had no choice but to nod.
He was afraid that Mianmian would be unable to get over it, so he couldn't do anything to harm someone's life for no reason.
The mother and son completely forgot about the existence of Zeng Yuanshuang, or rather, they didn't care about Zeng Yuanshuang's existence at all.
At this time, Wang Ge knocked on the door and came in.
"Your Highness, Li Hai just left through the side door."
This servant named Li Hai was a servant arranged by the emperor to come to the palace along with Zeng Yuanshuang.
The palace was in a state of depression at the time, and the old princess had no energy to deal with it. Later, when she wanted to deal with it, she thought calmly that even though Li Hai was gone, there was still Wang Hai, so it would be better to turn a blind eye.
Anyway, there are not too many secrets in the royal palace in the capital, so there is no need to worry about the emperor knowing.
"Do you need someone to go with you?" Wang Ge made a gesture of wiping his neck.
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