Actually, strictly speaking, Helian Jue should have ended his mourning period last year.
The so-called three-year mourning period, when calculated carefully, is only twenty-seven months.
However, Helian Jue has been fighting wars for the past two or three years.
Last year, when the mourning period ended in the palace, his men were in Xueyantuo, a thousand miles away.
The war in the north has not been going well.
Helian Jue has been in Xueyantuo for nearly two years.
He was a proud man who vowed to pacify the north and establish the Anbei Protectorate that Xie Yuan had mentioned.
Therefore, he continued to lead his troops in a bitter battle.
He missed the day of the mourning period and also missed Xie Yuan's 25th birthday.
The court officials didn't care about any of this; they were all waiting for the emperor's triumphant return, and then—
As for the mourning period for Empress Ashina, no one paid much attention to it.
For an emperor, going through three years after three years is simply unrealistic.
A sage who could observe the mourning period for the late emperor for twenty-seven months was already an absolute filial son.
Even if we put him in the history books, he could be compared with many emperors.
If the emperor were to observe mourning for the empress dowager again, haha, that would be absolutely an excuse!
They will definitely try every means to impeach the empress and remonstrate with the emperor to the death!
Xie Yuan: ...Sorry, what does this have to do with me?
Uh, okay, it is related.
Helian Jue used the excuse of mourning to avoid having a harem.
The reason he was unwilling to accept other women, besides his narcissism and paranoia, was also because of her.
Although Xie Yuan never said "one love for life" to Helian Jue, she would reveal her obsession with the purity of love in her daily conversations.
Helian Jue understands Xie Yuan, loves her, and naturally cares about her a lot.
After all, for people in ancient times, loving one's wife and taking a concubine were not mutually exclusive.
Many loving couples in history also had concubines and children born out of wedlock.
They always valued their wives and were willing to pass on their family business to the legitimate sons born to their wives, which shows their love for their wives.
As for absolute loyalty and purity, they almost never exist!
This was due to the times; Xie Yuan never intended to completely overturn them.
Therefore, she wouldn't openly say anything about "monogamy" to Helian Jue.
She told herself that if Helian Jue fell in love with someone else or had another woman, she would become a "model wife".
No more love, only exploitation.
When the time is right, she can send the scumbag to his death and seize power for herself.
...These are the dark sides of Xie Yuan's heart, her appearance after she turned to the dark side.
She wouldn't say it out loud, but she wouldn't deliberately hide it either.
If you truly love her and care about her, you will know her bottom line.
He knew Helian Jue.
So, she went to the East Palace in Xie Rou's place that year, and nearly ten years have passed since then.
The couple had been consummating their marriage for eight years.
Helian Jue never laid eyes on another woman.
It originated in Lingnan, where the emperor was far away.
After returning to the capital, it will be the mourning period for the late emperor.
Helian Jue took all the blame upon himself.
I'm willful and eccentric; I think those women are too ugly, so I don't want to touch them.
I am extremely filial and must observe mourning for my beloved father, so I cannot establish a harem.
He only had one empress by his side, not because the empress was jealous.
It's all because of him!
But the court officials weren't fools.
They didn't believe that the Empress had nothing to do with this.
Okay! Even if we take a step back and assume that it was all the sage's own will,
As an empress and a wife, Xie was not only not allowed to be jealous, but also had to be "virtuous".
To demonstrate her virtuousness, she should take the initiative to arrange things even if the man doesn't want her.
If Xie did not, then she was jealous and unvirtuous.
The court officials, especially those idle censors, should impeach him!
Xie Yuan: ...Damn feudal dynasty! Damn corrupt ethics!
Unfortunately, no matter how much she was cursed, she still ended up in this fictional dynasty.
They even got married and had children here.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, she will live here for the rest of her life.
If you can't change the environment, then you can only adapt!
Xie Yuan clenched his fists tightly: "No, I don't want to adapt! I don't want to be assimilated!"
Countless times, when Xie Yuan encountered setbacks and blows outside, he would remind himself of this.
She is Xie Yuan, she is Xie Yuan from the future.
Instead of being a pitiful woman bound by rules!
But no matter how much Xie Yuan struggled, that was the nature of the era he lived in.
The biggest test (crisis?) is about to arrive.
...
"Grandma, when is Daddy coming back?"
Princess Helian Ling, who was about to turn six, asked her grandmother, Empress Dowager Xiao, who was holding her in her arms, in a childish voice.
The little girl was pink and delicate, with an exquisitely beautiful face.
She and the middle-aged woman behind her looked as if they were cut from the same mold.
Although Empress Xiao was already a grandmother, she was not yet fifty years old.
In addition, she has been pampered for many years and is very well-maintained, so she looks like she is only in her thirties.
As her granddaughter grew up, Empress Dowager Xiao became increasingly peaceful.
The resentment and indifference of the past were all dispelled by the little girl's sweet voice and soft, adorable appearance.
Empress Dowager Xiao also showed the rare demeanor of a loving grandmother.
"It's almost done! The Sage has already sent back a battle report via express courier, covering six hundred li. It's a victory report!"
Empress Dowager Xiao spoke gently to her granddaughter.
"Good news? Father won the battle, right?"
Helian Ling's peach blossom eyes, which were exactly like Empress Xiao's, instantly lit up with starlight.
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