Chapter 244: Resentment
Emperor Qinglong frowned fiercely and sat up straight in an instant, sensing the unusual meaning in her words. "What do you mean?"
"Why do vengeful ghosts continue to haunt the homes of married men?"
Su Tan stared intently. A con man who knew his tricks by heart would never bother to lie. "Your Majesty, resentful ghosts increase their Yin power by absorbing the resentment of others."
"The more resentful those she persecutes become, and the more miserable their lives become, the stronger she becomes."
"The Crown Prince's wife is only her first chosen sacrifice. As more and more innocent women are chosen by her, her power will become even more terrifying. Now, the heavens have sent down thunderbolts just to put Your Majesty and millions of his subjects in dire straits."
When Su Tan said this, her expression became solemn and serious. She was not lying. Every word she said was true. It all depended on whether the emperor believed it or not.
Or perhaps it all depends on whether the emperor treats women as human beings.
Su Tan bowed to Emperor Qinglong and said, "Your Majesty, all people in this world, regardless of status, gender, age or youth, are your subjects."
"Now this vengeful ghost wants to send half of your people to hell. Heaven cannot bear to see such a disaster happen, so it has issued two warnings tonight."
Later, when people mentioned the fall of the previous two dynasties, they all said that the lightning striking Chengzhao Palace was actually a warning.
The destruction of Chengzhao Palace in the previous dynasty was a warning from heaven, urging people not to let factional disputes intensify.
And before that, it was God's warning to the emperor not to be bloodthirsty and cruel anymore.
At this moment, Su Tan could certainly say that this was a warning from God.
If half of the people are going to go to hell, how can this not be worthy of a special warning from God?
Emperor Qinglong's brows were tightly furrowed.
"It used to be said that women are jealous. I didn't agree with that at first, but now it seems that this old saying is not wrong at all."
He said this, glanced at Su Tan again, and suddenly pursed his lips, as if to criticize someone indirectly, "The Xingguo Mansion's prince just wants to have another concubine. Is this worth his wife's resentment?"
"Concubines are nothing more than toys. When the prince gets tired of them, if his wife is happy with it, she can keep the concubine."
"If you don't like it, just find a reason to get rid of it."
"Now it's become such an ugly mess. As you said, there's even resentment for the resentful ghost to absorb. It's really shameless!"
"It's common for a man to have three or four wives. I've never seen the Crown Prince favor a concubine over his wife. This Crown Prince's wife is just petty. I don't believe all women in the world are as jealous as she is. Most girls are gentle and virtuous."
On the surface, she was saying that the wife of the Crown Prince of Xingguo was jealous.
These words seemed to be blaming Su Tan.
After all, didn't Su Tan divorce Song Tingchen in anger because Song Tingchen wanted to marry a concubine?
"Su Tan, there aren't that many jealous women in this world. Even if there really is a vengeful ghost haunting us, you're just worrying too much. She won't have any impact."
"One day, find an opportunity and take away that vengeful ghost."
At this point, Emperor Qinglong suddenly said, "No, I think this is just a trivial matter. Since it is a trivial matter, there is no need for you. I will let the people from the Imperial Observatory handle it later."
Emperor Qinglong said this, showing that he did not take the vengeful ghost seriously at all, nor did he take the half of the people that Su Tan mentioned seriously.
Since he is a man, he is naturally an ally of men.
The vengeful ghosts that Su Tan mentioned would haunt the homes of married men. This was simply because the vengeful ghosts wanted to become concubines, thus causing the wife to compete with them for favor.
But the premise of all this is that the women who serve as legal wives are not virtuous, which is why they are haunted by resentful ghosts.
If the wife is more virtuous, sensible and generous, she would not bother to care about those concubines who want to show off their power and would not even have the intention to compete for favor. Naturally, the resentful ghost would not be able to gain any advantage.
When the resentful ghost cannot gain any advantage, he will feel bored and think that his actions have not yielded any benefit, so he will leave.
If that is the case, how could it be that half of the people who became famous as Su Tan mentioned met with misfortune and fell into hell?
Emperor Qinglong shook his head, his eyes falling on Su Tan, and he suddenly felt a bit of contempt and disdain in his heart. He frowned and said, "You are a girl after all. Your perspective on people and things is a bit shallow."
"Just because of these little things, how can it be worth warning God?"
"Even if God really wants to send a warning, it should be to warn those women to be more virtuous and intelligent, and not just compete for favors and cause trouble for their husbands at home."
At this point, Emperor Qinglong even brought up the empress, saying, "The empress is a virtuous woman."
"She never does those shameful things to win favor, and she even often advises me to visit the concubines in the palace to avoid resentment from them over time."
"If all women in the world were as virtuous as the queen, the resentful ghost would probably starve to death."
Emperor Qinglong thought so and felt that the laws could be revised. For example, if a woman was not virtuous and had a reputation of being jealous, she would be sent to prison.
Once such a thundering measure is taken, those women will have to be virtuous even if they don't want to.
However, if this happens, I am afraid that all the women in the world will be cruel to Su Tan.
After all, it was Su Tan's fault. Opening his mouth would make their situation even more difficult.
It's really quite ridiculous.
Emperor Qinglong came up with such an absurd idea, but even he himself knew that it would make the woman's situation more difficult.
It turned out that he also knew that women's lives were not easy.
The corners of Lu Zhiheng's mouth twitched wildly.
He tried to hold it in, but in the end he couldn't help but look up at Emperor Qinglong, "Father, I have something to say, but I don't know if I should say it or not."
Emperor Qinglong glanced at him and said, "Since you don't know whether you should speak or not, why do you say it? Just keep all those stupid words to yourself. When you feel it's time to speak, tell me again."
After all, he didn't want to hear anything Lu Zhiheng said at the moment.
After all, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Lu Zhiheng and Su Tan had been very close recently, and whenever he spoke, he would definitely be speaking on Su Tan's behalf.
However, Lu Zhiheng might be fearless, or the rumor that Emperor Qinglong favored Lu Zhiheng was too deeply rooted in people's minds.
So much so that after hearing such a mild reprimand, Lu Zhiheng actually smiled.
"Although the emperor is angry, I still have to speak."
"Father, you say that women in this world are not virtuous, but have you forgotten that if the tactics used to compete for favor in the harem are too extreme, it can be fatal."
After a pause, Lu Zhiheng couldn't help but remind him, "Father, don't forget that Jiang Nian, the water ghost who almost caused the destruction of our Dongchu nation, died in a harem fight, didn't he?"
"If this person were alive, his resentment wouldn't be that great. Perhaps this resentful ghost has always wanted to see all the wives in the world die."
Wasn't it because Jiang Nian turned into a water ghost after his death that he was filled with so much resentment that he almost threatened the country?
It took four lives to appease Jiang Nian's resentment.
Otherwise, who knows how many disasters will happen.
Emperor Qinglong's brows twitched violently.
Although he was reluctant to admit it, at this moment he did realize the seriousness of the problem.
"Su Tan, please speak more carefully."
Su Tan hummed, and immediately replied: "In reply to your Majesty, Your Highness Prince Chen has said everything this subject wanted to say."
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