Gu En really wanted to say, "Yes, that's perfectly normal."
But he couldn't open his mouth. Zheng Qiu's gaze made him unable to speak. He felt that if he spoke, he would be finished.
Gu Xin also stared intently at him.
Gu En immediately shook her head: "No, no, no, that's not how it is. Third Sister and Xiao Qiu, you're right, you're right! Whatever you say is right. Right, Bai Yi Bai Er?"
Bai Yi and Bai Er silently picked up their teacups and lowered their heads to drink.
Zheng Qiu looked at Gu En and said seriously, "Fourth Young Master Gu, you may think it's very normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines, and that the continuation of the family line is also very important. You may think it was wrong for Ying Shiyuding's wife in the story to fall in love with Ying Shiyuding from the beginning. But, Fourth Young Master Gu, people can't control their hearts."
Gu En was stunned for a moment, then looked at Zheng Qiu with confusion.
Zheng Qiu said, “People can’t control their feelings, but they can control their words and actions. In the story of Ying Shiyuding and his wife, his wife did indeed have feelings for Ying Shiyuding during her first marriage. But what did she do? She did nothing. She knew she was a married woman, and she controlled her behavior and emotions, keeping her feelings to herself. After Ying Shiyuding left, her life didn’t change. If her first husband hadn’t gone out to find other women, she might have been able to live harmoniously with him for the rest of her life. They had no children and never saw a doctor. In the end, it was her husband’s problem. I believe that as long as her first husband hadn’t gone out to find other women, even if she knew her husband had a problem, she wouldn’t have betrayed him. Marriage between a man and a woman, besides feelings, is also a contract, a promise, a promise to stay together for life. We…”
Zheng Qiu paused, almost letting slip the secret. She pretended to take a sip of tea and then continued, "Under normal circumstances, women don't betray contracts or promises. Those who do are mostly men."
"So, Fourth Young Master Gu, I really don't think Ying Shiyu's wife did anything wrong. If I had to pin a crime on her, it would be that four or five years after her first marriage, before she conceived, she should have taken her husband to see a doctor. That way, they could have found out whether the problem was hers or her husband's. Then, her husband probably wouldn't have been in the mood to look for someone else! Unfortunately, they didn't; they were afraid."
"Throughout this whole affair, the person I admire most is Ying Shiyuding. I've met this merchant from the West. Although he's pot-bellied and not particularly handsome, judging from his height and features, he must have been a handsome young man in his youth. He had the same thoughts as a woman who had been married for ten years when he was young. He must have been moved back then, but he also knew that he couldn't ruin someone else's life. He probably didn't need to say he wouldn't come back, but for everyone's sake, he came back. After returning home, something happened, and he had no relatives left in this world. So he went back to the place where he had stayed for a month, quietly and silently protecting it. The feelings of youth are the purest and simplest, without any impurities."
"He was also incredibly courageous and knew exactly what he wanted. He gave his wife absolute respect."
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