"So be it, he's a prince consort. What does it mean to have many like him?" Fourth Prince's heart clenched. His original drunkenness vanished instantly at the Second Princess's innocent and childlike words.
He was about to retort, but before he could even open his mouth, he suddenly realized that Aman wasn't wrong either.
He has quite a few women in his harem, but this year he refused his mother's offer to let any new women into his harem.
But... Fourth Master was speechless for a moment.
Li Chenjiao stood to the side, knowing that this was a difficult question to answer, but she did not intend to speak up for Fourth Master.
It's an undeniable fact that Fourth Master had many women in his harem. Not only Fourth Master, but nowadays, which man doesn't keep a few concubines in his harem? Oh, except for those as honest as her father, who are also controlled by her mother.
Why can men have multiple wives and concubines, but women cannot?
The Fourth Prince was indeed taken aback by the Second Princess's childlike words and fell into deep thought.
There were precedents in previous dynasties for princesses supporting top scholars, but...
Fourth Master first looked up at Li Chenjiao, his eyes dark and unfathomable.
Li Chenjiao never complained to him about having too many women in her household. In front of him, she never showed jealousy or rivalry. He knew that Li Chenjiao was not the type to gossip in front of the children.
The reason Aman asked this question today is probably because she witnessed a grand wedding at the princess's residence today.
This was probably the first time that the little second princess had ever witnessed a wedding.
He couldn't help but wonder if Li Chenjiao was secretly a little jealous...
His gaze toward Li Chenjiao was filled with guilt, a rare kind of guilt.
Seeing her father and mother gazing at each other from afar, the second princess looked left and right, finally pouting and tugging at her father's sleeve: "What is Father thinking about..."
Fourth Prince snapped out of his reverie, recalling the troublesome question the Second Princess had just asked.
He hadn't realized anything was wrong yet, and was only focused on how to answer the girl: "If our Aman likes one, that's fine, and more... well, that's not impossible either. But you have to like them and be of good character."
Li Chenjiao always felt that Fourth Master's words were spoken through gritted teeth.
However, it wasn't directed at the Second Princess, but rather at... those consorts who didn't even have a trace of the Second Princess...
The little girl seemed to smile slightly upon hearing this, her large, watery eyes seeming to speak volumes. She showed no embarrassment when discussing the matter of her husband: "...No, I can't support so many people, one or two will suffice..."
The little girl stretched out her hand and made a "one" and "two" gesture.
In the little girl's current understanding, a prince consort is someone who will play with her for the rest of her life. Now she already has Granny Chen and Green Chrysanthemum by her side. If there were seven or eight more prince consorts, then she...
The little girl's small face showed a troubled expression.
Li Chenjiao couldn't help but burst out laughing.
She said meaningfully, "As expected, your father is quite capable, able to support such a large family..."
Fourth Master glared at her secretly, but he was still drunk, so he didn't look too fierce when he glared at her.
Li Chenjiao wasn't too afraid of anything.
At this moment, both of them forgot one thing.
The second princess talked for a while before getting sleepy. The little girl raised her hand and yawned, and was quickly led away by Madam Chen.
Fourth Master was also helped by Su Peisheng to the clean room to bathe, leaving Li Chenjiao to sit in the inner room for a while.
She rested her chin on her hand and thought for a while. Before, she only thought about preventing the Second Princess from being sent to the Mongol-controlled area for a political marriage, and that it would be good enough if she could marry a good man. But now... it seems she has to keep male concubines?
Li Chenjiao sighed. Everything depends on what the girl thinks in the future.
To be frank, the girl is still young, so it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it was just a joke. In a few years, when the Second Princess herself remembers it, she might even feel embarrassed...
As for what the Fourth Prince said to the Second Princess today, Li Chenjiao took it to heart, but not entirely. However, she was already quite content to know some of the Fourth Prince's attitude.
Li Chenjiao sat for a while, and then quickly went to the other side of the clean room to take a bath.
Li Chenjiao had worked up a sweat riding on the estate today, and after returning home, she had a late-night snack with the Second Princess without even taking a bath.
After his bath, the smell of alcohol was gone from Fourth Master's body, but he still looked a little dizzy. Li Chenjiao didn't dare to ask Fourth Master to extinguish the candle as usual. She waited for Fourth Master to stumble onto the bed, and then extinguished the candle while suppressing her laughter.
Li Chenjiao got into bed in the dark. Although Fourth Master was drunk and confused, he still instinctively reached out and wrapped his arms around Li Chenjiao's waist and supported her arm when she got into bed.
Li Chenjiao chuckled to herself, then took Fourth Master's hand and lay down on the inner side of the bed.
She had just lain down when she sat up again to tuck the blanket around Fourth Master. He had already closed his eyes, as if he were asleep.
Li Chenjiao quickly lay back down, looking up at the ceiling, not feeling sleepy.
A moment later, she suddenly heard the Fourth Master's breathing. After a while, the Fourth Master spoke: "You did a good job today, Nianwan. You taught her well."
Fourth Master knew that he didn't go into the backyard many times a month. Even when he came to Li Chenjiao's east courtyard, it was always in the late evening or at night. Several times, the children were already fast asleep and didn't even know that he, their father, had come.
The person who spends the most time with the children every day is naturally Li Chenjiao, their mother, so the Fourth Prince's praise is sincere.
Li Chenjiao didn't expect that the Fourth Prince was still awake, nor did she expect that he would bring up Wanwan first. She smiled and said, "That child is lively by nature. I see him running up and down in the yard every day, while I can only watch from the side."
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