But could Su Han tell anyone about this? Of course not. Otherwise, he'd be burned alive, mistaken for a monster.
Wearing the body of a woman, it's simply unrealistic for her to want to live a lonely life until the end. Even if she does nothing and is passive when she reaches a certain age, someone from the palace will always arrange a marriage for her.
Disobeying an imperial edict is a capital offense.
So Su Han actually disliked being one of the emperor's many women. From a woman's perspective, even if she was the most favored concubine, she still had to share a man with a group of women. But could she avoid this problem by not entering the palace? Absolutely not. It's best not to think too much about it.
These wealthy and powerful families, or newly promoted officials, have their own set of rules for conduct.
Once a son is born, regardless of whether he is legitimate or illegitimate, he will be raised to the age of fourteen or fifteen, and a maidservant will be arranged to learn about human affairs. The timing may vary, but it will always be done before the marriage.
Then, after the new bride enters the household, the concubines continue their duties as usual when it is inconvenient. Later, if the new bride is fertile and gives birth to a legitimate son, she will either be promoted to a concubine within the household or a respectable woman from outside will be hired as a concubine.
However, if the bride does not conceive or gives birth to daughters consecutively, then unfortunately, the above steps should be performed in advance.
In short, in this ancient era, having one wife and multiple concubines was the norm. Not to mention that men were extremely willing to do so, even if they truly loved their wives and they were unwilling, they probably had no choice but to comply.
After all, there are elders like in-laws watching over them. "A gift from elders cannot be refused" is definitely not a joke that can be taken lightly.
Moreover, in the eyes of men in ancient times, concubines and maids were not equals at all; at most, they were just pets. This was the tragedy of women in ancient times.
This is also the tragedy of Su Han now.
Su Han still held onto a sliver of hope. She also had other ideas. Perhaps after entering the palace, she could try to become as invisible as possible and be arranged to live freely in a remote palace.
Considering her current age, she doesn't have many more years left to live a secluded life here.
The princess in the mansion was indeed a remarkable person. No matter what she did in private, she was never stingy with her illegitimate children in terms of daily expenses. She also strongly advocated hiring famous teachers to educate the children. Therefore, the original owner was shy when she was young, but she did not shrink back when she grew up. She was just naturally gentle.
The princess also treated her husband's concubines very well; at least she rarely took action herself, having those who wanted to curry favor with her do so long ago.
The prince noticed how well the inner quarters were managed and appreciated her, and naturally held her in high esteem and affection.
In addition, given her noble birth, her position in the Prince's mansion was already as secure as a mountain, unshakeable. However, even in such an environment, Su Xiangxue had never worn the fine white fox fur cloak that Su Han was now wearing.
It wasn't that the princess was being harsh, but rather that this level of fur winter clothing was simply not something a concubine's daughter could afford.
However, the cloak has still been delivered.
At this moment, the fresh snow had just cleared, and the morning light had appeared. The warm golden sunlight of early winter was evenly scattered on Su Han's small, palm-sized face, making her fair and jade-like skin appear even more translucent and stunningly beautiful.
Su Han thought to herself, "Sure enough, ever since the palace issued the decree for the selection of concubines, the allowances sent to her have been getting better and better."
Su Han smiled and had Yunyi slip a purse containing a few taels of silver to the person who had come to deliver the gifts: "Thank you for making this trip, sister. Please thank the Princess for me."
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