After the matter was settled, Zhao Shu immediately instructed Uncle Fu to go and make preparations, while Bi Qiao also went to inform the women who were to be matched with the centurions.
These concubines were all virgins. Bi Qiao checked and found that they had never been favored by Prince Yong in the years since they entered the mansion, which was quite tragic.
When the group received the news, they were filled with mixed feelings of worry and joy. They were worried because they didn't know whether the centurion was fat, thin, tall, or short, but they were happy because they would finally be free from the prospect of living as widows.
In Dayong, the morning sun is beautiful and the air is fresh, making it the perfect time for morning exercise.
The concubines, still half asleep, arrived at the back garden and saw Zhao Shu already waiting there. They immediately perked up.
Zhao Shu remained silent, her face cold. Bi Qiao beside her was also expressionless. After everyone had quietly arrived, she said, "Some of you concubines have been in the manor for seven or eight years, some for five or six years, and some for two or three years, but none of you have given the manor a son or daughter. Do you know why?"
The concubines looked at each other, and in fact, they all knew in their hearts that it was Prince Yong's problem, but they dared not say it. They would rather admit that it was their own problem than say that Prince Yong was the one with the problem.
Seeing their varied expressions, Bi Qiao continued, "You are all graceful and charming, but lack health. The other day, the doctors came to the manor and took the pulses of each of you concubines. I'm sure you all know where your bodies are lacking. There was an ancient Five Animal Frolics exercise to strengthen the body, but it has been lost. The doctors discussed and came up with a method to strengthen the body by practicing it every morning. From today onwards, whether it is sunny or rainy, you concubines must insist on practicing for one hour every morning for the sake of the manor."
After hearing this, the concubines finally understood. It turned out that the princess had asked ten doctors to take their pulses and sign the pulse records. Each doctor signed to prove that the pulse records were genuine and that each record also stated "never been pregnant".
All that grand fuss, it turns out, was just an attempt to get them all to do morning exercises? The clever aunts felt things weren't that simple.
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