Su Qiu turned her head and looked Xiao Yuanzi up and down, then looked at his handsome face and said with a smile, "Eunuch Yuan, I think you should add a premise when asking this question——"
Xiao Yuanzi looked at her in confusion.
She whispered, "You should ask this: Is there really a woman who would rather marry a handsome, well-built, powerful, and doting eunuch than a fat, overweight man who favors his concubines, lives a life of debauchery, and is incompetent and irresponsible?"
Then she smiled and gave him a positive answer, "If you ask me that, then I can tell you that there are such women! And there are a lot of them!"
After hearing this, Xiao Yuanzi felt a little embarrassed.
Is Sister Suqiu praising him for his handsome appearance, good figure, knowledge, taste and self-discipline?
He looked down at himself.
Okay, it seems like you are praising him.
Suqiu looked at the moon in the sky and said sadly.
"Eunuch Yuan, do you think that women in this world will be happy if they marry men with normal bodies? Not necessarily. How many couples in Daning can be as spiritually connected and loving as the Emperor and the Empress?"
"Among ten couples, it's good to have one like this."
"Many girls are locked up at home until they are fifteen or sixteen, and then their parents arrange a marriage for them. With a veil on their heads, they are sent to the man's house in a sedan chair, and spend their wedding night with a man they don't even know or understand..."
"Before the veil is lifted, the woman has no idea whether the man is fat and big-eared like a pig, or skinny and thin like a monkey. She doesn't know whether he speaks elegantly or swears, whether he is a refined scholar or a bully who will beat his wife with his fists if he disagrees with her..."
"The first time we met, I had to wait on a strange man in a strange new house. I cried and was afraid, and he would look down on me for being ignorant and ruining my mood..."
"After this tormenting night, I'll spend the rest of my life managing the household for him, serving him and his parents, loving his brothers and sisters, and bearing children for him..."
"It's good to be able to have children, as it means you'll have someone to rely on for the rest of your life. But if you can't have children for a long time, your mother-in-law will nag you every day, and your husband will be unhappy too. You never know when he'll take a concubine to carry on the family line."
"When he has a child with his concubine, he will have to raise the child as his legitimate son or daughter..."
"I can't have children myself, but I still have to help my husband and the woman who stole my husband raise a child. How frustrating is that? What's even more frustrating is that if I don't raise the child well and there are any bumps in the road, people will say that my stepmother is cruel and inhumane. There are people talking about me behind my back every day..."
When talking about this, Suqiu's face was full of fear.
She lowered her head and said self-deprecatingly, "This is a woman's life. Tell me, if I live my life like this, wouldn't it be better to marry a knowledgeable and interesting eunuch and live with him forever?"
Having said that, she glanced sideways at Xiao Yuanzi.
She laughed and said, "It's because getting married isn't as easy as you men imagine. That's why I've been a slave to the Empress all these years. I don't feel sad at all about being a slave. Being a slave is good. If I were in my old home, I'd probably have been married off to a middle-aged man I didn't know in a sedan chair in exchange for money by my parents..."
She turned back to look at the door, her face full of joy. "But being a servant of the Majesty is like a lucky charm. I eat well and wear good clothes. The Majesty is kind and never hits or scolds me. She's especially good to me. Now I'm the head maidservant by the Majesty's side, in charge of dozens of people. How impressive is that?"
Xiao Yuanzi listened to Suqiu say this and his face was full of pity.
Yes, it’s not easy for anyone.
He also thought it was good to be the emperor's servant.
If he had not been sold into the palace, based on his appearance which could definitely be called a beauty, he would most likely have been sold to an even dirtier place.
As a eunuch beside the emperor, he only lost two taels of flesh.
But if he had gone to that filthy place, he would probably be too dirty to look at now, and even his self-respect would be gone...
So he has been serving the emperor loyally all these years. He feels that God letting him meet the emperor is a window opened in his bleak life, and he must hold on to this ray of moonlight shining through the window.
If it weren't for this ray of moonlight, he would have been plunged into endless darkness long ago.
He looked at the moonlight in the sky and said, "I'm just like you. I really like my current life. So even though the Emperor and the Empress always want me to get married, I don't want to at all. Once I get married and raise a child, I'll focus on others and won't be able to serve the Emperor as wholeheartedly as before. He'll gradually distance himself from me..."
He shook his head, "I don't want this."
Su Qiu also looked at the moonlight and said, "Me too, I don't want to get married. It's fine for you to be a eunuch by the emperor's side. Even if you get married, you can still serve the emperor. But I am a woman. If I get married, I will have to take on the responsibility of bearing children for my husband's family. Then I will have to go from being a palace maid to a nanny. Even worse, I will leave the palace and become a yellow-faced woman who has to take care of the housework in my husband's family all day..."
She touched her face and said with a wry smile, "Aside from my face, I have nothing. I don't have parents or relatives to support me, and I don't have any great abilities. If I leave the Empress's side to get married, and she forgets me in a few years, I'll be without my only support... If my husband gets tired of me and keeps harassing me, going to brothels every day and then asking for concubines when he comes back, then I'll be completely helpless..."
When Xiao Yuanzi heard her say this, he patted her shoulder and coaxed her, "If you're just afraid of being left alone after getting married, then you don't have to be afraid! If you meet someone you like, just be brave and marry him. Even if the queen gets a new maid and ignores you, you still have me! If you're wronged, just send me a message and I'll help you deal with him!"
Su Qiu looked at him with a smile, "I have served Her Majesty for nearly fifteen years. After a long time, even Her Majesty will forget me. Eunuch Yuan, won't you?"
Xiao Yuanzi shook his head. "No, the Emperor and the Empress are their masters, not me. In my heart, you are my sister. How could a brother forget his sister? Unless you're married and don't want to contact me anymore, and you think it's a disgrace to me as a eunuch..."
Su Qiu nudged his arm with hers and said with a smile, "Eunuch Yuan, what are you talking about? We are good friends. You are like my brother. When have I ever disliked you?"
Xiao Yuanzi also smiled happily.
He knew his sister wouldn't dislike him.
...in the room.
Feng Changye listened to the whispers and inner thoughts of the two people outside, and told Zhu Wuhuan these words with a chuckle.
He smiled and said, "Do you think they will fall in love with each other one day?"
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