"A dowry maid?"
Li Tian looked at Ye Lan and wanted to say, "What era is this? Why are there still maids accompanying the bride?"
Second Miss, the Qing Dynasty has been gone for so many years!
But considering Ye Lan's identity, and the fact that this isn't Earth, she couldn't help but think about it.
In ancient times, Ye Lan would have been a princess, so it would have been quite normal for her to have maids accompanying her.
Meanwhile, Asu on the other side was also taken aback!
Second Miss!
You weren't always like this. Have you forgotten the ex-husband you crippled with a kick?
Of course, Asu could never say this aloud. Her upbringing taught her that whatever the second young lady said was right.
"Yes, so what? Asu is my dowry maid, so she's mine. Since I chose you, she naturally belongs to you too. What's wrong with that?"
Ye Lan looked at Li Tian, and in her mind, she didn't feel there was anything wrong with what she had said.
At this moment, Li Tian also thought of something and asked, "Then Adan is Ye Feng's concubine, doesn't that mean..."
Ye Lan nodded and explained to Li Tian, "That's right, A Dan belongs to Ye Feng for life. What do you think A Dan means by calling Ye Feng 'master'? Not only does she belong to Ye Feng, but her life belongs to Ye Feng too!"
Ye Lan said this without any attempt to hide it from A Su, and A Su didn't find anything wrong with it after hearing it.
Instead, they felt it was a matter of course, and there was nothing to question about it.
Li Tian noticed Ye Lan's tone of voice and Asu's expression.
He realized that both of them thought there was nothing wrong with what they said, and that he himself seemed to be making a fuss over nothing.
"But I don't think Ye Feng has any feelings for A Dan, and he's getting along very well with Gao Yang now..."
Ye Lan scoffed, "You men are all the same. Once you've tasted meat, you can't go back to eating vegetarian food. Adan will be Ye Feng's man sooner or later, it's just a matter of time!"
Li Tian did not refute Ye Lan's words.
No one knew how Ye Feng would ultimately treat A Dan, but Li Tian preferred to trust Ye Lan's judgment.
"Alright! Stop worrying about Ye Feng and A Dan. Gao Yang knows that A Dan is Ye Feng's concubine, and I've mentioned it to her before!"
"Have you spoken to her about it?"
Li Tian suddenly became nervous. How could he possibly talk about this?
Gao Yang finally managed to win over Ye Feng, how heartbroken he must be to find out about this!
"What do you know? Marrying into a prestigious family like ours means you have to be prepared for the man to have multiple wives and concubines!" Ye Lan said matter-of-factly.
"Hmm? Three wives and four concubines?" Li Tian looked at Ye Lan, feeling that there was a big generation gap between the two of them now.
"Yes, that's right, he had three wives and four concubines. Let's not talk about others, just look at our old man. Do you really think he only had one woman? All my brothers and sisters were born from the same mother?"
"Isn't that right?" Li Tian countered.
He had never thought of that; he really believed they were all born from the same mother!
"Tch, the old man really had three wives and four concubines. My sister and I were born to the same mother, which is why we're so close! Besides, my mother was the first wife, which is why we're so valued—we're direct descendants!" Ye Lan explained to him.
"Oh, I see! I really didn't know that!" Li Tian said truthfully.
"These things are no secret among our five families. Didn't you see when Ye Feng was suspected of having a house collapse, and he said the police couldn't do anything about it?"
Li Tian nodded. At the time, he thought Ye Feng's words were a bit arrogant, but he didn't say anything more.
"Ye Feng wasn't wrong back then. There's a reason why our five great families are called privileged families. We have our own traditions in terms of weddings and funerals. Direct descendants have one wife and two concubines, while legitimate descendants have three wives and four concubines. Do you understand now?"
"Oh oh oh!"
Li Tian felt like he was a fool; he really didn't know these things if Ye Lan hadn't told him.
"So, does that mean Adan is a concubine?" Li Tian asked.
"It's not that simple. Of course, it also depends on Gao Yang's wishes. If A Dan has a child, and it's a boy, then as long as Gao Yang agrees, she can be a concubine!"
"On the other hand, if Adan doesn't have children, then even if Gaoyang agrees, it won't matter, because that's against the rules!"
Li Tian nodded again, feeling that he had learned something new today, and asked, "What if Adan has a child, and Gao Yang still disagrees?"
"Then there's nothing we can do. Adan will be destined to be a maidservant for life, and her children will not be recognized by the Ye family. They won't even be considered as members of a collateral branch. In the end, they will become Ye family's adopted children!"
Hiss~
Li Tian felt that the rules of these five major families were really cruel, and the lives of these servants born into these families were truly miserable.
Take Asu, for example. She was given to Ye Lan as a gift, without any choice on her part.
Moreover, he didn't see any resistance on her face; everything seemed so natural.
I used to lament that Korean celebrities had no human rights, but now it seems that these illegitimate children have even less human rights.
Ye Lan also took this opportunity to instill the idea of a large family in Li Tian.
She's been planning this for a while now, and although Li Tian is very ambitious and capable...
However, in terms of family rules, they still haven't changed from being commoners at the bottom of society.
Li Tian looked at Ye Lan, then at Asu, and felt that the things he had heard today were somewhat surreal.
It was like stepping back in time to the old days, to the rules and customs that only large families had.
But thinking about it, it makes sense. Aren't these five families inherited from the past?
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