Chapter 1329 The Concubine Should Not Be a Great Enemy (4)
"But, what was the final result? He had a concubine, so he didn't have to bear the bad reputation of being fickle or favoring his concubine over his wife; he had a bastard son to continue the family line, and he had all the rights and privileges that other men had, and they were 'forced' on him by his wife, and he had no choice but to accept them. The difference is that he had a good reputation that other men didn't have, and he was ungrateful." Lu Shichu resisted the urge to roll his eyes and continued, "But did he lose anything? Not at all! He didn't lose a single bit of himself, and yet everyone praised him for being loyal and righteous, and for having noble character. He had a good reputation, and no one could find anything wrong with him."
Zhichun and Zhixia listened and seemed to be thinking about something.
Lu Shichu continued, "Is there really no other way except to take a concubine? If he really loves his wife so much, he could have chosen to adopt a child instead of taking a concubine. Also, he couldn't wait after being married to his wife for only a few years without having a child? Some families have been married for more than ten years before having a child, which does not delay the continuation of the family line. He can also try for more than ten years. During this time, he can seek medical advice and regulate his wife's body... After trying various methods, who can guarantee that his wife really can't give birth? But he seems to have never thought about this possibility. After only a few years, he determined that his wife can't give birth and compromised by taking a concubine... A man who can pass the imperial examination will not consider this?"
Lu Shichu sneered, "Men always have excuses when they want to cheat. You may think that he compromised because his wife begged him, but if he didn't waver, could his wife really convince him? Isn't the man the head of the family? I think he was just half-hearted."
After hearing this, Zhichun and Zhixia showed a look of sudden enlightenment on their faces.
Lu Shichu said to them, "When you are 25 years old and leave the palace, I will find loyal men for you. If they are not honest, I will just dump them."
Zhichun and Zhixia blushed and said shyly, "Your Majesty, we don't want any man. We just want to stay by your side for the rest of our lives."
Lu Shichu waved his hand and said, "Don't say such silly things. Girls in their twenties are in their prime. How can I let you waste your whole life in this deep palace? I have no choice, but you are different. You can leave the palace and have a promising future."
"But Your Majesty, you have already said it, how many men in the world really don't take concubines? I am a jealous person and don't want to share the same man with other women. So in order to avoid being let down and sad in the future, I'd rather not leave the palace and stay with Your Majesty for the rest of my life." Zhichun said with his head down.
"There's no need to be afraid of something. Don't you have me? With me to control you, how can the man you find in the future dare to take a concubine? If he is really bold enough to do so, I will let you castrate him." Lu Shichu said lightly.
When Zhichun and Zhixia heard her words, their faces turned red like monkey butts, and their eyes widened in astonishment, as if they couldn't believe that their elegant and noble Concubine Dowager actually said that word.
"Madam! How could you say such an obscene word?" Zhichun was shocked after feeling embarrassed. He looked around and said, "What if someone hears us?"
"So what if he heard it? There's nothing to be afraid of. The late emperor has passed away, and I don't have to pretend to be elegant and virtuous. I can say whatever I want. Will the emperor punish me for saying the word castration?" Lu Shichu said indifferently.
"But you can't let yourself go like this, Madam..." Zhixia also hurriedly advised, "If someone hears it, it will be detrimental to your reputation, Madam."
"Okay, I won't say anything more." Lu Shichu stopped talking helplessly.
Lu Shichu led a leisurely life, and Wen Congyun never gave up on looking for her as a backer. He had "accidentally met" her several times in various places in the palace, but Lu Shichu always changed the subject with ease, and he never showed any special treatment for her.
In the end, Wen Congyun had no choice but to let the Third Prince attack her, hoping that the Third Prince would slowly approach Lu Shichu.
So on the way to the Imperial Garden, Lu Shichu took Zhichun and Zhixia and saw the Third Prince Liu Xu sitting on a rockery stone, looking around in panic with his little face.
"My queen, that's the Third Prince!" Zhichun was sharp-eyed and spotted the Third Prince at once. "Why is the Third Prince sitting in such a dangerous place? Where are the people serving him?"
Lu Shichu looked at the adorable Third Prince and said, "Zhichun, go inform the people patrolling nearby and ask them to keep an eye on the Third Prince."
This is the road leading to the Imperial Garden, so naturally there are palace guards patrolling. That's why Lu Shichu would not do as Wen Congyun wished and directly contact the Third Prince.
"Yes, I'll go right away." Zhichun said and went to look for someone.
Zhixia looked at the Third Prince with some sympathy and said, "How could the Third Prince's mother be so careless? She chose such an irresponsible person to take care of the Third Prince."
Lu Shichu smiled slightly and thought, she is not careless at all. Not only is she not careless, she is very thoughtful. Most people can't beat her. Isn't she just sure that she can't bear to see the Third Prince sitting alone in a dangerous place, so she goes to look after the Third Prince?
Then she had an excuse to interact with me. She first brought the third prince to thank me. With this start, she then brought him to see me from time to time, gradually deepening their feelings and making me love the third prince more and more... So everything went according to her plan.
Wen Congyun is a person who knows how to create opportunities to climb up.
"That's other people's business, let's not meddle in it. And how come you don't know if they did it on purpose?" Lu Shichu said.
"Intentional? Why?" Zhixia was extremely surprised. "Isn't Wen Zhaorong afraid that something will really happen to the Third Prince?"
"She might be watching this place from a corner. Nothing will happen." Lu Shichu said. The more he thought about it, the more likely it was. After all, Wen Congyun would not really risk her own son. She might be hiding somewhere right now. Once he went to look after the Third Prince according to her plan, she would suddenly appear in a hurry, crying about how anxiously she was looking for the Third Prince...
"Is Wen Zhaorong watching here?" Zhixia asked in horror. She couldn't help but look around, trying to find Wen Congyun.
"Don't look at her. If it's so easy to see her, why would she hide?" Lu Shichu said as Zhixia moved her head restlessly.
Zhixia asked her mysteriously in a low voice, "My Lady, did Wen Zhaorong deliberately leave the Third Prince alone to attract His Majesty's attention?"
"Maybe?" Lu Shichu smiled and thought, Wen Congyun is very smart. She used the third prince to catch not the emperor, but herself.
(End of this chapter)
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