Reborn Lady - Chapter 262
Yin Hui sighed intentionally, lowered her eyes, and said, “What’s the use of being anxious? You can dare to be bitter in front of the Second Brother-in-law. But I don’t have the guts to.”
Wei Luo’s cold face appeared in Ji Xianxian’s mind.
For a while, she sympathized with Yin Hui and gloated at her misfortune.
For many years, Yin Hui had never been angry with the concubines and their children. In the draft, the side concubines from famous families would enter the mansion, which would have the biggest impact on Yin Hui! Fu Shan was a princess of the Kingdom of Jin, and she was tough. But what about Yin Hui, the daughter of a merchant? Even if Mr. Yin was named an official, the real noble families would not accept the Yin family and look down on them.
Thinking about it that way, Ji Xianxian was not bitter. She was waiting for Yin Hui to complain to her in the future.
Ji Xianxian came and left quickly, which Yin Hui found amusing.
In her previous life, there was a talent show. She didn’t know what Wei Luo did or what happened. The other four princes all had side concubines, but the Empress seemed to have forgotten him. Later, when she entered the palace, her mother-in-law Concubine Shun still asked her. Her mother-in-law didn’t dare to inquire about Wei Luo’s circumstances from him, and neither did she.
At that time, Yin Hui didn’t care about the reason, but only about the result. Wei Luo had no concubine, and she was his only companion.
That year, the sisters-in-law were more or less concerned. However, she wasn’t concerned the slightest, although the father and son were both cold, everything in the house went smoothly.
In the afternoon, Xiao Heng and Xiao Xun came back first.
Yin Hui chatted with the children, and after another half an hour, Wei Luo also returned home.
After dinner, Wei Luo spent two quarters of an hour checking his sons’ homework as usual, and then the family of five went out for a stroll to digest food.
After lying down at night, the couple had a chance to talk alone.
“My cousin’s temperament has become much quieter, but she can talk about family affairs in a peaceful mood,” Yin Hui took the initiative to talk about the meeting with Yin Rong in the morning.
Wei Luo thought Yin Wen was dead, and if Yin Rong was not affected at all, it would be stupid and cold-blooded.
“How about the children of the Jiang family?” He asked.
Yin Hui said, “Looks like they are quite polite.”
Wei Luo then speculated that Jiang Weijia was good at running the family. After all, when he was negotiating marriage with the Yin family, he had inquired about the temperaments of the two girls of the Yin family, and Yin Rong was by no means a virtuous wife material.
Yin Hui looked at his cold side face, her heart moved, and she said, “Second sister-in-law came this afternoon and said that she heard the news from the palace. After the new year, the Emperor will choose side concubines for you.”
In her previous life, she didn’t dare to ask. The relationship between the two of them had become much more harmonious in the new life. Yin Hui wanted to try it out, hoping she could discover the inside story of why he chose not to receive a side concubine.
Wei Luo tilted his head and looked at her.
Yin Hui bit her lip, appearing as if she wanted to express bitterness but was afraid he would not appreciate it.
Wei Luo paused and asked, “So what?”
Yin Hui lowered her eyelashes and said softly, “Then I’ll clean up two yards in advance and prepare them for my sisters.”
With a sour mood, the corners of her lips turned up, and the man also came to her side, hugged the increasingly alluring body in his arms, raised her chin, and said, “I find it troublesome to make room, why would I want side concubines?”
Yin Hui blinked. “Father is giving the side concubines for your own good, how can you refuse?”
Wei Luo said, “I have my own way of dealing with it, so you can rest assured.”
After speaking, he began to use another method to reassure his wife.
Yin Hui responded and thought that at least she could be sure that in her previous life, Wei Luo genuinely took the initiative not to have side concubines.
In the last ten days of the twelfth lunar month, court officials all began to take vacations.
Emperor Yongping also wanted to relax. According to the usual practice, he called all five sons to the royal racecourse in the suburbs and ran a few laps heartily.
During the break after the run, Emperor Yongping announced the draft with a smile, resembling a loving father giving his sons New Year’s money in advance.
“This was arranged for you. Tell your mothers what kind of lady you like in advance, and let them keep an eye out for you.”
The five brothers all thanked him.
Emperor Yongping glanced over and found that the eldest was smiling, the second was the happiest, the third was expressionless, the fourth had a far-fetched smile, and the fifth was a little shy.
Emperor Yongping asked Wei Xuan, “What do you mean by that smile, Fourth Son? Aren’t you happy to pick a side concubine?”
Wei Xuan subconsciously touched his head.
Seeing an opportunity, Wei Yan teased, “Are you afraid of my sister-in-law getting hurt?”
Wei Xuan glared at him, then looked at his father and explained, “It’s not that I’m afraid of her getting hurt, but I just think it’s not a good time for that.”
“Yes, there’s no rush to add someone.”
Fu Shan was pregnant again, and he was afraid that she would feel uncomfortable if he added side concubines at that time.
Emperor Yongping snorted, “What’s the matter? The two side concubines are the rules, and you will accept them if they are given to you.”
Wei Xuan did not dare to offend his father, so he agreed in a muffled voice.
Emperor Yongping asked the five brothers to compete in two games.
After the first round, Wei Luo was far ahead, but he didn’t participate in the second round and watched with Emperor Yongping.
Emperor Yongping was surprised that his son was so high-profile that day.
As soon as the thought fell, he saw him looking over, hesitant to speak.
Emperor Yongping was amazed. “What’s the matter?”
Wei Luo nodded and said in a low voice, “Father, I don’t need side concubines, so please don’t make trouble for me?”
Emperor Yongping raised his eyebrows, looked at his son, and said, “Why, are you also afraid that your wife will cry?”
Wei Luo looked as usual and said calmly, “It has nothing to do with Mrs. Yin. I don’t want to hide it from you. When I was in Pingcheng, Mrs. Yin chose two beautiful maids for me. It’s because I don’t like to get close to strange women. As soon as I got them, I let them go. They were married off before we entered Beijing. Now you want to give me noble daughters from famous families. I won’t force myself to get close to them and don’t want to waste their time, so I came to ask you to make it happen.”
Emperor Yongping frowned, “You don’t like women?” That draft was to get concubines from aristocratic families, so that the aristocratic families could work for him with peace of mind without worrying about any issues. However, if he sent side concubines to the Third Son who would not engage with them and also had a cold face, the side concubines might report it back to their natal families, leading to misunderstandings.
“Forget it, if you don’t want it, I will save you trouble!” Emperor Yongping said in an unhappy tone, giving his son a stern look.
Wei Luo saluted, “Thank you, Father.”
Emperor Yongping eased his anger and shook his head again, “With this attitude, how can you work with officials?”
Reflecting on the three years when his son followed him to fight, he did get along well with the generals and even established his prestige with his military exploits. The soldiers all obeyed him.
Speaking of which, one of the reasons why he did not establish a Crown Prince immediately after he ascended the throne was that the officials had some private discussions in which they preferred the Third Son more. Emperor Yongping didn’t think too much about the candidate for the Crown Prince. All he thought about was the eldest, but he felt that he still needed to practice, so he was not in a hurry to name him.
As for the Third Son, if he had heard such rumors and had that kind of ambition, he would definitely not let go of the opportunity to win over the aristocratic family through marriage. However, that kid actually came and said that he didn’t need side concubines.
Did he really dislike socializing with strange women, or did he come to prove his innocence?
If it was the former, Emperor Yongping wouldn’t have to force his indifferent son to do something he didn’t like. If it was the latter, Emperor Yongping would be even more satisfied if the youngest had military merits but kept his duty.
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Anyhow_Mittipao
rbf*
Anyhow_Mittipao
when rbg peaked. even the king doesn’t want to force him in case his son offends officials 😂
potatosince92
resting btch face has merits indeed 🤭