#469 - Yan Han and Tang Ningzhi are your co-wives

Xu Ming returned to his residence, put down the Tang saber, and recalling what Wu Yanhan had said to him in the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Xu Ming felt very puzzled.

Mainly, Xu Ming wasn't sure if Yanhan was deliberately trying to fish him, or if Yanhan really thought that way.

As long as that Tang Ningzhi doesn't become the principal wife?

In other words, Yanhan allows him to marry multiple wives?

Of course, in this era, it was very normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines, but Xu Ming came from another world, where the concept of one husband and one wife was deeply rooted in his heart.

So every time Xu Ming saw Yanhan and Qingwan, Xu Ming felt a little guilty in his heart.

In fact, could it be that they weren't that resistant to having three wives and four concubines? What they cared about was only the position of the principal wife?

"Forget it, I won't think about this for now."

Xu Ming exhaled.

Even the position of the principal wife is not easy to handle, because there is only one principal wife, unless he doesn't set up a principal wife.

But then the problem arises, if he doesn't set up the position of the principal wife, would others be willing?

After all, in this era, the principal wife means the mother of the family, and this status is definitely different.

But it's too early to talk about these things now.

He still has a lot of things to deal with.

"Descendants of Prince Shan."

In Xu Ming's mind, these four words emerged again.

"Is it possible that the descendants of Prince Shan are in this Wudu?"

Xu Ming came up with such an idea.

At the beginning, one of Prince Shan's children was rescued from the palace, and then that child grew up, married and had children, and the children grew up, married and had children again.

Now nearly three hundred years have passed.

The descendants of Prince Shan have gone through several generations.

By the time of Emperor Wu's generation, the descendants of Prince Shan basically had no blood connection with Emperor Wu.

By the time of Wu Yanhan's generation, it was even more unnecessary to say.

Wu Yanhan and that descendant of Prince Shan couldn't even be considered cousins, they were already five generations removed.

But no matter what, that descendant of Prince Shan must have a little bit of the blood of the founding ancestor.

Can he use this to find that descendant of Prince Shan?

But as soon as this idea arose, it was dismissed by Xu Ming.

Because this is impossible, not only those remnants of Prince Shan would look for the descendants of Prince Shan, but in fact, the Wu Kingdom has also been looking for them these years, but they have not been found.

If there was any magic weapon to find them, they would have done so long ago, and they wouldn't have waited until now.

"My lord, Duke Wei is here."

Just as various thoughts popped up in Xu Ming's mind, the maid walked in and bowed to Xu Ming.

"Duke Wei?" Xu Ming raised his head, "Quickly invite Duke Wei in."

The maid shook her head: "My lord, Duke Wei said he was conveying His Majesty's oral decree, asking you to enter the palace, and won't come in to sit, he's waiting for you outside."

"I know."

Xu Ming nodded and strode out of the residence.

Usually, Wei Xun would come in to see him, but this time he was waiting at the door, in addition to some factors of avoiding suspicion, it also showed that Emperor Wu was more anxious to see him, there should be something more important.

At the gate of the Commander's Residence, Xu Ming saw Wei Xun.

"Duke Wei, I wonder what His Majesty wants me for?" Xu Ming bowed to Duke Wei, wanting to see if he could reveal anything to prepare himself.

"Lord Xu, this matter is not easy to say, you should hurry and enter the palace with me, His Majesty is waiting anxiously."

Wei Xun said with a smile, and led Xu Ming into the palace.

"Your Majesty, I, Xu Ming, pay my respects to Your Majesty."

Walking into the Imperial Study, Xu Ming bowed.

"Xu Ming, you've come." After seeing Xu Ming, Emperor Wu happily walked forward and helped Xu Ming up.

Xu Ming raised his head and looked at Emperor Wu's happy smile, and couldn't help but mutter in his heart.

Under normal circumstances, when the emperor is too happy with you for no reason, it's not a good thing.

"Is Your Majesty so happy because something good has happened?" Xu Ming also said with a smile.

"That's natural." Emperor Wu nodded, "It's more than just a good thing, it's simply a great happy event! Before I talk about this matter, I have to ask, I wonder what Xu Ming thinks of the princess of Chu?"

"..."

Xu Ming cried out in his heart that something was wrong.

Since Emperor Wu had said so, Xu Ming naturally guessed what the happy event was.

It is estimated that Emperor Wu wanted to agree to the marriage with the State of Chu.

But soon, Xu Ming felt that it was unlikely, Emperor Wu had previously betrothed him and Yanhan, and now that he and Yanhan were not married, and he married the princess of Chu, wouldn't the Wu court and the Wu people explode?

What? Is the princess of Wu not as good as the princess of Chu?

Emperor Wu is not a fool, he would not do such a thing that consumes the hearts of the people.

"Although I don't know much about the Princess of Chu, she is indeed beautiful as a flower, and I have heard that she is both virtuous and talented, and her saber technique is superb, and she also has the chivalrous spirit of a heroine." Xu Ming praised, but Xu Ming added at the end, "But in my opinion, she is still not as good as the Princess of Qin."

"Heh heh heh heh..."

Emperor Wu smiled and said nothing.

However, Emperor Wu thought that this guy really didn't want to marry Tang Ningzhi.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have added the last sentence.

Isn't Xu Ming trying to express—"I didn't marry the Princess of Qin back then, Tang Ningzhi is not as good as the Princess of Qin, how could I marry Tang Ningzhi?"

"Our own princess is of course the best."

Emperor Wu patted Xu Ming on the shoulder.

"But this matter is best discussed between us, you must not say it out, in the future, when the three of you get along, Xu Ming, you must treat them equally, and you must not have any favoritism, only then can the family be harmonious."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xu Ming responded casually, but soon, Xu Ming reacted and found something was wrong, "Huh? What did Your Majesty just say? The three of us get along? Family harmony?"

"This is the happy event I want to tell you."

Emperor Wu looked at this young junior with satisfaction.

"The State of Chu wants to marry the princess to our Wu Kingdom, and it is really not good for us to refuse.

But I also know that you and Yanhan also have certain feelings.

Furthermore, you directly rejected my marriage proposal, if I directly agreed to the marriage between you and the princess of Chu, how would the court and the public view me?

So, after thinking about it, I came up with an idea.

Your marriage with Yanhan and the princess of Chu will be held together, and Yanhan and Tang Ningzhi will be your co-wives."

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