nucmednet Chapter 119 Men have always been greedy.
Chapter 119 Men have always been greedy.
Su Mowan could tell where the problem lay just by looking at Chaoyang's expression, which was understandable.
In ancient times, men had no concept of monogamy.
However, Su Mowan agreed with Yinshuang's approach!
After thinking for a moment, Su Mowan decided that she couldn't let Yinshuang feel wronged.
“Young Master Chao, I shouldn’t be interfering in your affairs, but Ying Shuang is someone I’m close to, and I won’t just stand by and watch her suffer. Do you think it’s okay to have a concubine in the family?”
Chaoyang, having been correctly predicted, remained silent.
Su Mowan sighed.
"Yinshuang can't accept you taking a concubine, can she?"
Chaoyang's eyes flashed, but he remained silent.
it is as expected.
Su Mowan sighed and smiled.
“Actually, I quite agree with Yinshuang’s idea. You men probably think it’s normal to have multiple wives and concubines, but in our women’s eyes, it’s very different.”
Upon hearing her say that, Chaoyang immediately showed a slightly surprised expression.
However, before he could speak, Su Mowan continued.
"That's not hard to understand. Just switch the roles. If Yinshuang's family arranged a man for her, and she said it didn't matter because she only liked you, do you think you could accept that?"
"This is different..."
"It is indeed different, because men have always been greedy, liking to have multiple wives and concubines, and enjoying the blessings of having many women. But for women, one heart can only hold one person."
As Su Mowan finished speaking, she seemed to remember something and gave a self-deprecating laugh.
In short: "If your heart is entirely with Yinshuang, wouldn't you want her to only have eyes for you too?"
Chaoyang seems to have been brainwashed.
He nodded blankly.
Indeed, if Yinshuang had someone else in her heart, it was something he could not tolerate no matter what.
"So, do you understand how Yinshuang feels now? Even if you don't like the concubine you took in, it's still a thorn in your side, and Yinshuang will feel uncomfortable."
Su Mowan glanced subtly in the direction of Fenghua Palace.
"You men have possessiveness, and so do women. You don't want other men around Yinshuang, and similarly, she won't like other women around you. This is what is meant by 'one man for life, one woman for love.'"
"But she's the only one in my heart. Even if I bring back a concubine, I won't..."
Chaoyang wanted to say that he wouldn't touch the concubine he had taken in, but he just couldn't bring himself to say it.
Su Mowan knew what he wanted to say.
This brings up another issue. She said earnestly, "I know that Young Master Chao may have his own plans, but have you thought about it? Once a woman is married, it's for life. If you don't like that woman, why take her as a concubine? Have you thought about how that woman should live her long life?"
"If you don't like it, you might as well not do it."
After Su Mowan finished speaking, she glanced at the stunned Chaoyang and turned to walk towards the main house.
Chaoyang couldn't help but look at Su Mowan's back. He recalled what he had just said and his mind was in turmoil.
A moment later, he lightly leaped over the wall of Huangfeng Garden.
Just as I stood still, I saw a figure standing quietly about ten feet away.
Chaoyang felt a chill and quickly bowed.
"Your Majesty."
The figure in black turned around; it was Murong Jing.
His bewitchingly handsome face was now tinged with an unreadable emotion.
Murong Jing glanced casually at the rising sun and said in a low voice, "The camp isn't close to here, let's go back soon."
Chaoyang blinked blankly.
He was utterly shocked.
Even the prince can be so 'gentle'!
This was too strange for him to leave without asking, so he asked, "Why is Your Highness standing outside the door and not going in?"
These words were already considered inappropriate, but Chaoyang had a feeling that the prince wouldn't blame him.
His intuition proved him right.
Murong Jing said, "I just want to hear what you're saying."
Chaoyang's heart skipped a beat.
In other words, the prince had been standing outside all along, listening to his and Consort Su's conversation in its entirety, without missing a single word?!
Did the prince also hear the veiled sarcasm in Consort Su's words?
Chaoyang sensed something was wrong; it seemed he had caused trouble for Consort Su.
But he didn't know how to make amends and was at a loss.
Murong Jing heard every word of what was said, which is why he stopped outside the courtyard wall.
He originally intended to go in.
The scene was too silent. Chaoyang bowed deeply and said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, please forgive me. I have abandoned my post and left the military camp without your permission. Please punish me!"
In the past, this kind of thing would have been punishable by at least thirty strokes of the military rod.
Chaoyang was prepared to stay in bed for two days.
To everyone's surprise, Murong Jing was not thinking at all. He actually said, "It's understandable. I won't pursue this matter this time. Let's go."
Chaoyang breathed a sigh of relief and straightened up with a strange expression.
He simply couldn't believe that the words "understandable circumstances" could come out of the prince's mouth!
This is the first time in years that our prince has shown leniency beyond the law! It's even more extraordinary than the current emperor's general amnesty!
Seeing that his lord was standing still and showed no intention of leaving, Chaoyang had no choice but to say, "This subordinate takes his leave," and then disappeared into the night.
After Murong Jing and the others had walked a distance, he whispered, "One life, one love, one partner?"
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After entering the main house, Su Mowan realized she couldn't sleep, so she simply sat up and went to Yinshuang's bedroom.
Qinghe lived next door to Yinshuang, but the lights in Qinghe's room were already off, so she must have gone to sleep.
Yinshuang was sitting at the table, about to reach out and turn off the light, when she suddenly heard a knock on the door.
"Who?"
Yinshuang raised her sleeve to wipe the marks on her face, becoming fully alert.
Su Mowan sighed inwardly when she heard the nasal tone in her voice.
"It's me. May I come in?"
Yinshuang was silent for a moment, but finally opened the door.
She lowered her eyes.
"Consort Su, what brings you here?"
Seeing that her eyes and nose were red and her sleeves were wrinkled, Su Mowan walked over to the table and sat down.
She said, "I saw everything that just happened."
Yinshuang looked up in surprise, her red eyes still glistening with tears.
Su Mowan couldn't help but sigh that even someone as calm as Yin Shuang was still just a little woman when it came to love.
She continued, "I've also talked to Chaoyang. I'm sure he'll figure this out in a couple of days."
Yinshuang didn't seem surprised that she would talk to Chaoyang.
He just stared blankly and said, "What does it matter if he thinks it through or not? That's just how it is."
Su Mowan greatly admired Yinshuang's decisiveness, after all, such a woman should be rare in ancient times.
However, she still advised, "Don't rush to conclusions. You can't slap someone and then not even give them a chance, can you? Chaoyang is actually a good person; it's just that his views need guidance and correction."
Yinshuang's eyes reddened again.
Her voice trembled slightly.
"Consort Su, am I being inappropriate...?"
Su Mowan knew that she needed support the most at this moment, so she said firmly, "There's nothing wrong with what you're doing. People like Young Master Chao just need to be disciplined!"