210: Chapter 210: Countermeasures Below (Sixth Update)_1 210: Chapter 210: Countermeasures Below (Sixth Update)_1 Yang Ruxin nodded.
âThat Commandery Princess is really something.
But sheâs right, who would want to sleep with a man whoâs like a public bus?â
âPublic bus?â Gu Qingheng frowned.
âItâs likeâŠâ Yang Ruxin touched her nose awkwardly, âjust a metaphor.
Old Uncleâs mule cart is for making money; as long as you pay, anyone can rent it and sit on itâŠ
And those men sleep with any womanâŠ
Heihei, you know what I meanâŠâ
How smart was Gu Qingheng?
He understood immediately and the corners of his mouth twitched, âIt seems like youâŠ
but donât forget, itâs normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines.
The Emperor himself has three thousand beauties in the Harem.
Moreover, even though the current laws allow women to marry and divorce, they still have to bear a lot of gossip.â
Yang Ruxin understood.
Even if the laws allowed it, the number of women who could really remarry and still have a good life was very few.
Spittle could drown people, and peopleâs thinking was still patriarchal.
She couldnât help but sigh.
Gu Qingheng was conflicted inside, but he still pretended not to care and said, âIt seems like youâre quite opposed to it, huh?â
âOf course.â Yang Ruxin nodded emphatically, truly unable to accept a man having multiple wives and concubines, âAll those filthy affairs in the big families, arenât they all caused by women competing for favor and property?
Just hearing about it disgusts meâŠâ She paused, âIâd rather stay single for a lifetime than marry a man like thatâŠâ
Gu Qinghengâs hand clenched unconsciously.
He couldnât deny that Yang Ruxin was absolutely right.
Wasnât it because of such a man favoring concubines over his wife that his own mother passed away early, and he ended up in this current state?
âLetâs get off this topic.
Hurry up and continue about that Commandery PrincessâŠâ Seeing that Gu Qingheng seemed to be in a bad mood, Yang Ruxin quickly changed the subject, as they had digressed.
âBut, in the Great Xuan Dynasty, the law also stipulates that if a woman isnât married by the age of twenty-five, she would be punishedâŠâ Gu Qingheng didnât follow Yang Ruxinâs lead and continued to drop another bombshell.
âWhat?â Yang Ruxin almost screamed, âThatâs a rule too?â
âYes.â Gu Qingheng nodded, âThe Palace maids are released from the palace once they reach the age of twenty-four, then theyâre given a year to find a marriage.â
âOh, come on!â Yang Ruxin rolled her eyes.
Not marrying was a crime too, but then a thought struck her, âWhat about widows?â
âThey wouldnât be punished.â
âThatâs fine then.â Yang Ruxin let out a sigh of relief and even snapped her fingers, âIf worst comes to worst, Iâll just marry someone whoâs about to dieâŠâ How could a living person be killed by holding in pee?
Thereâs always a way to deal with the policy.
Three stark lines appeared on Gu Qinghengâs forehead.
Did he look like someone who was about to die?
Wait, no, did he look like someone who would take multiple wives and concubines?
âAlright, letâs not talk about that anymore.â Yang Ruxin waved her hand, âItâs too early for that, letâs go back to the Commandery Princess.
What happened to her afterward?â
âXinxin, ifâŠâ Gu Qingheng still couldnât let it go, so eager to understand her thoughts that he once again ignored her question, âIf there is a man who wonât take multiple wives and concubines, would you consider it?â
âIs he good-looking?â Yang Ruxin thought for a moment before counter-asking.