Chapter 71: The Qing Dynasty's Splendid and Luminous World

  In the end, Ya Ge still couldn't bring himself to take advantage of Fu Jin's innocence. He considered himself a civilized person and believed that any man who had received modern education would not be able to do such a thing to a girl so young.

  When Song Ge saw Ya Ge cut her finger with a knife and let the blood drip onto the white satin on the bed, her crimson face turned snow-white in an instant, but after touching his gentle eyes, she slightly calmed down. She believed that her grandfather must have had his own reasons for doing so.

  He is a man of great balance and poise. Despite his humble birth from his biological mother, he was able to gain the recognition and approval of Emperor Kangxi and many other high-ranking officials in the imperial court, which speaks volumes about his exceptional abilities.

  Yajiao was satisfied that his little wife did not immediately become resentful and red-eyed, nor did she immediately lose her composure and interrogate him. Although still young, Song'er's nature was not like those modern junior high school students who were still being spoiled by their parents and knew nothing; she was a lady from the Manchu aristocracy who had been carefully nurtured from childhood, and in both domestic and political matters, she was not one to be underestimated.

  She nodded silently in her heart, and Yage's uninjured hand stretched out to hug his little wife into his arms: "Yage, don't you feel a bit disappointed? But Yage should know that this is for your own good. You're only fourteen years old by Chinese age reckoning, so it's best to wait at least until after you come of age before consummating the marriage."

  Song Ge Ri's face immediately turned bright red as if it had been set on fire. She had never heard of such a saying, whether it was from acquaintances of the same age or unfamiliar aunties, they were all roughly married at her age, and those who gave birth to children were not in the minority.

  "Don't you believe?" Yage raised an eyebrow, "Your body hasn't fully developed yet, and at this time, bearing love/childbirth not only affects your physical health. If there's a child, the child may not be able to be born safely either. Even if they are born, their body won't be too good, and it's more likely that they'll die prematurely."

  As he said this, his hand was stroking her lower abdomen in the blanket, making her tremble uncontrollably and bury her head in his arms, too ashamed to look at him. This man, speaking with a serious face about words that made people blush to death, was simultaneously doing things that made one's face flush and heart skip a beat.

  This is completely different from the evaluation of Ba Er Lei being a gentleman with a good reputation that has been circulating outside!

  "What's wrong, Ya'er still doesn't want to believe me? Then think carefully, some things that happened around you, aren't they the same as what I said?"

  In fact, medical books have long recorded that women should not get pregnant too early. The imperial physicians in the palace are even more aware of this, but sometimes reality forces women to hold onto a glimmer of psychological hope and try to get pregnant. This is not the fault of these women, but the fault of this era.

  One wife with many husbands, attaching importance to offspring.

  A woman's status in her husband's family is stable or not, apart from the status of her natal home, it is also related to her means and whether she has given birth to a first-born son.

  Compared to the world of martial arts, Yage dislikes this kind of historical parallel world even more. Because in these worlds, women are truly dependent on men's lives. Even if a woman is capable, she can only be confined to the backyard and fight with a group of women for a man's favor.

  The type of woman that Ah Song has always been fond of is an independent and unique individual, so the current inner courtyard woman is very different from Song Ge Ri, which makes him very satisfied. Even if it's just a task world, he doesn't want his task object to be a woman who has no thoughts of her own and only knows how to focus on the backyard of this small piece of land.

  After careful consideration, Song Ge had to admit the truth of what Ya Ge said. As for Ya Ge, she was willing to pay her own trust, after all, this was the husband she chose herself. She smiled and said: "It turns out that our grandfather is also very knowledgeable about medicine."

  "It's fine if you know." The intimate touch on her nose made Yage laugh even more brightly, "Your grandfather is capable of anything, being able to marry him, Yage, you should feel honored."

  "Even if Grandfather is a genius, I'm not inferior." Song Ge finally held back his shyness and proudly raised his head in Ya Ge's arms, "Whether it's needlework, cooking or managing the household, Ya Er is excellent at all of them!"

  "In that case, I can rest assured if the Beile Mansion is handed over to Yaya. Alright, it's getting late, let's get settled in, Furen." Yage said, naturally standing up and waiting for Xiaofujin's service.

  He is not a person who openly challenges social norms, he just tries to become one of the people who make the rules. So after coming to the Qing Dynasty, he once again indulges in the corrupt enjoyment of being served by others. The only difference from other princes is that he generally does not allow palace maids to approach him, but instead has eunuchs serve him cautiously.

  Looking down at Song Geli's bright red face and somewhat stiff movements as she changed for him, Yage couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Even if she was precocious, she was still a little girl, so she had a lively and slightly arrogant personality. Yage only hoped that she could keep this personality forever. Since she was his mission target, he would work hard to give her the happy life she wanted.

  It's also worth thinking about, the fate of this girl in history is not very good. Such a beautiful and charming girl withered away in the backyard. No matter how many people in later generations guessed that her feelings for Prince Yong were deep, but none of Prince Yong's children were born to her, which is also a fact.

  If she really loved him, her heart would have been pierced a thousand times already.

  Yahiko has always known that men and women are different when it comes to love. Men tend to be more rational and calculating when facing love, while women... give their all after giving in. So when doing tasks, even if he's unwilling at heart, he'll still try his best to bring happiness to his wife.

  For example Isis, for example Shizuka.

  Love is all about possessiveness, men don't want to share their women with others and women are the same! However, it's not just men of this era who can't understand, some modern men also don't think that way.

  They make social appearances outside, but in the end, won't they all return to their wives' side? They work hard for this family, so why can't the wives be more considerate of them? Those things outside are just fleeting pleasures, why do they have to take it so seriously?

  In modern Song of Solomon's world, there are many such men, including his elder brother and third younger brother.

  He can't change anything, he can only ask himself not to become such a person.

  Yahiko has always admired his father, and although Mr. and Mrs. Murong's marriage was also a union of interests, after they became husband and wife, the two worked together to manage their household. No matter what emotional entanglements there were with others in the past, when deciding to get married, one must take responsibility for each other, this is the most basic sense of responsibility as a person.

  A man who cannot take responsibility for his own wife, no matter what the reason, is irresponsible in the eyes of the Song. This not only hurts his wife but also himself and another woman.

  Of course, Murong Yage, who has always been upright and self-disciplined, is considered a rare existence in their circle. Even Feng Ge and Song Ge often joked that their brother was a self-disciplined person.

  However, due to their upbringing, even if they are not quite used to each other's choices, they will still respect each other's decisions.

  Song Ge had been preparing for today's grand wedding for several months, and today she got up early to dress up. She was hungry until after drinking the nuptial cup with Ya Ge, when she ate some pastries to fill her stomach a bit. Later, it was Ya Ge who ordered the servants to send over some easily digestible food, which made Song Ge feel sweet in her heart and even more expectant of her future husband.

  Now lying in Ya Ge's seemingly fragile but actually sturdy arms, she soon fell fast asleep. Although her grandfather still didn't like her, at least he cared about her. Their marriage had a good start, and that was great.

  After that, the two owners of the Eighth Beile Mansion got along very well. The male owner was in charge of external matters, while the female owner took care of internal affairs. When Yage was busy outside, Song Ge Li managed the backyard very well, so there wouldn't be any trouble or unpleasant things happening.

  After all, there was only one woman in his backyard.

  The couple had no children in the first two years of their marriage because they did not consummate it. By the third year, Kangxi finally realized under the reminder of Empress Xiaohuizhang that his eighth son's household only had one legitimate wife and had no children after so many years of marriage, and planned to assign him a fertile concubine during the next imperial selection.

  For this son who has been transferred from the Ministry of Justice to the Ministry of Works and still achieved excellent results, and has made it clear that he has no intention of competing for the throne, Kangxi is still willing to show more paternal love. His way of showing concern for his adult sons is to give them women, Yage deeply suspects that this is due to the influence of De Fei, after all, she was one who kept sending women to the backyard of Prince Yongzheng.

  De Fei's kind heart as a mother pleased Kangxi, and she was still mindful of the fact that her own son, the fourth prince, had been raised under the name of Xiaoyi Huanghou Tong Jia. Although Yage found it strange, why such a wise and powerful emperor like Kangxi did not notice that among his beloved fourth son's consorts, only one was from the Manchu Eight Banners, while the others were either bondmaids or from the Han military banners.

  Perhaps this is the difference between men and women. Men's eyes are not very good at seeing their own backyard, so they won't be too concerned about their son's backyard either. However, it's not entirely accurate to say that, as Kangxi was one of the Qing dynasty emperors who played the harem game most skillfully.

  So is he blind to what's in front of him, or does he have other plans?

  Yahko is not the tapeworm in Kangxi's belly, nor does he want to be a tapeworm. The future Yongzheng's backyard problem has nothing to do with him, his top priority now is his own backyard problem!

  In order to prevent Kangxi from sending women to his backyard and not allowing any women to enter in the future, he must think of a complete solution. Moreover... although he felt that Songgeli, who was only 15 years old this year, was still very young, he also had to make her his wife in the true sense.

  The best way to temporarily dispel Kangxi's idea is to let Songgli become pregnant. Although it is said that at this time, one should arrange for someone else to serve their husband after becoming pregnant, Yage can also say that he does not want his newly pregnant wife to feel uncomfortable in her heart, so he does not want to accept other women.

  It's been good for the past two years, Yage has taken care of Song Geli very well. It was during this time that she became pregnant, and it wouldn't have any bad impact on her body either. Moreover, with a father who is an extraordinary doctor, the child will definitely be born healthy into this world.

  The author has something to say: Last night, Tudou's daughter suddenly contracted a bacterial infection and had a high fever of 39.5 degrees, so I spent the whole night taking care of her.

  It was early in the morning when I took her to the hospital, and we had blood tests, infusions, and traditional Chinese medicine. We didn't get back home until almost six o'clock in the afternoon.

  I was feeling a bit dizzy while typing this chapter on potatoes, so there might be some typos or errors. I'll deal with it tomorrow.

  My daughter took her medicine and went to sleep, the potato also went to sleep, tomorrow we still need to go to the hospital for a follow-up check.

  The weather is really hard to serve now, and the air pollution is also very serious. There are many children with colds and fever in the hospital, alas.