Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Ma'am!" De Fang held Di Concubine's hand tightly, "Your body has already healed, don't talk nonsense!"

"My lord, in fact, it doesn't matter how many concubines you accept. It's too late for the concubines to be happy."

"Happy? I don't think there's anything to be happy about."

"If the prince thinks they are not suitable, how about my concubine helping you choose?"

"Madam" De Fang patted Concubine Di's hand and said, "What I want is not a person, but a heart, do you understand?"

"My lord, what does this mean?"

Defang looked at the teacup and said slowly, "Ma'am, the lonely king grew up in the imperial palace since he was a child. Seeing countless women trying their best to be favored by the emperor Taizu, they would rather use all their property to bribe the servants. Isn't it just to be able to see the face of the dragon, bathe in the grace of the emperor, and give birth to a prince for the royal family."

"The concubines in the palace are all His Majesty's women, so it is common sense to do so." Concubine Di said

"In fact, the emperor's concubines and concubines were just for the sake of a momentary pleasure, but what about those concubines?" Defang said holding a tea bowl, "They are thinking about how to stay in the palace for a long time, so they must To be favored by the emperor or to have a dragon seed."

"The emperor has so many concubines, unless someone is very outstanding, it's just a fleeting moment."

"What Ma'am said is" Defang nodded, "The lonely king is the youngest among the Taizu's children, and he spent the longest time in the palace. At that time, there were 30 to [-] concubines in the palace, and they would often give some to the lonely king. Small objects, and often tease the lonely king."

"That must be because the prince was very cute when he was young." Concubine Di laughed.

Defang smiled helplessly, "That's because the lonely king had no mother since he was a child, and the Taizu took special care of him, so those concubines just wanted to use this to get the emperor's favor."

"My lord is saying that they treat you like this so that the emperor Taizu can see it?"

"Yes, Gu Wang remembers that many concubines asked Gu Wang to remember their titles or residences, and then went to tell Emperor Taizu."

"So that's how it is." Concubine Di smiled, "Then the prince has become a big celebrity in the palace."

"Madam" Defang looked at Concubine Di displeasedly, "I mean, they are not sincere, but have their own purpose."

"It's also understandable," Concubine Di said, "If you treat the prince well, the Emperor Taizu will naturally be happy."

"But how long can this practice be maintained?" Defang said, "It's not that the lonely king will never grow up. When the people grow up, their concubines will no longer have such contact with the lonely king. Later, the lonely king heard that many concubines were sick. No, when I see them occasionally, they all look tired."

"Why is that?" Di Fei asked

"Think about it, madam, the emperor has only one person, but there are 30 to [-] concubines. Not everyone can keep the emperor. Those concubines who haven't seen the emperor for a long time are losing their beauty day by day, so they are doomed." The fate of life, after the death of the father, some of them were sent back to their original places, and some were sent to nuns in nunneries."

Concubine Di nodded, "It's really pitiful to say the least."

"Ma'am, do you understand why I don't take a concubine?"

"Huh?" Concubine Di was stunned for a moment, "The prince has been talking about the emperor's concubine, what does this have to do with the prince's concubine?"

"Having more wives and houses means more ties, and I don't want to see the women around me live like this, and I don't want my wife to be left out."

"How could the lord neglect his concubine? No way."