latelenovela Chapter 687 Taking a Concubine for Your Husband
Chapter 687 Taking a Concubine for Your Husband
"Okay, okay, stop talking for now. Go and ask your young lady to come over and tell her I have something to say."
Li Shaoyi waved his hand and asked the combat staff in the room to leave first. After all, this was a family matter.
Are women of this era so virtuous that they only think about taking concubines for their husbands?
Li Shaoyi knew that his wife was gentle and kind, but he never thought she would be so gentle and kind.
Yu Qiuer naturally knew that Li Shaoyi had returned, and wanted to chat with her cousin for a while, but after Xiaotao finished speaking, she asked the people below to settle her cousin down, and then returned to their bedroom.
The two people's bedroom and the office next to it are separated by only a wall. This was also a new change after Li Shaoyi moved in. Otherwise, some urgent matters could not be handled properly, which would delay the entire army.
Li Shaoyi now has a team of staff around him at all times. No matter where he lives, there must be a place for them to work, and a high-power radio station must be set up, otherwise it will be too slow to understand the situation.
"What's the matter? Are you in a hurry to get married and called me back to hurry up?"
When Yu Qiuer walked in, she smiled and teased her husband.
Although she felt a little uncomfortable, but thinking of Li Sibei's aggressive look that day, Yu Qiuer could only make preparations in advance and marry her cousin, which was better than that woman Li Sibei.
For a young lady like Yu Qiuer, she has been watching these people grow up since she was a child. Old Master Yu also has several concubines, which is a very normal thing, but deciding who to take as a concubine still requires careful consideration.
My cousin from the Kang family has a miserable life. Ever since my aunt passed away, my uncle has remarried, but he didn't pay much attention to the marriage, so it has been delayed until now. She is already 24 years old, which is considered old in the girl's circle.
"Stop messing around. We're living a good life, and you have to find someone to make us uncomfortable? Besides, it's only been less than two weeks since the wedding, and I'm about to get married. If you let these reporters know, how am I going to face them?"
Li Shaoyi was opposed to this matter. He was a normal man and also wanted to have three palaces, six courtyards and seventy-two concubines, but at least they had feelings for each other. It was not that you could arrange one for me and I would get one.
"Isn't this perfectly normal? Those reporters wouldn't question you about something like this, because it's a taboo topic in Jinling and Pujiang. If a reporter were to bring it up, they'd offend a lot of people. Look at the high-ranking officials in those two places. How many of them actually live with their wives? You can't even count them on one hand."
Yu Qiuer smiled and said, "Li Shaoyi thinks it's right. The National Government has promulgated the system of monogamy for quite some time, but do those people really listen? They still want concubines in secret."
"Are you worried about Li Sibei?"
Li Shaoyi recalled the dancing at the wedding that day.
"Even if Li Sibei isn't here, there will be Wang Sibei and Liu Sibei tomorrow. It would probably be even more difficult for me to get along with those people. It would be far worse than getting along with my cousin."
What Yu Qiuer said was true. When young ladies from large families got married, they would always bring a few maids with them.
And she has to be good-looking and gentle, so that she will be easier to control in the future. This cousin from the Kang family is such a person.
In fact, the Kang family was also a wealthy family in a certain province, but during the Republic of China period, they began to decline because they took the wrong path. In addition, this cousin's mother died early, and there was no one in the family to take care of her, so her life became worse and worse.
Otherwise, a lady like her would not choose to be a concubine. Of course, in today's society, being a concubine to someone like Li Shaoyi is sometimes better than being the wife of many people.
Confucian education does exist, but it has also declined a lot. It depends on your choice. As long as you live a good life, why bother with those so-called ideas?
What's more, Li Shaoyi is a great hero and is well-known throughout the country. Many young girls in love regard Li Shaoyi as their secret crush, and maybe this cousin is one of them too. So Yu Qiuer mentioned it before, but the cousin neither agreed nor disagreed, so she was sent to Pujiang by her family.
Isn’t the meaning clear now?
"I'm busy with something important right now. As you know, Chairman Chen from Southeast Asia is here. My fleet might be heading out to Southeast Asia, and I might even have to go with the fleet. So don't worry about some things for now. We're living comfortably now, so we can talk about it slowly later."
Li Shaoyi shook his head. The most important thing now was to send troops to Southeast Asia and find a foothold in the region. He would take advantage of the goodwill he had gained from defeating Luosha to continue to build relationships with other countries. After all, his current strength was not enough and he was far from being able to seize the port by force.
If they were bordering on land, Li Shaoyi would really have nothing to fear. At worst, he could just do it. We have the confidence. But the problem is that the navy's fleet is not that large at most. It is difficult to deal with the Far East fleets of various countries, not to mention their domestic fleets.
"It won't delay your business. Pick a good day and sleep in her house for one night, and the matter will be settled. I will also arrange the betrothal for you. There is no mistress like me in the whole Pujiang River."
When Yu Qiuer said this, she felt her face getting hot, but some people in the family also said that while she could make the decision now, it would be better to find a few people who were easy to talk to and knew well. Otherwise, if the woman from outside really came in, then life would be miserable.
In Yu Qiuer's eyes, the number one threat is Li Sibei.
The second is the two secretaries around Li Shaoyi. Anyone who is not a fool can feel the love in the eyes of these two secretaries when they look at Li Shaoyi. It’s just that their husbands are fools. If it were someone else, how could these two secretaries remain virgins?
"Alright, alright, forget it. Go back to your operations room. It won't delay your trip to Southeast Asia."
Yu Qiuer was too lazy to argue with Li Shaoyi about these things. If she was soft-hearted now and did not let her cousin come in, she would be unable to cope alone when Li Sibei came in the future. That girl had many more advantages than her.
In terms of family background and status, his two elder brothers were not inferior to his own. Both of his elder brothers held important positions in Li Shaoyi's army. If we really compared them, he would be the weaker party...