Chapter 1112: Unfounded Worry

Thinking of her daughter, Mu Yangling couldn’t help but worry. She leaned on Qi Haoran’s shoulder and said, “Why don’t we find a childhood sweetheart for our daughter too?”

“Forget it. Would my daughter have to fret over having no suitors?” Qi Haoran closed his eyes and turned over. He muttered, “Hurry up and sleep. Aren’t you going to the experimental farm tomorrow?”

Mu Yangling said in dissatisfaction, “Why aren’t you worried about your daughter at all? Look at my younger sister. She’s beautiful and has a good family background, but she’s unmarried at this age just because she wants a husband who’s solely devoted to her.” Although Mu Yangling felt that getting married at this age was just right, people in this era didn’t think so. From Kejia’s expression today, it was obvious how much psychological pressure she was under.

Qi Haoran turned over and looked into his wife’s eyes. He felt that Ah Ling was worrying for nothing, but if he didn’t clarify it, he probably wouldn’t be able to sleep well tonight. “Do you really think childhood sweethearts are so easy to find? How many people in the world are like me?”

Without waiting for Mu Yangling to show a disdainful expression, Qi Haoran sighed and said, “Besides, your sister’s marriage isn’t as simple as being devoted. Let’s take the two of us for example. I can be considered to be a master of both martial arts and literature, but when have I ever asked that you be talented as well? Music, chess, calligraphy, and painting—which ones of these are you well-versed in? Why must a capable person with breadth of mind who’s also a master of both martial arts and literature fancy your sister? Even if the man fancies her initially, before he even develops feelings for her, she’s already asking him not to take a concubine or a handmaiden. Any man with ambition won’t agree. Considering there are so many women in the world, many of whom are very outstanding, why would they be willing to bind themselves to one woman?”

As a man, Qi Haoran thought in a completely different way than Mu Yangling’s. He placed his hand under his head and said, “So, this is mainly because your sister’s method was wrong. Back then, you didn’t immediately demand that I not take concubines the moment we met. If it weren’t for the fact that we’d been together for four to five years at that point and already had a deep relationship, who would agree to such conditions?”

Mu Yangling looked at him and asked, “So it did cross your mind to take concubines?”

Qi Haoran pursed his lips and said, “Which man hasn’t thought of taking a concubine? It’s just a concubine, not a wife. She only has to be pretty.” In Qi Haoran’s eyes, a concubine was like a toy. If he liked it, he would buy it. If he grew tired of playing with it, he would just discard it.

Mu Yangling couldn’t help but grind her teeth and stretch out her leg. It was only at the thought that his injuries weren’t completely healed that she retracted it. She could only press down on his right chest and ask aggressively, “Tell me, how many concubines did you intend to take?”

Qi Haoran was stunned. Oh no, he got carried away momentarily. Why did he mention this in front of Ah Ling?

He hurriedly said, “I didn’t think so deeply about the matter. I only heard it from Zijin. At that time, I only had you in my heart. How could I have thought about taking concubines?”

Mu Yangling looked at him suspiciously. “You just said that all men want to take concubines.”

“That’s right.” Qi Haoran paused for a moment and said, “I was referring to most men. Aren’t we talking about Baozhu’s marriage? Of course we have to put ourselves in the shoes of most men.”

Mu Yangling snorted softly and let go of him. “Then what do you think we should do about our daughter’s marriage? What if our son-in-law takes concubines in the future?”

“How dare he!” Qi Haoran said angrily, “He must be tired of living to bully my daughter!”

“A melon that’s forcefully ripped off won’t be sweet. What if he treats our daughter coldly due to your suppression? Also, it’s easy to tell if a person is sincere. Be careful not to make our daughter sad,” Mu Yangling hurriedly said.

Qi Haoran looked at his wife with a headache. “Why are you still acting like a child when you’ll be 30 years old after the new year? How can the relationship between a man and a woman in this world be so pure? Feelings are developed over time. Since I’m the Emperor’s biological younger brother, Baozhu is the cousin of the next Emperor. Also, she’s the biological younger sister of the future Prince Rong. With her identity, I don’t believe that someone who desires to marry our daughter purely likes her for who she is. And even if there’s really such a person, I wouldn’t dare to marry Baozhu to him.”

Qi Haoran said, “For the former, considering the power of our family, he will treat Baozhu with the respect and admiration that she deserves. Even if there’s a day when he no longer has feelings for her, Baozhu’s life wouldn’t be that bad so long as he still respects her. As for the latter,” Qi Haoran pursed his lips, “this kind of person is undoubtedly an idiot. Not to mention that I don’t fancy such a person, even if Baozhu really unfortunately marries such a person, when the couple has a conflict and fall out one day, such a person will definitely hurt Baozhu because he doesn’t care about our family’s power.”

“With our family background, anyone who can become our son-in-law won’t be too bad. Wealthy families with solid foundations won’t overly favor their concubines over their wives. Look at Royal Sister-in-law’s maiden family. Although the Li family is a declining aristocratic family, they’ve never lacked family wealth. Although such a family occasionally takes concubines, they only take a few concubines, if any. They’re very scrupulous when it comes to women. In the future, our son-in-law will definitely come from such a prominent clan. It’s not for Baozhu that he won’t take in concubines, but for himself, Baozhu, and his clan. As for the latter, since the man promises not to take concubines out of his love for Baozhu, should the love be gone one day, does that mean he will then take concubines?” Qi Haoran pursed his lips. “See if I don’t slap him to death!”

Mu Yangling was a little confused. “So pure feelings actually aren’t ideal?”

Qi Haoran hugged her and said, “I didn’t say that pure feelings aren’t good. It’s just that with our statuses, if the other party merely shows pure feelings, he’s either a genuine person or a treacherous person. The former is too stupid, while the latter is too cunning. I’m looking for a son-in-law, not a subordinate. I hope that my daughter can marry a neutral person. Such a person will dote on his wife.”

Qi Haoran sighed. “How many people in this world are as devoted as me?”

Mu Yangling left Qi Haoran’s arms with a dark expression. She pulled the blanket over and turned around to sleep, making Qi Haoran feel aggrieved. “In the past, you would still praise me from time to time. How many years has it been since you’ve last praised me?”

Mu Yangling turned around and kissed him gently on the cheek. With a soft chuckle, she said, “Little Bear is already old enough to go to the battlefield, yet you still want me to praise you every day. Do you have any shame?”

Qi Haoran gleefully presented her with his other cheek and said, “What has praising me for my brilliance got to do with the child’s age?”

Mu Yangling planted a loud kiss on his other cheek and laughed out loud.

Qi Haoran hugged his wife in his arms. Seeing that she was pouting slightly and sleeping soundly, he slowly placed her on the pillow. Having slept too much in the carriage during the day, he really couldn’t fall asleep this time.

Qi Haoran stroked his wife’s face and thought to himself that he had to be wary of his sister-in-law tomorrow and not mention marriage matters again.

Ah Ling might look carefree, but her thoughts were sometimes so meticulous that it made one’s heart ache.

Marriage was for the betterment of two families. Only by having both families work together could the couple live in bliss. If they solely relied on the love of a young couple, no matter how sweet the romance was initially, it would turn sour later on.

Regarding this, Qi Haoran had a better understanding than Mu Yangling. This was because love was a kind of relationship built on life. Just like kinship, friendship, and other feelings, it had to be produced and carried out while life was happening.

If one forgot about life for love, they’d be putting the cart before the horse1.

How could his clever and adorable Baozhu do such a stupid thing? Besides, his daughter was second only to the princess. Many men would kill to marry her, so why should he worry about her marriage?

Qi Haoran thought happily as he covered Mu Yangling with the blanket.

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