Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 367 You are so unfriendly, classmate

I started to study the "Marriage Code" of the Great Sheng Dynasty. If Hua Lei saw it, she would know that it was somewhat similar to the "Marriage Law" of her previous life.

However, Xiaoyuan has read the book "The Canon of Intermarriage" several times. He has memorized some of the contents by heart. However, no matter whether you are familiar with it or not, you still have to learn the lessons arranged by the Imperial College together with your classmates.

That day, after the evening self-study class, Xiaoyuan returned to the building with Rong Jue, Yun Hai and Zhou Ziren, holding the book "The Canon of Intermarriage". Rong Jue went to the bathroom first to wash up.

"Yunhai, is it true what is said in the 'Canon of Intermarriage' that a man can have one wife and multiple concubines? Did your grandfather and your father also have concubines?" Xiaoyuan asked Yunhai who was soaking his feet while holding a book.

Yun Hai glanced at Xiao Yuan suspiciously and said, "Yeah, why are you asking this?"

"I don't understand. There are only me and my sister in my family. My father only has one legal wife, my mother. My grandfather also only has one legal wife, my grandmother. We don't have any concubines. So I don't know the situation in your aristocratic families, so I can't understand the meaning of this canon."

Xiao Yuan looked like he had never seen the world, and he was not at all ashamed of his ignorance. He then asked, "Do your brothers who are married also have concubines?"

"Yeah." Yunhai glanced at Xiaoyuan. Even though he didn't like him, he still answered honestly.

"Then how many are there?" Xiaoyuan looked like a curious baby.

"Why are you asking this? What does it have to do with you how many concubines my brother has?" Yun Hai turned his head away with some displeasure.

"Doesn't the canon say that a man can have multiple wives? So isn't it normal for me to ask how many there are?" Xiao Yuan looked hurt.

"Forget it. I guess you don't know either. After all, your brothers are much older than you. It's normal that you don't know. I can ask other classmates tomorrow."

Xiaoyuan returned to his bed and began to take off his student uniform.

Yunhai behind him looked at Xiaoyuan, frowned, pursed his lips and stopped talking.

Xiaoyuan hung up his school uniform aside and looked at Zhou Ziren who was making his bed. Xiaoyuan asked again, "Ziren, does your father have a concubine?"

Zhou Ziren put down the pillow in his hand, curled his lips, and said unhappily, "Yes, there are about 50, 60, 70 or 80 of them, including concubines."

"Ah? So many? Can your father handle it?" Xiao Yuan came up to Zhou Ziren curiously and asked.

"I don't know whether he is busy enough or not. I only know that my mother was mad at him to death." Zhou Ziren said angrily.

"Ah? So serious? Your father is going too far. Besides, with so many concubines, how much money would it cost to support them?" Xiao Yuan shook his head.

Turning around, Xiao Yuan saw Yun Hai still soaking his feet, and he spoke again, "Yun Hai, do your father and your brothers also have 50, 60, 70 or 80 concubines?"

"No, that's not the case. In addition to my mother, my father had three aunts. My eldest brother and second brother have two, and my third, fourth, and fifth brothers now have one concubine and one maid." Yun Hai defended.

"A Tongfang? What is a Tongfang?" Seeing Yunhai rolling his eyes, Xiaoyuan said awkwardly, "There is no such thing as a Tongfang in the canon?"

Yunhai glanced at Xiaoyuan, indicating that he didn't want to talk. He always felt that Xiaoyuan was a little weird tonight, but he didn't know what was wrong?

"Before you get married, your mother will pick out a few pretty, good-looking and good-tempered maids to put in your room, and you can sleep with whichever one you like?" Zhou Ziren behind him answered simply and rudely.

"My father had a concubine before. After she gave birth to a bastard son for my father, she was promoted to concubine after he got married." Zhou Ziren's tone was still foul.

"Ah? Before getting married? He already has a concubine before he even gets a wife?" Xiao Yuan had an incredulous expression.

"Yunhai, is it the same in your family? Did your mother send a pretty and good-tempered maid to be your sixth brother's concubine? Is there one in your room too?"

"You're talking nonsense, I didn't. Our family rules stipulate that a man must be over sixteen years old before he can have a maid." Yunhai blushed.

"Oh, if you don't have it, then don't have it. Why are you so upset? I don't understand. The book says that ignorance is not a crime. Why are you still scolding me? You are so unfriendly to your classmates. That's not what the teacher taught us."

Xiao Yuan said slowly, paused, and then came over to ask, "So your sixth brother already has maids in his room? How many are there? Are they pretty? Has your sixth brother slept with them?"

"How should I know? If you want to know, go ask my sixth brother. Why are you asking me?" Yun Hai's voice rang out involuntarily. If he wasn't soaking his feet, Yun Hai would have wanted to kick Xiao Yuan directly.

He really hated Hua Moyuan more and more. He didn't know if he really didn't understand or was he just pretending not to understand?

If he really didn't understand, how come he always ranked first in every monthly exam? I have tried my best in the past few years but still can't catch up with him. If he was pretending not to know, when did he become such a gossiper? Yun Hai became angrier and angrier the more he thought about it.

"Hey, Yunhai, aren't you good at arithmetic? You can't even count how many maids your mother gave to your sixth brother?" Xiaoyuan asked calmly, still with a look of disdain on his face.

"What are you sending? What are you sending? Why can't you count them?" Rong Jue, who had just finished washing up, rushed into the building quickly. When he heard Xiao Yuan's question, he asked.

"Oh, it was Yunhai's mother who sent a few maids to Yunhai's sixth brother's room. Yunhai couldn't count them all." Xiaoyuan glanced at Yunhai and answered. The words "can't count them all" made people feel a sense of contempt for no reason.

"Who can't count? Hua Moyuan, when did you become such a gossip?" Yun Hai said angrily, cursing Xiao Yuan with the words he had cursed in his mind.

"Oh, I know this. Aristocratic families usually pick four maids and send them to their rooms. I guess there are four in Brother Yunhe's room now." Rong Jue answered to himself while putting toiletries on the wooden shelf.

"So these four will all be concubines of Yunhai's sixth brother in the future?" Xiaoyuan asked in disbelief, his eyes wide open. He seemed to have not heard Yunhai calling him a gossip.

"Um, I don't know. It depends on what Brother Yunhe thinks. If Brother Yunhe likes it, then it should be... okay, right?" Rong Jue said uncertainly.