This time, there was no need for Mo Magazine to publicize it. With the end of the Mo Family's village meeting, the prenuptial agreement and the Mo Family's concept of monogamy swept across Chang 'an like a hurricane, leaving the whole city in a mess.
"Bang!"
An expensive piece of porcelain fell to the ground. However, this was only a small part of the mess. A noblewoman pointed at the middle-aged man angrily and roared, "You heartless man! What did you promise me when you married me? Now the house is full of vixens! "
Not to be outdone, the second wife also picked up a jade and threw it to the ground. She cried, "It's fine that you married me, but you still like the new and dislike the old. You married the third and fourth wives, and now you want to marry the fifth wife."
The third and fourth wives had been in conflict for a long time. In the blink of an eye, they started to fight. The whole mansion was in a mess.
The middle-aged man tried his best to appease them. He even gave up the fifth wife, who had already been in his hands, and promised not to stay in the brothel. Finally, the fire in the backyard was put out.
"Mo Jiazi!" The middle-aged man said angrily.
If it were not for the trouble that Mo Jiazi made in the Mo Family's village, how could he be so unlucky that he had to give up the fifth wife, who was about to be his. Thinking of the young and charming face that he would never see again, the middle-aged man was even more furious.
"Master, the Zhang Family came to propose marriage to the First Miss again!" A servant saw the master get out of trouble and hurried to report.
"The Zhang Family? What does the First Miss mean? "The middle-aged man frowned.
"The First Miss means that it's all up to the master, but they have to sign the prenuptial agreement first. Zhang Lang will only marry her, and he can't marry any more concubines." The servant's eyes were a little evasive. The chaos in the inner house had already spread all over the mansion. Such a request was no less than adding fuel to the fire.
"Nonsense! How can we, a family of literature and etiquette, sign the prenuptial agreement like the villagers in the Mo Family's village? Can the Zhang Family turn the world upside down?" As expected, the middle-aged man was furious.
"Father!" Hearing this, the daughter, who had already been hiding aside, could not help crying out.
"Could it be that Father also wants Daughter to be like Mother? Alone in the boudoir, crying every night until dawn?" Eldest Miss wept like a pear blossom in the rain.
The First Madam, who happened to calm down the quarrel in the backyard, heard her daughter's words and was about to explode again. The middle-aged man immediately slapped his thigh and said, "Sign it, we have to sign it. That boy from the Zhang family is a troublemaker. Go and tell the Zhang family that if they don't sign the prenuptial agreement, they don't have to mention this marriage."
"Thank you, father!"
Only then did Eldest Miss stop crying and smile. With a bashful face, she threw herself into her mother's arms. Eldest Madam caressed her grown-up daughter and said tenderly, "My daughter! You must be serious when choosing a man. Otherwise, you will regret it for the rest of your life if you end up like your mother. "
The middle-aged man was so humiliated that he was unable to show his face. He escaped in a sorry state, and his resentment towards Meton deepened.
Coincidentally, it was Mr. Zhang, who was frustrated in the Mo's Village yesterday, who proposed marriage to the First Miss. Mr. Zhang was dumbfounded when he heard the conditions of the bride's family.
In terms of conditions, the bride's conditions were much worse than the girl's. However, he didn't expect that the bride's family would also ask for a lot of betrothal gifts in addition to a prenuptial agreement.
"What an unfilial son! This time, the Zhang family will be emptied by you! "Mr. Zhang scolded angrily.
If Mr. Zhang married the daughter of the Mo's family, there would be many benefits in addition to the Mo's Village. Unfortunately, Mr. Zhang ruined it. Now Mr. Zhang had to swallow this bitter fruit. Even the Zhang family inquired about several families, but all of them were asked to sign prenuptial agreements and adhere to the absolute monogamy. This made Mr. Zhang even more regretful. If he had known this, he wouldn't have hesitated and signed the prenuptial agreement directly.
The same thing happened almost at the same time in Chang 'an City. In addition to the rich and noble families, ordinary families also gradually became popular. Many men and women who had been engaged asked to sign prenuptial agreements after hearing the view of marriage in the Mo's Village.
The unmarried women were even more proud of marrying into the Mo's Village. Other men might not be reliable, but the men of the Mo's Village who adhered to monogamy were the best candidates for marriage.
Driven by this trend, this year's Spring Festival in Chang 'an City was particularly' lively 'than usual. In Chang' an City, there was only one exception. It was extremely harmonious, and that was the Fang Residence.
"Hahaha, the Censor's Residence is also noisy, and the Minister's Residence is already fighting! The Lord Protector's Residence … "Fang Yiai leaned against the corner of the wall and listened to the 'lively' scene in the neighborhood. He couldn't help but gloat.
"You're all so old? You're still so immature, go back to your room. " Lady Fang pulled Fang Yiai's ear and scolded. These neighbors were all high-ranking officials and nobles. If the scandal in the family was spread out, it would be terrible.
"I know, Mother, let go!" Fang Yiai begged for mercy.
"This child!" Lady Fang looked at Fang Yiai, who hurriedly ran back to his room, and shook her head with a smile.
"What's wrong? There are so many official affairs during the New Year! " Lady Fang walked into the living room and saw that Fang Xuanling had just sent away an official. He frowned and looked at the memorial in his hand.
"It's all because of that brat Meton. A prenuptial agreement made the entire Chang 'an City restless. It hasn't been the New Year, and five memorials have already been sent to the Old Man." Fang Xuanling said with a sad face.
"What a joke. What's wrong with Meton? Is it right for them to have three wives and four concubines? How unfair is this to us women?" Lady Fang immediately turned into a feminist warrior and defended monogamy.
"Yes, yes, Madam is right. Even so, listen to the neighbors, which one of them had a smooth New Year?" Fang Xuanling smiled bitterly and pointed to the sharp quarrel coming from the right side of the Marquis's Mansion.
Lady Fang said indignantly, "That's what they deserve. This is what they get for being fickle. What's more hateful is that they even laughed at you." Fang Xuanling only married her in his life, and it was widely rumored that he was henpecked, which made Lady Fang dissatisfied.
"I don't care. It's just that you have to bear the name of being jealous." Fang Xuanling looked at his wife and said softly. He had always refused to take a concubine, even if it was a beauty bestowed by the Emperor. Because of this, it was said that he was jealous.
For a long time, the insistence of the two was not understood by the world. Now, the Mo Family's view of marriage was finally corrected, which made the two feel that they were not alone.
It turned out that they were not the only ones who believed in love.
"Husband, this time you have to help Meton. There aren't many good children like him!" It had to be said that Meton's behavior was very much to Lady Fang's liking. She couldn't help but make an exception to plead for Meton.
Fang Xuanling laughed and said, "It's not the Old Man's turn to talk about this. Don't you know whose son-in-law Meton is? The more Meton insists on monogamy, the better he will be."
"His Majesty and the Empress!" Lady Fang's eyes lit up.
Fang Xuanling nodded solemnly. With his wisdom, he could naturally see that before this, the Mo Family's view of marriage was simply incompatible with the Tang dynasty. Only a few people followed it. Even if an ordinary person became rich, the first thing he would do was to take a concubine.
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