Scholars, farmers, businessmen.
Even a diligent farmer was nobler than a businessman.
Not to mention a scholar like Xiang Bei.
Even if he did not obtain fame and fortune, in Marquis Xuan Pinghou's opinion, he was more than worthy of Jiujiu, a businesswoman. He actually thought that he was worthy of Jiujiu because he was the top scholar.
In Marquis Xuan Pinghou's opinion, this was really unbelievable.
After Jiujiu finished talking about her and Xiang Bei, she looked at Marquis Xuan Pinghou and continued, "Marquis Xuan Pinghou understands the difference in status between my husband and me."
Marquis Xuan Pinghou praised, "Xiang Bei is affectionate and righteous. He's a man."
Jiujiu smiled faintly. "After my husband became the top scholar, there was a lady from a noble family who recommended herself to be his second wife. However, my husband told her that he did not want to have many wives and concubines in this life. He only wanted to be with her for the rest of his life. Since my husband could only have me, why couldn't he do it in the future?"
When Jiujiu told him about her and Xiang Bei, Marquis Xuan Pinghou thought that Jiujiu was talking about her story. He did not expect that Jiujiu was actually waiting for him here.
Marquis Xuan Pinghou subconsciously defended himself. "It's not that I can't do it, but I have my reasons."
"I don't know about your reasons, but I know that if you can't do it, then don't make a promise easily. If you make a promise, you have to do it even if you have to break your head and bleed. Marquis Xuan Pinghou keeps saying that you have your reasons, but in my opinion, it's just because you don't want to do it."
The first time he took a concubine, he could say that it was to have a child to carry on the family line. However, the subsequent ones were just out of greed.
When Jiujiu directly pointed out that it was not that he could not do it, but that he did not want to do it, Marquis Xuan Pinghou instantly flew into a rage.
Marquis Xuan Pinghou said angrily, "What do you know?"
"I'm a woman, so I naturally understand women best. Marquis Xuan Pinghou, if you can't have a child and Princess Royal of Nanyuan wants a child, can she find a husband? "
"Bold?"
"Princess Nanyuan is of noble status, what is there to be afraid of?" Jiujiu looked at Marquis Xuan Ping's face that was red with anger and said calmly, "Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you. Marquis Xuan Ping is unwilling to let Grand Princess Nanyuan find a husband, then you should know that Grand Princess Nanyuan is also unwilling to let you take a concubine. The first time you took a concubine, it was because Grand Princess Nanyuan liked you too much and couldn't bear for you to have no children. But after that, it was your greed.
Now that the Princess Royal's heart is broken, not only does the Marquis not understand what he did wrong, he even tells me that he hopes the Princess will stop causing trouble?
In my opinion, if the Marquis continues to be like this, even in the next life, the Eldest Princess will not turn back. "
Marquis Xuan Ping was very angry at first, but after Jiujiu said it so bluntly, he instantly fell silent.
Xuan Pinghou looked at Jiujiu, and Jiujiu looked at him quietly. Xuan Pinghou turned around and left without looking back.
Looking at Xuan Pinghou's back, Jiujiu chuckled softly.
With this attitude, he still wanted the Princess Royal to come back. He must be dreaming in the next life.
After Xuan Pinghou left, Jiujiu continued her previous work.
In the evening, Xiang Bei came back.
Xiang Bei came back with an excited face. Jiujiu couldn't help teasing him, "Husband, did you find gold? Why are you so happy?"
Xiang Bei was not angry at Jiujiu's teasing. He just smiled and said, "I am happy today, so I will let you tease me."
"Could it be that he really picked up gold?"
"No, no, I am happier than finding gold." Xiang Bei happily took out an item from his pocket and handed it to Jiujiu.
Jiujiu took it and found that it was an imperial edict.
Jiujiu looked at Xiang Bei in surprise, "This is?"
"I specially asked for this imperial edict from His Majesty."
Hearing Xiang Bei say that he specially asked for this imperial edict from His Majesty, Jiujiu vaguely guessed something. When she opened the imperial edict and saw the contents, Jiujiu's eyes instantly became hot and filled with tears.
The imperial edict said that Xiang Bei could only have Jiujiu in his life. If he disobeyed the imperial edict, he would be banished to the frontier and would never be pardoned.
Jiujiu didn't expect that Xiang Bei would do this for her. She was so moved that she didn't know what to say.
Seeing Jiujiu's eyes turn red because of the imperial edict, Xiang Bei pulled Jiujiu into his arms and said softly, "Now, the Pang Family won't bother us anymore."
Xiang Bei's deliberately casual words made Jiujiu laugh.
Jiujiu raised her hand to wipe away the tears on her cheeks, "But you don't have to be banished to the frontier."
The reason why the punishment was banishment to the frontier was to give Jiujiu enough sense of security. He wanted to use practical actions to tell Jiujiu that he would only have Jiujiu in his life. But he didn't expect that Jiujiu would cry because of this.
Xiang Bei didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he wiped away Jiujiu's tears and said with a smile, "Madam is so cute."
"If you want to say that I'm pretentious, just say so. You don't have to be so tactful."
Xiang Bei pursed his lips and smiled, "Madam is sincere. How can you say that you're pretentious?"
Xiang Bei's words made Jiujiu laugh again.
After feeling touched, the two of them cooked dinner together. That night, the family of four had dinner and coaxed the children. The two of them were naturally very loving.
The next day, almost everyone in the capital knew that the new top scorer, Xiang Bei, doted on his wife and actually asked the emperor for such an imperial edict.
For a moment, all the women in the capital were envious of Jiujiu.
And because of Xiang Bei's intention, his acquaintance with Jiujiu was spread even more widely. Everyone who originally thought that the two of them were a good match felt that Jiujiu and Xiang Bei were really a good match.
And when Princess Royal of Nanyuan heard about Jiujiu and Xiang Bei, she was extremely envious.
If Marquis Xuan Ping had half of Xiang Bei's feelings, she and he wouldn't have quarreled to this point.
However, there were some things that couldn't be envied.
Princess Royal of Nanyuan had nothing to do that day, so she went to Jiujiu's shop to sit down and chat with Jiujiu.
Princess Royal of Nanyuan was concerned about Jiujiu and Xiang Bei's relationship, so she asked Jiujiu about her experience with Xiang Bei.
Jiujiu quickly told her about how Xiang Bei dug a hole in the wall and went to look for him. She felt that he was pitiful, so she helped him.
When Princess Royal of Nanyuan heard that Xiang Bei dug a hole in Jiujiu's house, she burst out laughing. "I didn't expect the top scorer to be like this."
Jiujiu chuckled. "At that time, he was just a young boy. When I went to look for him, he looked guilty and didn't dare to look at me. He said that he would compensate me."
"What happened after that?"
"I saw that his hands were stained with ink. Although he was thin, his temperament was very good. I knew that he had a good temperament. I'm afraid that he didn't mean it this time. Also, I happened to want to find a teacher for my children, so I took the initiative to ask him if he was willing to be my children's teacher."
"What did the top scorer say?"
"He was a little hesitant at first, but then he agreed. My heart ached for his parents' death, so I offered to provide him with food. He wasn't completely unaware of it. He helped me take care of my children. Later, he wanted to go to the capital to take the imperial examination. I wanted to open a clothing store, so we came to the capital together. Princess, you know what happened after that. After he took the imperial examination in autumn, he begged me to marry him.
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