The Three Spirit Stones

Chapter 170 Choosing a Concubine

"You want to take another concubine?"

"again??"

"When did I ever take a concubine?"

Ah Cai was speechless as she looked at Cheng Yu who was in a state of bewilderment.

Oh! Never mind.

Don’t mention the past!

Cheng Yu looked at her unhappy face and said, "Actually, I don't have the intention to take a concubine, but some of what mother said is true."

"I am the head of the Cheng family and have the responsibility to expand the family."

"We are a wealthy family with businesses spread across the Song and Liao dynasties,"

"I only have two sons now, and the population is far from enough. With talent, you have everything. Without talent, will you give up the kingdom you have worked so hard to build to others?"

Hearing these words, Ah Cai couldn't help but recall that Mrs. Cheng had urged Cheng Yu to have a baby before, and she had also mentioned that she was afraid that her family property would eventually fall into the hands of others.

At that time, Cheng Yu said something that roughly meant,

Wealth is a flowing energy field. To possess wealth, one must have energy that is stronger than it, otherwise wealth will backfire on you.

The logic behind wealth not lasting for more than three generations is that children’s energy is not enough to control the wealth of their ancestors, so the wealth will naturally be lost!

This is the way of heaven!

What is coming will come, what is going will go. The more you care about something, the easier it is to lose it.

Looking at the long history, dynasties have changed several times, so why can't one's own property be passed on to others?

Looking at Cheng Yu's slightly tired eyes, Ah Cai thought to herself, how cunning he used to be! No one could outsmart him when it comes to playing tricks, so he was able to run Cheng's Industry so well.

But now he...

Ugh!

If he wants to take a concubine, then let him do it!

The news that Marquis Zhongyong was going to choose a concubine immediately spread throughout the city of Bianjing!

He is the dream lover of many girls.

He is handsome, rich, and well-known. He single-handedly saved more than 300,000 flood victims.

As the saying goes, a family that accumulates good will surely have blessings!

Being able to marry into such a family, even as a concubine, is a blessing.

Soon, countless dignitaries and royal relatives recommended unmarried women from their families to the Marquis' Mansion.

At this time, Mrs. Cheng's room was filled with portraits of countless women. She and Cuizhi were dazzled by the pictures.

"Miss, look at this,"

"Hmm? This one looks good, but the nose is a bit pointy, I'm afraid it won't be easy to get along with."

"What about this one? This nose is good, it will bring good luck to your husband, miss."

"It looks good, put it here first."

The master and servant spent two days selecting and finally picked out twenty from a pile of portraits.

Two of them were pre-selected, namely Sun Yuechan and Yelu Yuan's family members, and the remaining eighteen people had to be selected by Cheng Yu himself.

That night, Mrs. Cheng called him over to choose. He took a look and picked out two at random, saying, "These two are good. Mom, just help me choose one."

"one?"

"How can one be enough?"

"So how many do you want to choose?"

Cheng Yu was very surprised.

"At least two must be chosen, plus Yuechan and Ayuan's family members, a total of four,"

"what?"

"You're taking four concubines at once?"

"is it a lot?"

"Not much?"

"Of course not many. The Marquis of Pingnan has twelve concubines, the Marquis of Baojing has more than twenty concubines, and...,"

"Come on, come on,"

"Mom, you just make the decision. I have something else to do so I'll leave first."

After saying that, he slipped away.

"Oh! You little bastard,"

Mrs. Cheng was so angry that she pointed at his back and cursed at him.

After the three mistresses of the Cheng family made their joint selections and consulted a fortune teller, they found that in addition to the two candidates who were already chosen, the other two were Miss Li from Mrs. Cao's family and a Miss Yang.

Although these two girls were not from high-class families, they were both well-educated and well-mannered.

Mrs. Cheng has met all four girls. They are beautiful, gentle, virtuous, and well-spoken. At first glance, they are good girls who will bring good luck to their husbands and children.

Mrs. Cheng was very satisfied and planned to follow the procedure of taking a concubine, but Cheng Yu disagreed.

He said that they were one level lower than Acai, after all, there had to be a first-come-first-served rule.

Mrs. Cheng couldn't persuade her son, so she had to marry her as a concubine.

However, even if she was a concubine, the bride price was very generous, and all the ceremonies such as the wedding banquet were also available.

According to what he had agreed with his mother, Cheng Yu had to stay in their room half of the time every month.

Half a month later, he was finally able to go back to Ah Cai's place.

"Cai, I'm back,"

As soon as he entered the yard, Cheng Yu called her,

Ah Cai was repairing the damaged books in the study. She was very happy to hear him coming back.

"husband,"

Seeing her smiling face, Cheng Yu felt an inexplicable warmth in his heart. He walked over and held her in his arms.

Immediately, a strong and disgusting smell rushed towards Ah Cai.

"Ugh~"

She instinctively pushed with both hands.

"Boom" sound,

Cheng Yu flew out and hit the antique shelf beside the wall.

With a loud crash, everything on top fell down.

"husband!!"

"Ouch!"

"Ouch!"

Ah Cai was frightened and ran over to help him up.

Dongmei also ran in after hearing the noise. Seeing Cheng Yu fall to the ground and grimacing in pain, she was also terrified. She was about to go out to ask for a doctor, but was immediately stopped by Cheng Yu.

joke!

If my mother knew that I was hurt by Acai, she would make a fuss again.

"Hiss~,"

"Ouch!"

While helping him rub the medicinal wine, Ah Cai said, "Husband, why are you so weak now?"

"Ouch, be gentle,"

"What do you mean I'm such a weakling?"

"Do you know how strong you are?"

"I felt like I was hit by a train,"

"Is it that powerful?"

Ah Cai said in surprise,

"Really? Please control your power in the future."

"OK, all right."

Cheng Yu suddenly seemed to think of something and asked, "Why did you push me just now?"

Ah Cai stared at me with her big eyes blinking and said innocently, "...I smell the disgusting smell on you."

"nausea?"

"I have already showered and changed my clothes,"

She shook her head and said, "That's not what I meant."

"We are connected by the same fate, which means our souls are connected,"

"Whenever you sleep with other women, I can feel a nauseous smell."

"That's a smell, not a taste,"

"what?"

Cheng Yu's eyes widened and he asked, "Then why can't Yuechan and Ayuan do it?"

"Yuechan is because I am very familiar with her and I have not rejected her for a long time. Ayuan is the Red Lotus Saint. You used her blood to save my life, so I will not reject her either."

"In fact, a long time ago, you rejected all women except me. It was only later that the forbidden spell was lifted, and you were able to..."

Cheng Yu was speechless.

After a long while, he looked at her and asked,

"So when can we...?"

"Hey, usually after you touch a woman it takes a month for the smell to dissipate."

"Oh~~"

Cheng Yu covered his head and felt overwhelmed.

That night, he slept on the floor next to Ah Cai's bed.

The two of them had agreed that during this period of time he would go to his concubines and get them pregnant as soon as possible.

The mission is completed, and he can stay with Acai for a long time in the future.

Because Ah Cai also told him that the time they were apart could not be too long.

It will only be a few months at most, otherwise both of them will feel very uncomfortable.