If the Hou Mansion gave birth to four daughters in a row, it would become a joke in the Prince's Mansion.

In this era, women who cannot have children are of course heretical, but women who can only have daughters are still blamed and under unparalleled pressure.

Although Daqin implements the legal system, in fact, in many ways it still inherits the Zhou rites completely, not only the royal family, but also the people, the heirloom is in accordance with the rules of establishing the elder and not the young, and the heirloom is not virtuous.

For nobles of this level, daughters can not inherit and carry forward the family, at most they are a tool for marriage, and from pregnancy to the end of breastfeeding, there is basically no married life for more than two years during this period, for the nobles will be spoiled by the concubine to be satisfied, and after a long time, they will empathize with each other, and even if the concubine gives birth to a son in advance, the family relationship will soon become very weird, and the concubine will let her son inherit the family property, will pry the man to divorce his wife and straighten himself, so that the son of the concubine will become the concubine, and the wife is often in order to keep her position, she is likely to do some very outrageous things, such as digging a pit to bury the concubine, and may even push the pregnant concubine into the well.

Moreover, the law still allows divorce because of children.

Although the status of women in the Qin and Han dynasties was much higher than that of the Zhou Dynasty, it was only relative, and the rule of seven was still more obvious, and if there was a violation, it could be divorced and remarried.

The so-called seven out are: disobedience to parents, childlessness, adultery, jealousy, evil disease, excessive speech, and theft.

No child, refers to not being able to have a son, Qin law stipulates that if the wife does not give birth to a son within five years after marriage, then the man can divorce his wife and remarry, although it seems to be more cruel and cruel, very unfair to women, but this is the limitation of the times or the need, that is, to ensure the number of men, wars, farming, forced labor, etc. are basically men's business, women's role in politics is almost zero, the role in social life is to assist, and having children and husbands and children is the biggest task of women.

This is the case for ordinary commoners, and this situation is even more obvious in aristocratic families, because there are more wives and concubines, so it is rare to see a wife and concubine give birth to many children, because there are too many wives and concubines, there is no shortage of women at all, and the rotation is favored, and the emperor is even more so, the women in the harem can't finish sleeping, and the concubines who can give birth to a daughter are considered winners in life.

Therefore, in the aristocratic group at the level of princes and princesses, wives and concubines are contradictory groups, robbing each other's husbands and calculating each other, the more obvious the situation is in the family without a son-in-law, and the wives and concubines who cannot give birth to sons will also be quickly given up by men and turned to pamper other women, and the feelings will soon be left out in the cold.

Although Chen Xu is very fond of several women at the moment, and basically does not spoil the maids and concubines in the mansion, but men are men after all, and being accompanied by young and lively beautiful girls in their teens must be more tempting than a group of women who have given birth to children, and I didn't feel it at first, but after a few years, no one dared to guarantee that everyone could still get such care and love from Chen Xu.

Therefore, giving birth to a son is the greatest wish and knot of several women, especially Ying Shiyan, because she has already given birth to a daughter.

Although this daughter Chen Xu regards it as a pearl in her hand, and all the resources are supplied to her, the rules since ancient times are the rules, and she can only marry the royal family and nobles in the future, and she will not inherit the title to control the family.

Therefore, even Fan Caiying, knowing that her identity as a concubine can never be changed, but she still hopes to be able to give birth to a son, and now the Qinghe Hou Mansion has countless properties and businesses, and it will inevitably be well arranged in the future, and it will not be prosperous, but there should be no problem in keeping her rich and prosperous life, so that when she is old, at least she will have a stable life.

For the prosperity of the family, taking concubines is naturally a fine tradition of the nobility, but all wives and concubines in order to retain the hearts of men, arranging their familiar maids to sleep for their husbands is the best way, although it is still possible to turn against each other, but after all, there is still some affection for getting along day and night, and it is much safer than finding a little vixen from the outside.

After standing softly and silently at the doordoor for a long time, Shui left the living room silently.

Having children is almost a luxury for her.

There was a chance that she could change this fate, but she used it to save her husband, and there was no second chance again.

But she has never regretted it, just like the first time she met Chen Xu when she went down the mountain, for her this is the arrangement of fate, God let her meet Chen Xu, and met this man who made her fall in love with her life, and protection is her only belief.

Chen Xu naturally didn't know that his group of wives were sad and depressed because of the birth of children, and he didn't know that he was distressed because Yu Ji was growing up and they were robbing her husband, so he was pulled into the greenhouse by Yu Ji at this time.

This year's greenhouse has been rebuilt and reinforced, the original shed has about three acres of land, but this year has been expanded to an area of five acres, and the M-shaped structure is adopted, the two greenhouses are merged together, so the greenhouse looks very spacious.

And this year, because of the adequate preparation, the five acres of vegetable land are planted with a variety of spring and summer fruits and vegetables, especially the cabbage that is mainly brought back from the Western Regions, eggplant, yellow light, watermelon, onion, carrot are planted a lot, coriander is also planted some, of course, there are melons, celery, perilla, spices, bitter gourds, gourds, leeks, onions, garlic mustards, etc.

Because these melons, fruits and vegetables are planted early and have sufficient water and fertilizer, they begin to mature one after another after entering October, providing many rare vegetables and vegetables for the Hou Mansion in winter, and at the same time, the three pregnant women and mothers of Ying Shiyan and Meng Wan and Fan Caiying have sufficient nutrition.

In addition to these verdant and verdant flowers like starry vegetables and fruits, Xing'er Yu Ji and others still planted a lot of flowers and plants, roses, peonies, peonies, orchids, narcissus, lilies, etc., there are always twenty or thirty kinds, and now they are also opening in the greenhouse in the cold winter, and the buds and flowers of various colors are pleasing to the eye.

"Brother Xiaoxu, do you think the peony is beautiful or the peony is beautiful?"

Yu Ji jumped and dragged Chen Xu to the front of a piece of flowers and plants she had planted, and sure enough, she saw that several peonies and peonies that were already full of buds had begun to bloom.

"Peony and peony are both beautiful, these two flowers should be the same family ......of plants," Chen Xu leaned over to a peony flower that had just bloomed and took a deep breath as he spoke, and was almost drunk by a faint fragrance.

"Why is it called a plant of the same family?" Yu Ji looked at Chen Xu with a pair of big smart eyes.

"Same ...... Well, this explanation is very complicated, just like buffalo and cattle, although the appearance is not the same, but in fact they are a kind of cattle, although there are differences between peony and peony branches and leaves, but they are very similar, when they are in full bloom, the petals are layered on top of each other and the colors are diverse, and the fragrance of the flowers is fragrant and lingers for a long time, and the white peony and danpi have the medicinal value of clearing heat and analgesia, so they should be plants of the same family...... If these flowers are well cultivated and bred, they can be cultivated in the future hundreds of different flower types and colors, I have seen in the three volumes of the book of heaven, there are exquisite florists who can cultivate tens of thousands of different peony flowers, so the peony is also known as the national color and fragrance, meaning wealth and happiness, is the most beautiful flower in my China......"

"So Brother Xiao Xu won't stop me from planting these flowers in the future?" Yu Ji jumped up happily.

"When will I not let you plant flowers, I just don't want you to plant too many vegetables to eat, you see how many ...... you have planted" Chen Xu straightened up and pointed to this garden that was half an acre large.

"Not much...... It seems to be a little too much...... Originally, I wanted to make more Xiao Xu, and Brother Xu could also make perfume in winter......" Yu Ji was a little red, and her cheeks were a little red.

Chen Xu shook his head with a smile: "Even if you plant the entire greenhouse with flowers, you won't be able to get a few bottles of perfume in the end, and in the end, the gains outweigh the losses, and we don't have fresh melons and vegetables to eat in winter...... Eat...... Well, these words have already been opened, and it is estimated that you can eat it too~" Chen Xu reached out and pulled a peony flower and stuffed it into his mouth.

"How can this flower be eaten, spit it out!" Yu Ji was anxious.

"Don't make a fuss, the petals are delicious, you can also taste one, the fragrance is pleasant, and the mouth is full of fragrance!"

"Really, Brother Xiaoxu, don't lie to me!"

"What did I lie to you, it's really delicious, we'll pick more later, and I'll make you a delicacy with flower petals......"

"Ah, it's really delicious, with a faint sweetness, hide quickly, don't let your aunt see it, otherwise you'll count me down again!" Yu Ji pulled Chen Xu and hid behind a bunch of peony flowers.

Behind the verdant cucumber stand, a graceful woman slowly walked out, it was the water that had just left silently from the living room, at this time she was carrying a small bamboo basket in her hand, looking for crisp cucumbers on the cucumber rack full of green flowers.

But when she saw the flower branches shaking, and vaguely saw two people, one big and one small, sneakily hiding in the flowers and not knowing what they were doing, her face was slightly stunned and hesitated to leave, but when she heard the conversation inside, she couldn't help but walk slowly again.

"Well, it's so fragrant, I knew I would have planted more last year!"

"Peony is cold, eat less, so as not to spoil your stomach!"

"Wow~~"

In the muttering, the two of them only felt that their eyes lit up, and a clump of flower branches was brushed away by a hand, and then the two raised their mouths full of petal-colored mouths and stared blankly at a familiar beautiful face.

"Gentle?" Chen Xu was stunned for a moment and stood up.

"Auntie......" Yu Ji hid behind Chen Xu in fright, secretly spit out the petals in her mouth, and wiped her mouth clean on Chen Xu's back.

"Poof~~" Looking at the embarrassed appearance of the two people, Shui Qingrou couldn't help but smile, reached out and used his sleeve to help Chen Xu wipe the flower juice off his mouth and said: "Husband, you are not a child, how can you eat flower petals with Yu Ji, if you spread it out, it will make others laugh!" ”

"Hehe, who dares to laugh at me!" Chen Xu swallowed the petals in one gulp, then came out of the flowers with a dry smile, pointed to a peony peony flower that was beginning to bloom and said, "You came just in time, help me pick some of the blooming peony peonies, and I'll make you a flower cake to eat later!" ”

"Can you still eat flowers?" The water was gentle and slightly in a daze.

"Auntie, the peony flowers are delicious, sweet and sweet, and they are sweet to breathe after eating...... Yu Ji leaned out from behind Chen Xu and said.

In the entire Hou Mansion, the only person Yu Ji was afraid of was the gentle water.

Yu Wuya's father has basically not taken care of her since he picked her up, and then he wandered around the world, Yu Ji grew up with Chen Xu's family, Chen Xu doted on her very much, what she wanted, food, clothing and housing were exactly the same as Xing'er, she was completely a family member, and the strictest thing for her on weekdays was that the water was gentle, and she was punished for kneeling and even spanking when she did something wrong.

Although he was skeptical of Chen Xu's words, he saw the two of them eating a mouthful full of juice, and Shui Qingrou still chose to believe it, and chose some blooming peonies and peonies to pick a basket, Chen Xu also went around and picked some fresh pepper leaves, shallots and gourd flowers, and then the three of them went back to the house together.