Yu Wenhao turned his back to her to his anger and said indifferently, "Three or maybe five. I didn't count."
Yuan Qingling was surprised. She thought that one or two was more than enough, but he had more?
Yuan Qingling could not understand the reason why men would want concubines there. Even if they said it was for repopulating, it still felt wrong.
She also turned her back to him. She was furious.
She felt bad for the girls. Even Lu Ya didn't want to become someone else's concubine. Most women didn't want to become men's child-bearer. But sometimes, they didn't have a choice. And those poor girls! They were being ravished by dirtbags like him just because of their social status? And he had sent them away when she moved in there. How would they find someone to marry them? How would they survive?
Yuan Qingling was furious, and Yu Wenhao felt the same.
'What does she mean? What kind of man does she thinks I am? I never had a concubine! The only woman I was in bed with is her, and she won't even let me touch her!"
They were both fumed that they didn't sleep that night. They just cursed each other with their eyes closed until dawn.
Yu Wenhao got up and asked Tang Yang to tell the office that he would be late for work.
Yuan Qingling got up after him. She didn't ask Lu Ya to help her with her clothes. She went behind the screen and put her clothes on.
Yuan Qingling sat in front of the dressing table and watched Nurse Xi help take off his clothes and put it on, and said, "You're not crippled or anything. Why can't you put your clothes on yourself?"
If it were any other time, she wouldn't say anything about it. She knew those so-called noblemen so well. It wouldn't be a surprise to her even if their servants put the food in their mouths.
However, she couldn't repress last night's anger in her heart and spoke out bitterly.
Yu Wenhao didn't respond, but Nurse Xi was startled. "It is my duty, my lady."
"His concubines can help him with that," Yuan Qingling blurted out. She regretted it immediately. His concubines were just some innocent girls. She had felt had for them last night and discriminated against them just now!
Nurse Xi smiled."That would be impossible, My Lady. Prince never had a concubine."
Lu Ya came up to Yuan Qingling to comb her hair and said softly, "Yeah, my lady. I asked Nurse Xi last night about it, and she said the same thing."
Yu Wenhao asked coldly," Why do you care so much about concubines?"
Yuan Qingling didn't know how to respond. But she was somewhat released. She realized she started to care about Yu Wenhao.
"I was just curious," Yuan Qingling answered stiffly.
"Curious?" Yu Wenhao repeated her words and approached her. The copper mirror reflected his appearance, and Yuan Qingling was amused by the scratch marks on both of his cheeks.
Yu Wenhao realized it too. "You see what you did to me? I have work today!" he asked.
"Just say a cat did it," Yuan Qingling suggested.
"A cat? No one would believe me! My reputation is at stake here!"
Yuan Qingling stood up, made him sit on a chair, and replied, "I can fix that with makeup. You just need some powder."
"I will never put powder on my face!" Yu Wenhao protested. She must've done it on purpose!
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