Cultivating Immortality, Starting from Childhood Sweethearts-Chapter 465 - Yanhan and Tang Ningzhi as Your Pingqi (Equal Wife).

Xu Ming returned to his residence, set down his Tang Heng Saber, and recalled what Wu Yanhan had said to him earlier in the Jin Yi Wei. He was deeply puzzled.

The main issue was that Xu Ming couldn’t tell whether Yanhan was deliberately testing him or if she truly meant what she said.

As long as Tang Ningzhi wasn’t the primary wife, it would be fine?

In other words, Yanhan was allowing him to marry multiple wives? Of course, in this era, it was perfectly normal for a man to have multiple wives and concubines. It was only because Xu Ming came from another world, where the concept of monogamy was deeply ingrained in him, that he felt uneasy about it.

Every time he saw Yanhan and Qingwan, Xu Ming felt a sense of guilt in his heart.

But perhaps they didn’t actually oppose the idea of multiple wives and concubines? Maybe the only thing they truly cared about was the position of the primary wife?

“Forget it, I won’t think about this for now.”

Xu Ming let out a breath.

Even deciding on the primary wife wouldn’t be easy, as there could only be one. Unless he chose not to designate a primary wife at all.

But that raised another issue—would the others be willing to accept that?

After all, in this era, the primary wife was the mistress of the household, a status that carried significant weight.

Still, it was too early to dwell on this.

There were many pressing matters he needed to handle first.

“The descendant of Prince Shan...”

Those words surfaced in Xu Ming’s mind once again.

“Could the descendant of Prince Shan be right here in Wudu?”

A thought struck him.

Back then, one of Prince Shan’s children had been rescued from the palace. That child had grown up, married, and had children. Then their children grew up, married, and had more children.

Nearly three hundred years had passed since then.

Who knew how many generations had come and gone?

By the time Emperor Wu ascended the throne, Prince Shan’s descendants were already so distantly related to the royal family that they barely had any blood ties left.

As for Wu Yanhan’s generation, the connection was even weaker—they weren’t even distant cousins anymore. At this point, they were at least five generations apart.

Still, regardless of how distant the bloodline was, the descendant of Prince Shan would still carry a trace of the founding emperor’s blood.

Could he use that fact to track down the descendant?

But as soon as the thought arose, Xu Ming dismissed it.

It was impossible.

It wasn’t just the remnants of Prince Shan’s followers who had been searching for his descendant—Wu Kingdom had also been looking for years, yet they had found nothing.

If there were a way to locate them through some kind of artifact or method, it would have been done long ago. There was no way they would still be searching after all this time.

“My lord, Eunuch Wei has arrived.”

As Xu Ming’s mind spun with various thoughts, a maid entered, bowed slightly, and announced the visitor.

“Eunuch Wei?” Xu Ming looked up. “Quickly, invite him in.”

The maid shook her head. “My lord, Eunuch Wei said he is here to deliver an imperial decree from His Majesty and will not be coming in. He is waiting for you outside.”

“I understand.”

Xu Ming nodded and strode out of his residence.

Usually, Wei Xun would enter and have a brief conversation, but this time, he waited outside. Beyond just avoiding any unnecessary speculation, this also indicated that Emperor Wu was in a hurry to see him—this matter must be of great importance.

At the entrance of the Commander’s Residence, Xu Ming saw Wei Xun.

“Eunuch Wei, may I ask what His Majesty wishes to see me about?” Xu Ming cupped his hands in greeting, hoping for some hint to prepare himself.

“Lord Xu, this matter is not something I can explain. You should come with me to the palace right away—His Majesty is growing impatient.”

Wei Xun said with a smile, before leading Xu Ming toward the palace.

“Your subject, Xu Ming, greets Your Majesty.”

Xu Ming stepped into the Imperial Study and bowed.

“Xu Ming, you’re here.”

Seeing him, Emperor Wu beamed with joy, walking forward to personally help him up.

Xu Ming looked up at the emperor’s cheerful expression and couldn’t help but feel uneasy.

Generally speaking, when an emperor is overly happy to see you for no apparent reason, it’s rarely a good sign.

“Your Majesty seems to be in high spirits—has something good happened?” Xu Ming asked with a smile.

“Of course!” Emperor Wu nodded enthusiastically. “Not just good news—this is a great, momentous occasion! But before I say more, let me ask you something—what is your opinion of the Princess of Chu?”

Xu Ming’s heart sank.

Now that the emperor had phrased it like this, Xu Ming could already guess what this so-called joyous occasion was.

Most likely, Emperor Wu intended to approve the marriage with the Princess of Chu.

But then, he quickly felt something was off. It didn’t seem likely. After all, Emperor Wu had already granted him a marriage with Yanhan. If he abandoned that and married the Princess of Chu instead, wouldn’t the entire imperial court and the people of Wu be in an uproar?

What would they think? That the Princess of Wu wasn’t as good as the Princess of Chu?

Emperor Wu wasn’t a fool. He wouldn’t make a decision that would cost him the people’s trust.

“Though I do not know much about the Princess of Chu, I have heard that she is indeed a great beauty. Not only that, but she is also virtuous, talented, and possesses extraordinary swordsmanship, with the spirit of a true heroine.” Xu Ming praised her sincerely, but then he added, “However, in my eyes, she still does not compare to Prince Qin.”

“Hahaha...”

Emperor Wu chuckled but said nothing.

Still, he could tell—this man had no interest in marrying Tang Ningzhi at all.

Otherwise, why would he have added that last remark?

Xu Ming was clearly implying: “I didn’t even marry Prince Qin back then. Since Tang Ningzhi isn’t even on her level, why would I marry her?”

“Our own princess is, of course, the best,” Emperor Wu said, patting Xu Ming on the shoulder.

“But this is just between us. You must never say such things openly. In the future, when you three live together, you must treat both equally, without any favoritism. That is the only way to maintain harmony in your household.”

“Yes, Your Majesty,” Xu Ming replied instinctively.

But then, something felt off.

“Wait... Your Majesty, what did you just say? Three people? Household harmony?”

“That is precisely the joyous occasion I wanted to tell you about,” Emperor Wu said, looking at Xu Ming with great satisfaction.

“Chu has agreed to send their princess to marry into our kingdom, and it would not be appropriate for us to refuse.

However, I also understand that you and Yanhan have an existing bond.

Besides, if I were to reject my own arranged marriage between you and Yanhan but then turn around and approve your marriage with the Princess of Chu, what would the court and the people think of me?

So, after much thought, I have come up with the perfect solution.

You shall marry both Yanhan and the Princess of Chu at the same time.

Yanhan and Tang Ningzhi will both be your pingqi—equal wives.”

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