After being struck by lightning and being in the world of women

Zhong Ruhuang thought about it for two days, but still couldn't figure out how to tell Mu Haoxue that she had taken a fancy to her second daughter-in-law.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, when I felt sleepy, a pillow was handed to me. Mu Haoxue was about to hold a one-year-old birthday party for her eldest granddaughter.

Mu Haoxue married early when she was young, but because she was always thinking about her cousin, she never consummated her marriage with her husband, Zhang. Instead, she kept five or six concubines. She slept with them but did not let them give birth to children.

After several years of stalemate, Mu Haoxue's mother agreed to let her take her cousin as a concubine, on the condition that her husband Zhang gave birth to a legitimate daughter.

Mu Haoxue then consummated her marriage to her husband Zhang, and gave birth to her eldest daughter the following year.

Less than a month after her eldest daughter was born, she quickly took her beloved cousin as her concubine and spoiled him every day since then.

Less than two years after she doted on him, her cousin, the white moonlight, had a hemorrhage, gave birth to a second daughter, and then passed away.

After a few days of decadence, Mu Haoxue took in a few concubines and maids, and continued to lead a romantic life.

However, because her husband Zhang gave birth to her eldest daughter, her relationship with Zhang gradually improved because of this daughter, and now they can be regarded as a young wife and husband who will live together in old age.

Maybe she was too stubborn when she was young, and she slept with a maid and had to drink aphrodisiac every day, which was her retribution. She only had two daughters in her life, and the second daughter died early due to illness.

With only this eldest daughter left, Mu Haoxue actually cares a lot about her. Now that her eldest granddaughter is one year old and has established herself as an independent, she wants to host a grand banquet to celebrate her granddaughter's first birthday.

So early in the morning, Zhong Ruhuang had just arrived at the yamen and hadn't even started looking at the files when Mu Haoxue came in with a red invitation in her hand.

"See Your Highness."

"No gift."

Mu Haoxue stood up and handed over the invitation in her hand with a happy look on her face.

"Your Highness, tomorrow is the fifth day of the first lunar month to celebrate the first birthday of my eldest granddaughter. I hope Your Highness will come and attend."

Zhong Ruhuang took the invitation and nodded: "Okay, I will bring my principal husband and two concubines to attend."

Mu Haoxue was very happy when she heard this, and realized that Zhong Ruhuang was giving her a lot of face.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Mu Haoxue bowed again and then went on to send out invitations.

Zhong Ruhuang looked at the red invitation in her hand and suddenly remembered that she had been busy since she arrived at Chaotian Pass. There had never been a banquet held in the mansion, let alone attending one. This was not good.

The banquet is a good time for various forces to gather together, and it can also be used to learn some other information.

It seems that it is necessary to hold a banquet in the palace, but what name should be given to it?

Just when Zhong Ruhuang was thinking about what name to use for the banquet, Lu Lingran also arrived with a red invitation in his hand.

"I will see you at last, the prince."

"No gift."

Lu Lingran stood up and handed over the invitation in his hand.

"Your Highness, the sixth day after tomorrow is the day when my only daughter, Lu Wanghu, will marry her husband. I hope Your Highness will do me the honor of attending."

Mu Haoxue previously said that it was an honor to attend, while Lu Lingran said that it was a courtesy to attend.

She also knew that her rebellious daughter was a good-for-nothing, and she hoped that she would become a tiger. However, she turned out to be lustful and had affairs with men everywhere. She wanted any good-looking man.

Sun Pannu was not the first man to write sour poems, nor would he be the last.

When Zhong Ruhuang first came to Chaotian Pass to investigate the matter of Sun Pannu, Lu Lingran knew about it and even apologized in person and told the whole story.

Zhong Ruhuang was not so angry until she found out that Sun Pannu and Lu Wanghu had never met each other after they grew up, and that she had never even received any sarcastic poems from Sun Pannu.

Considering Lu Lingran's loyalty and her good relationship with General Sun, Zhong Ruhuang forgave her and asked her to take good care of her daughter.

Now that she heard that Lu Wanghu was going to get married, Zhong Ruhuang had to admit that she was somewhat happy. She even wanted to take the invitation to Sun Pannu and let him see it for himself.

"Okay, I will bring my husband to participate then."

This time, she was talking about her main husband and didn't mention her concubine husband at all.

She didn't want to take Sun Pannu to attend Lu Wanghu's wedding banquet at all.

Lu Lingran was very happy to hear that Zhong Ruhuang agreed to go. As for whether Sun Pannu, the concubine, could come or not, it didn’t matter. It was enough for Zhong Ruhuang, the King of War, to come.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will take my leave."

Lu Lingran left the yamen and went to the military camp to get busy.

Zhong Ruhuang looked at the two invitations on the table, then looked at Mu Haoxue who was handling government affairs not far away, and coughed lightly.

"Master Mu, I have a question for you."

Upon hearing this, Mu Haoxue put down the brush in her hand and said respectfully, "Your Highness, please speak."

"It's like this. Two days ago, I looked at the population file of Chaotian Pass. The total population is more than 1.8 million, but there are more than 500,000 young widows. It's really a waste. What do you think, sir?"

Mu Haoxue had been the prefect of Chaotian Pass for five years. He couldn't say that he knew Chaotian Pass like the back of his hand, but he knew it almost as well.

After hearing Zhong Ruhuang's question, she thought for a moment and said, "Since ancient times, when a man loses his wife, he will remain a widow and keep his chastity for her. This is a matter of course. I don't have any thoughts on this."

Mu Haoxue had noticed this problem a long time ago, but she had never thought of a feasible solution. She couldn't let those widowed men become prostitutes, right? They hadn't broken the law.

From the perspective of women, they think that it is natural for men to be widowed and it is impossible for them to seek benefits for themselves.

Zhong Ruhuang also understood this truth.

“Lord Mu is right, but I have read the records of newborn girls in Chaotian Pass over the past ten years. The number of newborn girls is decreasing every year, while the number of widowed boys is increasing year by year.

Ten years ago, there were less than 100,000 widowed men, but ten years later, there were 600,000 widowed men. What if another ten years pass? Will there be no newborn girls born in Chaotian Pass? "

Although Mu Haoxue is old-fashioned, he is a good official.

She had not noticed these things before, but when she heard Zhong Ruhuang mention it, she was shocked. She compared the population data of Chaotian Pass in her mind and realized that what Zhong Ruhuang said was true.

If this continues, the number of newborn baby girls in Chaotian Pass will become fewer and fewer. By then, there will be no women joining the army, and the court may have to dispatch military mothers to guard Chaotian Pass.

Seeing that Mu Haoxue had figured it out, Zhong Ruhuang said again, "The number of unmarried men at Chaotian Pass has been decreasing year by year in recent years. Most of the soldiers stationed at Chaotian Pass are unmarried women. Some of them are over 30 years old and don't even have a husband, let alone pass on their family line."

Whenever she needed anything, she would use the prostitutes in the barracks to meet her needs, but after all, it was not as good as having a husband at home.

When Mu Haoxue heard Zhong Ruhuang's words, she looked guilty.

She was the maternal official of Chaotian Pass and believed that she managed Chaotian Pass well, but she did not pay attention to these things.

"In your opinion, how should this matter be resolved?"

Mu Haoxue had a vague idea in her mind, but she didn't dare to say it out loud.

After all, throughout the Qinglan Dynasty, no one is willing to marry a second-hand woman.

Zhong Ruhuang smiled and said directly: "The solution to this problem is very simple. Encourage widows to remarry, especially the soldiers in the military camp."