Chapter 672 - Market Visit II (1/2)

Jia shi was surprised to see the other side of Zhao Ming. After she woke up from the coma, she thought of her as a strong woman who can deal with the Empress Dowager Xiao Li and her sidekicks.

But in the market, she was just like a curious child who wanted to explore everything. She wants to look at every stall and wants to eat every single delicacy sold there. Even though they eat much better food at the palace, she wants to try the greasy and spicy food from the roadside.

After trying almost every food item sold in the market, and buying different kinds of earrings, bracelets, and hairpins, they finally reached their stall.

The seller has never seen them so he didn't know that they were from the royal family and not only that, his majesty and Her majesty have come to see his stall themselves.

When Zhao Ming reached near the stall with Jia shi, the man was sitting behind the stall while drinking something. He was standing with a man and was talking with him who seemed to appear as his friend.

” I am so jealous of our Emperor. He has so many wives, he can fu$k different women every single night. Oh, I wish we could have that luxury as well. He has even banned the tradition of keeping concubines. Although we are not from royal families, we can at least keep a woman to satisfy our needs. Now you tell me, won't you get bored by sleeping with the same woman every night?” The man with a bulging stomach said while rubbing his stomach.

Zhao Ming frowned and stopped before the stall and stood in the corner, hearing their conversation. Ji Cheng and Feng Ju who were behind them stood there and watched the whole scene.

A frown appeared on Zhao Ming's face when she heard his lewd words. She shot Ji Cheng a glance and pursed his lips. This is the kind of example an Emperor gives by keeping so many consorts.

However, even though he has banned this tradition, people have not accepted this wholeheartedly. It might be a good step towards the well being of women but for men, their power has been snatched away.

The tradition of keeping wives is a way to prove their power and hold in the family. It only encourages torture towards women and lets them believe that they have no life without a man.

The concubine system is a worse kind of system to make women be dependent on men who can leave them whenever they want or after fulfilling their desires. They were treated as things that they can possess or buy. They were taken as things not human. With that kind of tradition, their children have to go through equal difficulties and unfair treatment.

She was glad that Ji Cheng showed his sanity by banning this tradition but she was aware of the dissatisfaction of this step among the people.

She gritted her teeth and watched as the other man tried to stop the man from speaking something scandalous.

” Ya, don't say that. What if someone hears you? You can't talk about His Majesty like this.” he patted his arm and looked around, to be careful.

” Ah, stop being a coward. They can't do anything to me. I am working for the palace, I am one of them. Have you ever visited the palace? I have. Do you know how beautiful that place is? I have seen a few consorts as well. Oh, they are fu*king beautiful. I wanted to grab their assets and enjoy their softness, but too bad I can't do that. But that Emperor is sure lucky. He can suck them whenever he wants.” He licked his lips lewdly.

Ji Cheng's face darkened seeing him talking about the women of the palace like this. His fist tightened as he was about to walk forward and beat him to death but Zhao Ming stopped him.

She looked at him and shook her head.