Zhenfubao waved his hand and the warehouse was full of grain, and the whole family regretted it

Chapter 650 Isn’t this the crematorium of chasing your wife?

Isn’t this the crematorium of chasing your wife?

When his wife was alive, he and his mistress pushed her to a dead end. After his wife died, he built such a big palace, saying that he missed her. What's the point?

Gu Sinian lowered his head and pondered for a while before saying, "What do you think love is?"

Bai Wanwan coughed and said:

"Do you really want to hear it? Maybe the love I understand is different from the love you understand.

Anyway, if I can't find someone who loves me, then I don't have to get married.

I have so many brothers, and when I have many nephews, they will raise me just the same!"

Gu Sinian's mouth twitched as he said, "Then let me hear how you understand love."

Bai Wanwan thought for a moment and said:

“I think love doesn’t need to be passionate, but rather a long-lasting one.

If I have to describe it in a poem, I would like to have the heart of one person and be with him till we are old.

I cannot accept marrying a wife and then taking a concubine. I find this kind of behavior disgusting."

Gu Sinian looked at her and murmured to himself, "I wish to win the heart of one person and stay together till we grow old together? So that's how it is."

Bai Wanwan chuckled and said:

"It's difficult, isn't it? Life for men here is like farming; you have to have a harvest, and continuing the family line is the greatest harvest.

If the daughter-in-law cannot give birth to a son, or only gives birth to a daughter, he will feel anxious, and outsiders will also criticize him and say that the family will be extinct.

At this time, I felt that taking a concubine was not a shameful thing, but rather a responsibility. The more concubines, the more hope there was of having a son.

Besides, everyone around me is like this. Officials and rich people all have three wives and four concubines, right?

If I only have one wife, I will seem incompetent and people will think I am not doing well.

Sometimes taking a concubine is not entirely for one's own benefit. If a friend or subordinate sends a young girl to someone, not accepting her would be a lack of respect. But accepting her and keeping her at home can be considered a decent social gesture.

They feel that as long as they respect their wife, hand over the power of the family to her, and give her enough household expenses every month, they will be doing her justice.

Taking a concubine is just like adding a pair of chopsticks. It's not like you're being unfair to anyone. After all, we've all been there."

Bai Wanwan sighed. The ancient feudal ideology was more serious than she thought.

Her thoughts were quite unorthodox, and she really couldn't survive a single day with a man like Emperor Taizu of Qi.

She trusted Gu Sinian, so she said this.

"Brother Si Nian, why are you silent?" Bai Wanwan looked at him.

Gu Sinian smiled faintly and said:

“Not all men are like that. There are different kinds of men. Wasn’t my grandfather very good to my grandmother?

I've never taken a concubine in my life, so is your request... difficult?"

Bai Wanwan also nodded and said:

"My grandfather treated my grandmother the same way, never taking a concubine in his entire life.

But there are very few men like this, I may not be so lucky!"

Gu Sinian touched her little head and said, "What are you thinking about all day? Maybe you are just lucky!"

Seeing the custard buns squeaking non-stop, Bai Wanwan frowned and asked, "Could there be something else underneath?"

The sound of Custard Bun pushing at the door became more and more urgent. Bai Wanwan wanted to stop it, but seeing its stubbornness, she simply let it push open the inconspicuous side door.

There was nothing fancy behind the door, only a celadon vase with twined branch patterns placed against the wall. The vase was heavy and looked quite old.

The custard bun made a spinning motion, and Gu Sinian simply turned the vase, and heard a light "click" sound.

The floor tiles under my feet suddenly sank slowly, revealing a stone step.

The custard bun meowed and jumped down, and Bai Wanwan had to follow.

After taking just two steps, the stone walls on both sides began to glow faintly. It turned out that the cracks in the walls were filled with luminous stones.

The further down you go, the colder it gets, but a faint cold fragrance wafts towards your nose.

When she stepped onto the last step, Bai Wanwan couldn't help but hold her breath.

There was actually a spacious stone chamber underneath, and the floor was paved with white marble. It felt cool when you stepped on it barefoot. The stone surface was polished as smooth as a mirror, and even people's shadows were reflected clearly.

The luminous stones on the stone walls on both sides are denser, and there are shallow niches carved on the stone walls, with some jade cups and silver pots placed in the niches. The patterns on the objects are faintly visible in the dim light.

There seemed to be an archway at the very front, with a halo of light coming out from behind the door.

Custard bun had already jumped and ran away. Bai Wanwan quickly said, "Custard bun, be careful. It would be troublesome if there is a trap here."

The custard bun stopped, squeaked a few times, and ran away again.

Bai Wanwan said softly:

“What place is this?

I always thought it was a little strange that Emperor Taizu of Qi would go to such great lengths to dig such a place... Could it be a cemetery?"

Gu Sinian said calmly:

“I know a thing or two about this place.

When Emperor Taizu of Qi was building his mausoleum, he specially built this Taiji Hall, which is a very special place.

It took more than ten years to build this temple alone.

At that time, people from all walks of life were talking about how expensive this palace was. The materials, labor hours, and manpower involved almost took up half of the national treasury.

Bai Wanwan's eyes widened in disbelief, "Half the national treasury? What on earth was he thinking? Spending so much money on an underground palace?"

Gu Sinian shook his head, his eyes fixed on the reliefs on the stone wall that were hidden in the halo.

"Perhaps he feels too guilty towards Queen Yuwei and wants to give her some dignity here!

It is also rumored that this Taiji Hall is the lifeblood of the country.

Over the years, no matter how the court changed, no one dared to touch this place easily."

The further you go in, the colder it gets, as if you've entered a huge ice cellar.

Bai Wanwan wrapped her clothes tightly around herself, but still felt cold.

Gu Sinian didn't say anything, he just took off his cloak and put it on her.

"I'm afraid they used a lot of ice in here." Bai Wanwan muttered, "I just can't figure out why so much ice is here."

The two continued to walk inside, and it was so cold that they were almost breathing out white steam.

Walking in, you will see pavilions and towers carved out of ice everywhere.

The pavilion, with its flying eaves and the patterns on its pillars, was no different from the pavilions in the imperial palace outside.

The ice surface was slippery, reflecting light from nowhere, so bright that it was dazzling.

Bai Wanwan wrapped herself in a cloak and looked at the houses. "This...this must have taken a lot of thought! The key is how can we ensure that the ice doesn't melt?"

Bai Wanwan quickly figured out the reason why the ice wouldn't melt.

This place looks like a cellar, but it is actually a converted permanent ice room.

It is hidden deep underground, with walls made of thick bluestone slabs.

The cracks in the stone slabs were stuffed with glutinous rice mortar and wool, making it airtight and not even a trace of heat could get in.

The ground was covered with a thick layer of powdered mixture of saltpeter and salt, which absorb heat when it comes into contact with water.

Even if some ice cubes melt, they will absorb the heat and freeze into ice again.