"Concubines? Are there still concubines in this day and age?" Xia Yuxun looked surprised.
"What's so strange about it? Although it's not legally protected now, it's still quite common in Xiangcheng's high society, especially when the old Xiangcheng laws hadn't been changed," Ou Mingxuan explained and continued, "Besides his wife giving birth to Ye Jinyan, these six concubines had three sons and five daughters. With so many children, you can imagine how bloody the power struggle was in the family. Especially since Ye Jinyan was the legitimate son of the official wife, he was the target of everyone and was repeatedly schemed against by those concubines. He was poisoned with chronic poison at a young age, and was weak and sickly, frequently in and out of the hospital.
