Chapter 37: Maiden Voyage

Lu Yuanming truly didn't forcibly repatriate these forty-plus stunning beauties, but he also didn't give them much attention, merely agreeing that they could move freely within his territory and purchase property, but were forbidden to participate in politics or military affairs, and he did not lay a hand on any one of them, nor even speak to them.

This, however, was normal; Lu Yuanming's unintentional order coincidentally conformed to the long-standing traditions and unwritten rules of Sang Country.

These beauties had been sent as part of Sang Country's and previous dynasties' political marriages or alliances, a matter of political posture and necessity, not so much about romance or sexual affairs. Had Lu Yuanming actually laid his hands on them like some sex-starved ghost, or allowed the women to become involved in political affairs, that would truly have earned him contempt.