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Chapter 117 The Dangers of Marriage between Close Relatives

The Daqi people's expression went from confusion to a sneer. "What nonsense! It's normal for cousins ​​not to be able to marry, they are from the same clan. But why can't cousins ​​be married? The blood relationship is closer, and they become a family, which is a close relationship."

But Jian Yunsang's explanation that followed was like being struck by lightning, and they were all devastated.

She said, "Studies have shown that inbreeding can easily lead to infertility and miscarriage, and that surviving children are more likely to have deformities or diseases. Moreover, even if the children are born normal, they are more likely to die young."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in Daqi under the sky.

Many people simply knocked over the things in their hands, with expressions of disbelief on their faces.

Even Emperor Jingxuan was so shocked that he stood there in shock.

Miss Jane just mentioned infertility, miscarriage, and children born with defects? Short lifespan?

Cao Qing behind him swallowed hard, and it took him a while to come back to his senses. Then he looked at Emperor Jingxuan with great concern.

He remembered that the Concubine Shu in the harem was the daughter of His Majesty's mother's family and His Majesty's cousin.

Emperor Jingxuan obviously thought of this as well. He not only thought of Concubine Shu's identity, but also thought of the fact that Concubine Shu had been in the palace for several years and had been pregnant twice, but both times she had miscarriages at two or three months old.

At that time, he even suspected that some concubine in the harem was so bold as to murder the royal offspring.

After all, at that time, his queen had passed away for two years, and his mother had always wanted Concubine Shu to be the next queen.

But because Concubine Shu had a miscarriage, the matter was eventually left unresolved.

The Empress Dowager had recently brought up the matter again. Emperor Jingxuan was in high spirits, having found a clue to the sweet potatoes' whereabouts. He felt it was not good for the Empress's position to remain vacant. Concubine Shu had helped manage many harem affairs over the years and had gained experience. Even if she didn't have children, it wouldn't matter. She had only suffered a miscarriage, not infertility. Even if she couldn't conceive, having a prince under her name would be fine, so he relented slightly.

Who would have thought that while I was still in the consideration stage, I suddenly heard such a shocking statement.

Could consanguineous marriage actually cause such serious harm?
In such a vast city like Daqi, there are countless cousins ​​getting married because of the concept of marriage between relatives, some customs, and even because of exchange of relatives.

If this harm really happens, I'm afraid the entire Daqi will be in chaos.

Emperor Jingxuan still had some trust in Tianmu. Even though he didn't want to believe Jian Yunsang's words, he knew that she would not speak without a purpose, nor would she deceive Chaochao for no reason.

Therefore, he slowly closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said to Cao Qing, "Pass on my decree to summon the six ministers, the Grand Tutor, and the left and right assistant ministers of the Ministry of Rites to the palace to discuss government affairs."

"Yes."

After Cao Qing left, Emperor Jingxuan sat on the dragon throne, thinking solemnly.

Yes, throughout the dynasties, there have been many examples of inbreeding. Not to mention the common people, even the royal family has countless examples.

The most well-known example is Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Empress Chen, who were cousins ​​but remained childless after years of marriage. Another example is Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, Liu Ao, and Empress Xu, who had a son and a daughter, but both died young.

If the Han dynasty is too far removed from the Great Qi dynasty, the reasons for this are unclear. But what about the previous dynasty, the Darong dynasty? Emperor Jingxuan was quite knowledgeable about Darong, and this also led to a greater focus on the imperial harem.

As far as he knew, of the twenty-three emperors of the Great Rong Dynasty, not only were there consorts who were close relatives, there were also six or seven empresses who were close relatives. Of these, two empresses were childless, while the children of the others either had bad tempers or died young. There was also a palace secret: two princes were secretly killed at birth because they had physical defects. The more Emperor Jingxuan thought about it, the more frightened he became. He had never thought about these things in detail before, and even if he had heard of them, he would not have taken them seriously. In this world, it was common for children to die young, and there were also many children with disabilities. No one would think of marriage between close relatives.

Emperor Jingxuan rubbed his forehead. This time, things were really messed up.

At this time, there was also unrest in his harem.

Since the appearance of the sky curtain, the emperor basically watched from the front court, and discussed state affairs with his ministers when there was an emergency. He even came to the harem less often.

Most of the concubines were concentrated in the Empress Dowager's palace.

The Empress Dowager liked to watch the sky screen, and especially liked to share her thoughts after watching it. She would discuss things with others when she encountered something interesting, so the concubines would naturally accompany her to watch.

It's no wonder that the harem has become much more harmonious since the advent of the sky curtain. They even began to care about what was said inside the sky curtain, and were extremely curious and shocked by what was presented there. Many concubines even envied the women of later generations. Although they had not seen many women until now, they had seen enough to make them yearn for them.

At this moment, they were also sitting in the courtyard of the Queen Mother's palace, chatting in low voices, eating, and watching the sky.

When they saw Shen Ruochu coming out of the swimming pool in cool clothes, they exclaimed and criticized her for pretending to be virtuous in front of the empress dowager.

It was not until the Queen Mother impatiently called for a stop that they shut up and continued to look at the sky.

Who would have thought that the sky, which had never had much to do with them, would suddenly strike with such a bolt of lightning today, leaving them completely unable to react.

When they came to their senses, everyone couldn't help but turn their heads to look at Concubine Shu.

The latter's face was pale, her whole body was cold and stiff, and she didn't even notice that the cup in her hand had fallen to the ground.

Not only her, but also the Queen Mother was hit so hard that she couldn't move. After a while, she fell backwards.

The senior palace maid behind her screamed and hurried to help her, "Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, quickly, quickly call the imperial physician..."

The Concubine Shu on the other side also closed her eyes and fell forward, "Your Majesty..."

The huge palace was in chaos. While the harem was in turmoil, Jian Yunsang, who dropped the "bomb", was very calm.

She hugged Chao Chao and asked, "Is there a cousin marriage in Shangliu Village?"

Seeing her nod, Jian Yunsang sighed and asked, "Then think about it, will the child they have after getting married be healthy?"

This, Chaochao actually knows two.

"Uncle Li, who lives next door to the Hu family, married my uncle's cousin. They had a normal daughter, but then they had a son who couldn't walk at the age of two."

For this reason, the family believed that Chaochao brought bad luck to them because Chaochao appeared in Shangliu Village two years ago.

But the Li family didn't do anything to Chaochao, they just didn't like her. Every time she passed by their door, the family would immediately close the door.

Compared to others, this family was quite friendly. At least they didn't ask her not to pass by their door.