A Win-Win Solution

Thinking back, when Liu Jingguo had mentioned the idea of marriage alliances among great families to Zhou You, she had said that even those already married could find a way around the principal wife and achieve a proper, publicly sanctioned marriage.

Now Zhou You understood.

In order to have him marry Zhu Qinghua, Zhou Nanwang had actually come up with the notion of taking in an adopted son.

The principle was simple: create an alternate identity for Zhou You within the Zhou Family and have him marry Zhu Qinghua as his principal wife under the identity of an "adopted son."

Outside, Zhou You could still have his wives, concubines, and family. But in the Dijing Zhou Family's registry, the "adopted son" would have only Zhu Qinghua as his principal wife. Of course, if he wished, he could also have many concubines.

"Great Uncle Ancestor, that move of yours is truly brilliant!"

Zhou You understood that no matter what, he could not refuse Zhou Nanwang's arrangements. He had to marry Zhu Qinghua.

He was not one for affectation. As a man, being able to marry a great family's legitimate daughter with beauty unmatched beneath heaven like Zhu Qinghua was undoubtedly one of the landmark achievements of reaching life's pinnacle.

"Of course. Since you are to become my adopted son, I, as your father, cannot treat you poorly!"

Zhou Nanwang courteously clasped his hands toward Old Man Zhou and Mother. "With such arrangements, I hope the two of you will not find me overly abrupt."

"Not abrupt, not abrupt. This is You'er's good fortune!"

Since Zhou You accepted the arrangement, the matter was settled.

Zhou Nanwang reminded him, "As for soothing your wives' emotions, the Medicine King Sect can be allowed to raise its hand a little."

"Mm, I know what to