These words immediately resonated with the rest of the madams, and someone said: "Madam Shen, both you and your husband are still young. If you take good care of your bodies, you can surely have a son. Why must you take a son-in-law into your family? A son-in-law with a different surname is ultimately unreliable, and who knows, when you are old, he might change his mind."
Another said: "Why not find a concubine for your old master? After she bears a son, you can dismiss her. A son-in-law is ultimately an outsider, how can he be compared to one's own flesh and blood?"
