Hearing this, Saknu stroked his chin, signaling his agreement with the view.
The King and Queen of the Xianbei Empire had been talked about as well; it was said that the Xianbei King, at the age of twenty-three, insisted on marrying an old woman over forty to be his Royal Consort. Everyone thought he was crazy—a handsome and refined prince of noble birth unexpectedly wanting to marry a low-born, plain-looking old woman had to be out of madness, and some thought the old woman must possess some skills that momentarily bewitched the Prince's heart. They believed that once he came to his senses, he would surely divorce her.
Yet, once this obscure Prince ascended to the throne of the Xianbei Kingdom, he didn't abandon the old woman but made her the Queen Consort of Xianbei. Over the years, he showed nothing but love and affection for her, and the only two Imperial Concubines he took were upon the Queen Consort's own insistence!
