"Do you mean marriage between two women? No, it's not legal. Not for anyone, but especially not for Nangong Jingnu, because she is the Emperor and needs to bear an heir. As for the rest..." Qi Yan is certain that a man is something different from what she is. Men have a certain way of being in the world, a way of acting as though everything should belong to them. Many things are denied women, and they must find more creative ways of obtaining what they want. That is what Qi Yan has done. But she is also sure that she is something different from Nangong Jingnu. "It's a long story. I will have to prevail upon your patience to tell it."