The concubine's favorite? Break off the engagement and marry another prince, please respect you

Chapter 145

There was another knock on the door.

The two people inside seemed to have heard nothing and just stood there in silence.

Lu Ziyan didn't speak for a long time, until Xie Wan Ning got a little impatient, then he asked, "Are you really not angry with him at all?"

Without waiting for her to say anything, he continued, "Do you really want to go back with him?"

He had asked this question several times, and Xie Wan Ning was almost unable to hold back her impatience.

"This is a matter between him and me. Whether I am angry or not is my business. You don't need to tell me what to do."

"I'm not as smart and calculating as you are, but I am a human being and I can think."

"Whether to be angry or not, and how to be angry, I will decide for myself."

As she said that, she sneered and asked, "Are you really going to continue to cheat?"

Lu Ziyan said nothing, but lowered his eyes, locking his gaze on her face, his eyes deep and focused.

Xie Wan Ning was annoyed and disgusted. She turned her head away from his sight, and then he just looked at her profile.

I don't know how much time had passed, but when he spoke again, his voice was a little hoarse.

"The second time..." he said, "This is the second time I allow you to leave with another man. It will also be the last time, I swear."

Xie Wan Ning was almost amused by this man's shamelessness.

It was obvious that he had forced her here, and her husband only came to rescue her. In his words, it seemed as if he had suffered a great loss and been wronged.

How could she know that Lu Ziyan felt more than just wronged. His decision to let her go back and continue to be with other men was even more painful to him than having his heart cut out.

The familiar pain began to spread from his heart, and his eyes began to turn red again due to the pain. But even so, he was reluctant to blink and continued to look at her steadily.

"You probably don't know yet, but today I have restored my true identity and been named the King of Zhenbei."

Xie Wan Ning was a little dazed, then she felt her shoulders tighten and he pulled her into his arms again.

"Next year I will go to the battlefield in the northern border. When I return victorious, the position of crown prince will be mine."

Lu Ziyan buried his face in the crook of her neck, kissed her earlobe with his lips, and said slowly, "One year at most. I can only endure the time when you are not around for another year at most. After one year, if he still dares to seduce you, I will chop him into meat sauce and feed him to the dogs."

His voice was cruel and the murderous intent seemed to be melted into his bones and blood. Xie Wan Ning's whole body froze and he was terrified.

Apart from these few times of shameless behavior, this man always keeps his word. He said he would chop Pei Yuqing into meat sauce and feed it to the dogs, and when the time comes, he won't even try other methods to deal with him.

The girl in his arms was terrified, but Lu Ziyan failed to comfort her in time. He himself was so angry about the deadline of "one year" that his teeth were bleeding.

In their previous life, they had been married for less than two years, but now, he had to tolerate her continuing to be with another man for a year.

Any man with a bit of blood in his veins would not watch his wife being affectionate and affectionate with someone else.

What's more, if anyone looked at Xie Wan Ning for a few more seconds, Lu Ziyan would want to skin her alive.

But what can he do?
This girl was determined to go with another man, and his plan was not enough to avoid being criticized by thousands of people and being enemies...

With his current strength, he couldn't force her to stay.

He wanted to shoot the sickly man directly, but he still had his reason, and reason told him not to do so, at least not now.

"Will you allow him to touch you again?"

A cold voice came from his ears, and Xie Wan Ning felt a chill down his spine and his hair stood on end.

"Forget it, no need to say more." Perhaps knowing that she couldn't say anything nice, Lu Ziyan chuckled, held her waist with one hand, and kissed her earlobe. His lips slowly slid down to the side of her neck and bit a piece of soft flesh...

"Don't do this!" Xie Wan Ning hurriedly turned her head away and covered that place with her hand.

Lu Ziyan stopped and said slowly: "Then I'll give you two choices. Either let me leave a few marks on your body, or you kiss me."

As he spoke, he tilted his head and smiled at her softly, "You've never kissed me on your own initiative."

Xie Wan Ning heard the bitterness in the words clearly, and her teeth were sore that she gritted her teeth and said, "What if I don't choose? Are you going to force me again?"

After these words were spoken, the room fell silent again.

Under the dim candlelight, Lu Ziyan buried his face in her neck, motionless, and did not move his mouth to bite as he said.

After a long while, he took a deep breath, loosened his hand, stepped back a few steps, looked steadily at the stubborn and cruel girl in front of him, and said, "Go quickly, don't let me regret it."

Xie Wan Ning was stunned for a moment, then immediately strode towards the door after she came to her senses.

When she passed by him, her wrist was grabbed again. Thinking he was playing tricks on her again, Xie Wan Ning was about to curse when a heavy weight was lifted off her shoulders and a thick cloak wrapped around her.

Lu Ziyan reached out to tie the laces of her cloak, and helped her put on the hat, carefully covering her from head to toe. Finally, he pulled off the white jade that held down her skirt at the waist and tied it on himself, and then replaced the black jade around his waist with hers.

After saying this, he smiled at her and said, "New Year's gift."

They would send each other New Year gifts every year, and there has been no exception over the years.

Xie Wan Ning took one last look at her jade pendant, then turned around and left quickly.

Lu Ziyan did not see her off. He stood motionless in the dimly lit room, quietly watching her receding back.

The door opened, and Ming Jian, who was about to knock on the door, stopped immediately. Xie Wan Ning said, "Take me out."

This is a military camp. She had been here a few times in the past few years, but she was following Lu Ziyan and had never been here on her own. Now it was night and she didn't know the way out at all.

Ming Jian turned around and glanced inside the room. After receiving the order, he immediately gestured, "Follow me."

The military camp in the dead of winter was somewhat cold and solemn. Along the way, they met several teams on duty. They all bowed and saluted when they saw Ming Jian, and ignored the figure wrapped in the commander's cloak behind him.

After walking out smoothly all the way, Xie Wan Ning arrived at the sentry post at the outermost edge. He saw a carriage blending into the darkness in the distance, and heard the person next to him say, "I have something to say that I really can't help but say."

Without waiting for Xie Wan Ning to speak, Ming Jian continued, "My young master is a famous young hero before he even reached adulthood. He is excellent in both literary and military skills, and has lofty ambitions. Nothing is out of reach. How is he inferior to that man from the Pei family that you couldn't wait to get rid of him in such a humiliating way?"

Xie Wan Ning's steps paused slightly, and she was actually a little stumped by the question for a moment.

It's not just Ming Jian who is puzzled. Perhaps everyone in the capital who truly understands Lu Ziyan will be puzzled by her choice.

In the eyes of outsiders, the only thing Lu Ziyan did wrong was bringing back a mistress.

How could the relationship they had growing up together for more than ten years be less important than a mistress? Is a mistress who is not even as good as a concubine worth her making such a fuss about?
Moreover, after she proposed to cancel the engagement, the Lu family also made concessions and were willing to send away the concubine, but she insisted on canceling the engagement and was so determined to marry someone else that she did not leave any room for maneuver for either of them.

The man she married was the eldest son of the Peiguo Mansion, who was eleven years older than her and was known for his frail health... Although Pei Yuqing was also of noble birth, no one outside knew that he was secretly in charge of the Qingtian Guard. Therefore, compared to the young and promising Lu Ziyan, her behavior was extremely humiliating in the eyes of everyone.

Thinking of this, Xie Wan Ning couldn't help but want to smile bitterly. She took off her cloak, handed it to Ming Jian, thought for a moment, and said, "I have a clear conscience."

Ming Jian reached out to take it, and paused for a moment when he heard these words.

Xie Wan Ning glanced at him and said, "You don't need to stand up for your master. I don't feel like I owe him anything."

After saying that, she walked away.

The carriage that sank into the night had approached without anyone noticing.

The driver was Pei Er, and when he saw her coming, he hurriedly lifted the heavy curtains.

Xie Wan Ning looked up and her eyes met with the man sitting inside.

Last night, they did all the intimate things between husband and wife, but they hadn't seen each other for just one day. In this situation, she felt inexplicably strange, as if she didn't know the person in front of her, and stared at him blankly.

It was icy and snowy, and she didn't even wear a cloak. Pei Yuqing couldn't help himself, so he put his arms around her waist and carried her into the car.

The thick curtains were lowered, and the scene inside could no longer be seen. Ming Jian watched the carriage turn around and slowly drive away before he turned back to the military camp to report.

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Inside the carriage, the charcoal stove was burning hot.

As soon as she got in the car, Xie Wan Ning broke free from the hand around her waist, sat opposite him, lowered her head and remained silent.

Pei Yuqing glanced at her, raised his hand to pour a cup of hot tea and pushed it to her, but she didn't even take it.

For a moment, no one spoke and the atmosphere fell into a strange silence.

When it comes to keeping calm, probably no one can compare to Pei Yuqing, and the same goes for Xie Wan Ning.

In the oppressive silence, she endured and endured, and the depression in her heart could not be suppressed, so she was the first to speak: "Don't you have anything to ask me?"

Pei Yuqing said: "You caught a cold today, drink the ginseng tea first."

"..." Xie Wan Ning really admired him. She raised her hand to open the lid of the teacup, glanced at it, picked it up and took a sip.

Pei Yuqing naturally saw this series of actions. He asked, "What did Lu Ziyan tell you?"

Xie Wan Ning smiled and said, "I thought you would ask what he did to me."

As soon as these words came out, Pei Yuqing's eyelids suddenly opened, and he looked straight over, just in time to meet her slightly provocative smile.

His eyes darkened, and just when Xie Wan Ning thought he was going to return to his unmoved and indifferent look, the person opposite her leaned over and held her wrist.

Three fingers went straight to her pulse.

Xie Wan Ning did not resist and let him feel her pulse. She asked curiously like a child, "Can we know what he did to me this way?"

She is angry.

Even if she didn't yell at him or show any anger on her face, how could Pei Yuqing not see it?

He glanced at her, then lowered his eyes and took her pulse carefully.

After a long while, he withdrew his hand and said, "Don't believe anything he said... I didn't expect him to kidnap you and bring you to the military camp."

Lu Ziyan kidnapped her to the military camp so that she could see with her own eyes what happened to Liu Manrou. That was a conflict from her previous life, and it was strange that he could have predicted it.

Xie Wan Ning smiled and said, "So, in your expectation, no matter what he does to me, it will only happen in the backyard of Puxian Temple, right?"

"Late night..."

"Answer me!" Xie Wan Ning restrained her smile, interrupted him, and asked directly: "Did you deliberately let him see the teeth marks on your neck and shoulders to lure him to come to me to verify everything!"

The man, who was usually calm and reserved, showed a bit of anxiety when questioned like this.

He moved his lips and remained silent for a while before saying, "I really want him to know that you and I have consummated our marriage, so that he can give up sooner. Besides, Puxian Temple is an important place in Buddhism..."

"Ridiculous! How could a madman like Lu Ziyan care about Buddhism? Are you gambling with me?" Xie Wan Ning sneered: "If he gets angry and does some irreparable harm to me, will that be what you want?"

"Wanwan!" Pei Yuqing's expression changed, and his voice unconsciously became cold: "I have never thought about it this way! You are my wife, how could I..."

He paused, and said, "You have four assassins secretly guarding you, and Puxian Temple is crowded with pilgrims. If he treats you badly, there will definitely be a commotion... You will be fine."

"Your real plan is to make a noise and attract people to watch," Xie Wan Ning was surprised at how sharp she was. Perhaps she had been around smart people for too long.

She thought for a long time, sorted out everything today, and sneered again, "What about the four assassins? Could they have been dealt with by Ming Jian alone?"

Lu Ziyan only brought Ming Jian with him.

Could it be possible that Ming Jian fought against four assassins alone without anyone from Puxian Temple hearing the noise?
This question was answered in Pei Yuqing's silence.

Xie Wan Ning was speechless for a moment.

She only knew that Ming Feng and Ming Jian were both retainers of the Lu family, trained by Lu Ziyan, followed him and were loyal to him, but she never thought that their fighting power was so high.

The death warriors trained by the aristocratic families were sharp blades that were not afraid of death, but Ming Jian killed four of them silently.

He is just a subordinate of Lu Ziyan, but his fighting power is not inferior to that of the frontier generals.

Who would dare to think of such a thing?
Obviously, Pei Yuqing did not anticipate this and made a mistake.

In his plan, all problems can be solved within Puxian Temple.

Under the watchful eyes of the public, the newly returned legitimate prince attempted to humiliate my wife in this important Buddhist place...

However, she was protected by the death squad and was not humiliated, which not only preserved her reputation but also suppressed Lu Ziyan's arrogance.

Such an arrogant and immoral prince will not be supported by officials even if he is a legitimate prince with outstanding achievements.

He was not as generous as Lu Ziyan said, and in order to carry out a plan, he allowed his wife to be forcibly taken.

Thinking of this, Xie Wan Ning's surging anger and the pain of being stabbed in the back finally eased a little.

But it was true that he was using her to plot against Lu Ziyan. Even if he gave her four assassins, it would not matter if she was not humiliated...

If it worked out, she would still become the talk of the town.