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

Chapter 15

Who would go to the trouble of spreading the news that he had settled a woman in his yard?
It was just a romantic affair, and it couldn't be a reason to attack him. Even if his political enemies found out about it, there was no need to publicize it.

After a careful count, the only beneficiary was Liu Manrou.

Lu Ziyan raised his head and glanced at the plaque of Marquis Xuanping's Mansion, his handsome face showing a hint of irritation.

She is usually a very sensible, obedient and sensible girl, why is she so angry this time?

The two of them parted unhappily a few days ago, but Lu Ziyan didn’t take it to heart.

On the contrary, he had been waiting for the girl to reflect on her mistakes and come to him to apologize these days.

After all, this has been the case for years. Whenever the two of them have a disagreement, she will come and sincerely admit her mistake within a few days.

And he never made things difficult for her and always forgave her easily.

He was too busy trying to gain a foothold in the court, busy making achievements, busy fighting for power and profit. He had no time to care about the thoughts of these little children.

Many times, the two of them had a quarrel, and it was not until Xie Wan Ning took the initiative to admit her mistake that Lu Ziyan realized that she was actually angry with him during the few days she disappeared.

This time, he thought it would be the same, but he didn't expect that Xie Shu would come to his house to ask for the marriage certificate.

...Cancel the engagement?
Lu Ziyan smiled coldly, looked up at the closed door in front of him again, turned and left.

He never planned to marry anyone other than her.

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On the second day, the Lu family sent someone to deliver a letter to Xie Wan Ning.

It was written by Lu Xiyao, Lu Ziyan's younger sister. She did not mention the cancellation of the engagement proposed by the Xie family yesterday, but only wrote that the pink roses in her yard were blooming beautifully this year and invited her to a flower-viewing party.

Xie Wan Ning's eyes fell on the delicate words on the gold-stamped invitation. She didn't reach out to take it, but asked softly, "Who sent it? Is the person still here?"

The maid holding the invitation said, "It's the steward of the Lu family who came. The doorman was afraid that you would have instructions, so he didn't dare to send him away. He is still waiting for your reply at the door."

"That's great. Let him take the things back." Xie Wan Ning said calmly, without any emotion. "Ask him to tell Sister Xiyao that my fate with the Lu family is over. From now on, I will not go to any banquet hosted by the Lu family without an invitation."

"Yes." The maid bowed and left.

Xie Ruyu, who was sitting at the side, looked at the maid's back as she walked away, her eyebrows slightly raised, and she said sourly: "Sister Wanwan has cut off contact with Miss Lu just like that, it's really a pity."

The two close friends who grew up together, who are not blood sisters but are better than blood sisters, have a deep friendship and can talk about anything. However, they have cut off contact because of the failure of marriage between the two families. Anyone would feel it is a pity.

Xie Wan Ning didn't notice the wrong tone in her voice, and just smiled faintly: "We didn't treat each other sincerely, so where does the regret come from?"

Thinking of that girl who called her Sister Wanwan affectionately, Xie Wanning still felt a little bitter.

Lu Xiyao is the same age as her, with their birthdays less than half a year apart. She is very sweet-mouthed and loves to stick to her. Compared to Xie Ruyu, in Xie Wan Ning's heart, Lu Xiyao is more like her own sister.

But after she married into the Lu family, this sister suddenly became cold towards her for some unknown reason.

Even after Erxia was taken in as a concubine by Lu Ziyan, whenever the three of them met, she treated Erxia more warmly than her proper sister-in-law. Xie Wanning knew that Lu Xiyao might not think much of Erxia's behavior, and she didn't really want to befriend Erxia.

It's just because I understand her and know that Erxia's betrayal will definitely hit her hard.

In order to make her unhappy, he deliberately made friends with Erxia.

Lu Xiyao did it. She was indeed unhappy, depressed and deeply hurt.

One was a close friend whom she treated as a younger sister, and the other was a maid who had served her since she was a child. Both of them betrayed her at the same time. Xie Wan Ning was a mortal being and could not help but be affected.

Until now, Xie Wan Ning still didn't know why Lu Xiyao in her dream suddenly hated her inexplicably.

He hated her so much that he wanted her to die.

Now that she has the dream as a reminder, she will not make the same mistake again, but there is no way for her to go find her to ask for clarification.

Unless she can continue to dream, otherwise, Lu Xiyao's change of attitude may be destined to become an unsolved mystery.

She was lost in thought. Xie Ruyu, who was standing beside her, frowned slightly when she heard this. She thought it was because of Lu Ziyan that Lu Xiyao stood on her brother's side and said something to her cousin. She immediately suppressed her sour thoughts and said with a curled lip, "There really isn't a single good person in the Lu family."

Even Lu Xiyao, the person she envied the most, turned out to be a hypocritical person.

"Don't talk nonsense," Xie Wan Ning said seriously with a look of disapproval on her face, "Old Marquis Lu has guarded the northern border all his life and made countless military achievements. Countless men of the Lu family have died on the battlefield. Such a loyal and heroic family should not be insulted lightly."

Even Lu Ziyan, although he has not been to a real battlefield yet, he has led troops to suppress bandits and quell rebellions in the past two years, and his spear has drunk the blood of countless traitors.

He may not do well in the relationship between children and parents, but when it comes to his family, country and the world, he definitely deserves the title of young hero.

Xie Ruyu also knew that what she said was a bit too much, and she said awkwardly: "I just don't like Lu Xiyao. You are so good to her, she..."

"I know you're speaking up for me, but she hasn't offended me," Xie Wan Ning raised her hand to pour a cup of tea for her cousin, and said, "Just ignore her in the future. Since the two families broke off the engagement, they should have no contact with each other forever. This is perfect."

Xie Ruyu immediately smiled happily: "This is perfect."

The biggest reason why she didn't like Lu Xiyao was that she always stuck to her cousin.

She only has this one sister. Even if they have quarreled since childhood, it is their own business. If it weren't for Lu Xiyao, Xie Ruyu firmly believes that their sisterhood would never have been eased until now.

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The Lu family sent out invitations for three consecutive days. From the youngest Lu Xiyao, to the second wife of the Lu family, and finally Lu Ziyan's biological mother, Madam Lu, they all invited Xie Wanning to their house for a gathering in their own name.

Zheng was extremely angry, from being a casual bystander at the beginning to being annoyed and angry now.

Who would be so high-handed if they wanted to seek reconciliation and truly wanted to save their children's marriage?
The Xie family personally went to the door to cancel the engagement. Except for Lu Ziyan's visit that day, the Lu family pretended to have forgotten about it. They even wanted to send a letter and asked their daughter to come over on her own initiative.

Did you think that their family was joking when they said they were canceling the engagement?

Xie Wan Ning gently patted her mother's back to calm her down, her tone calm, "My daughter treated Lu Ziyan so well in the past, the ladies of the Lu family must be sure that I can't let him go. Now they probably think that I have regretted it, but the words of breaking off the engagement have already been spoken, and it is a bit embarrassing. Sending the invitation is just to give me a way out."

(End of this chapter)