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

Chapter 17

What she gave was not emotion at all, it was clearly a weapon for Lu Ziyan to hurt her.

The more she gave, the deeper she fell in love with him. Instead of being moved or cherishing her, he became more and more controlling.

Xie Yanyu was worried that his sister's determination to cancel the engagement would waver because of this news, so when he came to find her, he saw her cold face.

Hearing the question, Xie Wan Ning's smile rarely faded, and she opened her lips slightly and said word by word: "Brother, don't worry, even if I like pigs or dogs in the future, I will never look at Lu Ziyan again."

"...There's no need to swear such a poisonous oath," Xie Yanyu said in an indescribable tone, "I just believe you."

What kind of person is he who likes pigs and dogs? How could his sweet and cute sister be so vulgar?

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On the second day after Lu Ziyan dismissed his concubine, the door of Xie Mansion was knocked again.

The visitors this time were the wife of the Earl of Yongyi, who was on good terms with both the Lu and Xie families, and the wife of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

The two ladies were entrusted by the Lu family to act as go-betweens to reconcile the two families.

Compared to the previous invitation, which they had to rely on their daughter to look over eagerly, this time the Lu family's handling of the matter was relatively respectable.

Zheng's frustration was finally relieved. She opened the door and politely welcomed the guest in.

He entertained us politely for the whole afternoon, drank tea and chatted, and even asked the musicians kept in the mansion to sing and dance, which was a very warm hospitality.

But he would not reveal the purpose of the two ladies' visit.

No matter how hard they talked, they finally just politely sent the person away.

After this, the Lu family finally couldn't sit still anymore.

They were not in a hurry before because they thought that the reason why the Xie family broke off the engagement was that the wedding date was approaching and their child had an affair with a mistress. But now that they have sent the mistress away, the other party still refuses to give in.

How can we not be in a hurry?
Early the next morning, Lu Ziyan came again to ask for a meeting.

Last time, the doorman came out to talk, but this time, the Xie family didn’t even open the door.

Standing quietly in front of the lacquered red door, Lu Ziyan's handsome and cold face showed no ripples, only the coldness in his eyes revealed his mood a little.

It was like a god who held the power of killing had come to the world, making people dare not look directly at him.

It was not until noon that Lu Ziyan finally stepped forward and knocked on the door.

"Go tell your daughter that if she really wants to cancel the engagement, she should tell me face to face first."

His aura was indeed intimidating, but the doorman still passed the message in.

Xie Wan Ning listened without frowning, and just said: "Marriage is a matter of parents' decision. I don't have anything to explain to him. Please ask him to go back and tell him that he doesn't need to come again in the future, so as not to make others laugh at him."

Tomorrow is Xie Ruyu's coming-of-age party, and she doesn't want her little problem to disturb her cousin's only once-in-a-lifetime coming-of-age ceremony.

The doorman didn't say anything, and Xie Wan Ning didn't care what Lu Ziyan's reaction was after receiving the news.

The man was very cold and arrogant, and he had probably never been humiliated like this before.

To be honest, Xie Wan Ning had never expected that he would come to ask for a meeting again after being rejected once.

I hope he can see through her determination this time, realize that their fate has ended, and that the best outcome is for them to be well.

In the dream, she had suffered so much and endured so much torture, but she didn't hold a grudge against him, which showed that she was kind, generous and good-tempered.

No matter how much more there is, it’s really gone.

She also didn't think that Lu Ziyan's two visits meant he was reluctant to break off the engagement with her. Perhaps he just felt embarrassed that the woman had asked him to break off the engagement?

What's more likely is that the person who can't accept being obedient and submissive to him in everything actually doesn't want him anymore. Outside the gate, Lu Ziyan listened quietly to the doorman's reply.

When he heard the last sentence, 'Don't make a fool of yourself,' his teeth clenched and anger flashed in his eyes.

The doorman was frightened and afraid that he would break in. Fortunately, Lu Ziyan just stood there for a while with a frown, then turned around and left without saying a word.

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The next day, the Xie family had many guests coming to congratulate the second young lady on her coming-of-age ceremony.

Lu Ziyan didn't come again, and Xie Wan Ning breathed a sigh of relief.

I thought to myself, this is good enough.

There were many guests who came to congratulate her, and Xie Ruyu's coming-of-age ceremony went very smoothly. In the presence of many guests, she combed her hair, put on a hairpin, and changed into a formal dress to show that she had reached adulthood.

As the host, Xie Wan Ning welcomed her close friends whom she had personally invited into the elegant hall.

The food and wine had already been served inside. The girls were on good terms with each other, so once they were away from their parents, they stopped acting politely and sat down casually.

Just as the feast was about to begin, Er Qing came in through the curtain, leaned close to her ear, and whispered, "Miss, Princess Pingning is here."

Princess Pingning?

Xie Wan Ning was startled and quickly stood up to greet him.

But in my heart I was thinking, doesn't the youngest daughter of Princess Duanyang always hang out with the royal princesses and rarely come to the banquets of ordinary noble ladies?

Although they had spoken a few words to each other, they were not very familiar with each other. The invitation was sent to her some time ago at a spring banquet. The little princess heard that she wanted to go to the jewelry pavilion to order a jade bracelet, and she came up to her enthusiastically and said she wanted to help.

The two of them officially started to interact with each other.

The jade bracelet was now worn on Xie Ruyu's wrist, and this time she also handed a handwritten note to the Duke of Pei's Mansion.

I never thought that the little princess from the Duke's Mansion would actually come.

However, the affection between girls is accumulated through interactions. Since the other person took the initiative to help her, he must really want to be friends with her.

My thoughts changed rapidly along the way, and I finally met the person in front of the archway of the second entrance.

Xie Wan Ning walked up quickly, bowed, and apologized, "I thought you wouldn't come. I'm sorry for the delay."

"What are you doing?" Princess Pingning was not arrogant and lively. She reached out to hold her arm and said with a smile, "I am one year older than you. My maiden name is Pei Yuxuan. You can just call me Sister Xuan."

Xie Wan Ning immediately followed suit and called out, "Sister Xuan."

Pei Yuxuan happily took her arm and walked forward, explaining, "I have been worshipping Buddha with my mother at Puxian Temple in the suburbs of Beijing these past two days. If my brother had not returned to Beijing this morning, I would have missed him."

...Brother.

Xie Wan Ning was slightly startled, and a gentle and handsome figure quickly flashed before her eyes.

For some unknown reason, she thought of the logo on the jewelry box containing the jade bracelet.

She felt it looked familiar at the time, and later she compared it with the pattern carved on the jade pendant given to her by Pei Yuqing.

Only then did she realize how precious this jade pendant was.

And that person, after only meeting her once, said he wanted to recognize her as his sister and gave her the jade pendant.

Xie Wan Ning was naturally confused, but she didn't want to take out the jade pendant and ask her own sister what her brother meant by giving it to her.

Hearing this, she smiled slightly, did not respond, and led people towards the elegant hall.

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