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

Chapter 37

That year, the news that the second master of the Lu family died on the battlefield along with his two sons reached the capital. His wife hanged herself that same day and wanted to follow her husband. If her personal maid had not noticed something was wrong, there would be no second wife in the Lu family at that time.

Xie Wan Ning, who was only ten years old at the time, was deeply moved after hearing this.

For a long time, Mrs. Lu was considered a role model for women of the time.

Loyalty, chastity, and infatuation.

The relationship between her and the second master of the Lu family is worthy of being passed down through the ages.

But at this moment, she heard Lu Ziyan's low voice.

He said, "Not long after my second uncle got married, he was ordered to serve as a military governor in Bianzhou. My second aunt was pregnant and did not accompany him. Seeing that he was alone, his subordinates in Bianzhou sent him two women. Before returning to Beijing after his term of office, my second uncle gave them a sum of money to send them away, but he did not know that one of them was pregnant."

"The woman was restored to a good family and had no intention of marrying again. She wanted to have a child and depend on him for life. She was also worried that the news would leak out and the mother would be killed and the child would be left alone. So she hid in the countryside and raised the child. Before she died, she told the child's life story."

"His name is Lu Zishuo. He should be my cousin according to his age. He grew up in the countryside and passed the imperial examination. When he stayed at his classmate's house, Liu Manrou was arranged to serve him and she became his concubine from then on."

"Later, bandits were rampant in Bianzhou, and Lu Zishuo was hacked to death in the street. He happened to meet me, who was ordered to go to Bianzhou to suppress the bandits."

"He looks a lot like my second uncle. After I rescued him, he told me his life story on his deathbed. I then sent my confidants to investigate carefully and confirm, and finally confirmed that there were still descendants of the Lu family left. Unfortunately, he was killed by bandits on the day the brothers met."

Xie Wan Ning seemed to be listening to a foreign language. Her fingertips that were tapping on the table had unconsciously stopped and she stared blankly at his lips opening and closing.

Lu Ziyan kept looking at her and told her seriously: "The bandits were successfully wiped out. On the eve of returning to Beijing, Liu Manrou came to me and said that she was pregnant. She has been with Lu Zishuo for two years and is a concubine with a name and status. Since she is pregnant, I naturally cannot let the Lu family bloodline be left outside again."

——So he brought the person back to the capital.

Xie Wan Ning added the last sentence to him.

She even began to wonder why he didn't just reveal Liu Manrou's identity to the public.

Lu Ziyan is not the eldest son of the Lu family. He has two older brothers, but they both died in the battlefield with their father.

As the youngest son, he seldom saw his father, who guarded the northern border all year round, since he was old enough to understand, and the second master of the Lu family spent more time in Beijing.

The uncle and nephew had a deep relationship. Since he learned that his second uncle had bloodline left in the world, he should of course arrange for someone to trace his ancestry.

But the Lu family also has a second wife, Mrs. Lu, who has been faithful to her husband for many years.

Back then, Madam Lu II attempted suicide but was saved by a maid. She tried to kill herself several times afterwards until her own mother, who was bedridden, dragged her sick body to the Marquis Wuyuan's mansion and scolded her severely, which finally persuaded her to come back.

Although she was still willing to live, Mrs. Lu stopped eating meat and wearing any sex-themed clothes from then on. She worshipped Buddha all year round and placed her only love and care on Lu Ziyan, treating him as her own son.

The relationship with her late husband was her spiritual support during her years of widowhood. If she knew that he had children outside.

All the years of love were in vain, and she didn't even know if she could still live.

The Lu family has too few descendants. Lu Ziyan wants to recognize the bloodline of his second uncle, but he also takes his second aunt into consideration, so he decides to conceal Tang Manrou's identity and recognize the child himself.

This does make sense, how could a man like him, who had a cold personality and didn't like maids to be around him since he was a child, go out and find a woman to bring back.

only……

Xie Wan Ning recalled those dreams.

After Liu Manrou gave birth to his eldest son, he actually gave Liu Manrou the status of the second wife, instead of arranging her to be a concubine as he said now.

And there were those red marks that Liu Manrou would show her every time they met.

In the dream, Lu Ziyan's undisguised preference for Liu Manrou and her son made everyone know that she was his beloved woman.

He went against everyone's opinion and gave her the title of legal wife, gave her children the status of legitimate children, and gave her enough love to make her arrogant and domineering.

He generously gave Liu Manrou everything that every woman wanted. Now he came to tell her that she was his cousin's concubine?

The next moment her hand was held, Xie Wan Ning came back to her senses and felt that everything was ridiculous.

She pulled her hand back with all her strength, took out a handkerchief and wiped it carefully, then said calmly, "Are you done?"

"Wanwan!" Not expecting her reaction to be like this, Lu Ziyan's voice sank slightly: "Everything I just said was absolutely true."

Xie Wan Ning hummed and said, "If you're done, remember to send the marriage certificate over tomorrow."

Lu Ziyan's jaw tightened, his face looked grim: "Don't you have anything to ask me?"

...Did he want her to repeat the questions he asked that day?

Xie Wanning frowned and thought for a while, then asked, "What other stupid questions did I ask you that day? Please tell me all of them. I really can't remember them."

Lu Ziyan's expression was stiff. He was silent for a long time, and said in a hoarse voice: "I was wrong. I shouldn't have said those nonsense..."

"Which ones?" Xie Wan Ning still had some resentment in her heart, so she pretended to be confused and asked, "Is it you who said that even if we get married, it's okay for you to have more women around you, or you who said that you won't live with me alone?"

She smiled and said, "It can't be that no matter how many women you have, it won't affect my position as the legal wife, right?"

"Wanwan," Lu Ziyan pursed his lips, "If you are angry, I will let you deal with it."

"That's not necessary," Xie Wan Ning stood up and said, "You are a noble man, how dare I punish you."

As she spoke, she was about to leave, but he grabbed her wrist.

“Let go!” Xie Wan Ning glared at him.

Lu Ziyan let go as he was told, looked at her and said, "We haven't even finished talking yet, and you're leaving like this. I can't keep my promise."

Xie Wan Ning laughed angrily: "I didn't know you were such a scoundrel."

He refused to cancel the engagement and even used this to threaten her.

Being ridiculed by her, Lu Ziyan's eyes dimmed slightly, and his tone was stubborn: "What I said is true, there is nothing wrong between Liu Manrou and me."

At this point, he paused and spoke with difficulty: "I have never enjoyed the joy of sex with anyone."

Xie Wan Ning: “…”

She was stunned for a moment before she forced herself to understand what he meant.

After a long while, she whispered, "I don't believe it."

She doesn't believe it.

Even though he confessed his innocence in front of her with an uneasy look on his face, she still didn't believe it.

Since the dream is real, even if he has no interest in Liu Manrou now, he will gradually fall in love with her in the days to come and give her all his favor.

He didn't care that she was once his cousin's concubine, and he didn't care that she had given birth to other men's children.

Thinking of this, Xie Wan Ning couldn't help but sing praises to their love.

Transcending social status and disregarding ethical principles.

What is this if not true love?
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