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

Chapter 6

Xie Wan Ning felt a chill in her heart. If the dream was true, then according to the timeline in the dream, they were probably pregnant by now.

"Just treat it as an interrogation," she looked at him stubbornly and said, "You are avoiding answering, is it because this girl is your sweetheart, or have you already taken her into your room?"

The girl in front of him became more and more aggressive. Lu Ziyan's face turned cold. He looked at her for a few breaths before saying calmly, "Why are you acting like this, Wanwan? Not to mention that you and I are not married yet, even if we are married, there is nothing wrong with having someone around me."

Even if I get married, there's nothing wrong with having more people around me...

They had never talked about this topic before.

One of the rules of the Xie family is that a male in the family can only take a concubine after he is over 30 years old.

The three brothers Xie Wen were all over thirty years old, but they had only one wife and no concubines.

Growing up in such a family environment, Xie Wan Ning never thought that her fiancé would think there was nothing wrong with having multiple women around him.

In her dream, she was so blinded by love that she could marry him. Maybe she was stupid. She was unwilling to see all these years of love go to waste. She always felt that they should not end up parting ways.

But now, she clearly felt that the corner of her heart that still had some warmth was gradually turning cold.

The pain of nails piercing into her palms woke her up. Xie Wanning looked into his eyes steadily and spoke clearly, "What if I don't agree? I don't agree that you have someone else by your side. You have never had a maidservant by your side before, and you can't have one in the future. You can only be like my father in this life, not taking in other women, and only me?"

Hearing this, Lu Ziyan was stunned for a moment, and then he sneered as if he had heard a joke.

As if he was meeting her for the first time, he studied her face carefully, and paused when he saw the stubborn look in her eyes as she insisted on waiting for his answer.

After a long pause, he asked, "Why do you think that since I didn't have a maid by my side before, I should live with you alone in the future?"

Maybe she had experienced the greatest pain in her dreams, so when she heard his words, Xie Wan Ning didn’t feel uncomfortable at all. Her eyelashes trembled numbly and she said softly, “But you didn’t say that before.”

When they decided to get married that day, he clearly said that she was the best girl in the world and having her alone was enough for him.

Lu Ziyan also recalled his ignorant youth, his expression slightly startled, he spoke with a tone of sympathy and mockery: "The Lu family has few descendants, I thought Wanwan would not be so naive.

"Do you know the pressure I'm under?"

Xie Wan Ning nodded slowly.

He had to support the Lu family and take on the responsibility of supporting the widows in the family. At a young age, he could compete with those old foxes who had been in the officialdom for many years in the court and not lose to them.

His outstanding abilities have been repeatedly praised by the current emperor. This young generation is truly to be feared.

She understood his pressure too well, so in the past few years, despite his increasingly cold face, she remained enthusiastic, gentle and considerate, and greeted him with a smile.

But she actually forgot that in addition to the pressure from the court, he was also under pressure to expand the Lu family.

There are four branches in the Lu family, but he is the only male left in the eldest branch. The lineage of his three uncles has been cut off. According to the current rules, even if Lu Ziyan does not inherit all four branches, he should at least adopt sons and daughters for his uncles so that their lineage can continue.

How can it be enough for a woman to give birth alone?

In his dream, didn’t he make Liu Manrou, who had given birth to a child, his second wife?
He even took Erxia as his concubine.

Lu Ziyan continued: "Since you know the pressure I'm under, you should know that I can't live with you alone."

Xie Wan Ning was speechless for a moment.

She was always short of breath in front of him, and she couldn't argue even if she was right, not to mention that his words were really impeccable. Everyone in the world values ​​offspring, let alone the Lu family, which is full of loyal and brave people and is almost extinct.

After standing still for a long time, she finally found her voice: "So, she is your new concubine?"

Lu Ziyan paused for a moment and said, "She won't affect you."

"I just want to know one thing," Xie Wan Ning looked at him without blinking and asked, "Is your relationship innocent now?"

The two looked at each other for a few breaths, and he was the first to look away without giving a direct answer: "I promise you that you will be my only wife. No matter how many women are around me, it will not affect your status."

"So," Xie Wan Ning's expression remained calm, "You have already had physical contact?"

She had never been so aggressive before. Lu Ziyan's eyes darkened and he said impatiently, "You should know that I will always take a concubine. If it's not her, there will be someone else. Since you want to be my wife, you shouldn't insist on me staying with you alone, which is unrealistic."

His tone was resolute and without any mercy.

Xie Wan Ning was silent for a long time, then nodded slowly. The bright light in her eyes dimmed, as if something was shattered and disappeared bit by bit.

The scenes that I had dreamed about intermittently during these days appeared in my mind one by one.

In the dream, after the two got married, there was his cold treatment, Liu Manrou's provocation and ridicule, and their illegitimate eldest son.

The child was doted on since birth. Liu Manrou became a noble mother because of her son. He wanted to promote his concubine to be his co-wife. Even when Madam Lu suggested that the eldest son from a concubine could be registered under her name and counted as the legitimate son, he refused.

Against all odds, he registered the child under the name of the discontinued second branch of the family as his legitimate son.

And Liu Manniang became his legitimate wife.

He didn't take a concubine for the sake of having offspring. He really fell in love with Liu Manrou, so he went to great lengths to give her the status of his wife.

In the dream, she suffered from depression and shortness of life, and endured all kinds of humiliation.

In order to protect her, Er Qing was beaten to death by Lu Ziyan's order.

If the dream was true, then God took pity on her for making the wrong choice and gave her a chance to start over.

After figuring this out, her aching and numb heart seemed to be infused with a little vitality. Xie Wan Ning pursed her lips, and used up her remaining courage to try to save the situation: "Brother Zi Yan, if I tell you that I absolutely cannot accept my future husband finding another woman, will you still not compromise for me once?"

Lu Ziyan's voice sank slightly: "Are you making things difficult for me?"

"No, it's not." Xie Wan Ning smiled bitterly. How could it be difficult?

She just didn't want to see the marriage she had given her all to end here.

Between them, she was always the one who compromised first. She learned to change and to be considerate, but he was never willing to take a step back.

Never bow your head for her.

Ask her clearly so that she can completely give up and cut off all thoughts and hopes.

You can't let her heart be influenced by him all the time, letting him come and go at his will.

Xie Wan Ning sniffed, trying to hold back tears, and looked up at the man in front of her seriously, "Lu Ziyan, thank you for not lying to me and for being willing to tell me the truth."

(End of this chapter)