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

Chapter 96

He doesn't know how to be tolerant, how to give in, or what respect means.

He thinks highly of himself and knows how to plunder and persecute.

Xie Wan Ning leaned her head on her mother's shoulder, looking gloomy.

"Let's not talk about him. It affects my mood whenever I mention him."

"Okay," Zheng gathered the strands of hair on her forehead and said with concern, "Then tell me, is the princess treating you well?"

This is what Zheng is most worried about in recent days.

The daughter-in-law was married, but her fiancé broke into the bridal chamber before the wedding night. If it were Zheng herself, she would definitely not be warm to this daughter-in-law.

Judging others by herself, she couldn't help but worry.

Xie Wan Ning said, "The princess treats me very well."

It's so good that it's abnormal, and it has a strong sense of compensation.

Thinking of the conversation she heard that day, Xie Wan Ning's smile froze a little, and her originally good mood was also overshadowed.

There are some things that she can do without, but he can't, right?

Zheng said with a surprised look, and then said happily: "Your Highness the Princess is really sensible."

Indeed, if you look into the matter in detail, it was Lu Ziyan who was arrogant and domineering, and it really could not be blamed on her daughter.

Xie Wan Ning opened her mouth, seeming to be hesitant to speak.

Zheng saw that her daughter was not right, and hurriedly pulled her aside to ask, "What's wrong? The Pei family is simple-minded. As long as Her Royal Highness the Princess doesn't embarrass you, there will be no difficulty."

"..." Xie Wan Ning was silent for a moment. She was still a little embarrassed to speak up. She just shook her head slowly, "Everyone in the Pei family treats me very well. There is no difficulty."

Zheng frowned slightly. Seeing that her daughter refused to speak, she could only suppress her worry and stop asking.

Soon it was lunch time, and Pei Yuqing did not come back. He was kept in the front hall by several men from the Xie family and forced to drink.

The table for the female members of the family was set up in Jinxiu Hall. After Xie Wan Ning had lunch with her mother and aunt, she was dragged by Xie Ruyu to her courtyard.

The two sisters hadn't seen each other for several days and had a lot to talk about.

As soon as her daughter left, Zheng rubbed her eyebrows and leaned on the armrest of the chair, looking tired.

Seeing this, Liu showed concern on her face, "Are you tired, sister-in-law? Why don't you go and rest for a while?"

A maid came forward to serve, but Zheng waved her away with a slight wave of her hand.

She sighed softly and said, "Wanwan seems to have something bothering her, hiding it deep in her heart, and she won't even tell me."

It’s not that she felt her daughter was unfamiliar with her, but she was really worried that her child would be wronged in her husband’s family.

Upon hearing this, Liu looked hesitant.

After a few breaths of hesitation, he stammered, "I have figured out a little bit of the solution, but... I don't know whether I should tell you or not."

"Hurry up and tell me," Zheng stood up and urged, "You are her aunt, there is nothing wrong with saying it."

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As the sun gradually set, Xie Wan Ning said goodbye to her reluctant cousin and returned to her mother's yard.

As soon as she entered the room, Zheng's eyes fell over and she looked at her daughter closely, as if she didn't know her.

This sight made Xie Wan Ning pause. She lowered her head and looked at herself, wondering, "Why is my mother looking at me like that?"

Zheng smiled slightly and waved at her, "Come here and talk." On the other side, Pei Yuqing was a little tipsy after being forced to drink repeatedly. Even so, he always responded appropriately to the questions from the men of the Xie family.

Xie Shu became more and more satisfied with this son-in-law who was knowledgeable, elegant, and handsome, and finally he waved his hand and let him go.

Pei Yuqing left the front hall and, accompanied by his elder brother-in-law Xie Yanyu, came to his mother-in-law's place to take his wife home.

Both of them had extraordinary hearing ability. Before they even reached the door, they heard the conversation between the mother and daughter inside.

Zheng waited for her daughter to come closer, and looked at her delicate little face carefully, with a loving look in her eyes: "Wanwan, there are no outsiders here. I want to ask you something, and you must answer truthfully."

"What's the matter?" Xie Wan Ning didn't take it seriously. She sat down next to her mother, took a sip of the hot tea on the small table, and then said, "Ask, mother."

The mother and daughter have always been close, so Zheng didn't hesitate and asked directly, "Have you and Changqing not consummated your marriage yet?"

This question was indeed very direct. Xie Wan Ning was drinking hot tea and choked when she heard it, so she coughed twice.

"Mother!" She quickly put down the teacup, her face flushed red.

"You are both married girls. It's not embarrassing to talk about it as a mother." Zheng raised her hand and patted her daughter's back, asking, "Is it true?"

"..." Xie Wan Ning was silent for a moment, pursed her lips and nodded.

Zheng took a deep breath. When her sister-in-law said that her daughter still looked like an unmarried girl, she didn't believe it. But now...

She looked serious and asked, "But Changqing, do you have any grudges about what happened on your wedding night?"

"No, no," Xie Wan Ning took her mother's hand and quickly explained, "It's not like he doesn't know that Lu Ziyan and I are engaged, so why would he mind this?"

"Why is that?" Zheng's mind raced, but she couldn't figure it out.

"Don't ask, mother," Xie Wan Ning said awkwardly, "It's not a big deal anyway."

Zheng: "..."

She laughed out of anger: "Why is it not a big deal? Changqing is already so old. Why don't you have a child soon? Are you really waiting for the title to fall back into the hands of the eldest wife of the Pei family?"

As she spoke, Zheng's expression suddenly changed, as if she had figured something out. "But what's wrong with his health?"

Xie Wan Ning hesitated for a few breaths and whispered, "Don't worry about his heart disease, don't work too hard..."

What else didn't Zheng understand? She was stunned for a moment, almost gritting her teeth.

"No wonder he hasn't married at such an old age. It turns out there is such a secret behind it." Zheng pounded the table with anger, "How dare he delay my daughter!"

"Mother, please don't tell anyone," Xie Wan Ning said hurriedly, "I don't care about this. I heard it hurts a lot, so I don't have to suffer."

Zheng: "..."

Looking at her innocent and lovely daughter, she was both angry and amused. "Silly girl, that's not what you say. Life is long. Do you know how much gossip a woman has to endure if she doesn't have children?"

"The pressure of having children is on women. If you are unhappy, the first person to be dissatisfied will be your mother-in-law. Then..."

"My mother-in-law knows the inside story." Xie Wan Ning said, "She will definitely not blame me."

"The princess also knew about this?" Zheng was shocked and angry, and was convinced that the Pei family had deliberately deceived her into marriage.

Xie Wan Ning quickly explained: "The princess only found out after her wedding."

Outside the house, Xie Yanyu was completely stunned. He slowly turned his head to look at his brother-in-law beside him with an extremely complicated look in his eyes.

The corners of Pei Changqing's lips twitched slightly, and a rare hint of shame and anger appeared on his usually calm face.

He moved his lips and explained stiffly, "She misunderstood."

He was extremely smart and thought he had everything under control, but he could never have expected that the girl actually thought this about him.