The imperial concubine is charming and charming, and only seeks power and wealth

"Okay," Xie lowered her eyes and gently nudged the man in front of her, "but even if I have to rest, I still have to have a meal."

She stayed with her daughter all night last night and fell asleep as soon as she came home.

It's already dark now, and I haven't had any food.

Wang Shaofu loosened his arms.

Hearing the noise inside, the servants waiting outside knocked on the door gently.

Xie got out of bed and called the servants in.

The quiet house suddenly became lively.

Since she didn't plan to go out again, Xie didn't tie her hair up. She went to the bathroom to wash up briefly and started to have dinner.

As soon as she sat down, there was another person next to her.

Wang Shaofu said, "I'll help you with some."

The servant hurriedly added a set of bowls and chopsticks.

Xie has done a good job in following the rule of not talking while eating.

She chewed her food in silence until the man beside her picked up a piece of lotus root for her with chopsticks, then she paused imperceptibly.

After a long time, she finished her meal, put down her chopsticks, and stood up to leave.

Wang Shaofu looked at her bowl. Only the piece of lotus root he picked up remained untouched. His eyes were calm.

Yes.

His tranquility is such a temper.

He knew it a long time ago.

I would rather break than bend, I see things in black and white, and I cannot tolerate even a grain of sand in my eyes.

It was like this when I was young, and it is still like this now.

When he makes a choice, he should be prepared to face the consequences.

He thought he had done it.

But Wang Shaofu didn't expect that she didn't even cry or make a fuss, and just became increasingly cold towards him, but he would find it so unbearable.

Once upon a time, he loved her perseverance and courage.

Now Wang Shaofu was wondering why he could endure more than ten years of childless life for her and bear all the pressure alone.

Knowing that she was unhappy living in Beijing and couldn't bear to see her parents and relatives making things difficult for her, he asked to be sent away and hadn't returned to Beijing for more than ten years.

As a son, he was unfilial and disobedient to his mother for his wife, causing her to suffer separation for more than ten years.

As a ruler, he has no heirs to succeed him.

He is now thirty-three years old and has been childless for many years. No matter how loyal his subordinates are or how close his allies are, they still have to think about their future.

What he wants is not just offspring, but a stable future for their lineage.

But she couldn't bear it for him once.

Just once!

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Xie Anning sat in front of the dressing mirror with her hair loose.

The woman in the mirror was thin and her face looked visibly haggard due to the hardships she had endured last night.

She is exactly thirty years old this year and is no longer young.

Especially after returning to Beijing, the successive blows overwhelmed her and she lost the carefree life she had in previous years.

More than anything,... numbness.

Xie An Ning stared at himself in the mirror for a while, then suddenly turned his head and told Peirong behind him to go to Jianxiayuan to see his daughter for him.

Peirong took the order and left.

All the servants also retreated.

Once again, the couple were the only ones left in the room.

...He is going to stay overnight tonight.

Xie Anning thought to herself as she slowly combed her long hair with the jade comb in her hand.

After a long time, she put down the jade comb, stood up, and lay back on the couch.

There was a faint candlelight in the corner, shining through the bed curtains, with almost no light or shadow.

The couple lay side by side, the darkness was a good protective color, preventing them from seeing each other's expressions.

Xie Anning slowly breathed a sigh of relief, and the person next to him came over.

Wang Shaofu put his arms around his wife's shoulders and gently stroked and patted her. Soon, the stroking turned into caressing.

The thin back almost hurt his hands, and he felt a deep sense of pity in his heart. He lowered his head and kissed the person in his arms.

"Don't!" Xie An Ning turned his head away suddenly. "I'm worried about Wan'er and I'm really tired. If you're interested, why don't you go to Jingshu Garden?"

In Jingshu Garden, lived several concubines of Wang Shaofu.

When returning to Beijing that day, Old Lady Wang arranged for two concubines. This time, the eldest daughter-in-law finally gave in and drank the tea offered by the concubines. However, she never expected that for many days, her son never went to the concubines' courtyard.

As a mother, I naturally thought that I had not found someone that my son liked, so in the following months, I sent a few more concubines to the first wife.

Two is also collected, three or five is also collected.

Xie Anning also stayed and was arranged to live in Jingshuyuan.

At this moment, her words made the man who was so close to her hold his breath for a moment.

After a long silence, Wang Shaofu said, "Take a rest. I won't bother you."

Hearing this, Xie Anning raised his eyelids.

Their eyes met for a moment in mid-air, and Wang Shaofu's Adam's apple moved subconsciously, but soon she closed her eyes.

It was quiet inside the bed curtains.

In the dim light, Wang Shaofu stared at the woman in his arms, her slightly sallow complexion.

The beautiful, bright and charming girl in the past blossomed little by little in his arms, and now she is getting old little by little.

As a young couple, he had seen her at her most beautiful.

On the bed and under the bed.

In front of people and behind people.

She is all different.

He could accept her aging calmly without any disrespect towards her.

Even at this moment, the person in his arms looked so haggard, her body, aged from childbirth, no longer as delicate and soft as before...

But he still wanted to hold her, wanted her.

Husband and wife are one, she should also consider him for once.

...I hope she can understand that the relationship between them cannot be affected by a few concubines.

Those people will not have any impact on her.