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

After finishing dressing, she had a simple bowl of chicken soup with wontons, and just as she put down her bowl and chopsticks, Dexi went inside to report that Xie Anning and her daughter had finally arrived.

Jiang Lingyue immediately stood up and took the initiative to greet him.

As soon as I walked out of the palace and down the stairs, I saw two familiar figures.

I haven't seen my aunt for many years. The aunt with a pretty face and straightforward personality in my memory has become more low-key and introverted with a touch of gentleness and beauty after the passage of time.

She has a slim figure, fair and smooth skin, soft eyebrows and eyes, a beautiful face, and a dignified and elegant demeanor.

Time never defeats beauty, let alone a woman who is only in her early thirties and still in the prime of her life.

One glance at it makes people feel relaxed and happy.

Wang Shaofu actually changed his heart towards such a good aunt!

"My wife, please see the noble concubine."

Jiang Lingyue was feeling angry when Xie Anning and his daughter came to pay their respects respectfully.

She had no choice but to suppress her thoughts, walked over a few steps, and helped the man up with her own hands.

"Aunt Xie, get up quickly,"

Even though they hadn't seen each other for many years, Jiang Lingyue was already seven years old when they parted. She could remember everything and remembered all the kindness her aunt had shown her. Moreover, she was not one to put on airs, so she said naturally, "You are the elder, there is no need to be polite."

Xie Anning was also a straightforward person. He cared about Jiang Lingyue from the bottom of his heart, so he didn't hesitate when he heard it. After agreeing, he looked over.

Soon, his eyes gradually turned red, "You look exactly like your mother."

Jiang Lingyue had known this for a long time.

After all, a big part of the reason why Shen treated her so harshly was because she looked like her biological mother.

Not wanting to recall those things, she shook her head and said, "Aunt, please don't cry. We haven't seen each other for many years. We should have a good talk."

As she spoke, Jiang Lingyue turned her gaze to Wang Wan who was standing beside her.

Seeing that her face was rosy and healthy, completely different from the paleness she had when she fell into the water last time, he felt relieved and asked with concern, "Are you feeling better now?"

Wang Wan turned around and smiled, "Okay, thanks to the doctor you pointed out."

After all, she was just a little girl, and she seemed very approachable compared to her mother who was still a little unfamiliar and awkward.

They were childhood friends, so close that they were not sisters but better than sisters.

Later, one of them left Beijing for ten years, and the other was suppressed by her stepmother and never went out to socialize.

So, if you count carefully, among the many noble ladies in the capital, they have only been friends with each other.

Now they meet again after many years, and they are only about ten years older than each other. Although there is a huge difference in their status, the affection they had in the past is still real.

Recalling the past, Jiang Lingyue's smile grew wider.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Nanny Qian beside her reminded, "It's cold outside. Your Majesty, why don't you invite Madam Wang into the palace for some hot tea?"

Yesterday's heavy snow has stopped, and the entire capital is covered in silver. It is freezing cold and it is really not suitable to stay outside for a long time.

The guests were welcomed into the hall, where palace maids served them hot tea and fresh snacks.

Jiang Lingyue got straight to the point: "I heard from Madam Qian that Auntie wants to cancel Wan'er's marriage with the Yao family?"

She asked directly, and Xie An Ning not only did not feel offended, but instead the sense of strangeness that had lasted for so many years disappeared.

After all, given Jiang Lingyue's current status, since she is willing to ask proactively, it means she wants to intervene.

This is to support them.

Xie An Ning felt a warm feeling in her heart, and she had no intention of hiding anything. She told her daughter everything about the Yao family, then glanced at her daughter and said helplessly, "This enemy has made up his mind to cancel the engagement. As a mother, I can't let my daughter marry unwillingly... So this engagement must be canceled."

Jiang Lingyue roughly understood all of this. After listening quietly, she frowned slightly and asked, "What do the elders in the family mean? If they don't agree, I can..."

"Don't bother your Majesty for now," Xie An Ning said with a smile, "The matter has been resolved. Her father will come forward and we can discuss the cancellation of the engagement in the next two days."

"Oh?" Jiang Lingyue had never heard of this. She was a little surprised and secretly praised Wang Shaofu for still being a good father and husband. Nanny Qian had not been in the Wang family for long and must have misunderstood something.

She immediately said, "When I heard Madam Qian's report, I was very worried about my aunt's situation in the Wang family, but now I feel relieved."

Wang Wan, who was just picking up a piece of snack to taste, seemed to be hesitant to speak when she heard this. After being glared at by her mother, she lowered her head in embarrassment.

Jiang Lingyue took everything in, her brows gradually furrowed, "But is there anything else hidden?"

Thinking of the fate of the mother and daughter in her previous life, she didn't bother beating around the bush and said directly, "I lost my mother when I was young, and then I got a mean stepmother like Shen. I suffered a lot, and my aunts never showed me any favors. Only you, aunt, treated me like your own daughter. Although I haven't seen you for more than ten years, I have never forgotten you. Now, even aunt, you want to distance yourself from me?"

"That's not the case!" Xie An Ning said, "Auntie only regrets that she was too far away from Beijing these years and couldn't take care of you more. How could she be estranged from you?"

She and Jiang Lingyue's biological mother, the eldest daughter of Yongle Marquis's Mansion, have known each other since childhood and are as close as sisters.

When Jiang Lingyue was born, Xie Anning didn't have any children of her own and was not even married yet. It was not convenient for an unmarried girl to visit the Jiang family every time, so she always asked her fiancé to go with her and take care of her wholeheartedly.

When she was exiled from Beijing with her husband, the little girl, who had lost her mother at birth, was only seven years old. Xie An Ning took care of her for seven years.

Even after her daughter was born, she treated her daughter equally. For seven years, she never showed favoritism or neglected anyone.

It is no exaggeration to say that he treats her like his own daughter.

Jiang Lingyue is not an ungrateful person, but she has received too little warmth and kindness, so any bit of it is precious, let alone such sincere love and care.

She said, "Since we are not strangers, Auntie, please treat me like Wan'er and tell me everything you know."

Xie An Ning's expression relaxed, and she hesitated to speak. Wang Wan, who was standing beside her, could no longer hold back and took over the conversation, saying, "Mother also remembers you, Sister Lingyue. It's just that Mother thinks of your difficult situation in the harem and doesn't want to cause you any more trouble."

It turned out to be the case.

"Who said my situation is difficult?" Jiang Lingyue said helplessly, "Aunt Xie, you don't need to worry about me. No one in the harem dares to bring bad luck to me. I am a stranger to my mother's family. I only regard you as my relatives. If I can't even protect you, then I am unworthy of being a concubine."

That's an exaggeration.

But it is really touching.

Xie An Ning sighed softly, and finally spoke, "I plan to divorce him."

She briefly outlined the relationship between the three of them during the years she was exiled, as well as the changes in her husband since he returned to Beijing, without exaggerating. She tried to describe their relationship of more than ten years as objectively as possible, including both the good and the bad of Wang Shaofu.

From a secular perspective, he is a rare good man.

He held a high position of power, had no children for many years and had never taken a concubine, loved his wife deeply, had never been tainted by alcohol and sex despite years of ups and downs in the political world, and was handsome. Even his character was first-rate.

If they were just married at the behest of their parents and had never had strong and sincere love, Xie Anning thought, she could probably accept her husband taking a concubine.

But, that was the man she loved deeply.

Therefore, she cannot tolerate any grain of sand in her eyes.

He insisted on forcing her to stay.

Then she didn't want him either.