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

Inner room.

As soon as the door closed, Wang Shaofu put his arm around his wife's waist and held her in his arms. Noticing her somewhat stiff body, he couldn't help but smile, "Why are you so nervous?"

They have been married for many years, but she still feels nervous in his arms.

Xie Anning didn't say anything.

These days she spoke less and less and became increasingly cold towards him. Wang Shaofu almost forgot their previous love and sweetness.

"An Ning," he said, holding the woman in his arms, resting his chin on her shoulder, his voice muffled, "I'm leaving Beijing tomorrow, so I won't be able to accompany you this New Year."

This was the first time in their 16 years of marriage that they had not spent the New Year together.

Whenever he thought of this, he regretted agreeing to let her and her daughter stay in the capital.

"I'll be back immediately after I finish the ancestor worship."

"Need not,"

Xie An Ning, who had been silent the entire time, finally spoke up. "As the eldest legitimate son of the Wang family, you haven't been back home in all these years. Now that you finally did go back, you refused to stay even a single day and rushed back in a hurry. The elders must be having second thoughts."

These words are really reasonable and virtuous.

But Wang Shaofu fell silent after hearing this.

After a few moments of silence, he lowered his head to look at the woman in his arms and said, "I'm worried about you."

"What do you mean?" Xie An Ning pretended to be surprised. "I'm at home, what could possibly happen?"

"You insisted on moving out after the New Year. I was worried about you when I wasn't home..." Wang Shaofu paused as he was about to criticize his elders. He asked in a low voice, "Do you really have to stay home for the New Year?"

"of course."

Xie Anning said, "We've been away from Beijing for over ten years and finally returned. It's almost the end of the year, and you have to go back to your hometown to worship your ancestors. You won't be able to fulfill your filial duties with your parents. If I move out with Wan'er, won't I become a shrew that everyone despises? I don't mind, but having a wife with such a reputation will greatly hinder your future."

Every word and sentence is full of concern and is very soothing.

Wang Shaofu felt uncomfortable.

He always felt that it shouldn't be like this.

Seeing that he still had doubts, Xie Wan Ning lost her patience.

She smiled faintly, "It's only a matter of a month or so. This is your home, not some dangerous place. Your parents and brothers are all so kind and friendly. What do you have to worry about?"

Wang Shaofu: “…”

"What?" Xie Anning looked at him and said, "Is there something wrong with what I said?"

The sarcasm was almost overflowing.

Wang Shaofu was speechless for a long time, unable to utter any rebuttal.

He sighed softly, "Alright, then you must promise me that when I'm not around, you won't go to the main courtyard unless necessary. If Mother summons you, just refuse. Don't let her find fault with you and use it to cause trouble for you."

Xie Anning was not stupid. She immediately heard the implicit dissatisfaction with her mother in his words, which was really surprising.

Is this still the eldest son of the Wang family, who values ​​etiquette and filial piety the most, and whose family rules and upbringing are a model for children of aristocratic families?

Facing her surprised eyes, Wang Shaofu smiled and said, "Promise me, otherwise I won't be able to leave with peace of mind."

Unable to hold back any longer, Xie An Ning asked, "What are you afraid of?"

What are you afraid of?

I’m afraid you’ll take this opportunity to abandon me.

If it were in the past, Wang Shaofu would never have been so panicked.

But the woman in front of him had changed, becoming completely different from before.

In the past, she treated him very well, and he was all in her eyes and heart.

Even though she was not very good at needlework, she would personally make him two sets of underwear every winter.

And scented sachets...

Over the years, every sachet he carried with him was embroidered by her stitch by stitch.

But now, the pine and crane sachet on his body was obviously old, but she didn't notice it at all.

It should be said that her attention has not been on him for a long time.

During this period of time, no matter what he did, she remained cold and indifferent, neither close nor distant, and seemed unwilling to pay any attention to him anymore.

Yes, she would still have sex with him, but he could feel her reluctance.

Even if he racked his brains to arouse her interest, even if their bodies were always in harmony, he could still make her happy.

But she was unwilling to give him the feedback he wanted.

That kind of direct, loving feedback.

Wang Shaofu was very panicked and uneasy. If possible, he didn't even want to leave Beijing.

But his father was old, and as the eldest son of the Wang family, how could he feel at ease staying in the capital and letting his old man travel a long distance in the cold winter?

The distracting thoughts and anxieties in his mind made him feel stuffy in the chest, as if he was being pulled by a heavy object and falling down bit by bit.

The pain of a blunt knife cutting flesh is raw, but it still makes you hold on to hope.

Maybe he was overthinking it.

After all, how could it be possible?

Wang Shaofu took a deep breath, his eyes reddening. "If your parents say something unpleasant, don't contradict them..."

"Wait," Xie Anning couldn't bear to hear any more and interrupted, "Are you afraid that they'll take advantage of your absence and kick me out, a woman who can't give birth to a son?"

"No, no matter how harsh my parents are, they won't do this even for the sake of the Wang family's reputation. Besides, you are my wife. As long as I don't agree, no one can drive you away!"

He paused, "If...if they really do that, just ignore them and wait for me to come back."

"You seem to have thought everything through. What are you afraid of?" Xie An Ning raised the corners of his lips slightly, as if jokingly saying, "...You can't be afraid that I'll listen to them and get what they want, right?"

…………

The room suddenly became quiet.

The deepest fear in his heart was exposed, and in the strange silence, Wang Shaofu's body stiffened.

"So An Ning," he stopped testing her and asked her directly, "Will you?"

Xie Anning did not answer immediately. She knew that given their current relationship situation, an immediate denial would only make him more suspicious.

She was silent for a few breaths, then slowly shook her head under his gradually darkening gaze. "I've already given up the idea of ​​divorce. You don't need to be so vigilant."

He should be relieved that he got the answer he wanted.

But the tense nerves showed no sign of relaxing.

Is it because you are reluctant to part with each other that you are worried about gains and losses?

Wang Shaofu thought so, but as if to confirm something, he tore open her clothes and showered her with kisses.