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

"I am a sinner," he buried his face in the crook of her neck, tears falling silently, "An Ning, I will always remember that I am a sinner."

Xie Anning didn't understand what he meant.

But I could feel the guilt permeating his body.

Despair and sorrow.

Her mood was affected, and she inexplicably felt extremely sad along with him, with a slight pain in her lower abdomen.

The door was pushed open and Ishihara Qing walked in with a steaming bowl of medicine.

Seeing the two people hugging each other on the couch, his steps stopped.

After seeing Xie An Ning with tears on her face again, his eyes dimmed. "The doctor just said that she had a miscarriage and she should stay calm and protect the fetus. You..."

The questioning words paused as they landed on a large pool of blood beside the bed. Ishihara Qing's lips moved and he sneered, "Lord Wang is also very capable."

He simply didn't believe that anything could go wrong with the health of Young Master Wang, who was in his prime and had taken good care of himself.

I just feel that this old man is old, but he keeps using self-torture tricks.

But damn it works.

He deceived his sister An Ning again and made her face full of tears.

Wang Shaofu didn't argue with him. He slowly loosened his arms and said, "Drink the medicine first."

Nothing is more important than keeping the baby safe.

For a moment, the only sound in the room was the gentle clinking of spoons and porcelain bowls.

After swallowing the bitter juice, Xie Anning recovered from his mixed feelings of surprise and joy, and finally remembered the imperial edict he had received today.

The news that the Empress had ordered her to choose a day to go to Yunzhou was probably known to everyone in the capital by now.

It just so happened that just as the imperial edict arrived, she was diagnosed with pregnancy.

I also had a miscarriage and need to rest.

She was afraid that taking big steps would affect the unborn baby, so how could she travel such a long distance to Yunzhou to supervise the affairs of the girls' school?

If the intention is not conveyed, the mission can be rejected.

Now, using the excuse of being pregnant to ask the Empress to revoke her order, not to mention that it might seem like cowardice to others, but the fact that she had only ascended the throne for a few days and the imperial decree was issued was enough to revoke it...

This will somewhat damage the dignity of Queen Jiang Lingyue.

The queen treated her so well, but when it was time for her to serve, something unexpected happened.

Xie An Ning frowned slightly and looked at her belly.

...This child came at a really bad time.

She had even planned to leave tomorrow.

Now he has to go to the palace to confess his crime.

The difficulty on her face was clearly visible. Wang Shaofu, who had been paying attention to her, guessed her thoughts at a glance. He said calmly, "Don't worry about Yunzhou. I'll go."

...? !

Xie An Ning frowned, "You are not from the inner court, you are still an official in the court, how can you leave the capital so easily? ...Besides, the Empress has mentioned my name in the decree, how can I allow someone else to replace me?"

"Don't worry about it. I will report the situation to His Majesty and His Majesty," Wang Shaofu smiled. "I was planning to go with you, but now that you can't leave, I'll go alone. Perhaps I'll be back faster."

Xie Anning: “…”

She was a little annoyed, a cold look on her face: "Yes, that goes without saying. After all, how many people can be as skilled as you, Lord Wang?"

"I don't mean to deny your ability."

Wang Shaofu coughed softly and explained with a smile, "You are kind-hearted and too soft-hearted. When you were asked to handle the matter, you wouldn't easily see bloodshed unless it was absolutely necessary. But you didn't realize that you were new here and that you were shaking their fundamental interests. If you didn't sacrifice a few lives and explain the pros and cons to them, how could the local bureaucrats and wealthy forces cooperate?"

The only way to break this situation is to act decisively and quickly.

If you really try to reason with people step by step, they will only laugh at you and become an insult.

In the end, war is equally unavoidable, but it will be even more dangerous.

Xie Anning stopped talking.

What he said makes sense.

However, she was in the capital to take care of her pregnancy, while he went to Yunzhou...

Wang Shaofu watched her finish the medicine, then seemed to think of something and said, "I'll take Wan'er with me."

Talking on paper is no match for teaching by example.

It would be more useful to let my daughter experience the bloodiness of officialdom with her own eyes than to lock her up at home and work in isolation.

Since he planned to enter the government, his future opponents would all be ruthless and scheming politicians in the court. If he was not careful, he would lose everything.

Losing now is not scary. As his daughter, she can afford to lose as long as he is alive.

Wang Shaofu had long since changed his mind about letting Xie Wan become a wealthy lady. He had decided to train his daughter as an heir.

You can't miss a trip to Yunzhou.

His fatherly thoughts were clear at a glance.

If his daughter goes with him, she will only grow greatly. As for safety, Xie An Ning has nothing to worry about.

She instructed, "You must obtain Wan'er's consent and don't make the decision for her."

"Okay," Wang Shaofu nodded gently without any response. "I will go to the palace to ask for orders tomorrow. Don't worry about anything else. Just take care of yourself."

The two of them were talking back and forth, discussing something, leaving no room for interruption, like an old married couple who have been together for many years.

Ishihara Qing next to him had an expressionless face as he took the empty medicine bowl from Xie An Ning.

It was not until this moment that Xie An Ning noticed him and felt a little embarrassed.

She clutched the quilt tightly and whispered, "It's a bit bitter. I want to eat some candied fruit."

Ishihara Qing lowered his eyes and glanced at her, then said, "Wait."

Having said that, he turned and walked out of the room.

Inside the room, only Wang Shaofu was left standing motionless beside the bed.

After a moment of silence, he suddenly asked, "Are you really planning to let my child call him dad?"

Hearing this, Xie An Ning's eyebrows twitched, and she didn't understand why he was so sure that the child was his.

Is he so sharp?

"Ningning, don't treat me like this," Wang Shaofu softened his voice, sat down along the edge of the couch, and whispered, "Let me be your son-in-law. I'm more useful than Ishihara Qing."

In terms of talent, ability, rank and power, he is superior to Ishihara Kyo.

In terms of bloodline, he is the biological father of the two children.

In terms of feelings, the friendship between the couple for more than ten years, even if there are rifts, cannot be replaced by ordinary people.

He has even abandoned his family and is now alone, with no other worries.

From then on, he devoted himself to his child and her, and spared no effort.

He helps the Xie family and their two children far better than any other man.

Wang Shaofu thought that no matter from which aspect, he was much better than Ishihara Qing, and there was no reason for her to not want him.

He once again asked to marry into the family, and was eager to explain his advantages one by one.

Xie Anning had been listening quietly, and then for some reason, he laughed inexplicably.

She looked at the man in front of her.

He was still very handsome, but his deep eyebrows and eyes no longer had the innocence of his youth. The demeanor cultivated by his high position made him look unfathomable.

That handsome boy disappeared in time.

Never see you again.

He said he was more useful than Ishihara.

The ups and downs in his career over the years have made him consider whether people he makes friends with are useful to him or not.

At the beginning, she and her daughter were excluded and did not participate in the comparison.

Later, she and her daughter began to stand on the two ends of the dilemma.

It can be abandoned at any time.

Xie Anning didn't know.

But she had indeed been abandoned by him.

Unforgettable and can never be forgotten.

Like now, with just a simple sentence from him, she couldn't help but think of all this.

Xie Anning smiled wistfully, "Are you teaching me how to weigh the pros and cons? When choosing a husband, I have to pick the most useful one, regardless of everything else. Is that right?"

Her words were full of sarcasm, and Wang Shaofu's eyes dimmed slightly. "I didn't mean that."

"You may not have meant it that way," Xie Anning looked at him directly and said, "but your careless words have given me so many ideas. Do you understand what I mean?"

She can't get through!

Wang Shaofu gently closed his eyes, "...I understand."

"It's good to know,"

Xie An Ning said in a mocking tone, "Perhaps in your eyes, you can give up anything as long as there is enough benefit, but I can't. From the day I promised Ziqin, I promised that unless he lets go first, as long as he doesn't betray me, I will not abandon him for anyone else."

"..." Wang Shaofu's expression froze slightly, and he muttered, "...promise...him?"

They had actually reached the point where they made vows to each other.

Xie Anning stopped talking.

Wang Shaofu looked at her in a daze.

Outside the door, footsteps were heard, and the man they had been talking about, Ishihara Kyo, walked in.

Wang Shaofu hurriedly covered his face with his hands, wiped it carelessly, and stood up. "You take a rest, I'm leaving."

His voice was hoarse and awful.

As they passed by, Ishihara Qing glanced at him and sneered, "You've learned it quite well."

Xie Anning: “…”

She looked at the person who walked to the bedside and felt helpless: "Say less."

Ishihara Qing stuffed the candied fruit into her mouth and said unhappily, "He is just imitating me, deliberately trying to soften your heart with tears. He doesn't even consider how old he is."

The man at the door froze and turned around abruptly. "How can you be younger than me? You're almost thirty."

Ishihara Qing could no longer sit still. He put down the candied fruit in his hand and was about to start eating, but was stopped by Xie An Ning.

"Alright, alright, stop fighting!" She pulled at one person, glared at another, and yelled anxiously, "Go away!"

“!!!” Wang Shaofu was so angry that his eyes turned red. He clenched his back teeth tightly and walked out with his jaw tense.

Finally one of them left, and Xie An Ning felt much more relaxed. "Why were you arguing with him? If they really started fighting and he got hurt, you'd be the one who suffered."

"He's just copying me. The Queen Mother said before that a strong woman is afraid of a clinging man. As long as she cries and begs, even the most ruthless girl will soften." Ishihara Qing was very unhappy. "He did it on purpose."

This is nothing.

Xie Anning was overwhelmed. "What did he learn from you? He cried before we divorced, but he didn't learn it from you."

"..." Ishihara Qing choked and cursed through gritted teeth: "Shameless!"

The old man, whose hands are stained with countless blood and who has made countless calculations, probably doesn't even know what tears are.

Will he cry too?

"He did it on purpose, don't be fooled!"

"Okay, okay, I won't be fooled," Xie Anning said in a perfunctory tone. "He's shameless. Don't bother with him."