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

He married...

Jiang Lingyue was shocked, "Really?"

Qi Junyi hummed, "I don't remember whose daughter he married, but he did marry a wife."

He avenged his beloved, but she was gone and could never come back.

It was a one-sided secret love, without any name or status. For the sake of Xie An Ning's reputation, he even used General Xie as an excuse to take revenge on the Wang family, and did not dare to reveal his obscure feelings at all.

It is not his turn to commit suicide for love.

In this way, after wasting three years and forcing the Wang family to return to their ancestral home, he could no longer resist the pleading of his elderly parents and agreed to marry.

As for how life is after marriage.

Of course Qi Junyi, the emperor, would not care.

The reason why we remember Ishihara Nobu's marriage is that he was already a second-rank official at that time.

It is rare to see a second-rank official getting married for the first time when he is in his thirties.

When he got married, he asked the eunuch to bring a gift, so I have a vague impression of it.

Jiang Lingyue frowned and thought deeply.

Therefore, the entanglement of three lives is actually between Wang and Xie.

Ishihara Kyo only intervened between the couple halfway through.

If Xie An Ning had not divorced in her previous life, he might have chosen to get married soon.

I like it really.

It is also true that he single-handedly protected the Xie family for twenty years in his previous life.

But that was when he and Xie Anning were married and they had been together for half their lives.

Without truly sharing a bed, being together day and night, without those days and nights of supporting each other, Ishihara Qing would have had other choices.

Young love may bring lifelong regrets and may not be fulfilled, but it will not be able to last until death.

Wang Shaofu is different.

He and Xie Anning had been childhood sweethearts, and their love was expressed from the very beginning.

They both recognized each other.

No matter how many times he did it, no matter whether he recovered his memory or not, he couldn't get away.

Thinking of this, Jiang Lingyue felt like there was something stuck in her throat that she had to get out.

She stretched out her arms and put her arms around the emperor's neck, whispering that Wang Shaofu had so many concubines but had not slept with any of them.

"What do you think he wants?"

Jiang Lingyue couldn't understand: "If he wanted offspring and young girls, then he hasn't touched other women for so long. After all this trouble, he got nothing except his wife giving up."

No matter how smart Qi Junyi is, he doesn't have the ability to read minds, so how can he know exactly what Wang Shaofu is thinking?

He patted her head and coaxed her, "Maybe it's just a matter of one thought."

Even if he is the emperor, even if he claims to have made every possible plan, he cannot guarantee that everything will go as he wishes.

It was just a matter of a thought, words came one after another, one was stubborn and the other refused to give in.

I always think that after so many years of love, we have long been integrated into each other's lives. Even if we are entangled until death, we will not be able to break up.

Who would have thought that things in this world are so unpredictable.

They just got separated.

…………

Xie Mansion.

When I returned from the palace, it was almost dusk.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the last bit of summer heat completely dissipated and the temperature dropped overnight.

The autumn wind is very cold.

Xie An Ning got off the carriage and walked into the inner courtyard. After turning a corner, he saw a slender figure standing next to the lotus pond at the end of the corridor.

He had his back to this side, twisting a few baits in his hand and throwing them down from time to time.

This is the place she must pass through to return to the yard.

——I’m afraid he’s blocking her.

The thought flashed through his mind and Xie An Ning slowed down his pace.

The person on the other end seemed to sense her hesitation and turned his back to the people on this side.

The setting sun cast a faint golden glow over him, blurring his features, but the solemn and restrained aura around him could not be ignored.

Even if you can't see his face clearly, you can still feel that he is an extremely outstanding man.

Xie Anning sighed softly, walked forward, and just as he stood still, his wrist was grabbed.

Without any other preparation, he opened his mouth and said, "Have you told the queen?"

The moment he finished speaking, Xie An calmed down.

This reminded him of what he said last night, that whether he would leave Beijing or not, he would have to go to the palace today to report to the Empress before he could tell him the answer.

She opened her mouth, "I forgot to say."

After hearing that Ishihara Qing ignored his own family and chose to support the Xie family and her children for twenty years, her heart could not calm down for a long time.

How could I even remember leaving Beijing?

forget?

I came to the palace just for this matter, and you said you forgot?

Wang Shaofu, who had been worried for the whole day, was unwilling to believe it.

He stared at his wife intently, "You just don't want to leave Beijing, right?"

Xie Anning: “…”

If she had thought about leaving Beijing yesterday and living a free and easy life with him, away from the court.

Now, she was indeed shaken.

The person in front of me didn't answer for a long time.

It's almost equivalent to the default.

She was obviously tired of the intrigues in the capital, and she certainly wasn't reluctant to give up power and wealth.

Well, there is only one answer.

What she couldn't bear to part with was the man who had also been her husband.

Reluctant.

Can't let go.

So, I don’t want to leave.

Wang Shaofu was stunned for a long time, then suddenly stretched out his arms and hugged her.

"If we don't leave Beijing, then we won't leave Beijing. As long as we are fine, that's all."

He gave in with difficulty: "An Ning, we won't quarrel anymore, never again."

The voice was full of bitterness and fear.

Xie Anning felt very uncomfortable after hearing this.

She could be ruthless to the calm, self-controlled and rational Wang Shaofu, but she couldn't bear to be cruel to this man who was full of pain.

She tilted her head back from his embrace and looked at his thin jaw.

He was shocked to find that he had lost a lot of weight without realizing it.

His cheeks were a little sunken, and a hint of panic could be seen.

This man who is so intimidating without even getting angry and who is born to be superior, could actually be so frightened.

It was as if those fears were engraved into his soul, making him worry all the time.

Xie An Ning caressed his face, her knuckles trembling slightly: "...What are you afraid of?"

Wang Shaofu leaned forward slightly, forced a smile at her, and said in a difficult tone: "I'm afraid you don't want me."

He was only afraid of this.

She abandoned him twice without hesitation.

Those memories kept him awake and unable to eat or sleep.

Xie Anning closed his eyes, no longer able to think about who would win or lose between them.

Who owes whom more.

After a long silence, she suddenly said, "In my previous life, I lived to be fifty-one years old."

This was the first time I took the initiative to talk to him about the past.

Wang Shaofu's face turned serious, and his whole body was like a taut bowstring, staring at her straight, not daring to move, let alone make a sound to disturb her.

"At that time, Wan'er and her husband were exiled from the capital. Jin'er was only seventeen years old, not yet of age, and only had the title of Juren. After my death, Wan'er was under heavy mourning and could not serve in the government for three years."

It was the time when the imperial power was changing, and the road to the empress's ascension to the throne was paved firmly. A new emperor has new ministers, and the vigorous reforms were still continuing. The situation in the court was changing with each passing day, and a steady stream of female officials emerged.

Three years is enough time for a minister with a bright future to become completely unknown.

"Ziqin was already a second-rank minister of the Central Secretariat at that time, and the Xie family relied on him alone to support it."

He did not need to observe mourning for his wife after her death, and as the Chief Minister of the Secretariat, he was already the center of power in the empire.

With him in charge of the Xie family, Xie Wan and Xie Jinbai's future will not be jeopardized.

"I've been married to him for thirteen years, and we haven't had any children. He entered the Xie family as a son-in-law for me. If I die, do you think he'll have any reason to stay?"

They all knew that Xie Jinbai was not Ishihara Qing's biological son.

Having lost his wife and had no children, the Xie family had no ties to him.

His own family also needs his support.

under such circumstances.

Even if he remembered the old friendship, he could have returned to the Shi family and wait for the Xie family to need help before helping them.

There's simply no reason to stay.

Xie Anning looked at him and said, "The Empress said that after my death, Ziqin single-handedly supported the Xie family for twenty years, protecting Wan'er and Jin'er to gain a foothold in the court, and teaching the Xie family's descendants. He never left the Xie family in his life."

What she wanted to say was that Ishihara Qing had contributed to her, the Xie family, and their children and grandchildren.

What Wang Shaofu was thinking was.

They have been married for thirteen years.

She was thirty-five when he died and fifty-one when he died.

...So, she was not impatient to let Ishihara take the throne as soon as he died.

In fact, she remained faithful to him for three years.

Perhaps he had already seen how cruel she was to him, and he had always known that she and Ishihara Qing were husband and wife.

When she was at the bottom of despair, she suddenly found out that she had been waiting for three years, and it turned out that she was not that impatient.

It was not what he thought. She wished he would die sooner so that a new person could enter the house.

Wang Shaofu felt that the dead desert in his heart was suddenly filled with a hint of sweetness.