The spring breeze is blowing and the sunshine is warm.
Wen Huaian had a tense face, clenched his fists, remained silent for a while, and then uttered a word with difficulty.
"It wasn't my idea to break off the engagement!"
"I know."
Tang Cheng heartlessly took a piece of dessert and took a bite.
Wen Huaian's back straightened instantly, his thin lips were pursed tightly, his chest rose and fell slightly, and he closed his eyes and then opened them again.
"Since you knew that, why did you agree to cancel the engagement?"
If he breaks off the engagement, the status of his future children will become neither legitimate nor illegitimate, which will put him in an awkward situation.
Obviously, she could have a noble birth...
Just one step too late.
Just one step.
Everything is settled.
Tang Cheng looked at Wen Huaian strangely, not understanding his logic.
"A forced marriage is not sweet. There is no love between us. The Duke's wife doesn't like me either. She insisted on canceling the engagement. I respect the elderly, so I agreed to her request."
Respect the elderly
The four main maids twitched their lips, and when they thought of the young lady's arrogant and self-centered attitude in front of the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, they all fell silent.
"Oh, you even accepted 1,000 taels of gold. Your mother is too stingy. She doesn't even want to give a penny. She broke off the engagement after just a few words. Your Zhenguogong Mansion is a big family with a lot of wealth. How can you be short of this little money? Or do you think the strengthening potion is not worth the money?"
"Perhaps the Duke's wife felt that things might change if she delayed, so she agreed without giving it much thought. This shows how determined she is to cancel the engagement."
The four maids lowered their heads.
Miss, are you sure you are not adding fuel to the fire by saying this
Poor Prince Wen.
However, the young lady's behavior is understandable. The two of them have no feelings for each other, and an engagement based on an unborn child is not reliable in itself. The Duke's wife came with a threatening force and wanted to cancel the engagement. The young lady has always been pampered by the Marquis, and she is definitely unwilling to compromise for the sake of her child, so she clings to the Duke's Mansion.
If you wrong yourself once, you will do so countless times in the future.
It's so frustrating.
The lady is not someone who can tolerate being wronged.
Wen Huaian's handsome face turned completely dark, his fists were clenched tightly, a feeling of depression choked his heart, and a hint of helplessness flashed in the depths of his eyes.
When the accident between Tang Cheng and him was discovered, because Tang Cheng had a bad reputation and was a concubine, his father, the Duke of Zhenguo, had no choice but to accept him taking her as a concubine. His mother had no objection. A few days ago, Tang Cheng was found to be pregnant. At the insistence of the Marquis of Nanyang, his father agreed to let Tang Cheng be his fiancée, and his mother's attitude changed.
He knew that his father had privately warned his mother several times, and he also knew that his mother was determined to match him up with his cousin Xie Xue Ning.
After my aunt passed away, my mother loved my cousin so much that she would send someone from Jinling to bring my cousin to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion to stay for a while every year.
His cousin was fine when she was young, but when she grew up, with the indulgence of her mother, she regarded herself as the future wife of the prince of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, and even made friends with several other families who had evil ambitions.
There is nothing wrong with people being close to each other or distant from each other, but this time, the mother went too far.
Several of his uncles had been eyeing his father's title, and he had been the victim of countless plots against him since he was a child.
However, his mother had frequent contacts with other families and would often call his cousins' children to play at home.
No matter how many times his father told him, it was useless, so he finally had to send more people to protect him.
It would be fine if the other uncles and aunts were brothers from the same mother as my father, but my father was born of a legitimate wife, and the other brothers were born of concubines, so their relationship was not good to begin with. His mother's behavior really disappointed him, and the relationship between his father and mother gradually became distant, and they treated each other with coldness.
A few days ago, he saw his mother caring so much about the baby in Tang Cheng's belly that she personally sent two experienced maids to take care of Tang Cheng. He and his father thought that his mother had come to her senses.
Now it seems, not.
He explained it many times yesterday and even invited several imperial doctors to diagnose and prove that his problem of having difficulty in having children has not been solved. However, his mother did not believe it and insisted that he and the imperial doctors were colluding to deceive her.
Is it because I really don't believe it or is there some other reason...
Wen Huaian's eyes were deep.
Seeing that his face was not right, Tang Cheng stood up, patted his shoulder, and comforted him: "Even if the engagement is broken off, you are still the father of the child. Don't worry, I will give birth to him safely."
After saying that, Tang Cheng personally poured him a cup of tea.
"Sit down and have a cup of tea and relax."
Wen Huaian collected his thoughts, took the teacup and sat opposite Tang Cheng, with a stern face, not wanting to talk to her.
Tang Cheng sat down again, holding his chin lazily, staring at Wen Huaian, and asked curiously: "What were you thinking about just now? Why do you look so bad?"
"You're not angry about the broken engagement, are you? Look how calm I am, a woman whose engagement was broken off. I don't care at all. Why should you, a grown man, care about it? I'm the only one who suffered, and there are so many people out there gloating and laughing at me."
After Tang Cheng finished speaking, he took another bite of the dessert and ate it with relish.
Wen Huaian glanced at her and the corners of his mouth twitched. This was not called calmness, but heartlessness. He took a deep breath.
"Tang Cheng, let's get engaged again!"
Tang Cheng had a big fuss and refused to agree to their previous marriage, but it was the elders from both families who forced it to be arranged for the sake of their children.
Wen Huaian didn't care.
It’s different now. Tang Cheng, this heartless little girl, always says that she wants to find a stepfather for her child. Maybe she will really find a bunch of stepfathers for her child.
When Wen Huaian thought of this possibility, he felt sick all over.
For the sake of his child, he decided to keep Tang Cheng by his side and let him be a nuisance to him alone.
The four maids widened their eyes.
What is going on
Prince Wen wants to re-engage
This... this seems good.
"Why do we need to get engaged again? I think it's fine as it is now. We are not engaged to each other, and you don't have to be forced to hold back from touching other women. I can also happily let my father collect information on young talents for me. It's the best of both worlds!"
Tang Cheng said with a smile.
Fuck the best of both worlds!
She is the one who is beautiful, right
Wen Huaian's handsome face turned pale, and a chill ran out of his body. He seemed to see a vast grassland floating above his head, so green that it was frightening.
Wen Huaian suppressed the inexplicable discomfort in his heart and calmly analyzed the pros and cons with Tang Cheng.
"Tang Cheng, you don't care. You don't care about your reputation or the rumors. But have you ever thought about how embarrassing and humble our child's status would be after we call off the marriage? Unless you want to abort the child."
When Wen Huaian thought of this possibility, he tightened his grip on the teacup.
Tang Cheng stared at Wen Huaian in astonishment: "Why should I abort the child?"
Her fertility value in her previous life was zero, so she wished so much to have a child of her own, so how could she possibly have an abortion
Tang Cheng was very angry.
"Do you want our children to live in discrimination and contempt of others, and be pointed at by others?" Wen Huaian frowned.
Tang Cheng's eyes widened, and a murderous look appeared on her delicate face.
"Who dares to say anything bad about my child?"
"Identity is vulnerable in the face of absolute strength."
She has body-strengthening potions and physical skills, so her children will surely have extremely strong fighting abilities in the future. They can easily go to the border to make achievements and become a general.
After Tang Cheng finished speaking, he slammed the table with his slender, white hands. With a snap, the table top cracked into several pieces.
Wen Huaian: “…”
The four maids were stunned and swallowed hard. The young lady... the young lady seemed to have turned into a woman with super powers!
"My current strength is not satisfactory, but I have asked my father to help me collect martial arts secrets. I will practice martial arts after I give birth to a child."
Tang Cheng was very dissatisfied when he saw the table top with only a few cracks, and his hands also hurt.
Got to bear with it!
She is still too weak.
Wen Huaian's eyelids twitched.
"Why are you, a young lady from a marquis's mansion, practicing martial arts?"
If they can make such a fuss without force, what will happen if they have force? Wouldn't it be like going to heaven
Wen Huaian thought with a headache.
Tang Cheng rubbed his hands without leaving any trace, and said confidently: "Of course it's to avoid being bullied."
The most important thing is that I am not used to it and feel insecure.
The four maids: "..."
Wen Huaian choked and suddenly noticed Tang Cheng rubbing his hands. He suddenly remembered something. Tang Cheng would rather take the painful abortion pills than fall and hurt her stomach in order to get an abortion. She was very delicate and afraid of pain. Wen Huaian thought and immediately had an idea.
"Tang Cheng, practicing martial arts is very tiring and hard, and it's easy to get injured. Are you sure you can endure the hardship?"
When Tang Cheng heard this, a hint of hesitation flashed across her delicate and beautiful face.
Practicing physical skills is indeed painful.
Tang Cheng is actually just as delicate and afraid of pain as the original owner.
In her previous life, her physical skills were built up with potions, and were very weak. Unfortunately, she had no idea how to refine those high-level potions.
This shortcut is gone.
Tang Cheng thought about it and felt that the noble ladies of this dynasty were all delicate and weak, so her current strength should be enough to deal with it.
Thinking of this, Tang Cheng was no longer troubled.
"Forget it. I've long passed the best period for martial arts training, and I can't achieve anything with it. So I won't bother with it. I'll just let my children practice martial arts in the future. It will also be the fulfillment of my dream."
When Wen Huaian heard Tang Cheng forcibly find an excuse to give up practicing martial arts, he smiled silently and drank a sip of tea in a very happy mood.
"Tang Cheng, I am in good health now. My father is planning to find a job in the Ministry of War for me. I will try my best to find time to come and see you and the child."
In order to avoid any carelessness, Tang Cheng would find a stepfather for his child.
It would be great if we could get reengaged.
He was sure that there would be no problem on his side, as his father supported him and his mother could not object.
But Tang Cheng didn't want to.
Wen Huaian was very upset and helpless, and could only take a roundabout way to prevent Tang Cheng from harming other young talents.
"We've broken off the engagement. Even if you're the father of the child, you should try to have as little contact with him as possible. Otherwise, it will affect the impression of me among the young talents, which is not good."
Tang Cheng looked disgusted.
Wen Huaian's handsome face darkened.
He never expected that he, the eldest son of the Duke of Zhenguo, would one day be despised by others.
Especially since the person who is disliked not only has an arrogant temper, but also has a bad reputation.
The four maids: "..."
At this time, a maid came to report that Tang Xin had arrived.
Tang Cheng frowned and said unhappily: "What is she doing here? No, I'm busy!"
Unexpectedly, Tang Xin rushed in with her maid.