Favoring a Hidden Mistress? Engagement Broken-Chapter 93 - 86:

But when she proposed to break off the engagement with Lu Ziyuan, he was the first to support it, not caring in the slightest about the reputation that normally hung around his mouth, only thinking about whether his sister was being wronged.

With the conversation reaching this point, Xie Wanqing asked, "Think about it, has my brother treated you differently from others?"

Pei Yuxuan furrowed her brow and pondered for a long time, finally sighing in frustration and shaking her head, "I can’t figure it out, anyway, he is very polite to me, always calling me Commandery Princess with every word, not willing to say more than a few extra words to me."

"Is that so... then do you want to give up?" Xie Wanqing blinked, somewhat puzzled, "There are many handsome young men in the Capital, why did you set your eyes on that blockhead from my family."

Pei Yuxuan retorted speechlessly, "My brother isn’t much better, so why did you marry him?"

"..." Xie Wanqing was silent for a moment and did not speak.

Pei Yuxuan didn’t expect her to say anything, her mind completely occupied with wondering if that gentleman who keeps others at a distance has ever regarded her differently.

Give up?

She wouldn’t!

The proud Little Princess had never encountered major setbacks in her life and never lacked the courage to face challenges head-on.

As if thinking of something, Pei Yuxuan hurriedly stood up and walked out, "I have an appointment with someone, need to go out for a bit, so I won’t wait for your brother with you."

Xie Wanqing watched her back, as if seeing herself from two years ago.

The same brightness and boldness, the same determination.

Even though Pei Yuxuan was actually a year older than her.

After finishing a cup of tea, Pei Yuqing still hadn’t come out, and Xie Wanqing, feeling bored, began to wander slowly around the hall.

The hall wasn’t large, but the items were all very exquisite, mostly porcelain items from the palace.

The most noticeable were two human-height vases placed at the inner room door, with a few pink and white branches transplanted inside.

Orchids?

Xie Wanqing felt a bit of pretentious elegance, she walked over and bent slightly, about to closely examine what species of this gentleman among flowers were, when she heard sounds coming from the inner room through just a door away.

"You were not in a hurry to marry, and now that you barely managed to settle down, you say there’s no rush for children either, could it be a hidden illness?" 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

It’s Princess Duan Yang’s voice.

Unsure about what the mother and son were speaking about prior, Princess Duan Yang’s tone carried a hint of annoyance.

Xie Wanqing froze immediately, feeling that eavesdropping on a mother-son conversation wasn’t virtuous, but her feet seemed rooted to the ground with a mind of their own.

Inside, Princess Duan Yang’s expression was uncertain and suspicious.

Earlier, when Nanny Zhou came to report that the handkerchief had no stain, she assumed it was just last night’s trouble causing the newlyweds to have a disagreement, lacking interest in consummating the marriage, but during the bride’s greeting earlier, her son was protective to an airtight level, and it didn’t seem like a disagreement.

It looked like their relationship was quite good...

Looking at her silent eldest son now, her face gradually turned pale.

"Speak frankly to me, did you not consummate last night... is it that you can’t? But didn’t the Imperial Physicians say your heart condition was well-treated..."

"Mother!" Pei Yuqing was a bit helpless, he didn’t argue but simply said, "It’s only a new marriage, don’t pressure me, alright?"

"Okay, okay," Princess Duan Yang nodded quickly, "I won’t pressure you, but my son, remember not to avoid the issue and neglect treatment."

Pei Yuqing lowered his gaze, sighed lightly, and said calmly, "Also don’t pressure Wanwan, the issue lies with me."

Outside, upon being mentioned, Xie Wanqing blinked, moved her slightly aching legs, and wandered back to her seat like a ghost.

...What kind of situation is this, her outrageous speculation turned out to be true?

So, allowing Lu Ziyuan to cause a ruckus in the bridal chamber last night was indeed a strange habit?

But hadn’t he actively kissed her before...

Xie Wanqing’s mind turned into a muddled mess, unable to say what exactly she felt inside.

The anger of being duped into marriage?

This couldn’t be considered a duped marriage; she had been the one to propose the marriage, he had hesitated and struggled for a long time before agreeing, and he had openly said he had a heart condition, unable to exert himself or become emotional.

Perhaps he was hinting at his inability...

When the door to the inner room opened and the mother and son came out, Princess Duan Yang’s attitude became even more fervent compared to before.

Holding Xie Wanqing’s hand, she expressed warmth and concern, offered a pair of excellent quality jade bracelets as gifts, and chatted until it was lunchtime.

After lunch, it was finally time to enter the palace to express gratitude, and Princess Duan Yang reluctantly let them leave.

Pei Yuqing was already waiting in the courtyard, as Xie Wanqing bade farewell to her mother-in-law and stepped out of the hall doors, she saw his tall and straight figure under the banyan tree.