readytorunbook Chapter 822: Evil Concubine 4
Chapter 822: Evil Concubine 4
"Young Madam's methods are indeed lacking in maturity," Nanny Song echoed, "Compared to Madam Jiang, she is far inferior. I thought that a lady from a noble family educated by the Grand Tutor's Mansion would be very capable and intelligent, but who would have thought it would be like this? She has really let down the old lady's expectations."
Mother Lu's expression became uglier and uglier: "If I had known that Ruan Ningqing was so useless, I shouldn't have sent someone to the Taifu Mansion to propose marriage."
"Alas!" Mother Lu sighed heavily, "It's no use regretting now. I just hope Ruan Ningqing's belly will be better and not let me down again. Otherwise, I'm afraid I will have to force Yi Yang again."
If Ruan Ningqing still couldn't get pregnant, then she would have no choice but to force her son to take a concubine. But if she did that, the mother-son relationship between her and her son would probably be gone, and her son would completely resent her.
In short, unless it is absolutely necessary, Lu's mother really doesn't want to go to that step with her son, so she can only hope that Ruan Ningqing will not let her down again.
After Lu Yiyang left Lu's mother's yard, he came to Jiang Chunxi with a gloomy face.
"Hey! Where did you get angry? You come to me to vent it." Seeing Lu Yiyang's dark face, Jiang Chunxi's face immediately fell. She would not indulge him. "General, if you want to vent your anger, please go somewhere else! After all, I will not bear being wronged. If you want to vent your anger on me, I can only say that you have made a wrong calculation."
Lu Yiyang's expression became helpless again: "Chun Xi, you know that I won't vent my anger on you, so why do you have to say such things to upset me?"
"That's ridiculous," Jiang Chunxi sneered, "You came to me with a gloomy face, and you still have the nerve to say that you won't vent your anger on me. If you really don't want to vent your anger on me, then you shouldn't have come to me and made me feel upset looking at your gloomy face."
Although he said this, Jiang Chunxi still came to Lu Yiyang and asked with concern: "Tell me! What happened? Did you get mad at an official in the officialdom, or did you encounter any difficult political issues?"
Jiang Chunxi looked disappointed. "If it's a matter related to the government, then I really can't help you. But your good wife's family can definitely help you. Otherwise, you can humble yourself and coax Ruan Ningqing. Ask her to go back to her family and say a few good words to her father, so that the Ruan family can help you in the court."
"Of course, you can rest assured on my side. I've already said this, so I won't be jealous or lose my temper with you. Although I can't stand you being nice to Ruan Ningqing, I'm not the kind of person who doesn't understand things. I know you've encountered problems in the officialdom, so I won't lose my temper with you and cause you trouble at this time."
"Chunxi," Lu Yiyang hugged Jiang Chunxi, "It's not about the officialdom, it's about my mother..."
Then, Lu Yiyang told everyone again how his mother had forced him.
Jiang Chunxi was not surprised at all after hearing what Lu Yiyang said: "I had expected this to happen. From the time your mother threatened you with death again and again, I knew that she would never force you to do this for the last time. On the contrary, as you compromise again and again, your mother will only become more and more demanding."
"Just wait and see! It would be great if Ruan Ningqing could get pregnant, but if she still can't keep up, then your mother will probably force you to take another concubine."
Lu Yiyang's face darkened, because he knew that Chunxi's words were not nonsense.
"But it's true. You are the only child of the Lu family," Jiang Chunxi continued, "and your mother is looking forward to having a grandson. If Ruan Ningqing still doesn't get pregnant in a year or two, your mother will probably go crazy and will naturally continue to force you."
"But don't feel resentful. After all, your mother did everything for the Lu family's incense. As a son, you should be more understanding! After all, there are three unfilial acts, and the worst is to have no descendants. If you can't continue the Lu family's incense, then you will be sorry for your Lu family's ancestors."
"Chunxi, why do I feel like you're not angry at all?" Lu Yiyang looked straight at Jiang Chunxi and said, "When my mother forced me to get married, you were very angry."
"Ha!" Jiang Chunxi sneered, "The past was the past, and the present is the present. At the beginning, I couldn't see the situation, so I quarreled with you. Now I have seen the situation clearly. If I still quarrel with you, I will only be asking for trouble."
Jiang Chunxi then smiled bitterly: "After all, whether I agree or not, I can't stop you from compromising with your mother, so what can I do? In addition to accepting it calmly, do I have any other choice?"
"Lu Yiyang," Jiang Chunxi's voice became extremely low, "I'm so tired! During this year, although I acted like I didn't care in front of you, every time you went to Ruan Ningqing's room, I needed to drink a calming soup before I could fall asleep, forcing myself to ignore the heart-wrenching pain in my heart."
"But when I think about it, you may have countless concubines in the future. After all, if Ruan Ningqing is still pregnant, your mother will definitely force you to take in more concubines. And she will definitely not give up after just one time. She will definitely force you to keep taking concubines so that the Lu family can have more descendants. After all, your mother will never be satisfied with forcing you."
"Your every compromise will only make her worse. When I think about how you will have countless concubines in the future and how I will have to share you with so many women, I feel so tired. I feel powerless and suffocated in this cage of the Lu family."
"Lu Yiyang," Jiang Chunxi looked at Lu Yiyang pleadingly, "Can't you just let me go? Let me leave the Lu family, leave the capital and go back to the border. Don't worry, even if I leave you, my feelings for you will not change. In this life, I will never have another man besides you."
"So just treat it as me begging you again, please let me go!" Jiang Chunxi's eyes were filled with tears, "I am really in pain, so painful, I love you so deeply, how can I be willing to share you with someone else, if you really love me, then let me go, don't force me to turn my love for you into hatred step by step."
"If that's the case, won't you regret it? After all, you love me so much. I don't believe you want to see the love in my eyes replaced by hatred one day."
"Chunxi, don't say anything more," Lu Yiyang hugged Jiang Chunxi tightly and buried his face in her neck, "I will not let you go. If you are not by my side, then what is the meaning of my living in this world?"