She had been engaged to Xie Huaixing since she was a child. The nanny said that it was because her mother had a past relationship with Xie Huaixing's mother, and the two families were well matched.
Xie Huaixing was the prince of Qinghe County, and her father was a general with military power, so the two families decided to get her engaged.
Later, my mother died of illness, and less than half a year later, my father remarried the eldest princess.
Soon after the marriage, the eldest princess became pregnant and later gave birth to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl, named Xu Lingmian and Xu Yan.
Xu Lingyi was only one year old when her mother passed away. She had no memory of her mother and naturally did not have much affection for her.
In her previous life, she lived a confused and naive life.
I have the impression that her father doted on her and held her in the palm of his hand, treating her like a treasure.
Her father's preference is her confidence.
When she was very young, her father held her in his arms and doted on her, saying, "You are daddy's daughter. As long as daddy is around, you can do whatever you want."
Although her stepmother was of noble status, she never seemed to make things difficult for her and was kind and loving.
She gets along well with her younger siblings.
If there was one bad thing about her, it was her grandmother, who particularly disliked her and often made things difficult for her.
Her father had many arguments with her grandmother because of her, and the more they argued, the more her grandmother hated her.
Apart from that, she always felt that her life was exceptionally smooth among the young ladies from official families in the capital.
Her family had arranged a husband for her and was waiting for Xie Huaixing to return to Beijing so that she could get married. She and Xie Huaixing grew up together as childhood sweethearts. He had taken good care of her since she was a child and said that he would marry her in the future.
But after he was twelve years old, Xie Huaixing left the capital, and they only communicated through letters.
In Xu Lingyi's mind, her father is the most powerful man, but when she talks about Xie Huaixing, she is full of praise.
"My father has been with Xie Huaixing in the frontier before. He is quite worthy of our Yi'er. Whether it's his ability, talent, appearance, or character, he is rare among men from aristocratic families."
Father Xu looked at Xie Huaixing as his son-in-law, so he was naturally very picky. Even he said this, which was enough to show that Xie Huaixing was indeed good.
Xu Lingyi was looking forward to her marriage with Xie Huaixing more and more.
"If I were to tell you the only hidden worry..." Father Xu spoke hesitantly.
"What is Daddy worried about?" Xu Lingyi knew nothing about the court at that time.
She has disliked studying since she was a child, just like her father.
When her stepmother was still taking her younger brothers and sisters to school, she was already taken out to play by her father.
When she grew up, she had a reputation as a fool in the capital.
Father Xu sighed: "Xie Huaixing may have great fortune in the future. His Majesty has no children yet, so sooner or later he will have to adopt a son from the royal family. By then, Xie Huaixing..."
"Daddy is saying that Xie Huaixing might be adopted by His Majesty and become the crown prince in the future." Xu Lingyi's eyes widened at the time. She had never known this before.
She just truly likes Xie Huaixing.
Dad nodded. "If he rises to that position in the future, he will have no shortage of harems and courtyards. My son is kind and innocent by nature. How can he compete with those young ladies from aristocratic families?"
Father Xu saw it clearly and felt regretful.
He knew his own daughter well. She was uneducated and had no scheming. She also had feelings for Xie Huaixing. If she really married Xie Huaixing in the future, she would be able to secure the position of Crown Prince's Consort. But what about the position of Queen?
Thinking of this, Xu's father was not optimistic about this marriage.
That was the first time Xu Lingyi heard such words. Whenever she thought about Xie Huaixing having many women in the future, her heart tightened.
She liked Xie Huaixing and naturally didn't want to give him to anyone else. When she was twelve years old, Xie Huaixing said that he would come back to marry her in a few years and he would only love her.
She was full of expectations, but she didn't expect that she was not even qualified to be Xie Huaixing's wife.
She waited for Xie Huaixing in the capital for five years. When she was seventeen, she did not wait for Xie Huaixing to return to the capital to marry her. Instead, she waited for Xie Huaixing to send her a letter of cancellation of engagement.
In the letter, he said that he already had a woman he loved, and he would only marry that woman and live with her for the rest of his life.
Xu Lingyi felt like the sky was falling at the time, but her father said that this might not be a bad thing.
But she had always thought that she would be Xie Huaixing's wife since she was a child. How could she accept it?
So when Xie Huaixing returned to Beijing, she made a scene in the Prince's Mansion and questioned Xie Huaixing in the street why.
She was hysterical and he was watching coldly.
Xu Lingyi saw deep disappointment in his eyes and disgust written on his face.
He despised her for being dishonest and emotional.
Everyone in the capital knows that when Xie Huaixing returns to the capital, His Majesty has already thought about adopting someone, and Xie Huaixing is the most likely candidate.
One is the future prince and emperor, and the other is a spoiled young lady known as a fool.
It doesn't matter who did the wrong.
That day, Xie Huaixing's expression was indifferent. His voice was cold and clear: "Miss Xu, the engagement we made when we were young was just a joke between my mother and me. Don't take it seriously. I hope you can find another good man in the future."
"When you fell off the cliff, I risked my life to save you. You said you would only marry me in this life. Have you forgotten what you said?" Xu Lingyi asked crying.
The past events had long been buried in his memory, and now that they were suddenly brought up, Xie Huaixing was a little stunned.
His thoughts seemed to go back to the past. Xu Lingyi's embarrassed face at this moment overlapped with the face of the little girl who was desperately pulling him.
Although she was no longer as kind and lovely as she used to be, she saved him after all.
His expression softened a little. "I will always remember your life-saving grace. But in my heart, you are just my sister. I will also take care of you as my own sister in the future, okay?"
Hearing these words, Xu Lingyi felt like the sky had collapsed. She burst into tears and her eyes were blurred with tears.
The maids told her since she was a child that she would be Xie Huaixing's wife.
Her stepmother also said that she did not need to be gentle and considerate, nor did she need to learn music, chess, calligraphy, painting, or the Four Books and Five Classics.
Other women learn these things just to find a better husband, but she already has one. Xie Huaixing prefers her innocent look.
Everyone except her father told her that she would marry Xie Huaixing.
Her grandmother disliked her and said that she only hoped that she would go to harm the Xie family as soon as possible, so that she would be punished and beaten by her mother-in-law.
For the first ten years of her life, her heart and eyes were filled with Xie Huaixing, and no one told her to live for herself.
No matter how much her father loved her, he was often busy and away from home. Her grandmother hated her, and her stepmother only praised her, saying that as long as she caught Xie Huaixing, she would have no worries in her life.
She seemed to live for Xie Huaixing.
He suddenly said he would not marry her, and at that moment she admitted that her faith collapsed.
She was extremely stupid at that time and did not understand that once a man changed his mind, it was irreversible, but she still wanted to keep him.
She wondered what kind of good marriage a woman whose engagement had been broken off could find in the future.
No matter how domineering and spoiled she appears on the surface, she is still a parasitic dodder at heart, and her mind is full of taking care of her husband, raising children and getting the love of men.
"But we have a marriage certificate. It wasn't you who said it, it was just a joke between the elders. Besides, when you left Beijing, you said you would marry me in the future. I've been waiting for you all these years, and now you say you treat me as your sister. Xie Huaixing, what do you think I am?"
Xu Lingyi's hair was disheveled and she was crying heartbreakingly, her voice shrill and hoarse.
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