285 Lu Wei 2 (1/2)

When Lingchen snapped out of her trance, the two of them had already returned to their room. She stood at the door and watched as Lu Wei sat down and poured himself some water.

Sensing that he might still be in a bad mood, Lingchen sent the servants away and asked Ah Zhen to prepare some refreshments for both of them. Then, slowly, she walked over to her husband and sat opposite him. Lingchen picked up an unused cup and poured some water for herself while quietly observing Lu Wei's mood.

She was clueless about how she should approach Lu Wei after she saw the way he scolded the ministers. In the end, the couple stayed in each others' company silently. Ah Zhen appeared at the door with a tray of refreshment after a while. Lingchen took the tray before she instructed Ah Zhen not to let anyone come to bother them.

Lingchen poured some tea and looked at the man, sitting at the opposite of her. His brow was still furrowed. His anger has not gone disappeared. Lingchen put the tea in front of him and said, ”You're angry?”

Lu Wei snorted at her question. ”Were you not?”

Lingchen poured the tea into her cup and took a small sip to moistened her throat. ”Well, I do understand their concern,” she said lazily.

Her words made him turned around with his face black, ”I will never consider that suggestion.”

Lingchen smiled. She had long known his stand regarding this matter. Not too long ago, Lu Wei had suggested this marriage because he did not want to take in any consorts. He saw the way his mother suffered in the harem and did not wish to see anything like it again.

”We won't,” she agreed. ”Besides, you and my father have an agreement.”

Before the two of them were married, Lu Wei and the Retired Emperor signed an agreement. Although it was Lu Wei who suggested the marriage and put Qian Rong as the wedding gift, the Retired Emperor was still worried that someone might use this chance to harm his daughter.

To protect her daughter, the Retired Emperor suggested this secret agreement where if either of Lu Wei or Lingchen relationship with another, then the wedding will be dissolved, and the one who had a relationship with another will have to hand over their power. In reality, the Retired Emperor was afraid that if Lu Wei had a child with another, the others would use that chance to ousted his daughter.

The Retired Emperor was surprised when Lu Wei signed the agreement without hesitation. However, Lingchen had her doubt. It was no secret that Lu Wei wanted a free life away from the palace. If he wanted to break away from his position, Lu Wei could sleep with any woman and pushed the responsibilities to her before he fled and lived the way he wanted.

Surprisingly, after almost a year, Lu Wei had stayed with her. It doesn't seem like he had any intention to betray her, even when others tempted him to do so.

After being around Lu Wei for so long, Lingchen thought that if Lu Wei were serious, he would make a great Emperor. Although Lu Wei might appear playful at times, he would often give out good input during critical times. He can be reliable.

”You don't seem displeased with their suggestion to take in consorts,” Lu Wei stared at her sharply.

Lingchen raised her head and met his gaze. Her brow furrowed when she saw the unfathomable look in his eyes. ”Weren't you the one who said not to care much about what others thought about you? Didn't you say that living like that was too tiring?”

Lu Wei looked away from her. He indeed said something like that to her before.

”What provokes your anger?”

In fact, he was not sure why he was angry. Was it because the ministers thought that he was not capable? Or was it because of their suggestions to reestablish a harem?