After picking up a system

"Quan Yin, this prince feels that Ling Zhitian is a fickle woman who seeks to curry favor with the rich and powerful. She is not suitable to be a legal wife."

Listening to his friend scolding his sweetheart, Lu Xingan frowned: "You just need to tell me whether the medicine is useful or not."

Cen Zishu was also a little unhappy: "Of course it is useful."

Lu Xing'an was still a little confused. Why didn't he hear any news that Ling Zhitian was pregnant?

Cen Zishu knew what he was thinking by looking at his expression, and felt a trace of pity and sneer in his heart.

Having made up his mind, he said without waiting for Lu Xingan to speak, "She got pregnant and then had a miscarriage. And...she seduced me into having sex with her. She wanted me to marry her."

Lu Xing'an was stunned, as if he hadn't reacted to what Cen Zishu said.

Cen Zishu presented some of the things he had found out to Lu Xing'an.

Lu Xing'an turned the pages one by one. It was so quiet around him that even his breathing slowed down.

After a long time, Lu Xingan suddenly said, "So, you hooked up with her. How many times did you fool around with her?"

Cen Zishu paused, a little irritated: "Many times."

Lu Xingan chuckled. How funny, the best friend and the person he loved the most slept in the same bed.

Lu Xingan stood up and bowed to Cen Zishu: "Thank you for telling me this, Your Highness. I, Lu Xingan, am grateful. I am sorry for the inconvenience today. I will invite you to reward me handsomely in the future."

Cen Zishu watched Lu Xing'an leave, leaning back dejectedly. From then on, a gap finally appeared between the two of them.

Lu Xing'an clenched his fists and returned to the Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery without disturbing anyone.

After sitting there all night, he asked someone to send some more betrothal gifts to the Ling Mansion.

He relied on his power so much that people didn't know why. Cen Zishu knew what he was thinking and broke off all ties with Ling Zhitian. The next time Ling Zhitian came to him, he severely humiliated Ling Zhitian and gave her a lot of gold, silver and treasures.

Ling Zhitian returned to the Ling Mansion in a daze, unable to understand why he didn't get the result he wanted after all his efforts.

She smashed things in the room, screamed loudly, and finally fell ill.

She had always been frail, but never had she been so frail as now; she was getting thinner and thinner.

Lin Yuci was extremely anxious. She carried boxes of supplements into Ling Zhitian's yard, but there was no improvement.

The days passed slowly and it was August. On the twelfth, the day before her wedding, Lin Yuci came to Ling Zhitian and talked to her about many private matters.

She prepared a generous dowry for Ling Zhitian. Although it could not surpass Ling Han's, it was still the best.

On August 13, Ling Zhitian got married.

Lu Xingan came to pick them up in person, but strangely, everyone could see that there was no joy on the groom's face.

Compared with the scene of Ling family’s daughter’s wedding two months ago, this scene is much more sad.

Ling Zhitian sat in the sedan chair, listening to the whispers of the people around her, and she felt full of resentment. She hated Lu Xing'an for not giving her a perfect wedding, hated why Ling Han could marry the prince, hated Cen Zishu for deceiving her in vain, and hated her mother for only finding someone like Lu Xing'an for her...

The only thing I don’t hate is myself.

After the wedding ceremony, Lu Xing'an left the room. Ling Zhitian was a little dazed, not understanding what he was going to do.

I sent someone to inquire and found out that Lu Xing'an had taken a concubine yesterday and he doted on her very much.

Ling Zhitian twisted her handkerchief and urged people to call for water several times, but Lu Xing'an never came back. Instead, the concubine's yard called for water several times.

Ling Zhitian was throwing a tantrum in the room, but there was nothing she could do.

On the second day, when serving tea, the wife of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery reminded the two men that they must have a legitimate heir at all costs, and the two men frowned and agreed.

In the evening, Lu Xing'an went to his concubine again.

Ling Zhitian couldn't understand it. Lu Xing'an didn't even have a room with her before, and he treated her like a treasure the first time. How come he had a new love so soon?

Could it be that Lu Xing'an knew what I had done before?

No, it's impossible.

Lu Xing'an has always been a clean man, so how could he know Cen Zishu?

I have never heard that Cen Zishu has any habit of discussing these things with others.

Unable to find the reason, Ling Zhitian was very resentful.

If she doesn't have a good life, no one else can have an easy life either.

On the fifteenth day of August, Lu Xing'an and Ling Zhitian went to the Ling Mansion and stayed for a while before leaving early. Ling Zhitian stayed for a family dinner.

Lin Yuci was very worried about Ling Zhitian's marital status, and she took Ling Zhitian aside to talk a lot, but she didn't know that Ling Zhitian was now resenting her.

……

Ling Han listened to what Chunya had inquired about and flipped through the account book at such a fast speed that Chunya didn't know whether Ling Han heard what she said.

Of course Ling Han listened.

Ling Han was thinking about polishing these things a little and turning them into a storybook, but then he shook his head in his heart.

She was biased when she wrote this, and she did not want to write Ling Zhitian as a horrible person.

There are too many things in the world, and it is not necessary to write about a woman's filthiness.

Being born here and having such thoughts, whether it is right or wrong is not for her to judge.

Years of history have domesticated women, and men who enjoy convenience are also domesticating women. If anyone says they are wrong, then everyone is wrong.

Thousands of years in the future, human beings are still struggling with rigid ideas. There are few awakened people in the society, so it doesn’t matter if they move slowly.

However, it’s time to publish a new script.

Bai Shiyan came back from court and asked someone to look for Ling Han. As soon as he entered the study, he saw Ling Han sitting at the desk writing something.

The sun shone down, and the shadows of the low branches outside the house were swaying on the window, and Ling Han's hair was shining.

Bai Shiyan's heart was filled with excitement. He had always known that Ling Han was beautiful, but he had never been that moved. Now he thought it was different.

Ling Han looked up when he heard the noise, and saw Bai Shiyan covering his chest with one hand in a daze, a little puzzled: "Your Highness didn't take the medicine on time today?"

Bai Shiyan came back to his senses and coughed awkwardly: "Why do you say that, Princess?"

Ling Han put down his pen and bowed to him: "My words were not chosen carefully, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Bai Shiyan went forward to help her up: "What are you writing?"

Ling Han picked up the pen again: "A new storybook."

Bai Shiyan stared at the papers on the table for a long time before he remembered why he came to look for Ling Han. He asked, "Do you still remember the county magistrate we met in Jiangnan?"

Ling Han stopped writing again: "Remember, why are you asking this suddenly?"

Bai Shiyan: "Didn't he resign at that time? It would be difficult for him to make a comeback after such a big incident. But today, I saw him following behind the Imperial Master in the Imperial Study. It seems that he has a high status."

Ling Han hummed.

Bai Shiyan: "What does the princess think about this matter?"

Ling Han: "Just wait and see."

Bai Shiyan: "What the princess said is absolutely right."