Chapter 548: Not a Backup, Not a Concubine

"Harmony... Uncle Emperor, what are you talking about? I don't like Lu Shaoyuan, and I don't want this marriage.

Shen Ningning's eyelashes trembled, and her beautiful eyes were already full of shock.

Why did the emperor suddenly want to marry her and Lu Shaoyuan?

Perhaps guessing that Shen Ningning would refuse, the emperor's expression was inconvenient, and he still had an approachable smile.

But at this moment, that smile fell into Shen Ningning's eyes, like ice frozen in the sun, revealing a trace of sharp coldness.

"Ningning, I ask myself, I have always treated you well, and I have always responded to your requests, right?"

Shen Ningning nodded gently, but immediately said: "But this is not a reason for Uncle Emperor to arbitrarily control my marriage."

There are many people who are good to her. Does she have to listen to them and do things?

The emperor sighed: "I am not doing this for you, but for Ling Wei. Ningning, don't you know that Ling Wei likes you? "

Shen Ningning suddenly opened her watery eyes, the color of the sun fell on the bottom of the girl's eyes, just ignited a cluster of fire in her heart.

But before she could figure out the reason for the sudden joy, she was extinguished by the emperor's next sentence.

"He has been an adult for three years. For you, he has never married. There is no concubine in the Purple Palace until now, but he is the crown prince. My country will be given to him in the future. If he doesn't get married, how can I convince all officials and make me feel at ease?"

Shen Ningning bit her lips with her pearly teeth, and the pearl hairpin in her black hair reflected a dazzling light.

"Uncle Emperor, do you mean that I can't marry my brother?" She had already asked this question.

God knows, for a girl, how much courage she mustered when she asked this question.

However, the emperor asked her in a deep voice: "Of course I agree to marry him. I want you to be my daughter-in-law, but Ningning, you can only be the prince's concubine. "

Shen Ningning seemed to have a basin of cold water poured on her head.

In her eyes, the emperor was like the sun, hanging high in the sky, seemingly warm, but actually too far away. When the sun shone on her body, she felt cold.

"Why..." Shen Ningning's voice was bitter: "Am I not worthy?"

From childhood to adulthood, she changed her fate through her own efforts.

But the dark childhood buried deep in her heart was like a nightmare, which could come back at any time.

The emperor's words reminded Shen Ningning of the remarks that Aunt Qin had made to scold her.

[How can you be worthy.]

The emperor looked at the thick fog gradually gathering in Shen Ningning's eyes, as if she was about to cry, and the corners of her eyes were red because of the light.

But she was particularly strong and would never cry in front of outsiders.

At this moment, her slender fingertips tightly grasped her sleeves.

The emperor sighed: "It's not that you don't deserve it, Ningning, Ling Wei will be the emperor in the future, your mother's family is too powerful, and I am really worried. "

"You should understand your uncle's painstaking efforts, right? Parents should consider their children's long-term future. Besides, being the main wife may not necessarily bring happiness."

"Even if you are a concubine, Ling Wei's heart is with you, isn't it? Even if I have other daughters-in-law, I will treat you the best. You are different."

These words caused Shen Ningning to let out a bitter laugh from her red lips.

"Why should I compete with others for a husband?"

The emperor was stunned.

Shen Ningning pursed her lips, and her delicate and beautiful little face showed a stubbornness that would never admit defeat.

"My father said that since he married my mother, he has never looked at other women again. My second uncle has only loved one person all his life."

"My family education taught me that a man can be loyal to a woman. If I choose a husband, I will only be the only one, not a backup, and not a concubine!"

The emperor saw that Shen Ningning's attitude became tough, and he was particularly sorry.

"Ningning, since you don't agree, consider my other proposal. "

Shen Ningning took a deep breath, her eyes were cold and red: "Uncle Emperor, what do you want me to do? Stay away from my brother? I promised you that I would not affect his marriage, isn't that enough?"

The emperor sighed: "Do you know that Ling Wei said that if you don't want to get married, he will wait for you forever."

"How I wish he was not the prince, so that I could stay with you forever, but Ningning, he has the country on his back, can you bear to see him violate ethics and stay with you forever?"

Shen Ningning opened her lips, but felt bitter in her throat and couldn't say anything.

The emperor continued: "How about I discuss with you? Since you don't like Lu Shaoyuan either, then I will pretend to grant you a marriage with Lu Shaoyuan."

"By then, Ling Wei will naturally give up, and when his marriage is settled, I will make the decision to divorce you and Lu Shaoyuan, and then choose a good husband for you, okay? "

Shen Ningning's heart had already fallen into an endless ocean of ice.

The emperor wanted to force Mo Lingwei to marry and end his hesitation, so he had to deal with Shen Ningning.

So, was she willing to be a sacrifice?

If she agreed, where would Lu Shaoyuan be?

Shen Ningning tried to hold back, but her trembling tears had already slipped out of her eyes.

They fell on the cold marble table, splashing like snowflakes.

It was snowing in her heart, even in the face of spring.

The emperor's eyes also turned red: "Ningning, you must have heard about my illness. I'm afraid I won't live for many years. If I suddenly pass away one day, Lingwei will be the person I worry about the most."

"I have already let his mother down, I cannot let him down again, Ningning... Can you, can you promise me this once, just as if your uncle is begging you?"

After the emperor said this, he stood up, lifted up his dragon robe, and knelt down to Shen Ningning.

If it were in the past, the girl would definitely help him up immediately.

But now, she seemed to be frozen, with only her slender long eyelashes hanging down, her breath trembling, and tears streaming down.

"Why must it be Lu Shaoyuan?" She finally spoke in a hoarse voice: "I don't want to implicate him. Since it's a fake marriage, then I can just pick anyone, right?"

The emperor smiled bitterly: "Ling Wei is so smart, and his methods, how could I, as a father, not know."

"If it were someone else, he would definitely stir up a lot of trouble. Whether he believes it or not is secondary, but if it's Lu Shaoyuan, it's different."

"Ling Wei also knows that you have known each other for a long time, not shorter than him, and the Lu family has done well in both official and business."

"Even if I die many years later, there is no need to worry about Ling Wei's revenge, and I will support Lu Fu so that you and Lu Shaoyuan can live a better life."

At this point, the emperor looked at her tentatively: "Ningning, the second young master of the Lu family also likes you very much."

The sun hanging in the sky, I don't know if it's because of tears, in Shen Ningning's eyes, it was hazy and red.

She didn't know how she walked down the hillside. Wanchun was also sent away. It must be that the emperor did not allow Wanchun to know that the person Shen Ningning met today was him.

When Shen Ningning just walked to the gate of the bamboo garden, she saw a couple coming together to watch the bamboo shadows swaying in the sun.

They hugged each other and smiled sincerely.

Shen Ningning suddenly felt a little confused. She wanted to ask them if they had ever encountered such a thing as her. If they did, how would they deal with it?

She also wanted to ask her mother what she should do right?

However, it didn't matter what she asked.

Just now, Shen Ningning agreed in the pavilion with tears in her eyes: "I will ask Lu Shaoyuan's opinion."

The implication was that she accepted the emperor's arrangement.

If Lu Shaoyuan had no objection, then let's do as the emperor said.

This time she didn't do it for others, but only for Mo Lingwei.

If there is no fate, we will see each other off to a happy ending.