Chapter 166

After a while, Aunt Qiao and Luo Yilian came.

Luo Yilian had dressed up specially. She wore emerald bracelets on her wrists and wore her hair in a bun. She wore a lake green embroidered silk jacket, a layer of embroidered silk gauze, and a plain white moon-lit skirt.

Mrs. Cao secretly sighed that she was indeed a beauty. She smiled and beckoned her to come over, her tone full of gentle praise: "This must be the Sixth Miss, she is indeed a beauty of national beauty!"

"You're welcome, Madam Cao." Luo Yilian bowed. She knew that Madam Cao was here to propose marriage today, and her face blushed slightly.

Madam Cao asked her to sit down and then asked softly, "Do you know who wants to marry you?"

"The nanny who delivered the message just now has already said it." Luo Yilian's face turned even redder.

When she and Concubine Qiao found out who it was, they were stunned for a long time. After the messenger left, Concubine Qiao pulled her aside and said excitedly, "My daughter is actually Governor Lu. Do you know what kind of person he is? If you could marry Lu Jiaxue and persuade him, with his methods, you would have a good life in the future!"

Luo Yilian felt like she was hit by a gold ingot and couldn't recover.

She had heard of this man's legend from others: the Marquis of Ningyuan, a man with a large army. He had even used bloody means to massacre the Marquis's mansion to seize the title. Why would he suddenly fall for her?

"But... this is a concubine."

"My child, do you think that the wife of an ordinary family can compare to the position of a concubine of Governor Lu?" Aunt Qiao laughed at Luo Yilian's simple thinking. "What's the big deal about being a concubine? As long as Lu Jiaxue is behind you, who would dare to look down on you? I can also rely on you to gain a firm foothold in the Luo family."

Luo Yilian asked hesitantly, "Is Commander Lu really that powerful?"

"Although your third brother holds a high position, he is only a third-rank minister." Aunt Qiao lowered her voice, "He is the governor-general of Xuanda. Even Luo Yining's father, the Duke of Ying, has to be respectful in front of him and follow Lu Jiaxue's orders."

When Luo Yilian thought of this, she felt that her back had never been so straight while sitting in the main room. She saw Luo Yining sitting in front of her, her face was not looking good, a little pale, and she was always absent-minded. Luo Yilian couldn't help but think that she must be envious and surprised, otherwise why would her face look so bad.

Finally one day, I want her to envy me.

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Madam Cao was talking to Luo Yilian the whole time. Yining took the plate of dates from the maid and handed them to her to taste. Madam Cao grabbed a few and gave them to Luo Yilian, still smiling: "I think the Sixth Miss is not in good health. She needs to replenish her energy."

Seeing this, Yining's mouth twitched slightly and she put the plate back on the table.

Lin Hairu asked Madam Cao to have lunch before leaving. Judging from the mother and daughter's expressions, they probably wouldn't refuse. He smiled and said, "This marriage is a good one. As her legal mother, I'll give her my approval. I'll send someone to your house tomorrow to formally announce it."

Mrs. Cao was then sent out of the house. On the other side of the main house, Chen had heard the news and personally brought Luo Yiyu, who had returned to her parents' home, to visit Luo Yilian.

After not seeing each other for hundreds of years, this time he was particularly affectionate, holding Luo Yilian's hand and praising her. Even the quiet Luo Yiyu squeezed out a few words like "Good sister, we have been sisters since childhood and have a deep affection for each other." Yining saw this and thought to herself, this is still a deep affection, when they had not been in contact for several years and were almost breaking up.

Luo Yining drank some tea and then went back to his residence to rest. He was originally sleepy, but now he couldn't fall asleep.

Lu Jiaxue never plays by the rules. Does he really want to win over Luo Yilian?

Yining thought of what he had said himself: "I will not let you go."

Luo Yining wanted to know what he was up to. His current actions were puzzling, sending someone to propose marriage for no apparent reason. If he truly wanted to marry her, then that would be fine, and Yining would naturally ignore him. But now, it was unclear what was going on. What was he planning?

Luo Yining gradually fell asleep, and in her dream she vaguely remembered the scene when Lu Jiaxue came to propose marriage.

It was spring, when the apricot blossoms were in bloom. He wasn't yet Commander Lu, yet his young, handsome face wore a peaceful smile as he conversed with his grandmother. When Yi Ning's touch caused the curtain to twitch slightly, Lu Jiaxue glanced in her direction, half-smiley, as if he'd known she was there. But he didn't point it out, his expression filled with anticipation.

Then the spring apricot blossoms vanished, the sky darkened, and a thick fog filled the air. Someone was hoarsely calling someone's name. The cliffs were covered with rocks and bushes, and he stumbled as he walked. Those holding his hand urged him, "Fourth Master, we can't find you. Go back—you have important things to do, and there's no time to lose!"

He waved the man's hand away and continued walking, his voice hoarse. It was probably like this: Emperor Wang transformed into a cuckoo and cried blood, each cry painful.

Yining suddenly opened her eyes and woke up from a nightmare.

Her forehead was covered with sweat. This was that nightmarish cliff.

What was this dream about? I had never seen such a thing before. Could it be that after she died, Lu Jiaxue came to the bottom of the cliff to look for her?

Seeing that it was getting dark outside, Luo Yining asked someone to come in and light a lamp.

Pearl came in with a candlestick, and the room suddenly became warmer. Pearl wiped her sweat and said, "It's so cold, how come you're sweating all over when you sleep?"

Yi Ning shook her head to indicate that she didn't want to talk about it, and asked her, "Is Third Brother back?" Yi Ning wanted to tell him about Luo Yilian so that he could be prepared.

"My uncle came to see you once after waking up, but he left when he saw you were sleeping soundly. He hasn't come back yet."

Yi Ning nodded and asked about Luo Yilian's situation. Zhenzhu said, "...The Second Master came back specially to visit Concubine Qiao and the Sixth Miss. Concubine Qiao's courtyard is bustling with activity, like a festival. The people from the Registrar's Office sent a lot of gifts over. I see everyone in each room has packed some and sent them over. Would you like to send some gifts as well?"

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