In the tenth month of the lunar calendar, the wind is cold and the snowflakes are dancing
The side courtyard of the Grand Tutor's Mansion was covered with white snow. On the small bed in the room was lying a young girl with her eyes closed and her whole body trembling.
"Miss, Miss, are you okay?"
"Miss……"
"ah……"
With a scream, the girl sat up, her face pale.
"Miss, are you having a nightmare?"
Xu Wanyan covered her face and buried her head in the quilt again.
After a long time, she looked up, and this time her eyes were much clearer.
"I'm fine. I just had a nightmare. I guess I scared you."
"Miss, I'm fine. It's just that you've had nightmares several times this month."
One month?
Yes, she has been back for a month, one month before her coming of age.
Originally, she thought she would die with hatred in her heart, but unexpectedly, God took pity on her and she was reborn.
God is watching over us.
Xu Wanyan stood up and walked out the door.
"Miss, it's snowing outside. It would be bad to catch a cold."
The girl turned her head, snowflakes fell on her hair, and her slightly red cheeks made her look even more stunning.
Seeing that the young lady had no intention of going back to the house, Qiao Yun sighed and quickly ran back.
After a while, she came out again, but with something more in her hands.
"Miss, please hold the hot water bottle so you don't get frozen."
Xu Wanyan nodded and did not refuse this time, holding the hot water bottle in her arms.
Qiao Yun sighed. Ever since the young lady fell ill a month ago, she seemed like a different person.
In the past, the young lady would always be in a daze by herself, and then lie on the bed crying.
Although the young lady nowadays occasionally stares blankly, she never cries again.
The young lady who had never been to school also started practicing calligraphy every day. She said that this would help her calm her mind.
But I still have nightmares from time to time.
"Dong~, Dong~"
White smoke rose above the Grand Tutor's Mansion.
"Miss, today is the eldest lady's birthday, and also your...coming-of-age ceremony."
Xu Wanyan remained calm, she didn't care anymore.
Never before, never again.
Xu Wanqing is coming to see her.
In her previous life, her stepmother and elder sister, who had always disliked her, came to the side courtyard. She was flattered and thought that her good days had come.
Soon, she moved out of the side courtyard and lived in Feiyun Pavilion where her mother had lived before.
From that day on, her stepmother Zhao Yaru and elder sister Xu Wanqing came to her house every day to ask about her well-being and gave her some things she had never seen before.
She thought that from then on she had motherly love and sisterly affection.
Until one day, her elder sister cried in front of her.
In her eyes, Xu Wanqing is talented and beautiful, gentle as water, and unattainable.
She should have a gentle smile on her face, but why is she crying today?
Xu Wanyan felt distressed and asked her sister what happened.
Xu Wanqing's eyes were filled with tears: "Sister, grandfather wants to marry me to Xiao Jingming, but I already have a lover."
Xiao Jingming? Sweetheart?
Xu Wanyan remembered that Xiao Jingming was the younger brother of the current crown prince, a general who was naughty and murderous.
Rumor has it that his heart is as hard as iron and any woman who admires him will be killed, hence the rumor that he is misogynistic.
Gradually, women in the capital would be terrified at the mere mention of his name, let alone marrying him.
Now, her talented and gentle sister is going to marry this man.
She was terrified too.
"Sister, Lu Lang and I have already secretly decided to spend our lives together. I can't let him down!"
Looking at the tears streaming down her sister's cheeks, Xu Wanyan felt that she was even more charming and couldn't help crying out of heartache.
"Sister, go and beg Grandfather to change his decision."
Xu Wanqing shook her head: "Grandfather said that this is a marriage granted by the late emperor and must not be disobeyed."
"What should we do then?" Xu Wanyan was shocked.
"This is a crime of deceiving the emperor. The whole family will be exterminated."
Xu Wanyan fell to the ground and couldn't get up for a long time.
It's really a devil!
"Grandfather said that the late emperor granted Xiao Jingming a marriage after he was born. Now that he is old enough, he can no longer refuse."
Xu Wanyan looked at her sister with tears in her eyes with heartache. Her sister was so pitiful.
There are people who love each other, but they cannot be together.
"Sister, please save me!"
"But..." She was also afraid. How could she save him?
"Can you help your sister get married?"
Hearing this, Xu Wanyan's heart skipped a beat, "Sister, there are rumors outside..."
"Wanyan, the rumors outside are false. Xiao Jingming is not a bloodthirsty person at all. Those are deliberately slandered by people who are jealous of him."
"Really?" Xu Wanyan didn't know whether to believe it or not.
Xu Wanqing nodded vigorously: "It's true, how could I lie to you? If I hadn't made a three-life vow with Lu Lang, I would definitely marry him."
Hearing this, Xu Wanyan felt much more at ease. Her sister was so good to her, how could she possibly lie to her?
"Okay, I'll help my sister."
Hearing this, Xu Wanqing finally burst into laughter.
However, Xu Wanyan did not notice the flash of pride in her eyes.
In this way, Xu Wanyan went to ask her grandfather, Master Xu, for help with the idea of saving her sister.
Unexpectedly, Master Xu scolded her for making trouble and told her not to meddle in other people's business.
But, she only thought about helping her sister and her lover, so how could she care about anything else?
In the end, Master Xu agreed to her choice with a painful heart, and looked at her with disappointment in his eyes.
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