Lu Xiyao only came to the ancestral temple once, to play chess and chat with Xie Wan Ning.
Although she repeatedly apologized for her previous coldness, she did not explain why her attitude suddenly changed.
The two of them were no longer as close as before, and they could talk about anything.
Not only the two parties involved felt this, but even Lu Ziyan who was standing beside them felt it clearly.
He kept his eyes fixed on his sister, trying to determine if her intentions were really that simple.
After two rounds of chess, the atmosphere was finally less tense. Lu Xiyao took out a brocade box from her sleeve and opened it.
Inside was an intricately carved jade bracelet with gemstones.
She smiled and said, "Everything that happened before was my fault. This bracelet is my apology to my sister-in-law."
The jade bracelet looked valuable. Xie Wan Ning was hesitant about whether to accept it. Then she said, "If sister-in-law really forgives me, you must not refuse it."
As she spoke, Lu Xiyao saw that her wrist was empty, so she held her hand and put it on her herself.
The delicate and fair wrist, paired with a bracelet made of rich gemstones, is gorgeous and beautiful.
"It's a pity that sister-in-law doesn't wear bracelets on her hands." Lu Xiyao said with a smile: "Just wear them like this, and don't take them off. Next time we meet, I want to see you still wearing them on your hands."
Before she married into the Lu family, the two were close friends who could talk about anything, and it was common for them to give each other gifts in private. Xie Wan Ning no longer refused. She stood up and went to the inner room to get out a pearl hairpin as a return gift.
Lu Xiyao did not refuse and took it with a smile.
Before leaving, she said, "Brother didn't allow us to come to the ancestral temple to see you. This time I came here secretly while Ming Jian was away. When he comes back, sister-in-law, don't tell him."
Upon hearing that Lu Ziyan forbade anyone to come to the ancestral temple, Xie Wan Ning lowered her eyes, not wanting to see sympathy for herself in the eyes of others.
She pursed her lips and hummed softly, "I won't tell you."
How ridiculous, who could she tell?
When Mingjian comes to collect the Buddhist scriptures, tell him, "Did the eldest lady from the mansion come to see me today?"
Or should I wait for Lu Ziyan to come back, run over and tell him, you don’t allow others to see me, but your sister came secretly?
So pitiful...
She is so pitiful.
In the following days, Lu Xiyao no longer came.
Xie Wan Ning couldn't say that she liked the bracelet she gave her, but she also couldn't say that she disliked it.
But this was the first gift Lu Xiyao gave her after she married into the Lu family.
After all, the meaning was different, so she didn't take it off.
This is the fourth month since Lu Ziyan left Beijing, and she is beginning to look forward to his return.
She was really scared of staying in the ancestral temple.
Every day when he saw Ming Jian, he would ask whether Lu Ziyan had sent any message back and when he would return to Beijing.
But the answer is always disappointing.
She always remembered his words and waited for him to take her out.
But in the end, the gate of the ancestral temple opened, and it was Ming Jian who came to take her out.
Maybe it shouldn’t be called “catch”, it should be “release”.
It was Ming Jian who let her out.
Lu Ziyan came back, but he didn't come to pick her up.
She returned to Shaoguang Courtyard, which had been deserted for several months. It seemed that even the servants who were responsible for cleaning the courtyard were passive and passive. No one trimmed or cared for the flowers and plants in the courtyard, making the place even more desolate.
The autumn wind was cold and the scenery was bleak, but a raging fire was burning in her heart. Xie Wan Ning waited in Shaoguang Courtyard for three days, but still did not wait for Lu Ziyan to come.
It was not until the afternoon of the third day that the quiet girl, who was writing lyrics for a painting as usual, suddenly threw down the pen in her hand and could not bear it any longer.
The anger in my heart has been suppressed to the extreme, burning my heart and lungs, and I feel like I will suffocate to death if I don't vent it out.
This is the first time in almost two years since I got married that I am not obedient and waiting patiently.
Ignoring the rule that women of the Lu family were not allowed to set foot in the front yard, he went straight to Lu Ziyan's study.
Before she got married, she could still enter this place, but after she got married, she was restricted by the rule that women in the rear house were not allowed to enter the front yard, and she never set foot in this place again.
A surge of evil fire pushed her to stop waiting obediently and take the initiative to ask him for an explanation.
There must be an explanation!
Why, why do you waste her heart and toy with her feelings and expectations?
Lu Ziyan's study was very large, divided into a front hall and a back hall. She was blocked in the front hall.
“Get out of the way!”
Ming Jian looked embarrassed: "Madam, please go back, Lord Marquis..."
"Since I'm here, I must see him today." Xie Wan Ning's expression was cold, "Where is he?"
"...Madam, please wait a moment."
Ming Jian turned and went into the inner hall. When he came out after waiting for a long time, his expression was even uglier.
He said, "The Marquis said he would not see anyone."
...I don't want to see anyone.
Xie Wan Ning's heart tightened, and she forced a smile, "What if I really want to see him?"
Ming Jian stood in front of her and said, "Madam, please don't embarrass us."
Standing behind him was a team of Lu Ziyan's personal soldiers. There were no maids in the front yard, only Lu Ziyan's personal soldiers and deputy generals.
His study was heavily guarded, and it was impossible to break in without his permission.
It was no use for her to be angry. As long as Lu Ziyan didn't agree, she couldn't see him.
She was only fit to stay in the yard, waiting for his visit day after day.
When he was in a good mood, he would think of her and come to Shaoguangyuan to see her.
If you are in a bad mood, just leave her aside.
Her joys, sorrows, anger and happiness are not important.
So what if she was the wife carried into the house in a sedan chair carried by eight men? She was not as good as the favored concubine.
At least if Liu Manrou came with the child, he would definitely not avoid her.
After being blocked at the door of the study and unable to get in no matter what, Xie Wan Ning's angry eyes gradually cooled down.
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