Later, she heard her eldest sister-in-law Xie Min say to the maid, "Lu Jiaxue...we really were wrong! He's so cruel, he even killed Lu Jiaran...Yining's family isn't high-ranking, how dare he say her death wasn't his doing? And he even pinned the blame on me! He's taking advantage of this, using the name of his wife's murder to naturally take the place of successor..."
Later, Lu Jiaxue became the Marquis of Ningyuan, the Lu Commander, and held immense power. Everything about him was different from the man Yining knew. That Lu Jiaxue would wake her up in the middle of the night and tell her he'd secretly grown a night-blooming cereus that would bloom tonight. They squatted before the flower all night, watching for it to bloom, but it didn't. When she hit him, Lu Jiaxue didn't feel any pain at all, smiling and saying, "You hit me to vent your anger, but don't be angry anymore!"
Or maybe he would draw her a portrait while she was playing with her puppy, and have it framed and hung in her study. Yi Ning was both angry and amused when she saw it.
These were just disguises, and she was his best disguise. No one doubted Lu Jiaxue's obedience, including herself. If she hadn't witnessed the changes with her own eyes, Yi Ning wouldn't have believed it.
But Lu Jiaxue's cold and numb eyes appeared in her dreams countless times, making her realize clearly that her life was a joke. She couldn't even see the person next to her clearly.
But why did Lu Jiaxue have to use her death to cause trouble? Why didn't he marry again after her death? What was he thinking...
Yi Ning didn't know. She felt that she didn't want to delve into it any further. Those things had nothing to do with her anymore.
Luo Yihui led Yining into the flower hall.
Zhao Mingzhu was still beside Lu Jiaxue, talking to him, her smile bright and beautiful. "My Lord, have you been to Daci Temple? I think the scenery there is the best. I wonder if my uncle is doing well these days? I've been gone for two days. Is he not angry?"
Luo Yiyu and Luo Yixiu smiled stiffly, silently enduring the countless complaints in their hearts, sitting properly and only occupying the front third of the bench.
Lu Jiaxue's voice was strangely low, but his tone was calm. "Your uncle is busy these days."
When Zhao Mingzhu saw Luo Yihui coming over, she stood up, took Luo Yihui's hand and said, "This is the sister Hui I told you about. She is the eldest daughter of the Luo family and treats me very well! I will definitely say good things about her when I go back."
Luo Yihui bowed to greet Lu Jiaxue, who simply nodded. His gaze shifted to the little girl standing nearby.
...It was indeed her.
Despite her young age, she had grown into a rather pretty girl. Her features were ethereal and stunning, but there was a small, crimson mole on the corner of her eyebrow… She lowered her head and didn't look at him.
"Is this also a young lady from your family?" Lu Jiaxue suddenly asked.
Yi Ning pinched her palms in her sleeves before looking up and saying, "My Lord Commander, are you well?"
Others addressed him as "Marquis," which was both respectful and intimate. But she addressed herself as "Commander Lu," which inexplicably gave him a certain air of indifference.
Lu Jiaxue didn't know how much of his conversation with Daoyan that day she had heard. When he learned that the girl was from the Luo family, it no longer mattered. He had committed a heinous crime, but the Luo family was barely on the same side as him; at least they didn't dare to destroy their own future.
The servant brought up a plate of fresh Taomen dates. These dates were shipped from Nanzhili and were particularly crispy and delicious.
Uncle Luo immediately seized the opportunity and said with a smile, "My Lord, these dates are worth a try. I asked someone to buy them from Jinling."
Lu Jiaxue looked at Yining for a long time before looking away and talking to Uncle Luo.
Lu Jiaxue didn't like dates, and Yining suddenly realized that he found them strange. If there were dates in her porridge, she would pick them up and put them in her bowl, because Yining liked them anyway.
She saw him pick up a date and eat it slowly. It didn't matter whether it tasted good or not, his expression didn't change at all.
Then he took another one.
"Yining, didn't you want to eat Taomen dates?" Luo Yihui suddenly took a plate from the maid's tray, placed it in front of Yining, and said with a smile, "This plate is all for you, eat as much as you can."
Lu Jiaxue suddenly stopped moving. He turned around and asked, "Your name is Yining?"
Luo Yining put down the plate and stood up, then asked softly, "Didn't the governor know my name before he came?"
Lu Jiaxue must have come to find her after checking. He couldn't help himself, but Yi Ning didn't want to continue acting with him.
Lu Jiaxue suddenly smiled. His handsome features seemed familiar to her, his eyebrows and eyes were as handsome as if he had hooks. "I don't know. Did you expect me to come looking for you?"
When Luo Yihui heard Yining talking to Lu Jiaxue like this, cold sweat broke out on her palms. This person was Lu Jiaxue! What was Yining doing? Uncle Luo and Mrs. Chen didn't know what to do. They both looked at Luo Yining.
Zhao Mingzhu said, "Luo Yining, how do you talk to the Marquis?"
Luo Yining walked up to Lu Jiaxue, looked at his familiar face, paused, and said directly: "I don't know anything, and I didn't hear anything. Commander Lu, don't worry, I'm just an ordinary girl, what can I understand?"
Lu Jiaxue had experienced so much bloodshed and hardship, the death of loved ones, and the ups and downs of life that it was difficult for him to remain calm. This little girl was really smart. She knew why she came to see her, and she was frank about it. He changed his sitting position and continued to ask, "If you were just an ordinary little girl, how would you know I was coming to see you?"
Yi Ning endured it and said, "I guessed."
Others didn't understand what they were saying, but they were worried about Luo Yining.
When Lu Jiaxue heard it, he suddenly found it a little funny.
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