As the last traces of snow fade into the warm sunshine, spring finally arrives in the capital.
In the West Garden of Duke Dingguo's Mansion, large tracts of roses covered the walls, adding the first touch of color since early spring to the usually cold courtyard.
Princess Ning'an was sitting in a wheelchair. Her eyes seemed to fall on the roses, and she seemed to be looking at something else through the roses.
The maids behind her all stayed far away from her, and no one dared to come and disturb her.
until--
Lu Zhan walked in.
"Second Young Master." The maids saluted one after another.
Lu Zhan waved his hand casually, then walked up to Princess Ning'an.
"Mother." He raised his hand and bowed.
Princess Ning'an's eyes moved. The moment she saw Lu Zhan, the silence and indifference around her strangely disappeared, and her eyes were as gentle as if they could be soaked in water.
"Azhan, you're here." She smiled and stretched out her hand to Lu Zhan.
Lu Zhan smiled and stepped forward to tie Princess Ning'an's fallen cloak. Then he squatted in front of her and held her hand and said, "Mother, although the weather is getting warmer, you still have to tie this cloak."
, otherwise, the child will feel distressed if he catches a cold."
After hearing his words, Princess Ning'an smiled lightly, then nodded gently, and said in a soft voice, "Mom, I know." After saying that, she reached out her hand and gently touched Lu Zhan's angular face and the corners of his mouth.
His smile became softer and gentler.
"Mom, my eldest aunt's birthday will be in two days. Do you want to..."
"No." Princess Ning'an categorically interrupted Lu Zhan's words. She withdrew her hand from stroking Lu Zhan, and the smile at the corner of her mouth also faded.
Seeing the resistance in Princess Ning'an's eyes, Lu Zhan sighed softly in his heart.
He did not persuade her any more, because he knew that no matter how much he persuaded her, his mother would never leave the garden.
She has locked herself in this garden for more than ten years.
"If mother doesn't want to go, she won't go. I just wanted her to see her." Lu Zhan took Princess Ning'an's hand and said with a chuckle.
Sure enough, as soon as he said these words, Princess Ning'an's interest was immediately aroused.
"She? Who are you talking about?" Princess Ning'an asked with a frown.
"Not Princess Zhennan." Lu Zhan smiled softly, paused, and then continued, "I know that Princess Zhennan came to check on my mother. I have already made it clear to Princess Zhennan."
Princess Ning'an's face gradually became serious. She pushed Lu Zhan's hand away, and then said to him word by word, "Azhan, do you know what you are talking about?"
"I know." Lu Zhan looked at Princess Ning'an. Although he had a smile on his face, his eyes were extremely firm.
"Nonsense!" Princess Ning'an brushed away Lu Zhan's extended hand.
Lu Zhan looked at Princess Ning'an helplessly. He raised his hand to lift the corner of his robe, and then solemnly knelt down in front of Princess Ning'an.
"Azhan..." Princess Ning'an was stunned.
"Mother, I know you are doing it for my own good, but I have my own choice." Lu Zhan reached out and grasped Princess Ning'an's cold fingertips again.
Princess Ning'an was stunned. She looked down at Lu Zhan's big palm covering her hand, hesitated for a while, and finally did not brush his hand away.
Lu Zhan chuckled lightly when he saw this, and then he held Princess Ning'an's hand harder and said, "Mother, you know your son's vision. Apart from you, I don't care about anyone else, even if they are fairies in the sky.
Can find a lot of faults..."
"What about her?" Princess Ning'an raised her eyebrows and asked angrily.
"Of course there is something wrong with her, but what can I do? She just fell into your son's eyes." Lu Zhan looked at Princess Ning'an and sighed helplessly.
"Okay, stop fooling me with these words!" Princess Ning'an glared hard at Lu Zhan, and then pulled her hand out of Lu Zhan's hand.
Lu Zhan chuckled and said, "Mom, if you had seen her, you would know how good she is."
Seeing the sincere and candid smile in Lu Zhan's eyes, Princess Ning'an frowned. She was reluctant to say her rejection. After a long time, she sighed softly and said, "Azhan, it's not that mother doesn't believe in your vision.
But, if you can marry Princess Zhennan, your future will be much easier."
"Mother, I'm not afraid of the difficult road ahead. The only thing I'm afraid of is... that there won't be her on that road." Lu Zhan stretched out his hand to hold Princess Ning'an's fingertips again, a thin layer of sadness overflowed from his dark pupils, and his voice
It's even more melancholy and uncomfortable.
Seeing the sadness in Lu Zhan's eyes, Princess Ning'an felt a soreness in her chest. She held Lu Zhan's fingertips hard, and the sadness and distress in her heart finally turned into tears and rolled down drop by drop.
February 21st is the birthday of Xie Min, the wife of Duke Dingguo.
Although it was a small birthday, Duke Dingguo's Mansion still held a banquet in the mansion, and the Wu'an Hou Mansion, the natal family of the crown prince's wife Xie Min, was naturally among the guests.
Early in the morning, the old lady told Yang what to pay attention to, and carefully warned the turnips around her, but even so, she was still a little worried, and was hesitating whether to send Nanny Zhu there too.
At that moment, I suddenly caught a glimpse of Xie Wu out of the corner of my eye.
Today Xie Wu is wearing a bright red coat and skirt embroidered with gold begonia flowers. Her long hair is simply pulled into a bun. A red gold begonia is inserted diagonally on the right side, and ruby drop earrings are hung on her ears. This outfit
The dress is bright and charming. If others dress like this, no matter how good their appearance is, they will inevitably show a bit of frivolity. But only Xie Wu, dressed in red, is like a phoenix soaring out of the fire. She is so gorgeous and charming that people dare not look at her.
.
The old lady's eyes moved, and all the uneasiness in her heart suddenly disappeared.
With Xie Wu here, what else does she have to worry about?
"Mom, don't worry, I have remembered everything you said, and I will deal with it carefully." Seeing that the old lady stopped talking, Chen thought she was worried about her, so she hurriedly said to her.
The old lady twisted her eyebrows and glanced at Mr. Chen impatiently.
Although she still doesn't have much confidence in her, she has already said what needs to be said. If she doesn't know how to adapt and can't cope with it...
"Grandma." Just as the old lady frowned and looked at Mr. Chen, a crisp voice suddenly interrupted.
Xie Wu turned her face slightly and saw Xie Yuan, wearing a bright yellow jacket and skirt, walking in with a smile on her face. Behind her, there was also the third girl, Xie Xian, who was wearing a lavender jacket and skirt.
"Grandma, eldest aunt." After entering the house, Xie Xian obediently greeted the old lady and Mrs. Chen. Finally, she turned around and called Xie Wu, "eldest sister."
The smile on Xie Yuan's face froze. Seeing the displeasure in the old lady's eyes, she reluctantly shouted to Mrs. Chen and Xie Wu, "Auntie, sister."
Xie Wu chuckled lightly, arched her eyebrows and said to Xie Xian, "Second sister is also going to celebrate my aunt's birthday?"
"Sister, what do you mean by this? Can't I go celebrate my aunt's birthday?" Xie Wu's chuckle touched Xie Yuan's sensitive and uneasy mood these days, and her eyes turned red with just one sentence.
"Okay, your eldest sister just asked me casually, why? I am being unfair and mean to you!" Looking at Xie Yuan's red eyes and slightly trembling body, the old lady gave her a very bored look.
Xie Yuan bit her lower lip tightly and clenched the hands in her sleeves into fists, because only in this way could she suppress the surging grievance and resentment in her chest.
"If you really feel wronged, your aunt, then you don't have to go." Seeing Xie Yuan biting her lip tightly, looking like she was too wronged but dared not speak out, the old lady felt even more angry.
Now whenever she sees Yang and her daughter, she feels her heart tightening.
Even more disturbing than seeing Mrs. Chen!
"Grandma... today is my aunt's birthday. In previous years, I always went to celebrate my aunt's birthday!" Xie Yuan raised her head and looked at the old lady in disbelief, her red eyes soon filled with tears.
.
"So what? It's possible that your aunt wouldn't be able to celebrate her birthday without you!" the old lady said sarcastically.
Now Xie Yuan couldn't bear it any longer, lowered her head and started sobbing aggrievedly.
Looking at Xie Yuan who was biting her lips and sobbing in grievance, Mrs. Chen suddenly felt a little unbearable. When she was hesitating whether to plead for her, Wu Qing suddenly reached out and tugged on the corners of her sleeves, and then made a sullen face.
He gave her a look.
In Wu Qing's heart, the Yang family and her daughter are both top and bottom, and neither of them is good!
Moreover, Madam’s plea for Xie Yuan at this time not only disgraced the old Madam’s face, but also chilled the girl’s heart!
Mrs. Chen also wanted to understand at this time. She glanced at Xie Wu with some worry, but saw that her expression was cold, and she didn't know if she noticed what she was thinking just now.
Seeing that no one stood up to speak for herself, Xie Yuan couldn't help but sob harder.
If she can't go to Duke Dingguo's mansion, then she won't be able to see Cousin Zhan.
Thinking of this, Xie Yuan didn't care whether she was wronged or not. She sobbed and moved a step towards the old lady, crying, "Grandma, I, I know I was wrong! I will never talk nonsense next time! Grandma
…”
No matter how aggrieved Xie Yuan cried, the old lady remained unmoved, and even her face became increasingly ugly.
Unexpectedly, after the meeting, Xie Yuan still hasn’t stopped thinking about Lu Er!
Could it be that mother and daughter have come up with some crooked idea to take advantage of Amin's birthday...
Thinking of this, the old lady made a quick decision with a stern face, "Okay, don't say anything else. You don't need to go to Duke Dingguo's mansion!"
"Grandma..." Xie Yuan raised her head and looked at the old lady in disbelief. When she saw the old lady's face was cold and she didn't look like she was joking at all, she panicked and couldn't care about anything at the moment.
' He knelt down in front of the old lady and begged her in a pitiful voice, "Grandma, Grandma, I really know I was wrong! For my aunt's birthday, all the brothers and sisters will go, but if I don't go, others will be overly worried! Grandma...
"
"Second sister, you are too worried. Second aunt 'accidentally' broke her arm. As a biological daughter, you naturally have to stay in front of the bed to serve the soup... Others will only say that you are filial, second sister, and that you are your aunt."
I will also be considerate of my second sister." Xie Wu took over Xie Yuan's words with a faint smile.
"You! You! You!" Xie Yuan pointed angrily at Xie Wu, her pretty face turned red from suppressing it, but she couldn't find a word to refute.
"What your eldest sister said is that you should go back and take good care of your mother!" The old lady pursed her lips and made the final decision.
"No, grandma, I don't want... Auntie, Auntie, please help me beg for mercy! Auntie..." As if grasping the last straw, Xie Yuan rushed towards Mrs. Chen and hugged her.
He held her legs and cried and begged for mercy.
Looking at Xie Yuan's eyes that were red and swollen from crying, Chen's heart suddenly softened, and she looked at Xie Wu hesitantly.
Xie Wu smiled coldly. She took a step towards Xie Yuan and said, "It's really rare. This is the first time I've seen the second sister be so humble." After saying this, Xie Wu paused slightly, and then she
He raised his eyebrows and smiled, then bent down and looked into Xie Yuan's eyes and said, Second sister really wants to celebrate my aunt's birthday?"
"I, I... aunt, aunt has always treated me very well, so, so..."
"So, is the second sister going to celebrate my aunt's birthday? Or...do you want to meet the person who came to celebrate my aunt's birthday?" Xie Wu said this very softly, almost attached to Xie Yuan's ears.
Side murmured.
After saying that, she quickly took a step back, then looked at the old lady and said with a smile, "Grandma, let the second sister go!"