Chapter 53: Yu Xuan's Heart (Part 1)
Madam Lu was obviously displeased that Luo had stolen her thunder, and she didn't dare to scold Yu Dai in front of everyone. On the way back, she ignored Luo and called out to Guo's mother and son to get into the carriage with her. Although Guo knew the reason behind Madam Lu's behavior, she didn't dare to disobey her, so she glanced apologetically at Luo before quietly getting into the carriage.
It turned out that Luo had never thought that Mrs. Lu would be so unscrupulous, and after being stunned for a moment, she couldn't help but glance at Yuan Dai and Ling Yuanshuang, smiling: "Well! Since the two of them are in the same boat, we three will also get on the same boat!" The three of them then got on the carriage.
As soon as she got on the car, Yuandai turned to Luoshi with a hint of apology: "Today's matter was originally my fault, but it also implicated San Shu!" She was very clear in her heart that if Luoshi had not spoken up first, Mrs. Lu would have said something that made her lose face. Although she didn't care about Mrs. Lu, being able to avoid some conflict was still better.
Luo gently shook her head and sighed. After all, Mrs. Lu was still the elder of Yu Dai'er and Er Niang, and as another elder, she couldn't comment on Mrs. Lu's right or wrong in front of her juniors. She gazed deeply at Yu Dai'er and said softly, "You're originally a sensible child! I won't hide it from you now, Old Madam has already made arrangements for you, and if everything goes smoothly, your good days are yet to come. In the future, not just us, but even the First Wife will have to ask for your help on the day she really needs something!"
As soon as the words came out, Yuandai's face didn't show any surprise, but Lingyu Xuan on the side was greatly shocked, looking at Luoshi in astonishment and curiously asking: "Mother, you said that the old lady had made arrangements earlier, who exactly are you referring to?"
Although Wenping had heard some rumors from Yuande's mouth, she still couldn't help but perk up her ears to listen to what Luo said about who that person was. However, Luo seemed unwilling to say too much and lightly patted Lingyu Xuan, saying: "This matter is now just Old Lady's idea, whether it will succeed or not is still unknown. As your mother, I shouldn't have spoken out of turn today, if I were to directly mention the person, it would be even more inappropriate! Let's wait until the dust settles before talking about it again!"
Ling Yuexuan suddenly heard this, but was quite dissatisfied. She pouted and complained: "Mother is really! If you don't want to say it clearly, then it's better not to say it at all! But why do you have to say something that makes people worry?"
She said these words without any other meaning, just casually, but when heard by Yuandai, it was another flavor. Luoshi has always been cautious and rarely speaks, and she will not say anything rashly. Since she said this today, isn't it a sign that the things Yuandai guessed before are already close to happening?
As soon as this thought emerged in Ling Dai's mind, she was momentarily stunned, and a look of hesitation involuntarily appeared on her face. For quite some time, no one spoke. Luo Shi watched from the side, thinking that she was just shy and also worried about the future, so not only did he not speak again, but he also gave Ling Dai a glance, indicating that she should not speak rashly either.
Although Ling Yu had countless questions in her mind, she didn't ask any further after catching her mother's glance.
When Yan Dai came back to her senses, she saw that Luo Shi and Ling Yuanxuan were both speechless, so she was also happy not to say anything.
Inside the carriage, Ling Yuexian couldn't help but smile and said: "Just now at Guanyin Mountain, Ninth Sister didn't come with us, but I didn't see that the plum blossoms in the valley were extremely prosperous. And the more we walked inside, the snow became even more crystal clear and white. The snow pressing on the cold plum blossoms was truly breathtakingly beautiful! I wanted to pick a branch to bring back to the manor to admire, but Mother wouldn't agree no matter what, saying that those plum blossoms belonged to someone else's property after all. It's fine to just take a look, but picking them isn't quite right!"
Yan Dai smiled and continued, "In a few days, we will be going to stay at Xiao Jie's villa. I think the plum blossoms on Green Hill should not be inferior to those on Guanyin Mountain, at least not by much!"
Ling Yuexuan nodded in agreement, "I think so too! But I don't know if there will be snow in the near future. As for others, I'm not sure, but personally, I always feel that plum blossoms without snow lack spirit!"
As soon as the words came out, even Luo's family couldn't help but laugh, and the crowd had a lively conversation all the way, which was quite enjoyable. However, there were also people who deliberately avoided mentioning Yu Dai's marriage and Lu Weijie's coincidental appearance on Guanyin Mountain.
Because of the short winter days, everyone returned to the Ling mansion, but it was already dark. After getting off the carriage, they first went to see Old Lady Xiao in the Yanhui study. Old Lady Xiao saw everyone and smiled, and when she heard that they had met Lu Weijie's brothers on Guanyin Mountain, she just smiled slightly and glanced at Luo with a hint of intention, but didn't say much, only teasing Ling Yuanshuang a few times. Ling Yuanshuang was extremely embarrassed, immediately buried her head in Luo's arms, and didn't dare to lift her head or speak again.
Everyone saw this and couldn't help but laugh. Mrs. Lu was outside at the time, although she had a cold eye on Yuande, but when she came to Xiao Lao's house, she also restrained herself a lot, and Ling Weijie, the fiancé of Ling Yuexian, was also her own person from the Lu family, so she treated Ling Yuexian differently.
When the crowd had made merry for a while, and it was already time for dinner, Old Lady Xiao invited everyone to stay for a meal. After they finished eating, the group sat around chatting and laughing again before dispersing. Yuan Dai and Ling Yuanshan lived in Xiangfang Pavilion, so they headed back together. Ling Yuanshan had Baitao carry the lanterns to light the way ahead while she strolled slowly with Yuan Dai.
The moonlight was exceptionally good, like silver sprinkling down. Chunhui Garden originally had many flowers and trees, and because Old Lady Xiao loved plum blossoms, she also planted a lot of winter plums. The two walked along the path, with sparse flowers and trees on both sides, and the shadows of the winter plums slanted across, exuding a faint, cold fragrance.
Ling Yuexuan walked for a while, but suddenly stopped under a withered plum blossom tree, and asked in a low voice: "Ninth sister... do you think he's okay?" Her voice was extremely soft, her tone was vague and uncertain, and even had a slight tremble.
Yuandai was taken aback by her question and looked up at her in surprise. The sky was a deep blue, with the moon hanging low like a hook. Although the moonlight was clear, it couldn't compare to the brightness of day, and Ling Yuanshan was standing in the shadow of a plum blossom tree, making it even harder for Yuandai to see her expression clearly. After a moment of silence, Yuandai finally spoke slowly: "Whether he's good or not, I'm afraid you've already made up your mind, tenth sister."
Ling Yu Xuan tilted her head, thought for a moment, and then suddenly sighed: "Jiu Jie is great in every way, but there's something on her mind that she never wants to tell me, making me feel like there's always a barrier between us! It's not just you, even Xiao Jie is the same!"
Because it was the first meeting and there wasn't much understanding, Yuandai didn't want to comment on Lu Weijie too much. But at this moment, being said by Lingyu Xuan, she had no choice but to speak up. With a faint bitter smile, Yuandai sighed: "Tenth sister's words are actually forcing me!"
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Still owe 1,000, make up for it tomorrow. Go to sleep!
