newbobooks Chapter 256 My Life Belongs to Her
Chapter 256 My Life Belongs to Her
Although Lu Xinlan didn't know what had happened, she wisely stopped asking when she saw the expressions on people's faces when they mentioned Zhao.
I just recounted some of the interesting things that happened to me during my time at the border.
Only after the group had dinner at Pei's place did she go to Zhao's courtyard.
Zhao was still picking Buddha beans with gritted teeth. She had been detained for such a long time, copying scriptures and picking Buddha beans every day, but her temper had not become calmer at all.
She was filled with anger. Thinking of how her mother-in-law treated her so harshly because of a wild girl, she wanted to rush out and slap anyone she caught.
Hearing the sound of a lock being unlocked in the yard, she subconsciously glanced outside and then stood up suddenly.
"Xinlan! Why are you back? Why did you come back just now?!"
She rushed out of the room and hugged Lu Xinlan tightly.
In the twilight, she looked the man up and down, and the more she looked, the more distressed she felt.
"You've lost weight! Is it because that damn girl didn't want you to come back? How could she do this to you! I knew she had bad intentions and couldn't tolerate you. That damn girl is really heartless and has no conscience..."
She was about to continue cursing, but Lu Xinlan raised his hand and covered her mouth.
"Mother, it was me who didn't want to come back early. My sister asked me about it and advised me when she came back. It was me who didn't want to come back. It had nothing to do with her.
“Although she and I are not biological sisters, no one can be closer to her than I am, not even you.
“So, please don’t talk about her like this anymore. She shouldn’t be treated so harshly by you. The more you do this, the more I will feel sorry for her.
"And because of this pain, I will want to distance myself from you."
She spoke very quickly, but every word clearly hit Zhao's heart.
She stared at her in a daze, as if she had just met her for the first day, and she felt that the person in front of her suddenly became extremely unfamiliar.
"Xinlan, how can you say that about mother? Mother is doing this for your own good. She stole your husband as soon as she came back. How can you not blame her?"
"Mother, this is not robbery, this is her destiny. I have occupied her identity for more than ten years, and during these ten years, I have been able to enjoy the best food, clothing, and education in the Lu Mansion.
"And the suffering that should have been borne by me was all borne by my younger sister in the countryside.
“If I still have a conscience, I should love her and care for her, instead of looking down on her for being crude and raised in the countryside like you do.
"Have you never felt sorry for her? She is your biological daughter, the one you carried for ten months and you have been connected to her by your heart. How could you treat her like this?"
Lu Xinlan had wanted to say this for a long time, but every time she felt Zhao's undisguised and wholehearted love for her, it was difficult for her to say this.
"Mother, I owe you so much that I will never be able to repay you in my lifetime. Not to mention that the marriage with the King of Wei was originally yours, I am willing to give up my life for you.
"I can't ask you to love and protect her as much as I do, but I ask you to stop using harsh and unpleasant words against her."
Zhao was speechless after hearing her words. She held her hand and didn't know how to start for a long time.
She just couldn't swallow the anger in her heart.
She wanted that damned girl to be submissive to her, to coax her, to please her.
This is what she should do as a child, but every time that damn girl sees her, she either calls her stupid or rolls her eyes at her.
She never considered her as her biological mother, and she didn't care about her as a mother, so why should she be nice to that dead girl?
"Mother, this is my sister's personality. If someone treats her well, she will return the favor tenfold. If someone treats her harshly, she won't deliberately retaliate, but she will stay away from them.
"If you really don't want to acknowledge my sister as your daughter, I only ask you not to hurt her again."
Lu Xinlan took her hand and they walked into the house.
All the gorgeous and ornate decorations have been put away, and all the ornaments in the house have been replaced with light and elegant styles.
Zhao sat on the round stool in a daze. She never expected that her daughter, who had finally returned to Beijing, would scold her as soon as she entered the house.
"You, are you doing well at the border? Are you injured?"
She really didn't want to talk about Lu Xinran anymore, so she could only change the subject awkwardly.
Lu Xinlan knew her stubbornness, and also knew that it would be difficult to change Zhao's mind just by what she said today, so she no longer forced her to follow her words and repeated what she had said in Zhaoyun Courtyard today.
"So you have made great contributions in the border town, and the Queen will ask for a reward for you?"
It was rare for Zhao to grasp the key point of her words, and she was instantly filled with joy.
"That's great, that's great. With the reward date, your marriage will be easier."
At that time, no matter which family she marries into, it will not be considered as marrying up, and she will not be easily bullied by her mother-in-law.
Lu Xinlan just smiled faintly and didn't mention her marriage much.
It was already completely dark when she came out of Zhao's courtyard. She was still hesitating whether to go to Lu Xinran's courtyard when she saw Tracy standing not far away, seemingly waiting for her.
"Young lady, we would like you to rest in her courtyard tonight."
Lu Xinran had a lot of questions in her mind, but the system just didn't work for Lu Xinlan, and the booklet that loaded always had problems of one kind or another. She couldn't wait until tomorrow to discuss it slowly, so she sent people to block the Zhao family's courtyard.
Lu Xinlan smiled and nodded slightly: "You go back and tell her, I will go back to the courtyard to pack up and then go over."
Lu Xinran had asked Cuizhu to prepare tea, snacks and fruits, and also ordered people to light a few more lights in the house.
Even two buckets of hot water for bathing were brought over, so they could eat and chat while bathing!
Lu Xinlan saw this scene when she entered the room, and accompanied her through the process with a smile.
The two sisters sat in the bathtub, the mist obscuring each other's expressions.
Lu Xinran dismissed all the servants, and then asked her anxiously: "Sister, didn't Ding San deliver the letter I wrote to you?"
"It has been delivered, but I was going to come back anyway. I had anticipated what you wrote in the letter before I came back."
"Why did you come back if you guessed it!"
Lu Xinran was a little anxious. Just as he was about to get up, he remembered that he was sitting naked in the bathtub. He could only hold on to the edge of the tub with his hands and look at the other person eagerly.
Lu Xinlan raised his hand with amusement and slowly poured water onto his shoulders.
"Of course I'm coming back to help you, Xinran. Didn't you and the King of Wei feel any pain at the border?"
Her question was so direct that Lu Xinran was still a little dazed.
But it was only a moment's work, and Lu Xinran looked at those smiling eyes with complicated feelings.
"Sister, everyone has selfish desires. Mine is you. I don't want you to get involved."
Seizing the throne is a difficult road, and she cannot let the person she cherishes most accompany her on the adventure.
"But I want to help you. Didn't we agree to love each other and stay together forever?"
The smile in Lu Xinlan's eyes was about to overflow. Her silly girl was always so naive and silly, and her concern for others was so simple and straightforward.
"Do you still remember what I told you before, love is never the most important thing, living and living well is what is most important."