"Really?" Xu Ying looked at her with a hint of inquiry in her eyes.
She always feels that the other person is lying.
Lu's eyes were wandering, and she subconsciously wanted to grab something to calm her mind, but the stone table was empty, not even a cup of tea.
The maid next to her knew her best. She immediately looked at the mother-in-law not far away and frowned: "Is it possible that there isn't even tea in your courtyard? Is this the way the Jing Yaji family treats guests?"
Ordinary people would naturally not dare to have such many demands in the government office, but the Xia family naturally do not have to have such scruples.
The mother-in-law responded: "What a coincidence. There is indeed no boiling water in the courtyard. Please forgive me, Mrs. Xia Er."
The maid was so angry that her face turned ugly.
What kind of stupidity is this?
——Does she need to open her mouth to teach the other party that the problem of no boiling water can be solved by boiling water?
But the same mother-in-law couldn't care about her, so the maid could only suppress her anger.
The mother-in-law curled her lips secretly in her heart.
She didn't dare to bring food or drink to the other party because she was pregnant. If something went wrong, who would she go to for explanation?
As the saying goes, sail with caution and sail forever.
Listening to the conversation between the maid and the mother-in-law, Mrs. Lu, who had never been so neglected before, felt a little unhappy in her heart.
But she has no time to take care of this right now.
"...I wonder who the Xu Su that Miss Xu mentioned just now is? Why would Miss Xu think that I have heard of this name?" Lu thought about it again and again, and finally asked tentatively.
Her eyes seemed to be filled with confusion.
"That's my sister. She disappeared three years ago."
Xu Ying looked at Lu's features and said, "Speaking of which, she looks very similar to Miss Xia Er, especially her eyes."
Lu's expression changed slightly after hearing this.
three years ago?
She just got married to her husband two years ago——
She still remembers how overjoyed she was when she learned that the marriage had been decided - the second son of the Xia family is a first-class noble son in the capital, a well-known and handsome man, and he is a clean and self-possessed man.
She is over 20 years old and has yet to get engaged because she puts her fame and future first.
Who could not be tempted by such an outstanding and calm man?
What's more, at that time, people who were interested in marrying the Xia family were far from the only ones from the Lu family, and there were many people with better family backgrounds than our Lu family.
But the Xia family chose her.
And she remembered that she had met the second son of the Xia family at a poetry gathering.
So, she guessed, it was love at first sight...
She married him with great joy.
The couple had a harmonious relationship over the past two years, and she could hardly find anything bad about her husband's treatment of her.
Until one day...
He, who has always been self-disciplined, drank wine for some reason. After she helped him rest, she listened to the drunken man chanting a name in his mouth at night - Xu Su.
That was the first time she heard that name.
Not long after, she became suspicious of her husband, fearing that he had someone else in his heart. By chance, she saw that name in another place...stroke by stroke, it was obviously her husband's handwriting.
This name, which she didn't even know if it was a boy or a girl, had always been in her mind. After many suspicions day and night, it had become a thorn in her side.
And now, she finally knows.
It turned out that it was a woman, and a young woman who looked similar to her!
No……
Lu laughed to herself in her heart.
The other person is in front and she is in the back. In the eyes of her husband, he probably doesn’t know who looks like whom.
"Has Young Mistress Xia Er thought of anything now?" Xu Ying looked at the other party's changing eyes and asked aloud.
Lu shook his head.
"I just thought about it carefully and found out that I have never heard of this name. If Miss Xu wants to find out about your sister's whereabouts from me, I'm afraid she will be disappointed."
As he said that, he looked at Xu Ying and said, "Miss Xu should think about my proposal just now."
Xu Ying was also looking at her.
The other party clearly thought of something, but she still did not forget to share her husband's worries. She was really a good and competent wife.
"There is nothing to consider. The only thing I need is truth and justice."
"Since Miss Xu insists on having her own way, you and I don't have to waste any more time." Mrs. Lu stood up and said in a cold voice: "Miss Xu can take care of the rest."
The maid also put away the envelope with a cold face.
"Thank you, Second Young Madam Xia, for reminding me. I just have something to remind Second Young Madam."
Xu Ying looked at Lu's back and said: "Whether the person beside you is a human or a ghost, you need to distinguish it as soon as possible to avoid harm to yourself in the future."
Lu's feet were slightly sluggish.
After a moment, he laughed without meaning.
"Then thank you Miss Xu for reminding me."
She is the wife that her husband is marrying. How can his tenderness towards her be false?
It is possible for a person to pretend for a day, but how can he pretend for two full years without showing any flaws?
Therefore, even though she had suspected that her husband was pretending to be someone else, she never doubted his kindness to her - she was a real wife, and she was different from those people after all. She would not compare herself with them in a humble way.
Even if what happened to Xu Ying was indeed done by her husband, she felt a pang in her heart about it, but she would not forget her identity.
Over the years, her husband has not even had a common room, and he has given her enough fame and dignity on the surface - Xu Ying is, at best, just an object used for entertainment secretly, not even as good as the so-called outer room.
As for the husband hurting the other party?
It is not known whether this matter is true or not. Even if it is true, we can only blame the other party for being too ignorant and asking for trouble.
All in all, her husband treats her differently, and Xu Ying's reminder is simply ignorant and ridiculous.
Realizing that Xu Ying's eyes were following her back, Mrs. Lu quickened her pace and left with her maid.
The carriage did not stop all the way and drove back to Xia Mansion.
The maid helped Mrs. Lu get out of the carriage and returned to Mingxin Garden.
The worried Mrs. Lu had just been helped back into the hall by her maid, when she heard a familiar voice.
"Yao'er is back."
Mrs. Lu turned around and saw Xia Han, dressed in regular clothes, walking out of the inner room.
"Second Master." Lu calmed down and smiled at him.
"Where did she go?" Xia Han asked casually as he stretched out his hand to help her go inside.
Lu hesitated for a moment and replied: "I went to the Yamen..."
She did not want to tell her husband about this.
But she was restless all the way, with that name in her mind.
In the past, she had thought about asking her husband. He often said that husband and wife should be of the same mind and should not hide anything - but she did not have the courage and could not find a reason to mention it.
Xu Ying's words today may be an opportunity for her to speak to her husband.
As Mrs. Lu was thinking about this, she saw from the corner of her eye that the gentle smile on her husband's face slowly dissipated.
