Favoring a Hidden Mistress? Engagement Broken-Chapter 109 - 94: Burned Out

He said, "The Marquis said, no one is allowed to see him."

...No one is allowed to see him.

Xie Wanqing felt a pang in her heart and forced a smile, "What if I insist on seeing him?"

Mingjian blocked her way, "I must ask Madam not to make things difficult for us."

Behind him stood a team of Lu Ziyuan’s personal soldiers; there were no servants in the front courtyard, only Lu Ziyuan’s personal soldiers and deputy generals.

His study was heavily guarded, and breaking in was simply impossible without his permission.

No matter how angry she was, it was useless; as long as Lu Ziyuan refused, she wouldn’t be able to see him.

She was only fit to wait in the courtyard, day after day, for his presence.

When he was in a good mood and remembered her, he might come to Shaoguang Courtyard to see her.

If he was in a bad mood, he would leave her hanging.

Her joys and sorrows did not matter at all.

What significance did the bride carried in on a palanquin have? She wasn’t even as favored as a beloved concubine.

At least if Liu Manrou came over with their child, he certainly wouldn’t avoid them.

Being blocked at the study door, unable to go in no matter what, the anger in Xie Wanqing’s eyes gradually cooled.

Something that had been burning stubbornly was extinguished.

Her heart was like dead ashes.

She finally understood that in his heart, she was perhaps just an ornament placed in the backyard.

Of noble birth, with decent looks, barely a match for him.

Beyond that, there was nothing else.

All that talk about childhood friendships, about lifelong companionship of a day as a married couple, it was all nonexistent.

It was all her self-deception.

On her way back to Shaoguang Courtyard, she encountered many servants along the path.

They greeted her with great respect.

But Xie Wanqing seemed to hear their inner voices.

Look, how did the noble eldest daughter of the illustrious Xuanhe Marquis Mansion end up like this, a complaining wife?

How did she end up like this, a complaining wife?

Xie Wanqing bit her lip hard, an overwhelming sense of shame surged through her, nearly causing her to faint.

Luckily, even though charging into the front courtyard only made her the butt of jokes for overestimating herself, she at least came to realize where she stood.

It wasn’t until she returned to her own courtyard that the tears she had held back began to fall.

Xie Wanqing had never cried so much.

Curling up, tears streamed down her face, yet no sound escaped her.

Erqing wept in sympathy, "If only the lord and madam knew the grievances you suffered..."

Hearing about her parents, Xie Wanqing’s lashes trembled, and a string of tears fell.

"How could I be so foolish..."

How could she believe him time after time, be deceived by him again and again.

He didn’t even do anything, just happened to smile at her when he was in a good mood, and she was foolish enough to offer her true heart, allowing him to mold and humiliate it.

Meanwhile, Lu Ziyuan, who stayed by her side all along, also had tear-filled eyes.

He didn’t know what state he was in at that moment; if he was in spirit form, then it was his soul in pain.

He bent over in agony, reaching out to hold the girl weeping on the couch, but to no avail.

A desire to destroy surged within, and if he could, Lu Ziyuan would wish to destroy everything in front of him.

Let everyone die.

But he could do nothing, only watch helplessly.

Watching the girl he wished to cherish lose hope in him bit by bit, wither swiftly in this deep and secluded mansion.

Her unauthorized entry into the front courtyard study was discovered by several Lu Family ladies.

The next day, Old Madam Lu specifically sent someone to summon her for morning greetings.

Lu Family was a military general family, with not too many strict rules.

Xie Wanqing hadn’t experienced the daily rituals of a noble family, nor the various rules imposed by a mother-in-law on a new wife.

On the contrary, because Lu Ziyuan brought his concubine into the mansion soon after their wedding, and later formalized the concubine as a wife due to pregnancy, the Lu Family ladies felt a sense of guilt and were more lenient towards Xie Wanqing.

This was the first time Xie Wanqing had been reprimanded since marrying into the Lu Mansion.

It was the day after she unsuccessfully sought out Lu Ziyuan in his study.

In the inner hall, the three Lu Family ladies were all present, as was Liu Manrou, the second Young Madam, and Lu Xiyao, the eldest miss of the Lu Family.

Besides them, several other branch family ladies of the Lu Family sat accompanying as well.

In full view, Xie Wanqing knelt before the Old Madam to pay her respects and was not called to rise for a long time.

It wasn’t until a branch family lady spoke up that Old Madam Lu seemed to realize and had her stand, but did not invite her to sit,

With her eyes narrowed, the old lady looked at her standing granddaughter-in-law and said indifferently, "You know the rules of the Lu Family. It’s been nearly two years since you married into this house, so why are you still acting so rashly?"

The hall immediately fell silent.

Noticing Old Madam Lu’s dissatisfaction with her granddaughter-in-law and intention to reprimand her, everyone’s expressions turned subtly.