After leaving the Xiao family's courtyard, the two walked in silence towards Yanliu's Yurongxuan.

As soon as he entered the yard, he heard a baby crying from the main house. Lu Tingxu's cold expression changed for a moment. He raised his foot and wanted to go into the house, but he stood there for a while.

Lin Wan looked at him strangely. Seeing his puzzled expression, she suddenly remembered that Yan Liu had refused to meet him before.

After hesitating for a while, she spoke in a low voice: "When the news came back that you were injured in the battlefield, Yan Liu was extremely anxious. Later, she heard that her father had passed away, so she was frightened and gave birth prematurely. You... go in and take a look. The child looks a lot like you."

When Lu Tingxu heard this, his expression relaxed. He nodded gratefully to Lin Wan and walked into the house.

Inside the house, Yan Liu was still lying on the bed to recuperate after giving birth. The wet nurse was sitting beside the bed holding the child, and the two of them were teasing the child. The child just cried because he held Yan Liu's fingers and wouldn't let go. He started crying when Yan Liu pulled her fingers out, and he would be fine if she handed him her fingers to hold again.

"Look, Auntie, the young master knows you."

"You are just a little kid, what do you know? You just want to hold something in your hands."

Yan Liu looked at the child with gentle eyes. She said she disdainfully, but she gently held the child's little hand in her own.

When Lu Tingxu and Lin Wan walked in, they saw this warm scene.

"Liu'er, I'm back."

Lu Tingxu looked at the gentle-faced woman in front of him for a while before calling out softly.

When Yan Liu heard the voice, she raised her head suddenly, her eyes instantly turned red, and she was stunned for a while, "You, you are back."

Just as the two of them were standing face to face, not knowing what to say, the child sensed that his mother was in a bad mood and started crying with his mouth open.

Lin Wan walked over, took the child from the wet nurse, and coaxed the child softly.

Lu Tingxu came back to his senses, walked to her side and looked at the child. The baby, who was almost a month old, was already fair and tender, looking at him with big eyes. Lu Tingxu felt his heart soften.

"You have worked hard!"

Yan Liu shook her head, "Fortunately, the young lady took good care of me, so I didn't suffer much."

"That……"

Lu Tingxu opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but for a moment he didn't know where to start.

I want to ask if she still blames herself and has she forgiven him?

But what qualifications do I have to speak?

"Well, then you have a good rest. I'll go back first."

After saying that, he fled away, leaving Lin Wan and Yan Liu staring at each other.

"He...what happened to him?" Yan Liu was a little surprised.

Lin Wan shook her head. "I don't know. I've felt like something is wrong since I came back, but I won't say it."

Yan Liu lowered her eyes after hearing this, "Forget it, Madam, please go back early."

Lin Wan coaxed the child for a while, and when she saw that the child was sleepy, she handed the child to the nurse. Looking at Yan Liu who was sitting on the bed with a puzzled expression, she comforted him, "Don't think too much, take good care of yourself. I'll take care of all the things in the mansion!"

When she returned to Xuanli Pavilion, Lu Tingxu was already sitting at the table waiting for her.

Seeing her come back, he immediately said, "I thought of a name for the child, Chang'an. What do you think?"

"Long and long, peaceful and smooth. What a good name!"

Seeing that Lin Wan also felt it was a good idea, Lu Tingxu breathed a sigh of relief.

"From now on, this mansion and the child will be handed over to you. All these years, the mansion's affairs are thanks to you. From now on, you will be the real mistress of Yongning Marquis's mansion. Chang'an will be raised by you, and he will be filial to you when he grows up."

When Lin Wan heard him say this, she was shocked and looked at him, not knowing how to start.

Lu Tingxu didn't hear her response and hesitated for a moment. "If you want to go home, I can give you a divorce letter. I haven't been good to you since we got married. All the responsibility lies with me. I understand that you don't want to stay."

"No, it's not." Lin Wan said quickly.

Go home? Isn't she doing a good job as the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion? Why should she go back to the Lin family and suffer again?

"What's wrong with you? Why are you suddenly saying something like that?"

When Lu Tingxu saw that she didn't want a divorce, his tense heartstrings suddenly relaxed.

"I have already asked the emperor for permission. After my father's funeral, I will return to the northwest and stay there permanently."

"That mansion..."

"I have lived comfortably in the capital for so many years, but have accomplished nothing. Now my father has even lost his life because of me. I am too ashamed to continue enjoying this life. So today when I enter the palace, I will ask the emperor for permission. I will stay in the northwest for the rest of my life."

"Your Highness can achieve great things in the capital. There is no need to suffer in the northwest. Besides, your mother is not in good health now. She will feel better with you around." Lin Wan advised.

Unexpectedly, Lu Tingxu still shook his head, "I have made up my mind, you don't need to persuade me."

Seeing his stubborn look, Lin Wan didn't say anything more.

When Lu Tingxu came back this time, Lin Wan noticed his changes. If the previous Lu Tingxu was a precious flower grown in a greenhouse, then this time he experienced the baptism of the battlefield and his outlook on life was overturned. He had seen life and death, especially when Lu Hou died in front of him to save him. This blow was too great for Lu Tingxu, who had been smooth sailing for the previous twenty years.

Compared with life and death, what do love and separation and reunion matter?

I don't know what Lu Tingxu said to Xiao, but on the day of Marquis Lu's burial, an imperial edict came from the court, listing Marquis Lu's contributions to the country throughout his life. At the same time, Lu Tingxu succeeded as Marquis Yongning, and was named General Pingjiang, stationed in the northwest.

Lu Tingxu's eldest son, Lu Chang'an, was named the crown prince. The glory of the Yongning Marquis's Mansion did not diminish with the death of Marquis Lu, but became even more glorious.

Lu Tingxu stayed in Shangjing for half a year. During this period, he stayed with Xiao all day long, chatting with her, or asked Lin Wan to bring Chang'an over and play with the child together, showing his filial piety.

When Lu Tingxu set out for the northwest, Lin Wan took Yan Liu and the child to see him off to the outside of the city. Looking at his back getting farther and farther away, Lin Wan suddenly felt that perhaps they would never meet again in this life.

From being hostile to each other at the beginning of their marriage to being respectful to each other later on, they had only been together for more than a year, but they felt like a family.

Now Lu Tingxu has gone to the frontier, using his military merits to protect the glory of Yongning Marquis's Mansion. And she stays in the mansion, being the mistress of her mansion, making sure that Yongning Marquis's Mansion will not be forgotten in Shangjing City, and letting Chang'an grow up safely and become the pillar of the next generation of Yongning Marquis's Mansion.

Although they are not as loving and affectionate as ordinary couples, they can respect and support each other, and it is good for them to live their lives like this.

After Lu Tingxu left, life in Shangjing City returned to normal. Every household lived their own lives. Lin Wan occasionally received invitations and went out for a walk. She was now the marquis's wife, and no one dared to look down on her when she went out.

Lin Wan felt that this kind of life was what she wanted, and she also heard a lot about the Lin family from Lin Huai.

Shen Qinghe was incompetent and could not suppress the people of the cult, which caused Lin Fu to be frightened and give birth prematurely. Although she was finally rescued and gave birth to a son, Lin Fu's body was damaged and she was bedridden ever since.

Shen Qinghe showed no mercy to her, and instead took in several concubines. Now the concubines were in charge, and Lin Fu had no rights. She wrote back to the Lin family for help, but Lin Zhigao had already given up on Lin Fu and ignored her, let alone helped her.

I heard that Lin Fu wrote a lot of letters later, scolding Wang and Lin Zhigao. Wang cried in her room all day long. There is still no news about Lin Heng. All the resources of the Lin family are now used to train Lin Huai. Wang feels that her life is hopeless and she doesn't even want to take care of the affairs of the mansion. Lin Zhigao happened to be handed over to Lin Huai's biological mother. Fortunately, Lin Huai and his mother both have a conscience and remember Lin Wan's kindness. They still respect and take care of Wang.

Knowing this, Lin Wan just listened to it. Now that she was living the life she had always dreamed of, she didn't want to care about the past anymore. With the energy and time, she might as well teach Chang'an to recognize a few more words.

Only occasionally when she had free time did she think back that Lin Fu had changed her marriage in this life. She no longer had to plan so painstakingly and could simply sit on the throne of the Marquis's Mansion. Life was so good!

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