Liang Wan tilted her head, thinking for a moment before answering. "I said I was worried about the Grand Commandant and had a letter to give to the Empress Dowager. Then I said I was tired and wanted to rest. Nothing else. After that, I fainted."
As Liang Wan spoke, Lu Xu's eyes were fixed on her, as if trying to discern the truth.
Perhaps out of all she had said, this alone was what he truly wanted to ask.
Liang Wan let him observe her in silence.
Lu Xu was silent for a long time.
Liang Wan looked up, her expression open but tinged with a hint of caution. "Do you have any other instructions, Brother?"
Lu Xu offered a gentle smile. "No, that's all. Go and get some rest."
Liang Wan rose and curtsied. "Yes."
Even after she left the room, she could still feel a gaze on her back.
Lu Xu was the legitimate eldest son.
'From now on, the Lu Family will likely be under his control...'
Outside Beixuan, Wang Tingyue stood beneath the bamboo stalks.
