❃ 𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 ❃

🔹𝕿𝖍𝖎𝖗𝖙𝖞 𝕾𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖓🔹

Since Jiang Fengmian was rarely affectionate to his own son, Wei Wuxian being close to Jiang Fengmian had aroused Jiang Cheng's jealousy and Yu Ziyuan's fury.

To worsen the situation, Wei Wuxian's intense fear of dogs had prompted Jiang Fengmian to force Jiang Cheng to give away his puppies. Although Jiang Fengmian had told the boys to share a bedroom, Wei Wuxian had been promptly locked out by the frustrated Jiang Cheng. After begging his brother to let him in, Wei Wuxian had fled away from Lotus Pier once Jiang Cheng had threatened to send dogs after him.

Jiang Yanli had eventually found Wei Wuxian hiding in a tree later that night. After Jiang Yanli had persuaded him to return, Wei Wuxian falls from the tree and Jiang Yangli fails to catch him. Still, Jiang Yanli had managed to carry the injured Wei Wuxian back home on her back. Along the way, they had encountered Jiang Cheng, who has also injured his leg while searching for him. In the end, Jiang Yanli had carried both boys to Lotus Pier on her back. By the end of their excursion, Jiang Cheng and Wei Wuxian were friends, and Jiang Cheng even had promised Wei Wuxian that he will chase dogs away for him if he sees them, after Wei Wuxian promised Jiang Cheng that he will not to tell Jiang Fengmian what he did.

For the first month after his arrival, Wei Wuxian was too afraid to eat extra portions or to use too much bathwater, because he had been worried that Jiang Fengmian will decide he was too expensive to raise.

Lan Wangji couldn't think of anything to say, so he said nothing and only nodded again, trying to hide his sadness. Wei Wuxian rested his head against the tree trunk and closed his eyes. Lan Wangji was feeling much better in the shade. In Wei Wuxian's shade!

"Lan Zhan," Wei Wuxian said, looking up at him, "I heard that your parents lived separately, is it true? "

It was Lan Wangji's time to turn pale low and looking at his face, Wei Wuxian said hurriedly, "You do not have to talk about it if you do not want to. It's ok."

Lan Wangji shook his head. He really wanted to talk about it with his husband. He wanted to share everything with his husband!

"Father saw mother outside of Gusu and fell passionately in love at first sight. However, she did not love him back and even killed one of his teachers due to unspecified grievances."

Lan Wangji's face turned darker and paler. Wei Wuxian clutched Lan Wangji's hand, making him feel better.

"Father secretly brought her back with him and held a marriage ceremony to protect mother from retaliation. When the elders discovered this, he replied that she would be his one and only wife, and that whoever wanted to harm her would have to pass through him first."

"So romantic!" Wei Wuxian exclaimed just to make Lan Wangji feel better.

"However, he then imprisoned motger in a small house surrounded by gentians in the Cloud Recesses. He likewise secluded himself. He could not forgive mother for killing his teacher, and neither could he allow harm to come to mother."

"Did you can elders agree?" Wei Wuxian questioned.

"The seniors of the clan were enraged, but they could do nothing except guard the secret and hint to the outside world that mother had an unspeakable disease that prevented her from seeing others. She died when I was six."

"You never saw her?"

"We were permitted to see mother once a month."

"How does she look like?" Wei Wuxian asked.

"I don't remember." Lan Wangji said, feeling regretful. "Brother said she was a very gentle woman. Every time we visited her, she would never complain about how tedious it was to be locked inside the house, unable to venture out even a step, and brother said she never asked about our studies. All I remember about mother is that, she liked to tease me."

Lan Wangji tried hard to blink away his tears but it flowed down nonetheless.

"Lan Zhan, its OK," Wei Wuxian said wiping his tears, "Look, I am here to tease you now!"

Lan Wangji did not know if he was supposed to laugh or cry. He buried his face under Wei Wuxian's collar and cried his heart out.

Crying never suited Lan Wangji nor did he wish to cry. Mourning too much was prohibited but right now, he just could not control his tears. He missed his mother so much. Very much!

Madam Lan died when Lan Wangji was six years old. Although many clan members comforted him, and Lan Qiren scolded him, Lan Wangji continued to return to her house every month, waiting for her to open the door. When he grew older, although he understood that his mother could not return, he still continued to visit. He just hoped that the door would open and his mother would come out!

Lan Qiren had taught both his nephews strictly to prevent them from making the same mistake in love as their father did and Lan Wangji was glad that he had loved and married Wei Wuxian, the noble and selfless human ever!