Raising a wife? The mistress of the Hou family divorced and remarried her younger uncle

Chapter 10 Testing
Everyone moved to the dining room, where the maids had already laid out the meals. Originally, it was the first breakfast after the bride offered tea, so Mrs. Lin attached great importance to it. There were a wide variety of dishes, including porridge, cakes, meat pies, fried cakes, and various kinds of pasta.

Everyone ate quietly. Lin asked Su Qingwan about her one year away from home, as if she wanted to know everything. Su Qingwan also had her own story, including how she saved the princess. She had already made up a story. She fell off a cliff and was saved by the princess. She lost her memory and served the princess. She risked her life to save the princess when she was attacked. The princess was grateful and asked for a decree for her.

Lin asked for details calmly again. Su Qingwan had memorized the story by heart and had not made any mistakes. Lin seemed to be thinking about something, but Su Qingwan was thinking, was Li Xueying the only one who killed her sister?

Lin was also suspicious of her identity, otherwise she would not have asked so many detailed questions. She was so shrewd and wanted to curry favor with the Earl's Mansion, but she didn't even think of currying favor with the eldest princess.

Lu Yunshu, who was sitting next to Su Qingwan, brought over a plate of fried reed cakes and said softly, "Sister-in-law, you've suffered a lot outside this year, and you look a little thinner. You must take good care of yourself in the future."

Su Qingwan was wondering whether Lin was involved in the murder of her sister, and she ate the reed cake in front of her. A hint of coldness flashed across Lin's eyes. Lu Yunxiu said bluntly, "Sister-in-law, you only eat steamed reed cakes and don't like fried ones. You don't even pick and choose after being away for a year."

Lugao is made of shredded reed melon with minced meat wrapped in flour, which can be steamed or fried. Xie Zhaolan is from the south of the Yangtze River and likes to eat steamed food. She never eats greasy food for breakfast. Su Qingwan was taken to the southwest when she was young. The place is remote and her taste is heavy. No matter how much she learned from Xie Zhaolan in this year, the two sisters have been separated for more than ten years. Some habits and hobbies will always be exposed inadvertently.

Lin secretly scolded her daughter for being stupid and alerting the enemy.

Su Qingwan said calmly, "The eldest princess has strong tastes, and the people around her also follow her preferences."

She picked up another piece of reed cake calmly, "People change."

Lin was already suspicious and might not believe it, so Su Qingwan could only take the initiative. "Mother, I returned to Meilan Garden yesterday and found that the courtyard was almost empty. What happened?"

Everyone in the Lu family looked a little embarrassed, except Zhang, who was eating and watching the show.

Lin was a little uncomfortable. "After your funeral, mother thought that the things in Meilan Garden would not be needed, so she gave some of them to other courtyards."

She smiled and said, "See if there is anything the hospital needs and tell mother, and she will get it for you."

Su Qingwan didn't expect people to be so shameless. "Mother, there are four sets of head ornaments on the dressing table. They were made by the best craftsman my mother hired when I got married. They were gifts from my mother. The makeup box is almost full of small pieces of jewelry. These small pieces of jewelry are gifts for my sisters at home. Whichever sister has these four sets of neat head ornaments, please return them to me."

The girls of the Lu family looked at each other, and Lu Yuntang said in a cheerful voice, "Sister-in-law, I have never heard of a complete set of headwear. At the beginning, my aunt sent a few gold and silver jewelry to me, saying that sister-in-law is plain and doesn't like to dress up, so she left some for us as a keepsake."

Lu Yunshu also said, "My mother also gave me some jewelry. Sister-in-law, I will personally deliver it to Meilan Garden later."

Lin and Lu Yunxiu looked extremely unhappy. The Lu family was an aristocratic family in the capital, but Lu Shaoqing's lineage was a side branch and had long since declined.

Old Lady Lu supported her two sons to study for the imperial examinations with a few acres of thin land and shops. The brothers Lu Shaoqing passed the imperial examinations and were sent to serve as officials. They returned to Kyoto only for a few years. Their salaries were not enough to support the Lu family. Before Xie Zhaolan married into the Lu family, the Lu family's daily expenses and interpersonal relationships were stretched to the limit. It was Xie Zhaolan who supported the Lu family's rich and splendid life with her huge dowry. Lu Yunxiu had long coveted the exquisite jewelry in Xie Zhaolan's dressing box. After Xie Zhaolan passed away, she couldn't wait to take it for herself. Lin was afraid of gossip, so she gave each girl some small gifts, and the most luxurious and exquisite jewelry was monopolized by Lu Yunxiu.

Lu Yunxiu was ashamed and angry, and said without thinking, "It's just some broken jewelry, why are you fussing about it? If you need it, just buy it."

If it was Xie Zhaolan, she would have endured it long ago, but she was Su Qingwan, and she didn't want to indulge Lu Yunxiu's temper. "These jewelry were specially prepared for me by my mother. They are my dowry and my favorite things. A gentleman does not take away what others like. It's not nice to say that a sister-in-law steals her sister-in-law's dowry."

Lu Yunxiu's face flushed, and she pointed at Su Qingwan angrily, "Sister-in-law dotes on me on weekdays. No matter what I like, she will buy it for me without saying a word. You are not my sister-in-law!"

Su Qingwan sneered, "The hairpin on your head is also mine, right? You also know that I treat you well, but just because it didn't go as you wished, you insulted me wantonly. You are really ungrateful. Fourth sister, you are not grateful at all."

Lu Yunxiu touched the hairpin on her head helplessly, feeling angry and ashamed.

Lin was angry and shouted, "Zhaolan, that's enough. We are all family, why are you so petty?"

"Mother, I'll say it again, return my dowry. In addition to my headgear, my room is filled with green-glazed white porcelain plum blossom vases, nanmu painted screens, and enamel five-card screens. I hope to return everything that was taken out of my room." Su Qingwan said calmly, "I'm not dead, and no one can take my things away."

Su Qingwan stood up and politely took her leave, leaving another sentence, "Fourth sister, I heard that you are discussing marriage. When you get married, whatever headgear you want, your sister-in-law will find it for you."

She turned and left, with Green Bamboo following closely behind her.

Lu Yunxiu still didn't understand Su Qingwan's threat, so how could Lin not understand it? She was so angry that her chest heaved. Is this still the Xie Zhaolan who used to be submissive and obedient?

She held the handkerchief tightly in her hand, and Lu Yunxiu was still chattering, "Mother, my sister-in-law is really rebellious. She doesn't even listen to you. I don't want to..."

"Give her things back!" Lin said coldly.

Lu Yunxiu's eyes widened in disbelief, "Mother!"

Lin stared at Su Qingwan's departing back with a deep gaze. Lu Yunshu said anxiously, "Sister-in-law has really changed a lot. She has never disobeyed mother like this before."

Zhang laughed, "No matter how gentle and respectful Zhaolan is, she would be angry if she found out her husband had remarried and her dowry was taken away. In the final analysis, it is you who have disappointed her."

(End of this chapter)