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

Chapter 114: The Grand Princess of the Southwest

"Madam, now the Third Young Master is in charge of external affairs in the mansion, and the Eldest Young Madam is in charge of internal affairs, taking charge of the household chores. It's more like..." Nanny Chen only dared to say it vaguely. If it were in an ordinary official family, they would look like a couple, how could they be uncle and sister-in-law.

But she sent people to keep an eye on Meilan Garden. Su Qingwan and Lu Jing did not behave intimately, and they even seldom communicated. Lu Jing stayed at home for half a month to recuperate from his injuries, and did not stay at home or come to Meilan Garden once.

Lin couldn't find any evidence of guilt, but he just felt uncomfortable.

"Brother Feng is so disappointing!" Lin sighed. If Brother Feng had been more motivated, the situation in the mansion wouldn't be like this.

Su Qingwan came back when Lu Feng was newly married. Lin had thought about killing Su Qingwan to put an end to it all, but now she couldn't do that at all. She couldn't touch Su Qingwan.

Meilan Garden was guarded like an iron barrel. Unknowingly, Su Qingwan had cultivated her own confidants in the Lu family, and the people in Meilan Garden only obeyed her orders.

It would be extremely difficult for her to kill Su Qingwan, and Lin had also figured it out. If Su Qingwan didn't do anything that would bring disgrace to the family, she would turn a blind eye.

The Lu family...can’t do without her.

Midsummer is gradually passing, and in the blink of an eye, the autumn chrysanthemums bloom and wither, and there is only one month left until the end of the year.

Su Qingwan's headaches were actually cured under the treatment of Doctor Fang. The headaches were alleviated and no longer recurred. She stopped taking the medicine and no longer suffered from the pain.

Luzhu was so happy that she gave Doctor Fang box after box of gold.

Li An said, "Master, Sister Luzhu is really generous. Doctor Fang has taken several boxes of gold in the past few months."

It's gold, not silver.

The eldest young lady is really rich!
"Are you envious?" Lu Jing looked at the file of King Huainan without even raising his head. Li An was sitting on the roof, and once again sent Doctor Fang away with envious eyes.

"I'm so envious!" Li An thought to himself, wondering when his master would reward him with a box of gold.

"If you are envious, you can go and beg Lu Zhu, and she will give you a meal. She will definitely be happy for you to be a guard in Meilan Garden."

"..." Li An didn't dare to envy anymore.

While the two were talking, a flying pigeon spread its wings and flew into the courtyard and landed on Li An's arm. He untied the note, took a look at it, and released the pigeon.

Li An jumped down from the eaves and said, "Master, the carriage of the King of Southwest and the Princess is only five days away from the capital."

Lu Jing frowned slightly. A month ago, Xilin encountered extremely cold weather and heavy snow. The two armies ceased fighting, and Xilin and Dayuan signed an armistice treaty. They were willing to follow the King of Southwest to Beijing to negotiate peace.

The war between Xilin and Dayuan lasted for several years and finally came to an end.

When the King of Southwest led the eldest princess to the capital under the imperial edict, the Prince of Xilin also went to the capital with the envoys to negotiate peace. The Emperor attached great importance to this peace negotiation and arrangements had been made in the capital early on. The Five Cities Army was led by the Earl of Anping to guard the capital.

The Jinyiwei was led by Lu Jing and guarded the imperial city.

There were mountain floods along the way, which delayed the journey for several days, otherwise the carriage would have reached Kyoto long ago.

"Is there any special news?" If there was no special news, why would his people deliver the message?
"The letter said that the Princess of the Southwest King had left the team and her whereabouts are unknown."

"Are you alone?"

"Yes!" Lu Jing narrowed his eyes and said calmly, "Send someone to watch the city gate and ask them to send the portrait of the Grand Princess of the Southwest to compare it with the people entering the city one by one."

"Yes!"

The King of Southwest and the envoy of Xilin came to Beijing. Recently, the capital has been under martial law and the inspections into the city are very strict. In addition to the people from the Five Cities Military Department, the Jinyiwei also conduct random inspections, so it is not easy to sneak in.

It was late at night, in Meilan Garden.

Su Qingwan had been sleeping particularly soundly in recent days, with very few nightmares. As the year was drawing to a close, the date she and Lu Jing had agreed upon was getting closer. As soon as the new year was over, she would divorce Lu Feng and would have nothing to do with the Lu family anymore.

Both she and Lu Jing were free.

Lu Zhu took a note and went into the inner room, closed the doors and windows, and called Su Qingwan to wake her up. Su Qingwan was sleeping very deeply, and when she woke up, she was sleepy and asked, "What happened?"

"The prince sent a message saying that the princess was not in the entourage. After the southwest army entered the capital, the girl was asked to go to the posthouse and pretend to be the eldest princess."

Su Qingwan frowned, snatched the note, took a look at it, and ordered Luzhu to burn it.

"I see. Please reply."

"Okay!" Lu Zhu replied and then returned, worried, "Miss, you are going to pretend to be the eldest princess, what about your identity? You have to leave someone in the mansion. The third young master has a sharp eye. If he sees through it, it will cause us a lot of trouble."

The Grand Princess of the Southwest, Li Xuejiu, is quite famous in the Southwest. When she was a teenager, she managed the Southwest Palace, administered the fiefdom, promoted agriculture, established schools, opened many trading companies, and opened up trade routes between the Southwest and the border countries. She also once led 300 soldiers from the Southwest Palace to rescue the vanguard troops trapped in the Southwest. In the Southwest fiefdom, the Grand Princess of the Southwest's reputation is second only to the King of the Southwest.

The emperor specifically requested that the eldest princess accompany the army to the capital.

The real Southwestern Princess is frail and sickly, kept in seclusion, and ignorant of worldly affairs. The legendary Princess is actually Su Qingwan.

Su Qingwan said, "Father has always loved Jiuer. We are exhausted from the journey, and we don't know what will happen along the way. It is safest for Jiuer to stay in the palace. The emperor specifically asked the eldest princess to come to the capital, and he has bad intentions. If I were father, I would not let Jiuer come to the capital with the army."

Lu Zhu was a little impatient. "Your Highness has never dealt with the Third Young Master, so he doesn't know how terrifying the Jinyiwei are. We have been fighting wits and courage with him for so long, and finally dispelled his doubts. But he is in the mansion every day, living with us day and night. If the young lady pretends to be the eldest princess, what will happen to the eldest young lady in the mansion? If the Third Young Master finds out, it will be very dangerous for the young lady."

Su Qingwan said calmly, "Pretend to be sick and recuperate at home. Don't leave the house. You stay in the courtyard and don't leave. No matter who comes, you just block them. The King of Southwest and the Xilin envoys are coming to the capital. Lu Jing will be too busy to handle everything. He won't be at home every day. We just need to be careful and not reveal our tracks."

"What if he tries to force his way in?"

"We are still uncle and sister-in-law. He has not come to Meilan Garden alone in the past two months. If he really wants to force his way in, you can send someone to ask Zhang. Lu Jing is a filial son and will not disobey Zhang. It's a small matter in the mansion. You just need to wait for the opportunity. I also want to use Jiuer's identity to do something."

Su Qingwan has been taking care of her health for the past few months, waiting for the King of Southwest to come to Beijing. Even if Jiuer is really in the entourage, she will still act under Jiuer's identity.

Many things are much more convenient if the Princess of the Southwest does them.

Although Lu Zhu felt that there were many dangers, she was used to obeying Su Qingwan's orders. She could only make careful arrangements, "Miss, I won't be able to eat or sleep well when I'm not with you. You must be careful and don't make any mistakes."

"Don't worry, I know."

The next day, Su Qingwan fell ill.

When Lu Jing didn't see Su Qingwan at breakfast, he asked the housekeeper. The housekeeper said that Miss Luzhu from Meilan Garden came to report in the morning that the eldest young master's wife was ill.

Lu Jing frowned slightly.