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

Chapter 115 Martial Law
Lu Jing said calmly, "Since the young lady is ill, take good care of her and don't bother her with trivial matters."

The housekeeper obeyed orders. Su Qingwan's rules were very strict. She had been quite effective in rectifying the Lu family for several months. Lu Shaoqing also felt that Su Qingwan was good at managing the family, so he almost threw all the housework to Su Qingwan. Lu Feng was not in high spirits again. The servants in the mansion had an illusion that the Third Young Master and the Madam of the First Young Master were the ones in power in the Lu family. Lu Feng was like an invisible man, never leaving the house and drinking every day.

The servants in the mansion all felt that Su Qingwan was a flower stuck in cow dung, but no one dared to talk about it behind her back. From the first courtyard, the second courtyard, the first gate, the second gate, the third gate and so on, the servants were not allowed to move around freely and rarely could communicate, so as to avoid the news from the inner courtyard leaking out. The rules were strict and the rewards were high, so the Lu family servants were all convinced of Su Qingwan.

Su Qingwan took medicine to pretend to be sick and looked very bad. Zhang brought Lu Yuntang to see her, and Lu Yunshu also came to see her. Even Aunt Zhou, who rarely appeared in public, personally brought her the soup she had cooked when she heard that she was ill.

Su Qingwan met them one by one, and tactfully told them that she needed to rest, should not be exposed to the wind, and did not want to socialize. Everyone was smart and understood the implication of Su Qingwan's words, so they stopped disturbing them.

Lu Jing has been busy with defense work these days and seldom returns home. On the rare day when he had time to go home, he did not see Su Qingwan at dinner. Lu Feng was drunk and was scolded by Lu Shaoqing. Lu Jing looked at the matter and did not care. Lu Feng was scolded and had to kneel in the ancestral hall again. Lu Jing looked at his brother's back with a slightly gloomy look in his eyes.

After dinner, he accompanied Zhang back to the courtyard and passed by Meilan Garden.

The gate of Meilan Garden was closed.

Zhang also noticed his gaze. No one knows a child better than his mother. Zhang said, "Zhaolan is not feeling well. She has been feeling sleepy these days. The weather is cold. The doctor said that she should not be exposed to the wind. He told her to stay in the courtyard and take good care of herself."

The weather was getting colder and colder. Zhang had wrapped herself in a fox fur coat. The leaves of the green trees in the courtyard were turning yellow. The wind blew and the ground was covered with golden color. Lu Jing said, "You have been sick for three days and you are still not getting better. Let Doctor Fang come and take a look."

"Zi Yu, are you... too attentive to Zhao Lan?" Zhang frowned slightly. The maids were all far away, and she lowered her voice deliberately. "Zhao Lan has been married to the Lu family for almost four years, and I have never seen you care about her so much."

"My son knows what he is doing, so don't worry, mother." Lu Jing said softly.

How could Zhang not be worried? "You and Zhaolan have been together in the mountains for several days. Although the rumors have been suppressed, some people are still gossiping about it. You also went to great lengths to ask Doctor Fang to treat her headache. You...you will cause gossip."

Even though Zhang didn't know that the Lu brothers had made a big fuss in the ancestral hall, she still saw through her son's concern for Su Qingwan.

"Zi Yu, please stop interfering in Zhao Lan's affairs."

Lu Jing and Zhang had already arrived at the West Garden. He looked back in the direction of Meilan Garden and saw only the lanterns hanging at the gate of Meilan Garden, swaying in the dim light. There was darkness in front of the gate and no sound in the courtyard.

Are you seriously ill?
"I understand, mother!" said Lu Jing.

Zhang's eyes were filled with worry and she was very irritable. There was always a knife hanging in her heart. For some reason, she always felt that her son was going to do something unorthodox, but she didn't dare to think too much about it.

A few days later, the carriages of the King of Southwest and the envoy of Xilin entered the capital. The Prime Minister Lu Zheng and Prince Jing led all the civil and military officials in the court to wait at the city gate.

When the King of Southwest was a hostage in the capital, he became a disciple of Lu Zheng and acknowledged him as his teacher. They had an extraordinary teacher-student relationship. Although they had not seen each other for more than ten years, their feelings were deep. The King of Southwest saluted Lu Zheng with tears in his eyes.

Prime Minister Lu was also somewhat moved. After a few greetings, they greeted each other one by one. Prince Jing called him "uncle emperor" with a respectful attitude and words. Then there was another round of greetings.

Since the death of the King of Huainan, the King of Southwest has been the commander of the border army. It is said that he has three heads and six arms, which makes the enemy tremble with fear. Many civil officials in the capital have never seen his true face, but the military officials are familiar with the King of Southwest. The Jinyiwei followed the order. Lu Jing and Zhou Jingming rode on horses, wearing embroidered spring swords on their waists, and did not dismount to salute. Zhou Jingming said, "The King of Southwest dared to accept the imperial order to come to the capital. Do you think... is he not afraid of death?"

The Huainan Palace more than a decade ago was littered with corpses, which served as a lesson for him.

Lu Jing looked at the King of Southwest who was chatting enthusiastically with the officials in the crowd, "If he didn't come, he would have the intention of being disloyal. Now that he has come, he must have a complete plan and he must have some intention."

Zhou Jingming said, "The emperor is so stubborn that he must peel off a layer of skin from him, and he even specifically asked the eldest princess to come to the capital."

Lu Jing looked into the distance and saw a gorgeous carriage that was particularly eye-catching in the accompanying convoy. It was gorgeous and beautiful, and it was obviously the carriage of the princess of the southwest.

"That must be the Second Prince of Xilin, right? He looks similar to our Prince Jing." Zhou Jingming smiled suggestively with some ill intent.

The second prince of Xilin Kingdom, Xilin Yongxuan, came. He was twenty years old, with a handsome face, slim figure, and feminine appearance. He looked like a star when riding on a white horse. I don't know how many girls' hearts he won along the way.

Lu Jing took a look and said calmly, "Stop gossiping, or you'll get into trouble."

Zhou Jingming smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't provoke them."

The group exchanged greetings at the city gate for nearly half an hour, and then the huge carriage entered the city. Along the way, there were people watching the demeanor of the King of Southwest and the Xilin envoy.

More than a decade ago, the King of Huainan defeated Xilin and forced Xilin to sign a surrender letter. He led a large army back to Kyoto. When he entered the city, he was supported by the people with great momentum. The people shouted, "May the generals from heaven bless Dayuan." The people only knew the King of Huainan, not the emperor. When Lu Jing received the defense order, he was alert. The Jinyiwei were on guard along the way. As long as someone shouted, "God bless the King of the Southwest," they would be arrested by the Jinyiwei and thrown into prison.

More than a decade ago, when Prince Huainan came to Beijing, he was welcomed so warmly that the division between imperial power and military power was aggravated and the emperor's suspicion increased. Someone must have fanned the flames.

Lu Jing would never allow such a chaotic situation to occur under the emperor's feet. Anyone who showed his head and shouted "Long live the King of Southwest" would be dragged into a dark place by the Embroidered Uniform Guards for interrogation.

Therefore, although the people were enthusiastic, they did not lose control. The Jinyiwei even drew the people's attention to Xilin Yongxuan's appearance in the crowd. The emperor listened to the report from the secret guards and smiled.

The emperor said, "I am very confident in Lu Jing's work."

This is also why he favors Lu Jing so much. When it comes to understanding the emperor's mind, no one can compare to Lu Jing, and he does things flawlessly. Even if someone tries to take advantage of the situation and deliberately stir up conflicts between the imperial power and the southwest, they are all resolved by Lu Jing one by one.

At the post station, the carriages stopped one by one, and the officials of the post station arranged for the King of Southwest and the envoy of Xilin to rest. After a short rest, they would go to the palace to meet the emperor.

Zhou Jingming said, "Let's go back to the palace too."

"Wait a moment!" Lu Jing's eyes fell on the carriage of the Princess of the Southwest.

Zhou Jingming was at a loss, "What are you waiting for?"