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

Chapter 120 Widower
He just wanted to give Lu Jing face. Since Lu Jing lacked family background, he arranged a good marriage for Lu Jing. She was a royal relative and the eldest princess of the King of Southwest. Her family background was high enough to win over Lu Jing and clip the wings of the King of Southwest, killing two birds with one stone.

"Uncle, what do you think of this marriage?" The emperor's tone actually contained a hint of pure laughter. He even felt that Xiaojiu's appearance was not outstanding enough and was not worthy of Lu Jing's handsomeness.

The King of the Southwest was also having a headache. If Su Qingwan had not been in the Lu family as a sister, this marriage would have been acceptable. The King of the Southwest and Lu Jing had met several times.

Lu Jing joined the army when he was young and made great contributions. The King of Southwest admired him very much. Later, he returned to Beijing due to injury and joined the Jinyiwei. He always felt it was a pity.

Later, Lu Jing was ordered to go to the southwest to supervise the army. He never interfered with the commander-in-chief's decision-making, nor did he intervene in the army's defense. He was very sensible and behaved properly, unlike the cold-faced devil as rumored.

After arriving in Beijing, Lu Jing treated him even more respectfully without being servile, and the King of Southwest had a very good impression of him.

To be honest, it is a good marriage.

however……

The King of Southwest turned around and saw Su Qingwan shaking her head. He understood, "Your Majesty, Deputy Commander Lu is young and promising, and handsome. I... am not too confident in marrying my daughter to him."

"Why?" The emperor was puzzled. How could a handsome appearance become a disadvantage when getting married?

Lu Jing saw clearly that the King of Southwest was not satisfied with him as his son-in-law, but in fact it was the eldest princess who did not want to marry him. If the eldest princess wanted to marry him, she would have nodded just now.

Lu Jing's eyes were always on Su Qingwan, and no matter how subtle her movements were, Lu Jing noticed them.

She agreed to grant the marriage.

But she didn't want to marry him.

But the emperor's order was difficult to disobey, and it was not what she wanted.

"I have long heard that Deputy Commander Lu is a popular figure and is loved by the noble ladies in the capital. Some noble ladies from high-class families are clamoring to marry him. I have no concubines in my backyard. I only love the princess in this life, and all my children are born from her. Xiaojiu grew up in the Southwest Palace and was raised by the princess. She is influenced by her and hopes that her husband will treat her wholeheartedly, not take concubines, and not have illegitimate children. Lord Lu is the most handsome man in the world, while Xiaojiu is ordinary in appearance. I am worried that Lord Lu will not be able to resist the temptation of beauty and will make Xiaojiu angry in the future. The eldest son of the Lu family favors his concubines and despises his wife. I can still remember clearly that he once wanted to demote his wife to a concubine. It can be seen that the Lu family has a bad family tradition. I dare not marry Xiaojiu to the Lu family."

Civil and military officials, "..."

Su Qingwan, "..."

Father...you are so honest!

Among all the officials in the capital, no one dared to offend Lu Jing like this, and only the King of Southwest dared to slap Lu Jing in the face.

But what he said was true.

Lu Jing knelt on the ground and said loudly, "Your Majesty, if I marry the princess, I will treat her wholeheartedly and will never take a concubine. If I break my oath, the princess can kill me with a sword at any time!"

Su Qingwan, "..."

She finally understood what Lu Jing was talking about for the wedding. It turned out that he had known for a long time that the emperor wanted to marry the princess of the southwest to him.

The King of Southwest's way was suddenly blocked by Lu Jing.

It was difficult for him to refuse.

He turned around and looked at Su Qingwan again.

Xiaowu, what do you think? Why not just agree perfunctorily? We have to leave Beijing anyway. Su Qingwan said, "Your Majesty, I don't know Lord Lu at all, and I don't know his character or temper. If we get married hastily, we may end up in a relationship of resentment. I also want to spend the New Year in Beijing, so why not let me get to know Lord Lu first and cultivate our relationship."

The emperor frowned, a little displeased. He felt that Lu Jing's looks were a bit unfair to be paired with Xiao Jiu. He didn't expect that the Southwest Prince's Mansion would dislike Lu Jing first. He was also protective of his own shortcomings and was about to refuse.

Lu Jing whispered, "Your Majesty, that's fine."

The emperor looked down at him. It was rare for Lu Jing to ask him for something in all these years, and he also helped him. "Okay, I approve."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Su Qingwan also thanked him and sat back at the table, but her eyes were looking at Lu Jing. She didn't know what Lu Jing was thinking. Was he still obsessed with the relationship whose name was fake two years ago?
She was bored sitting at the banquet and drank some more wine. She knew she couldn't drink much, so she only dared to drink a little. Civil officials and military officers were always on edge at the banquet, and they would quarrel again after a few more words. Su Qingwan was dizzy from the quarrel and went out to sober up.

After Qingyun, Qingyi and other maids went to the side hall to wait, there were special palace maids responsible for serving at the banquet. Su Qingwan was led by the palace maids to the garden to sober up.

The weather was cold and there was nothing to see in the garden, so she sent the palace maids away and found a secluded corridor, where she sat down to admire the moon and listen to the music coming from the palace in the distance, which was quite a unique feeling.

A cold wind blew in her face. She had drunk some wine and her cheeks were red. The cold wind blew away the heat and her face gradually became cold.

"It's going to snow soon."

At this time of year in previous years, it would have snowed in the southwest.

"It won't snow in Beijing until the end of the twelfth lunar month."

A familiar voice rang in her ears. Su Qingwan turned around and saw Lu Jing standing under a palace lantern, holding an orange cloak with a peony pattern embroidered on it. The palace lantern was swaying, cutting his figure into countless light and shadows.

Su Qingwan was silent.

Lu Jing walked over and handed her the cloak. Su Qingwan felt a little cold, and she didn't want to make things difficult for herself, so she took the cloak and wrapped herself in it. The inner layer of the cloak was made of soft animal fur, which was warm and comfortable, and protected her from the cold wind.

"Is this your first time in Beijing?"

"I guess so." Su Qingwan looked up at the moon. In fact, there was not much moonlight to appreciate. It was clear and cold. Lu Jing's figure was tall and straight, shrouding her in shadow. "Did you know that the emperor wanted to grant us a marriage?"

"Isn't it good to have an arranged marriage? You said you would marry me." Lu Jing said in a cold tone.

Su Qingwan chuckled, "Master Lu, you must be talking in your sleep. I have never met you before. When did I ever say I wanted to marry you?"

Lu Jing took a few more steps forward and got closer. Su Qingwan could even feel the heat from his body. Lu Jing said, "Since you don't know me at all and you agreed to the marriage, why don't you want to marry me?"

Su Qingwan looked back and smiled. Her skin was bloodless due to the cold wind, like a layer of transparent skin wrapped around her bones. Her eyes were extremely cold. "Lu Jing, what makes you think that this princess is willing to marry you? Are you a good candidate for a husband?"

"If I'm not a good husband, who do you want to marry? Someone who is easy to control and a soft persimmon that you can easily escape and return to the southwest?" Lu Jing easily pointed out her selfishness and saw through her plan.

Su Qingwan raised her eyebrows, "Since you know, then refuse the marriage, so as not to become a widower for no reason."

Lu Jing laughed, "You don't even want to hide it, aren't you afraid that I will tell the emperor?"

"If I were afraid, I wouldn't say it. Now that I've said it, I'm not afraid of you telling others." Su Qingwan leaned lazily against the railing, "I'm the eldest princess of the King of the Southwest. No matter who I marry, I'll have to stay in the capital as a hostage. If I stay in the capital, I'll be like a knife facing the Southwest. What good will it do you to marry me?"