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

Chapter 126 Feelings
Lu Jing felt that she had a strong personality, yet had the coquettishness of a child, was able to distinguish right from wrong, and was emotionally stable, which was the kind of personality that Lu Jing had always admired. Even though she had an ordinary appearance, in his eyes, her smile was better than a thousand colors.

The two fished in the middle of the lake for more than an hour. Qingyun came over and touched Su Qingwan's hand, which was so cold that it was about to freeze. "Princess, the weather is getting colder. If you like fishing, come back tomorrow. The weather is cold, so don't freeze in the middle of the lake."

Su Qingwan didn't feel cold anymore. She had clearly blamed Lu Jing for being sick when they first went boating on the lake. He brought people boating on the lake in winter. Now she just found it fun and found a good place to have fun.

Lu Jing said, "If the princess likes it, I will come with her again tomorrow."

The weather was cold, and he was afraid that she would be frozen.

Su Qingwan thought about it and said, "Okay!"

The two returned to the cabin, where the maids had already started burning charcoal. The cabin was much warmer, and after a few cups of ginger tea, their bodies warmed up. Lu Jing stared at her unscrupulously, as if he had no taboos about the difference between men and women.

Su Qingwan didn't like such aggressive looks. "The Southwest and Xilin envoys are both in the capital, and the Jinyiwei should be too busy to handle everything. How did Lord Lu have time to accompany me to enjoy the lake?"

"Each member of the Jinyiwei is capable of taking charge of his own affairs. Without me, the palace guards will not be loose." Lu Jing looked at the misty river and said with a smile, "Princess, with one more person like me, it means one more place for entertainment, right?"

Su Qingwan found it strange. They had not even made a solemn vow to each other two years ago, so why was he so determined to marry her? Su Qingwan attributed it all to his loyalty to the emperor.

The Emperor wanted him to marry Princess Southwest, so he married her. He was loyal to the Emperor, and by marrying her he would be holding the knife that controlled his father. Naturally, it was most reassuring to control the knife in his own hands.

"My father and I will stay in the capital for a month. If I still refuse to marry you after a month, who will the emperor marry me to?"

Lu Jing knew that the princess was testing him. In fact, Princess Southwest had no choice but to marry him. This matter had been decided when the emperor wanted Prince Southwest to come to Beijing. Both he and the emperor acquiesced to this matter. If Southwest did not want to marry the princess, the emperor had plenty of ways to coerce her. Under the imperial power, no one could disobey.

"The princess doesn't want to marry me, does that mean she doesn't want Southwest to be coerced?"

"Why are you willing to marry me?" Su Qingwan asked, "The King of Southwest is becoming more and more powerful in the army, and the eldest princess alone may not be able to suppress him. The emperor's bloodline is weak, and Southwest is his biggest threat. He must control Southwest, but it is unrealistic to control Southwest by marrying me alone. I am just a woman, and Southwest can give up on me at any time. It is too naive for the emperor to want to tie Southwest down through marriage."

"You can see through the emperor's intentions at a glance. If Xi Nan insists on not obeying, it will only anger him. Huai Nan twelve years ago... is a lesson for Xi Nan."

These words undoubtedly hurt Su Qingwan's heart.

Huainan is the biggest pain in her heart, and this hatred has never dissipated.

Su Qingwan's fingers were pressed against the cup and were almost burned, but she remained indifferent. Lu Jing frowned and took the cup away from her. The tea was so hot that he felt pain. Lu Jing pulled Su Qingwan's wrist and saw that her palm was red.

"Are you... in pain?" Lu Jing asked.

"A little." Su Qingwan realized later that Lu Jing took out a jade bottle from his sleeve, dipped his fingers in some ointment, and applied it on her palm. The cool ointment pressed on her burns.

Su Qingwan looked up at him and suddenly smiled.

"Lord Lu, you married me because you believed that I was the person you were with two years ago. If I am not the one and you recognized the wrong person, will you regret it?" Su Qingwan said calmly, "Perhaps, I am a fake person, and the person you really love is not me. If one day you find out that you are wrong and things cannot be undone, what should you do?"

"Since it's my choice, even if it's wrong, I will stick to it even if I kneel down. Let's not talk about what happened two years ago. I know who I want to marry now." I don't regret it!

He said this quietly in his heart.

Su Qingwan was unsure of his thoughts. No one would make a lifelong commitment based on a half-month relationship, especially since he had never seen her true face.

But there is one thing that Lu Jing said right.

Since the emperor wants her to marry Lu Jing, if she disobeys, it will not be a good thing for Southwest. If the real Xiaojiu marries Lu Jing, how can Xiaojiu withstand the turmoil and conspiracy in the capital.

But the problem now is that she is still the elder sister, and she cannot play two roles at the same time. She is also afraid that Lu Jing will see through her. If he sees through her, and the emperor also knows about it, things will be troublesome.

"I understand Lord Lu's intentions. If so, please behave well. Perhaps in a month, I will be willing to marry you. You don't have to scare me. If I refuse to marry you and choose someone else, the emperor will definitely agree. For him, as long as I stay in Kyoto and marry his confidant, it will be fine. The emperor's confidant is not just Lord Lu."

"Marriage requires mutual affection, equal status, family background, appearance, and talent. There must be a match. Even if it is an arranged marriage, it is not easy for the princess to choose a better husband than me in the capital."

When Lu Jing said this, he was confident and calm, as if Su Qingwan could only choose him to marry. The implication was that no one else could compare to him. Those with better family backgrounds than him did not have his looks and talent, and those with better talents and looks than him could not win the emperor's heart as much as he did.

Su Qingwan, "..."

It seems she was forced into marriage.

There will always be a turning point in this matter. She slowly figured it out. There is still a month left, which is enough time for her to weigh the pros and cons and negotiate. She will eventually find a suitable solution.

"Father said that Xilin Yongxuan mentioned marriage again. I wonder who the emperor wants to marry to Xilin?"

"The King of Southwest does not want an alliance, and he also thinks that an alliance would be humiliating to a princess of the royal family. The situation in Xilin is unstable, and if the princess marries to Xilin, her life will be held hostage by others. Her future life or death will depend on her own luck. A princess of the royal family is precious, and she does not need to suffer this disaster. It's just that the emperor hopes that the two tribes can marry, so that Xilin can get rid of the influence of Southwest and be more loyal to the Dayuan Dynasty."

Lu Jing was also very sincere and did not hide anything about it. As for who to choose, it depends on the emperor's intention. Moreover, there are so many girls of marriageable age in the royal family. It also depends on which family is willing to send their daughter to the palace to seek honor and favor. As long as someone is willing to send their daughter to marry and solve the emperor's problem, the whole family will enjoy the emperor's grace and the emperor will not treat their descendants unfairly.

The Li royal family has been passed down for hundreds of years, and there are many royal bloodlines. Many royal family members only enjoy the name of royal family, with very little salary, not even as much as that of a fifth-rank official. If they want to make a name for themselves, they need the emperor's grace.

Su Qingwan also understood that the emperor was intending to form a marriage alliance with Xilin, even if her father opposed it. Perhaps the more her father opposed, the more the emperor would do the opposite.

Lu Jing had been holding the teacup. The tea in his hand had gradually warmed up and was no longer scalding hot. He handed it to Su Qingwan.

Su Qingwan was stunned and took it. She didn't expect Lu Jing to be so considerate.

She had always known that when Lu Jing was kind to others, he was truly considerate, but when he killed people, he was ruthless and showed no mercy.

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