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

Chapter 23 Uncle and Sister-in-law
Kyoto is under martial law and a manhunt is underway. The Kyoto prefect and the Imperial Guards are out in full force. Lu Zhu is worried about Su Qingwan's injury and whether Chen Feng and the others can escape the pursuit, and she is very anxious.

The old doctor was already dozing off in the corridor, snoring loudly. Li An stood in the courtyard like a door god, not moving an inch. He tried several times to get news from Lu Zhu, but Lu Zhu almost had a fight with him in front of the door. Lu Zhu was angry and grudge-holding, and ignored everything he said.

Li An thought to himself, he has quite a bad temper.

He remembered that the maidservant beside the eldest young lady was simple and innocent, loved to eat and was gullible, so how come she got replaced by someone with such a tight mouth.

This villa is not far from Lu's house. It is Lu Jing's private property. Lu Jing is busy with official duties and rarely comes. He stays at Lu's house most of the time in Beijing. Li An wants to please Lu Zhu to get information. Li An climbs up the tree and picks a basket of plums and presents them to Lu Zhu like a treasure. He also says sweetly, "Sister, do you want some plums?"

"Don't eat."

"They are very sweet. The eldest young lady also likes to eat plums. Her former maid Qiuxiang often took a pole to hit plums under the tree." Li An said with a smile.

The green bamboo is silent, like a mute.

"Sister, the whole capital is saying that the eldest young master's wife has come back to life. Have you been serving her for the whole year?"

The green bamboo remained silent.

Li An persisted, "You have been so loyal to her for a year, it's really admirable."

Luzhu had a blank expression on his face, his eyes closed, resting.

Li An is very distressed. He is so stubborn and hard to deceive!
At dawn, Lu Jing returned to the courtyard, smelling bloody. He didn't know whose blood was on him. Li An quickly told Lu Jing about the situation in the courtyard. He was relieved to learn that Su Qingwan's injury had stabilized. When Li An returned to the courtyard, he had already asked the slaves about the Lu family. He also told them in detail about Xie Zhaolan's resurrection and making a scene at the wedding, and the Lu family getting the iron certificate.

Lu Jing had just returned from Huainan and had not yet entered the palace to see the emperor. Naturally, he had not returned home. He did not know what had happened at home. On the way back to the other courtyard, he even suspected that it might be someone who looked exactly like him. Xie Zhaolan had been married to the Lu family for three years, and it was also the time when he spent all his energy climbing up the ladder. When the official duties were the busiest, men did not care about the affairs of the inner house. He was away all year round, and he and Xie Zhaolan only saw each other during the New Year and festivals. Although they lived under the same roof and separated by a martial arts training ground, they were not familiar with each other.

"Send someone to inform the family that my sister-in-law is suspected of being involved in an important case involving the Imperial Guards. She is staying at the government office to cooperate with the investigation and cannot return home for the next few days." Lu Jing said indifferently, "I have to go to the palace to report. The imperial physician will stay in the other courtyard. Don't make any mistakes. Wait until I come back to talk about anything else."

"Yes!"

Lu Jing returned to his own courtyard, and the maid hurriedly brought in hot water. The old doctor who was napping in the corridor stayed against the wall to avoid Lu Jing, but Lu Jing ignored him and went into the main courtyard.

After a quick wash, he changed into a crimson official robe and went out.

After he left, Luzhu cursed him several times. Li An smiled ingratiatingly and said that it was his duty as the master and he had no intention of hurting the eldest young master's wife.

Su Qingwan had a high fever when daybreak came, which frightened the imperial physician and Lu Zhu. Fortunately, the imperial physician brought her back to health, and after taking medicine, the high fever gradually subsided. Lu Zhu stayed by the bed and dared not close her eyes. After another night, Su Qingwan woke up and was out of danger. The imperial physician folded his hands and thanked the gods and Buddhas for their blessings. He was able to save the lives of his family.

Su Qingwan was young and in good health. After waking up, she endured the severe pain from the wound and was able to speak after noon. Lu Zhu knew that she was confused and simply told her what happened.

After Lu Jing went to the palace to meet the emperor, he never returned home. Li An stayed by his side in the courtyard. Lu Zhu never went out, and he could not get any news about Chen Feng and others.

Su Qingwan thought that no news was good news. Chen Feng had been in Beijing for ten years and was more familiar with the city than she was. They were assassins and good at hiding, so Lu Jing might not be able to catch them. Nanfeng Tower caught fire for no reason, and she happened to be standing in front of Chen Feng. Lu Zhu said that Li An had been trying to get information, and it must have been Lu Jing's instruction. He had already suspected her, and she had to clear her suspicion as soon as possible.

Lu Jing... He is Lu Jing! Lu Jing had not returned home for three days, and Su Qingwan had also been recovering from her injuries for three days. The old doctor waited for her to get out of bed and then left. Lu Zhu was grateful and gave him a box of gold bars. It could meet the daily expenses of the old doctor's family of five for nearly twenty years. The old doctor said that gold and silver were vulgar things. When Lu Zhu opened the box, he was dazzled by the golden light. He quickly took the box and said that he was a vulgar person and loved vulgar things. He enthusiastically told Lu Zhu the address of his home and that if he needed anything, he could come to seek medical treatment.

He was magnanimous to Lu Jing for his rude behavior of bringing him to the villa and making him live in fear for three days. He unilaterally forgave him and even praised Li An for his thoroughness.

Li An stood in the corridor, leaning on the railing with his arms folded, unable to express himself in words.

He watched a play that could only be seen on stage, where money makes the world go round.

The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and Su Qingwan was getting restless while lying in bed recuperating from her injuries. Lu Zhu helped her take a slow walk in the courtyard. The sun was setting and the sun was shining brightly. Li An came into the courtyard carrying a basket of plums and saluted Su Qingwan with a smile on his face.

"Madam, these are the plums you love to eat. I've picked a basket for you. If you like them, please tell me and I'll bring you more."

Su Qingwan said calmly, "Okay."

Li An was concerned about her injury again. Although Su Qingwan was indifferent, she answered all the questions. Li An also said that the Third Young Master was very concerned about her injury, and Su Qingwan's face instantly turned cold.

Lu Zhu said sarcastically, "The Third Young Master almost killed our girl, he's so arrogant, but he just said something so casually asking about her injuries, is he too embarrassed to come and see people?"

Li An apologized in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, "The master was busy catching the remnants of Huainan and was unable to spare any time. Madam, please don't blame me. The situation in Nanfeng Tower was chaotic that day, and the master didn't mean to hurt you."

Su Qingwan also noticed his gaze. Did Li An intentionally mention that Lu Jing was capturing the remnants of Huainan?

Lu Zhu said angrily, "What does it have to do with our girl if he captures the remnants of Huainan? You said it was not intentional as if you were wronged. Our girl almost lost her life."

Li An scratched his head in embarrassment. This maid was mute when the young lady was unconscious, and became a shrew when she woke up. He couldn't stand it anymore. At this moment, footsteps were heard outside the yard.

Lu Jing returned to the villa.

The sky was full of sunset glow, and the setting sun was melting gold. Lu Jing, wearing the crimson robe of the Jinyiwei, stood at the Moon Gate. He was agile and upright like a pine tree, with his handsome eyebrows and eyes immersed in the sunset glow, and he was handsome beyond mortals. He had the bookish air of the Lu family, and the cold and fierce tempered by many years of military career.

Su Qingwan tried her best to hide the overwhelming pain in her heart.

Lu Jing had already walked up to her and said politely, "Hello, sister-in-law."

Su Qingwan said, "We are all family, there is no need for formalities. May I ask, Third Brother, when can I go home?"

"I'm afraid my sister-in-law won't be able to leave for a while."

"Why?"

(End of this chapter)