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

Chapter 231 Selfishness
When Lu Jing returned to the palace, the housekeeper came hurriedly to report that Zhang was visiting.

Now that the Lu family has not yet split up, even if Lu Jing has his own palace, he is still a member of the Lu family in the final analysis. As Lu Jing's mother, it is naturally inconvenient for Zhang to move to the palace alone.

The purpose of coming here was to discuss moving with Lu Jing.

When Zhang saw Lu Jing, she said straight to the point: "Son, now that you are the regent, you live alone in the palace. It is not appropriate for our family to squeeze into the old Lu family house. There are already many rumors outside, saying that you were raised by your uncle, and now you are successful, but you have failed to protect your family. This is not good for your reputation."

Lu Jing frowned slightly, feeling somewhat unhappy. Zhang was very sensitive to her son's mood changes, and immediately asked, "Why, you don't want your uncle's family to move to the palace?"

Lu Jing was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to explain to his mother.

He was certain that Su Qingwan was most likely his eldest sister-in-law, not the real Princess of Southwest. He was determined to get Su Qingwan, and when the Princess came to Beijing and the two got married, his uncle, aunt, and brother would be shocked to see Su Qingwan, and by then, the matter would surely cause a stir in the city.

He himself didn't care about those rumors. Even if the princess was really his brother's wife, he didn't care at all.

But he couldn't help but consider Su Qingwan's feelings. If she married into the palace, but her uncle, aunt and brother lived in the palace, how would she deal with it? And how would she face them? This would definitely be an extremely embarrassing situation for her.

The future mistress of this palace can only be Su Qingwan. If the uncle's family moves in and the Lu family has not yet split up, it will be difficult to distinguish between the main and the secondary, which will inevitably cause a lot of trouble.

"Mother, I really don't want my uncle's family to move in. The Lu family mansion has been renovated many times over the years. When my eldest sister-in-law was alive, she spent a lot of money to renovate the mansion to make it more magnificent than the mansion of an ordinary second-rank official. Besides, that is the main residence of the Lu family. They can just live there. Why do they have to move to the prince's palace?" Lu Jing tried to persuade his mother.

Zhang frowned even more when she heard this, and said earnestly, "Are you really confused, or are you pretending to be confused? The brothers and sisters in the family have not yet married, and the fourth lady and the second son have not yet been engaged. Should they marry in the Lu family or in the palace? You have to think clearly about the ins and outs here. Take the fourth lady for example. As the legitimate daughter of Lu Shaoqing, she is different from being the younger sister of the regent. These two identities are worlds apart, and the families she can choose in the future are naturally very different. Those clans and families are the most realistic. Since the eldest uncle's family did not move in, others are wondering if you are planning to split up. They want to cling to the regent's palace, not Lu Shaoqing's family. Do you understand?"

The marriage of their children was indeed a major event that the Lu family had never experienced before. How could the Lu family members easily see through the tricks involved? Lu Jing was married by the emperor, and the girl he married was the princess of the southwest. He was in a high position and had great power, so naturally he could not understand the reality of his children's marriage.

Lu Jing fell into silence for a long time before he slowly said, "Mother, I really don't want to live with them."

Zhang was startled and was deeply surprised. Lu Jing had always respected Lu Shaoqing and regarded him as his own father.

Now that he has been appointed as the regent, he will never do anything ungrateful. Could it be that Lin did something that displeased him? But Lu Shaoqing has always treated him as his own son and cultivated him carefully, so why would he resist so much?

Although Lu Jing now lives in the palace, he returns to the Lu family every now and then to dine with Lu Shaoqing, and his attitude towards him is always respectful as before.

"Could it be that the princess doesn't want to live with us?" Zhang asked tentatively.

"What does this have to do with the princess?" Lu Jing's heart tightened. He knew very well that after Su Qingwan married into the palace, she would inevitably suffer a lot of criticism, and there might be conflicts between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. But he didn't want his mother to have a bad impression of Su Qingwan before she married. "I insisted on doing this. Now I am in a high position, and countless eyes are staring at me. I don't want my family to be involved. Although my uncle is an elder, his official position is lower. At home, he is the head of the family; but in the palace, the situation is different. In terms of kinship, he is an elder, and I should be filial and obedient; but in terms of official position, I am a first-rank prince, this is the prince's mansion, and I am the master here. If my uncle lives in the palace, how should he deal with it? Should we talk about the relationship between uncle and nephew, or the level of official position? In the long run, there will definitely be a gap."

Zhang was almost convinced by her son's words and asked, "Can Tang'er and I come and live here?" "We haven't separated yet, you should just live at home!" Lu Jing was firm, "I can handle this place by myself."

Zhang was speechless for a moment, thinking to herself, no one knows a son better than his mother. She understood as soon as she heard it, her son must be doing this for the princess. If the family didn't take him in, when her son got married in the future, there would only be him and the princess in the palace, without the mother-in-law around, there would be fewer family disputes, and life would naturally be peaceful.

He actually likes the princess so much that he has started planning for her so early?
"Mother, sister-in-law... After Miss Xie married my brother, she was quiet and docile, with a mild temper, a rare good character. Later, when Miss Xie returned home, Li Xueying, my brother and my aunt all pointed out that she was not the real Miss Xie. Mother, do you also think that she is not Miss Xie?" Lu Jing suddenly changed the subject.

"Her personality has indeed changed a bit. Zhaolan is not as strong anymore, but they are just as thoughtful and calm. The Xie family has come to recognize her as a relative. What else do you have to doubt?" Zhang frowned and said, "Besides, Zhaolan has already divorced and has nothing to do with our family. She is not happy living in the Lu family either. Don't mention these things anymore. The eldest son is also going to discuss marriage."

Lu Jing knew that his brother was about to get married, and this matter almost became a joke.

The wife of Ningyuan Marquis had hinted to Lin that the eldest son of the Lu family, Lu Feng, could marry the niece of the wife of Duke Dingguo. But when Lu Feng divorced and prepared to ask for marriage, he learned that the niece of the wife of Duke Dingguo had already been engaged, and the man was the second grandson of Master Lu.

Lu Taifu resumed his post as Taifu, and as the emperor's teacher, he was deeply respected by the young emperor. All the descendants of the Lu family were scholars, and there were many Hanlin talents in each generation, and they always acted low-key.

After the two families decided on the marriage, they selected the wedding date but did not publicize it.

After Lu Feng and the others divorced, Lin hurriedly asked the wife of Ningyuan Hou to go and ask about the relatives.

The wife of Ningyuan Hou was also surprised and said bluntly that the girl was already engaged. Lin was immediately furious and almost said something bad, but was stopped in time by the steady Lu Yunshu.

Back at the mansion, Lin cursed and accused the wife of Ningyuan Marquis of deliberately deceiving them. Lu Shaoqing was open-minded. After all, Lu Jing was now the regent, and it would be easy for Lu Feng to get a job, so he didn't have to worry too much about marriage.

Lin has always been very ambitious and wanted to find a daughter of a prominent family for her son, who must be the best in everything.

But those noble clans valued talent as much as family background. When Lu Feng married Li Xueying, although his family background was not high, he was talented and had a bright future.

Now that he has no official position and has experienced such a scandal, any mistress who loves her legitimate daughter will not choose him as a son-in-law. It is not easy for Lu Feng to marry a high-ranking official.

Although the daughters of wealthy families would occasionally marry down, they would definitely not choose someone like Lu Feng.

Lu Jing sighed helplessly and said, "Mother, you should persuade my aunt not to be too ambitious and arrange a marriage for my brother as soon as possible to avoid making a fool of herself."

It would be best if his brother was already married and had children when he married Su Qingwan. In this way, his brother would not care too much whether Su Qingwan was his divorced first wife. Even if Su Qingwan married him as the Princess of Huainan, the identical face would inevitably arouse suspicion.