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

Chapter 269 Marriage
Su Qingwan really intended to flaunt this face in public, with no intention of changing it. She couldn't possibly live her whole life wearing a mask. "If Lu Jing doesn't care, why should I?"

"Really?" Chen Lanzhu was somewhat skeptical, but she was looking forward to a good show. She felt that there would be a big drama in the capital in the future. She said with a smile, "Did you know that Lu Feng is engaged?"

"Whose family did they choose?" Su Qingwan wondered to herself. With all those scandals surrounding Lu Feng, he probably wouldn't choose a good family.
Chen Lanzhu, true to her reputation as the most knowledgeable person in the capital, was very well-informed. "She's a daughter of the Ding family. Her father works in the Ministry of Personnel, a fifth-rank official with some real power. It's a good match, I'd say. She's the best Lu Feng could choose from among all the well-bred young ladies. The Ding family moved to the capital three years ago. Isn't that a coincidence? They're also officials promoted from Jiangnan. Miss Ding is already twenty and still not engaged. It's said that Madam Ding is too picky, wanting to marry into a higher social class, insisting on finding a son-in-law from a prominent family in the capital. She hasn't been satisfied with anyone, so Miss Ding has been delayed."

Su Qingwan listened to the gossip and drank tea. The table was full of her favorite dishes, and her appetite improved. Chen Lanzhu kept putting food on her plate. Qingyun said that her daughter had become as thin as a bamboo pole due to the death of her confidant and the long journey. She hoped that Chen Lanzhu could eat more with her.

"If you have such high standards, why did you choose Lu Feng, who has already entered the court as an official?" Lu Feng's official hat was removed by the late emperor, and he is still in mourning. Lu Jing wouldn't dare to do that, would he?
"No, not at all. She's probably been fooled by Madam Lu. Madam Lu tells everyone that the Regent is filial and grateful, and that the second wife's widow and her children have been dependent on the first wife for so many years. Lu Jing has risen to power, so why would he abandon the first wife? Official positions and fame are just a matter of time, and she's even occupying the position of the Regent's brother. The Ding family doesn't have any roots in the capital, and Madam Ding doesn't seem to be genuinely looking out for her daughter's benefit. She's short-sighted, so it's not surprising that this marriage went through." Chen Lanzhu said gleefully, "The news that Lu Jing went to Huainan to bring you back hasn't spread yet. If the Lu family finds out that the divorced elder sister-in-law is marrying her younger brother, hahahahaha... Oh my, I'm dying of laughter. The capital hasn't been this lively in a long time."

Su Qingwan couldn't help but chuckle. If she weren't the one involved, she would have watched the show too. It was truly a scandalous affair that people couldn't help but gossip about over tea.

Rumors of an affair between Lu Jing and his elder sister-in-law circulated for a while. At that time, Lu Jing had little power, and the situation in the capital was complicated, so the news could not be suppressed. Now, due to the regent's engagement and power, no one dares to say anything. If the news of his marriage and divorce of his elder sister-in-law were to be spread, no one could suppress the excitement.

Her past scandal with Lu Jing will spread throughout the capital.

What a show!
"You're just making fun of others, are you engaged?"

Chen Lanzhu's marriage was rather complicated. She was originally betrothed to Prince Jing, the only brother of the late emperor. He was a prince, a leisurely prince who had no real power but no one dared to offend him.

"Oh, it's settled!" Chen Lanzhu readily agreed. "I don't want to marry into the royal family, the youngest grandson of the Grand Tutor. The Li family wanted to marry me after their downfall, after all, because of my father and brothers' military power. Even if I married into the family, as long as my father and brothers held military power, they wouldn't dare to do anything to me. But my father has deep ties with the Prince of Huainan's mansion, and taking this as a warning, he doesn't want to get involved in their royal conflicts, so he rejected Prince Jing's marriage proposal. It's a bit of a pity, he's quite handsome."

"There are so many good-looking people out there, and they're not special. A good personality is the most important thing."

“Yes, a good-looking appearance is not important. But you, you picked the one with the best appearance.” Chen Lanzhu clicked her tongue. “Fortunately, the Regent is powerful and no one dares to provoke him, otherwise you would have made many enemies.”

Su Qingwan chuckled as she dined with Chen Lanzhu. Before she knew it, she had eaten quite a lot of dishes. Nanfenglou was the most popular restaurant in the capital, with many customers, including many acquaintances. Su Qingwan happened to run into one of them.

Lu Yunshu looked at her elder sister-in-law, whom she hadn't seen in a long time, in surprise. Her eyes reddened, and she subconsciously called out "Sister-in-law" as she arrived at the door of the private room.

Qingyun stopped her, saying, "My princess is dining with others; no outsiders should approach."

Lu Yunshu said in disbelief, "Princess, that was clearly..."

She's clearly her sister-in-law!
Su Qingwan heard the commotion and looked over. The private room was separated by a thin gauze curtain, which was blown up by the wind, but it couldn't hide the people inside. Su Qingwan only glanced at them before averting her gaze. There was no one there, Lu Yunshu, and she swallowed the words "second sister" that had just escaped her lips.

She is Princess Su Qingwan of Huainan, not Xie Zhaolan. Xie Zhaolan, who is divorced, has returned to Jiangnan. The one in the capital now is Princess Su Qingwan of Huainan. Princess Su Qingwan of Huainan does not recognize the Lu family. Although Lu Yunshu was completely confused, she did not dare to approach her easily.

After Su Qingwan finished her meal, she and Chen Lanzhu went downstairs together. Just as they were about to get into their carriage outside Nanfeng Tower, Lu Yunshu walked over from the side, "Thank you, Miss..."

Her sister-in-law got divorced, so she can no longer call her sister-in-law.

Su Qingwan looked at the graceful and poised Lu Yunshu in front of her and smiled, "Second Miss has mistaken me for someone else. My surname is Su, not Xie."

Lu Yunshu was taken aback and felt a little sad. Why didn't her sister-in-law acknowledge her?

This is clearly her sister-in-law! She looks exactly the same and loves to wear a silk skirt embroidered with peonies. From her attire to her demeanor, she is definitely her sister-in-law.

Chen Lanzhu added from the side, "Second Miss Lu, don't mistake her for someone else. This is Princess Su Qingwan of Huainan, not Xie Zhaolan."

She had just started gloating and looking forward to watching the show when it began.

Lu Yunshu was surprised, but Su Qingwan ignored her thoughts, boarded the carriage, and didn't give her a second glance. It wasn't that she was heartless, but that she didn't want to cause trouble.

Lu Yunshu stared blankly as the carriage receded into the distance, then asked the maid beside her, "Was that really not my sister-in-law?"

“Miss, you’re not mistaken. She is clearly the eldest young mistress, but it seems she doesn’t want to acknowledge us anymore.”

Lu Yunshu was a little sad, but she could understand. "If I were her sister-in-law, I wouldn't want to acknowledge us either. The Lu family has brought her so much suffering, what's the point of acknowledging us?"

But how did my sister-in-law become the Princess of Huainan?

Lu Jing was a decisive and efficient man. He hadn't come to see her at the Lu family villa for the past few days because he was dealing with matters of the court. He swiftly canceled his engagement with the Southwest Princess and then announced his own engagement with the Huainan Princess. All the civil and military officials were dumbfounded. Although some well-informed people knew that the princess had gone to the capital, they all thought that Lu Jing had persuaded Huainan to let the princess go to the capital as a hostage.

The court was still thinking about how to properly settle the princess. Finding her a marriage would be the best of both worlds. During the grand court assembly, someone brought up the matter, wanting to select a suitable candidate and ask the princess for her opinion. She wanted to stay in the capital for a long time, and a marriage alliance would be the most reassuring option.

Who knew that Lu Jing would announce that he would marry the Princess of Huainan.