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

Chapter 270 Resistance
The grand court assembly was in an uproar. Everyone thought this was outrageous. It was common knowledge that Lu Jing was going to marry the princess of the southwest. Moreover, the late emperor had bestowed the marriage upon him. The late emperor's body was not even cold yet, and you had already rejected the marriage. Did you still have any respect for the late emperor?

The civil and military officials seized upon this point to attack Lu Jing. The military officials were relatively mild-mannered; most had affection for the Prince of Huainan and considered that the Princess of Huainan was helpless and alone in the capital, so marrying the Regent was a good thing. After all, it was going to be a political marriage anyway, so why not choose the person with the highest position and most power?

Lu Jing is the best choice.

The civil officials were much more resistant, citing classical texts and launching verbal and written attacks, as if the late emperor's coffin lid was about to burst open. Lu Jing was too lazy to pay attention to them and simply said, "Princess of Huainan, you can only marry me!"

Anyway, he was the regent, second only to the emperor, and the princess had tacitly agreed to the matter; she would only try to persuade the court officials.

The eldest princess was truly troubled. Although she was happy to see the marriage happen, she originally intended to wait until the national mourning period was over before announcing it. Now that the late emperor's body was barely cold, he had announced it too hastily.

Really annoying!

It was her turn to clean up the mess again. The eldest princess could only appease the court officials. The Southwest also agreed to cancel the marriage. It would have been the same if it had been Huainan. In any case, it didn't matter which of the two princesses she married.

For civil officials, the sky has fallen! How can this be the same? Marriage is a major event, decided by parents and matchmakers. How can you say that it doesn't matter who you marry? Besides, the marriage between the Regent and the Princess of the Southwest was bestowed by the late Emperor. This is blatant defiance of the imperial decree!
The eldest princess took a deep breath. She knew it was blatant defiance of the imperial decree, but the late emperor had passed away, and she couldn't just jump up and hit him. If the late emperor really knew that the Southwest Princess was the Huainan Princess, he might really turn in his grave. He could tolerate Nianqing being of Huainan blood, but he might not be able to accept that Huainan had another direct blood relative.

"You're arguing so fiercely, I'm at my wit's end. How about... someone go and remonstrate with you to the death?" The eldest princess didn't tolerate these old ministers either.

The court officials had all been purged by Lu Jing; they were all young men, all promoted by Lu Jing. The Imperial Guards and the Embroidered Uniform Guards were under his control. Whatever he wanted to do, few people in the capital could suppress him. Even she felt it was a bit of a challenge. The Princess was not sure whether letting Su Qingwan marry Lu Jing was a good move or a bad move; there were too many variables.

It's the civil officials' job to remonstrate to the death, but they've all become quails. It's not like it's a mistake in the government order, so it's really not worth dying for. Although it was an open defiance of the imperial decree and the marriage was canceled, the eldest princess was right about one thing: the princess of the southwest and the princess of Huainan are the same. No matter who it is, they are both hostages. They all wish that both princesses were in the capital.

They just didn't understand why, out of the blue, the Southwest Princess had become the Huainan Princess.

The Southwest region just agreed like that?

Lu Shaoqing was surrounded by several officials, all of whom were old ministers whom Lu Shaoqing could not afford to offend. They were all asking Lu Jing why he gave up the Southwest Princess and married the Huainan Princess.

Even if he is the regent, he is still your nephew, and you are his elder. He must have informed you about this matter. Tell me what happened quickly!

Lu Shaoqing wiped his sweat helplessly. He was truly suffering in silence. After Lu Jing became regent, he rarely returned to the Lu family. During this time, he had been in Huainan, and Lu Shaoqing had not been able to see him. He also did not know why Lu Jing had changed his marriage arrangements.

He couldn't afford to offend any of these old men, but to be honest, he felt it would be a loss of face. He couldn't even control his own nephew, and it wouldn't sound good if word got out.

Lu Shaoqing could only say, "It's a secret. You'll find out in a while."

That was the only way he could brush it off.