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

Chapter 272 Coveting
Su Qingwan was even more confused. She didn't believe what those people said. She had known Lu Jing for so long, and she knew what kind of person he was. Back then, when she was his sister-in-law, he would do anything to save her when he doubted her identity, and he never did anything to offend her. In terms of character, he was the best.

Lu Jing felt like he was talking to a brick wall and was very helpless. "Xiao Wu... never mind, I don't think I can understand you."

"How could that be? There's nothing in this world that can't be explained." Su Qingwan's competitive spirit was instead aroused by him. Did Lu Jing think she was stupid and couldn't explain this?

She disagrees!

Lu Jing said, "Some things can only be felt with the heart; words can't express them clearly. Let's go out for a trip when the weather gets cooler in a while."

He wanted to go to the estate with Su Qingwan and have some fun, to spend time alone with fewer people around, so that they could deepen their relationship.

"Alright!" Su Qingwan didn't object. "Then don't come to the villa these days."

The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and she doesn't really want to see anyone.

In particular, the former deputy commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

In truth, she knew in her heart that she couldn't take her anger out on the Embroidered Uniform Guard. She understood what Lu Jing had said; she wasn't stupid. Perhaps knowing that the anniversary of his death was approaching, Lu Jing had specifically mentioned that the Embroidered Uniform Guard only obeyed the Emperor's orders and that they were often powerless to do anything. This was true for him, and it was also true for the extermination of the Huainan clan back then. They were all powerless to do anything, but many things cannot be forgiven simply because they are powerless to do anything. Su Qingwan couldn't do that either.

Therefore, she did not want to see anyone on the anniversary of her death; she only wanted to quietly commemorate her family.

Lu Jing understands her and respects her.

"it is good!"

On the following anniversary of his death, Lu Jing did not visit, and Li An also did not come again. Li An was now the deputy commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, so it was even more inappropriate for him to come to the villa.

Su Qingwan did not go out, nor did she meet with those who wanted to visit her. Noble ladies in the capital all sent her invitations, hoping to invite her to their homes for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Qingyun was quite angry. These people wanted to curry favor with the princess, but they should at least have inquired about what happened in Huainan on the fifteenth of August. Why did they invite the princess to a banquet? How dare they! She destroyed all the invitations without giving them to Su Qingwan, lest she anger her.

Lu Feng had been cooped up at home for a long time, so he invited a few childhood friends who had never ridiculed him to Nanfeng Tower for drinks. During the banquet, someone brought up the matter of Lu Jing and the Princess of Huainan.

His childhood friends also invited some young noblemen. Some of them maliciously tried to sow discord between Lu Feng and Lu Jing, saying that Lu Jing is now the regent, so why hasn't he reinstated you to your original position yet? Could it be that the rumors that the regent coveted your wife back then are true? Otherwise, what grudge could brothers hold overnight? He would have helped you get a government position long ago.

Lu Feng reprimanded the group of young masters, "Nonsense! Those are all rumors. Ziyu and Xie Shi are innocent. These are just rumors spread by malicious people."

Lu Feng wasn't stupid; she knew the Lu family relied entirely on Lu Jing. Even if she was resentful and unwilling to accept it, she wouldn't tarnish Lu Jing's reputation in public.

Since Lu Jing became regent, he has heard many such rumors one after another, which are unpleasant, harsh, and all hit his sore spots.

Ironically, it was he who spread the rumor that Lu Jing coveted his elder sister-in-law; he deliberately wanted to ruin Lu Jing and Xie's reputation; and he made a mistake in a moment of anger.

Now, it has become a knife aimed at him, and he still has to defend Lu Jing.

But deep down he always felt that Lu Jing was coveting his elder sister-in-law. In the ancestral hall, Xie admitted that she liked Lu Jing. Lu Jing appeared in Xie's boudoir late at night. After Xie returned, she did not want him to enter Meilan Garden. They fell off a cliff. A man and a woman alone together for so long, everything was traceable.

But what can he do?
He could only defend Lu Jing.

One of them sneered, "You're still trying to cover for the Regent? Let me tell you a secret, that Princess of Huainan looks a lot like your first wife. That's what a lot of people are saying. Maybe the Regent was just after his sister-in-law and found a substitute for her. You brothers..."

Before he could finish speaking, a burst of laughter erupted. Enraged, Lu Feng swung his fist, shouting in a fit of rage, "Shut up, shut up, shut up!"

He was so angry that he kept telling people to shut up, but he couldn't come up with any other rebuttal.

The scene instantly became chaotic.