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

Chapter 275 Mid-Autumn Festival 2
After hearing Zhang's explanation, Lu Jing's expression turned slightly cold. "Brother really doesn't know how to be disciplined. He's always so impulsive when he's out."

Zhang, however, had a different view: "This is not his fault. Anyone would be angry to hear that their younger brother and his wife were having an affair. Although you are divorced, there were indeed some unpleasant rumors about you and Zhaolan at the time. He was just trying to save face for you and your brother. If someone had provoked him to his face and he had taken the blame, it would have been an admission that you and Zhaolan were having an affair, and the rumors would have been even more unpleasant. That's why I helped Lin when people came to reason with him."

Lu Jing asked, "How was this matter resolved in the end?"

"They apologized, but Lin was proud and felt that since you are now the Regent, they wouldn't dare to go too far, so the matter was settled." Zhang hesitated, not daring to ask further.

"Mother, what do you want to ask?"

Zhang hesitated for a moment, "Does that Princess of Huainan really resemble Zhaolan?"

She also heard rumors that the Princess of Huainan looked similar to the former eldest daughter-in-law of the Lu family, and that Lu Jing had suddenly broken off his engagement in the southwest and married the Princess of Huainan. The rumors were spreading uncontrollably about his past scandal with Xie Zhaolan.

Zhang was furious when she heard such remarks. She had developed a certain relationship with the Lady of Ningyuan over the past six months, and she secretly inquired with her. The Lady of Ningyuan responded with a nonchalant remark that it was normal for people to look alike, and then gave examples of which family's daughters looked alike, like sisters, and so on.

Hearing this, Zhang felt even more uncertain. When Xie Zhaolan and Lu Jing were rumored to be having an affair, she covered her ears and buryed her head in the sand, unwilling to believe it and trusting her son's character. Now that such rumors were resurfacing, she was very anxious. Fortunately, Zhaolan had already returned to Jiangnan, and this one was the Princess of Huainan, otherwise she would have been even more worried.

Lu Jing thought to himself, if he told his mother that Xie Zhaolan was a princess, she would probably faint from anger, but he couldn't hide it from her. "Mother, there's something..."

"Third brother, it's time to eat!" Lu Yunshu came over with a smile and bowed to them. "Father and Mother asked me to come and urge you to eat."

"Okay, I'll be there soon!" Lu Jing sighed helplessly. Today was the Mid-Autumn Festival, not a good time to talk about this. He would find another opportunity to discuss it with his mother.

At the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion banquet, men and women sit at the same table.

The banquet was prepared by Madam Lin and was very lavish. Although Madam Lin didn't manage the household much, she still had to take care of the general affairs even without Xie Zhaolan, and she was actually quite adept at these tasks.

Recently, there have been a series of happy events, and the atmosphere at home is quite good. Everyone has overlooked the incident of Lu Feng hitting someone. After confirming that Princess Huainan and Xie Zhaolan are not alike at all, Lu Feng has no grudges. He even smiled and toasted Lu Jing, saying that he hopes to drink Ziyu's wedding wine soon.

Lu Jing, “…”

According to the order of seniority, Lu Feng would marry before him and Su Qingwan, even if he were to marry a second wife.

He and Su Qingwan might get married a month or two after their wedding.

Lin said, "Ziyu, you brothers are getting married one after the other, why don't you get married together? It would be more lively and would also show your brotherly affection."

Personally, she hoped that the two of them would get married together, so that Lu Feng could also benefit from Lu Jing's status. Lu Jing was of high status, and all the guests were important officials in the court, so the occasion would definitely be lively and grand. Lu Feng, on the other hand, might not be able to have such an event. It was his second marriage, and it was not appropriate to make it too grand. Their statuses were also different, and she did not want to be compared with him.

If the two of them get married together, the preparations will be much easier. The palace will definitely send someone to handle it, and she won't need to worry about it. Her son can just benefit from it.

The Ding family would certainly agree, and the two could hold their wedding banquet together. Everyone in the court knew how much Lu Jing valued his elder brother; it was a win-win situation. The three young ladies of the Lu family dared not speak.

Zhang's anger flared up immediately. Of course, she knew what Lin was planning. Zhang smiled and said, "It's not good for Ziyu to have his first wedding mixed up with others, is it? Besides, the Princess of Huainan is of noble status and wants a unique wedding. How could she be willing to have the two brothers have their weddings together, without distinguishing between the main and secondary roles?"

The brothers are getting married together, and in the ancestral home no less. Everyone knows the elder brother is superior to the younger brother. Why should she let her son's once-in-a-lifetime wedding be used as a stepping stone for someone else? Absolutely not!

Lu Feng also thought it would be great to have a wedding together, but he was afraid that Lu Jing would disagree.

Lin said, "The words of the Princess of Huainan cannot be taken as an imperial edict. She is an orphan, alone in the capital, and must obey all arrangements. Ziyu said to do it together, how could she object?"

Zhang was furious. Her sister-in-law had been so arrogant lately, couldn't she understand a word of reason? She had made it so obvious, and she was still pretending to be stupid?

Just as she was about to retort, Lu Jing said, "Aunt, this is inappropriate. Although the princess is an orphan, she is the only aunt of the Prince of Huainan, and also the person most valued by the Princess and the Emperor. Behind her is the Huainan fiefdom, so she must not be treated lightly. My brother is older than me, so he should get married first. It doesn't matter if my marriage to the princess is postponed for a month. You don't need to trouble you with the wedding arrangements, Aunt. Someone from the palace will take care of them."

Lin was extremely displeased, and Lu Feng's expression was also unfriendly, but he could understand why Lu Jing didn't want to do it with him. If he were the older brother and the regent, it wouldn't be a problem to help his younger brother. But unfortunately, the regent was the younger brother. If he didn't distinguish between the main and subordinate roles at home, it would indeed be unpleasant.

Lu Shaoqing said, "It's a good holiday, why bring up weddings? We're still in mourning for the country. It's not appropriate for brothers to get married together. What kind of talk is that? Ziyu, don't take your aunt's words to heart."

"Alright!" Lu Jing toasted Lu Shaoqing. "I'm full. I have things to attend to in the palace, so I'll be leaving now. Aunt, Aunt, Mother, please enjoy your meal."

Lu Jing didn't wait for their reaction before getting up and leaving.

Lin was furious. "What kind of attitude is Ziyu? The palace is on holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival. What could possibly be going on? If you don't want to celebrate together, then don't. Why are you so temperamental?"

"Enough!" Lu Shaoqing roared. "Can you please shut up?"

Lu Jing did not go to the palace, but came to the villa. The guards at the villa gate were his men, and he went to announce his arrival as required. Su Qingwan had just finished the sacrificial ceremony and frowned when she heard that Lu Jing had arrived.

Why is he coming to the villa instead of having a family reunion dinner at home?
Actually, she quite liked this about Lu Jing. Even though the villa was his territory, he would always wait obediently outside to announce his arrival, showing her a great deal of respect.

If he really wanted to come in, no one at the door would stop him.

Qingyun: "Miss, do you want to see him?"

"See him now. The ceremony is over. Please invite him to the pavilion." Su Qingwan instructed the servants to prepare chilled tea and fruit, and she waited for Lu Jing in the pavilion.

As soon as Lu Jing entered the villa, he felt that it was very quiet. The whole way to the pavilion was silent. From a distance, he saw Su Qingwan sitting in the pavilion in a white dress, looking a little lonely.