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

Chapter 311 Enemies
Zhang and the two Lu daughters have been living at the Prince's residence because Lu Jing is not home. Su Qingwan and Lu Jing are newly married, and Zhang was worried that Su Qingwan would feel neglected at the Prince's residence, so she has been staying there recently. Lin doesn't pay much attention to Lu Yunshu, but she knows she's close to Su Qingwan. Now she's come to terms with it; it's a good thing that the eldest son's family has someone with Su Qingwan, and Lu Jing's relationship is good. She's happy to see it happen. Lu Yunshu still has to call her "Mother," so there's no need to create a rift.

When Su Qingwan had nothing to do, she took Lu Yunshu and Lu Yuntang hunting. Women from Huainan were skilled in riding and archery, and Su Qingwan was no exception. In a few days, Madam Chen would be holding a polo match, and since Lu Yunshu and Lu Yuntang were not very good at riding and archery, it would be a good opportunity for them to practice.

The palace guards camped in the mountains. After checking that there were no hunters on the mountain, they arranged for Su Qingwan to lead the girls hunting. In the afternoon, they returned to camp. Su Qingwan hunted two game animals, while Lu Yunshu and Lu Yuntang caught nothing. They clapped and praised Su Qingwan for her skill, but Su Qingwan didn't bother to say anything to them. They also didn't want to practice properly, so Su Qingwan used pretty jewelry as bait before the two girls finally started learning seriously.

"Sister-in-law, why do you have to learn? I don't necessarily have to play polo." Lu Yuntang is the most carefree of the girls. She is the legitimate daughter of the second wife, and her elder brother is the regent. Now she has the highest status among the Lu family girls.

Although they are not separated from the family and are all daughters of the Lu family, the legitimate sister and the eldest branch sister are different. Zhang will definitely choose a good match for her in marriage, so she has no worries about getting married. Even if people criticize Lu Jing and Su Qingwan's relationship, Zhang is not worried; there is nothing to fear. The only thing to do is to screen out unsuitable in-laws.

Su Qingwan said, "You are completely ignorant of the six arts of a gentleman, and you are always lazy. This will not do. When you go out, you represent the face of your family. If someone provokes you and wants to compete with you, and you admit defeat at the polo match, you will lose face for your family."

"Oh, I don't know how. Can I learn it through intensive practice?"

"Practice riding and archery first." Su Qingwan called Qingyun over and asked her to teach the Fourth Miss, while she would teach Lu Yunshu.

Lu Yuntang was furious and jealous. "Sister-in-law, you're being unfair! Why do you teach Second Sister and let Qingyun teach me? You like Second Sister more than me, and you only ever took Second Sister to the estate to play before."

Su Qingwan was slightly taken aback, and couldn't help but curl her lips into a smile. The Lu family tacitly acknowledged that she had nothing to do with Xie Zhaolan; she was simply Su Qingwan. Neither Lin Shi, Zhang Shi, nor the other young ladies would speak of the past in person. This was the first time Lu Yuntang had mentioned the past; it was Xie Zhaolan who had privately taken Lu Yunshu to the estate.

If she admits it, she will also acknowledge that she is Xie Zhaolan.

Lu Yuntang's slip of the tongue was unintentional, and she realized she had said the wrong thing, feeling very annoyed. She was a little jealous. When Su Qingwan was the eldest sister-in-law, it was one thing for her to favor the second sister of the eldest branch of the family, but now that Su Qingwan was her own sister-in-law, and she was the only legitimate sister, why did her sister-in-law still prefer Lu Yunshu?

Lu Yunshu said softly, "Sister-in-law, let Qingyun teach me, and you go teach Fourth Sister."

Lu Yuntang bit her lip, somewhat afraid of Su Qingwan. In fact, she also regretted it. Her sister-in-law seemed very strict, and Qingyun's teaching was quite good.

Su Qingwan suddenly clutched her abdomen, her face contorted in pain. Lu Yunshu lifted her skirt and hurried over to support Su Qingwan. "Sister-in-law, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

"My abdomen hurts a little," Su Qingwan said painfully.

"Let me help you sit down. Qingyun, pour me a cup of hot water. Did you bring any medicine for your stomachache? There's no time to call a doctor in this desolate place. Sister-in-law, let's go back."

There are doctors in the mansion, so I can see patients when I get back, which is better than being in the wilderness.

Lu Yuntang was also a little worried, but didn't know what to do. She stood blankly to the side. Qingyun had already poured a cup of hot water. Lu Yunshu took it, blew on it, carefully tested the temperature, and then handed it to Su Qingwan.

Su Qingwan's expression had lost its pain, and she smiled at Lu Yuntang, "Fourth sister, you see, this is why I love second sister more." When she was in pain, Lu Yunshu would feel sorry for her, take good care of her, and calmly arrange the schedule, but Lu Yuntang couldn't even learn to pour her a glass of water or ask her a question.

Feelings are mutual; just because Lu Yuntang is Lu Jing's younger sister doesn't mean she has to dote on Lu Yuntang.

Lu Yuntang bit her lip, feeling unconvinced and unwilling to accept defeat, her eyes red-rimmed.

Lu Yunshu was surprised, "Sister-in-law, are you alright?"

"It's nothing." Su Qingwan didn't want to upset the two girls, but she had already noticed that Lu Yuntang had been subtly targeting Lu Yunshu lately.

Lu Yunshu was the older sister, so she didn't argue with her. Lu Yuntang had been spoiled growing up, and her mother wasn't as strict as Lin Shi, nor did she have to be mindful of others' feelings like Lu Yunshu. She was innocent and carefree, without much guile, and her emotions were always on her face, making her relatively more arrogant. Su Qingwan wouldn't indulge her little temper, which was the best solution; otherwise, she would still be in a lot of trouble.

Qingyun smiled and said, "Fourth Miss, let me teach you. My riding and archery skills are better than the Princess's, and I'm much gentler when I teach. Don't envy the Second Miss. Once the Second Miss gets scolded, you'll know who the good teacher is."

Lu Yuntang readily agreed, "Alright, then you teach me."

That's one good thing about her; although she's spoiled, she's kind-hearted and doesn't intentionally make things difficult for Lu Yunshu.

"Sister-in-law..."

"It's alright, I'll teach you!" Su Qingwan smiled and whistled. Her horse galloped over, and Lu Yunshu, with the help of her maid, mounted her horse and rode with Su Qingwan through the woods.

Su Qingwan taught Lu Yunshu the key points of the movements, how to quickly build trust and affection with the horse, and how to control the horse more gently. Lu Yunshu learned very seriously. After she was truly proficient enough to run a few laps, she would be taught riding and archery.

Although polo and archery are not the same sport, they have something in common. If you are good at archery, you won't be bad at polo. This is not the first time Lu Yunshu has practiced archery. In fact, the Lu family allows their daughters to read and write.

However, among the noble ladies in the capital, apart from those from military families and those who were interested in riding and archery, most of the young ladies raised in seclusion were not very good at riding and archery. Lu Yunshu often visited her sister at General Chen's residence. After Lu Yunyan got married, she learned riding and archery from Madam Chen and also taught Lu Yunshu. Lu Yunshu was not a beginner, but she didn't have many opportunities to learn and was very unfamiliar with it.

Qingyun was having a really tough time teaching Lu Yuntang. Lu Yuntang had absolutely no foundation, was spoiled, and couldn't ride a horse or shoot an arrow. Qingyun was so frustrated he wanted to curse.

Just as the women were training in the woods, they suddenly heard the sound of horses galloping towards them. The guards of the mansion quickly assembled and set up a cordon in front of them.

Su Qingwan sat upright on her horse, turned the horse around, and looked at the people galloping towards her.

Lady Anping, dressed in military attire and holding the reins, glared angrily at Su Qingwan.