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

Chapter 34 Mistakes every step of the way

This group of assassins all have families in the capital. The arrest by the Embroidered Uniform Guards caused heavy losses to the Huainan assassins. It is inconvenient for her to come forward, and she hopes Chenfeng can make good arrangements for them.

She had no clue as to why the Imperial Guards arrested the Huainan assassins and knew they had met at Nanfeng Tower. She had to be careful with her words and actions and not make any more mistakes.

Su Qingwan recuperated in Meilan Garden in peace and gradually recovered. It was extremely hot in midsummer and the sun was scorching, but Su Qingwan did not go out and kept her eyes on Li Xueying and Lin.

Li Xueying was still the housekeeper, and the mansion cut expenses. Although they no longer lived in luxury, they still had enough food and clothing. No one dared to say anything after Li Xueying made a scene.

Lu Yunshu came to Meilanyuan every now and then to chat with Su Qingwan and kill time.

She was a very smart and sensible girl. Even though she knew that this would displease her stepmother, she would still bring tea and fruits to accompany Su Qingwan. Su Qingwan was neither enthusiastic nor cold towards her, and she often listened to her talk about some interesting stories in the capital and what happened in various mansions.

For example, the eldest princess and her husband had a fight again, and the concubine kept by the husband was pregnant again. His beloved concubine was really fertile and gave birth to three sons and four daughters for him. The eldest princess, with her arbitrary and domineering personality, turned a blind eye and endured it. I don't know how much she loved her husband that she has not divorced him after so many years.

For example, the engagement between the third daughter of the Earl of Anping and Prince Jing is likely to fall through, and the Earl of Anping's mansion is also in a state of panic. It is said that the marriage will go to the second daughter of the Chen family.

Lu Yunshu rarely talked about herself. She said that her elder sister was pregnant. Her mother went to see her and the pregnancy looked good. Her aunt was happy but also worried.

Lu Yunshu talked about family matters again. She seemed to be afraid that Su Qingwan would be angry. She tentatively said that Lu Feng and Li Xueying had been arguing recently. The atmosphere in the mansion was very solemn. When she went to pay her respects to Lin, she did not dare to stay too long.

Su Qingwan thought that if Lu Feng and Li Xueying continued to quarrel like this, it would sooner or later explode. She had to find a way to force Li Xueying to admit to killing her sister.

At night, Su Qingwan had just finished washing up and was making tea with Luzhu in the yard when Lu Feng came.

He had drunk some wine, was tipsy, and was staggering.

Su Qingwan narrowed her eyes dangerously and asked in a deep voice, "Why are you here?"

"Zhao Lan..." Lu Feng, reeking of alcohol, walked towards Su Qing Wan. Lu Zhu tried to stop him, but Su Qing Wan shook her head. Lu Zhu frowned in disgust and stepped aside. "I want to stay in your room tonight."

Lu Zhu's eyes widened, and Su Qing Wan was also stunned. She said coldly, "I remember you once said that your relationship with me is over and you will not come to my room in the future."

Lu Feng grabbed Su Qingwan's wrist, looking depressed and frustrated. "One night of love means a hundred days of kindness. I... I was just saying that in anger. You are my first wife, and I can never forget the loving look on our wedding day. I am... I am sorry. Zhaolan, I was wrong."

Su Qingwan's anger continued to rise. If her sister had survived the cliff that day, and returned home to find that her husband had changed his mind and broken up with her, she would not know how sad she would be. It was ridiculous to try to cover up all the disappointment and hurt with just one sentence: "I was wrong."

"Lu Feng, if it weren't for that imperial edict, you and I would have divorced. No! It was you who wrote the divorce letter. A woman who is divorced will bear the stigma for the rest of her life and it will be difficult for her to gain a foothold. Now that our relationship is over, don't pretend to be deeply in love. It's disgusting." Su Qingwan was indifferent and angry.

She and her sister had been separated for many years, but they exchanged letters. When her sister got married, she was very happy to hear the good news, and she secretly brought Luzhu to the capital. She and her sister had very different personalities. Her sister was kind and weak, while she was cruel and ruthless. She was destined to take over the subordinates left by her father, and it was her long-cherished wish to redress her father's innocence, and for her sister to get married and live a peaceful and smooth life.

When the Princess of Huainan gave birth to twins, it was quite a sensation, and the entire Huainan region celebrated. After these years of separation, the two have never reunited. She went to the capital just to secretly take a look at her sister wearing a wedding dress and being happy. She followed the wedding procession and watched her sister and Lu Feng get married. At that time, she also investigated the Lu family. The family tradition is upright, the parents-in-law are kind, the family is peaceful, and Lu Feng is good at writing, gentle and decent, and is a good match.

She stayed in the capital for some time and saw that Lu Feng and her sister were a perfect match, loving and sweet. Lin was kind and satisfied with her sister. She knew that her sister was living a good life. Appearance cannot lie, so she left the capital with peace of mind and devoted herself to the affairs of Huainan.

She often regretted not taking her sister to the southwest.

Before my sister got married, I should have taken her to the southwest and found a reliable family in the southwest. With the protection of the King of the Southwest, she would be there to protect them. No one in the southwest would dare to bully my sister.

One wrong step, one wrong step!

"I... regret it!" Lu Feng's eyes were red, and his frustrated eyes were full of pleading, "Zhao Lan, please forgive me."

On the other side of the wall, Lu Jing was practicing martial arts. He wielded an Embroidered Spring Sword with great power. The moonlight was cold, and it reflected on the Embroidered Spring Sword like a ray of cold light.

Li An lay on the wall and watched the fun.

The martial arts training ground and the Meilan Garden were separated by a wall less than ten feet apart, and one could clearly see into the courtyard. The day before yesterday, Li An had been lying on the wall arguing with Lu Zhu. He had originally wanted to ask Lu Zhu if she wanted peonies, as some late-blooming varieties in the courtyard were in bloom. But when he saw Lu Feng coming, Li An thought to himself that he should not look at anything inappropriate, but then he thought that Lu Zhu was still in the courtyard, so it was okay for him to watch the fun, so he openly lay on the wall to watch the show.

Su Qingwan stopped pretending, "Lu Feng, I went there to pray and fulfill a vow, and only you knew about it. We happened to see that temple when we were traveling, and there were very few pilgrims. How could it be such a coincidence that we were robbed by bandits? Bandits never go to such sparsely populated places. When I fell off the cliff, I seemed to see Li Xueying vaguely. It was you who told Li Xueying that I was going to pray and fulfill a vow, and you colluded with each other and secretly plotted to murder me. Why are you pretending to be so affectionate now?"

"Zhaolan, after you got into trouble, I reported it to the Kyoto Prefecture for investigation, and we caught the bandit. He admitted that he was motivated by money. This matter has nothing to do with Xueying or me. You must have seen it wrong." Lu Feng would never admit that he and Li Xueying conspired to murder Xie Zhaolan.

"Am I wrong?"

"Yes, you are mistaken." Lu Feng expressed his true feelings, "You and I have been married for several years, loving and harmonious. How could I conspire with you to take your life, Zhaolan..."

He held Su Qingwan's hand affectionately, "Let the past be the past, let's start over, I will definitely treat you well."

"Lu Feng...you are so shameless!" Su Qingwan was so angry that she laughed and shook off his hand, "Don't touch me, I think it's dirty."

Lu Feng's true intentions were exposed. He came to Meilan Garden not to seek peace, but to test her identity. He had long suspected that the person in front of him was not Xie Zhaolan, and wanted to smooth things over.

Firstly, Su Qingwan was beautiful, so he was lucky to have her as his wife in the backyard.

Secondly, Li Xueying was violent and fierce, and he was also attached to Xie Zhaolan's gentleness. He also felt that Su Qingwan was now quiet and gentle, just like Xie Zhaolan.

Thirdly, although she was an imposter, she was in control of a huge fortune. She was in the Lu family and the money was in the Lu family, so he didn't want to break up with her.

(End of this chapter)