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

Chapter 365 Proposal
Lu Yuntang falls in love with Chen Nanhuai, the second son of the Chen family. The Chen family had a descendant who was a concubine, enjoying immense power and prestige for over a decade. However, due to the concubine's framing of a prince, the family was implicated, and although not wiped out, the promising futures of its members were ruined. The current head of the Chen family serves in the Ministry of Justice, but the sons' official careers are unremarkable, and they are virtually unknown in the capital, a city teeming with powerful clans.

Lu Yuntang met Chen Nanhuai while strolling through the lantern festival on New Year's Eve, and they fell in love, secretly pledged their lives to each other, and even exchanged letters. When Zhang heard this, she was stunned and severely tortured Lu Yuntang's maid. The maid was loyal enough not to betray her mistress. Lu Yuntang could not bear to see the maid suffer, so she took the initiative to confess.

Li Yue said, "According to the Third Miss's maid, after the Lantern Festival on New Year's Eve, the Third Miss and the Second Young Master of the Chen family met again at the Chen family's polo club and played polo together. The Third Miss would accept invitations to banquets held by the women of various households. Because the Prince held a high position, the Third Miss's status rose accordingly, and she would receive invitations to various banquets held by women in the capital. In the past six months, the two had met frequently in private. Not only that, the Third Miss had also written letters to the Second Young Master of the Chen family. A few days ago, the Third Miss went to Hanshan Temple to worship Buddha, and the Second Young Master of the Chen family also went."

Qingyun said, "Third Miss is really bold. Young ladies in the capital value their reputation most, especially the Lu family, a scholarly family. Second Miss never meets with outside men and acts with great composure. Although Fourth Miss is a bit spoiled, she has never done anything so outrageous. I never expected Third Miss to..."

Su Qingwan glanced at her, and Qingyun shut her mouth, no longer discussing it. If servants gossiping about their masters were overheard by others, it would inevitably cause trouble.

She did even more outrageous things, impersonating her older sister to seek revenge on the Lu family. She has no right to say that the Third Miss is unconventional and audacious.

However, these two things cannot be compared; she was seeking revenge.

She would never do anything like having a secret rendezvous with another man, pledging her life to him without a matchmaker, or exchanging letters. If such an act were discovered by someone with ulterior motives, her reputation would surely be ruined.

Li Yue said, "Your Highness, I have already sent people to investigate the background of this second son of the Chen family."

"It's nothing good!" Su Qingwan calmly sipped her tea.

Lu Yunyan and Chen Lanzhu were also present. Family scandals should not be aired in public, so only the Lu family knew about this matter. Zhang Shi also kept quiet. Chen Lanzhu accidentally saw Lu Yuntang and Chen Nanhuai arguing on the street. She had a bad feeling, so she came to the Prince's Mansion to tell Su Qingwan. Unexpectedly, Lu Yunyan and Su Qingwan happened to be talking about this matter.

Chen Lanzhu and Lu Yunyan were not familiar with Chen Nanhuai. Although they were both from the Chen family, their social status was vastly different and they had no kinship.

Chen Lanzhu said, "Chen Nanhuai is also twenty years old. If he likes the Third Miss, he should come to her door to ask for her hand in marriage. He has been secretly seeing her for half a year, but he kept it a secret from the Lu family. He even dared to meet her in secret at the temple and exchange letters. He has never cared about the Third Miss's reputation. What kind of good person is he?"

Although Chen Lanzhu was rebellious and associated with some scions of prominent families, she had never done anything so outrageous. Each of these actions was taboo, and she felt disgusted with Chen Nanhuai.

Lu Yunyan has never interfered much in her family's affairs. The Third Miss has her own elder brother Lu Jing, so no one can bully her. Su Qingwan will not abandon her either, so she declined to comment.

Qingyun asked, "Your Highness, what should we do now?"

“It’s going to be difficult,” Su Qingwan said truthfully. “If the secret meetings and letters are true, then we’re in a very passive position. My third sister is genuinely in love with the second son of the Chen family, and she won’t listen to her mother. She’s just starting to fall in love, and she’s innocent and naive. In the past six months, she’s been seduced by vows of eternal love and sweet words, and she won’t listen to advice.”

One of Li Yue's subordinates rushed in to report, "Your Highness, the Chen family has sent an official matchmaker to the Lu family to propose marriage."