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

Chapter 368 Grievance
Lu Yuntang was largely ignored at the banquet, with only a few close friends talking to her. No one expected that Su Qingwan would also bring the Lu family's newly recognized daughter.

The girl looked somewhat like Zhang Shi, was about the same age as Lu Yuntang, had an outstanding temperament, was dressed beautifully, and followed Su Qingwan obediently, which made people feel good about her.

Su Qingwan was also gentle and attentive to her. Others looked at Lu Yuntang with more subtle expressions. After Su Qingwan became pregnant, she obviously rarely attended such banquets. She would not come to the banquets hosted by Madam Chen. Now, she came out to visit for the newly returned Lu family girl. The girl looked like Zhang Shi, and her eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to Lu Jing's. She was indeed more like Zhang Shi's daughter than Lu Yuntang.

Lu Yuntang felt uneasy. She didn't know where Su Qingwan had found this girl, a daughter who looked even more like her mother than she did. She even suspected that this girl might be a daughter of the Lu family who had been abandoned, otherwise how could she look so much like her?

Su Qingwan introduced the little girl to people. She was poised and elegant, like a lady from a prominent family. Others praised her, saying that she was indeed worthy of being Zhang's daughter and the Regent's younger sister.

Lu Yuntang felt very uncomfortable. She had never been praised like this before. It was an honor to resemble her brother in some ways. Why was a stranger being praised? They usually flattered her, but now they were all flattering Su Qingwan and that little girl.

Lu Yuntang walked away angrily, wanting to avoid seeing it.

The sixth daughter of the Chen family gave a wink to the maid beside her, and the maid quickly left.

Lu Yuntang was admiring the flowers by the lotus pond in a sullen mood when Chen Nanhuai came over. He saw her sitting by the lotus pond from afar and walked over quickly. Lu Yuntang hadn't seen him for a long time, and her eyes lit up. However, she also remembered that Su Qingwan had told her to be reserved in public and not to be too intimate with other men. She restrained herself and just looked at him with a wronged expression. She had been under a lot of pressure during this period and had long wanted to confide in him.

Chen Nanhuai asked anxiously, "Tangtang, they all say you're not the real third daughter of the Lu family, that you were switched at birth. Is that true?" Zhang Shi loved watching opera, and the third daughter had followed Zhang Shi since childhood and had even studied opera for a while. She was skilled in dance and acting, and could occasionally even perform a scene with Zhang Shi. When Su Qingwan made the bet with her, she was already thinking about whether to keep it a secret from her. If Lu Yuntang knew it was all an act, she was afraid that if she didn't perform well, Chen Nanhuai might not believe it.

But Zhang felt this was no small matter. She didn't want to hurt her daughter's feelings. Lu Yuntang was spoiled and couldn't accept it. Although she could act it out, it was still too much.

Su Qingwan thought about it and agreed without insisting. However, she sternly warned Lu Yuntang to act convincingly and not to give herself away. If this matter was not handled well, she would not be able to protect her when her brother returned. If Chen Nanhuai was sincere towards her, she would also persuade Lu Jing. The third young lady agreed as soon as she heard this.

Therefore, when Chen Nanhuai asked her, she felt extremely wronged, and tears instantly fell.

She had never suffered such injustice in her life. These past few days, her mother had been cold to her, and the disappointed look in her eyes was still vivid in her mind. Lu Yuntang often reflected on whether she had been too willful, whether she had really done something wrong. She didn't want to hurt her mother, nor did she want to disappoint her mother. She just wanted to spend her life with the person she loved. Why was it so difficult?
“It’s true. I’m not my mother’s biological daughter. When she gave birth, she and a farmer’s wife switched babies. Now, that woman has come to our door. She looks so much like my mother that everyone can tell she is my mother’s biological daughter.”

Chen Nanhuai's face instantly turned ugly.