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

Chapter 370 Acting
Lu Yuntang looked at Chen Nanhuai with tears in her eyes, her voice soft and gentle, "Aren't you happy that Mother has agreed to our marriage?"

He chuckled dryly, "Happy? How could I not be happy? Marrying you is the greatest blessing of my life."

Lu Yuntang breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to herself, "Sister-in-law, I won, you lost. He loves me, not because of my status. She can marry Chen Nanhuai as she wished."

Lu Yuntang's joy was obvious to the naked eye. Chen Nanhuai forced a smile, and the two exchanged a few more private words before Chen Nanhuai left. Li Yue and Qingyun were watching from the shadows to prevent Lu Yuntang from suffering any losses.

Su Qingwan stayed with the girl who was pretending to be the third young lady, and introduced her to Chen Lanzhu and several ladies. Everyone knew that this was the real third young lady of the Lu family. The news spread throughout the women's circle, and everyone praised the girl for her good temperament and appearance, saying that she was worthy of being a daughter of the Lu family.

She and Lu Yuntang had a minor disagreement, which Su Qingwan had planned long ago. Seeing Su Qingwan so protective of others, Lu Yuntang was truly heartbroken.

She knew her sister-in-law didn't like her, and after she shamelessly met with another man, her sister-in-law rejected her even more. She just didn't expect her sister-in-law to be so obvious in public, showing no concern for her at all. Lu Yuntang was heartbroken and cried. Her close friends comforted her. In fact, several of her close friends had become somewhat distant from her after they found out she wasn't the third daughter of the Lu family.

That's how people are; few offer help in times of need, but many add to someone's success. She's the Regent's own sister, so many people fawn over her. She's the center of attention wherever she goes, and everyone likes her.

But if she is not a daughter of the Lu family, but just a daughter of a farmer, even if the Lu family has raised you for more than ten years, others will still mind if you are not their biological daughter.

High-ranking clans value bloodlines above all else and cannot tolerate any confusion.

Several daughters of the Chen family were also at the banquet, whispering among themselves. They knew about Lu Yuntang and Chen Nanhuai's affair, but others did not. Their elders had also instructed them to pay close attention to Lu Yuntang and Su Qingwan to see if there was any trickery involved.

Lu Yuntang cried so sadly, but Su Qingwan didn't seem to care about her at all. Everyone wondered if Lu Yuntang was really not the third young lady. Su Qingwan's attitude was so obvious. If she wasn't the third young lady, how much help would the Chen family offer her after she married into the family? They had also heard that she had made Zhang Shi sick with anger in order to marry into the Chen family.

Lu Jing's filial piety is well-known. Now that he is not in the capital, will he be held accountable if he returns?

After returning to the Prince's Mansion, Lu Yuntang cried for a long time, putting on a convincing act. Su Qingwan didn't indulge her. Lu Yuntang said, "Sister-in-law, he said he would have Madam Chen come to propose marriage. You have no reason to stop him, right?"

After listening to what Li Yue and Qing Yun said, Su Qingwan knew what had happened and reported their conversation to her in detail. Su Qingwan asked Lu Yuntang seriously, "Are you really sure you want to marry Chen Nanhuai?"

"It was my sister-in-law who made the bet, and I won. Are you going to go back on your word?" Lu Yuntang panicked a little, afraid that Su Qingwan would change her mind. She knew that her brother listened to his sister-in-law, and as long as his sister-in-law agreed, the matter was half settled.

"Alright, I promise you. As long as he comes to propose marriage, we'll go through the normal procedures. But, Third Sister, Mother is angry with you these days and doesn't want to see you. She wants to stay at the Prince's Mansion to recuperate. Would it be alright if you went back to the Lu family to stay for a while?"

"You want to kick me out?" Lu Yuntang asked incredulously, her eyes widening.

“It’s because Mom needs to rest and recuperate, and I need time to persuade her. You’re such a filial son, you should understand her, shouldn’t you?”