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

Chapter 399 Finale!

It's the fifteenth of August again. Little Yu'er has learned to call out "Dad" and "Mom," and she's taking her first unsteady steps. She's so cute that Su Qingwan's heart is completely melted by her cuteness.

That year, the Lu family also had a series of happy events. The third and fourth daughters got married one after another, and Lu Yunshu and Lu Yunyan both gave birth to daughters, living a very harmonious life. Lu Feng's concubines gave birth to a son and a daughter, both registered under Ding's name as the eldest legitimate daughter and eldest legitimate son. Lin also came to her senses, keeping the son and dismissing the concubines, leaving the children with Ding, while the concubines were sent to the estate to be raised. Lu Shaoqing also realized that Lu Jing would not find a job for Lu Feng in the short term, so he let him concentrate on his studies at home.

Lu Feng's life was full of ups and downs, and his reputation was not good. He rarely went out. On the other hand, the second young master of the Lu family passed the imperial examination with flying colors and made great progress. He was appointed to a position in the Dali Temple.

Su Qingwan doesn't interfere much in the Lu family's affairs. Even if Lu Jing really finds a job for Lu Feng, she won't say anything. Since she's decided to let go, she'll let go completely; she just doesn't want to reconcile. But for Lu Jing, they are, after all, his family. He knows how to deal with them. Actually, Lu Jing didn't arrange a job for Lu Feng because he was considering Su Qingwan's feelings, afraid she might harbor resentment. Lu Jing knows Su Qingwan too well; he knows her temperament and her bottom line. If she truly has no resentment at all, she will hint at it to him.

Furthermore, Lu Feng's abilities are truly worrisome, and he is arrogant and haughty. He doesn't know how to assign him a position. If it's too high, it's inappropriate, and it's even more inappropriate in terms of real power. If it's too low, his elder brother won't be comfortable either. So he simply sticks to this arrangement. If Lu Shaoqing wants to make arrangements, he will turn a blind eye. Lin Shi has stopped making trouble now.

Lu Ming has made progress and is also a child of the eldest branch. The children of the eldest branch respect her, their legal mother, and her aunt is well-behaved. Lin Shi is not living a bad life. She knows that the eldest branch and the second branch are worlds apart, and the development of their descendants will also be very different. If her relationship with Lu Feng and Su Qingwan deteriorates, her descendants will have no future. Therefore, she humbles herself, tries to please Zhang Shi, and tries to repair the relationship. She invites Su Qingwan to the mansion for gatherings many times.

On the Mid-Autumn Festival, August 15th, Lu Jing took Xiao Yu'er back to the Lu family for a small gathering. Qingyun accompanied them to take care of the young prince, while Su Qingwan paid respects to her parents and brothers at the Prince's Mansion.

The Lu family also knew that the fifteenth of August was the anniversary of the death of the Prince of Huainan. No one asked him about it, but Madam Lin and Lu Shaoqing both asked Lu Jing whether he would bring her back to reunite with them on New Year's Eve.

When he said this, Lu Feng and Ding Shi seemed to be deaf and did not say anything. Lu Jing declined, saying that the palace was busy on New Year's Eve and Su Qingwan wanted to accompany him to the palace.

Lu Shaoqing seemed to have anticipated this as well, and did not force the issue. He let the days pass by slowly, and the hatred would eventually fade. Besides, they now had a next generation. Xiaoyuer was innocent and adorable, and the younger generation in the family was growing up. He also convinced himself that there was plenty of time.

Zhang's situation is difficult. Although the family hasn't separated, she still lives in the Lu family's house. However, she now often lives in the Wang Mansion. Her eldest grandson is the apple of her eye, and she wishes she could see him all the time. Xiaoyuer also likes his grandmother and is always clinging to her. After her third daughter got married, she lived alone in the Lu family's house and was truly lonely. Although the family hasn't separated in name, the second branch of the family is actually all living in the Wang Mansion.

Lu Shaoqing and Lin Shi wanted to build a good relationship, and fortunately Lu Jing was a man of great loyalty and affection. He would always go home with his mother and son during holidays without fail.

After Lu Jing and his family finished their meal, they took their son back to the palace. Su Qingwan was also waiting for Xiaoyuer to return so they could hold the memorial service together. This time, she wasn't in such a bad mood while paying respects to her clansmen. Xiaoyuer didn't understand life and death yet and was quite clueless. Su Qingwan couldn't help but smile whenever she saw his expression, which helped to ease the negative feelings she had during the memorial service.

The dinner was unusually lively, almost like a Manchu Han Imperial Feast. Lu Jing frowned slightly. On the fifteenth of August, white was hung in the mansion, and Su Qingwan ate vegetarian food and did not eat any meat.

The servants dared not act on their own; it must have been arranged by her.

Today is the fifteenth of August, and those close to her have also held a banquet, making the mansion extremely lively. Zhang is a little worried, but in fact, she and her son understand Su Qingwan very well.

Su Qingwan said, "The Mid-Autumn Festival is a day for family reunion. I can't deprive you of the joy of the festival because of me. From now on, we'll celebrate like this: pay respects when it's time to pay respects, and have family reunions when it's time to reunite."

These are the good days!

Remembering the past and looking forward to the future.

Lu Jing was finally relieved. Su Qingwan had accumulated too many sad memories in her heart, and it was time to let them go. In this way, she would no longer be immersed in the sadness of the past. Over the past year, her nightmares had decreased significantly, and she no longer needed to take medicine. She felt relaxed and at ease. Since the arrival of Xiaoyuer, her little lucky star, Su Qingwan had smiled more often.

After the family enjoyed a happy reunion dinner, Zhang took Xiaoyuer out to play, while Lu Jing accompanied Su Qingwan to the lantern festival.

Su Qingwan now enjoys visiting lantern festivals. She goes out to visit lantern festivals on New Year's Eve and the Lantern Festival. These are some of the most lively festivals in the capital. The country is at peace and the people are prosperous. The area under the emperor's nose is especially lively.

Su Qingwan loved this kind of lively atmosphere and only hoped that this prosperous era would last for a hundred or a thousand years, without any more war.

Xilin has staged several rebellions under the banner of restoring its kingdom. The largest one, six months ago, was extremely large, even capturing a city. Nianqing led troops to quell the uprising, suppressing it in three days. Subsequent rebellions in Xilin have not caused widespread chaos; Nianqing only dispatched his generals to suppress them, without personally intervening. Xilin's banner of restoration won't last long; their morale is waning with each battle. Su Qingwan and Lu Jing both believe Xilin's antics won't last much longer, as Huainan's fighting strength is too formidable.

With a stable border and a stable China-North Korea relationship, the weather was favorable, and the year passed peacefully.

Su Qingwan especially loves visiting lantern festivals, particularly those with colorful lanterns. The lantern festivals for New Year's Eve, the Lantern Festival, and the Mid-Autumn Festival are all very elaborate, each with different themes. New Year's Eve and the Lantern Festival also feature ice sculptures, while the Mid-Autumn Festival mainly showcases colorful animal and flower shapes, vying for attention. Nowadays, visiting lantern festivals during the Mid-Autumn Festival is the most popular activity among young people.

Su Qingwan and Lu Jing strolled through the lantern festival, each carrying a fox-shaped lantern. The fox on the lantern was lifelike, and its colors complemented her red dress, making it extremely beautiful.

Lu Jing suddenly brought up the time when the Prince of the Southwest came to the capital, and Su Qingwan had disguised herself as the Princess of the Southwest and toured the capital with him. Su Qingwan asked curiously, "Back then, did you really never suspect my identity?"

"you guess?"

Su Qingwan shook her head. "I can't guess."

Lu Jing chuckled, "I just felt a sense of familiarity, and dared not think too deeply about it, but I did suspect that you were not my eldest sister-in-law, and I have been asking Li An to find evidence. My eldest sister-in-law has been married for several years, and although I haven't had much interaction with her, I have heard about her character and way of doing things, which are very different from yours. At first, I thought that perhaps she had escaped death and her personality had changed drastically. But what happened later made me overturn my idea. There are many things that are difficult for a merchant's daughter to accomplish. I should have been suspicious when I first saw you at Nanfeng Tower. Speaking of which, even twins are hard to find who look exactly alike. You and my eldest sister-in-law look exactly alike, which is very deceptive. Even if we were suspicious, we would just think that we were being paranoid. My brother probably thought so too, which is why you were able to escape suspicion time and time again."

In fact, Lu Jing had done many things to test who she really was. Later, when he learned that Lu Feng and Li Xueying had conspired to kill her, he had already made up his mind and did not investigate very thoroughly.

Ultimately, he also felt that his elder brother and aunt were in the wrong, and as long as his sister-in-law did not endanger their lives, he would turn a blind eye.

Fortunately, he didn't confront Su Qingwan back then, otherwise they wouldn't be where they are today.

“I want revenge, so naturally I’ve made thorough preparations. You’re quite clever; you almost saw through me. Fortunately, you didn’t see through me so soon and helped me get my revenge.” Su Qingwan had always avoided talking to him about the past. Every time she brought it up, she couldn’t avoid mentioning Lu Feng, which made her feel terrible.

"Thank you for letting my brother go!"

"Thank Xiaoyuer!" Su Qingwan looked up at the full moon. She wanted the future to be peaceful and stable, and she didn't want Lu Jing and Xiaoyuer to be in a difficult position. Blood ties are an unbreakable bond, and if they were to be severed, he would become a lonely man.

She's willing to compromise, but she'll never forgive!
Just treat her like a stranger. Lu Jing understands that and won't force her to reunite with her family.

"Let's go release river lanterns." Lu Jing took her hand and they went to release the river lanterns together.

The water flows gently, and the lights in the river stretch like a dazzling golden ribbon to the horizon. The twinkling stars are reflected in the river, and the starlight and lanterns intertwine and reflect each other, just like her and Lu Jing's lives. Originally, they were like the starlight in the sky and the lanterns in the river, with no intersection, but at a certain point they became entangled, an unbreakable bond.

Su Qingwan released the lantern in her hand; peace and tranquility were her only wish for the rest of her life.

Years ago, her family was destroyed and she fled alone to the northwest, barely surviving and traversing abysses and thorns, her heart filled with nothing but hatred. Now, her great revenge has been achieved, may the departed rest in peace and the living be healthy.

Her life has been fulfilling, and that's enough!

Thank you to all the friends who have accompanied me this far. It's a perfect ending! It may differ a little from the original outline, but this is the perfect ending I wanted.

May they live a long and happy life together, and enjoy good health for the rest of their days.

2025/08/31