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

Chapter 47 Fury

"Don't worry, aunt. I will plead for my brother after the morning court tomorrow. But..." Lu Jing knew that there was no turning back. "My brother has a shallow foundation in the Imperial Academy and has no political achievements. The eldest princess has issued an order, and the emperor loves his nephew, so he will never listen to other people's pleas."

"Don't listen to your aunt's nonsense. You are not allowed to beg for mercy." Lu Shaoqing was also anxious. "Your aunt doesn't understand the situation in the court. The emperor loves his nephew like his own son. How could he listen to your plea? Once you beg for mercy, the emperor will be furious and make a decision. What good will it do you? You are not allowed to interfere in your brother's affairs!"

Although others mocked Lu Jing for having more power than him when they were trying to alienate him, and he felt bad when he was forced to give way to Lu Jing on certain occasions, he absolutely did not want Lu Jing's career to be in jeopardy.

He was promoted to the third-rank deputy commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard before he was even twenty years old. This was the dream of many families. Lu Jing's future was more important, and he didn't want Lu Jing to sacrifice himself just to plead for mercy.

Although Lu Feng is selfish, he knows what is important when it comes to the interests of his family. "Sanlang, father is right. Don't get involved in this matter, lest you get into trouble. I just hope that my affairs will not involve you."

Lu Jing wanted to say something but stopped himself. The emperor's sarcasm from that day was still ringing in his ears. If he didn't have the foresight to intercede for his brother, he would lose the emperor's favor. The emperor would never care about this matter and didn't want his brother to return to the Hanlin Academy.

If my brother knew, he would probably be even more upset.

Lin also heard it, and knew that the matter was a done deal and could not be reversed. She felt very sad, "Sanlang, you also went to the banquet today. What happened? Although Li Xueying is rude and fierce, she is still a girl raised in the Earl's Mansion. Why did she do this? How could she be so careless?"

Lu Jing thought, when two old enemies meet, one is stupid and violent, the other is cunning and deep-minded. How could Li Xueying be a match for his eldest sister-in-law? It was also expected that she would be provoked and make a big mistake.

He said truthfully, "The women were in the garden. It is said that my sister-in-law also went to the Princess's residence to celebrate the young master's birthday. She had a conflict with Madam Li in the garden. The young master saw injustice and spoke out for justice. Madam Li saw that he was dressed simply and judged people by their appearance. She spoke without restraint and committed a serious crime."

"Why would Zhaolan go to the princess's mansion? She has been accompanying her in-laws at Xie's house these days. It's fine if they quarrel at home, but they don't know how to restrain themselves when they go to the Princess's mansion. It's really unreasonable!" Lin was furious, as if she had found a reason to vent her anger. She couldn't afford to offend the Anping Marquis's mansion, so she scolded Xie Zhaolan for not knowing what's good for her and causing trouble. "If it weren't for the imperial edict, Feng Ge'er would have divorced her long ago. There is no fighting in the mansion. Li Xueying is calm and would never cause such trouble. She should have been divorced long ago, or she should have been found to have done something wrong and driven away to the manor to let her fend for herself!"

Lu Jing remained silent and did not comment, but Lu Feng seemed to come back to his senses, "Zhao Lan... Zhao Lan saved the life of the eldest princess, she was indebted to her, and she also earned a golden certificate for our family. She also has face in front of the eldest princess, let her go and plead, she saved the life of the eldest princess. This matter is ultimately because of angering the eldest princess. As long as she calms down, she might take back her promise. I'll go and beg Zhao Lan!"

Lu Jing frowned, watching his brother trying desperately to find a cure. He thought that since his brother and sister-in-law had such a quarrel, how could he dare to expect his sister-in-law to plead for him.

This was originally the eldest sister-in-law's revenge, and she did it on purpose.

Lin, who had just scolded Xie Zhaolan, also came to her senses. "Yes, yes, yes, Zhaolan has done the princess a favor. Maybe if she persuades her, the princess will change her mind. I will go to the Xie family to find Zhaolan now."

Lu Jing stopped Lin and Lu Feng who were about to leave, and said in a deep voice, "Aunt, brother, your sister-in-law has turned against you. If you want her to change her mind and be willing to plead for you, the safest way to deal with it now is for you to divorce Li Xueying and sincerely admit your mistakes to your sister-in-law. Otherwise, she will not add insult to injury, and how can she plead for you?"

Lin still held on to a glimmer of hope. "If Li Xueying was an ordinary woman who committed such a serious crime, kneeling in the ancestral hall and being beaten to death would be the lightest punishment. But she is the eldest daughter of the Earl of Anping after all, and our family cannot afford to offend her. She is pregnant now, how can we divorce her? Zhaolan has a good temper, is easy to persuade, and tolerates everything. We will explain the pros and cons to her in detail, and she will be willing to intercede after knowing it."

My sister-in-law is good-tempered and easy to please? Is the aunt talking about my sister-in-law?
"Yes, Zhaolan has loved me for many years, and she will not bear to see me in trouble. She is my first wife, and our fates are connected. If my career is ruined, she will not have a good future either. She will plead for me." Lu Feng thought of Xie Zhaolan's gentleness in the past, and his heart softened, and he also had hope in his heart. Lu Jing couldn't help but break their fantasy and asked lightly, "I have something to ask my brother. Today I met my sister-in-law in front of the Princess's Mansion. She said that you and Madam Li set up a trap to kill her. When she fell off the cliff, she vaguely saw Li Xueying. Is this true?"

Lin wanted to speak but stopped himself, his heart pounding, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

Lu Feng was even more panicked. He didn't expect Xie Zhaolan to tell Lu Jing about this.

Lu Shaoqing kicked over and said angrily, "Is this true?"

Lu Feng rejected it outright, "How is that possible? Zhao Lan is slandering me. How could I do such a thing as killing my wife and marrying another one!"

Lu Jing stood in the hall with a gloomy look. Family interests were more important than personal interests. Lu Jing did not want his brother to do such an inhumane thing. He was a Jinyiwei, a lackey of the court, notorious, feared by all officials and hated by the people. He had a legitimate reason to kill people and acted on orders, regardless of right or wrong.

However, there is a limit to good and evil. Killing his wife and marrying a rich and powerful man would make people's spine break if they told others about it. Lu Jing thought that his brother was well-read in the books of sages and would not do such a bad thing.

But he was good at interrogating and guiding, and could see through people's hearts. Seeing his brother's wandering eyes, he knew that he was guilty and had a plan in mind. Even if his brother was not the murderer, he knew about it.

He was very disappointed!

No wonder my sister-in-law hates my brother and Madam Li so much and wants to fight them to the death.

"Sanlang, don't listen to Zhaolan's nonsense. Her falling off the cliff was an accident." Lu Feng would never admit it. "Could it be... that she has evidence?"

"I don't know." Lu Jing said calmly, "Brother, uncle, I have sent people to the outer courtyard. What we said will not be spread outside. If brother and Madam Li really did it, I hope you can tell me the truth. Only when I know the truth will I know how to deal with it."

"Absolutely not!" Lu Feng and Lu Jing had a very good relationship as brothers, and Lu Feng did not want to ruin his image in Lu Jing's heart. "I swear, if I really did this, I will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death!"

Lu Shaoqing also said, "Sanlang, your brother is a scholar and would not do such a thing. You should believe him and don't listen to Xie's one-sided words."

"Is this true?" Lu Jing frowned.

"Of course!" Lu Feng's eyes were sincere. "Sanlang, you grew up with your brother, and you know me well. How could I do such a thing?"

(End of this chapter)