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

Chapter 53 Family Law
There was no way he would report Li Xueying. If he did, she would definitely fight against him and his reputation would be ruined. He conspired with others to murder his wife for the sake of his career, and his reputation and career would be ruined as well.

Su Qingwan said coldly, "Then there is nothing to say."

"Xie Zhaolan, a married woman should obey her husband and the wife is the leader of the husband. You are so disobedient, I can divorce you! If a woman is divorced, the rest of her life will be difficult. You must think it through!" Lu Feng threatened her with the reputation that women care about most.

Su Qingwan was born in the Huainan Palace. She was martial in her blood and disliked Confucian scholars. Lu Feng was the kind of scholar she hated the most. "When I, Xie Zhaolan, married you, I had a beautiful wedding dress and enough gold and silver to live a life of luxury and worry-free. I have been in charge of the Xie family's business for several years, making a fortune every day. I don't rely on my husband's family to live, and I have never spent a penny from the Lu family. Even if I am divorced, I can live well."

"You!" Lu Feng's face turned unhappy because of the contradiction. He wanted to curse, but was interrupted by Su Qingwan.

Su Qingwan said, "On the contrary, you studied hard for ten years, but you read the books of sages in vain. You favored your concubine and neglected your wife. You were mean and ungrateful. Without the protection of the Lu family, you don't even have a skill to survive in this world. The only thing you can show off is... you are a man. Because of your gender, you can look down on women and say that the wife is the head of the husband."

"As a husband, you have to support the family, earn money to support the family, and protect your wife and children. Only in this way can you confidently say to your wife that a husband is the head of the wife. Ask yourself, are you worthy of this?"

Lu Feng, "..."

Lin: "..."

Lu Jing, who was listening to the conversation from across the wall, was also slightly touched. It was the first time he heard a girl in the boudoir say such words and have such a broad mind and insight.

The servants behind Lin were all dumbfounded. They didn't expect that the eldest young master's wife would be so stubborn. Any wife who dared to disobey her husband like this would be beaten to death.

Lu Feng was humiliated by Su Qingwan. His face turned pale and his gentlemanly demeanor disappeared. The rage in his heart swept over him and he was so dizzy that he raised his hand to hit Su Qingwan.

How could Su Qingwan just stand there and get beaten? She dodged flexibly.

Lu Feng said angrily, "You are really rebellious. You are disrespectful to your husband and disobey your elders. You deserve to be divorced. I will write a letter of divorce immediately!"

He roared, "I'm going to divorce you!"

Su Qingwan's humiliation touched Lu Feng's sore spot. He was just a selfish person, not indiscriminate. He knew that he would be despised if he conspired to murder his wife for the sake of his career. That's why he tried his best to cover it up. He knew that he was not a gentleman if he acquiesced to Li Xueying doing such a thing.

But people die for money and birds die for food, and if people don't work for themselves, they will be punished by heaven and earth. He just wants to support the revival of the Lu family. He doesn't want his mother to beg others for help like when she was young, being humble and pitiful, and even now some people still laugh at her.

Su Qingwan denounced his weakness and viciousness one by one, like a slap in the face, causing burning pain.

Lin felt even angrier when she heard Su Qingwan scolding and denouncing Lu Feng. Lu Feng was her eldest son and her pride, and how could she not be angry when he was being belittled?

But she still had a bit of rationality left, and Xie Zhaolan couldn't give up.

"Xie Zhaolan, you relied on the imperial edict to stir up trouble at home and disturb the family. You are so unruly and disrespectful to your husband. The Lu family cannot tolerate you. Someone, take her to the ancestral hall and beat her with a stick thirty times, and make her kneel in front of the ancestral tablets to reflect on her mistakes!"

Lu Jing frowned slightly. Although they were separated by a wall, they lived under the same roof. He could not interfere in his brother's bedroom affairs, otherwise he would be criticized. He couldn't help but think of his sister-in-law's frail body. If she was beaten with a stick thirty times, she would probably be half dead.

Nanny Chen came up with a group of old slaves and was about to capture Su Qingwan, but a cold light flashed, and Lu Zhu pulled out two short knives from his waist and blocked Su Qingwan.

The moonlight fell on the dagger, shining coldly.

"If anyone dares to touch my girl, don't blame me for drawing blood with my knife!"

Nanny Chen was startled and retreated. Lin angrily scolded, "Xie Zhaolan, what do you want to do by allowing a maid to carry a weapon in the mansion?"

"You wanted to beat me to death, but you complained first, mother. You are really good at slandering others." Su Qingwan said calmly, "When bribery failed, you used force to intimidate me. You forgot what you came to my courtyard tonight for."

Lu Feng had been so angry that he had lost his mind, and only then did he slowly come to his senses. Yes, he had come to ask Xie Zhaolan to intercede for him. Apart from Xie Zhaolan, no one in the family could have a relationship with the eldest princess.

"You need our girl's help, but you act so condescendingly. It's disgusting." Lu Zhu said, "Li Xueying is hiding in the Anping Marquis's mansion. Go find her!"

"You guys!" Lin was so angry that she couldn't stand being provoked by Su Qingwan. "Madame Chen, go get all the guards in the mansion. I don't believe that I can't punish her today!"

"Okay, I'll go right away!" Nanny Chen gave Luzhu a warning look and went to ask for the guards from the mansion.

Lu Jing looked up at the moon, which was as bright as water. Every detail of his fight with Su Qingwan flashed through his mind. He also understood the oppression she had received from her aunt and brother.

His hatred for her...had a new understanding.

As she said, she did not rely on the Lu family for her livelihood. Although her family was wealthy, she was bullied by her husband and mother-in-law, who favored concubines over her wife. She could not even get justice. How could she not hate them?

Now that I am alone in the inner house, how can I defeat the guards in the mansion?

Lu Feng said, "Xie Zhaolan, I want to see if you can still be so arrogant after being beaten with a stick thirty times!"

Su Qingwan's expression was calm, without any fear at all.

The palace guards arrived soon, carrying swords, all dressed in guard uniforms, and looking very aggressive. These palace guards usually guard the outer perimeter, and this was their first time entering the inner courtyard.

"Catch Xie Zhaolan for me!"

Lu Jing frowned, walked past the hanging flower gates of the east and west wings, passed through a corridor, and passed the moon gate of Meilan Garden. The crowd of maids behind Lin quickly stood to both sides and made way for him.

Luzhu held two daggers in his hands, ready to strike, as if protecting his master. Just when the guards were about to fight with Luzhu.

"stop!"

Lu Jing walked along the road without stopping.

"Sanlang, why are you here?" Lin frowned.

"I happened to hear you arguing in the yard at the martial arts training ground. What are you doing?" Lu Jing's eyes fell on Su Qingwan, and quickly looked away.

"Xie talked back to her mother-in-law and husband, and I was just about to enforce the family rules. Look at this maid, she dared to draw a knife in front of the master. If she is not taught a lesson, she will be in trouble in the future." Lin's attitude was very tough. She had been the head of the family for so many years, and Su Qingwan had repeatedly talked back to her. She had been holding her breath since she took the dowry back from Su Qingwan, and she was determined to teach her a lesson tonight.

Lu Jing said, "My brother has been expelled from the Imperial Academy, and Madam Li has not returned from the Anping Marquis's residence. My aunt must either beat my sister-in-law to death tonight, or else another joke will be spread. There haven't been enough jokes in our family in the past two months. Do we have to add another one?"

(End of this chapter)