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

Chapter 71 Survival
Now... the eldest sister-in-law sees her brother as an enemy, and she cannot hide her disgust even if she tries her best to do so, as if the affection he saw at the family dinner that year was just an illusion after he was slightly drunk.

The person who once loved you so deeply, becomes so indifferent when the love is gone.

It was her brother who hurt her so deeply that the love disappeared and only resentment remained.

Lu Jing was absorbed in investigating the old case in Huainan and did not care about the emotional grievances between his brother and sister-in-law. As the younger brother, it was difficult for him to interfere in his brother's bedroom affairs, and even saying a word would be an overreach.

Now, looking at his thin sister-in-law curled up in the hay, a thought flashed through Lu Jing's mind.

Brother shouldn't let her down.

As soon as this thought flashed through his mind, Lu Jing was slightly stunned. This was not something he could comment on. Lu Jing gathered his mind, put aside all distracting thoughts, and closed his eyes to rest.

It was unknown how long the rainstorm had been going on, but it was slowing down and the thunder was not as frequent. The firewood in the cave had burned more than half, and the cave was damp and cold. Su Qingwan curled up in a ball due to the cold.

Lu Jing didn't know how long the heavy rain would last. After the firewood went out, he stopped adding more. The only remaining charcoal fire had also gone out long ago, and there was no heat in the cave.

Su Qingwan was shivering from the cold in her sleep, and she curled up even more to keep warm.

Lu Jing looked at her slightly trembling body, his eyes swept across the bloodstains on her green dress, his eyes dimmed, he gathered the firewood together and lit it again.

The cave gradually became warm again.

Even when the firewood was burned out, Lu Jing looked at the rain, hoping that the thunderstorm would pass soon, and also hoping that Li An would show some courage and bring his brothers from the Jinyiwei to find them sooner.

Something happened at the farm, and Fangcao went back to Lu's house in the rain to find Lin.

Lin knew exactly what Li Xueying was going to do, but she didn't expect it to implicate Lu Jing.

"Why is Sanlang at the farm?" Lin's hands and feet were shaking. This was the most promising child of the Lu family, and he couldn't make any mistakes. After Feng'er was demoted, she hoped that Lu Jing could walk more steadily and give him some help in the future. It was better to rely on family members than on anyone else, and Sanlang always respected his brother.

"Li An said that the Third Young Master went to pick up the Second Young Lady and brought her back home, but he was robbed by bandits. He and the First Young Master's wife were chased into the mountains by the bandits and disappeared without a trace."

The deep mountain covers a very large area and it takes ten days and ten nights to walk through it. The villagers at the foot of the mountain dare not go too far into the mountain. People often get lost and even lose their lives in the mountains.

Zhou Jingming has led the Jinyiwei to search and rescue in the mountains and forests, but there is no news yet.

Lin's hands and feet went limp. "How dare this damn Li Xueying implicate Sanlang? If anything happens to Sanlang, I will not forgive her."

What sin had she committed to marry such a daughter-in-law?

The troubles he caused continued one after another with no end in sight.

"Take all the palace soldiers to search the forest. If they find Xie..."

"Madam, the Jinyiwei issued an order that no one except the Jinyiwei should interfere, and no one else is allowed to search and rescue. They found villagers nearby who are familiar with the mountains and forests to lead them into the mountains for search and rescue."

Lu Jing's enemies were all over Kyoto, and Zhou Jingming was afraid that someone would take advantage of Lu Jing's distress to add insult to injury, so he simply closed the mountain, and even refused to allow Lu Zhu to send people from the escort agency to search and rescue.

Luzhu and Qingqing could only follow Li An, hoping to find Su Qingwan as soon as possible. Li Xueying was the most excited, "What does Lu Jing's life or death have to do with me? It's better if he dies. Xie Zhaolan and I are both Lu Feng's wives, but he only recognizes Xie Zhaolan as his sister-in-law. If it weren't for him, how could people in the mansion call me Madam Li?"

Although Li Xueying was identified as a concubine, no one in the mansion dared to call her aunt. Lin also felt that it was inappropriate, and the servants didn't know how to address her, so they called her Young Madam.

Lu Jing called her Madam Li once, and the title was finalized.

The title of Madam Li is very awkward. Her husband's surname is Lu. She does not use her husband's surname but calls him by his real surname, which is equivalent to Aunt. It's just that the title changed from Aunt Li to Madam Li, which sounds better.

"What nonsense are you talking about? If something happens to Lu Jing and the Jinyiwei causes trouble and they find out about the Li family, we will be in big trouble!" Lady Anping scolded, regretting that she had been soft-hearted and helped Li Xueying to clean up the mess, fearing that it would cause even bigger trouble.

"Mother, you don't know how much Lu Jing protects Xie at home and ignores his daughter. Since he has recognized a sister-in-law and risked his life to save her, let's die together in the mountains." Li Xueying stroked her abdomen and said with a smile, "I can finally rest assured."

Lady Anping was not at all reassured, and ordered the palace soldiers not to return to the city for the next few days, but to stay far away and wait until the storm passed before coming back.

"Mother, it is common for bandits to cause chaos in the countryside. Don't worry too much."

"I hope so!" Lady Anping was uneasy, feeling that things would not be so easily resolved.

This matter was indeed difficult to resolve peacefully. Lu Jing was a guard of the emperor. He was chased by bandits and lost his trace in the mountains and forests, which alarmed the emperor. The emperor ordered General Wude to lead the troops of the East City Military Department to hunt down the fleeing bandits and make sure to bring them to justice.

When bandits appeared in important areas around the capital, all the people in the patrol camp and the Five Cities Military Command would be punished. General Wude even issued a military order, vowing to wipe out the bandits near the capital.

After hearing the news, Lady Anping felt such a pang of pain in her heart that she fell ill and was bedridden. She was filled with deep regret and could only pray for Lu Jing's safety.

A hint of ruthlessness flashed across her eyes. She decided to go all out and simply... kill the witnesses. If all the palace soldiers were killed, this matter would not involve the Anping Marquis' Mansion.

Heavy rain lasted for two days and two nights, and Su Qingwan and Lu Jingquan developed high fever.

The reason was that the rainstorm showed signs of stopping, and the sky in the valley was blocked out for who knows how long. Lu Jing and Su Qingwan were both starving. If they waited for the rainstorm to stop, they might starve to death in the cave.

The corpse in the cave might have died of starvation. They couldn't just sit there and wait for death. Lu Jing originally planned to look for the exit alone, and then come back to look for Su Qingwan after finding it.

Su Qingwan insisted on going with him to find the exit, as if she was afraid that he would leave her alone. Lu Jing almost swore a poisonous oath, "Sister-in-law, can you trust me a little more?"

"No!" Su Qingwan was not someone who would sit there and wait for death. She was not afraid that Lu Jing would abandon her while he went out to investigate.

She also wanted to know what the situation was like in the valley.

During that time, the rain slowed down a bit, and Lu Jing and Su Qingwan were soaked and looking for an exit in the valley. This was a cliff with steep cliffs on both sides.

The only way out was to climb up, but the rock wall was covered with moss, making it difficult to climb. It was raining heavily, the vision was blurred, and it was difficult to climb without a rope.

"If you climb this cliff, you will be smashed to pieces." Su Qingwan raised her hands to shield herself from the rain and looked up. It was so dark that she couldn't see the end.

"There is a path here." After Lu Jing pushed aside a patch of dense vegetation with his bare hands, he found a path leading upwards.

Suddenly, Su Qingwan snatched Lu Jing's Xiuchun Sword. As a person who always carries a sword, she subconsciously wanted to take it back when her sword was taken away. Unexpectedly, Su Qingwan chopped at the black unidentified object protruding from the ground and pulled Lu Jing back at the same time.