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

Chapter 87 Ancestral Hall
Zhou Jingming understood. He didn't dare to offend Lu Jing. He could only mutter in his heart, when this scholar becomes ruthless, it's really... eye-opening.

There was silence in the carriage.

Zhou Jingming came back to his senses suddenly, "It's bad, this matter will definitely spread throughout Kyoto, Lu Feng's reputation will be ruined, and you will also be implicated. The Jinyiwei already has a bad reputation, and Lu Feng's matter will also be involved. Even if you have a face that makes women dream about it, it will be useless. Who would dare to discuss marriage with you?"

Lu Jing suddenly opened his eyes, unable to bear it any longer, "Since you are so concerned about other people's marriages, why don't you become a matchmaker?"

Zhou Jingming felt aggrieved, but dared not speak out. As a good brother, I am the only one who is so concerned about your marriage.

"Speaking of which, I still remember an old story. The emperor favored the Earl of Anping and almost betrothed Li Xueying to you. Fortunately, the marriage did not take place, otherwise you would have been the one in the fire in the backyard."

"Don't force anyone on me if I don't want to marry you. Even if it's granted, I can ruin it!"

"I advised you back then. The Marquis of Anping holds a high position and has great power. Although his eldest daughter is arrogant and unruly, she is extremely beautiful. It would be easy to marry her and keep her in the backyard. You would be like a tiger with wings if you marry into the Marquis of Anping's mansion. I was short-sighted." Zhou Jingming sighed as he spoke. "When you went to the Marquis of Anping's mansion, Li Xueying fell in love with your face at first sight. Fortunately, you were smart and deliberately lingered in the red-light district and whipped prostitutes. You made her believe that you were not only greedy for women, but also cruel and cruel. Only then did she give up the idea of ​​marrying you. Who would have thought that you avoided this bad peach blossom, but your brother got it. It's also a bad fate!"

Lu Jing felt disgusted whenever he mentioned this matter. When Lu Feng wanted to marry Li Xueying, he had advised him that Li Xueying was not a good match and hoped that his brother would think twice.

However, Lu Feng was only interested in currying favor with the Anping Marquis's family and did not take Lu Jing's advice to heart.

After all, he is the younger brother and it is not appropriate for him to interfere in his elder brother's marriage.

Zhou Jingming said, "What a twist of fate, Ziyu, Lu Feng has been dismissed from his post. From now on, the Lu family will be..."

"Zhou Jingming, you're too noisy. Let me be quiet for a while."

He was interrupted by Lu Jing before he could finish his words. Zhou Jingming knew that he was upset, so he didn't mention it again. Even if he didn't say it, Lu Jing knew it in his heart.

Lu Feng was crippled, and Lu Jing took his place and became the next head of the Lu family.

The Lu family was in a gloomy mood. Lu Feng and Su Qingwan were both punished by Lu Shaoqing to kneel in the ancestral hall. Lu Feng was in a daze, while Lin was crying outside and collapsed on the ground. Lu Shaoqing stood beside her with a solemn expression.

Lin looked embarrassed, no longer showing the dignity and poise of a royal wife. She sat on the ground with her hair disheveled. Her eyes were red and swollen from crying. She pounded the ground and said in regret, "My Feng'er...how did he end up like this? He started learning at the age of three, entered school at the age of six, studied hard for more than ten years, regardless of the weather, and never forgot to read and write even when he was sick. He passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi, bringing honor to the whole family. How could he be dismissed from his post and expelled from the officialdom? My son, how can you let your mother live!"

In the ancestral hall, Lin had been crying for a stick of incense. Lu Feng knelt there in a daze, as if he could not hear Lin's cries. His heart was dead. Su Qingwan had a calm expression and knelt upright.

Lin hugged Lu Feng and cried, "Feng'er, say something, don't scare mother, don't scare mother..."

Lu Feng was numb and stiff, like a corpse without warmth or emotion.

Su Qingwan looked coldly at the ancestors of the Lu family. Kneeling in the ancestral hall and watching their once most proud descendants fall into misfortune was also a kind of revenge.

Lu Shaoqing said angrily, "That's enough. If you hadn't insisted on marrying Li Xueying, how could so many things have happened?"

Lin's voice was stuck in her throat, her heart was broken and she was filled with regret.

They, mother and son, should not have coveted the power of the Li family. It was she who was short-sighted and made a wrong step that led to irreparable consequences, harming her most proud son.

Lin was overwhelmed by the huge pain and regret. She couldn't help but vent her anger on Su Qingwan who was kneeling beside her. Why wasn't it you who died a year ago?

If you died, none of these things would have happened. Li Xueying would not have gone crazy, Feng'er would not have been dismissed from his job, and the Lu family would have prospered and become wealthy. How could it have become what it is now?

She slapped Su Qingwan, "Xie Zhaolan, why don't you just die! I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you! It's all because of you. If you had died a year ago, nothing would have happened!"

Lin went crazy, "Someone, someone, kill her!"

She wanted to beat Su Qingwan to death in the ancestral hall!
Nanny Chen led a group of palace guards in. Lin said, "Why is this evildoer still alive? Beat him up hard. My son has lost everything, and I want you to pay for it with your life!"

Su Qingwan looked at her coldly, "Mother, if you had known this would happen, why did you do it in the first place?"

Lin was ridiculed and felt heartbroken. She became angry and said, "Beat him to death!"

Just as Lu Shaoqing was about to reprimand, a voice rang out at the entrance of the ancestral hall, “Stop!”

When Lu Jing entered the mansion, he heard that Lu Shaoqing had brought Lu Feng and his elder sister-in-law to the ancestral hall. He knew that Lin would not let his elder sister-in-law go, and he was right.

"What are you standing there for? Hit me. I'm not dead yet. It's not Sanlang's turn to make the decision in this family!" Lin had lost her mind long ago after her son lost his official position.

But no matter how much she shouted, the guards did not dare to move and just stood aside looking at each other.

Lin was furious, "You...are you planning to rebel? You don't even listen to me."

The palace guards all looked at Lu Jing, as if they were going to obey his orders.

Lu Jing said calmly, "Get out!"

"Yes!" The palace guards filed out.

Lin felt as if she had been slapped in the face, and her face was burning with pain. She couldn't believe that her own guards didn't even take the words of the mistress of the house seriously and only listened to Lu Jing.

"Sanlang, why are you protecting her!" Lin pointed at Su Qingwan, her eyes full of resentment, "Your brother lost his official position and became a laughing stock because of her. She is the sinner of our family. She should have died under the cliff a year ago!"

Lu Jing stood at the entrance of the ancestral hall, blocking the light. He could only see Su Qingwan kneeling straight with her thin back, and a hint of sadness flashed across her eyes against the light.

In this farce, the eldest sister-in-law is the most pitiful person.

"Li Xueying confessed her guilt on the spot and conspired with her brother to murder his wife. Her brother was punished on the order of the emperor himself. You beat your elder sister-in-law to death because you were questioning the emperor and harboring dissatisfaction, which would only bring disaster to your family." Lu Jing reminded her in a cold voice to be careful with her words and actions.

"Feng'er is ruined, what else do I care about!"

"Brother was punished and lost his official position, but he saved his life. I know that my aunt loves my brother, but my uncle is an official in the court, and my fourth sister has not yet arranged a marriage. Don't you care about them?" Lu Jing knew how to find Lin's weakness. "Brother divorced Li Xueying and saved his life. This is the best outcome."

Every word Lu Jing said hit Lin's sore spot. She seemed to have lost all her strength and looked at Lu Shaoqing with red eyes. Lu Shaoqing remained silent and stared at the ancestral tablet.