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

Chapter 88 Coveting the Eldest Sister-in-law
The glory that the Lu family has today is the result of the hard work of two generations. It is not easy. Lu Shaoqing also feels sorry for Lu Feng losing his official position and ending his official career.

He was heartbroken, regretful, and disappointed in his friend. He seemed to have aged ten years overnight.

Twenty years of hard work had gone to waste. He had placed high hopes on his eldest son, but now everything was in vain. He felt no less pain than Lu Feng.

"Master, is our Feng'er... ruined just like that? Is there really no hope at all?" Lin asked while crying, "I am willing to exchange my life for Feng'er's future. Go and tell the emperor that it was Li Xueying and I who conspired together. This matter has nothing to do with Feng'er. Don't punish him, don't punish him..."

For Lu Feng's future, she would take the blame, even if it meant being cut into pieces.

Lu Shaoqing said sadly, "It's a done deal, there's no point in saying more."

Lin was struck by lightning. Lu Feng, who was in a daze, seemed to wake up. He stood up suddenly and stared at Lu Jing with red eyes. "Sanlang, you watched me being severely punished and remained silent. You never pleaded for me. Why? I am your brother!"

Lu Jing had been with the emperor for several years and knew that it was a dead end. It was useless to say anything. "Brother, you conspired with others to assassinate my wife. You should be executed. You are lucky to be able to save your life!"

"You..." Lu Feng was shocked and heartbroken. "I'm your brother. How can you say such cold-blooded words?"

Lu Jing said calmly, "I never thought that my brother would do such a dehumanizing thing."

Lu Feng felt a pain in his heart when he was stabbed. He was only two years older than Lu Jing and had been protecting him since childhood. The civil officials hated the Jinyiwei even more. When he was drinking with his colleagues, he often heard people cursing the Jinyiwei.

If someone scolded Lu Jing, he would definitely stand up and argue, and he even fought with others several times to protect Lu Jing.

Now, he saw the disappointment in Lu Jing's eyes.

He let his brother down!
"Brother, accept the facts. Even if I plead for you, the emperor will not pardon you." Lu Jing's heart was also in pain. He did not want to see his brother so decadent and lifeless. He understood too well what the emperor was thinking. As long as there was a glimmer of hope, he would fight for Lu Feng.

Lu Feng was furious, "You never pleaded for me, do you really have no selfish motives at all?"

Lu Jing felt a chill down his spine. Lu Feng looked at him sadly and aggrievedly. "Li Xueying and I conspired to murder my wife. It was just her one-sided story. No one testified. I am not guilty of this. You are the emperor's most trusted minister. Why don't you try to plead for me? You know whether I have selfish motives or not!"

Lu Shaoqing frowned, "Lu Feng, that's enough. Even your father can see clearly that the emperor doesn't want to forgive you. Why are you taking your anger out on Sanlang?"

The eldest son has been deposed, and the brothers must not quarrel with each other.

Lin became suspicious. Sanlang was a favorite, so why didn't he plead for mercy?
Su Qingwan frowned slightly and couldn't help but glance at Lu Jing. Lu Jing was a scheming man and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or angry, but she could feel his sadness.

The closer someone is to you, the more likely they are to say hurtful words.

"What selfish motives do I have?" Lu Jing asked. The pain in his lower back was unbearable, but it was far less hurtful than Lu Feng's words.

Lu Feng pointed at Su Qingwan, already mad, "Xueying is pregnant, the emperor could have given her a light punishment, but you sent her to the Shenjie Division, a place where people are killed. A strong man would lose a layer of skin if he went there, not to mention that she is pregnant. You are helping Xie Zhaolan kill people. The emperor wants to dismiss me, but you have nothing to do with it. From the beginning to the end, you protected her. You fell off the cliff for four days and four nights, a man and a woman alone, maybe you had been having an affair in secret! You are coveting your eldest sister-in-law!"

As soon as these words fell, everyone was shocked. Lu Shaoqing and Lin had blank expressions, both of them looked as if they had been struck by lightning. Lu Jing was furious, and he swung his fist hidden in his sleeves heavily at Lu Feng, knocking him down with one punch. Lu Feng fell backwards on the edge of the altar, and the ancestral tablets enshrined in the ancestral hall fell to the ground.

The Buddhist shrine also fell and shattered to the ground, and the incense burner in the ancestral hall also fell to the side. Su Qingwan quickly stood up and dodged, otherwise she would have been hit by the incense burner.

"I am your younger brother and she is your wife. Who are you insulting, brother? In your eyes, I am a despicable person with bad conduct who covets your eldest sister-in-law?" Lu Jing was a military general. He was so angry that he used great strength and beat Lu Feng so hard that the corners of his lips were bruised and bleeding.

Lin screamed and covered her mouth, forgetting even to help Lu Feng. She looked in shock as the ancestral tablets fell to the ground. To her and Lu Shaoqing, the impact was like someone had smashed the Lu family ancestral hall.

Even though Su Qingwan was not a member of the Lu family, she was horrified when she saw this scene.

What's the difference between this and destroying the ancestral hall?

Lu Shaoqing's eyes went dark and he almost fainted. "What are you doing? What are you doing? This is the ancestral hall. The tablets of your ancestors are on the ground. All the ancestors are watching."

He covered his chest and almost couldn't breathe!

“Hahahahaha, you’re so angry!” Lu Feng was lying on the ground with blood on the corners of his lips. He pointed at Lu Jing and said, “You… have been docile and patient since you were a child. Others insulted you, scolded you, and cursed you, but you never said a word in defense. But now you’re hitting your brother, and you still dare to say that you’re not guilty. You still dare to say that you’re not coveting my sister-in-law!”

Lu Jing couldn't stand it any longer, "You are really crazy!"

Su Qingwan frowned slightly and looked at Lu Jing. It was the first time she saw Lu Jing lose his composure like this. His eyes were slightly red and his whole body was tense. She could clearly see the bulging veins on Lu Jing's body due to excessive anger. He was like an angry beast that wanted to tear the prey in front of him into pieces.

But the person in front of him was his blood relative, his brother!

"Hahahaha, you're crazy!" Lu Feng stood up shakily, his eyes poisonous, "I am her husband, but when she was in danger, she ran to you. You still dare to say that you two are innocent and have not committed adultery!"

Lu Jing looked at Su Qingwan beside him. She stood up to avoid the incense burner, and the ancestral tablets were scattered all over the ground. She stood behind him, her body thin and fragile, like a female beast relying on a strong man, seeking his protection.

The candlelight in the ancestral hall was dim and unclear, falling on her dark eyes, as if she wanted to speak but couldn't, with an indescribable ambiguity and attachment.

She stood beside him, looking more like his wife.

Her husband stood opposite them, clearly separated.

The two of them looked at each other, their eyes were darker than the candlelight in the ancestral hall. Those inexplicable emotions were like vines tightly wrapped around them. Lu Jing clenched his fists, "If you want to accuse someone, you can always find a pretext!"

"Whether it is a fabricated accusation, groundless accusation, or true, you all know it. You fell off the cliff for four days and four nights, alone, who would believe you if you said you were innocent?" Lu Feng wiped the blood from the corner of his lips. "Someone saw you in the mountains carrying the disheveled Xie Zhaolan up. You silenced the Jinyiwei, but you couldn't silence everyone. If you are not guilty, if you really have a clear conscience, why are you afraid of gossip? Lu Jing... Lu Ziyu, are you afraid of gossip?"

Every word Lu Feng said seemed to pierce his heart.