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

Chapter 92 Human Life
"Since they have come to us, the matter must be resolved."

Half an hour later, the young master of the Zhang family was brought in. He didn't know why the Lu family invited him here until he saw the members of the Lu family. His face turned pale. He wanted to leave, but the palace soldiers swung their swords with a cold and sharp light. The young master of the Zhang family was a scholar, and he was so scared that he sat on the ground, unable to speak.

When the doctor came out, several men from the Lu family rushed up to him and asked him what was going on.
The doctor shook his head. The Lu family girl had a miscarriage, and it was a full-grown female fetus. The situation was stable and her life was safe. Su Qingwan asked the doctor to take good care of the Lu family girl. The two girls in the Lu family had pale faces. Lu Yunxiu didn't dare to say anything and sat aside like a quail.

Su Qingwan was too lazy to deal with them, and said calmly, "My second daughter and Mr. Zhang have an engagement, and they will get married next year. However, Mr. Zhang is always lingering in brothels, and is greedy for beauty. He redeemed the younger sister of the Lu family and settled her outside. Today, the younger sister of the Lu family suddenly brought people to the door, served tea to my second daughter, and asked her to allow Mr. Zhang to take her in and give her a place to stay. As luck would have it, she had a miscarriage again. The Lu family wants an explanation. Mr. Zhang, what do you think should be given?"

The young master of the Zhang family was a scholar with a handsome appearance. He had never thought that the Lu family would dare to come to the Lu family to ask for an explanation. He and the younger sister of the Lu family were in agreement and the child was still a few months away. He had thought that he would wait until Lu Yunshu came to the house before bringing up the matter of taking a concubine. The younger sister of the Lu family would first be his mistress. Who knew that she would dare to come to Lu Yunshu's house.

Lu Yunxiu's eyes widened as she looked at Zhang Langjun in disbelief. "You...you are shameless! You and my second sister are engaged and will be getting married in a few months, yet you did such a shameless thing. You are finished, you are finished."

"What does this have to do with me? I don't know them." Zhang Jia Langjun said in panic, "I want to go home, I want to go home!"

"You may not be able to return home until this matter is resolved."

"You!" The young master of the Zhang family was furious. "I am a juren, and I have a reputation. Do you, the Lu family, dare to detain me by force?"

"Why not?" Su Qingwan smiled faintly, "It's good to have a reputation. My Sanlang is the deputy commander of the Jinyiwei, supervising all officials. It's even more legitimate to keep you in the Lu family. Mr. Zhang, now that the matter is clear, let's talk calmly and find a solution. If you insist on covering it up and reporting it to the authorities, I will follow your will."

“You dare not report it to the police. After you do, the second young lady will be ridiculed. Isn’t your Lu family enough of a laughing stock? The whole capital is spreading jokes about your family. If the second young lady and my marriage changes, your family will become a laughing stock again. Lord Lu is unwilling to damage the reputation of the Lu family for a concubine’s daughter.” After Zhang Langjun calmed down, he felt confident of winning and was sure that the Lu family would not dare to make a big fuss.

Lu Yunshu's face turned even paler, and she was glad that she had told her sister-in-law that she did not want to marry the man from the Zhang family, so her sister-in-law stepped in to deal with it. Such a person of low character, even if he was very talented, could not be trusted.

"It's really funny. You covet beauty and hang out in brothels. My second daughter broke off the engagement with you because the Buddha blessed her to know your true face before marriage and saved her from stepping into the fire pit. Who cares about reputation? Besides, you are the one who has ruined your reputation by hanging out in brothels and coveting beauty!" Su Qingwan's eyes on him were heavy and cold. "You have a good reputation, but you keep a prostitute in a brothel. If the news gets out, can you continue to take the imperial examination? You may even be stripped of your title. Do you bully my second sister who is kept in the boudoir and is ignorant of the world?"

Zhang Langjun's face turned pale, as if a basin of cold water had been poured over his head, freezing his internal organs. "This matter cannot be made public, absolutely cannot be made public!"

If this gets out, his future will be ruined.

"In this case, we have reached a consensus, so let's talk about how to solve the problem. The daughter of the Lu family had a miscarriage in my house and blamed my second sister. In the final analysis, it was you who caused it. If you hadn't kept a concubine, she wouldn't have dared to overstep her bounds." Su Qingwan smiled faintly, "How do you want to solve it?"

Mr. Zhang raised his eyes and glanced at Lu Yunshu. Lu Yunshu was extremely disgusted and it would be dirty to look at her any longer.

Mr. Zhang thinks highly of himself. He is the kind of child prodigy who may be brilliant when he is young but not necessarily brilliant when he grows up. He passed the first provincial examination and became a scholar. He is the most promising young man in the family. Unfortunately, he was born in a low family and had to rely on the whole family to support him. Otherwise, he would not be willing to marry the concubine's daughter of a fifth-rank official. He loves the beauty and interest of the Lu family's daughter, but does not like Lu Yunshu's dignity and stability, and thinks she is dull and rigid. If a woman is engaged and the engagement is broken off, she will be ridiculed. Moreover, the eldest son of the Lu family has just been dismissed from his post, and there is a farce of his wife and concubine killing each other. He is sure that the Lu family will not dare to make a big deal out of it.

"Jiao Yun came to ask the Second Young Lady for help. I really didn't know about it. It was my fault that she had a mistress before the wedding. But the matter is done. The Second Young Lady and I will be married next March. I... I will cut off all ties with the Lu family girl and never see her again. After I marry the Second Young Lady, I will treat her with respect and live a good life with her."

Lu Yunshu was shaking with anger. Su Qingwan didn't expect Mr. Zhang to say such ridiculous words.

The hot-tempered Lu Yunxiu could no longer endure it and started to curse, "Bah, you have the nerve to say such things. You look down on my second sister before she even gets married. If she really gets married, I don't know what kind of torture she will have to endure."

Su Qingwan was a little surprised. She didn't expect that the willful and capricious Lu Yunxiu would be so protective of her sisters.

Zhang Langjun smiled bitterly and said, "I sincerely repent, and the eldest young lady believes me."

Scholars are eloquent and accustomed to quibbling over words. Su Qingwan has suffered losses before and dared not believe a single word. She smiled and asked, "Brother Lu wants to ask for 100 taels of silver for Lu's daughter. What do you say?"

"This..." Mr. Zhang also knew that the Lu family's daughter had a miscarriage, and it was a fully grown baby girl. He did not feel sorry for the baby girl. He was still young, and it would not be difficult for him to have children in the future. "After all, Jiaoyun was frightened and had a miscarriage at the Lu family. This money... the Lu family should give it."

Su Qingwan narrowed her eyes and sneered, "This happened because of you, I will pay the money, is there such a reason in the world? What if I don't pay?"

Mr. Zhang was speechless. "This amount of money is a drop in the bucket for the Lu family. If the matter gets out of hand, it will not look good on anyone. It is better to spend money to avoid disaster and make a big thing small."

The eldest brother of the Lu family said, "Young Madam, the Lu family has plenty of silver. A life is only one hundred taels, the price is very fair."

"Human life, price, fair?" Su Qingwan sneered, "It was your sister who had the abortion, but you said such cold words. If she heard it, she would be so disappointed."

"Young Madam, don't change the subject. Are you going to give me the silver or not?"

"No!" Su Qingwan didn't want to argue with them. "The Lu family's daughter was already pregnant, how could she be frightened and miscarry in my house? I suspect you deliberately came to my house to blackmail me, but I'm too lazy to deal with you. I've sent someone to report to the authorities. If there's anything else, we'll wait for the governor of Kyoto to come and talk."

Mr. Zhang and the brothers of the Lu family all changed their expressions.