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

Chapter 325 Nightmare
Lady Anping wiped away her tears and said calmly, "You may leave now!"

The disheartened Lady Anping no longer wanted to say another word to them. Any lingering reluctance or hope in her heart was extinguished by a bucket of cold water. She knew she had been hoping for too long and that she had reached a dead end.

The second young master of the Li family seemed to understand something as well. In disbelief, he knelt down and begged the Earl of Anping. The Earl of Anping gently shook his head. The second young master of the Li family broke down and cried, "Father, elder brother, how could you be so heartless?"

“Are we heartless? If we wait for Lu Jing to act, the three of us, father and sons, will lose our military power. Who will protect the old friends, women and children of the Li family? Your son is only one year old. How will he grow up? Your mother has made a grave mistake. If we protect her, we will lose the entire Li family. Our Li family will decline from now on, and we may even be uprooted and exiled from the capital. Are you willing to do that?”

The second young master of the Li family was known for his filial piety. Hearing this, he was slightly taken aback. Before he could even think, Lady Anping had already stood up, her expression calm. "Enough, all of you, leave. I don't want to see you again!"

Marquis Anping knew that the affection between husband and wife had faded to this point, but there was nothing he could do. He and the eldest son of the Li family had discussed this matter on their way back to the capital and made the worst-case scenario plan. Lu Jing did not budge at the palace banquet, and the Princess was unwilling to meet with them alone. Marquis Anping already knew one thing: the Princess and Lu Jing were of the same mind on this matter, so his pleas were useless.

He didn't understand why the Eldest Princess would stand with Lu Jing and strip him of his military power. He was the general whom the royal family relied on. The glory and decline of the Li family all came from the royal family. How could he betray the Eldest Princess? And why did the Eldest Princess betray him?

He could only think that perhaps the princess had her own reasons, that Lu Jing had exploited her weakness, and that she had no choice but to save the lady, no matter what the reason was. There was only one way out, and he had to save himself.

He knew which choice to make: sacrifice one person to save the whole family.

The eldest son of the Li family pulled the second son to kowtow heavily, dragging him away from the prison cell. Anping Earl looked at his wife's back and said sadly, "Madam, I'm sorry. After you die, the Li family will give you a dignified funeral."

At least, it won't leave her wandering soul outside.

Lady Anping wept uncontrollably. As she listened to the footsteps of the Earl of Anping leading his sons away, and heard the heart-wrenching screams of the second son as he came to his senses, she turned around to find the jailer had already closed the door.

Lady Anping recalled Su Qingwan's words about a public trial. So that's how it was. She had long anticipated the Li family would sacrifice her, and she knew her husband and sons would choose her to die. Su Qingwan wanted her to taste the bitterness of being betrayed and abandoned by everyone; revenge meant extinguishing all a person's will to live. Lady Anping laughed heartily, "Xie Zhaolan, you're ruthless!"

She was confused for a moment and couldn't resist provoking Xie Zhaolan. How could a woman who had married her brother and then seduced her powerful younger brother be a good person?

She'd wasted decades of her life, only to be outsmarted by a mere young girl.

She also truly experienced what despair was, what it meant to be... utterly heartbroken.

Lady Anping reflected on her life over the past few decades and became increasingly distressed. She knew that one wrong step would lead to another, and regret was useless. Her life had come to an end!
"Xie Zhaolan, with your vengeful nature, you will surely not have a good end. The culprit who harmed you is Lu Feng. You want to kill us all, but what about Lu Feng?" A hint of hatred flashed in the eyes of the Lady of Anping. "You have already married Lu Jing, so how will you take revenge on Lu Feng? I'm waiting to see you end up abandoned by everyone. I'm waiting for the day you kill Lu Feng and Lu Jing turns against you. Once you lose Lu Jing's protection, your fate will be much more tragic than mine. I'll be waiting for you on the road to the Yellow Springs!"

In the dead of night, Su Qingwan woke up with a start. Lu Jing, a light sleeper, woke up instantly, hugged her, and gently patted her to soothe her anxiety. "What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?"

"Yes, I dreamt about my sister!" She's been thinking about her sister a lot lately, and she often dreams about her.

Lu Jing's heart sank, and he gently wiped the sweat from her forehead.

"Once the situation in Huainan stabilizes a bit, I'll accompany you back to Huainan to sweep the tombs," Lu Jing said gently, kissing her temple.

"it is good!"