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

Chapter 334 Provocation
Lu Jing entered the courtyard alone, and others automatically made way for him. He was going to a banquet at the Grand Tutor's residence today without any attendants. The Prefect of the Capital immediately sent Lu Jing there after receiving the news.

Su Qingwan sat calmly, with Li Yue and Qingyun standing guard on either side. No matter how aggressive Lu Feng and Lin Shi were, she remained as calm as still water.

Lady Ningyuan and the Prefect of Kyoto bowed to Lu Jing. The Prefect of Kyoto breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness Lu Jing had finally arrived. He really didn't want to get involved in the Lu family's affairs, but now that Lu Jing was here, he no longer needed to concern himself with them.

"Ziyu, she caused Ding's miscarriage. That's our Lu family's bloodline. Blood is thicker than water. Are you going to protect her?" Madam Lin was furious. "For her sake, you disobeyed your elders and disrespected the clan elders. Now you're going to ignore her harming the Lu family's bloodline. Are you even a member of the Lu family or a member of the Su family from Huainan? How can you protect her to this extent!"

The crime of disobeying one's elders is serious. In Dayuan, filial piety is highly valued. Anyone who is accused of disobeying elders will suffer greatly and be drowned in scorn. Lu Jing's marriage to Su Qingwan had already ruined his reputation. The news of it being made public by the Lady of Anping was already extremely unconventional. Therefore, the crime of disobeying elders seemed insignificant.

“Aunt, there is no evidence to prove that the Princess Consort harmed Ding. Please be careful with your words. Brother, I understand your grief over losing your child, but that is no reason for you to slander her. If everyone who has been in contact with the Princess Consort is a suspect, then everyone who had contact with Ding at today's wedding banquet should be brought in for questioning.” Lu Jing’s expression was grave. “Do you dare?”

Lin and Lu Feng naturally wouldn't dare. They dared to make things difficult for Su Qingwan because Lu Jing was a member of the Lu family and a junior. If everyone who had contact with Ding was brought in for questioning, they would offend countless people. They would never dare to do that!

"Xie Zhaolan, do you dare to say to Ziyu's face that you don't hate the child in Ding's womb at all?" Lu Feng questioned in a deep voice.

Su Qingwan frowned. The Lady of Ningyuan was about to curse. "Fool! Calling Xie Zhaolan over and over again, is she deliberately trying to confirm the Prince's affair with his fifth brother's wife?"
“Brother, Miss Xie is already in Jiangnan. The woman before you is my Princess Consort, Su Qingwan!” Lu Jing’s face darkened. “Don’t let me hear you call her by the wrong name again. If you can’t even remember a single name, you’ll be unable to do anything well in the future.”

Lin felt a chill run down her spine. Lu Jing's words made it clear that Lu Feng still needed Lu Jing to enter officialdom. If he completely offended someone, Lu Feng's chances of entering officialdom would be indefinitely postponed.

Madam Lin felt a sense of fear. For some reason, she had always been somewhat afraid of Lu Jing, but not of Su Qingwan. Perhaps it was because she had been Xie Zhaolan's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law for several years, and she regarded Su Qingwan as Xie Zhaolan, thus feeling no fear. But she feared Lu Jing. Although Lu Jing was a junior, she knew very well that he could influence the fate of the Lu family's sons and determine Lu Feng's future. She dared not offend Lu Feng too much, and dared to provoke Su Qingwan simply because she was certain that Lu Jing would not disregard the family's future for Su Qingwan. No man would give up his family's honor for a woman, and Lu Jing was no exception.

Lu Feng indeed fell silent, not daring to utter a word!
Su Qingwan smiled faintly. With Lu Jing here, she didn't need to say anything more. Lu Feng said, "Ziyu, it seems you are determined to protect her. You're even willing to abandon our twenty years of brotherhood. Fine, very well!"

Lu Feng sneered, "You and I both know that she is the most suspicious of harming Ding Shi. What did Ding Shi do wrong? What did the child do wrong? You just indulge her like this. Sooner or later she will kill me, and you will stand by and do nothing, right? Li Xueying is dead, and the Marquis of Anping is dead. In her heart, she believes that Li Xueying, the Marquis of Anping, and I conspired to harm her. I am the culprit. Today she harmed my child, and one day she will take my life. Ziyu, your brother has loved and protected you since childhood and has never done anything to wrong you. If you die at her hands one day, will you be so indifferent?"