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

Chapter 337 Choice
The next day, Lu Jing went to the Lu family. Lu Shaoqing and Madam Lin sent people to urge him to return, but they couldn't persuade him. So they pressured Madam Zhang. Madam Zhang didn't go to the banquet with Su Qingwan because she was feeling unwell and was resting at home. She never expected such a big thing to happen. Madam Ding is still unconscious. Everyone believes that Su Qingwan deliberately harmed the child to get revenge on Lu Feng. They also want the Lu family to give an explanation. The Prefect of the Capital City doesn't dare to investigate. This matter needs to be addressed by Lu Jing.

The Ding family also seized the opportunity to make trouble. Ding's marriage to Lu Feng was a political alliance; the Ding family wanted to use it to climb up to Lu Jing, hoping that Lu Jing could arrange official positions for their descendants and help them rise through the ranks. Although the Ding family had some resources, they could not compare with the high-ranking clans in the capital and still needed to rely on marriage alliances to achieve their prosperity.

The head of the family was well aware that nepotism would inevitably affect the future of the family's children; otherwise, the marriage alliance would be meaningless. Ding had been married to Lu Feng for several months, but had not sought any benefits for the Ding family, and Lu Jing had not arranged any idle positions for the Ding family.

When the Ding family and the Lu family arranged the marriage, they were unaware of the past grievances between Lu Jing, Lu Feng, and Xie Zhaolan. The affair between Lu Jing and Xie Zhaolan, uncle and sister-in-law, was quickly suppressed without causing much of a stir. The two had fallen off a cliff but returned safely, and although there was some gossip, it was all silenced by the Imperial Guards. After Ding married into the Lu family, the scandal of the Lu brothers vying for a wife was exposed, but at that time it was kept quiet, and Ding wouldn't discuss it with her family. It wasn't until the Lady of Anping revealed the truth that everyone knew.

The Ding family also knew that the marriage alliance was a bad move. Lu Jing turned against his brother for the sake of the princess. Even when everyone else thought Su Qingwan had harmed his brother's child, he still protected Su Qingwan. How could the Ding family and Lu Feng possibly benefit from this? Moreover, Lu Feng himself was still a commoner. Lu Jing seemed to have abandoned all responsibility. If the princess were to whisper in his ear, Lu Feng would never be able to enter the officialdom.

Since the Ding family lost their child, they will definitely not let the opportunity pass and will force the Lu family to give an explanation. Lu Shaoqing is also under great pressure and can only send someone to invite Lu Jing. He himself is also very annoyed by this matter.

In the study, Lu Shaoqing's face was solemn as he recounted the matter to Lu Jing. Lu Jing said calmly, "Uncle, this matter has nothing to do with Xiao Wu. There is no evidence to suggest that my sister-in-law killed her child. I know Xiao Wu. She wouldn't lie, nor would she harm a child. This matter is most likely someone else deliberately stirring up hatred between my brother and me to interfere."

Lu Shaoqing had also considered this possibility. He had watched Lu Jing grow up and knew his character. As angry as he was about this matter, he believed that if Su Qingwan had really done it, Lu Jing would either cover it up or admit it.

"Ziyu, there are so many women in the world, why do you insist on marrying her? Your former sister-in-law, do you have a good reputation in the capital now?" Lu Shaoqing said with exasperation. "People are pointing fingers at you and spitting on you, don't you really care at all? You disregard your reputation and your family's reputation, all for a woman. When did you become so foolish? You insisted on marrying the Princess of Huainan. I knew it would bring bloodshed to the Lu family, but I still acquiesced because I trusted you. You also promised me that she wouldn't affect the Lu family. Ziyu, you broke your promise!"

When Lu Jing and Su Qingwan got married, Lu Jing did promise Lu Shaoqing that he would not break with his family because of Su Qingwan and would also take responsibility for the prosperity of the family.

Lu Shaoqing had placed all of Lu Feng's responsibilities and expectations on Lu Jing. He raised Lu Jing to adulthood, and they were like father and son. Lu Jing respected him just as much as he respected his father.

“Uncle, the Embroidered Uniform Guard will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly and give my brother an explanation,” Lu Jing said in a deep voice. “I need time. There will definitely be results within five days.”

"Ziyu, don't you understand? This is aimed at you brothers. Someone wants you brothers to turn against each other, to cause infighting within the Lu family. Because of a woman, the Lu family will be torn apart, only causing pain to our loved ones and joy to our enemies. Besides, how do you know this has nothing to do with your princess? You know perfectly well how Li Xueying and the Lady of Anping died. She didn't have a drop of blood on her hands. You killed Li Xueying, and the Lady of Anping committed suicide. Is that really the truth? No, you can't fool me. She's the one who's been stirring things up behind the scenes. Such a woman is so cunning; I'm even more envious. She hates Qingfeng and can't let go of her hatred. She'll definitely cause unrest within the Lu family." Lu Shaoqing said earnestly, "You must make a choice!"