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

Chapter 351 Still Alive

Young Master Li realized he had miscalculated, and his current predicament was not unjust. The young woman before him was far more cunning and shrewd than he was. He had thought that Su Qingwan was able to kill his mother and sister because she had Lu Jing's backing, but it turned out that it was her own ability to scheme against people's hearts step by step and kill them without hesitation.

“Kill them if you want. This was my doing alone and has nothing to do with my family,” said the eldest son of the Li family. “Please be merciful and spare my family.”

"Isn't it too late for me to let your family go now?" Su Qingwan said coldly. "I have a grudge against Li Xueying. She owes me a life. I killed her, and your mother came to take revenge. Your mother died, and you came to take revenge. You died, and will your father come to take revenge? Hatred is like weeds in the ground, growing wildly year after year. Unless you cut the weeds to the root and eliminate the trouble forever."

Young Master Li said with deep sorrow, "Your Highness, it is my obsession to avenge my mother and sister. My father and brother are unaware of this matter, so you cannot take your anger out on them."

Lu Jing sneered, "It's because you're so fixated on hatred and relentlessly pursuing us. The princess is right; if we don't nip it in the bud, it will truly cause endless trouble in the future."

"Lu Jing, my father was a marquis, and he committed no crime. On what grounds are you going to kill him?"

"Just for the fact that you assassinated the Regent and the Princess, I have enough to kill your Li family a hundred times over!"

“I am one of you, and I didn’t succeed either. You truly killed my mother and sister. You say you have a grudge against my sister, but you didn’t die and even married Lu Jing, living a worry-free life. The only ones who died were my sister and mother. How can I not hate you? You’ve pushed me too far!”

Su Qingwan said calmly, "General Li, you have placed spies in the Prince's Mansion and the Lu family. Has no one told you that I am the real Princess of Huainan, and that the one who married Lu Feng is my twin sister? Li Xueying owes my sister a life. She coveted Lu Feng, stole someone else's husband, and killed my sister. I killed her, and I have a clear conscience. She should go to the Yellow Springs and kneel down to repent for my sister. My sister was pregnant, and she died along with her unborn child. How can I not hate her? If your Li family had forgiven her after Li Xueying's death, I would not have kept pestering her. It was your mother who insisted on revenge and sought her own death."

Young Master Li was taken aback. He hadn't received the message and had always believed that Su Qingwan was Xie Zhaolan. She was still alive, yet she had taken his sister's life. That was bad enough, but she also tried to kill his mother. She was ruthless and merciless. He never expected that Xie Zhaolan was really dead. He knew his sister was spoiled and ruthless. When she wanted to marry Lu Feng, the whole family opposed it, but she insisted. His wife wrote several times saying that his sister had caused trouble in the capital, and his mother was protecting her. She was worried that his sister would bring disaster to the Li family. He always thought that a mere woman could not bring any disaster. He thought his wife was worrying unnecessarily. He never expected that the Li family would be destroyed in just one year, with everyone gone.

He instantly lost his strength and spirit. Revenge seemed like a farce, and after all this time, he no longer knew who was right and who was wrong. Young Master Li said, "I admit that I sent someone to harm Ding's child, which provoked Lu Feng to commit suicide. I set a trap to kill you. Do whatever you want with me."

Lu Jing and Su Qingwan exchanged a glance. Su Qingwan said, "You brothers and the Marquis have served diligently and meritoriously in guarding Jiangnan. I have never intended to kill you. I come from a military family and have witnessed my father and brothers defending and expanding the territory since childhood. I only have respect for them. My feud with the Li family has dragged on for so long, and it's hard to say who is right and who is wrong. I can also understand your filial piety. I have no intention of killing you. I set a trap to lure you in. I only wanted to settle the score and didn't want the hatred between the Li family and the Prince's Mansion to deepen. As long as your Li family keeps to themselves from us from now on, this matter... I will pretend it never happened." Su Qingwan's words surprised not only the eldest son of the Li family but also Lu Jing. Especially Lu Jing, who knew Su Qingwan's personality too well. He knew her vengeful nature and that it was impossible for her to let the Li family go!

Why?

Young Master Li, are you willing to let me go?

"I never intended to kill you!" Su Qingwan said calmly. "I only want to settle my score with your Li family... if you're willing. My Huainan Prince's Mansion was wiped out, and I don't want to slaughter my entire family to eliminate future troubles. If I did that, how would I be any different from the late emperor? Besides, you are generals who guard the frontier. I hate Li Xueying, but I won't hold a grudge against the Li family. But if you insist on provoking me, I'll fight you to the end!"

Young Master Li was genuinely surprised. He glanced at Lu Jing, who said, "The Princess Consort shall decide."

"But I killed Lu Feng, your brother, and ruined your reputation. Don't you hate me?" Young Master Li didn't believe that such hatred could really be forgiven.

Lu Jing hesitated slightly, then took two steps away from Su Qingwan without making a sound. "My brother has not passed away."

Su Qingwan, “…?”

Young Master Li, "..."

(End of this chapter)