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

Chapter 357 New Year's Eve 2
The reward money that Qingyun and Liyue had just received was confiscated. Qingyun was furious. So what if it was confiscated? The girl is so rich, she can give as much as she wants. Besides, she is the one who manages the treasury. I really want to ask, what is the point of this?
She dared not speak out against his anger. Lu Jing held a high position and wielded great power. Although young, he was very imposing. No one in the mansion dared to be presumptuous in front of him. Even Li An and Li Yue, who had followed him since childhood, dared not joke around easily, let alone others.

Su Qingwan watched regretfully as the pot was taken away. She hadn't eaten a clear broth hot pot; it was one with lots of ingredients. She preferred strong flavors, especially spicy and oily ones, otherwise she wouldn't feel satisfied. Although she had a good appetite lately, she couldn't eat anything with strong flavors. Her mouth felt a little bland, and Lu Jing was very strict. It was a rare opportunity for her to eat to her heart's content when Lu Jing wasn't home at night, but she never expected to be caught.

"I'm just craving something, no, it's your daughter who's craving something." Su Qingwan laughed, shifting the blame to the baby in her womb. Her pregnancy was already stable, and she was past the period of morning sickness. She was in excellent health. Lu Jing usually didn't care much about her diet unless it was too much. She had been a little greedy lately.

Lu Jing recalled a case he had encountered while working for the Embroidered Uniform Guard. It was somewhat of a connection to a previous case involving an official whose wives and concubines lived in harmony. Strangely, all the concubines died in childbirth, except for one who gave birth to a daughter. Strangely, the children born to the principal wife were all healthy.

Childbirth is a life-or-death ordeal for women, and it's normal for many not to survive. Lu Jing once mentioned this to Zhang Shi, who said that the first wife was heartless and deliberately harmed both the child and the concubine, resulting in the deaths of both. When a woman is pregnant, a constant stream of tonics is sent to her, and concubines often overeat for the sake of their babies. Pregnant women shouldn't let the baby grow too large; they need to control their weight. When Lu Jing was pregnant, his mother would take care of him for a while and occasionally tell him to restrain himself, endure hunger, and not want the baby to grow too large, as childbirth would be difficult.

Although Su Qingwan was healthy, she was too thin. Lu Jing was afraid that she would overeat and that the baby would be too big for delivery, so he kept a close eye on her and did not listen to the doctor at all.

“Nianqing received your letter and sent some local specialties to the capital. I have already sent someone to store them in the warehouse. There are food and other necessities. If you miss the taste of Huainan, have the cooks make some for you.” Today is New Year’s Eve, and Lu Jing did not want to spoil the mood. He removed the pot because he felt that Su Qingwan had eaten enough.

"Nianqing wrote a letter, where is the letter?" Su Qingwan was overjoyed to receive a letter from her family on New Year's Eve. Lu Jing also wanted to make her happy, so he left early and took the letter and local specialties back to the palace.

Lu Jing said with a smile, "Nianqing only wrote you a letter and sent you local specialties. The Princess didn't receive them. You have no idea how upset she was."

"Why?" Su Qingwan raised an eyebrow. She and Nianqing had a good relationship, even before their identities were exposed. When they were young, Nianqing treated her like an older sister. But no matter how good their relationship was, it couldn't compare to that of a mother and son. On such an important day as New Year's Eve, Nianqing was filial and sensible. How could he not write a letter to the Princess?

Nianqing was a very well-mannered child. Although she grew up in the mountains, she was very sensible and knew how to get along with people. It was impossible for her to write a letter to her aunt, send her local specialties, and neglect her mother.

Although very few people in the capital knew about his relationship with the eldest princess, he could send gifts secretly, so how could he hurt the eldest princess's feelings?

"I don't know. I saw that Your Highness looked unwell, so I sent someone to investigate. It turns out that Nianqing did not send anything to the Princess's residence." Lu Jing was very politically astute. Although the Princess and Nianqing were mother and son, they were not ordinary mother and son. Their relationship could also affect the political situation, and even the slightest changes could affect the overall situation.

Su Qingwan seemed to be deep in thought. She didn't know what had happened during this time. She only cared about her own little world and hadn't asked about Nianqing and the Princess for a long time. Nianqing never talked about it either.

"Let's put these worries aside for now. Today is New Year's Eve. Would you like to go out for a walk?"