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

Chapter 361 Good News
After the princess left, Su Qingwan sat alone by the window watching the snow fall. The snow in Huainan must be very heavy. Every year at the end of the year, thick snow would fall on the door. When she was a child, she loved to wait for the snow to be thick enough, then jump off the roof and land in the snowdrift. The maidservants who served her were trembling with fear, afraid that she would be buried by the snow, and also afraid that she would catch a cold. They were helpless to do anything for her.

She remembered that her sister had ordered the maids in her courtyard to be punished, each given twenty lashes until their palms bled, and she was made to watch. She argued with her sister and felt that her sister was deliberately making things difficult for her. It wasn't until the end of that year, when a young child in the clan caught a cold and died after three days of fever, that Su Qingwan realized that her sister cared about her and loved her. She obediently admitted her mistake and stopped being naughty.

The snowstorms in Huainan can be deadly. And with war going on in this weather, who will Nianqing spend the New Year with all alone in Huainan? He's still just a child. If it weren't for her pregnancy and the fact that the situation in the court has stabilized, she would have wanted to go to Huainan. She misses her family the most during the holidays.

"What are you thinking about?"

"I miss Qing!" Su Qingwan turned around and smiled. Her fair skin was accentuated by the bright red embroidered cloak, and her features were as beautiful as a painting against the backdrop of the snow falling outside the window. Lu Jing's heart softened.

"If we win next year, we'll go to Huainan for the New Year!" As long as the war stops and the weather in Dayuan is good, the Regent can leave the capital, and by then Xiao Wu will have recovered.

"That's not necessarily true!" Su Qingwan stroked her lower abdomen. "The baby will be born next year, and it won't be able to withstand the long journey. Besides, there's fierce wind and snow along the way. What if the baby catches a cold or gets a fever?"

In Huainan, there is a custom that a child is considered to be fully independent only when he is at least eight years old. Before the age of eight, the family takes good care of him for fear of accidents. She dared not take her young child to travel around during the year-end season.

Lu Jing sighed and patted her head. Su Qingwan leaned against him, and the two quietly admired the falling snow. This warm and peaceful New Year's Eve was a rare happiness for Su Qingwan.

As the regent, Lu Jing was very busy after New Year's Eve. Su Qingwan was also very busy. Lu Jing had to go to the palace to manage the banquet and entertain the officials, while Su Qingwan also had to deal with the social obligations within the household. Lu Jing was a powerful and influential official, but he also had close family members to entertain. In previous years, things were better; Zhang would help him with these social interactions or visit the Lu family. There were quite a few people there, and no one wanted to deal with the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Now that she's married and has Su Qingwan, she has more social interactions. The in-laws of Marquis Ningyuan all need to visit the Prince's Mansion, as well as the Chen General's Mansion, the Grand Tutor's Mansion, and so on, and there are also trusted old officials from Huainan. She's so busy that she can hardly keep up, but she's also very fulfilled. She now has a real sense of being the mistress of the Prince's Mansion, and she's even more willing to do these things.

During this period, she and Lu Jing also took the initiative to visit the Eldest Princess. The Eldest Princess stayed in the palace during the holidays and only spent two days at the Princess's Residence. She did not receive many outside guests. Lu Jing and Su Qingwan had to see her. They are now very close allies, and the officials in the court have seen this. There cannot be any friction between them. They also have to create a harmonious image between the two sides.

The eldest princess also met with the people from the Ningyuan Marquis's residence. After the banquet, Lu Jing and Su Qingwan were in a relaxed mood on their way back to the residence. They didn't know what had happened between Nianqing and her. In the end, the eldest princess made a compromise and concession.

Mothers will always make concessions for their children. Although the eldest princess is ambitious, she also sees the truth clearly. She is not an empress. Although the emperor is young, he will one day rule in his own right. She must maintain the imperial power and protect her son.

Su Qingwan said, "This is the best outcome. Now we just need to wait for the good news from Huainan."