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

Chapter 6: Secret Pregnancy
The Lu family married a wife but ended up taking a concubine. After a farce, it was already late. Su Qingwan returned to Meilan Garden, the main courtyard where Xie Zhaolan lived. Su Qingwan glanced across the empty courtyard with a cold look in her eyes.

Luzhu and Nanny Li were already waiting.

Nanny Li tried hard to suppress her sadness and said, "Young lady, this mansion is deep and secluded, and people can be killed without bloodshed. Once you take this step, there is no turning back. You must think carefully."

Su Qingwan wanted to replace Xie Zhaolan, so she could not hide it from the wet nurse who had taken care of her since she was a child. The wet nurse treated Xie Zhaolan as her own daughter. When she learned that Xie Zhaolan was murdered, she was heartbroken, but she did not agree with Su Qingwan taking the place of her sister for revenge.

She knew that the mansion was dangerous. Su Qingwan was an unmarried girl who risked almost everything, including her reputation, future and life, for revenge. She admired her but was also worried about her.

"Nurse, I have made up my mind. Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. From now on, I am Xie Zhaolan." Su Qingwan said calmly, "Blood debt must be paid with blood."

In addition to revenge, she also wants to take back everything that belongs to her sister!

Nanny Li was helpless and said slowly, "The maids and servants serving in Meilan Garden were all the servants brought by the young lady from the Xie family. They were dismissed by the Lu family after the young lady passed away. Do you want to bring them back?"

"No need. There is no need for so many people to serve in my courtyard. After all, I am replacing my sister. The more people there are, the more loopholes there are. The Lu family may not believe that I am my sister, and they will definitely test me. There will be no shortage of people to serve in the courtyard."

Nanny Li couldn't help but feel thankful, "Fortunately, the two girls were separated since childhood, and the Lu family didn't know that you were twins, otherwise, this would not have been possible."

Su Qingwan and Xie Zhaolan are the legitimate daughters of the King of Huainan. Twelve years ago, the King of Huainan was framed for treason, and his entire family was exterminated and their property was confiscated. The eldest of the twins was sent to the Xie family by a confidant and became the legitimate eldest daughter of the Xie family, while the second daughter was taken to southern Xinjiang to avoid disaster. Everyone thought that the lineage of the King of Huainan had long been exterminated in the tragedy of the extermination of the entire family, and they did not know that the twins were still alive.

Su Qingwan's face turned slightly cold. Now that her sister was gone, she was the only one left in the lineage of King Huainan.

Lu Zhu said, "Miss, Miss Li is cruel and ruthless. We need to find some maids who are good at fighting to prevent you from being bullied by her."

"it is good!"

As soon as Su Qingwan finished speaking, she heard a chaotic sound of footsteps outside Meilan Garden.

Li Xueying rushed over with a sword, slashing at Su Qingwan. Two maids followed behind her, but failed to stop her. Li Xueying was still wearing the tattered wedding dress, with disheveled hair, looking like a mad woman.

Su Qingwan nimbly dodged and signaled her nurse to hide aside.

"Who are you?" Li Xueying was furious. "Why are you here to ruin my marriage?"

"Aunt Li, I'm Xie Zhaolan."

The word "Aunt Li" touched Li Xueying's sore spot. She screamed and raised her sword to chop at her again, but was avoided by Su Qingwan again. She chopped randomly without any plan, but didn't even touch a piece of Su Qingwan's clothes.

"Xie Zhaolan died a long time ago!" Li Xueying gritted her teeth. "The body is cold and I scratched her face with my knife. How could you be Xie Zhaolan?"

Su Qingwan's eyes flashed with hatred, then she smiled, "Is Aunt Li hysterical? I'm clearly still alive, but she insists that I'm dead."

Li Xueying said, "I will definitely find out who you are. The crime of deceiving the emperor is the extermination of all nine generations of your clan!"

Li Xueying came and left in a hurry.

Su Qingwan's lips curled up into a mocking smile, "My nine clans were destroyed long ago."

After Li Xueying left, the nurse said, "Miss, Li Xueying is the legitimate daughter of the Earl of Anping. She has a noble status and will definitely not be willing to be the concubine of the son-in-law. Will the Earl of Anping come to pick her up tomorrow?" Su Qingwan seemed to be thinking about something and said lightly, "It's not that easy for her to leave."

In the middle of the night, Lu Zhu quietly pushed the door open, took out a bag of medicine residue, and said softly, "Miss, this is the medicine residue that the maid in Li Xueying's courtyard secretly buried under a tree. It is indeed a pregnancy-preserving medicine."

Green Bamboo is an expert in pharmacology and can tell the efficacy of a medicine by just checking the residue.

"Li Xueying is so proud and arrogant, but she was taken advantage of by Lin at the wedding. I wonder what her weakness is. She is really pregnant." Su Qingwan sneered, "Having an affair during the period of mourning for her wife is really shameless. I will definitely drink this cup of tea from Li Xueying."

The next day, Su Qingwan washed up early and went to the hall with Lu Zhu. Lu Shaoqing, Lin, and Zhang, the wife of the second branch of the Lu family, also arrived.

Zhang was the mistress of the second branch of the Lu family. Ten years ago, the second master of the Lu family died while controlling the flood in the south of the Yangtze River, leaving Zhang an orphan and her widowed mother to live with the first branch.

Su Qingwan greeted Lu Shaoqing and his wife, and Zhang. Lin looked unhappy and gloomy, but Su Qingwan didn't care and sat next to Zhang. Zhang was beautiful and hot-tempered. Because her husband died early, she lived with the eldest wife with her children, and it was inevitable that she would hear gossip. The conflicts between the sisters-in-law were very deep.

Zhang smiled and said, "Zhao Lan is really great. You have earned the first imperial decree for our Lu family, and you also have the iron certificate. All descendants of the Lu family will be blessed. You are a great contributor to our Lu family."

There are people in the family serving as officials in the court. Who wouldn’t want a golden ticket to immunity from death? Zhang was also deliberately trying to please Lin.

"Second Aunt, you are too kind. I am the wife of the Lu family. We rise together and fall together."

Lu Shaoqing and Lin's smiles were somewhat forced, but Zhang was very enthusiastic and happily chatted with Su Qingwan. The maid in the hall served tea and stood solemnly by their side.

Soon, Lu Feng and Li Xueying arrived.

Their wedding night was in chaos. Li Xueying sent people to guard the gate to drive Lu Feng out and didn't let him get close. Su Qingwan heard that a fight broke out in the middle of the night.

There were still bright red scratches on Lu Feng's neck.

"Oh, the new bride is here, sister-in-law, you finally got to drink the daughter-in-law tea you've been dreaming about." Zhang turned to Su Qingwan and said, "You too."

A concubine must serve tea to her mistress to show complete courtesy.

Su Qingwan smiled gently, and was actually looking forward to the scene of Li Xueying kneeling down to serve her tea.

Li Xueying looked around arrogantly, "I am the legitimate daughter of the Earl of Anping. It is impossible for me to be Lu Feng's concubine. I will return to the Li family today, and from now on I will have nothing to do with your Lu family!"

She liked Lu Feng and admired his talent, but if the daughter of an earl became a concubine, she would be criticized for her whole life. Li Xueying was also proud and would never agree. She wanted to marry in an upright manner.

She looked at Su Qingwan sinisterly. After she killed the impostor and then killed Xie Zhaolan once, the Lu family would still have to kneel down to welcome the bride.

Lu Shaoqing frowned and said, "Ms. Li, you and Brother Feng have already reported the three letters and six ceremonies to the official matchmaker, and the marriage certificate has been signed. You are the wife of the Lu family, how can you go back to the Li family?"

"So what? I will talk to the official media and just cancel the marriage certificate."

Lin also said, "Xueying, don't worry. You are nominally a concubine, but in our hearts, you are the same as Zhaolan, both are Feng'er's wife. We treat you equally, and no one in the mansion dares to gossip."

Su Qingwan sneered lightly. A wife is a wife and a concubine is a concubine. How can they be the same!
(End of this chapter)