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

Chapter 9: Family harmony and everything is prosperous

The Earl's carriage and personal guards had come to take Li Xueying back home, but now they left in a grand manner, leaving Li Xueying at the doorstep of the Lu family. Lu Feng was overjoyed, but he also knew that Li Xueying had been abandoned by the Earl's Mansion and could only be his concubine, so he couldn't help but feel secretly proud.

"Xueying..."

Li Xueying burst into tears, feeling wronged, angry, and also a little regretful. If she had listened to her mother and chosen a man from a noble family who was a good match for her, she would never have suffered such humiliation.

Lu Feng really liked her, and wiped her tears distressedly, "Xueying, I promise you that you will be the only one in my heart from now on. If I let you down, I will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death."

Li Xueying was tired of crying, knowing that the situation was hopeless. She knew that if she continued to be willful, she would offend her mother-in-law and her husband's family. Now she could only be a concubine of Lu Feng, and the Earl's Mansion would still recognize her and be her honor guard. Otherwise...

A co-wife is a co-wife... She will just endure it for a year. Xie Zhaolan, if I can kill you once, I can kill you a second time!

Lu Feng brought Li Xueying back to the hall. All the unmarried girls of the Lu family also gathered in the hall. It was very lively and seemed that they were sure that Li Xueying would come back.

Zhang said with a smile, "Now that you are back, it's time to serve tea. The good time has passed."

Li Xueying had wiped away her tears long ago, calmed herself down and served tea to Lu Shaoqing and Lin. Although Lu Shaoqing and Lin were dissatisfied, they endured it because of her family background.

Both of them were given red envelopes, and Li Xueying also greeted the other girls in the Lu family. Because she had not thought of offering tea and had not prepared any gifts, her maid Chuntao was very smart and prepared some gifts for her on the spot. The girls in the Lu family received pearl flowers and hairpins, and the gentlemen received the four treasures of the study, which was not wrong.

Except for Sanlang of the Lu family, all the members of the Lu family are present.

Zhang also smiled and gave her a red envelope.

After Li Xueying served tea, she recognized the faces of the young ladies and gentlemen of the Lu family one by one and wanted to leave. Su Qingwan smiled faintly, "Aunt Li, did you forget to serve tea to the legal wife?"

Li Xueying froze, feeling ashamed and angry, "You!"

Lu Feng felt sorry for Li Xueying and protected her with pity, "What aunt? Li is your equal and can be considered your equal wife. That's it."

"A concubine is also a concubine. It's just a nice name. It's disrespectful to the mistress, so this etiquette is not acceptable." Su Qingwan said calmly, "We are a family of scholars, and we still have to abide by the rules."

Lu Feng was angry, "Xie Zhaolan, don't push your luck."

Su Qingwan frowned, "This thousand-year rule was set by our ancestors. How can I push it too far? If you don't want to abide by the rules, then forget it. If I say something nonsense outside in the future, you will also be held responsible."

"Ms. Li, serve tea!" Lu Shaoqing just wanted to settle the matter as soon as possible. Besides, what Su Qingwan said was absolutely right. Rules are rules.

The girls and boys of the Lu family didn't dare to speak and were all surprised.

The eldest sister-in-law seemed to have changed. In their impression, she was gentle, kind, thorough and tolerant. Because she came from a merchant family, she was always tolerant. Even if they were disrespectful to her, she never got angry. They had never seen her so strong and overbearing.

Li Xueying was humiliated and had no other options. She knelt down to serve tea. Su Qingwan didn't say anything. She drank the tea and gave her a red envelope, "Serve your husband well in the future and have a son soon."

Li Xueying's face turned red, then pale, she was so angry that she felt dizzy and almost fainted. These were the words that the mistress said to the concubine. Li Xueying had never suffered such a great humiliation in her life, and her eyes were bloodshot with hatred.

Lu Feng was afraid that she would do something extreme, so he hurriedly tried to smooth things over and said, "Father, Mother, Xueying is not feeling well. Your son will take her downstairs to rest first." After Lu Feng took Li Xueying away, Lu Shaoqing reminded them that family disgrace should not be made public and that no one was allowed to tell family matters to outsiders. He also looked at Su Qingwan deeply.

Su Qingwan played dumb and just smiled.

Several men from the Lu family also left. Lu Shaoqing had a wife and a concubine, and had the eldest son Lu Feng and the fourth daughter Lu Yunxiu. Aunt Zhou had the second son Lu Ming, the eldest daughter Lu Yunyan, and the second daughter Lu Yunshu. The second house also had a wife and a concubine. Zhang had the third son Lu Jing and the third daughter Lu Yuntang.

The eldest girl has already married, Lu Yunshu is also engaged, and the wedding date is set for next year. The rest of the girls are still waiting to be married, and they are all of marriageable age.

"Sister-in-law, my younger sister-in-law is willing to be on an equal footing with you, but you are still aggressive, calling me concubine all the time and forcing me to serve you tea. You have been causing a lot of trouble in the morning. You really don't know the general situation."

The one who spoke was Lu Yunxiu, who was wearing a light blue silk dress and a gorgeous hairpin in her hair, looking bright and charming.

Su Qingwan took a playful look at the hairpin on her head. Compared with the simple and plain clothes of the other girls, she was dressed very gorgeously and luxuriously.

"Fourth sister, what should I do to be sensible?"

"My little sister-in-law is the daughter of the Li family, and she is of noble status. If it wasn't for some strange coincidence, how could she have married into our family? You are so different from her that you should be respectful to her. You even dare to ask her to serve you tea. Humph! You overestimate your own abilities."

Su Qingwan's face was filled with dismay. He spoke so bluntly in public, which probably showed that he was extremely arrogant and rude to his sister on a normal day.

"You like her and admire her?"

"Of course, my sister-in-law is not only beautiful, but also talented. Who among the noble ladies in the capital doesn't admire her?"

Su Qingwan said sarcastically, "You can admire her, but don't learn her behavior. Getting pregnant before marriage, there are not many noble ladies in the capital who would do such a thing."

Lu Yunxiu's expression froze, "You..."

Zhang raised her eyebrows slightly. Zhaolan's personality had indeed changed a bit. The fourth lady looked down on her background and often ordered her around. Xie Zhaolan had never lost her temper and always accepted everything submissively. Now she had lost her gentleness and kindness.

Not bad either!

"That's enough!" Lin said unhappily, "You all should shut up about what happened today. Family disgrace should not be made public. Keep it to yourself."

The girls from the Lu family answered "yes" timidly, and Lu Yunxiu glared at Su Qingwan fiercely.

Su Qingwan looked indifferent.

Lin said, "Zhaolan, you come from a merchant family, and you are indeed very different from Xueying. You should be more respectful and polite to her in the future. We cannot afford to offend the Earl's Mansion. You should serve Brother Feng well and expand the Lu family as soon as possible. Don't waste your time on being jealous."

"Don't worry, mother. A harmonious family is the key to success. Zhaolan understands." Su Qingwan responded indifferently.

(End of this chapter)