Chapter 274 Mid-Autumn Festival

Qingyun also felt that Lu Feng was really a bit annoying. He believed in rumors, beat people up outside, and then came to peek at the princess's appearance. He was simply a villain. This showed that in his heart he still believed that there was a conflict between his brother and his first wife.

"Disgusting!"

Su Qingwan chuckled and said, "I can't say he is disgusting. Before you came, Lu Feng broke into my yard once, and Lu Jing hid in his room."

"Why would he hide? Could it be such a coincidence, and at night?"

"It's just a coincidence. Who knows why he is hiding." She still doesn't understand why Lu Jing hid in the master bedroom. He is trying to cover up his guilt by hiding there.

"No wonder Lu Feng is so suspicious. This is also the prince's fault. If he was honest, why would he hide?" Qingyun couldn't help complaining and asked Su Qingwan, "Miss, what should we do now? Lu Feng is hiding outside. Should we send someone to drive him away?"

"Let him guard it. He has little patience and won't be able to spy for long."

Su Qingwan misjudged Lu Feng. This time he actually spied on her for a long time, and had been staring at the gate of the villa for three days in a row, until Luo Ri went back. Lu Jing might be busy, or maybe he felt that Su Qingwan could handle these things, so he didn't ask. Li An was ordered out of town on business and was not in the capital. Su Qingwan sat back and watched the accounts, made tea, and mourned her family at home every day. She didn't care at all what Lu Feng was doing at the gate.

Lu Feng had been watching for three days, and he was getting more and more excited. For some reason, his desire to spy on her became stronger, and he couldn't help but ask his entourage, "Did the princess stay indoors after coming to the capital?"

"That's not the case. I heard that she goes out quite frequently and many officials come to visit her. But August 15th is here, the anniversary of the death of the Huainan royal family. I'm afraid the princess doesn't want to go out."

Lu Feng thought it made sense. His followers urged him to go back and not to stay there, as it would be bad if others saw him.

Lu Feng insisted on his own way and insisted on seeing the true face of this princess.

The next day will be August 15th, the anniversary of the death of the Huainan royal family. Su Qingwan does not need to go out as all the sacrificial items are ready. She just doesn't want Lu Feng to just stand outside the door and be an eyesore.

Qingyun understood what she meant. She put on Su Qingwan's clothes, dressed up as the Princess of Huainan, and went out with a group of servants. Lu Feng had been waiting for so many days and was very excited to finally see the princess go out.

"I want to see how much this princess looks like Xie Zhaolan."

As he was eagerly waiting, Qingyun appeared at the door, accompanied by several maids. She was dressed beautifully and was helped into the carriage. Lu Feng was disappointed.

"Who said she looks like Xie Zhaolan? She doesn't look like her at all!" Their appearance, features, and manners are not similar at all. "What a waste of time!"

It was all the fault of that group of gossipers who deliberately came to provoke him, make him look bad, and cause trouble again. Lu Feng left in anger.

Qingyun led the group to the South Wind Tower and bought some vegetarian food that Su Qingwan liked. Three days before the sacrifice, Su Qingwan began to fast and only ate simple vegetarian food to show her sincerity. They went to the South Wind Tower and the temple, added incense money, and walked around for more than an hour before returning home.

Lu Feng had indeed left. Qing Yun said, "He is so annoying. He gets so extreme over a small matter. If he could see your face clearly, he would act even crazier."

"He and my sister were truly in love. He can break his promise and like Li Xueying, but if his wife falls in love with someone else, how can he tolerate it?" Su Qingwan snorted coldly. It was just a man's bad nature. There was nothing strange about it. Just don't disturb her peace. At least on Huainan's death anniversary, she didn't want to be disturbed by unimportant things.

August 15th is a day for family reunion for the common people, and the Lu family is also reunited. The court has two days off, and Lu Jing returned to the Lu family in the afternoon.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, people have to worship their ancestors, burn incense, and have a reunion dinner. Traditionally, worshipping ancestors is the responsibility of the eldest son and grandson in the family. Lu Shaoqing is in the front, leading Lu Feng and Lu Jing, and Lu Jing may even lag behind Lu Feng by half a step. This year, Lu Jing and Lu Feng have already stood in a row during the ancestor worship. Lu Shaoqing couldn't help but sigh that next time, Lu Jing might be the main worshipper.

But if that were the case, where would his eldest son be placed? His current status and position were already awkward, and if Lu Jing took over all the family sacrificial responsibilities, it would be even more difficult for him to feel balanced.

It was for this reason that Lu Shaoqing did not speak.

After the sacrifice, they had a reunion dinner. Lu Jing followed Zhang back to Xiyuan first. As soon as they returned to Xiyuan, Zhang complained to him about Lu Feng beating someone.

Speaking of which, Lu Jing really didn't know about Lu Feng's beating. He was very busy these days and didn't go to the villa. He slept in the palace for two consecutive days. There was an urgent message from Huainan, which was eight hundred miles away. The spies that Su Qingwan had planted in the capital were taken away with her when she returned to Huainan, and all of them died. She hadn't had time to re-activate Huainan's spies in the capital, so the news was not so well-informed. It was August 15th, and Lu Jing was afraid that she would worry about the war, so he didn't go back to the villa.

The first battle in Huainan was lost.

Xilin deployed heavy troops on the Lanning River defense line. This army from Zhongzhou was unfamiliar with naval warfare and suffered a defeat. Fortunately, the casualties were not heavy and the main force was not injured. This did a great deal of damage to morale. The only advantage was that the commander-in-chief was Ningyuan Hou, not Huainan Wang.

Lu Jing was thinking about how to report the battle.

He had discussed one thing with the princess. Nian Qing had inherited the title of King of Huainan. So Lu Jing hoped that the commander in the battle against Xilin would be Nian Qing, not Ningyuan Hou.

In terms of official position and rank, Nian Qing is above Ningyuan Hou. There is a prince in the Huainan fiefdom, so it doesn't make sense for Ningyuan Hou to be the commander-in-chief. It would be difficult to rally the morale of the army.

But the embarrassing thing is that Nian Qing is a junior and too young. Whether he can control the generals under him as the commander-in-chief is unknown. The eldest princess strongly opposes Nian Qing taking over as the commander-in-chief at this time. She also thinks that Nian Qing is young and needs two more years of experience before he can take over the command smoothly.

Lu Jing said, "Your Highness, if the leader of this battle is Ningyuan Hou, and the generals are convinced by Ningyuan Hou, the honor and disgrace will all be in Ningyuan Hou. Then what is the meaning of the prince being in charge of Huainan? If the prince wants to be in charge of Huainan, he must unify the military power, and the entire Huainan army must obey his command. Don't say how loyal Ningyuan Hou and General Chen are to the King of Huainan, that's old news. Loyalty is not inherited from generation to generation. It's not that he can inherit the throne of Huainan King just because his surname is Su. He must be truly courageous and capable to take over this army. Even if he is young now and not old enough to control it, he must adapt and learn. If two years later, the army has entered Xilin, and Ningyuan Hou has always been the commander-in-chief, he will be a green leaf, a green leaf with an edge, and no one will remember that he is the King of Huainan. The wolf king has just grown up, you can't tie him up anymore, this chain should be untied, otherwise he will not learn to hunt, nor will he learn to protect the tribe, nor will he gain prestige."

The princess needed time to think about it. Lu Jing was paying attention to the battle reports in Huainan and was not so concerned about the things in the capital. To him, these were all trivial matters. He did not expect Lu Feng to hit someone.