Chapter 287 Brothers
Lu Jing was handling an urgent official business and was disturbed by Lu Feng's voice. He frowned and thought to himself that Li An was becoming more and more ignorant. He didn't even stop him. When he was busy with official business, he didn't want to care about personal matters at all.
Lu Feng broke into his study without any hindrance. Lu Jing put down the official document and stood up patiently, "Brother, what's the commotion?"
"Princess Huainan is Xie Zhaolan, right?" Lu Feng went straight to the point. His eyes were slightly red and bloodshot with anger. The look in his eyes when he looked at Lu Jing was very unfamiliar, even with a hint of disgust and disdain. Even when he suspected that Lu Jing and Su Qingwan had an affair in the ancestral hall and the two of them fought, he never looked at Lu Jing with such eyes.
Lu Jing was slightly stunned. Did his brother see it?
"No!" Lu Jing thought. He was not lying. Su Qingwan was Su Qingwan and the eldest sister-in-law was the eldest sister-in-law. "She is the Princess of Huainan, Su Qingwan. She just looks a lot like the eldest sister-in-law."
"You're talking nonsense!" Lu Feng was furious. "Zi Yu, I've protected you since you were a child. How could I have let you down? You don't even want to tell me the truth. Zhao Lan and I have slept in the same bed for three years. I would recognize her even if she turned into ashes. She is Zhao Lan. What Princess Huainan? Do you think I'm blind?"
Lu Jing's voice was indifferent, "Brother, if the eldest sister-in-law was the Princess of Huainan, would you still dare to marry Li Xueying? If she was bullied, would she not fight back? Back then, you and Li Xueying caused her to fall off a cliff. Although the murderer was Li Xueying, you acquiesced to it, and the accomplice was also the murderer. If she was the eldest sister-in-law, how could you survive? The spies and secret guards around her are far more capable than the Jinyiwei. Would she let you go? There are similarities in this world. She just happens to look like the eldest sister-in-law. Don't be paranoid."
Lu Feng was so angry that he laughed. He was obviously lying with his eyes open. "You have been secretly having an affair with her for a long time. You said that you liked the Princess of Southwest and asked the emperor to grant you a marriage. Why did you break off the engagement when the late emperor passed away? You obviously wanted to sit on the position of regent and get close to the King of Southwest, so you had to marry the Princess of Southwest. What a coincidence, the nine clans of Huainan were destroyed, and no one has been heard of alive in these years. But when the late emperor passed away, the Princess of Huainan appeared in Huainan, and it was after Zhaolan and I divorced that there were traces of the little princess in Huainan. All this is too coincidental. If you are similar, fine, I will send people to Jiangnan to find the Xie family and bring Xie Zhaolan to Beijing. If two people stand in front of me exactly the same, I will believe that the people you said are similar, otherwise, she is Xie Zhaolan, and you can't marry her."
Lu Jing was furious. If his brother had not been so foolish and had not had a grudge with his eldest sister-in-law, and had insisted on marrying Li Xueying, he and his eldest sister-in-law would have had a time of deep affection and love. He and Su Qingwan would not have had to take such a long detour. Twin sisters marrying brothers is also a good story. But his brother was too ambitious and insisted on clinging to the powerful, and he played a good hand of cards badly.
"Brother, you and your eldest sister-in-law have divorced. Whether she gets married or not is none of your business. You shouldn't go to Jiangnan to disturb her. The identity of the Princess of Huainan was personally recognized by the Princess and Ningyuan Marquis. The entire Huainan fiefdom also has the direct lineage of the princes. They can't lie. If it weren't for the real evidence, no one would dare to confirm her identity. Not everyone can pretend to be the Princess of Huainan." Lu Jing said lightly, "I will pretend that I haven't heard your nonsense. Please go back, brother."
"Zi Yu, don't deceive yourself. You know what I'm worried about. No matter how much you deny, you know the truth. She was married to me for three years. After the divorce, she married you. Will your reputation be good? How could the clan members allow her to come in? Do you want to piss off the clan elders? She was your eldest sister-in-law. You are so confused! If you marry her, wouldn't it confirm the accusation that you and your uncle are having an affair? When we were not divorced, the rumors about you were spread all over the city. Now if other people know the truth, I don't know how it will spread. At least save some face, right? The whole Lu family will also be disgraced with you. Zi Yu, don't be confused!" Lu Feng advised earnestly, more responsible than the censor, and insisted on pulling Lu Jing to turn back.
Lu Jing sneered and lost his patience. "I explained to you that she is not the eldest sister-in-law, but you insisted on identifying her as the eldest sister-in-law and could not provide any evidence. Even if she is the eldest sister-in-law, so what? She divorced you and is free to marry. Just because we are brothers, she cannot marry me? That doesn't make sense. I don't have much reputation left. I can make up whatever others want. As for you saying that the elders of the clan do not agree with our marriage, brother, you have put the cart before the horse. Wherever I am, that is the clan. The Lu family of Prime Minister Lu's lineage has fallen, and we are the orthodox one, but everyone knows that it is because I am the regent that the Lu family is the orthodox one. My opinion is the clan's opinion, and the clan elders have no right to interfere with me, unless they want to cut off ties. If they really want to cut off ties, my lineage is the orthodox one."
He spoke bluntly, and Lu Feng was speechless. This time he was really angry to the point of being unable to utter a word. He couldn't believe that the person in front of him was once his closest brother.
"Are you crazy? The clan is your strongest backing. Are you going to give up your own family for her?" Lu Feng's eyes were red. "Zi Yu, you are already the regent, the most promising and powerful person in our family. Do you really need to give up everything for a woman? The stigma of coveting the eldest sister-in-law will follow you for the rest of your life. People will not only scold you, but also Xie Zhaolan."
"If that's the case, why don't you want to listen to me saying that she is not Xie Zhaolan? You insist on being prejudiced, and no matter how I explain, it will be useless." Lu Jing said in a deep voice, "Brother, the marriage between me and Princess Huainan has been decided. Whether you accept it or not, this is the fact. Let me say one more thing, she is not the eldest sister-in-law. Her name is Su Qingwan. After Huainan was wiped out twelve years ago, she was raised by the King of Southwest. After Princess Huainan and I got engaged, it was because the King of Huainan was reluctant to let his own daughter marry far away, so he discussed with me and swapped relatives. The similarities are just a coincidence. Don't be suspicious or prejudiced."
How could Lu Feng believe Lu Jing's words? But Lu Jing no longer had the patience to argue with him. He asked Li An to leave the guest and gave Li An a warning look. Li An felt a chill down his spine. Oh no, the master was angry. He did not stop the eldest son. It was indeed intentional. This matter could not be concealed for long. Sooner or later, it would be known. The sooner it was known, the sooner it could be resolved, so as not to affect the wedding of the master and the princess.
Lu Feng left angrily. He would never let this matter go. Since his persuasion was fruitless, there would always be someone who would persuade her. Lu Feng said, "Send someone to pass the news to Second Aunt, saying that Xie Zhaolan has transformed herself into the Princess of Huainan, and also spread the rumor that Ziyu covets the eldest sister-in-law."
"My Lord, are we really going to do this?"
"Do as I say, Ziyu. If you don't want to distance yourself from the matter, I'll let you see the truth. No one will allow Xie Zhaolan to come in. Forget it!"
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