Chapter 399 The Finale!
It was the Mid-Autumn Festival again. Xiao Yuer had already learned to call mom and dad, and she was toddling and staggering, looking so adorable that Su Qingwan's heart was melted by her.
This year, the Lu family experienced a series of happy events. The third and fourth daughters were married off, and Lu Yunshu and Lu Yunyan both gave birth to daughters. They lived a harmonious and happy life. Lu Feng's concubines gave birth to a son and a daughter, both of whom were registered under Ding's name, becoming the eldest legitimate daughter and son. Lin also came to her senses and, having divorced the mother and kept the son, dismissed the concubines, leaving the children in Ding's care while the concubines were sent to the farm to be raised. Lu Shaoqing also realized that Lu Jing would not be finding a job for Lu Feng anytime soon, so he allowed him to concentrate on his studies at home.
Lu Feng's life was full of ups and downs, and he had a bad reputation, so he seldom went out. However, the second son of the Lu family passed the imperial examination, made great progress, and was appointed to the Dali Temple.
Su Qingwan didn't care much about the Lu family's affairs. Even if Lu Jing really found a job for Lu Feng, she wouldn't say anything. Since she had decided to let it go, she would let it go completely. She just didn't want to reconcile. But to Lu Jing, they were his family after all, and he knew how to deal with them. In fact, Lu Jing didn't arrange a job for Lu Feng because of Su Qingwan's consideration, fearing that she would have a grudge. Lu Jing knew Su Qingwan too well, knew her temper and her bottom line. If she really had no grudges, she would hint to him.
Furthermore, Lu Feng's ability was really questionable, and he was arrogant. He didn't know how to arrange a position for him. If it was too high, it would not be appropriate, and the real power would be even more inappropriate. If it was too low, his brother would not feel comfortable. So he simply insisted on it. If Lu Shaoqing wanted to arrange it, he would turn a blind eye, and the Lin family would not make trouble now.
Lu Ming has made progress and is also the child of the eldest wife. The children of the first wife respect her as their biological mother very much, and the aunt is well-behaved. Lin's life is not bad. She knows that there is a huge difference between the first wife and the second wife, and the development of their descendants will also be very different. If her relationship with Lu Feng and Su Qingwan deteriorates, her descendants will have no future. So she humbled herself, tried to please Zhang, worked hard to repair the relationship, and invited Su Qingwan to her house for a reunion many times.
On the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th, Lu Jing brought Xiao Yuer back to the Lu family for a small gathering. Qingyun followed to take care of the young master, and Su Qingwan paid tribute to her parents and brothers in the palace.
The Lu family also knew that August 15th was the anniversary of the death of the Huainan Palace, but no one asked him. Only Lin and Lu Shaoqing asked Lu Jing whether he would bring her back to reunite on New Year's Eve.
When he said this, Lu Feng and Ding seemed to be deaf and didn't say anything. Lu Jing declined politely, saying that the palace was busy on New Year's Eve and Su Qingwan wanted to accompany him to the palace to work.
Lu Shaoqing seemed to have anticipated this and did not force it. As time passed, hatred would eventually fade away. Moreover, they now had the next generation. Xiao Yuer was innocent and cute, and the younger generations in the family were growing up slowly. He also convinced himself that there was still a long way to go.
It was very difficult for Zhang. Before the family split up, she still lived in the Lu family, but in fact she often lived in the Wang Mansion now. The eldest grandson was the old lady's apple of her eye, and she wished to see him all the time. Xiao Yuer also liked his grandmother and always stuck to her. After the third girl got married, she felt really lonely living alone in the Lu family. Although the family did not split up in name, in fact, the second branch of the family already lived in the Wang Mansion.
Lu Shaoqing and Lin wanted to maintain a good relationship, and fortunately, Lu Jing was a man who valued friendship and loyalty. He would go home with his mother and son during every festival and never miss one.
After dinner, Lu Jing and the Lu family took their son back to the palace. Su Qingwan was also waiting for Xiao Yuer to come back and pay tribute to the clan members with her. This time, her mood was not so bad. Xiao Yuer did not understand life and death yet and was still ignorant. Every time Su Qingwan saw his expression, she wanted to laugh, which also diluted her negative mood during the tribute.
The dinner was particularly delicious, almost like a full banquet. Lu Jing frowned slightly. On the fifteenth day of August, the whole house was in mourning. Su Qingwan was a vegetarian and had never eaten any meat.
The servants didn't dare to act on their own, so it must have been arranged by her.
Today is August 15th, and the people close to her have also prepared a banquet. The house is extremely lively. Zhang is a little worried, but in fact, both mother and son understand Su Qingwan very well.
Su Qingwan said, "August 15th is a day for family reunion. I can't deprive you of the joy of the festival because of me. Let's celebrate like this from now on. We'll pay our respects when it's time to pay our respects, and we'll reunite when it's time to reunite."
This is a good day!
Remember the past and look forward to the future.
Lu Jing was completely relieved. Su Qingwan had too many sad memories in her heart, and it was time to let go. This way, she would not be immersed in the sadness of the past. In the past year, she had fewer nightmares and no longer needed to take medicine. She felt relaxed and at ease. Since she had Xiaoyuer, her little lucky star, Su Qingwan smiled more often.
The family happily had a reunion dinner. Zhang took Xiaoyuer out to play, and Lu Jing accompanied Su Qingwan to visit the lantern festival.
Su Qingwan now likes to visit lantern festivals very much. She goes out to visit lantern festivals on New Year's Eve and the Lantern Festival. These are the most lively festivals in the capital. The country is peaceful and the people are prosperous, and it is even more lively at the foot of the emperor.
Su Qingwan likes this kind of worldly atmosphere and only hopes that this prosperous era will last for hundreds or thousands of years without any more wars.
Xilin had experienced several wars under the banner of national restoration. Half a year ago, the scale was extremely large and a city was captured. Nian Qing led his troops to suppress the rebellion and suppressed it in three days. Subsequently, Xilin had several more wars, but none of them caused large-scale chaos. Nian Qing only sent his generals to suppress them and did not show up himself.
Xilin’s flag of national restoration could not be raised for long, and their morale declined as the fighting went on. Su Qingwan and Lu Jing both felt that Xilin’s turmoil would not last long, as Huainan’s fighting power was too strong.
The border was stable, the court was stable, the weather was good, and the days of this year were very peaceful.
Su Qingwan particularly enjoys visiting lantern festivals, especially the vibrant colors. The festivals on New Year's Eve, the Lantern Festival, and the Mid-Autumn Festival all boast rich and diverse designs. Ice sculptures are featured on New Year's Eve and the Lantern Festival, while the Mid-Autumn Festival highlights vibrant animal and flower sculptures, each showcasing a dazzling display of color. These days, Mid-Autumn Festival is a favorite for young people.
Su Qingwan and Lu Jing shuttled through the lantern festival, each holding a fox-shaped lantern in her hand. The fox on the lantern was lifelike, and its color complemented the red dress she was wearing, looking extremely beautiful.
Lu Jing suddenly mentioned that when the King of Southwest came to the capital, Su Qingwan had pretended to be the Princess of Southwest and traveled around Kyoto with him. Su Qingwan asked curiously, "Did you really never doubt my identity back then?"
"you guess?"
Su Qingwan shook her head, "I can't guess for sure."
Lu Jing laughed, "I just felt familiar and didn't dare to think too much about it, but I did suspect that you were not the eldest sister-in-law, and I always asked Li An to find evidence. The eldest sister-in-law has been married for several years. Although she and I have not had much interaction, I have heard about her behavior and it is very different from you. At first, I thought that maybe she had escaped death and her temperament had changed drastically. But what happened later made me overturn this idea. There are many things that are difficult for a merchant's daughter to accomplish. I should have been suspicious when I first saw you in Nanfeng Tower. Speaking of which, even twins rarely look exactly the same. You and the eldest sister-in-law look the same, which is very confusing. Even if we were suspicious, we would just think we were being suspicious. Brother probably thinks so too, so you can escape suspicion again and again."
In fact, Lu Jing had done many things to test who she was. Later, when he learned that Lu Feng and Li Xueying had conspired to murder her, he had already made a judgment in his mind and did not investigate it very thoroughly.
After all, he also felt that his brother and aunt were in the wrong, so as long as his eldest sister-in-law did not endanger their lives, he would turn a blind eye.
Fortunately, he did not compete with Su Qingwan at the beginning, otherwise they would not be where they are today.
"I want revenge, so I've naturally made all the necessary preparations. You're also very smart and almost saw through me. Fortunately, you didn't see through me so early and helped me get revenge." Su Qingwan has always avoided talking about the past with him. Every time she talked about it, she couldn't avoid Lu Feng, and she would be in a bad mood.
"Thank you for letting my brother go!"
"Thank Xiao Yu'er!" Su Qingwan looked up at the full moon. She wanted the future to be peaceful and stable, and she didn't want Lu Jing and Xiao Yu'er to be in trouble. Blood ties were an unbreakable bond, and if they were really severed, he would become a lonely man.
She is willing to compromise, but never forgive!
Just treat them as strangers. Lu Jing also understands and will not force her to reunite with her family.
"Let's go release river lanterns." Lu Jing took her hand and went to release river lanterns together.
The water flows slowly, and the lights in the river stretch to the horizon like a dazzling golden belt. The stars are reflected in the river, and the starlight and the lanterns are intertwined and shining, just like her and Lu Jing's life. Originally, it was the starlight in the sky and the lanterns in the river. They had no intersection, but they were entangled with each other at a certain point, and their fate could not be severed.
Su Qingwan let go of the lantern in her hand. Her only wish was to live a peaceful life for the rest of her life.
When her family was broken up and her loved ones died, she fled to the northwest alone, escaping death by the skin of her teeth, walking through the abyss and thorns, with only hatred in her heart. Now her revenge has been achieved, may the deceased rest in peace and the living live in good health.
Her half life was fulfilled, that was enough!
Thank you to all the friends who have been with me all the way here. It’s a perfect ending. It may be a little different from the original outline, but this is the perfection I wanted.
I wish them longevity and good health for the rest of their lives.
2025/08/31
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