Chapter 288 Rumors
Su Qingwan knew that Lu Feng would not give up so quickly, and she also knew that his methods were nothing more than some rumors. She waited quietly for two days, but did not hear any rumors.
The palace was already preparing for the wedding. The inner court would have emcees and maids to explain the process, teach etiquette, determine the banquet list, wedding dresses, etc., which were all very tedious matters. She could ask Qingyun to do some things, and she had to handle some things herself. She was very busy. The closer the wedding date was, the less he avoided suspicion. He came to the villa frequently, occasionally to have a cup of tea with her, occasionally to have dinner with her, and to play marbles with Su Qingwan in his spare time. Su Qingwan was also a very competitive person, always dragging Lu Jing to play, hoping to win him once, but unfortunately she lost every time.
The two of them tacitly did not talk about Lu Feng. After dinner that day, Su Qingwan and Lu Jing took a walk in the courtyard to digest the food. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "Lu Feng saw me in Nanfeng Tower that day. Didn't he look for you when he went back?"
"Yes." Lu Jing told the truth, "He insisted that you were Xie Zhaolan."
"So what did you say?"
"To tell you the truth, you are Su Qingwan, the young princess of Huainan, not Xie Zhaolan, and you are not lying to him." Lu Jing said calmly, "He insisted on saying that you are Xie Zhaolan. If there is any offense in the future, don't pay attention to him. We will not live in the Lu family, and we will not see each other except during festivals."
"So, he is sure that I am Xie Zhaolan, then you..." Su Qingwan wanted to ask him, if Lu Feng is sure that she is Xie Zhaolan, then the people in her family should also be sure of it, why no one is looking for her, and how did he deal with it.
Lu Shaoqing and Lin were fine, but what about his mother? Zhang didn't seem like someone who could accept her son's rebellious behavior. Why didn't she say anything?
Lu Jing seemed to see through her thoughts, "Mother doesn't know about this yet."
Su Qingwan chuckled, "Feeling guilty?"
"Don't worry, I will make it clear to her before we get married."
Su Qingwan didn't know how Lu Jing solved the problem. Zhang never came to see her. Lu Jing was a very responsible person. He would not leave his troubles to her and would definitely solve them before the marriage. Su Qingwan believed in him, but she couldn't help feeling a little distressed that he had to face Zhang's reproaches, exhortations and scoldings alone.
With his personality, he would not hide anything, let alone lie. He would only tell Zhang the truth. Zhang would not agree to their marriage, and Lu Jing would not compromise. The one who compromised would definitely be Zhang. If Zhang compromised, she would inevitably feel some pain in her heart. Su Qingwan thought, what else could she do? At this point, she and Lu Jing had no way out.
She is willing to share the responsibility with Lu Jing, but is Lu Jing willing?
He was a man who cared a lot about his reputation. If she stood with him and got scolded, he would definitely feel sorry for her, and Su Qingwan would not make things difficult for him.
Su Qingwan had never heard a word of the rumors outside. Li An was the commander of the Jinyiwei, and the Jinyiwei controlled the direction of public opinion in the capital. It was easy for them to guide and control public opinion. It would be very difficult for Lu Feng to spread messages that were unfavorable to Lu Jing. Lu Jing should have thought about these things, so he was not worried at all. Any slight sign would be suppressed by Li An.
However, although no one outside heard any rumors, the news that Lu Jing was going to marry Xie Zhaolan, his former sister-in-law, spread throughout the Lu family.
Lu Feng also knew that the Jinyiwei controlled the public opinion in the capital, so he decided to go all out and told Lu Shaoqing and the elders of the clan about this matter. The Lu family was not a family of scholars, but climbed up from humble origins. However, scholars valued their reputation and cherished their reputation, and had never had an affair with the eldest sister-in-law. This matter caused an uproar in the clan.
Lu Shaoqing and Lin were even more shocked. They didn't expect Lu Jing to do such a thing.
Lin was shocked. "Zi Yu and Zhao Lan... How could Zhao Lan suddenly become the Princess of Huai'an? Then the rumors about Zi Yu and her must be true. It's ridiculous!!"
Lu Shaoqing also frowned, "You must have seen it wrong, don't talk nonsense!"
Lu Feng almost swore to heaven, "Father, how could I joke about such an important matter? It's really Xie Zhaolan. After the divorce, she somehow became the Princess of Huainan, and now she is marrying into the Lu family. Xie Zhaolan attended several banquets when she was in the Lu family. The ladies in the capital all recognized her. She will be recognized when she walks around in the capital in the future. If the uncle and sister-in-law are having an affair, our Lu family will be disgraced. Ziyu must not marry Su Qingwan."
Zhang remained silent, her face pale. She had been claiming to be sick these past few days and had not left the house. If Lu Shaoqing had not insisted on inviting her, she would not have shown up.
Several clan elders criticized Lu Jingcheng for being so disrespectful, asking how he could possibly marry the eldest sister-in-law. This would make people stab him in the back and insult him, not to mention that he is now the regent and his reputation is so important.
Lin looked at Zhang angrily, "Sister-in-law, whether this is true or not, what Ziyu said must be explained clearly. He must not marry Xie Zhaolan. Isn't it enough that our Lu family is laughed at? Another joke is going to happen!"
Zhang sneered. She was of course against Lu Jing marrying Su Qingwan. She also knew that once Lu Jing married Xie Zhaolan, everyone in the Lu family would be laughed at if she showed up at the banquet.
Lu Jing will never be able to wash off the stigma of coveting his eldest sister-in-law and having an affair with her, but Lu Jing told her the whole story. Xie Zhaolan is dead, and the one who came back after Li Xueying entered the mansion was Su Qingwan, not Xie Zhaolan. They were twin sisters. The Lu family really killed the eldest princess of King Huainan, and they had shown mercy to Su Qingwan. Zhang felt sorry for Su Qingwan's experience, but didn't want Lu Jing to marry her, so she would eventually be infamous.
However, she was very angry when she heard the elders of the clan denouncing Lu Jing and Lin's aggressiveness. Why?
Why should her son be ridiculed and humiliated like this?
If Lu Feng had not let Zhao Lan down, Zhao Lan would not have died and none of these things would have happened. It was clearly them who did all the bad things and it was Zi Yu who was cleaning up the mess, so why is everyone blaming Zi Yu?
"Zi Yu said that they are similar. That person is Princess Huainan, not Xie Zhaolan. Young Master, you are already married and have divorced Zhaolan a long time ago. Don't pay too much attention to Zhaolan. You should know what to say and what to do. The princess never said that she was Xie Zhaolan. That person was the princess Zi Yu personally brought back from Huainan. Zi Yu knows who she is. Do you believe Zi Yu or Young Master?" Zhang couldn't help but taunt, "What happened between Young Master and Zhaolan? He lied a lot. I don't think his words are credible. I believe what Zi Yu said. That person is Princess Huainan. If you want to denounce Zi Yu, I will stand with him."
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