Chapter 374 Threat
The news that Chen Nanhuai and the concubine of the Li family were having an affair in a sacred Buddhist place spread everywhere. Such scandals spread very quickly, and Chen Nanhuai's reputation was ruined. He was a man and took advantage of everyone. He was scolded and talked about in public, but his family still wanted to protect him. The concubine of the Li family was in trouble. That night, news came out that she had died of a sudden illness.
Lu Yuntang felt cold all over after hearing the news and couldn't help crying. She asked Su Qingwan, "Sister-in-law, did I kill her? If I hadn't retaliated and exposed this matter, she wouldn't have died."
She wanted to vent her anger at the time and take revenge on Chen Nanhuai. She didn't think too much about it and didn't expect the Li family to be so cruel as to beat their daughter to death. She thought Chen Nanhuai would take her in as a concubine, and she could be considered to have helped him.
I didn't expect this to be the ending.
Su Qingwan said, "It has nothing to do with you."
"I asked Li Yue to light the incense."
If it weren't for the fragrance, they wouldn't have done anything wrong.
"It's not you who asked them to meet secretly in the important Buddhist place. Third sister, don't blame yourself. This kind of thing happened and it has nothing to do with you." Su Qingwan's tone was rather cold. She didn't care about the life and death of others except her family.
Lu Yuntang is not a fool. In fact, he can hear other meanings from Su Qingwan's attitude. If she is not Lu Jing's sister, then the fate of a concubine's daughter will be her fate. Because she is Lu Jing's sister, someone helps her plan and helps her escape from the fire pit. Even if she makes her mother angry, she is still well protected.
Her sister-in-law also helped her clean up for her brother's sake.
Lu Yuntang was grateful. He had a nightmare at night. After waking up, he was sick for another day. However, his body gradually recovered and he felt more energetic. He completely let go of the matter.
No one expected that the Chen family would actually send someone to propose marriage. Chen Nanhuai wanted to marry Lu Yuntang, and Mrs. Chen was also taking a risky move. Although the Chen family was gradually declining, there were many children, and the situation was too much monks and too little meat. Chen Nanhuai had done such a thing, and his reputation was ruined. It was absolutely impossible for him to pursue a career in the officialdom without strong connections.
The people of Dayuan believed in Buddhism. He had committed adultery in a place that was sacred to Buddhism. This shame would always be engraved on his spine. He could forget about pursuing a career in officialdom because the saliva of the censors would drown him. Unless he married Lu Jing's sister and had Lu Jing's protection, he could be sent to be an official in a remote place. Since the emperor was far away, no one would know about the scandal in the capital.
When she knew that her son was going to be abandoned by the Chen family, she thought of Lu Yuntang.
Even though Lu Yuntang is not the biological daughter of the Lu family, after all, they have raised her for so many years, so the Lu family will definitely protect her.
Su Qingwan ordered Madam Chen to politely invite her to the flower hall and said straight to the point, "Our Lu family does not agree to this marriage. Madam, please give up on this idea."
Mrs. Chen said all the nice things she could say, but Su Qingwan drank tea calmly. This attitude angered her, so she brought up the secret meeting between Chen Nanhuai and Lu Yuntang. Mrs. Chen said that as long as Lu Yuntang was married into the Chen family and Chen Nanhuai was given an official position, he would take Lu Yuntang to work in another place. Otherwise, she would make this scandal public, and if it was made public, the reputation of everyone in the Lu family would be affected.
Su Qingwan smiled. "Madam, are you oblivious to what's happening outside? When has the Lu family ever had a good reputation? From Lu Feng, Xie Zhaolan, to Lu Jing, I've heard all sorts of nasty things. What's the big deal about the Third Miss? We in the Lu family don't care. But I admire your courage. You actually threatened me. I hate being coerced. The last person who threatened me had grass three feet high on his grave."
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