Raising a wife? The mistress of the Hou family divorced and remarried her younger uncle

Chapter 130 Position
A hint of gloom flashed across Lu Jing's eyes, but it was not disappointment. The Jinyiwei knew very well what kind of reputation and character the Princess of the Southwest was. Ever since they knew it was her, Lu Jing was in charge of the Jinyiwei's line in the southwest. He collected all the intelligence about the Princess of the Southwest. Such a capable and prestigious woman who had the final say in her fiefdom. In her heart, how could a man she had rescued on the roadside and a fleeting relationship be compared with her family? There were many things in her heart that were more important than him.

But he also knew that there was a long time to come, so he was not in a hurry.

Thinking back to the beginning, he had never expected that one day he could sit in the pavilion with her and enjoy the snow and drink wine. This was already his dream, and the rest would come step by step.

"Are you disappointed?" Su Qingwan asked.

"A little bit, but it doesn't matter." Lu Jing also said truthfully. In the middle of the night, they should be honest with each other and there is no need to hide anything. "I want to ask why you left without saying goodbye. I was also worried about whether something happened to you. If I hadn't been on official business, I should have stayed in the southwest for a while longer."

He didn't need to ask the princess why she didn't recognize him when they met on the street that day.

Her reasons were good enough.

At that time, he was not qualified to appear in front of her.

Su Qingwan didn't expect him to be so frank, and she felt a little guilty. She left without saying goodbye and forgot about him in the villa. No matter what, it was her fault after all.

After talking about this matter, she finally put her mind at ease.

The pot of wine was empty. Su Qingwan knew her alcohol tolerance and didn't dare to drink any more. Lu Jing didn't ask anyone to serve more wine. The two of them just ate barbecue and admired the snow quietly.

Talking about love and romance on a snowy night is one of the greatest pleasures in life. Lu Jing didn't want to chat about political affairs with her, but Su Qingwan was a spoiler.

"My father said that recently someone advised the emperor to thoroughly investigate the old case of Huainan King's rebellion. There are many doubts in this case. At the beginning, it was concluded that Huainan King and Xilin conspired and betrayed the country based on a complaint from a civil servant group and a few specious letters. There was insufficient evidence. It happened that Xilin Yongxuan was in the palace again. Some military generals hoped that Xilin Yongxuan could explain what happened back then. The emperor was furious and reprimanded several censors and military generals. The lunch ended unhappily."

Lu Jing was the emperor's guard. Even if he was not present, Zhou Jingming would tell him that this was true. In fact, Xilin Yongxuan was in the capital. Lu Jing had long guessed that some generals were unwilling to give up and wanted to overturn the case for the King of Huainan. After the King of Southwest and the Xilin envoys entered the posthouse, the first person Lu Jing met was Xilin Yongxuan, not the King of Southwest.

The emperor did not want Xilin Yongxuan to interfere in Dayuan's internal affairs. When Lu Jing went to find Xilin Yongxuan, his words were very tactful, but his attitude was very strong. His strong attitude was what the emperor meant. He did not want Xilin Yongxuan to cooperate with this group of generals to cause trouble. Since the princess asked, Lu Jing said, "Princess, are you testing this matter, or do you really not know?"

Su Qingwan was silent as she turned the barbecue. The fat from the pork belly sizzled, whetting her appetite. She looked up and smiled at Lu Jing, "Guess."

When she smiled, her eyebrows were slightly curved, and her crescent-shaped eyes were like a pool of spring water, which was heart-warming. Such an ordinary face, but with a pair of moving eyes.

Lu Jing's lips curled slightly, and he turned to say solemnly, "Without the prince's tacit consent, the military generals would not dare to advise the emperor to overturn the case of the King of Huainan. The case of the King of Huainan was led by the civil service group and led by Prime Minister Lu. The evidence is irrefutable. The emperor ordered the execution of the nine clans of the King of Huainan. Huainan was a river of blood and corpses were everywhere. This matter has been concluded. If it is overturned more than ten years later, it was an unjust case. How will the people of the world view the emperor? People will only say that the loyal ministers cannot resist the fear of the imperial power, which will only chill the hearts of the civil and military officials in the court. The emperor's majesty has been greatly damaged. The civil officials involved in the case were all over the court and the country, and they were all important officials in the court. If one move affects the whole body, it is undoubtedly a foolish dream to want to overturn the case of the King of Huainan. The emperor will not allow it, and Prime Minister Lu will not allow it either."

Su Qingwan knew the inside story very well. If the case was really to be overturned, where would the emperor's face be? How would the officials involved in the case be dealt with? It would be another bloody storm.

Even if it is a wrongful case, the mistake has been made and we can only make the best of it.

"If the King of Huainan really wanted to rebel, why would so many generals risk their lives to redress his injustice over the years, and some even risked their own lives. If he really wanted to rebel, it would have been easy for him to rebel when he had his own troops at the border. Why didn't he resist after receiving the imperial edict? You can always find a pretext to accuse someone of something."

"How can I allow others to sleep soundly beside my bed? If the King of Huainan had sent his son to the capital as a hostage, married the princess and settled in the capital, the Huainan bloodbath could have been avoided. He was reluctant to give up his son, so he implicated the whole clan."

"What has the prince done wrong? He fought on the battlefield at the age of thirteen and made great achievements. But the emperor ordered him to take off his armor and return to Beijing to marry Princess. From then on, he was placed under house arrest in Kyoto, with no control over his life or death. He is the heir that King Huainan has painstakingly trained, and the next King Huainan. He should be on the battlefield guarding the territory, not trapped in the capital as a prisoner."

"Princess, whether it is right or wrong is not up to anyone to decide. The imperial power and the order are heavier than Mount Tai, so we can only follow the trend. The result of disobeying orders is the destruction of the whole family." Lu Jing was pragmatic. "Regardless of whether the King of Huainan is rebelling or not, it is true that he has his own army and is self-reliant. It is also true that the Huainan fiefdom only listens to the King of Huainan and does not listen to the orders of the emperor. It is also true that the King of Huainan is unwilling to send his son to the capital. Your father, the current King of Southwest, was a hostage in the capital when he was young. Why did the King of Huainan refuse to send his son to the capital? Is his son more precious than the King of Southwest's son? The emperor has just ascended the throne and his position is unstable. As long as he is at ease, that high-ranking and powerful man will be able to take over the throne. Which emperor can tolerate a prince who is so important and has his own army? Why do you want to disobey the order to send the prince to Beijing as a hostage to marry the princess? From the perspective of the King of Huainan, he is right and the prince is right. Military power and imperial power are in opposition and they are wary of each other. The King of Huainan is afraid that the prince will encounter an accident and is unwilling to send him as a hostage. But from the perspective of the emperor, what should he think? You have military power in your hands, and hundreds of thousands of troops in the four borders only obey your orders. He only wants the prince to come to Beijing to marry the princess, but you also disobey the order. Are you planning a rebellion? Princess, this matter is just a different standpoint, there is no right or wrong. "

Su Qingwan was so angry that her face turned pale. Her nails dug into her flesh so hard that she could feel the stinging pain in her palms. "What a phrase. There is no right or wrong. The lives of thousands of people in the Huainan Palace are like grass in the eyes of His Majesty. They are not worth mentioning. He just wields a knife to kill people out of fear. It's ridiculous!"

Lu Jing noticed her emotions, looked at her deeply, and reminded her, "Princess, your last name is also Li, and you are the emperor's sister."

Su Qingwan sneered, "The Southwest Palace and the Huainan Palace are on good terms, and this is no secret. Is it taboo for me to speak for the Huainan Palace?"