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

Chapter 135 True or False
If the emperor was really stupid, he would not have been able to hold on to his throne in just a few years. When the King of Huainan was just overthrown, the Dayuan civil service group was at its peak, and the authority of the clans and families almost undermined the imperial power. But what was the ending? The emperor and the eldest princess balanced the situation through marriage and other means, gradually controlling the balance between civil and military officials, and using their internal struggles to maintain the political situation. In the end, in just a few years, they subdued most of the military generals who followed the King of Huainan at that time, and also demoted many civil officials who followed Prime Minister Lu out of the capital.

The emperor is young, but he is quite scheming. How could he leave such an obvious handle for others? Even if he wanted to communicate with Xilin, he would definitely not write it and leave evidence.

Su Qingwan was skeptical. The King of Southwest gave the letter to General Chen, Marquis Ningyuan and others. After reading it, their eyes turned red with anger, and the veins on their hands were about to burst. They endured it to the extreme.

After Prime Minister Lu read the letter, the eunuch took it back.

The princess said, "This is clearly slander. Using a few pieces of paper to accuse the emperor of colluding with Xilin is not evidence at all."

The kneeling woman asked, "Princess, since a few pieces of paper are not considered evidence, why did you convict my father of treason based on the letters that were found back then? Why did you kill all my clan members without sparing a soul?"

The eldest princess pursed her lips and was speechless. She knew that it was a false accusation. She rushed to Huainan as soon as she received the news, but she was still a step too late. Then she went to the border and wanted to save the sons of King Huainan, but she still failed.

As luck would have it, the war broke out.

Prime Minister Lu said, "The letter was found in the study of King Huainan, and with the testimony of King Xilin and the complaints of several generals, King Huainan was convicted. Now you have a few letters that you got from nowhere and say they were found in the palace of King Xilin. Who can testify? I can forge more than a dozen letters like this, but they are certainly not evidence."

The Dali Temple Minister said, "Your Majesty, the King of Huainan was convicted of treason and his entire clan was exterminated. Since there are still some remnants left, they should be killed to uphold the law of the country, so that she won't make false accusations and make random accusations."

Ning Yuanhou sneered and said, "You are so eager to kill people to silence them, are you feeling guilty?"

"My Lord, this is the Yangxin Palace. Please be careful with your words."

"I have been on the march and fighting for many years, and I am always rough. If I have offended you in any way, please forgive me. This matter has not been concluded yet, and you are calling for war and killing. It is hard not to be suspicious." Ning Yuanhou seemed to remember something, "I almost forgot that your father was also an important minister who reported the rebellion of the King of Huainan. Although he retired and returned to his hometown, he is not dead yet. How about you ask him to confront the little princess face to face?"

The Dali Temple Minister was so angry that his face turned pale, but he didn't dare to jump into the pit dug by Ningyuan Marquis.

The King of Southwest asked, "Miss, the Princess and Prime Minister Lu are right. Just a few letters are not evidence. Do you have any other evidence to prove the authenticity of the letters?"

The kneeling girl said, "Yes, the Second Prince can testify for me."

Everyone was shocked and looked at Xilin Yongxuan.

The emperor propped his head up, as if he was watching a farce, calm and composed, as if he wanted to see what tricks they could come up with. Xilin Yongxuan looked embarrassed, as if he had something to say that was difficult to hide.

A hint of doubt flashed across Prime Minister Lu's eyes. "The Second Prince brought an envoy to Dayuan for peace talks, but such a big thing happened before the talks. This should be Dayuan's internal affairs and has nothing to do with Xilin. Why does the Second Prince know this woman?"

Xilin Yongxuan sighed, "To be honest, I met her several years ago. She was indeed a maid in the Xilin Palace. She was convicted of theft. I was blinded by lust and had to defy my father to save her. Later, she entered the palace as a maid. A year later, she disappeared for no reason. I never thought that she was the daughter of the King of Huainan."

Su Qingwan frowned. She knew that Xilin Yongxuan was not a normal person, and she was not sure how much truth there was in his words.

"Second Prince, be careful with your words!" A civil servant was furious. "Could it be that you, Xilin, deliberately came to the capital under the pretext of peace talks and fished in troubled waters under the name of the King of Huainan?" "You are slandering me. Your internal affairs have nothing to do with me. I just told you what I know. This is absolutely true. Just ask the old people in the Xilin Palace and you will know. Dayuan's Jinyiwei is so powerful and spread all over the Xilin Imperial City. I believe they must have recorded this incident back then. You will know after checking it out."

Xilin Yongxuan threw the blame away, and Ning Yuanhou asked hurriedly, "Lu Jing, is this true?"

Lu Jing said calmly, "The Jinyiwei recorded many things in Xilin, and we need to check the files to know. Besides, I was in charge of Jinyiwei a year ago, so I am not sure whether this incident happened."

"Then what are you standing there for? Go check it out!" The hot-tempered General Chen waved his hand and asked Lu Jing to check it out. Lu Jing did not move at all. He was about to get angry when he was stopped by Ning Yuanhou.

The emperor said casually, "General, you are so grand and ostentatious. You dare to order my people around in the Yangxin Palace. Can I let you sit on the dragon throne?"

"I deserve to die!" General Chen knelt down hurriedly to plead guilty, his voice weaker.

The emperor did not shout, but gave Lu Jing a look. Lu Jing turned around and went out, ordering someone to check the files.

"Even if this woman stole in the palace, she can't say that she stole these letters, right?"

Xilin Yongxuan was watching the fun and didn't mind the big deal. "No, no, what was stolen from my father back then were a few letters to the Emperor of Dayuan. At that time, we thought that all the property was lost, so my father gave the girl to me. It was two years later that we found out that it was the letters that were lost. By then, the girl had disappeared without a trace. We sent people to search for her, but later the matter was dropped. I can testify to this!"

"You!" The Dali Temple Minister was furious. "Second Prince, don't forget why you came to Dayuan."

"I came to Dayuan to negotiate peace. I came here sincerely. Your internal affairs have nothing to do with me, and I don't want to get involved, so as not to get into trouble, but I can't lie." Xilin Yongxuan said, "We are all honest people and will not lie. Please believe me."

The civil servants headed by Prime Minister Lu were all infuriated by Xilin Yongxuan's expression, but they couldn't find any fault and could only stare blankly.

The emperor seemed to have seen enough of the drama. "If I wanted to join hands with the King of Xilin to kill the King of Huainan, why did I write the letter myself? If I leave such an important handle, if the King of Xilin breaks his promise and the generals attack me, I will destroy my own country. In the eyes of the ministers, am I such a stupid and ignorant person?"

General Chen was still kneeling, but he said stubbornly, "Even if someone imitated the emperor's handwriting, it was someone who was familiar with the emperor. Who could have seen the emperor's handwriting when he was young?"

"Let's stick to the facts. There's no need to change the subject. Evidence is needed for everything. If you can't produce evidence and slander your master, it's a serious crime that will implicate all nine clans. I advise you to think carefully." The emperor rubbed his brows. "I ordered the killing of the nine clans of the King of Huainan. Since I have convicted them, the evidence is irrefutable. If you want to overturn the verdict, feel your neck and see if it's tough enough!"

An ominous thought flashed through Su Qingwan's mind. After a while, the Jinyiwei who was reviewing the files came back and whispered a few words to Lu Jing. Lu Jing raised his eyebrows, nodded, and entered the hall.

Ning Yuanhou asked anxiously, "How?"

Lu Jing looked at the kneeling woman, then at Xilin Yongxuan, and said calmly, "Your Majesty, it is true that the Second Prince of Xilin asked for the maid, but it was not the maid who stole it. It was the Second Prince who got drunk and humiliated the maid, so he simply asked for mercy from the King of Xilin and took the maid back to the palace."

Xilin Yongxuan, "?"