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

Chapter 140 List
"Royal sister, what are you talking about? In my heart, you and I are the closest people in the world. I know that you will never betray me, and I will never do anything to hurt you again." The emperor has been very protective of the eldest princess since she was young, and his tone softened. "Royal sister, I knew you would definitely not agree to this, so I didn't discuss it with you. I didn't expect it to go wrong and become the current unmanageable situation. Royal sister, I was wrong."

He doesn't even call himself "I" anymore.

The eldest princess was a little disappointed. To be fair, the emperor was a good emperor who worked hard and loved his people. He had been on the throne for twelve years and the weather had been good. Although there were constant wars on the border, there were people in the court who wanted to interfere and sow discord, hoping to trap the soldiers on the border. However, because of the eldest princess, the clan did not dare to be too reckless.

Over the years, the border has been provided with people and money when needed, and the eldest princess has also supported merchants and encouraged agriculture and sericulture. The weather has been good and the emperor has never indulged in pleasure, nor has he built large-scale projects to squeeze the people's wealth.

After he ascended the throne, he handled three major cases that resulted in rivers of bloodshed. In addition to the Huainan injustice case, there were the imperial examination fraud case and the clan seizure of land. The latter two major cases were both beneficial to the country and the people, and the people applauded. In the eyes of the people, he was also a wise ruler.

Over the past decade or so, my achievements have outweighed my faults and I have been very diligent.

But the old case of Huainan was a yoke weighing on him and also a nightmare. The emperor was afraid of having the case overturned, and he did not want to admit that he had acted out of selfish motives and ruined the lives of the Huainan clan.

He had been on the throne for more than ten years and had accumulated great power. He would not allow anyone to challenge his authority or destroy his reputation. He arranged this drama with a backup plan so that he could get away with it perfectly without damaging his image in the eyes of the people.

But he didn't expect that his chess piece would betray him.

"What you should think about now is how to calm the public anger and the public indignation you have caused. The soldiers in the army must also be given an explanation!" The eldest princess is no longer thinking about finding out who is the mastermind behind the incident, but how to calm the negative impact it has brought.

The emperor was silent for a moment, "Put this matter on the uncle." "What did you say?"

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Lu Jing was standing outside the palace, as firm as a pine tree. He could vaguely hear the quarrel between the emperor and the eldest princess. When the brother and sister were quarreling, everyone else avoided them, even the eunuch who served the emperor avoided them. Lu Jing was quite trusted. During such a fierce quarrel, only Lu Jing could wait outside the palace.

The quarreling sounds gradually subsided. As Lu Jing heard the voices gradually fade away, he knew that they had all calmed down. After the voices became lower, Lu Jing could no longer hear what they were talking about, and he actually didn't care.

The wind and snow gradually grew stronger, and the sky darkened. A thick layer of snow had accumulated outside the bedroom. Lu Jing couldn't help but think of Su Qingwan. She had been traumatized in the palace today, and he didn't know how she was doing after returning to the inn.

There was no dinner served in the palace. The eunuch was afraid that the princess and the emperor would be hungry, so he came to ask Lu Jing. Lu Jing stood still. He had been standing outside the palace for the whole afternoon, and his legs were numb from the cold. The eunuch brought him ginger tea several times on the way. Lu Jing looked at his worried expression and hinted to him subtly that the quarrel between the princess and the emperor had been settled.

The eldest eunuch also breathed a sigh of relief and went into the hall to ask the emperor and the eldest princess whether they had served the meal.

The emperor ordered someone to serve the meal, and the eldest princess called Lu Jing into the palace.

The charcoal fire in the hall was burning brightly and it was very warm. Lu Jing's frozen hands and feet regained consciousness. After paying his respects to the eldest princess and the emperor, he stood aside politely.

The emperor handed Lu Jing a list and said calmly, "I want everyone on the list to shut up."