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

Chapter 143 Crisis
Su Qingwan knew that this was a lesson learned from the past, but if she did not persuade those people sitting in the cold wind to leave, they would be killed by the severe cold wind and snow. Secondly, even if the wind and snow did not kill them, the emperor would kill the person who led the shouting, and there would be a river of blood. She was afraid that the emperor would take action and cause another bloody incident. Otherwise, these people were redressing the injustice for Huainan and vindicating her father. She just had to wait for the opportunity. She did not want to add more lives to the Huainan case.

She told the old tutor her concerns truthfully. The old tutor did not expect that she would try to guess the emperor's intentions in private. He could not help but look at her a few more times. She was very young, but she was very insightful and calm. He knew who was the key person who could stop this major case.

The emperor has handled several cases since he ascended the throne, all of which resulted in rivers of blood. The previous cases were considered to be for the country and the people. If another tragedy occurs now, his accumulated reputation will be ruined because of the old Huainan case.

Su Qingwan said, "So, it must be the Jinyiwei who did it secretly. With such a cold wind, it is normal for a few people to freeze to death or die of illness. No one thought that it was the emperor who did it. Master, I asked you to persuade them because I don't want them to lose their lives for no reason. There are more meaningful things for them to live for."

The old tutor still shook his head, "I will no longer be involved in the affairs of the court. Life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are determined by God. The students are well-read and do righteous things. They know that they will freeze to death at the gate of the palace in the cold winter, but they still insist on sitting in the cold wind to protest. They know the outcome. We are outsiders, so we respect the students' choice and there is no need to interfere."

"But what if the students were instigated by someone?" Su Qingwan looked straight at the old master and said in a clear and gentle voice, "The news spread too quickly and soon spread all over Kyoto, faster than the Jinyiwei. The soldiers, students, and civilians united together. If no one instigated them, how could they sit in protest in the cold wind? Old Master, you are also well-read in the books of sages. I also know that you have worked hard for Huainan and are willing to die, but you can't incite these students to die. This will not only fail to help Huainan, but will only make the students die in vain. I beg you to persuade them."

The old master's smile faded slightly. Su Qingwan's words were not particularly tactful, but she had spoken openly. The old master was a little unhappy and said lightly, "You said that I incited them?"

"If there were no great scholar with great prestige secretly inciting and instructing, this group of students would not be able to unite in a short time. I know that the original intention of the Grand Tutor is good, but the method is really wrong. The emperor will not be threatened. He ignored the civil service group's accusation against Huainan because he was afraid of Huainan's potential threat to him. He is a conceited and tough person. He will only die if he goes against me. This snowstorm will only cover up his crimes. Grand Tutor, he will not only take action against the students, but the Jinyiwei has ears and eyes all over the capital. Everyone's every move cannot escape the eyes of the Jinyiwei. What you have done and what you have planned cannot escape the eyes of the Jinyiwei. You want to be indifferent and hang up your head, which is absolutely impossible. Tonight is the only chance to save it. Why did you resign from your post back then? Are you afraid of death? If you are really afraid of death, you will not bite the old case of Huainan. You are willing to resign from your post to protect your family and keep your family. If the Jinyiwei finds out that you secretly incited the students, the Lu family will face another catastrophe."

The old tutor frowned slightly, "Little Princess, please don't exaggerate. I have nothing to do with this matter, and I have never incited the students to threaten the emperor."

"The emperor doesn't care whether you did it or not, nor does he care what you think. When he acquiesced to Prime Minister Lu's framing of Huainan, did he allow the King of Huainan to defend himself? When the Jinyiwei broke into the palace and killed people, did he allow them to say that they were wronged? You said that Huainan is a precedent for the southwest, but it is also a precedent for you. Father can only call the soldiers back, and the students still need you to come. Please think about it carefully."

The old tutor's smile faded, his face became solemn, but he stood still, obviously struggling. Su Qingwan saw that midnight was approaching and the weather was getting colder, so she had to use her trump card.

"Taifur, you know that the emperor intends to betroth me to Lu Jing. Lu Jing has been with me in the inn all this time. He has advised me, hoping that I can persuade my father not to be so persistent in overturning the case of King Huainan. He once told me that you had incited the students in the school to insist on overturning the case of King Huainan in the future. You constantly reiterated to the students the injustice of Huainan. As long as some of your students pass the imperial examination and have the opportunity to be granted a title of nobility or become a prime minister in the future, they will have the opportunity to rehabilitate Huainan. You have planted the seeds of rehabilitating Huainan in the hearts of every student. The emperor actually knows this very well and has been patient for a long time. Don't think that you are being cautious. You yourself don't know who among the people around you are the Jinyiwei. Tell the emperor everything you say and do. Don't give the emperor a chance and really bring disaster to the Lu family." Su Qingwan told a lie that was not really a lie. Lu Jing had never told her such a confidential matter. She could only use Lu Jing's notoriety in the capital to exacerbate the seriousness of the matter.

The old tutor has lived in the capital for a long time and knows Lu Jing's bad reputation. He is really notorious. As long as he takes action, it will be a disaster.

Lu Jing, wearing night clothes, led Zhou Jingming and three Jinyiwei to walk at night in the wind and snow. When they arrived outside the Lu family, they suddenly saw the gate of the Lu family open.

Su Qingwan helped the old tutor out of the house.

Lu Jing raised his hand. He and Zhou Jingming and others hid in the darkness, frowning.

Zhou Jingming lowered his voice and asked, "Why is the princess here?"

Lu Jing remained silent. The emperor wanted him to kill the people on the list, and the old tutor was the first one. There would be a tragedy in the capital after midnight. Lu Jing and Zhou Jingming were the Jinyiwei, and they were the emperor's sword. They had no control over who the sword would kill. They had to execute the order. Lu Jing knelt down and pleaded for the old tutor. Although he and the old tutor had no intersection, the old tutor's eldest son, the Minister of Revenue, had contacts with him in officialdom. Although he was pedantic, he was very honest and upright. The emperor wanted to find trouble with the Minister of Revenue several times, and the Jinyiwei were ordered to investigate, but all the frame-ups failed. The old tutor's family were such pedantic but kind people.

The emperor had made up his mind, and Lu Jing had no say in the matter. He could only accept the order. Lu Jing was very conflicted, but he could only protect the people in Master Lu's family, but not Master Lu. According to the emperor's temperament, he didn't even want to let Master Lu's sons go.

"Zi Yu, what should we do?" Zhou Jingming was a little impatient. In fact, like Lu Jing, he did not want to kill Tutor Lu. But this time Tutor Lu instigated the students to anger the emperor, and he could not escape death.

"Wait a moment." Lu Jing's voice sounded a little cold in the wind and snow.