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

Chapter 144 Late Night Snack
The old tutor was in his seventies and walked unsteadily, finding it difficult to walk alone in the wind and snow. Su Qingwan and Qingyun, two maids in Qingyi, helped him get on the carriage, left the Lu family, and headed towards the palace gate.

Lu Jing waved his hand, and Zhou Jingming and the Jinyiwei and others followed him. They all had their faces covered, hiding in the wind and snow, so their faces could not be seen. Their footprints in the snow were quickly covered by the wind and snow.

"Zi Yu, time is urgent, or... start halfway." Zhou Jingming made a suggestion in the biting cold wind.

Lu Jing looked in the direction of the carriage, his eyes very bright in the dark night, "Maybe... the old master can have a chance of survival."

"You said he went to persuade the students? How is that possible? You and I both know the old tutor's character. He is extremely stubborn. Since he has incited the students to force the emperor, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. How could he give up halfway?"

Lu Jing said calmly, "Taifu is also a human being, and he also has weaknesses."

Zhou Jingming sighed and said, "It's not the first time that the old tutor's life has been threatened, but he has many students all over the world, and he can't be easily killed. If we really want to kill him, we have to do it without leaving any traces, otherwise half of the civil and military officials in the court are his students. He is also sure that we dare not do anything to him. The emperor can tolerate him constantly preaching the innocence of the King of Huainan in the school, which is already a very good self-cultivation. If it were the late emperor, he would have taken action long ago. He is so sure that the emperor dare not touch him, why did he suddenly change his mind?"

Lu Jing wondered how the princess persuaded him. The lives of the whole family were the old tutor's weakness. It was not like no one had taken advantage of his weakness before, but none of them had been able to change the tutor's obsession.

At the palace gate, there was a huge crowd of people. The wind and snow almost covered the crowd. The King of Southwest was also in the crowd, stopping the soldiers who were sitting in protest. In fact, the soldiers were fine. The King of Southwest, Ningyuan Marquis and others were all there and could take charge of the overall situation. These two people could convince the crowd. The most difficult part was this group of students. When the King of Southwest saw the old tutor, he felt like a savior. When he took another look at the carriage of the King of Southwest's mansion, he knew that it was Su Qingwan who went to persuade the old tutor. His heart skipped a beat. How did Xiaowu convince him?

But he didn't have time to think too deeply, as some weak students had already been frozen unconscious in the crowd and were carried away by the soldiers. The crowd had to be evacuated tonight.

Su Qingwan sat in the carriage, holding a cup of hot tea to warm her palms. Since the person had been sent there, there was no need for her to get off. The noise of the crowd filled her ears, and her heart finally settled down.

The King of Southwest and the old tutor spent less than half an hour to evacuate the crowd. The old tutor had a very high status in the students' eyes, and some students regarded him as their reincarnated parents. He tried to persuade them earnestly, but he was over 70 years old and his face was pale from the cold. The students could not bear it, so they kowtowed, admitted their mistakes, and gradually dispersed.

Lu Jing glanced at the carriage and told Zhou Jingming to wait while he went into the palace to report.

The emperor did not sleep all night. He had not issued such a bloody order for a long time. He could not sleep at night. Lu Jing could hear his weak cough outside the palace.

The emperor didn't expect Lu Jing to come back to report so soon. There were so many people on the list, how could he have killed them all so quickly?

Lu Jing told the whole story about going to the Lu family and seeing Princess Southwest accompanying the old tutor out and persuading the students at the palace gate.

"The students have been evacuated. When I came back to report, most of the soldiers and students at the palace gate had already evacuated. I am unsure whether I should continue to execute the order. Please make the decision, Your Majesty."

"Hmph, this old bastard, at his age, instead of enjoying his grandchildren, he had to make such a big fuss. Now he has changed his mind." The emperor sneered a few times, seeming to be regretful and relieved. Lu Jing could only judge his emotions by his tone.

"What a pity..." The emperor sighed regretfully, "My uncle is kind-hearted and knows to ask him to come and calm the situation. But even if the students are evacuated, the military and the students are in cahoots with each other, which is a great threat to me."

Lu Jing was very calm and didn't say a word. The emperor actually knew what he was thinking.

Lu Jing has never been a person who kills innocent people indiscriminately, and he has also pleaded for mercy from the old tutor.

"Lu Jing, you said that the Grand Tutor was nearly 70 years old and had many illnesses. He caught a cold outside in such cold weather and fell down, dying in the cold wind. No one would suspect anything, right?"

Lu Jing looked up and saw the emperor half lying on a warm bed with a blanket covering his waist. He looked extremely lazy and relaxed, but his sickly face could not be concealed. The emperor was in a bad mood in winter, which was mostly caused by his weak body.

"I only obey the orders of the emperor. I will do whatever the emperor says." Lu Jing followed his words and did not continue to plead for mercy. He knew that his plea would only make the tutor die faster.

The emperor snorted coldly, half-squinting his eyes, "This old man is lucky to have found a way out. I don't think he will live long. I will spare his life. If he does it again next time, I will never tolerate it."

"Yes!" Lu Jing knew that the old tutor had escaped safely. Was the Princess of Southwest extremely smart and had already predicted the emperor's decision, or was it just a blind cat catching a dead mouse and she just wanted to save the students at the palace gate?
"What about the people on the list?" Lu Jing asked. Since the old tutor managed to escape, he wondered if the people on the list could also escape.

The emperor waved his hand, and Lu Jing understood. He retreated silently and hurried back to the palace gate. Zhou Jingming was still waiting, but there was no carriage from the Southwest Prince's Palace at the palace gate, and the old tutor had also left.

The soldiers and students had been evacuated, leaving only a dozen or so hot-blooded young men. No matter how they were persuaded, they did not want to leave. However, as they were few in number, it would be difficult to accomplish anything, and they could be persuaded to retreat with a little intimidation. The crisis was finally over. Lu Jing did not dare to think about how much panic would be caused if he really took action tonight and the news spread tomorrow morning. The emperor was determined to go all the way to the end. If anyone wanted to overturn the case in Huainan, he would do something even more ruthless and even cut off his own retreat.

Lu Jing didn't understand and didn't agree, but he was the emperor, the supreme ruler!

Zhou Jingming asked softly, "How?"

"Let's go, where's the old master?"

"The Princess of Southwest sent him back to the mansion." Zhou Jingming said, "When you were not here, the students almost got into a fight. The Grand Tutor persuaded a group of people to leave, but another group refused to leave and insulted each other. The students' insults were really ugly. Not a single dirty word was used, but they cursed at all the ancestors of the eighteen generations."

Lu Jing, "..."

He was too lazy to chat with Zhou Jingming, and the two said goodbye at the palace gate. Lu Jing quickly returned to the inn. Su Qingwan was actually in his yard, warming wine and grilling meat waiting for him to come back, as if she had already expected that he would come back tonight.

There was a charcoal fire burning in the pavilion, making it extremely warm. The aroma of the barbecue also dispelled their fatigue from the whole night. Not only Lu Jing, but Su Qingwan was also exhausted, her heart always hanging in the air.

When he lifted the curtain and came in, Su Qingwan looked up and smiled, "Master Lu, are you hungry? I woke up in the night and was very hungry. I wanted to have a drink with you."