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Chapter 148 Nian Qing
Lu Nianqing had dinner with them, then politely took his leave and returned to his study to review his lessons. The eldest princess said that he had been studying very hard recently and would not rest until after midnight.

After the New Year, the princess planned to send him to the battlefield in the northern border.

Although the war has subsided, he can still train troops in the Northern Frontier, which is much better than just talking about military operations in Beijing. Lu Nianqing has made military achievements in the army and is still young. There are several generals supported by the princess to help him consolidate military power. The princess hopes that Lu Nianqing can replace the King of Southwest and become the commander-in-chief of the Northern Frontier within ten years.

Su Qingwan said, "He is still young, so there is no need to be so anxious."

"After the New Year, I'll be twelve years old." The princess said with a smile, "I'm not too young anymore."

Su Qingwan felt a little distressed, but she didn't say anything. In fact, she and the princess had the same idea about Lu Nianqing's path. The most important thing was that Lu Nianqing was willing to do so. He didn't like being confined in the capital, nor did he like returning to the Lu family. During this period, the King of the Southwest and a group of military generals went to the capital, and he was detained in the mansion by the princess to study, and he was not even allowed to attend the palace banquet.

The King of Southwest had said that he wanted to meet him, but the Princess said that her son was recuperating in the palace, so the King of Southwest had to give up. Lu Nianqing had secretly gone to the battlefield as an unknown soldier, and was not very noticeable as a soldier in the army. The King of Southwest had never met Lu Nianqing. It was after Lu Nianqing returned to Beijing that the Princess wanted to build momentum for her son, hoping that he would make a difference in the army in the future, and the news gradually spread.

"Princess, have you ever thought about how the veterans who had seen your brother in the past would feel when Nian Qing went to the army with such a face?"

Nianqing looks so much like his brother.

He is like his brother in every aspect, in terms of figure and appearance. Now, at the age of eleven or twelve, he has already possessed the charm and grace of his brother when he was young. His brother died at the peak of his glory and elegance. At that time, the young girls in Huainan even caused a stampede to occur in order to catch a glimpse of the prince.

It would be fine if Nianqing had nothing to do with his brother.

It just so happened that she was born to the eldest princess who was engaged to her brother.

"So what? If someone who remembers him sees Nian Qing, who would say anything?"

Su Qingwan wants Nianqing to wear a mask to avoid trouble, but how can she convince Nianqing? Will Nianqing have doubts in his heart? The eldest princess is so sure that others will not discuss it. What if the news reaches the ears of the emperor?

"Xiao Wu, he is my son. I risked my life to give birth to him. I will protect him and no one can do anything to him. Don't worry."

"But you still use Nianqing as a tool to gain power." Su Qingwan said in a deep voice, "You already knew that I was in the southwest. If you give Nianqing to me to raise, he will have a more legitimate identity. People are similar, but not related. No one would think that he is related to Huainan."

"Why should I give the son that I fought so hard for to be raised by someone else?" The eldest princess said in a faint voice.

"So, he recognized the thief as his father."

"Would you rather he die in my womb, or would you rather he accept the thief as his father, but be brought up to be both civil and military, so that he will have the opportunity to inherit military power in the future?"

Su Qingwan's expression turned cold. Nian Qing's survival was the most important thing, but she knew that this was not the only way.

"Xiao Wu, please stop. The capital has been in a state of panic recently. If we continue like this, both sides will suffer. This is a situation that neither you nor I want to see."

"Then tell me, who was responsible for the death of the King of Huainan's daughter by hitting the tripod? Who wanted to block my path to redress Huainan's injustice?"

"I told you that it will take time to redress Huainan. I know that if you rush for success, many people will be implicated in the Huainan case."

"They deserve to die for being implicated. When the Lu family and the clans worked together to commit the tragedy, they should have thought that the truth would be revealed one day." "So many people died, what's the point? You still can't redress Huainan." The princess said, "What's the difference between you and the Lu family who committed the Huainan tragedy?"

"Of course there is a difference!" Su Qingwan's face turned cold. "I don't kill innocent people indiscriminately. I have presented the evidence to you, just to ask you not to interfere. Which one of them is wrong? The Jinyiwei did not break into the homes of criminals and kill innocent people indiscriminately, and no criminal was implicated. The culprit committed suicide in prison in order not to implicate more important officials. How can it be said that I forced them to death? If they were innocent, could the evidence be fabricated? On the contrary, the evidence of accusing Huainan of treason twelve years ago, you and I both know that it was a trumped-up charge. The ironclad evidence was all fabricated!"

The princess looked pained. "The nine clans of Huainan were destroyed. I also lost my husband, and Nianqing lost her father. Our pain is the same."

"Of course they are different. Your beloved brother sits on the dragon throne, your entire clan enjoys the world's worship, and is rich and prosperous. The wronged souls of my nine clans are hovering in the Huainan fiefdom. Apart from me and Nian Qing, there are no other blood relatives. How dare you say they are the same?"

"I know your hatred is hard to appease, and I can understand that you want to vindicate Huainan... But now is really not the right time. Xilin needs peace talks, the government needs stability, and we need to recuperate after fighting for so many years. I really don't want to cause trouble." The princess said softly, "Just think of it as doing this for Nianqing, okay?"

"What do you mean, Princess? Are you blackmailing me?"

"I didn't!" said the princess. "I just don't want any more trouble in the court. I want to wait quietly for the peace talks to end."

"Then when will you agree to redress Huainan's injustice?" Su Qingwan asked with a sneer, "You always say that the time is not right. When will it be?"

"Wait until Nian Qing takes power." The princess said softly, "It only takes one word from him to redress the injustice. There is no need for so many people to sacrifice."

"Huainan's crime was committed by the Lu family and the emperor. The emperor must redress Huainan. Why should it be placed on Nianqing's shoulders? Nianqing is in power... How could you really give power to Nianqing? If I were a few years younger, I would really believe you. Nianqing is your son and my brother's son. He has Huainan's blood in him. Would you feel comfortable giving him military power? In your heart, the Li family's kingdom is more important than my brother and Nianqing. You have never really thought about redressing Huainan."

"You are always so aggressive, Xiaowu." The princess said calmly, "I know the emperor better than you do. He would rather die than admit his mistakes."

"Then he should die!" Su Qingwan rarely showed her emotions. "When the Huainan army resisted Xilin, so many soldiers died every day. They were also fathers, sons, brothers, and brothers. Everyone can die. Why can't your brother die? Because his last name is Li, because he has a good sister who is willing to cover everything for him?"

The eldest princess turned pale when she was accused, "Xiao Wu...he was also deceived."

"Don't deceive yourself." Su Qingwan's eyes were slightly red. "If he was deceived, you wouldn't have rushed to Huainan overnight to inform the news, and you wouldn't have gone to the border to save your brothers."

"So, can you please wait a little longer for Nian Qing's sake, considering that I once sincerely wanted to save the Huainan clan?"

"Why don't you just kill me?" Su Qingwan looked at her sarcastically. "The Princess's Mansion is full of experts. If you kill me, it will be easy. Why don't you kill me? If you kill me, you can rest assured."

"You are Nianqing's aunt. I am not that cruel."

"No, it's because you're afraid. If I die and someone tells Nian Qing's life story, the emperor and you may have a deep relationship as siblings, but once Nian Qing's life story is exposed, the Lu family, the emperor... no one can tolerate him." Su Qingwan raised the corners of her lips, "You don't dare to gamble."

Human nature is so cruel.

But Qingyun, Qingyi and Luzhu didn't know about Nianqing's affairs. She had not even told her father and mother. It was a secret she kept deep in her heart, and she only dared to tell them secretly in her heart when she missed her family countless times.

The eldest princess smiled bitterly, "Whether you believe it or not, I have never thought of killing you."

(End of this chapter)