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

Chapter 180 Jun's Grace
Su Qingwan felt bitter. How could he be so stupid? He didn't regret it even when he was about to die, and he even arranged a way for her to live. Lu Jing had never hurt her. Whether she was his sister-in-law or the Princess of Southwest County, Lu Jing was always a gentleman. Except that he almost killed her accidentally during the roundup at Nanfeng Tower, that was also his duty. But she poisoned him. Although...

She smiled, still holding her head up, to dispel the bitterness in her heart, "Lord Lu, you don't have to panic. The poison I gave you will only make you feel very uncomfortable temporarily. This poison... can be cured with one stick of incense."

Lu Jing was confused, his eyes fell on the jade bottle, and Su Qingwan said, "I lied to you."

He breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Xiao Wu, where did you put the poison?"

"Such a confidential matter does not need to be known by Lord Lu." Su Qingwan looked out the window. "This snow is falling so heavily, it is endless, as if it will never stop."

She sounded a little sad, and Lu Jing suddenly asked, "You...what did you send someone to do?"

"Don't worry, I won't kill the king. He is such a life-loving person, and he always has a lot of people around him. Why should I kill him?" Su Qingwan sighed, "I won't do something that I know is futile. Lu Jing, I've always wanted to ask you, why are you so loyal to him?"

"Everyone says that I was valued by the emperor for my meritorious service in saving the emperor. In fact, I had met the emperor before I joined the Jinyiwei." Lu Jing slowly talked about the old things between him and the emperor. "I wanted to win fame for the Lu family and to vindicate my father, so I went to the battlefield. I could have made a career with my own skills. But unfortunately, when I returned to Beijing that year, the person who framed my father came to Beijing and was promoted to a second-rank official. He stepped on my father's bones and made his own way to the sky. His daughter married into the marquis's mansion, and his son married the daughter of the clan. The whole family was glorious, but my father's bones were lying in the cold river. How could I be willing? It was too slow to accumulate military merits on the battlefield, so slow that I couldn't stand it, but I didn't know what to do. I was still young at that time, and I could join the Lu Prime Minister's family. Although we were of the side branch, It's very far. If I beg, maybe there will be a way out. I am too eager to take revenge, but I can't bow my head to really beg Prime Minister Lu. I was depressed at that time, and I met the emperor who went out of the palace incognito. The emperor was trapped in the palace walls all year round. It was rare for him to go out of the palace. He was accompanied by the eldest eunuch, but he was bullied by the playboys in Beijing. I was young at that time, and I didn't know how high the sky was. I was a little hot-blooded after drinking. I hated the children of the noble clans the most. I swung my fists and fought with him, knocking out three of his teeth. That man was the son of the Ningguo Mansion. He had his family to support him, and they came to arrest him soon. I thought I would have a jail term, but who would have thought... the emperor actually saved me. He took me to drink and asked me if I wanted to join the Jinyiwei. I thought to myself that since I had to bow my head and be a dog, I would of course be a dog for the most honorable person in the world, so I joined the Jinyiwei.”

"I will repay your kindness on the Golden Terrace and die for you by supporting Yulong." Su Qingwan understood Lu Jing's words. The emperor in Lu Jing's eyes was different from the emperor in her eyes.

The conversation between the two reached a deadlock. Everyone had a different position, so there was nothing to talk about. No one could convince anyone. Su Qingwan had to admit that even though the emperor had committed numerous crimes against Huainan, he was a good emperor to the people. The King of the Southwest had fought against Xilin for so many years. He had money and food. He was very decisive and knew that he had to conquer Xilin in order to protect the stability of the border and the people's livelihood. He did it.

Now that there are peace talks, the world is at peace, so many people criticized him for being ruthless and killing the Huainan clan, but later the matter was left unresolved. So the death of the little princess of the King of Huainan in the Palace of Tranquil Longevity damaged his reputation but was not fatal. It was like a stone thrown into a pond. After the voices of the students were suppressed, he could rest easy again.

He was also good at the art of checks and balances, and he managed to balance the civil and military officials so well.

In Lu Jing's opinion, if he was killed, would the next emperor be able to do so well?
Su Qingwan sneered. He did you a favor, and that was your business. He and I had a grudge, and that was a grudge. It was a grudge between our parents and clansmen, and it was irreconcilable and must be avenged!

Zhou Jingming galloped in the wind and snow, his horse's hooves treading on the thick snow, making a dull sound. He looked panicked and hurried to the other courtyard. He didn't even have time to shake off the snow on his body, and ran straight to where Lu Jing was.

Seeing Lu Jing, Zhou Jingming gasped for air, his clothes soaked with sweat: "Something happened in the palace! The eldest prince was poisoned and his life is hanging by a thread. The emperor seems to have gone mad and killed all the people who served the eldest prince. Prime Minister Lu has also entered the palace, and the emperor wants you to go to the palace to investigate immediately."

Hearing this, Lu Jing's face suddenly changed, and he subconsciously looked at Su Qingwan, in disbelief. The eldest prince was just a child of a few years old. Could it be that the princess had poisoned him? Lu Jing felt a cramp in his abdomen. He endured the discomfort and said to Zhou Jingming, "You go out and wait first." After Zhou Jingming left, Lu Jing slowly walked to Su Qingwan, his eyes locked on her, "Did you do it?"

Su Qingwan met his gaze without avoiding it, and nodded calmly: "I did it. You can tell the emperor that I was the one who poisoned him, a life for another. He wants the eldest prince's life, so let my father leave Kyoto, this account is a good deal no matter how he calculates it. He only has this one son, who has been weak since childhood. He raised him with great difficulty, and he usually holds him in his hands and loves him. I think he doesn't want anything to happen to him."

Lu Jing frowned, his voice low and urgent: "Are you crazy? You will only completely anger him by doing this, and the consequences will be disastrous!"

Su Qingwan smiled coldly: "Then tell me, how can I save my father? I have said long ago that I will save him even if it costs my life. If the emperor is unwilling, the worst that can happen is that we will all die."

Lu Jing knew that the situation was urgent at the moment, so he hurriedly stood up, walked to the door, and looked back at Su Qingwan. Su Qingwan understood the worry and reluctance in his eyes, and said softly, "Don't worry, I won't run away. I'll wait for news in your villa."

Lu Jing turned and left, and together with Zhou Jingming, they mounted their horses and galloped towards the palace. The wind and snow scraped at his face like a knife. Lu Jing took out a pill from his arms and swallowed it without hesitation. Zhou Jingming asked curiously and puzzledly, "What is that?"

"Antidote pills." Lu Jing's expression was solemn, and his voice was blown away by the wind. "I have been on guard against the princess for a long time, and I have also prepared antidote pills."

"The princess poisoned you?" Zhou Jingming was full of disbelief. "No wonder you look so bad. What the hell are you doing here?"

Lu Jing's face was gloomy. He did not respond, but just whipped his horse and increased his speed.

At the same time, in Nanfeng Tower, Shopkeeper Hua came to see Su Qingwan with an anxious look. She looked at Su Qingwan with worry in her eyes: "Miss, leave Kyoto. Maybe the prince has met with an accident. If you stay, you will die too."

Su Qingwan remained unmoved and asked calmly, "Did Chenfeng find out about my father?"

Shopkeeper Hua shook his head helplessly: "Morning Wind brought people into the palace. In addition to poisoning, they are also looking for the whereabouts of the prince. No news has been sent back yet."

Su Qingwan's eyes were firm: "I will wait. I want to see him alive or his body dead. I will not live alone. If my father is still alive, I will have the bargaining chips to negotiate with the emperor."