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

Chapter 185 Throne
In the dim and quiet room of the Jinyiwei station, Lu Jing once again sat in front of a table piled with files and slowly unfolded the file of the old case of King Huainan.

He had read this file countless times, and in the past, his focus had always been on the King of Huainan, the Crown Prince, and several male members. But today, the Princess's words were full of hidden meanings, which made him suspicious, and he wanted to read the file again.

When Chen Feng and other spies were active in the capital, he had repeatedly reviewed these files. At that time, he had some doubts in his heart, but he could not find the source of the doubts.

Now, perhaps because of the princess's suggestion, Lu Jing deliberately set his sights on the fifth child of the King of Huainan. After checking, he found that it was a little princess of Huainan. The King of Huainan's surname was Su, and the princess' name was Su Qingwan. Because she was a girl and she was still a child when she died, there was almost no trace left in this thick file. If Lu Jing had not carefully checked the family information of the King of Huainan, he would not have known this name at all.

Lu Jing whispered softly: "Su Qingwan, Xiaowu..."

A bold guess suddenly came to his mind. Could the girl who was adopted by the King of Southwest and was about the same age as the little princess really be the little princess of the King of Huainan? The girl who was hit and killed in the Yangxin Palace appeared in his mind again. It was a carefully planned game by the emperor to force the King of Southwest to submit. Could the real princess be the neglected Xiaowu?

"Am I overthinking?" Lu Jing kept pacing in front of the desk. The wind and snow were howling outside the window. The cold seemed to penetrate through the window lattice and go straight into his heart, making him feel as if he had fallen into a cold winter.

He also remembered that the eldest princess had also affectionately called her Xiaowu. If she was really the little princess, why didn't the eldest princess report her?

"Wait, Lu Nianqing..." Lu Jing suddenly stopped, and a flash of inspiration came to his mind. The prince of Huainan, Su Jing, was named Changqing. He remembered that the princess seemed to be afraid that General Mu would see Lu Nianqing's face, and the princess had been engaged to the prince.

If Lu Nianqing... Thinking of this, Lu Jing was so shocked that he tightly grasped the file in his hands, and an indescribable fear surged in his heart. "Too terrible! If this is the truth, it is really terrible. Why did the princess reveal this to me? What does she mean?"

Lu Jing pondered for a long time in the snow and wind, and finally made up his mind. He burned the files of the Huainan King's family, and then went into the palace at night and went straight to Yuehua Palace.

The princess hadn't gone to bed yet, as if she had expected him to come and was quietly waiting for him. Seeing Lu Jing walking through the snow, with snowflakes still hanging on his hair, the princess's mouth slightly raised, revealing a meaningful smile.

"I like smart people. What did Lord Lu see?" The eldest princess spoke first, her voice soft but somewhat tentative.

Lu Jing had remained calm all the way in the snowstorm. At this moment, he looked calm, looked directly into the eyes of the princess, and asked, "Your Highness, you told me this, and I must have known that I would guess Young Master Lu's identity. Aren't you afraid that I would tell the emperor?"

The princess was not in a hurry and asked, "Will you tell the emperor?"

Lu Jing was silent for a moment. Seeing this, the princess continued, "I also want to find a way out for Xiaowu. If she continues like this, she will surely die. If something happens to her, Nianqing will not be safe either." Lu Jing sneered and said, "Princess, you underestimate the princess. She values ​​love and friendship. Even if something happens, that is the last bloodline of her family. She will never harm the young master. She may care about the young master more than you do, because the King of Southwest has never known the identity of the young master. It is conceivable that she is on guard against everyone. Now that you have exposed it, the more people know, the more dangerous it is. I am the emperor's favorite minister. If I tell on you, you will all surely die, and I can still rise to the top and my road to fame will be smooth."

After hearing this, the eldest princess' eyes remained calm. She asked calmly, "Are you really loyal to the emperor? Lord Lu, if you were really loyal, why did you save the emperor's uncle? Why did you instigate behind the scenes and destroy the emperor's plan? The little princess who was killed in the Yangxin Palace was the emperor's knife, but the one behind the knife was you. The blade is too sharp and will eventually backfire on its master."

Lu Jing was shocked. He didn't expect the princess to know so much. He looked at the princess, and their eyes met in the air. For a moment, the palace was so quiet that only the whistling sound of the wind and snow outside the window could be heard.

"When did Your Highness know that she was mine?" Lu Jing couldn't help wondering, how much did the princess know? He also underestimated the princess. She had been in charge of the military for so many years, and she was in a high position. The Jinyiwei also had spies, and many things could not be hidden from her. He was too naive.

"It doesn't matter." The princess looked calm and said in a calm tone, "I don't care what you want to do. Right now, our goal is the same, which is to save Xiaowu."

Lu Jing shook his head slightly, staring at the princess, and said firmly: "No, the princess's goal is definitely not as simple as just saving people. What do you want me to do? If it is simply to save people, you don't have to take the risk of telling me the truth."

The eldest princess' eyes flashed with a hint of deep meaning, and she asked back: "Lord Lu, if the eldest prince unfortunately dies, in your opinion, who will ascend the throne?"

Hearing this, Lu Jing's heart began to beat wildly. This question was too bold and outrageous. Of course, it was the lineage of the King of the Southwest. They were strong and powerful, and their influence in the court should not be underestimated.

The eldest princess stared at Lu Jing quietly, as if waiting for his further reaction.

Lu Jing said: "The lineage of the King of the Southwest."

The princess nodded slightly: "You are right, it is the lineage of the emperor's uncle. But have you ever thought that if the lineage of the emperor's uncle ascends the throne, the royal family will surely suffer a great disaster. By then, Nianqing and I will not be able to escape death. Therefore, I hope that Lord Lu can lend a helping hand. Telling you the identities of Nianqing and Xiaowu is my greatest sincerity to win you over."

Lu Jing was confused and asked, "What exactly does Your Highness want to do?"

The princess thought, what does she want to do? If she were not born a woman, she would not be trapped in the palace. She is no worse than any man. She single-handedly brought together the disintegrating Huainan Army. She suppressed the mutiny in General Wu's camp. When Xilin invaded the border, she was the one who insisted on sending all the generals in prison to the battlefield.

During the years of war, she was stationed in the imperial city, but she managed the four borders in an orderly manner. She would not accept another palace coup. If her brother's time was running out and the royal family was eyeing him covetously, why shouldn't she sit on the throne? She stood up slowly, looking across the distant hall to the snowy night, and said word by word with great force: "The throne of the world can be sat by men, why can't women?"