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

Chapter 186 Able to bend and stretch
After Lu Jing came out of Yuehua Palace, he went to see Su Qingwan, who was accompanying the King of Southwest. The King of Southwest was still not awake. After Lu Jing entered the palace, he signaled the maid to leave. Lu Jing looked at her face deeply. Was she the little princess of the King of Huainan? If it was her, it must have been difficult for her to get to where she is today after so many years.

She hated and feared the Jinyiwei for a reason. In fact, he should have thought of it earlier, but he had always ignored it and didn't want to get to the bottom of it.

Lu Jing looked at Su Qingwan in front of him, his heart full of pity, and said softly: "Xiaowu, don't worry, the King of the Southwest is blessed by heaven, and he will be safe. When the wind and snow stop, we can send him back to the southwest. The spies will meet him outside the city and will definitely protect him all the way back to the southwest safely." Su Qingwan said "hmm" softly, but her eyes were still dazed, as if she was still immersed in worry. She looked up at Lu Jing and asked, "Where did you go?"

Lu Jing answered truthfully: "The eldest princess came to me and told me to watch you and not to do anything stupid."

Su Qingwan's expression turned cold, and she said, "My father's life or death is uncertain, what can I do?"

Lu Jing walked forward and took her hand. The palace was warm with charcoal fire, but Su Qingwan's hands and feet were icy cold. Lu Jing held her hand in his palm distressedly, trying to convey more warmth.

Su Qingwan keenly noticed that he was in a bad mood and asked sensitively, "What's wrong with you?"

Lu Jing quickly shook his head and said, "It's okay."

He hugged her gently. He felt sorry for the hardships she had gone through along the way. Her entire family was wiped out. No wonder she was so hateful and must overturn the verdict. She was the bloodline of King Huainan.

He whispered in her ear: "Xiao Wu, leave the imperial city. When the King of Southwest is safe, you can leave too. Don't be obsessed with overturning the case of the King of Huainan. Wait patiently. There will always be a day when he will be vindicated."

Su Qingwan nodded silently. She understood that the hope of redress was becoming increasingly slim, and she could only choose to wait patiently. She reached out and hugged Lu Jing, cherishing this moment of peace. She was really too tired over the years.

Lu Jing seemed to sense something, and gently stroked her long hair, saying softly: "Thank you for your hard work, little princess. You have been alone for so many years." He paused, and then asked: "Are you tired of living?"

Su Qingwan shook her head firmly: "I'm not tired. I have hope, so I'm not tired."

She was not afraid of death, and many people were just passers-by in her heart. No wonder Lu Jing once felt that she treated him like a knife and was very defensive. Now everything was explained, and Lu Jing said seriously: "Little Princess, I will be a very sharp knife for you."

Su Qingwan frowned, looked at him steadily, and asked doubtfully: "Aren't you the emperor's sword?"

Lu Jing shook his head firmly: "No, I am your knife."

Su Qingwan thought he was weird, and she didn't know what he wanted to do, so she was confused. But she was alone in the palace, and she didn't want to think too much.

Three days later, the King of Southwest finally woke up. Coincidentally, that day was the Lantern Festival.

Right after the coup, the palace was in deathly silence. Civil and military officials did not dare to celebrate the Lantern Festival at all, for fear of angering the emperor.

Only the common people could not feel the panic, fireworks and excitement of the capital. The King of Southwest did not expect that he could save his life from the gates of hell. After learning about what Su Qingwan had done to save him, he could not help but scold her for being confused: "Father is old and dead, and you are still young. It is not worth it to exchange you for father."

Su Qingwan, however, looked determined: "The grace of raising me is greater than the heavens. I have made up my mind."

When the emperor learned that the King of Southwest had woken up, he rushed over immediately. The King of Southwest was seriously injured and no longer bowed or knelt. The uncle and nephew had completely torn their faces apart, so there was no need to be polite.

The emperor looked at the King of Southwest and said coldly, "Uncle, remember, this life was saved by Xiaojiu. When you return to Southwest, think carefully about her who is imprisoned in the palace. If you want to rebel, I will take action at any time. But I would like to advise you, uncle, that the world is peaceful now. If you start a war, you will be a sinner for all eternity. How will you face the ancestors of the Li family in the future?"

The King of Southwest snorted coldly: "If the emperor had not been suspicious and started a coup, how could the southwest rebel?" The emperor went with the flow: "Yes, I made a mistake at every step. It was just that I was too worried about the instability of the throne, so I took a risky move. I hope the uncle will not be offended."

He is really flexible and will admit his mistakes immediately.

The King of Southwest sneered and did not give the emperor an answer.

The emperor stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes as sharp as torches. "Uncle, the struggle for imperial power has always been bloody. Once it starts, all lives will be lost. Who are the people to blame? You and I are both of royal blood. We should put the lives of the people of the world first. We must not provoke this endless war for our own selfishness."

The King of the Southwest tried to stand up, "Your Majesty, what you are saying now seems like I, the King of the Southwest, am planning a rebellion."

The emperor sneered, "Uncle, since I ascended the throne, I have worked day and night for the sake of this country. Everything I have done is to stabilize this world. You have a large army and dominate the southwest. How can I not be more cautious? Now you have harmed my eldest prince, and he almost died at the hands of you people in the southwest."

The King of the Southwest said firmly, "There is a cause for every effect. If anything happens to the eldest prince, it will be caused by you."

"How dare you!" The emperor's face darkened slightly, and he said slowly, "Uncle, I know you have resentment in your heart. But the struggle for imperial power is so cruel. I hope that uncle can understand my painstaking efforts, and after returning to the southwest, he can rest and recuperate, and not get involved in the disputes in the court again."

The King of Southwest looked at the Emperor coldly and said word by word: "Your Majesty, rest assured. As long as Your Majesty does not press us any further, Southwest will definitely abide by our duties. But if Your Majesty does anything to hurt innocent people again, Southwest will never give up even if it costs me my life."

The emperor said, "That's great. Uncle, take good care of your injuries. I also hope that the world can be truly peaceful."

After the emperor left, Su Qingwan closed the doors and windows and whispered, "Father, you and your brothers are rebelling. Don't worry about my life. I will find a way to leave the imperial city within two months. Even if I can't leave, you don't have to worry about me. Just treat me as if I died twelve years ago."

"You are so confused, Xiaowu, father..." the King of Southwest sighed, "Father did think a lot in prison, and he did think about rebelling against the emperor. I am also a descendant of the Li family, why can't I sit on the throne? My sons are more capable than the royal family. But he was right in one thing, the people live and work in peace and contentment, if I start a war, I will be a sinner for all eternity. Now Xilin has surrendered, if it rebels, the southwest will not be able to defend itself with attacks from both sides, and father can only wait..."

When the emperor passed away, the eldest prince was still young, the country was in doubt, and the southwest was the rightful heir to the throne.

(End of this chapter)