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

Chapter 210 Siblings
The long night finally passed, and Su Qingwan's injuries were temporarily stabilized under the full treatment of Doctor Fang and Doctor Xu. Her face was still as pale as paper, her eyes were closed, her breath was weak, and she fell into a coma and did not wake up. At this time, Prime Minister Lu was busy arranging the matters of Yan'er's enthronement.

He knew that only by letting Yan'er ascend the throne as soon as possible could he seize the initiative in this chaotic situation and consolidate the power of the Lu family. At the same time, he sent people to look for Lu Jing everywhere, but was surprised to find that Lu Jing was not in the capital.

Lu Jing left the palace the day before the emperor was poisoned, which was a strange coincidence.

Not only that, Lu Shaoqing's family was not in the mansion either. The servants in the mansion told him that the master had brought his wife back to the old house to celebrate the 80th birthday of the clan elder.

When Prime Minister Lu heard the news, his heart skipped a beat and he secretly thought it was not good. Even if they were going to congratulate the elder on his birthday, there was no need to leave all the people behind, leaving only a few servants who knew nothing about the affairs of the mansion to look after the house. There must be something hidden behind this.

To make matters worse, although the families of Marquis Ningyuan and General Chen were under control, the two generals were not at home.

The lady at home cried and complained that the two generals had been depressed ever since they were punished by the emperor, so they went to the farm to relax.

If only Ningyuan Hou and General Chen were not in the palace, it might be explained as a coincidence. But now, several generals have disappeared inexplicably, and Lu Jing has taken away all the elite Jinyiwei.

His confidants Zhou Jingming, Li Anye and others also disappeared without a trace and were no longer in the capital.

When Prime Minister Lu heard the news, he was furious and could not control himself.

After they killed the king, they quickly closed the city gates, and the Jinyiwei was also controlled by Liu Jiang. The imperial guards, the imperial city guards, the Wucheng Bingmasi, and all the military forces in the capital were under their control. The princess tried to dispatch the capital guards, but all the people sent to deliver the message were killed, so she couldn't do it at all.

Under such strict control, how could Lu Jing receive the news, and how could he leave Kyoto quietly? Where did he go? All this was too weird.

After receiving the news, the princess gradually calmed down from her anxiety. She wondered in her heart, had the emperor and Lu Jing already discussed the countermeasures? Otherwise, how to explain Lu Jing's complete disappearance? This was too much of a coincidence. Could it be that the emperor had already predicted his own fate?

Half a month ago, the eldest princess had a long and frank talk with the emperor.

She expressed all her concerns and honestly stated her ambitions.

To her surprise, the Emperor did not blame her. Instead, he said to her meaningfully, "Sister, if you were born as a man, with your intelligence and courage, you would not have put yourself in such a dangerous situation. Back then, you would not have made the decision to kill the Huainan clan and cut off your own arm out of fear and dread. Sister is braver and more decisive than me. She is also better than me in balancing the power of civil officials and military generals. I am ashamed of myself. We have depended on each other since we were young. I will always remember that year when I was pushed into the lotus pond, and it was you, sister, who risked your life to save me. From that day on, I swore to protect you for the rest of my life, but now, I have broken my promise."

"After the fall of the Huainan clan, you were ill for a long time and later decided to marry your husband. I know that you don't love your husband. You really like the prince of Huainan. When I ordered the destruction of the nine clans of Huainan, you heard the news and rushed to Huainan to save your beloved. I know all this." The emperor's voice trembled slightly, and his eyes were full of sadness. "I also knew that Nianqing was not from the Lu family." Hearing this, the eldest princess was so shocked that her face turned pale as paper in an instant. She was panicked and even began to doubt whether Nianqing's life was in danger.

She never thought that the emperor already knew about Nianqing's life experience. She asked in a trembling voice: "How...how did you know?"

The emperor looked at the eldest princess deeply. "My sister has been heroic, smart and courageous since she was young. I often wonder what kind of person can make you fall in love with her. I was also jealous of the prince of Huainan who was in your heart. When you went to Huainan, I was worried that you would be in danger, so I sent two secret guards to protect you secretly. You married the prince at the border, but the prince was unwilling to leave with you and would rather die on the battlefield. I know all these things. I once told the secret guards to draw a portrait of the prince for me. Later, as Nianqing grew older, I found that he looked more and more like the prince in the portrait, and I understood everything. I also know that in the past ten years, my sister no longer trusts me, and no longer likes me as much as before. No matter what I do, there is a gap between us. So, my sister, you want to replace me, I can understand, and I don’t blame you."

This was the first time that the siblings had such a frank conversation since the fall of the Huainan clan. The eldest princess listened to the emperor's words and burst into tears, crying like a tearful person.

For so many years, she had been worried about Nianqing's life experience, and even suspected that if the emperor knew about Nianqing's life experience, he would definitely kill him without a burial place. But now, she knew that the emperor knew everything a long time ago, but never thought of hurting Nianqing.

The emperor continued, "Nianqing is my nephew. Even if he has Huainan's blood in his veins, I will not kill him. In my heart, the imperial sister is the person closest to me. I have made a mistake once and I don't want to make the same mistake again."

His voice was gentle but firm, "If I kill Nian Qing, it would be like killing you, my sister. How can I bear to do that?"

At the end of the conversation between the siblings, the emperor said, "Sister, if anything happens to me, you can take the throne if you want, but Yu'er is still young, and I just hope you can treat Yu'er well and save his life."

This is a final request before death.

Just because of this word "sister", she would never do anything to harm Yan'er's life, and she would ensure that Yan'er ascended the throne and his life was safe. However, she would never allow the Lu family to hold the emperor hostage and control the princes to become the real regent.

The eldest princess waited for the opportunity and knew that Lu Jing was not in the capital, and several generals were also not in the capital, so the eldest princess knew that it was safe.

The emperor had already made plans. Lu Jing had been living in the palace to accompany Xiao Wu during this period. How could he leave the palace for no reason and take away the elite members of the Jinyiwei and even a group of military generals?

It will take more than ten days for the news of the emperor's death to reach Zhongzhou. The imperial city has not seen war for hundreds of years. They have to fight a desperate battle and can only win, not lose.

If the news of the emperor's death reaches Zhongzhou, and the prince of the southwest really takes action, turning the fake into reality and plotting to seize the throne, it will be too late.

Lu Jing, what exactly are your plans?