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

Chapter 386 Aunt and Nephew
Now that things have come to this, there's no point in worrying anymore.

Su Qingwan was also quite listless during her postpartum period. After exchanging a few more words with Lu Jing, she fell into a deep sleep. Lu Jing tenderly stroked her back. He truly felt sorry for Su Qingwan, who was still in her postpartum period and already had to worry about Nianqing. His mother said that women need to recuperate and be carefully cared for after childbirth, and shouldn't be too preoccupied with their thoughts. He hoped that Su Qingwan wouldn't worry about trivial matters, but that was impossible. It concerned Huainan, and she couldn't stay out of it. Even if she said she wouldn't care, she would still be concerned. He needed to resolve the conflict between Huainan and the royal family as soon as possible so that Nianqing could return to Huainan!

When Su Qingwan woke up, Lu Jing had gone to court.

Today is the grand court assembly. The army is returning to the capital, and members of the Xilin royal family are being escorted back. They will likely be held hostage in the capital. The Xilin royal family cannot remain in Xilin, nor can they all be killed. Otherwise, the surrendered officials and clans will only feel disheartened. Killing will never solve the conflict; only proper resettlement is possible. The best solution is to confine them in the capital. Xilin's tax revenue can support them. Decades later, the older generation will die, and the new generation will grow up in the capital and will no longer have any lingering thoughts about Xilin.

The most turbulent period after the fall of a kingdom is the ten years following its demise. If no significant upheaval occurs during these ten years, then almost nothing will happen, and Xilin will gradually be assimilated by Dayuan. The Xilin royal family cannot be killed, to prevent any descendants who have fled abroad from being exploited to raise the banner of restoration. As long as the direct descendants are confined to the capital, outsiders will be unable to use the royal bloodline to restore the kingdom.

Lu Jing doesn't need to worry about this. What he needs to worry about is how to weigh the situation, especially since Nianqing first went back to the Huainan Prince's Mansion last night. There is a Huainan Prince's Mansion in the capital, which is the residence of the Huainan royal family when they come to the capital. Su Qingwan had people renovate it after she married Lu Jing. An hour after Nianqing returned to the Prince's Mansion, she went to the Princess's Mansion and spent the night there. Clearly, she considers the Princess's Mansion her home.

He was both the Prince of Huainan and the son of the eldest princess, as well as the young emperor's cousin. His status was awkward, but he himself did not feel awkward at all. Standing in the first row of the grand court assembly, he did not look to the side. At the age of thirteen, he had a composure beyond his years. The generals were submissive, and the old ministers dared not say anything because of his status. The atmosphere in the Golden Palace was very awkward, but the most happy person was the young emperor.

The young emperor naturally recognized his cousin. Whenever Nianqing entered the palace, he would play with the young emperor. He was still young and smiled very cheerfully at Nianqing. If it weren't for the princess holding him down, he would have wanted to reach out and ask his older brother for a hug.

Lu Jing had expected the grand court assembly to be chaotic, but to his surprise, it was so peaceful. After the assembly, there was a banquet in the palace. He sent someone back to his residence to tell Su Qingwan that he wanted to stay at the banquet in the palace. When Su Qingwan received the message, she was playing with Xiaoyuer and didn't take it to heart.

The banquet in the palace lasted at least three days, and the royal family of Xilin was also present. The Emperor of Xilin was granted the title of King of Xilin and was also given a mansion. Coincidentally, this mansion was the former residence of the King of the Southwest when he was a hostage. Even if the King of Xilin was unwilling, he had to endure it and would be confined to the capital from then on. At least his wife and children survived. Nianqing did not go on a killing spree and spared everyone's lives.

After the palace banquet, Nianqing came to the Prince's Mansion to see Su Qingwan. Su Qingwan was very happy when she received the news and ordered her to dress up. She was in confinement and it was inconvenient for her to come. Nianqing had just returned to the capital and had many things to do. She thought she would have to come to see her in a few days.

She missed Qing very much; they hadn't seen each other for over a year, and she really wanted to know what Qing was thinking.