After the divorce, the reborn emperor seduced me into his arms

Chapter 144 Sacrifice for Love

Lu Qiaonan is dead?

The King of Qi suddenly looked at Wang Mingjue.

Wang Mingjue felt his sharp gaze, and his already pale face became even paler. He trembled and lowered his head.

Prince Li, on the other hand, looked thoughtfully between the bodies of Wang Mingjue and Lu Qiaonan, then smiled broadly and said with an ambiguous tone, "This Prince Lu died at a very opportune time."

Wang Mingjue's body stiffened slightly.

Lord Wang, the Minister of Justice, stepped forward and asked, "County Lady, what happened here? Why did Prince Lu die in the water?"

"Don't you understand this?"

Prince Li said lightly, "Our county lady has always been proud and arrogant. How could she possibly marry Lu Nanqiao? Now that he's dead, doesn't the county lady have to marry anymore?"

"Don't you agree? Second brother."

Wang Mingjue is a member of the Wang family and is in the same party as King Qi. King Li will naturally not miss this opportunity to attack King Qi.

The King of Qi said calmly, "Brother, everything must be based on evidence, and Mingjue was also in the water just now."

"Yes, Your Highness Prince Li."

Wang Mingjue said aggrievedly, "If I had killed Master Lu, how could I have fallen into the water?"

"Then what's going on?"

The person who spoke was Gu Huaizhou. When he arrived at the scene, he immediately searched for a familiar figure. Only after he didn't see Yan Qing did he feel relieved.

"This……"

Wang Mingjue hasn't thought of an excuse yet.

The Prince of Qi looked at her and spoke slowly, "Mingjue, don't be afraid. Is someone trying to harm you? I just came from the Queen Mother's place. She said you went to see the white magnolias with Yan Er... and Princess Qinghe. Where is Princess Qinghe?"

What he said was too obvious.

First, he said that someone wanted to harm Wang Mingjue, and then he mentioned that Wang Mingjue came here with Yan Qing. Anyone with a discerning eye could hear that the King of Qi was hinting at Yan Qing, the person who harmed Lu Qiaonan and Wang Mingjue!

"Princess Qinghe..."

Wang Mingjue opened his mouth and was about to speak when Gu Huaizhou suddenly interrupted him coldly, "County Lady, please think carefully before you speak."

Wang Mingjue shuddered for no reason.

"Fourth brother, what do you mean?"

Prince Qi looked deeply at Gu Huaizhou: "Could it be that you want to protect Princess Qinghe?"

Gu Huaizhou retorted coldly: "Is it me who wants to cover up for you, or is it the King of Qi who wants to frame you? You know it very well."

The King of Qi narrowed his eyes instantly.

Everyone could sense the tension between the two.

Just when the situation was about to escalate, the Jingzhao prefect suddenly stepped in to smooth things over: "Ah, Your Highnesses, please stop arguing. How did Prince Lu die? Let the Dali Temple investigate and we'll know."

"no!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as the Jingzhao prefect finished speaking, Wang Mingjue suddenly spoke up to stop him.

The Jingzhao prefect looked at Wang Mingjue doubtfully: "County Princess?"

Gu Huaizhou's expression turned even colder.

He looked at Wang Mingjue with a sinister look in his eyes: "Did you kill Lu Qiaonan?" He also wanted to frame Qingqing.

"No, it's not me..."

Wang Mingjue was so scared that he stammered, "I, I just..."

"The county lady is just too sad."

Suddenly, a gentle voice sounded behind everyone.

Everyone turned around and saw Yan Qing appear behind them, holding a pure white magnolia flower. She slowly walked to Gu Huaizhou, tugged at his sleeve, and said with emotion: "The county lady and Lu Shizi appeared in the water at the same time, and Lu Shizi is dead. There is only one possibility, that the county lady walked here and saw Lu Shizi's body, and was saddened and wanted to commit suicide with him..."

"Sacrifice for love?"

Everyone looked confused.

Will Wang Mingjue commit suicide for love? Or will he be with Lu Qiaonan?

Yan Qing looked at Wang Mingyu: "County Lady, am I right?"

Wang Mingyu was also confused? She was asked to commit suicide with Lu Qiaonan for love? Was Lu Qiaonan worthy? No one in this world was worthy of her committing suicide for love!

But now, apart from this explanation, there seems to be no other way to explain why she is with Lu Qiaonan's body?

In order to prevent the Dali Temple from investigating, Wang Mingyu stared at Yan Qing and gritted her teeth secretly: "Yes, this county lady did not expect that Lu Shizi would actually commit suicide. He was the husband that this county lady had chosen, and now he died suddenly. This county lady is very sad for a while, so she wants to let him go..."

People still don't quite believe Yan Qing's words.

But now that Wang Mingjue himself has admitted that he wanted to commit suicide with Lu Qiaonan, others have to believe it even if they don't want to.

The Dali Temple Minister stepped forward and said, "So, Prince Lu committed suicide?"

"Yes."

Wang Mingjue forced himself to shed two tears and said sadly, "Everyone doesn't know, but the prince has been very unhappy these days. He can't accept the current changes in the Marquis' Mansion, and he feels ashamed to face Qingqing..."

Wang Mingjue looked at Yan Qing and choked up, "That's why he chose to end his life."

"I see!"

"Recently, I've noticed that Prince Lu seems to be very worried..."

"Ah, he and His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi were so impressive when they returned to the capital. I never thought..."

Everyone shook their heads and sighed, as if they believed what Wang Mingjue said.

Only the King of Qi looked at Wang Mingjue steadily, his voice tense: "Mingjue, is this really the case?"

Wang Mingjue's eyelashes trembled slightly.

She understood what the King of Qi meant. He wanted her to blame Yan Qing for Lu Qiaonan's death no matter what. Didn't she want that too?

But she can't!

Wang Mingjue took a deep breath, not daring to look at Prince Qi's face, and lowered his head and said, "Yes, Your Highness, every word I say is true."

The King of Qi's face froze visibly.

Even the nearby Prince Jing sensed his abnormality and looked at Prince Qi with concern: "Second brother, what's wrong with you? You look so bad, are you sick? I need to help you announce the Queen Mother..."

"roll!"

The King of Qi suddenly glared at the noisy King of Jing.

Prince Jing: “…”

He feels so wronged.

"Since the County Lady and Prince Lu are so deeply in love..."

When everyone was silent, Gu Huaizhou suddenly spoke: "Then go to the Lu family ancestral hall and remain a widow for three years. This prince will truthfully tell my father about the county lady's deep affection..."

Yan Qing suddenly looked at Gu Huaizhou.

His bright eyes were filled with excitement and approval.

Gu Huaizhou curled his lips. In his previous life, Wang Mingjue would climb onto his father's bed next year and become the Ming Concubine, and would ignore Qingqing.

Today, Qingqing did not reveal the truth about Wang Mingjue's murder. Instead, she tied her up with Lu Qiaonan. It seems that she did not want her to enter the palace.

That's why he said what he said just now.

Yan Qing indeed thought as Gu Huai did.

It’s not that she doesn’t want to confirm the fact that Wang Mingjue is the murderer, but she knows that even if Wang Mingjue killed Lu Qiaonan, he will not die.

The Wang family and Queen Wang will protect her.

In order to appease the Lu family, at most she would be subjected to some mild punishment. After the punishment, Wang Mingjue would still be the glorious county lord and could still follow the path of her previous life.

Yan Qing originally wanted to send Wang Mingyu out of the capital.

Unexpectedly, Gu Huaizhou directly asked her to go to the Lu family to be a widow to Lu Qiaonan!

It’s simply not great!

Firstly, Wang Mingjue was placed under house arrest in the Lu Mansion, thus eliminating the opportunity for Emperor Yong to meet her.

Secondly, being a widow for the useless man she killed with her own hands is torture for Wang Mingjue, if not driving her crazy.

Sure enough, Wang Mingjue said instantly: "No, no!"

How could she remain a widow for Lu Qiaonan?

Still three years!

Three years later she will be 23 years old and there will be no chance at all!

Gu Huaizhou said calmly, "Since the county lady was willing to die for Master Lu, why wouldn't she be willing to remain a widow for him? Could there be some hidden reason behind Master Lu's death?"

The words that Wang Mingjue wanted to refute were instantly stuck in his throat.

She looked at Gu Huaizhou, then at Yan Qing, and suddenly understood everything.

"It's you? You're the one who hurt me!"

Wang Mingjue pounced on Yan Qing like a madman.