Chapter 403 Princess

What? Liu Se demands that Hu Xin'er be made a princess?!

Everyone's eyes were filled with shock, but the emperor was the only one who was in doubt, his lips trembling: "Could it be...could it be that she is..."

Seeing him like this, Liu Se laughed triumphantly, her laughter extremely sharp: "Yes, she is your biological daughter!"

The emperor was struck by lightning.

"How is this possible?" The Crown Prince even cried out, "Hu Xin'er is clearly Liu Se's daughter, how could it be... could it be that you are Liu Se?"

Before this, Liu Se suddenly rushed out with a sword pointed at the emperor. No one knew who she was and they just thought she was a crazy woman who came out of nowhere.

Later, when she confronted the emperor, everyone discovered that she was the emperor's former secret guard.

But now, she has become Liu Se and said that Hu Xin'er is her and the emperor's daughter?

Liu Se did not respond to the prince's words, but simply smiled provocatively at the emperor and said, "I once said that I would give you a great gift when I get out. Do you like this gift?"

The emperor slowly turned his head and looked at Hu Xiner, carefully examining her over and over again.

Everyone looked at the emperor's reaction, and seeing that Hu Xin'er looked 70% similar to Liu Se, they already believed 80% of what Liu Se said.

The courtyard was dead silent, with only Liu Se's laughter echoing.

Seeing that the emperor remained silent, her expression suddenly changed and she glared at him fiercely: "You really lied to me! You don't like our daughter at all, do you?"

The emperor slowly closed his eyes, a tear of regret spilling from the corner of his eyes.

Facing Liu Se's questioning, he didn't have time to think more, so he opened his eyes and looked at her, his voice slightly hoarse when he spoke: "No, I like it very much."

Upon hearing this, Liu Se's ferocious facial expression softened a little, and he continued, "I also want you to exile the entire Liu family, except Xin'er. Do you agree?"

The emperor said softly, "Se'er, this matter is of great importance. Could you allow me to think about it for a moment?"

At this moment, Mother Lu suddenly shook her head and staggered to the ground: "No, this is not true..."

Not only her, but all the Lu family members present were shocked and couldn't believe it.

The death of Prime Minister Lu was caused by the Emperor and Liu Se.

In other words, Hu Xin'er became the daughter of Mu Qing's father's murderer?

Looking at Hu Xin'er's bulging belly, Mother Lu knelt on the ground in pain: "What a sin!"

Hu Xin'er never expected that the situation would be like this. She looked around blankly and felt that the air was still and the scenes around her seemed to be in slow motion.

The Lu family, the people she considered most important, all showed expressions of shock and pain because of her identity.

Even though she had guessed it in her heart, she couldn't accept that the joke-like guess would become reality today!

She let go of Mu Qing's hand, her face pale and shaky.

She felt severe pain in her abdomen and subconsciously protected her stomach. She opened her mouth weakly but could not make any sound.

It hurts, it hurts so much...

She was unsteady on her feet and felt dizzy.

"Xin'er!" Mu Qing subconsciously rushed over to catch her. They looked at each other, both with complicated emotions.

Hu Xiner avoided his gaze and bit her lip silently. She had not yet figured out how to face Mu Qing.

Seeing her biting her lip and not saying anything, Mu Qing's brows were filled with anxiety. He immediately stopped caring about anything else: "Xin'er, how are you? Are you in pain? Why don't we go find a doctor first?"

Hu Xiner grabbed his arm tightly and turned her head away to hide her imminent collapse. However, the grievances and indescribable complex emotions flooded over her, making it almost suffocating for her.

From the corner of his eye, he could see Lu's mother kneeling on the ground with tears on her face.

Jiang Yao's voice was clear and trembling, "Sister, you get up first!"

Mother Lu just shook her head, tears of pain dripping down her face. She didn't understand how she could have been hit by such tragic news. Even if the Lu family loved Hu Xin'er so much, how could they allow Mu Qing to be in such a loving relationship with the murderer of their father?

This is against etiquette and cannot be tolerated by the secular world!

Seeing this, Hu Xiner couldn't help but whimper no matter how hard she tried to suppress it.

Mu Qing said anxiously, "Xin'er, Xin'er, how are you?"

Yin Li's outstretched hand froze in mid-air. She gave a self-deprecating laugh and then said calmly, "She took medicine to preserve the pregnancy, so she'll be fine for the time being."

"Really?" Mu Qing's heart was in a knot, half for his mother and half for his wife.

But from within her arms came Hu Xin'er's voice, trying to pretend to be calm: "I'm fine."

She broke free from Mu Qing's embrace, still not daring to look at him. Her voice trembled slightly as she spoke, "My identity is exactly what you see."

She paused and took a deep breath: "If you want to divorce me, I agree."

Mu Qing's eyes suddenly turned red: "No!"

Hu Xin'er turned around in surprise: "What did you say?"

Mu Qing said word by word: "I don't want to divorce you."

"You're crazy!" Hu Xin'er couldn't help but curse out loud, choking with sobs, "Do you know what this means?"

Even in modern times, marrying the daughter of the murderer of your father is morally condemned.

In this feudal ancient times, once Hu Xiner's identity was exposed, she would be looked at strangely by the world.

Mu Qing's eyes were red and his gaze was extremely determined.

Hu Xin'er said in a trembling voice: "If you stay with me, you will bear countless insults. The court officials will definitely impeach you, and you will not be able to serve as an official. The entire Lu family will be dragged into the quagmire, and my mother and the others will also be..."

At this moment, someone suddenly pulled her sleeve.

It was Mother Lu who came running over when she heard the word "divorce". She rarely behaved in such an improper manner, but at this moment she looked extremely embarrassed.

She suppressed her pain and said to Hu Xin'er, "This matter has nothing to do with you!"

This shout shocked everyone.

Then, Mother Lu hit Mu Qing's arm hard: "If you dare to divorce her, I will break your legs!"

Mu Qing was not angry at being wronged. Instead, he smiled at Hu Xin'er with red eyes and choked up, "Look, even mother wants us to be together."

Hu Xiner finally couldn't hold back her tears, her eyes blurred and big drops of tears fell down.

Mother Lu touched her head, her hands trembling, but she was as gentle as she could be: "Let's go home. We don't want to stay in this damn place. As long as you and the child are willing to come back, you will always be part of the Lu family. No one can take you away, and no one can drive you away!"

This touching scene made Liu Se, who was usually cold and crazy, look sideways.

Only Jiang Yao remained calm. As the head of Chunfengzui Pavilion, she had long since put aside the empty formalities of the world.

Her eyes were cold and icy: "Xin'er will always be the daughter-in-law of our Lu family, but the enemy is right before our eyes, and we must avenge ourselves!"