The Rebirth of the Deposed Empress

"But I want to see if there is a chance to get Hua Jingqian to hand over the evidence that Ye Buhuo used the defense map to collude with the enemy."

"I'll find another way to deal with this. Anyway, don't put yourself in danger."

Hua Wu Ke understood that Ye Bu Huo was worried about her safety, so she touched Ye Bu Huo's face helplessly and smiled.

"I will never feel at ease until Ye Buhuo and Hua Jingqian are eliminated. I am always afraid that they will make cold wars behind your back when you or father go to the battlefield."

"Just let me go, I'll be careful, ok?"

Ye Buhuo turned his face to the side and rubbed his lips against Hua Wuke's palm again and again. After a long while, he compromised helplessly and said:

"Then you must be careful, and come back to me without losing a single hair no matter what."

Ye Buhuo personally sent Hua Wuke to the Hua Mansion. At the door, Ye Buhuo gave Hua Jingqian a warning look and only turned and left after Hua Wuke entered the Hua Mansion.

When she saw Hua Jingqian again after a long time, Hua Wu Ke felt that he had indeed changed a little. He no longer used his status as second uncle to pressure her, and he even greeted her tactfully.

After Sun Ruhui "died", Hua Jingqian brought his stepmother into the mansion and made her his second wife.

After knowing that Lin Siyu could use poison, Hua Wu Ke became very cautious at the dinner table and rarely picked up his chopsticks even when Lin Siyu was not present.

Hua Jingqian initially tried to show his goodwill by picking up a few pieces of food for her, but when he saw that she ignored him, he tactfully stopped picking up the food.

"What is the important matter that Minister Hua asked me to come here today?"

Hua Jingqian smiled and put down his chopsticks. He pulled Kuo'er over and pushed her in front of Hua Wuke and said, "I have always regarded the princess as a family member. Kuo'er only has you as an aunt. Now the princess has also started a family. When she gives birth to a little prince, the two children can take care of each other."

No wonder he suddenly came to her to show his goodwill, it turned out that he wanted to pave the way for his "adopted" son.

Hua Wu Ke smiled lightly with an ambiguous meaning and asked, "I'm your only aunt? Why, after you adopted a legitimate son, you don't recognize Hua Fuying anymore?"

Hua Jingqian was so anxious to use Kuo'er to build a relationship with Hua Wuke that he completely forgot about Hua Fuying. He explained awkwardly:

"Since he has entered the Hua Mansion, this Kuo'er is naturally my biological son. Besides, how can a married concubine's daughter compare with you, the princess?"

When Wanniang heard Hua Wuke's words, she pursed her lips uncomfortably, with a look of loneliness in her eyes.

Not wanting to waste time on these meaningless things, Hua Wu Ke changed the topic elsewhere.

"You and the Crown Prince were so close in the past. Now that the Crown Prince has lost power, what do you think, Lord Minister?"

He asked this suddenly. Could it be that Hua Wu Ke wanted to switch to Hua Jingqian's camp and came to ask for his opinion?

If he could win Princess An for Ye Chuji, Ye Chuji would definitely give him a great credit! Hua Jingqian was excited and laughed, "The prince is a legitimate royal bloodline. The emperor has only confined the prince's feet. Maybe he will be released in a few days."

Hua Wu Ke immediately realized that it was impossible to persuade Hua Jingqian to hand over the evidence of Ye Chuji's collusion with the enemy. He looked at him expressionlessly, then stood up and walked out.

"This princess has something else to do."

Hua Jingqian quickly followed with Wanniang and Kuoer, saying respectfully, "Farewell, Princess."

Not finding anything unusual on the dining table, Hua Wu Ke walked out while paying close attention to his surroundings, fearing that Hua Jingqian would stab him from behind at the last moment.

As a result, he was safe and sound until he left the palace.

The space in front of Hua Jingqian's door was quite narrow, making it difficult for the carriage to pass through. Hua Wu Ke had to walk for a while before reaching the carriage of the palace. Not long after he walked out of the gate, he was bumped in the lower abdomen by a little girl who was coming towards him.

The little girl staggered backwards with a cry of pain, and Hua Wu Ke grabbed her in time to prevent her from falling to the ground. He let go of her only after the woman who came over from a distance ran up to the little girl.

The woman quickly knelt down with the little girl and apologized repeatedly:

"Please forgive me, my dear. I was ignorant and offended you."

Hua Wu Ke smiled and shook his head, "Nothing, get up."

The woman pulled the little girl up while scolding her. The little girl felt very aggrieved at being scolded by her mother. She pouted and stretched out her hand towards Hua Wu Ke.

There were a few plums placed in the open palm.

"Sister, eat it. Don't be angry after you eat it."

The little girl's eyes were half full of tears. Hua Wu Ke was afraid that she would cry if she refused, so she picked up a plum and put it in her mouth, smiling and said to her:

"Okay, sister is not angry."

The woman took the little girl and left quickly, and Hua Wu Ke also got on the carriage.

Hua Jingqian, who was standing behind him, watched the entire process before turning around and returning to his residence.

The carriage went quite far when Hua Wu Ke suddenly realized that the sachet around his waist was missing. He thought it must have fallen off when he was bumped by the little girl just now.

"Qingzhu, go back quickly, I've lost something."

"What is it? How about I go and find it for you?"

The sachet was made by Qinglan. Now Qinglan stayed in the Duke Dingguo's Mansion as the chief steward and did not come with her to the palace. Only this sachet was left with her. Hua Wu Ke still wanted to get it back as soon as possible.

"No, just go back quickly."

The carriage returned to the alley next to the Hua Mansion. Hua Wu Ke got off the carriage and walked inside, holding up her skirt. Sure enough, she found the sachet not far from where she had met the little girl just now.

Hua Wu Ke picked up the sachet, gently dusted it off, and then put it neatly back around his waist. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he heard a familiar voice coming from a box beside him.

Seeing Hua Wu Ke suddenly stop, Qing Mei was about to ask her what was wrong when she saw Hua Wu Ke raised his fingers to signal her not to say anything.

After listening quietly for a while, Hua Wu Ke recognized that this was the voice of his stepmother that he had just heard in the mansion.

She motioned Qingmei to wait outside, and she and Qingzhu walked into the alley with light steps.

There was a corner in the alley. Hua Wu Ke stood behind the corner and listened to a man and a woman arguing in a low voice:

"Why are you here? Leave quickly before anyone in this mansion finds you!"

"So what if he finds out? Should I be afraid of him? What's wrong with me coming to see my wife and children?"

When Wan Niang heard the man in front of her say this, she quickly covered his mouth and said anxiously:

"You are crazy! If Hua Jingqian heard that Kuo'er is not his son, would Kuo'er still be alive?"

As Wanniang spoke, she began to cry, "Do you think I don't want you and your son to recognize each other? But...how cruel is Hua Jingqian...am I going to watch him kill you again?"

The man was so angry that his face turned red, but he could do nothing but hug his stepmother in his arms, "It's my fault that I'm useless. I don't have the ability to protect you and your daughter."

Kuo'er is not Hua Jingqian's child? Is his stepmother someone he stole?