I kicked out my vicious husband and married his great-uncle

Suddenly, Xie Xingyuan realized that he had said the wrong thing.

Logically speaking, he shouldn't know that Cui Shuyan was pregnant.

For a moment, he didn't know how to explain it.

This peerless warrior who remained calm in front of thousands of troops actually had sweat on his forehead and was nervous at this moment.

At this time, it was Cui Shuyan who spoke up: "Brother, when I was in the Xie Mansion, Madam Xie wanted to abort the baby in my belly and sent someone to assassinate me. At that time, it was Brother Xie who sent someone to save me. Therefore, he knew that I was pregnant."

After hearing this, Luo Jinyu immediately stood up, walked to Xie Xingyuan, knelt down in front of him, and kowtowed three times: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for saving me. I, Luo Jinyu, owe you my life. If you have any orders in the future, just let me know."

Xie Xingyuan immediately stood up and helped Luo Jinyu up with his own hands, his eyes full of guilt: "Actually..."

He wanted to say that, in fact, the baby in Cui Shuyan's belly was his.

Even though it was difficult to say, he decided to speak out.

Just consider it as... giving Cui Shuyan an explanation.

He should give her an explanation.

However, before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Cui Shuyan.

Cui Shuyan said to Luo Jinyu: "Brother, eat quickly. Otherwise, the food will get cold."

After saying that, she glanced at Xie Xingyuan and shook her head slightly.

This matter was never mentioned again.

After the three of them finished their meal, Luo Jinyu saw Xie Xingyuan out, and Cui Shuyan returned to her own yard.

Here, Qiaoya and Shiliu are still the ones serving closely, and five of them are on guard outside all year round. The division of labor is no different from when they were in Xie's house.

Cui Shuyan first walked in the yard, then let Qiaoya untie her hair accessories and prepared to go to bed.

However, just as she sent Qiao Ya away, she heard Xie Xingyuan's deep voice coming from outside the window: "Shu Yan, it's me."

Cui Shuyan was a little surprised. She opened the window and looked at Xie Xingyuan through it: "Why are you coming here at this time? What's the matter?"

Xie Xingyuan did not answer her, but only asked: "Why do you stop me from speaking out?"

As smart as Cui Shuyan is, she must have realized what he wanted to say at that time, so she stopped him.

But he couldn't think of any reason why she would stop him.

"There's no need to say it. It will only cause more trouble."

"How can it be a waste of trouble? Although it was not my intention for things to come to this point, it was caused by me after all. Especially since you are pregnant with my child. It is not reasonable for me to abandon you."

"So, what does the prince want?"

"Marry you and give the child an identity."

This surprised Cui Shuyan.

But at the same time, it also made her feel terrified.

"Your Highness, this child has been in my belly for three months. Even if I marry you right now, the child will be born in six months at the latest. How will Your Highness justify himself then? Putting this aside, just based on our past identities, it is impossible for us to be together."

"Since it was my fault, I should bear the consequences. At worst, you can say that I took you by force. In this way, it will only be my reputation that is damaged, and it won't affect you."

Cui Shuyan shook her head: "Your Highness, I finally got rid of a bad life and don't want to face any more trouble. If I do as you say, people will point fingers at me whenever I go out in the future. I don't want to live that kind of life."

Xie Xingyuan explained: "By then, I will plead guilty to all the charges, and the world will only think that you were forced to do this."

"No." Cui Shuyan shook her head firmly. "This world is too harsh for women. Even if it is a man who does evil, in the end, it is still the woman who suffers the stigma. For the rest of my life, I just want to live a peaceful life with my child and don't want to be involved in any right or wrong anymore."

Xie Xingyuan frowned: "But, if it's as you said, you should abandon this child. After all, raising a child is not that easy."

Cui Shuyan was originally calm, but when she heard what Xie Xingyuan said, she suddenly became angry and looked at Xie Xingyuan coldly: "In the eyes of the prince, when it is necessary to weigh the pros and cons, can even one's own flesh and blood be abandoned?"

"No, I didn't mean that. I just felt that ..."

"Everyone in this world can feel this way, except the prince." Cui Shuyan took a deep breath and said, "Forget it, I was too excited. In this matter, the prince did nothing wrong and does not need to bear any consequences. Please rest assured, the prince, I will raise this child well and will not let him suffer any grievances."

"That's not what I meant. I just, I just want you to feel better."

"Thank you for your concern, my life now is the best it can be. I have no other extravagant wishes."

Xie Xingyuan nodded with difficulty: "Well, okay. If you have any difficulties in the future, you can come to me."

"Thank you." After saying that, Cui Shuyan had no more words to say.

Through the window, Xie Xingyuan sighed, turned around and prepared to leave.

"Your Majesty, Shi Liu is yours. Please take her back with you today."

Xie Xingyuan turned around and said seriously, "No. It's not appropriate for you to have no one who knows martial arts around you. With Shi Liu here, at least your safety can be guaranteed."

"I'll look for reliable people later."

"No, we said before that Pomegranate is not mine, it's already yours."

"Well, Your Highness, please accept this silver note." As she spoke, Cui Shuyan handed over two hundred taels of silver note through the window.

She had inquired and found out that the more skilled a person was, the more valuable they were.

Xie Xingyuan nodded, took the banknote, and strode away.

Until she could no longer see Xie Xingyuan’s back, Cui Shuyan closed the window, read a book for a while, and then fell asleep.

After breakfast the next day, Luo Jinyu went to the yamen early. Cui Shuyan took advantage of this time to walk around the mansion, intending to make some good plans.

After all, after my brother takes office, he will inevitably have to interact with his colleagues, so this mansion cannot be too shabby.

After taking a look around, Cui Shuyan had an idea in her mind and planned to go out to look at the seedlings and plant some that could be planted at this time of year.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I went out, I ran into Cui Shangjin, the annoying guy.

The gatekeeper wouldn't let Cui Shangjin in, so he stayed outside the mansion and never left.

Seeing Cui Shuyan's carriage coming, he immediately came over, lifted the carriage curtain and said, "Shuyan, you can't be so willful."

"May I ask, Master Cui, how have I been willful?"

"Divorcing the Xie family is just being willful! The Xie family is such a good marriage. The eldest branch of the Xie family has the support of Prince Xie, so the future will be good. You must be crazy to choose to divorce."

Cui Shuyan showed sarcasm on her face: "If Master Cui really thinks this is a good marriage, he can just keep Cui Mingzhu for a few more years and let her marry."

"What are you talking about? I heard that the Xie family intends to marry into the Liao family. The Xie family chose to divorce you at this time, obviously to make room for the young lady of the Liao family. You are just stupid, and you don't know how to fight for yourself. Now you have become a divorced woman, and I feel ashamed!"

"Master Cui, this is strange. Have you forgotten that I have already severed ties with you?"

"Nonsense! Can you sever the blood relationship between parents just by saying so? Shuyan, you can't be so willful. You can't just look at the present moment, you have to look at the future. Otherwise, there will be endless troubles."

"May I ask, Master Cui, when you remarried, did you ever think about the four words 'endless troubles'?"

Hearing this, Cui Shangjin became angry and said, "Cui Shuyan, you really want me to say something unpleasant, don't you?"

"If you have anything unpleasant to say, Lord Cui, just say it."

Cui Shangjin lowered his gaze to Cui Shuyan's belly: "The baby in your belly is not Xie Shaohang's, right? How dare you talk to me so confidently after doing such a shameful thing? If I were you, I would have killed myself!"

Snapped!

Cui Shuyan raised her hand and slapped Cui Shangjin in the face!

Cui Shangjin became furious and hit Cui Shuyan!