Spring Drunk Chang'an

People who are favored are always fearless.

Xu Yuan and Xu Ruyi dared to act recklessly because the Duke of Zhenguo and his wife were reluctant to part with them.

So, even if she secretly ran out to cause trouble and was caught by her own mother, Xu Ruyi was not afraid. Seeing her mother trying to persuade her earnestly, she felt a pang of sadness in her heart, but more than that, she missed her lover! !

When my second brother was sent away, his injuries had not yet healed.

Daddy was so cruel. How could he have the heart to hurt my second brother like that?

Xu Ruyi's eyes were red, and she shook her head desperately, "No, mother, as long as my second brother and I are in love, he treats me well, and I treat him well, we are not afraid of anything!"

"My second brother and I have already discussed it. We will settle down in the south. The south is prosperous and not much different from the capital. He has money in his hands, and we will live well."

"Mom and Dad miss us, they can come to see us, we, we will also come back secretly!"

"My second brother loves me more than anything else. He is willing to give up his official position and glory for me. We will live a good life. Mother, please, you and father, please help us."

She knelt down directly in the carriage.

Seeing this, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo was so angry that her chest felt suffocated and she was almost vomiting blood.

She thought to herself, "Ruyi, silly girl, how can men and women be the same? Now, you are young and beautiful, and Yuan'er is fascinated by you, so naturally he is willing to give up everything. But in the future, as time passes and passion fades, he will inevitably regret everything he has done for you."

His status, official position, power, wealth...

Everything, nothing can compare to love!

Even if he doesn't resent you because of the grace of raising you, the love between siblings, and the obligation between husband and wife, but, but, where is the deep affection?

You will become a bitter couple!!

Definitely.

After all, how could she not know about her adopted son!

However, she had said these words countless times to Yuan'er and Ruyi, but young people in their love were too young to listen to them. They were all curses and oaths, vowing that they would grow old together.

"I don't allow it!!"

"No matter what you say? Ruyi, I won't allow anything between you and Yuan'er. You are brother and sister!"

“Brother and sister!!”

The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo was furious and kept saying, "Besides, your marriage to Liu Wenbai has already been decided, and it will be next month."

"Just get ready to get married!"

"No, no, mother, you can't do this to me!!" Xu Ruyi's eyes widened. She wanted to refute, to shout, to make a scene, but seeing her mother's resolute look, she was afraid. She could only grab her sleeve and murmur, "No, no, mother, I can't do this. The Liu family is also a duke's family. Duke Liu is the prince's uncle. I, I am not a virgin. My second brother and I have a relationship. If you marry me off to his family, we will make enemies!"

"You'll make Daddy an enemy!"

"Making an enemy? Liu Wenbai is a son of illegitimate children. I'm willing to marry my precious daughter to him, which is already a huge honor for him. How can he not be grateful? How dare he resent me?"

"As for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Humph, Liu Xiu has already divorced Song Zhilan, severely offending the Cheng'en Mansion? He's just a small civil servant with an empty title, without the Crown Prince and the Yue family as backers? Who in the capital would take him seriously?"

The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo snorted coldly.

The truth was, just as Liu Changan had thought, that although the Song family hadn't spread the news of Liu Xiu's actions, none of the nobles in the capital were fools. How could they not know that something was amiss?

Song took her two children away, and Liu Xiu didn't even dare to fart!

He must have committed a fatal fault.

In particular, although the Zhenguo Duke and his wife wanted to break up their children's illicit love, they still loved their children. The places they found for Xu Yuan to be exiled were all prosperous places where it would be easy for her to achieve success, not to mention that she was their only biological daughter!

The couple conducted an in-depth investigation.

Of course, in order to protect Qu Qiutong, Liu Xiu disguised her identity. For a while, the Duke and his wife couldn't find out that she was the daughter of a criminal, but...

They still know a lot!

"Liu Wenbai is not Song's biological son. His biological mother is the daughter of an ordinary merchant. Liu Xiu committed adultery with her and gave birth to Liu Wenbai. He was unwilling to accept his son's status as an outcast, so he swapped his son with Song's."

"I think the reason why Song and Liu Xiu divorced was because of this incident. In order to protect the reputation of the Liu family, Liu Xiu allowed Song to take away the Liu family's descendants!"

The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo remained calm. Seeing her daughter's face filled with astonishment, she sighed deeply and gently stroked her daughter's hair. She said, "Now, that woman has been taken to the mansion by Liu Xiu to be raised, and the situation is unclear!"

"The Liu family has made enemies with both His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Cheng'en Mansion. Liu Wenbai's identity is also a bombshell. I don't know when it will be exposed. When that happens, the Liu family's reputation will be ruined. If Liu Wenbai wants to continue to serve in the court and make achievements in the future, he will naturally have to rely on the Yue family."

"Ruyi, with me, your father, and your brother here, Liu Wenbai dare not and cannot dislike you."

"You just need to marry him and become a glorious and wealthy wife of a prince, isn't that good?"

The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo burst into tears.

Xu Ruyi was stunned. She felt something was wrong. However, panic took over her heart, and a thought flashed through her mind. She said, "But, but, Duke Liu loves Liu Wenbai so much. Even though he was born out of wedlock, he would still give him the title of Crown Prince. He would rather let Madam Song take their children away than give up on Liu Wenbai. He definitely won't let his identity be revealed!"

"That's even better! As long as you keep this secret, no one in the Liu family will dare to offend you!"

The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo sneered.

Xu Ruyi choked, not knowing how to answer. She could only instinctively shake her head and sob, "I know that Dad and Mom are doing this for my own good, but I don't want to, I don't want to..."

The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo listened, feeling angry and distressed. Just as she was about to try to persuade him again, she heard the sound of horse hooves outside. She lifted the curtain of the carriage and took a look.

It turned out to be the Duke of Zhenguo.

Seeing his own carriage parked on the road, he reined in his horse and moved forward. Seeing this, the Duke of Zhenguo quickly got off the carriage and told him the situation.

Zhenguo Gong, who had beaten the maid unconscious and fled the mansion in anger for his daughter, became even more furious after hearing this. He ignored his heartache and slapped Xu Ruyi in the face, shouting, "Evil girl, come back with me!"

In front of her mother, Xu Ruyi still dared to act coquettishly and make trouble, but her father always had a bad temper, and his face turned green. She dared not resist anymore. She covered her face, shrank back into the car aggrievedly, and dared not make a sound again.

The family hurried back home. The Duke Zhenguo locked up his daughter and sent guards to guard her. The next day, he personally went to Duke Liu's mansion and directly discussed the marriage between the two families with Liu Xiushang.

Wedding next month.

The Ningguo Mansion began preparing betrothal gifts and preparing to welcome the new bride. The Zhenguo Mansion also opened the curtain on marrying off their daughter. No matter what the nobles in the capital thought, they all congratulated and expressed their congratulations.

In order to cut off his children's future, the Duke of Zhenguo even went to the palace to ask Emperor Yingwu for an "imperial decree to grant a marriage"!