Remarrying Chun Yuan

When Li Shu blurted out this sentence, Madam Li froze for a moment, then tears instantly streamed down her face.

She knew perfectly well the bitterness in her daughter's heart, and she didn't even know who to blame for all of this.

“I will talk to your father, I will talk to your father…” She had no choice but to compromise for her daughter’s sake, even swallowing the fact that Wei Gongming had taken away her son’s position as county magistrate.

Li Shu is ready to give it her all this time.

If Wei Gongming still doesn't agree, she will become a nun and take her place as a Buddhist nun.

Three days later, Vice Minister Li personally met with Wei Gongming and they talked for a long time. Four days later, the Li family and the Zhenning Marquis's family finalized the marriage agreement.

The wedding day was set for the second day of the second lunar month next spring. He would marry Li Shu and bring her into the Zhenning Marquis's mansion as his heir apparent's wife. The third prince would be the officiant at the wedding.

Upon hearing this news, Lin Mengyu immediately ran over to tell Liu Yuechu.

Liu Yuechu was already overwhelmed with business matters, so when she heard that Li Shu was going to marry Wei Gongming, she was stunned.

Who will marry?

"Li Shu, Li Shu, who else!"

Lin Mengyu was furious at Li Shu for being so spineless. "Knowing full well that the Zhenning Marquis's mansion is a den of wolves that devours people without spitting out the bones, why does she still insist on flying like a moth to a flame!"

Huang Wanwan also came today. Now that Fang Ziqing has entered the palace, there's no way she can see him. She doesn't associate with the other girls and is too lazy to socialize with them. Instead, she prefers Lin Mengyu and Liu Yuechu's straightforwardness.

"I also asked my father, and it turns out that the Zhenning Marquis's mansion is not like that. Wei Gongming himself is handsome and ambitious, but his mother is extremely greedy. Anyone who goes to ask the Wei family for help will almost always be skinned alive."

There are no secrets in the capital; you can hear all the gossip about each family if you have a few more ears.

Liu Yuechu was naturally not surprised. In her previous life, Guan Shi was obsessed with money. In this life, she started out with no money, so it would be a miracle if she didn't desperately leech off others.

"His cousin is probably due soon. If Li Shu marries him, her child will likely be six months old by then. Is she planning to become the child's mother as soon as she gets there?"

"Huh? There's a child too?" Huang Wanwan was even more shocked. "Then why did she do this?"

That's why I said she's stupid.

Lin Mengyu, being quick to speak, recounted the matter between her and Liu Yuechu, "...I didn't originally think she was unreasonable. She was occasionally a bit of a troublemaker, but I always tolerated it. But this incident shows how selfish she is. How can she put all the blame on Yueniang? It makes no sense at all."

Scholar Lin and his wife were also proud and arrogant, always afraid of being taken advantage of by the Liu family. However, Lin Mengyu always made this matter very clear and was very disgusted by his parents' hypocrisy.

Huang Wanwan wasn't surprised when she heard this. The reason she didn't want to associate with the young ladies from noble families was because she disliked their inexplicable competitive mentality.

Whether she marries or not is her own choice, and if she suffers any injustice, it has nothing to do with you.

Liu Yuechu could only sigh, "As long as she's happy." What else could she say? Just let her not suffer the same torment she experienced in her past life.

"I heard from my father that Lord Li was punished by His Majesty and dismissed from his position as chief examiner for the spring imperial examinations, but it is said that he will be the chief examiner for the autumn imperial examinations. I wonder if this will be aimed at your husband." Lin Mengyu rushed over to tell her best friend this news.

After careful consideration, Liu Yuechu decided that the Third Prince would officiate the marriage. Clearly, the marriage between the Li family and Wei Gongming was tantamount to supporting this prince.

Perhaps the fact that Vice Minister Li was able to serve as the chief examiner again was due to the Third Prince's influence behind the scenes.

She counted on her fingers; it was May now, and there were only three months left until the autumn imperial examinations in September. "Whether he passes or not, it's up to him. We're not short of money anyway." She had never recommended that Yuan Cuo participate in the imperial examinations; they were meaningless to him.

Lin Mengyu pouted, "I only regret that I'm not a man, otherwise I would definitely marry into the Liu family and become a live-in son-in-law!" He keeps talking about how he's not short of money, and his life must be so comfortable.

Huang Wanwan's father was the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, and her family was not bad off, but it was far worse off than Liu Yuechu's. "By the way, your fourth uncle got into a lawsuit recently. My father knew that I was on good terms with you, and he asked me about it. I told him that you had already separated your families, so he was aware of the situation."

"A lawsuit?" Liu Yuechu had never heard of it.

She had been busy with Yuwen Chan's affairs recently, and she was wondering why the third and fourth wives hadn't caused any trouble.

"It's to arrange a marriage for your cousin. Naturally, the groom's family will ask how much the dowry is. Your fourth uncle exaggerated, saying that he has shares in both the trading company and the horse farm."

"The family was naturally delighted to hear of the Liu family's reputation as officials and merchants. It was as if the date had already been set and the betrothal gifts had already been sent."

“I don’t know the details, but the result was that the lie was exposed and the man’s family sued him in the Dali Temple for fraud. But my father knew that your Liu family had already split up, so the fourth branch could not be associated with the official and merchant titles, so he naturally passed the case to the county government, and the Dali Temple would not accept it.”

At that time, Liu Yuechu was extremely busy, and the capital was under constant search, causing widespread panic.

Huang Wanwan wasn't in a hurry to chat with Liu Yuechu in detail; she was just going to talk about it as gossip for now.

Thinking of her self-righteous fourth uncle, Liu Yuechu could only mutter, "Serves him right." "That cousin of hers is no pushover either; it's a good thing the family found out early." She had no concept of keeping family scandals private; she had no pity for those who had exploited and kidnapped her in her past life.

The three sisters chatted over tea and then had a meal together.

Liu Yuechu was enjoying a rare moment of leisure and was just about to go back to her courtyard to sleep when Liu Musheng stormed in, yelling, "Can you please stop associating with that shrew from the Huang family? There are so many virtuous and gentle women in the capital; any one of them could be your best friend. Why did you have to choose that shrew!"

When he returned, he happened to see Huang Wanwan and Lin Mengyu leaving.

The Lin family's carriage arrived early, and Lin Mengyu greeted Liu Musheng before leaving.

Liu Musheng originally intended to accompany Huang Wanwan until the carriage arrived before returning to the courtyard, but Huang Wanwan immediately scolded him, telling him to stop indulging in debauchery with those playboys. She said that he was already a sixth-rank official with a sinecure, and if he got into trouble one day, he would fall into her father's hands.

Liu Musheng has become much more restrained these days, and immediately refuted his accusation.

But who is Huang Wanwan?

The man who spent his days amusing himself by looking at the files on his father's desk could rattle off the details of his spoiled brothers' behavior on his fingers, even knowing exactly which girls they had patronized in brothels. "...With all these scandalous affairs of yours, which girl would want to marry you?"

"While Yue Niang is frantically lifting the threshold of the Liu family's house, you're just lagging behind and enjoying yourself."

She easily cursed until the Huang family's carriage arrived, then got in and drove away.

Liu Musheng almost cried from anger.

After listening to his rambling, Liu Yuechu burst into loud laughter.

"Can't you laugh a little more ladylike? It sounds like a pig squealing!" Liu Musheng rolled his eyes, lamenting that his good intentions had been taken for granted.

Liu Yuechu, however, thought Huang Wanwan was quite good. "Let me make this clear first: if you really fall into her father's hands, I won't plead for you."

"Pah! Can't you wish me well for once?" Liu Musheng said angrily. "By the way, it's the Empress Dowager's birthday, and our family has been nominated. It seems we're going to be assigned some tasks. I don't know the specifics, so you can ask your brother-in-law when he gets back."