Remarrying Chun Yuan

Liu Yuechu was so tired that she could barely lift her head, but she still kept drinking cup after cup of tea, waiting for Yuan Cuo to come back and talk to her.

As dawn broke, there was still no news of Yuan Cuo.

She was impatient and couldn't sit still any longer. "When does the curfew end? Why don't we order the carriage to be prepared now? Once we can leave, we can go to the bookstore and take a look."

"Master, don't be in such a hurry. It's not worth it. The young master is always very capable. When has he ever caused you any trouble?" Huajiao couldn't help but advise from the side.

Although Liu Yuechu thought so, she felt very flustered for some reason. "I should have gone with him just now. What's there to be afraid of when there's an inspection? If we encounter something, we can get away with it by giving some money!"

"He's back! The young master is back!" the old woman at the side gate called out hurriedly as she entered Yuanchu Pavilion.

Granny Fang glared at her instantly, "What's all the noise about? Keep your voice down!"

The old woman immediately shut up, "You're back, Master, you don't need to worry anymore!"

"Is he all alone?" Liu Yuechu asked hurriedly.

“Yes, only the son-in-law,” the old woman said. “The son-in-law went to his study first, and then came back to talk to you. He asked this old servant to inform him first.” Otherwise, she wouldn’t have had to come all this way.

Liu Yuechu was relieved, but why was he all alone?

There was neither Lin Mengyu nor Hou Lai.

She waited there for a full quarter of an hour before Yuan Cuo finally came out of the study.

He went to get a wooden frame, framed the IOU, and brought it back.

After sending the old woman from the side gate away, leaving only Liu Yuechu, Huajiao, and Granny Fang, he finally told her about Zhang Zhitong's scheme to trap people.

"...I specifically asked Sister Yu, and she said she didn't want to get married. Moreover, her attitude seemed to be one of deep hatred, which was very different from how she was in front of you."

Liu Yuechu was quite surprised, but thinking back to her past life, perhaps Lin Mengyu already knew something and had no choice but to marry him.

But she has changed in this life, so the experiences of those around her will also change accordingly.

"It's better if she doesn't marry him. He's such a piece of trash, he doesn't deserve her at all. So what did you do with him?" She was afraid that Yuan Cuo would be too lenient.

Yuan Cuo told Lin Mengyu about her idea, "I think it's good, so I had Hou Lai do it according to her wishes."

Liu Yuechu: "..."

Granny Fang and Sichuan Pepper: "..."

"This Miss Lin is quite ruthless," Granny Fang couldn't help but sigh.

The girl who was so cheerful and seemingly carefree could retaliate so fiercely against her cousin, to whom she had been betrothed since childhood. Clearly, there was something they didn't know.

Liu Yuechu couldn't help but click her tongue a few times, "Then let's wait for the news. I just hope that Grand Secretary Lin and Madam Lin can learn their lesson. Letting Yu Jie'er marry this kind of person would be harmful."

Having learned the general outline of the situation, Liu Yuechu finally succumbed to exhaustion and returned to her room to rest.

She slept soundly until dawn, and when she woke up, the sun was high in the sky.

Only Huajiao was waiting outside for her to wake up. As soon as she got up, she immediately said, "The young master went to the yamen to ask for money to repair the door after dawn. Granny Fang is talking to Sister-in-law Fang right now."

Liu Yuechu nodded. "Has any news come from outside?"

"Of course, Sister Fang came to deliver the message, but Granny saw that you didn't sleep enough last night, so she said she'd let her speak to you after you woke up." Huajiao was also getting impatient.

"Then hurry up and call them in." Liu Yuechu didn't wait, and went to the courtyard after getting dressed.

When Granny Fang and Suozi's wife saw her, they immediately rushed over from the entrance of Yuanchu Pavilion.

"The Zhang family went missing last night. The patrol couldn't stand the Zhang family reporting it to the police, so they searched everywhere and finally found them in a brothel."

"And that... filth... it's too disgusting to even mention it to you, Master, so I won't tell you."

"The Zhang family originally intended to keep this matter hidden, but the son-in-law went to the yamen to ask for money to repair the gate. On the way, he met Young Master Pei and Young Master Lu, so he went with them."

"They're probably all locked in a standoff at the yamen right now, but the IOU for the money is a done deal, and we should have news by this afternoon."

……

Suozi's wife said a few simple words, but when Liu Yuechu heard that Pei Chun and Lu Bingyang were the ones going to the yamen with her, she knew that Zhang Zhitong was completely doomed this time.

Even if we don't mention that the whole thing started with Lu Bingyang proposing to Lin Mengyu, they're just curious to stir things up, so they'll definitely get involved.

"The more intense the rumors outside, the better. If things get really bad, add fuel to the fire," Liu Yuechu instructed.

Suozi's wife chuckled, "There's no need to embellish such a shameful affair; the whole capital will probably know about it within an hour."

"There are quite a few people who play with the Rabbit God, but very few who enjoy being played with by the Rabbit God and have made such a big joke of themselves..."

Granny Fang glared at her immediately, "Don't talk nonsense!"

“Master is an experienced woman, what doesn’t she understand? Mother, you can’t still treat her like a child. It’s not a bad thing for her to know more.” Suozi’s wife, who lived in the streets, had never been able to stand Fang Mama’s constant lectures on rules and etiquette.

Granny Fang was helpless, but what she said was indeed not wrong.

"Then we should add fuel to the fire and make contact with him as a relative of the Empress Dowager." Liu Yuechu felt uneasy just thinking about that old woman. She didn't love her grandson and even deliberately mistreated him.

The one who should be mistreated is the son who committed the sins; what does it have to do with Yuan Cuo...

Granny Fang was somewhat frightened. "Isn't this inappropriate?"

“What’s wrong with that? They want to get rid of Yuan Cuo because they’re afraid he’ll steal the title of top scholar. If we don’t take this opportunity to fight back, we’ll be too easy to bully and slaughter. We should strike when the time is right!” She was determined to vent her anger.

Granny Fang couldn't refute it, but she was worried that Suozi's wife wouldn't be able to handle it. "Perhaps we'll have to ask the eldest young master for help."

The young master she was referring to was not Liu Musheng, but Chen Zhongyao.

After thinking for a moment, Liu Yuechu decided not to wait for Yuan Cuo to return. "I'm packing up. I'm going to the Inspectorate. I'm going to file a complaint for my best friend!"

……

The couple acted separately.

Liu Yuechu's lawsuit was very successful.

Although she didn't mention the word "Empress Dowager" at all, every sentence she spoke was aimed at Zhang Zhitong's weaknesses, saying that he must have a powerful backer, and that he had been doing such dirty work for a long time, yet he was still able to maintain his position in the Ministry of Personnel.

Furthermore, the fact that Lin Mengyu was well-behaved and adorable, and that her sister's best friend was also her sister, meant that Chen Zhongyao had no choice but to intervene.

So, just as Zhang Zhitong's infamy began to spread, Chen Zhongyao submitted his impeachment petition.

With his intervention, even Grand Scholar Lin dared not plead for his future son-in-law, especially since the matter was truly disgusting and he couldn't bring himself to say it.

There was much discussion in the Imperial Study, and as a result, Zhang Zhitong completely lost his official position as a Supervising Secretary in the Ministry of Personnel.

Yuan Cuo also took the money the Zhang family had given him for repairing the door, and went back to the Liu family's trading company to choose two better ones. "That dilapidated door should have been replaced a long time ago..."

Emperor Qi Xiao, parched from the barrage of questions from his ministers, fled to the Empress Dowager's Cixi Palace.

"You tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing the rice instead. This move of yours was a huge mistake."