Remarrying Chun Yuan

Liu Yuechu naturally didn't see the Li family's carriage, but instead stubbornly stood in front of the shop.

As more and more people gathered, the momentum that had just begun to build gradually began to change.

She sensed something was wrong, so she sent someone to the county government office to fetch the yamen runners.

At this moment, the man's wheelchair slowly approached, and the crowd of onlookers automatically made way for him.

Liu Yuechu looked in that direction and was indeed surprised. She hadn't expected it to be that old man from the Bai family!

Bai Shuncai watched from above for a long time, but he was still not satisfied. He had to come down and rub salt into Liu Yuechu's wounds, otherwise he would not be able to quell his hatred.

"The Liu family has truly committed a sin, and sins will naturally be punished by Heaven." Bai Shuncai was overjoyed and almost choked with laughter. He coughed for a while before looking at the person being held down by the Liu family's servants. "Don't be afraid, they've already been left out in the cold. After the Empress Dowager's birthday celebration, they might be the first to be punished."

"You're just trying to uphold justice. You can stand tall in the county government. This world punishes the wicked and eliminates evil. The officials in the county government won't protect the wicked. Besides, I'm willing to support you." He had made it clear that he was going to oppose the Liu family.

Seeing his expression, Liu Yuechu instantly understood what was going on.

She looked Bai Shuncai up and down. "You're a perfectly nice old man, but you have to have a mouth. Are you really willing to cause trouble at home?"

"What did I do wrong? I was speaking out for ordinary working people." Bai Shuncai deliberately emphasized those words. "And you? Your so-called kindness is nothing but an act. You won't even pay a hundred taels of silver. How are those orphans and widows supposed to live?"

"Since you're so kind, why don't you take him in and raise him?" Liu Yuechu wasn't buying his offer.

Bai Shuncai's face stiffened, and his beard trembled with anger. "I have no relation to her, so why did she take our family in?"

Liu Yuechu said softly, "Do you know why the Dowager Consort from the late Emperor's reign lived to be 107 years old?"

"Why?" Bai Shuncai didn't understand.

“Because she doesn’t meddle in other people’s business,” Liu Yuechu said.

Bai Shuncai slammed his cane down repeatedly, utterly baffled as to how that brat could possibly hold on at this critical juncture!

"Don't try to be stubborn here. You'll be crying sooner or later!"

Before the two could continue speaking, the constables from afar strolled over as if taking a walk.

Bai Shuncai's face immediately lit up with joy. Pointing at Liu Yuechu, he slandered her, "This woman's goods killed someone, and she refuses to admit it or compensate the injured person's family. Your Honor, may the heavens above arrest them!"

He had already spoken with Wei Gongming, and Wei Gongming was aware of the matter.

The head constable glanced at Bai Shuncai with a disdainful look. "So what business is it of yours here?"

"I'm standing up for the deceased's family!" Bai Shuncai said.

The head constable looked at Yuan Cuo and whispered a few words to him. Only after Yuan Cuo nodded did he order the constables to take away the troublemakers at the gate. "...Whatever the court decides, whatever the Liu family decides, I'll leave it to you all."

The head constable nodded and ordered his men to take Bai Shuncai away as well.

Bai Shuncai immediately looked up to the sky and shouted, "What does this have to do with me?!"

Yuan Cuochao waved his hand, and a waiter from the teahouse across the street came out from behind him.

The waiter recounted the entire conversation between Bai Shuncai and his entourage.

They said they hated the Liu family, and even that they gave money to the deceased's family to cause trouble, including those who were stirring things up and were not even relatives of the deceased.

"...I am a servant, so I heard these words at the door. I was afraid of their retaliation, so I didn't dare to say anything."

"But the officials have already arrived, so Young Master Yuan asked me to come and be a witness. Heaven above, I have not uttered a single falsehood, otherwise may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death."

Bai Shuncai's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. "You, you, you actually..."

“With such a large family and business, there are many people coming to discuss business, and the fur shop is too small to accommodate them all. So I just bought the teahouse across the street…” Yuan Cuo said softly.

Who would have thought that Bai Shuncai would go there to watch the excitement, and that he wouldn't even lower his voice? He only had himself to blame for courting death.

Liu Yuechu had no idea that the teahouse belonged to her family, and upon hearing this, she was even more delighted!

"I'll say it again: if the Liu family is wrong, the Liu family will admit it, but the Liu family will never be taken advantage of."

She glanced at Bai Shuncai and smiled slightly, "Stirring up trouble before the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, I wonder if Consort De will be able to stay comfortably in the palace..."

The matter had been going on for a long time, and Liu Yuechu didn't say anything more.

Liu Muchi generously gave the yamen runners silver as payment for their errands, and the runners happily accepted it.

No matter how deep the grudge between Wei Gongming and the Liu family is, he cannot cut off his subordinates' source of income.

Bai Shuncai never expected his attempt to steal a chicken would backfire!

Why did he have to come and watch the excitement?

Why didn't he stay further away?!

He was filled with remorse, but he had already been put into the car...

Yuan Cuo escorted Liu Yuechu back to the fur shop, and Song Liu'er's face also needed bandaging.

The crowd gathered in front of the shop gradually dispersed, but they were bound to talk about it, as the matter was quite intriguing.

Liu Yuechu was still quite worried. If the Empress Dowager continued with this attitude, today's events would continue to occur, which would likely have a significant impact on the Liu family's business.

"Is that person really unwilling to stand up and care about you?" The person she wanted to curse was Emperor Qi Xiao.

Yuan Cuo chuckled, "Who knows? Whether it's normal or not, it's not surprising that he'd interfere." Anyway, his son was a free man, and he could do whatever he wanted with him.

Liu Yuechu cursed inwardly again, for the imperial family was the most heartless, and now it was right before her eyes.

The son saved his grandmother's life, but he still had to endure a series of storms and hardships, while his own father watched from the sidelines.

"It's better to disown this father!"

She couldn't help but think of her own father, feeling a sense of shared suffering.

Yuan Cuo noticed her dejection and gently stroked her hair, saying, "Don't worry, it's alright, I've got everything covered."

Liu Yuechu nestled in his arms and remained silent for a long time.

Yuan Cuo turned her body around and asked, "What are you thinking about?" He was afraid that she would recall the past when she was abandoned by her father.

Liu Yuechu pursed her lips and whispered in his ear, "I'm thinking about how to bring down the Bai family so that even Consort De won't dare to help them anymore!"

Yuan Cuo: "..." He seemed to have overthought things; this woman was not weak.

Liu Yuechu then went to check on Song Liu'er's injuries and said, "The business will be closed for the next two days, so don't do anything."

"Master, if we don't do it, we're afraid we'll lose a lot of money!" Yao Wei said, quite unwilling.

Liu Yuechu took a deep breath. "But if the yamen doesn't issue a verdict, I'm afraid someone might be testing the Liu family and deliberately provoking us at this time... Let's wait until after the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet to discuss this further."

Yao Wei and Song Liu'er were somewhat unwilling, but they had no other choice.

Before anyone could speak, Liu Tao rushed in from outside the door, "Master, an imperial decree has arrived from the palace!"