Remarrying Chun Yuan

"Leaving the city? Are you sure you saw it clearly?" Liu Yuechu was a little surprised. Why was he leaving the capital so soon?

Although she didn't know when Yuan Cuo left in her previous life, she didn't remember it being this soon.

She also forgot that in this life, thanks to her generosity in distributing porridge and spending money to save lives, the snow disaster hadn't resulted in so many deaths and injuries, and there hadn't been an epidemic. Yuan Cuo wasn't trapped in the capital, so the process would naturally have been accelerated.

"Get the car ready, I'm going." She couldn't let Yuan Cuo leave now.

"Where are you going, Second Sister? You're going to the Jingguo Duke's Mansion for the Lantern Festival today. The gifts have already been prepared!"

Liu Muchi was carrying a bunch of bags and packages as he came in from outside.

Liu Yuechu sighed and stamped her foot; she had really forgotten about this.

The young master of the Duke of Jingguo's mansion was interested in establishing a marriage alliance, and Princess Chen couldn't refuse him, so she asked her to go and meet him to avoid offending people by always refusing.

Liu Yuechu originally planned to just go through the motions and then return, "...Take me to the Duke's Mansion first, then go find Young Master Yuan and have him wait for me at the bookstore. I have something to discuss with him."

Liu Muchi agreed, and Bai Shao and Hua Jiao then helped Liu Yuechu change her clothes.

Wearing a long cotton robe in blue and white Shu brocade, with a cloak draped with branches of peonies, and a purple-gold hairpin with flowers adorning her hair, she exuded a noble and elegant air, perfectly complementing her ethereal beauty, like a fairy from a painting.

Bai Shao wanted to put a gold bracelet with openwork cloud carvings on her, but Liu Yuechu felt it was too extravagant and only chose a thin gold band without any pattern.

Liu Yuechu hurriedly arrived at the Duke's mansion with her entourage, but her mind was elsewhere as she entertained them.

The young master appeared in front of her three or four times, but she couldn't remember what he looked like. His mannerisms and appearance were just too ordinary.

"Liu Yuechu, what are you thinking about? Are you still thinking about your marriage selection on the second day of the second lunar month? Are you that desperate to get married?" The voice was very irritating. Liu Yuechu looked up and actually saw Pei Chun.

Pei Chun was the son of the Right Chancellor's family and was related to the Duke of Jingguo's family, so he was naturally among those who enjoyed the lantern festival.

"Were you born with a bone in your mouth? You can't speak human language." Liu Yuechu originally wanted to say goodbye to Xiao Zhenniang, the eldest aunt of the Duke's mansion, and then leave. She liked that spirited woman very much.

"Ha, what good is a silver tongue? Let me tell you, you don't have many good days left." Pei Chun leaned closer to her and lowered his voice, "Right now, the only one who can help you is me. Why don't you give me your kite first, and we can make a pair... Ah!"

Liu Yuechu stomped her embroidered shoe on his foot, making Pei Chun scream and jump around in pain.

"You little wench, don't be ungrateful! Let me tell you, the Third Prince is planning to send his private army to help Wei Gongming steal the kites on the second day of the second lunar month. Right now, besides me, who would dare to offend someone and confront them head-on? You'd better be respectful to me!"

"???"

"Third Prince? Private soldiers?" Liu Yuechu froze for a moment.

Pei Chun sneered smugly, "I never lie. If you don't believe me, go ask around yourself."

Liu Yuechu believed it. Although this person was annoying, his tone didn't seem like he was bluffing. No wonder Xiao Zhenniang, who had invited her to the lantern festival today, hadn't mentioned the marriage selection again.

Xiao Zhenniang may not take the statement "I will not marry into the household of a duke, marquis, or earl, or anyone of the third rank or above" seriously, but she cannot ignore the Third Prince.

Seeing her silence, Pei Chun, limping, leaned closer again, "So please, beg me, apologize to me again, and I'll be magnanimous and marry you..."

"Ow!"

Liu Yuechu kicked again.

Pei Chun jumped up and down angrily, while Liu Yuechu had already left in a hurry with her people.

"This little wench, does she even know how much trouble she's gotten herself into? How can she be so headstrong?!"

"My goodness! Can you please stop provoking this young lady? With such a fiery temper, if you marry her, she might even kill you with a knife if she pushes you too far!" The servant just thought the young master was being a jerk, why did he always love to cause trouble?

Pei Chun huffed, "I'm just being shameless, I like her, what's wrong with that? If I'm shameless, then isn't Wei Gongming even more shameless? He even went so far as to enlist the Third Prince just to marry her? I'm not as shameless as him!"

The servant had nothing to say. After all, the man was the master. Had everyone in the capital gone mad? Were they competing to be the most shameless these days?

……

Liu Yuechu had no interest in caring who was more despicable. After bidding farewell to Xiao Zhenniang, she hurriedly went to the Princess's residence.

At this moment, Princess Chen was also so angry that her chest felt tight. When she heard the nanny say that Liu Yuechu had arrived, she felt even more of a headache.

“I know what you’re after. The Third Prince just left here…” he said. “As long as someone gets the kite first, and you’re willing to marry him, he absolutely won’t interfere.” But if no one dares to snatch the kite, she will have no choice but to marry Wei Gongming.

"What exactly did Wei Gongming do that warranted such a large-scale military operation, even deploying his private army?" Liu Yuechu wondered.

Princess Chen didn't know why, but Wei Gongming said that if you were willing to marry him, he was willing to give up his title and work hand in hand with you to fight for it back step by step.

"Ha, his words are so touching. What can I fight for? My dowry and property?" Liu Yuechu didn't believe his sweet talk.

Princess Chen was also very puzzled. Logically speaking, these two had never crossed paths before, so how did they suddenly become entangled and unable to get along?

"What are you going to do?"

Liu Yuechu was frighteningly calm. The heavy scent of sandalwood in the room made her feel irritated. "Tear up the marriage kite. I will never marry again in this life."

"You're saying that out of spite!"

"I was serious."

Liu Yuechu chose Yuan Cuo hoping to continue their relationship for three years before sending him away from the capital to help establish the foundation of the Great Qi dynasty. But now that the Third Prince has intervened, who knows what changes might occur? She wouldn't let Yuan Cuo become a target for her anger; that would be too inhumane.

Princess Chen naturally didn't believe her words. "Don't rush, there are still more than ten days. Let's think about it carefully again."

Although Liu Yuechu nodded in agreement, she knew there was no need to think about it anymore; the matter was settled.

After exchanging a few more words about unrelated topics, she left the princess's residence.

After getting into the carriage, Huajiao asked her, "Are we still going to the bookstore?"

Liu Yuechu shook her head slightly, "I'm not going, I'm going home."

Since she didn't want to drag Yuan Cuo into this mess, why bother seeing her again? Anyone who gets close to her now will be closely watched.

The carriage hadn't gone far when it gradually came to a stop.

Bai Shao lifted the carriage curtain to look, "Master, it's Young Master Yuan."

Liu Yuechu was taken aback. Why was he here?

The carriage curtain was lifted, and Yuan Cuo stood three meters away, holding a box in her hands. She asked Bai Shao to hand the gift box to Liu Yuechu, saying, "I found something that should belong to Madam Liu, so please take a look."

Liu Yuechu opened the box and her body stiffened when she saw the object inside. She carefully took out the item: a ribbon bird kite.

It was exquisitely beautiful, exactly the same as the kite her father had drawn.

Liu Yuechu looked at it more closely. Apart from the bamboo strips used to tie the kite being somewhat new and lacking old soil, the rest was indistinguishable from the real thing; they were just as beautiful and moving.

She looked at Yuan Cuo in front of her, her lower lips trembling, unsure of what to say.