Remarrying Chun Yuan

Liu Muchi was completely bewildered. "Second sister?"

“Go ahead.” Liu Yuechu suddenly changed her mind. “Just say that the princess is tired and won’t see anyone. He can wait if he wants, or go back if he doesn’t.”

Liu Muchi: "??? Is it appropriate to say it like that?"

Liu Yuechu pondered for a moment, whispered a few words in his ear, and then turned and went back.

Liu Muchi scratched his head, utterly bewildered. That was, after all, the young master of the Right Chancellor's household—we were just going to dismiss him like that?

Pei Chun was sitting in the courtyard at the entrance of the mansion, with his legs crossed, feeding the fish. He threw handfuls of fish food into the pond, covering it completely and turning the clear water murky.

Liu Kai was afraid that he would overfeed the fish and kill them. "Master, someone's coming!" Hearing footsteps in the distance, he quickly snatched the fish food away, not wanting to harm any living creatures.

Pei Chun straightened his shoulders, tilted his head back and puffed out his chest. He was about to show off his sixteen big teeth to greet Liu Yuechu when he realized that the only person who came was her cheap illegitimate younger brother.

"Where's your sister? Why isn't she coming out?!"

Liu Muchi bowed respectfully. "Princess Chen is tired and is resting. The old lady was afraid that you, Young Master Pei, would be waiting too long, so she sent me to apologize to you."

"Are you deaf? I'm asking your sister why Liu Yuechu isn't coming out to see me!" Pei Chun was anything but patient.

"Didn't you come to pay your respects to Princess Chen?" Liu Muchi had no better options than to play dumb.

Pei Chun's joy vanished without a trace, as if struck by lightning.

He walked step by step toward Liu Muchi, his playboy nature on full display. "Don't try to play tricks on me. Go tell Liu Yuechu that if she refuses to see me, I will expose her for using a fake kite to fool Wei Gongming on the second day of the second lunar month! I already know that she took a fake painting by the Sage of Painting from Yuan Cuo to make a kite to get by!"

"As long as she comes with me, I can help her deal with Yuan Cuo. She won't have to be forced to marry a poor, pedantic scholar. I, Pei Chun, am just doing a good deed to help others. Let her know her place and not be ungrateful!"

Pei Chun: "..."

Is helping others a pleasure?

The use of these four characters in this way is a complete and utter defilement.

"My second sister also knows that Young Master Pei came to pay his respects to Princess Chen, so she specially asked me to convey her regards to Young Master Pei." Pei Chun remained as respectful as ever. "She also said that she was grateful for Young Master Pei's thoughtfulness and congratulated him on the upcoming arrival of a son. She said she would definitely come to offer her congratulations on the day."

"W-What do you mean by 'a family blessed with many sons'? What nonsense is she spouting!" Pei Chun was already angry, and hearing Liu Muchi's words was like a rocket about to explode.

Liu Kai immediately grabbed him, "Yes, this is the Princess's residence. If this really escalates to the palace, he'll be beaten too."

"No one can spout nonsense about my innocence! I'm not even married yet, where would I get a son? If you keep talking nonsense, I'll beat you up!" Pei Chun spat at Liu Muchi.

Liu Muchi glanced at the spittle on his clothes, his smile unchanged, his tone more gentle. "I am of humble status and apologize for my rudeness. Actually, my second sister heard that there's a young lady in Chunlan Lane who admires Young Master Pei, and she thinks of him day and night, unable to sleep. Who knew that after dreaming about him for so long, she actually dreamt of offspring, and it was even yours, Young Master Pei…" His expression was calm, but his heart was in turmoil. His second sister had asked him to relay such a story—could he really do it?!

"Shut up! What nonsense are you spouting? Dreaming about being pregnant? Are you trying to play a ghost story with me?!"

Pei Chun's face turned ashen, his anger rising. In fact, his palms were sweating and his heart was pounding!

Upon hearing the words "Chunlan Lane," his hair stood on end. Did Liu Yuechu have super hearing? How did she know about such things?!

That young woman was the wife of one of his father's students. He had gone to visit her last time and gotten drunk, only to wake up in her bed. He felt he'd been tricked and hadn't spoken to that family since. But it's been almost two months since then; could it be that the woman really…

Pei Chun dared not think any further; if it came true, he would be dead!

"When Second Sister heard about it, she just thought it was a story. But now it seems someone is deliberately targeting Young Master Pei? We're in the same boat. Young Master Pei should understand that the kite Second Sister used for choosing a husband was a fake one. The real marriage selection is on the second day of the second lunar month..." Liu Muchi smiled and offered his bargaining chips.

Pei Chun was speechless. He wanted to jump up and yell angrily, but he didn't dare to break off relations.

He was just trying to bluff Liu Yuechu without any evidence, but if this woman acted recklessly, the consequences would be unimaginable!

"Let's go, let's go!" he muttered under his breath, and immediately left with Liu Kai.

Liu Muchi chased after him to the main gate, and only after seeing the Right Chancellor's carriage leave did he go to report back to Liu Yuechu.

Liu Yuechu snorted coldly. Did she think she could control her with just a paper kite?

She knew far too much about the scandals of the Right Chancellor's household, and if things really came to a head, she wasn't afraid of anyone.

"And that Zhong Ziqi, he's such a blabbermouth, he needs to be taught a lesson!"

She hated those who sided with outsiders in both her past and present lives, and after giving Liu Muchi a few more instructions, she was truly furious!

Upon hearing the moves, Liu Muchi felt a chill run down his spine. He admired and respected his second sister, but he never expected that when she was truly enraged, she could kill without a knife.

……

Two days later, the Taichang Temple Minister's residence suddenly received several uninvited guests.

The people who came all wanted to seek justice from Master Zhong and demand that Zhong Ziqi return the money, because the paintings Zhong Ziqi sold them were not genuine works, but rather Suzhou reproductions.

Zhong Ziqi naturally denied it, and not only did he try to argue his way out of it, he also brought up the Liu family business. After all, he was the nephew of the painting master and had a great reputation. How could the paintings in his hands be fake?

However, since Liu Yuechu had given prior notice, when Liu Chen and Liu Shang were invited to testify, they naturally wouldn't get involved in this mess. They firmly denied that Zhong Ziqi had taken the painting from the Liu family's business and even presented the account books.

As a result, the Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices not only lost money, but was also resented by his colleagues and ridiculed by the Emperor. Although Zhong Ziqi was not convicted of fraud and imprisoned, the Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices personally beat him with a stick, crippling one of his hands and making it impossible for him to make Suzhou films again!

Liu Yuechu also heard that her aunt had started arranging a marriage for Zhong Ziqi, hoping to continue the family line, while her uncle had become like an old ox plowing the fields, setting his sights on the illegitimate son in the family and completely abandoning this legitimate son...

Time flies when people are busy gossiping. Before they knew it, the second day of the second lunar month had arrived.

Jingchunlou was booked out by Liu Yuechu.

During this period, the Princess's mansion had already planned out all the procedures for her to choose a husband. They selected an auspicious time and posted the list of potential husbands, which was hung down from the second floor and was easy to see at a glance.

The fact that she wouldn't marry into the mansions of dukes, marquises, earls, or officials of the third rank or above, and that she was still listed first, clearly meant that both the young master of the Jingguo Duke's mansion and Pei Chun were out of the running.