Remarrying Chun Yuan

Liu Musheng was both excited and scared, and was completely confused and at a loss. He asked Yuan Cuo to accompany him to the palace to talk things over. With Yuan Cuo's help, he was sure that both his biological father and Huang Fan could be dealt with.

Liu Musheng was right.

With Yuan Cuo's involvement, not only were the two elders on board, but even the Ministry of Rites intervened, sending an official to assist with the wedding arrangements, making it exceptionally respectable.

Huang Wanwan and Huang Fan talked all night about who would take over the Huang family mansion now that she was married and he was gone.

Huang Fan told her to rest assured and get married without worrying about these things.

"After you get married, I will have to wait for His Majesty to reassign the inspection areas, so I will not stay in the capital at all."

"Originally, I wanted to take you with me, but you insisted on marrying Liu Musheng."

"Are you really going to marry this scoundrel? Don't you want to reconsider?"

In Huang Fan's memory, Liu Musheng was still the same lazy and irresponsible person he used to be. Although he had done a lot of things that were helpful to Daqi in the past two years, Huang Fan still couldn't connect his achievements with Liu Musheng as a person.

“He may seem a bit carefree, but he can stand up for me when it matters, which is very important to me.”

Huang Wanwan almost blurted out "better than you", but thinking that the wedding was imminent and fearing that Huang Fan would cause trouble again, she swallowed her complaints.

“That’s only before the wedding. Who knows if things will change after the wedding?” Huang Fan’s tone became more serious. “I will still make some demands of him. If he agrees, I will marry you to him. If he doesn’t agree, even if the palace intervenes, I will not agree to this marriage.”

Huang Wanwan: "???"

What time is it? Why are you still making demands?

"What conditions are you planning to propose?" She always needed to know in advance.

"I will speak with him privately about this matter, so you should not interfere." Huang Fan really wanted to make the decision.

Huang Wanwan was immediately shocked. "If you harbor resentment because I drove away your concubines, you can say so directly. There's no need to cause trouble in my marriage."

"I can choose not to marry, but I will not allow you to harm the Liu family. Whether my marriage with Liu Musheng goes through or not is secondary; I cannot let Yuechu down!"

Huang Fan was completely astonished, never expecting his daughter to say such a thing.

"In your heart, you already regard your father as an enemy?"

Huang Wanwan didn't speak, afraid that telling the truth would hurt someone.

Huang Fan's face darkened for a moment, thinking that since the father and daughter had been separated for some time, the past grievances could be forgotten.

"Looks like I was overthinking it. You'll be fine." Huang Fan didn't say anything more, and didn't even mention whether he should talk to Liu Musheng again.

Huang Wanwan didn't chase after him after he left.

The Ministry of Rites intervened the following day and set the wedding date for a month later.

Huang Fan didn't talk to Liu Musheng anymore. Instead, he went to invite Madam Lu, hoping she would become Huang Wanwan's wife, since Wanwan's birth mother had already passed away.

With Lin Mengyu present, Madam Lu naturally gave him face and did not refuse.

With everything arranged, the wedding day arrived in the blink of an eye.

The day before her wedding, Huang Wanwan summoned Liu Yuechu and Lin Mengyu to her boudoir for a visit.

She was leaving this place tomorrow, and naturally, she felt a little strange.

“You still think it’s strange? I think it’s even stranger. I’m clearly marrying you into my family to be my sister-in-law, but I still have to come and do your wedding beforehand.”

Liu Yuechu rolled her eyes, calculating the money, "I have to give betrothal gifts and dowry, so you two are getting married and I'm the only one losing out?"

Huang Wanwan couldn't help but laugh, "Who told you to be so generous? Besides, the betrothal gifts will be moved back to your house soon. I won't leave a single copper coin in the mansion, so you don't need to feel bad about it."

“But that means you moved out of my courtyard and into yours,” Liu Yuechu teased deliberately. “So after you get married, you’ll have to manage the household affairs. I don’t want to worry about these things anymore.”

Her words surprised Huang Wanwan. "I have no intention of seizing power in the government. It is only right that you help me out if I get tired."

As the eldest son and daughter-in-law of Liu Musheng, it was only natural for her to take over the management of the Liu family.

However, Liu Yuechu had always been in charge of the Liu family, and she managed it exceptionally well. She didn't want this kind of thing to affect their friendship, so she naturally had to give way.

“I don’t want to get involved. I’ll leave everything to you and stay with you for a month to explain things clearly. Then Yuan Cuo and I will move to the Duke’s Mansion with the children.”

The viscount's mansion had been renovated long ago, but he had never lived there. Now that Yuan Cuo had been promoted to Duke of Baoguo, His Majesty had also bestowed upon him the mansion next door, forcing Yuan Cuo to leave the Liu family, otherwise he would always be labeled as a "son-in-law who married into the family."

Moreover, a few days ago, the Empress specially summoned Liu Yuechu to the palace, firstly to see the children, and secondly to mention this matter.

After careful consideration, Liu Yuechu decided that moving away might be a good idea.

Anyway, she felt extremely at ease leaving the Liu family in Huang Wanwan's hands.

Huang Wanwan hadn't expected Liu Yuechu to leave. "If you have to leave the mansion because of me, then I..." She felt a little uneasy.

“The palace has urged me many times, and I can’t refuse again. Even if Yuan Cuo doesn’t care, I can’t stand the pressure from the palace.” Liu Yuechu no longer concealed Yuan Cuo’s identity, since the whole world knew that he was Emperor Qi Xiao’s son.

Huang Wanwan sighed with relief upon hearing this, "If it's because of the palace, then I won't keep you any longer. But even if you move away, you should come back to stay often."

"The Duke's Mansion will also reserve a guest room for you," Liu Yuechu said with a smile.

Huang Wanwan nodded with a grateful smile. It was better that the two of them had spoken so frankly.

Lin Mengyu didn't care about any of that. Anyway, she was Liu Yuechu's best friend, and it didn't matter to her where Liu Yuechu moved to. She only got to where she was today because of her shamelessness.

The couple added more makeup, and then left their mothers to help decorate the new house.

The next morning, the air was filled with the sounds of gongs and drums.

When the eldest son of the Liu family married Huang Wanwan, officials from all over the capital came to offer their congratulations.

With Yuan Cuo and Liu Yuechu present, the scene was exceptionally grand.

On this day, Liu Zhong also came out of the palace, changed out of the Taoist robes of the Taoist temple, and seriously acted as a father. Huang Fan, like him, was not very satisfied with this son-in-law, but dared not say another word.

The wedding preparations were busy all day, but ended with the red candles in the bridal chamber going out.

The next morning, before Liu Yuechu had even gotten out of bed, Huang Wanwan caught up with her at Yuanchu Pavilion. "How can you be so irresponsible, sister-in-law? I'm serving tea to my father-in-law, and you're not even watching? I've even prepared red-envelope gifts for the children!"

Liu Yuechu: "??? I have to serve tea?"

When she got married, Yuan Cuo's nominal parents had already passed away, so they hadn't gone through that process before.

"And he wasn't even served tea to his father-in-law. I heard he went back to the Taoist temple in the palace last night." Huang Wanwan felt somewhat frustrated, as if she wasn't being taken seriously.