Remarrying Chun Yuan

"Hey, you're usually so generous, why are you being so dramatic about this?"

Ye Zinan also took the opportunity to finish her story, "Actually, yesterday the Emperor Chu asked me how I should explain to you that he and the Old Madam were discussing some sensitive topics in front of me."

"I've thought about this for a long time. Even if I were to tell you everything I heard, you might still suspect that I'm holding something back."

Ye Zinan's expression was very serious, even unusually so. "Besides, I also sensed a hint of manipulation in his words. Perhaps the Emperor of Chu wanted me to pass on some messages to you. I didn't want to be a tool, so I had no choice but to hide by the door and sleep there for the night."

He spoke his mind quite frankly.

"Guyu, go and get him a bowl of porridge." Liu Yuechu felt that this was only worth a bowl of porridge.

Ye Zinan smiled wryly, "At least give us a plate of pickled vegetables, otherwise we'll have to drink this porridge dry. We've been brothers for years, there's no need to be so stingy."

"Then tell me something else I want to hear?" Liu Yuechu asked with a smile.

Ye Zinan's eyes gleamed slyly. "I do know some things you don't really want to hear..." His smile was meaningful.

Liu Yuechu immediately thought of Wei Gongming.

Of all the people around the Chu Emperor, this was the only name she least wanted to mention.

But no matter how she answered, she fell into Ye Zinan's trap.

"Guyu, go and throw that bowl of porridge away. Don't even feed it to the dog!"

"Hey, hey, don't be like that..." Ye Zinan didn't want to confront her head-on. "I didn't mean to hurt your feelings, but I was indeed a little surprised by Wei Gongming when I went to Prince Chun's Mansion this time."

"It seems he works right next to the Chu Emperor, and their relationship appears to be quite close."

“I even made a point of greeting him and exchanging a few words with him. He answered so confidently, without the trepidation he used to have. Moreover, I heard the people around the Chu Emperor address him as Commander Wei, as if the Third Prince had sent him to the Chu Emperor’s side.”

"Moreover, he is the only one who belongs to the Great Qi."

"..."

Ye Zinan shrugged; that was all he knew.

Liu Yuechu frowned in thought, feeling that things were strange. She could only look at Yuan Cuo.

Yuan Cuo immediately realized, "The Third Prince doesn't usually send someone to accompany the Chu Emperor to the capital alone, and besides, he's a man who values ​​his reputation."

"So, all those people..." are dead, except for Wei Gongming?

Liu Yuechu naturally understood what he was about to say.

Ye Zinan was also stunned. Although he found the matter strange, he did not expect it to be so bold.

"He's a person from the Great Qi, after all. That person... shouldn't be so reckless, right?" He naturally understood that the murderer the couple were referring to was the Chu Emperor.

She was also a woman he secretly desired.

He suddenly shivered.

"If so, what if Qin Muyan intended to kill her? Otherwise, she wouldn't have acted so directly." Yuan Cuo remained calm, as if he wasn't talking about his birth mother's fate.

"Why is Your Highness so bold?"

"He still refused to swallow his anger and was determined to fight back."

"A fight? To kill the Chu Emperor?"

“Then we need to investigate further to see if he is colluding with that prince of Chu…” Yuan Cuo immediately thought of this point. Although it sounded ruthless, the facts spoke louder than words.

Liu Yuechu: "But she didn't kill Wei Gongming. Could it be that Wei Gongming betrayed the Third Prince?" She naturally knew Wei Gongming's nature of not acting without profit, and that he would do anything to save his own life.

"Why does this sound like a coup is about to break out?" Ye Zinan never expected that a gossip about Wei Gongming could lead to so many things.

"At least the Great Qi is stable, but whether the Chu Kingdom is stable is another matter." Yuan Cuo was no longer in the mood for idle chatter. He immediately went to the Lu family to ensure that the mineral reserves in Huai Prefecture were transferred.

The smelting recipes must also be preserved intact.

If Qin Muyan really acts rashly and launches a rebellion, the first thing she will want to seize is the Huaizhou mine.

No matter how badly Daqi loses, this mine must not be lost.

Ye Zinan was also startled and lost his appetite for porridge. He hurriedly rushed back to the mansion to find the old lady.

He had to find out exactly what the Chu Emperor and the Dowager Empress had said, lest he get involved in the conflict.

They were just eating, drinking, and joking together, and now they've vanished in the blink of an eye? This left Liu Yuechu momentarily bewildered, and it took her a long time to recover.

Regardless of what the two of them wanted to do, she still had to busy herself with the carving competition.

The final competition of this carving tournament will be held tomorrow, and she still needs to check on the final arrangements, including whether the wood for Song Ziwen is ready, since Yuwen Chan has paid for it.

Everyone was busy with their own things, their feet barely touching the ground.

Liu Yuechu was too busy to handle everything, so she naturally called Huang Wanwan and Lin Mengyu along as well.

Huang Wanwan was a free woman, and after marrying Liu Musheng, she was even more free to do as she pleased; Lin Mengyu, after all, had a mother-in-law, and she was overjoyed to have a chance to get some fresh air.

After finishing their work, the three best friends went to Guiyuelou for dinner.

Just as I entered, I ran into Li Shu.

Today, Li Shu is celebrating her mother's birthday, so she specially came to Guiyuelou to order a table of food to be delivered to her home.

She looked up and saw three people chatting animatedly in front of her, and felt genuinely embarrassed.

Originally, she, Lin Mengyu, and Liu Yuechu were best friends, but now they have become strangers, and Huang Wanwan has taken their place.

Li Shu wanted to pretend she hadn't seen them and walk away. But the three people were standing right in front of her, and she couldn't pretend to be blind.

Lin Mengyu's mouth moved faster than her brain. "What? Are there no seats left? There are private rooms upstairs. When you come in, just mention the Lu family's name. We don't come here often."

“We never eat out,” Li Shu retorted sarcastically. “Besides, my father is the Vice Minister of Rites, and my brother is doing very well in the Ministry of Works. Even if we need to give our names, we’re not some idle woman.”

She deliberately emphasized "does nothing," implying that Lin Mengyu lacked the ability to control the household affairs and still had to listen to her mother-in-law.

Lin Mengyu pouted, "I didn't have to do anything at my parents' house, why should I have to do things after I get married? Besides, my husband doesn't allow me to work too hard, since there are servants at home."

Li Shu insisted on making the trip to Guiyuelou to order food herself, which led to ridicule of the Li family. People asked, "Are we really that poor?"

Li Shu's face instantly turned ugly. Without saying a word, she left, not wanting to say another word to Lin Mengyu.

Lin Mengyu looked completely innocent. "Did I say something wrong? We do have servants in my family."

Liu Yuechu: "Before you married Lu Bingyang, although you weren't very bright, you weren't this rude or this clueless..."