Remarrying Chun Yuan

Liu Zhong coughed from the choking, and then saw several filthy, smelly people crawling out of the statue of the Three Pure Ones.

When he saw that his daughter was among them, his face twitched.

"Go wash up, go wash up quickly."

"I can only wash my clothes, not my face. If I wash my face, won't I wash away all the makeup I'm wearing?" Liu Yuechan said, then suddenly realized with surprise, "You actually recognized me?" She had already disguised herself!

Liu Zhong rolled his eyes. "I can tell." Even if he couldn't tell, he could guess. Otherwise, who else could Li Chengyue have brought out of here?

Besides, that childish voice could only belong to Liu Yuechan.

Liu Yuechan felt somewhat defeated; she had spent a long time trying and thought everything was foolproof.

Li Chengyue patted her reassuringly, "It's alright. After all, he's your father. It's only natural that he could see through you at a glance. But outsiders don't know you as well as family members, so it's impossible for them to see through you."

Liu Yuechan let out a long sigh of relief.

Looking at her father again, he didn't seem so cold-blooded, after all, everyone knew her.

"Now what?"

"Wash them up." Liu Zhong couldn't stand the smell of the group any longer. "After you wash up, we'll give you a small Taoist robe to change into, and then you can wait for your clothes to dry."

Having no other choice, Liu Yuechan could only obediently obey.

Li Chengyue and Liu Zhong checked the status of the palace again and listened to the reports from the secret guards who were lurking in various places about the latest situation.

"The officials are imprisoned and drugged. Even if they are rescued, they cannot be taken away, so we have not taken any rash actions."

"Both the Princess Consort and the Empress are under house arrest; they do not approve of Qin Mushuo's ascension to the throne."

"The person who gives Qin Mushuo advice is Jiang Yunjiao."

"The one who helped him deceive Princess Chen and Huang Wanwan into bringing the young masters into the palace was Fang Ziqing, the daughter of Vice Minister Fang."

"..."

The guards gave a full report of the situation, including details about the two palace maids holding the young masters' throats.

If it weren't for the difficult situation, they would have rescued the person long ago.

The more Liu Yuechan listened, the angrier she became. She touched the small bottle in the bag again, and a strong murderous intent welled up inside her. She only wanted to poison Qin Mushuo to death and end it all.

Li Chengyue nodded slowly, "Tomorrow, the envoy from the Mongol Kingdom will enter the palace to discuss a deal with Qin Mushuo in private. We'll see if we can find an opportunity to make our move then."

He instructed Liu Yuechan to distribute the sleeping potion to the guards, since they might need it sometime.

Liu Yuechan pursed her lips, and Li Chengyue was immediately alarmed, "Don't give them the poison!"

"Oh..." Liu Yuechan could only agree earnestly. She hadn't expected that Li Chengyue would see right through her at a glance. How could he have such sharp eyes? Just like her sister and brother-in-law.

The guards obtained the poison and quickly disappeared, hiding in various places.

Liu Yuechan watched as Liu Zhong helped her wash her clothes and took them to the windiest spot to hang them out to dry.

"I wonder when my sister and brother-in-law will be back..." She wasn't sleepy at all. "I miss my brother too, I miss my third brother, not my eldest brother." She completely ignored Liu Musheng.

Liu Zhong glanced at the little girl beside him who was muttering to herself. He wondered when she had grown up so much.

How did you learn to make sleeping pills?

“My master taught me this. My master is Physician Sun.”

"He's a medical officer, yet he teaches you how to use poison?"

"My brother-in-law taught me how to use poison, but I also did some research on my own."

Liu Yuechan looked at Liu Zhong, "May I ask Father a question?"

Liu Zhong was a little timid. "Go ahead and ask." He could also choose not to answer.

"Forget it, I won't ask anymore. I might get a boring answer, so it's better not to know." Liu Yuechan gave up again.

Liu Zhong: "..." Isn't curiosity the death of man? He really wanted to know what she was struggling with.

The father and daughter fell silent for a moment, sitting there blankly.

……

Qin Mushuo woke up early in the morning to hear that the envoy from the Meng Kingdom wanted to see him to discuss important matters.

"What are the Mongols up to? Aren't they on very good terms with Liu Yuechu and Yuan Cuo? Are they trying to use this opportunity to help them deal with me?!"

He was actually very afraid of the Mongols, so even though he knew they were in the capital, he didn't make a move.

I thought we could live in peace, but I didn't expect them to come knocking on my door.

“Your Highness is about to ascend the throne and become emperor, so naturally you cannot refuse to see foreigners; that would be against the rules,” a minister suddenly said.

"What you're saying is utter nonsense. Would it be proper for me to ascend the throne now?" Yuwen Chan was terrified. "I won't see you."

"Your Highness should meet with them, or send someone to ask what their business is?" Jiang Yunjiao appeared again. She had just persuaded an official from the Ministry of Rites to surrender to Qin Mushuo and voluntarily support his ascension to the throne.

Qin Mushuo scoffed, "What else could they be doing? Either they want to check the situation in the palace and curry favor with Liu Yuechu and Yuan Cuo, or they want to take advantage of my predicament, knowing that I am very anxious and conflicted at this time, so they want to take advantage of my misfortune."

“If the Mongol Kingdom is willing to support Your Highness’s ascension to the throne, wouldn’t that be a great thing?” Jiang Yunjiao didn’t think they would pay such a high price for Yuan Cuo and Liu Yuechu. “The Mongol Kingdom has always coveted our Huaizhou mines. If they are willing to support Your Highness, Your Highness might as well sell some to them as a trade.”

"Are you asking me to betray the country?" Qin Mushuo immediately turned hostile. "How many years has the Great Qi been suppressed by the Meng Kingdom, how many people have died, do you not know? Cooperating with the Meng Kingdom at this time, and even selling them the ore from the Huaizhou mine, is treason! Not to mention Father Emperor, even the people of the Great Qi will not agree to it."

Jiang Yunjiao was momentarily stunned; she hadn't expected Qin Mushuo to value Daqi so much.

"This is a good solution for now; otherwise, with only these recommendations from court officials, Your Highness wouldn't be able to sit still."

“Selling ore to Mongolia, and I think I can sit still? That would just bring me a bad reputation!” Qin Mushuo said.

"Right now it's all just speculation, nobody knows what the Mongols are here for." Jiang Yunjiao could only back down, not expecting Qin Mushuo's reaction to be so strong.

"I won't see you. If you want to see me, go see me!" Qin Mushuo waved his hand dismissively. "I have other things to attend to, so don't waste your breath."

……

Jiang Yunjiao had no choice but to go.

Meanwhile, Tuoba Yun was waiting outside with Xu Xianglan, who was disguised as a Mongol woman.

Seeing that it was Jiang Yunjiao who came out, and not Qin Mushuo, the two felt a chill in their hearts. It seemed that Qin Mushuo was being particularly cautious, and it was unlikely that they could take him down directly.

"Your Highness sent a woman to deal with the Mongol Kingdom's request for an audience. Isn't that incredibly arrogant? We, the Mongol Kingdom, are not to be trifled with. We must give the Mongol Kingdom an explanation for this matter, or don't blame us for declaring war on the Great Qi!"

"Don't forget, you don't have any troops in the southwest right now. The Lu family army is all guarding the mines in Huaizhou and can't possibly send troops here. The Jiang family's generals have also been wiped out. Taking over Daqi will be a piece of cake."