Remarrying Chun Yuan

Without saying anything more, the two summoned the city gate guards and asked them questions.

The guard said the words "His Majesty has passed away." Yuan Cuo and Liu Yuechu exchanged a glance and instantly realized that it was another trick by the Chu Emperor.

The two remained silent.

They returned to the Duke's mansion, where Yuwen Chan had already brought back the little dumpling and the little bun.

"I heard your old man passed away? What's wrong? Why don't you just merge the Great Qi and the Yan Kingdom? Otherwise, it'll be too much trouble for you to run around all day to govern." Yuwen Chan offered a terrible idea.

“Impossible.” Yuan Cuo rejected it outright. He then said it must be a trick played by the Chu Emperor. “The two of them together can even survive a death sentence. The trap set by Qin Mushuo is a joke.”

Yuwen Chan: "..." So it was just a fake death? How boring.

"In that case, I, the sect leader, will return to the post station to wait."

Having finally returned to the capital of Daqi, he naturally wanted to have a good feast.

After the child was rescued yesterday, the Empress issued an imperial decree to completely lift the restrictions imposed by Qin Mushuo, and the people of Daqi resumed their bustling business as before.

However, there was no news of Emperor Qi Xiao, so the people kept a low profile.

But despite their low-key nature, they still crave to eat and drink to their hearts' content and secretly indulge in meat.

After all, neither the emperor nor his son were particularly worthy of respect.

Yuan Cuo, of course, did not hold back, since he knew the death must be fake. He immediately ordered the Duke's mansion to hold a feast and eat and drink to his heart's content.

Liu Yuechu was busy putting the children to bed and comforting them.

Meanwhile, Huang Wanwan and Princess Chen were released from the palace by the Empress. When they arrived at Liu Yuechu's place, they broke down in tears.

The two kept apologizing, regretting only that they shouldn't have brought the children into the palace so casually.

Liu Yuechan was also very happy to hear that her sister had returned. She immediately told her about her father's help, saying, "Although it wasn't needed, Father wasn't as cold as I had imagined." She rarely praised Liu Zhong.

As Liu Yuechu listened to the chatter of the crowd about what had happened in recent days, she felt quite emotional. She only hoped that she would never be separated from the children again and would take them with her wherever she went.

This departure was truly a big surprise.

"Your Majesty, the Empress has arrived. Would you like to see her?" Xia Zhi announced from outside the door. The Empress's appearance at this time was indeed not a good opportunity.

But she had served the Empress before, so she couldn't refuse.

Liu Yuechu had already heard Yuwen Chan recount what happened in the palace that day, “...In the end, it was all because of the Empress. We couldn’t just turn her away when she came.”

"I don't want to see them. I'm going back to rest." Princess Chen had long since run out of spittle from cursing in the palace these past few days.

Huang Wanwan was still shaken and didn't want to see anyone from the palace again. "I'm going to copy scriptures before Buddha to pray for the children. I just hope they will never encounter such a despicable thing again and that everything will turn out well for them." She was still filled with remorse and quickly ran to apologize.

Liu Yuechu was at a loss. After all that effort, it turned out she had to do it herself.

She could only take Xia Zhi and Gu Yu with her to the front hall to see the Empress.

The Empress went on an incognito tour, without any jewelry on her body. She thought that Emperor Qi Xiao was dead and was dressed in white. Unfortunately, the white hairs sprouting at her temples also highlighted her inner anxiety and unease.

She saw Liu Yuechu and knelt down with a thud.

Liu Yuechu was taken aback by the Empress's grand gesture. "Your Majesty, what are you doing?"

"I know that Shuo'er has made a grave mistake. He was confused for a moment and listened to the instigation of treacherous people. I am willing to hand over the throne of Great Qi to Yuan Cuo, even if he hopes that Yan and Great Qi will be united..."

"I only want to take Shuo'er away from the palace and live among the common people. I only hope that you can spare his life and allow me to take him away, as far away as possible."

The Empress thought for a long time and realized that this was perhaps the only way forward.

She knew all too well how crazy a mother could be, and she also knew that Yuan Cuo's methods were not easy to deal with.

Therefore, she didn't want to sit idly by and wait for her death; she only wanted to take the initiative to seek peace. She was willing to give up everything, hoping only to save Qin Mushuo's life...

Liu Yuechu's expression was extremely cold. "Do you think I would agree? We can give up everything, just his life."

"Yuechu, please, for my sake, spare his life. He's not normal anymore, really not normal. He can no longer have any chance to covet the throne. Even if you throw him into the wilderness, throw him into a temple, and make sure we never come back..." The Empress knelt on the ground, hugging Liu Yuechu's legs and crying.

There was a time when she was also held and accused in this way, but who would have thought she would be in this situation today.

Liu Yuechu slowly pried open the Empress's hands; she absolutely could not agree to this.

"My coming to see you is the last act of respect I can give you. Besides, if I agree to this, I would not be worthy of being a mother."

Without saying a word, she turned around and went back, giving the Empress no chance to continue entangled.

Liu Yuechan hid behind the screen, a slight smile playing on her lips.

Seeing that her sister did not agree to the Empress's proposal, she breathed a sigh of relief, but when she turned around, she saw Liu Yuechu looking at her.

"What have you been doing?"

"Huh? I didn't do anything!" Liu Yuechan might be a little devil in front of outsiders, but she was very timid in front of Liu Yuechu.

"Why are you carrying needles with you?" Liu Yuechu had been dealing with a lot of people earlier, so she only had time to observe her carefully now.

Liu Yuechan scratched her head. "Isn't this our livelihood? Of course we have to carry it with us at all times."

"There's still a black mark on your face?" She noticed a black rouge powder mark on Liu Yuechan's temple. "Tell me, what exactly did you do!" She had almost lost her child, and now she had to keep a close eye on everyone in the family!

Liu Yuechan dared not hide it any longer, "I went to avenge my nephew and niece."

"Revenge?" Liu Yuechu was taken aback.

“I gave Qin Mushuo a good beating, and he’s completely dumbfounded now. He’s incontinent, his legs are turned inward, and he’s hunched over with cramps. And that Fang Ziqing who deceived Princess Chen and my sister-in-law…” Her voice trailed off as she spoke, her eyes timid, afraid that her older sister would get angry.

"I swear to God, I will only do this once, and my needles will definitely heal and save lives!"

Liu Yuechu froze for a moment before pulling her into her arms. "Silly girl, let your brother-in-law do this kind of thing! Why are you doing this?"

Yuan Cuo's core was already stable and he wouldn't be disturbed by such things, but Liu Yuechan was still a child and easily influenced.

Liu Yuechan felt the warmth of her sister's embrace. "I just want to tell you that I have the ability to protect you now, and I never want to lose you again."

"Ahem, you two sisters are so close, leaving me out in the cold while I do all the bad things, huh?" Yuan Cuo had been standing there for a while, listening for a long time, but the more she listened, the more something seemed off.