Remarrying Chun Yuan

Yuan Cuo did not answer. "If I were you, I would definitely end this matter. We already have an excuse, why offend people completely?"

"You're instructing me on how to do things?!" Wei Gongming's knuckles turned white, and his fists were clenched tightly.

“I was just making a suggestion, not teaching you…” Yuan Cuo glanced at the puddle of water beneath Liu Musheng and said without further ado, “Does Your Excellency want to close the case or not? If you do, I’ll take him home; if not, I’ll go home and find my wife.”

Wei Gongming felt as if a mountain was pressing on his chest, making it hard to breathe. He knew all too well that closing the case now would allow him to shift the blame onto Yu Jingyao. If the investigation continued, he would have to bear all the external pressure, a burden that a mere county magistrate like himself simply could not afford.

But Yuan Cuo saw through his words, and he felt deeply resentful.

“You only need to tell me one thing, and I will let him go,” Wei Gongming said righteously.

"What is it?" Yuan Cuo asked, puzzled.

Wei Gongming's expression became more complicated. "Are you really not planning to take that path again?" Leaving the capital to map out the territory of the Great Qi. That was an extremely fast way to get promoted, leaping up in an instant.

Yuan Cuo didn't understand, "What kind of road was that before?"

Wei Gongming thought he was pretending to be stupid, so he snorted and said, "You'd better watch yourself." He got up and left.

Yuan Cuo was somewhat puzzled. What exactly did Wei Gongming mean?

But Liu Musheng was so scared that he wet his pants, so he had no choice but to take the person back first.

……

Liu Yuechu breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Yuan Cuo leading Liu Musheng and Zhong Ziqi out of the yamen gate.

She told Bai Shao to go down and call Yuan Cuo up. As for those two troublemakers, she told Wang Fu and the other workers to take them away; she couldn't stand looking at them.

"My lady, Miss Huang is here too."

Yuan Cuo wiped the sweat from his brow after entering the private room upstairs. He had been standing downstairs for a long time, and his legs were weak, sore, numb, and swollen. But in order to avoid being fed tonics again, he could only pretend to be nonchalant and carefree.

Liu Yuechu didn't treat Huang Wanwan as an outsider either. After exchanging messages with Yuan Cuo, he considered the matter closed.

Huang Wanwan, who was listening from the side, was dumbfounded. "Are you sure you two only got married four days ago?"

The level of understanding she had was something her parents couldn't match even after nearly thirty years! How could they possibly know what the other was thinking or what they would do just from a single sentence?

Yuan Cuo let out a hiss, "It's all thanks to Yue Niang's intelligence." He praised her sincerely.

"It was also because you sent Hou Lai to investigate the inside story in advance, otherwise I would not have thought to go to Wanwan and then find the Fang family." Liu Yuechu did not expect that after leaving the Liu family, he would split into three groups, with none of them idle.

“Yue Niang even kept an eye on Yi Xiang Lou. I am ashamed of myself. Those women were taken in for questioning without any problems. Otherwise, my brother-in-law wouldn’t have been able to get out so easily.”

"You brought in a lawyer to buy time and wait for the Fang family to arrive?"

"I didn't expect the Fang family to mobilize Yu Jingyao. The person the Fang family chose was indeed just right..."

"How long are you two going to keep praising each other?"

Huang Wanwan, who had been listening to this for a long time, said, "If you ask me, all your busy work for half a day has been in vain. You have already recognized Princess Chen as your godmother, so go find Chen Zhongyao. Chen Zhongyao is an imperial censor. If he sends someone to the county government to ask why he has detained people without authorization, Wei Gongming will have to personally send your elder brother home!"

"Even if he is the heir of the Marquis of Zhenning, it's just a nominal title. Whoever flaunts himself in front of His Majesty all day long, that's who these people will fear!"

Liu Yuechu was stunned.

She glanced at Yuan Cuo.

Yuan Cuo seemed unsurprised, "Perhaps Yue Niang feels ashamed about this matter and is not worthy of asking Imperial Censor Chen, such a great figure, for help."

Huang Wanwan scoffed, "That's true, but there are plenty of unruly playboys in the capital. There are dozens of fights every day. Your brother's case is nothing unusual." Her father was the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, handling high-level cases, which were far more serious than the trivial matters of the county government.

Liu Yuechu fell silent in deep thought, while Yuan Cuo busied himself preparing dinner. Firstly, to fill their stomachs, and secondly, to express their gratitude to Huang Wanwan.

The three of them agreed that they would never reveal anything about Fang's cousin.

After dinner, Liu Yuechu and Yuan Cuo returned home.

She didn't bother asking Liu Musheng how he was doing. After washing up, she sat quietly on the edge of the bed, pondering.

"Still thinking about today's events?" Yuan Cuo asked, having finished washing up and getting into bed, before having a heart-to-heart talk with her.

Liu Yuechu rarely revealed her true feelings, "Perhaps I've been too closed-minded, and I've never thought about using connections to solve this problem. Actually, there's no need to ask Brother Zhongyao to intervene. If the princess sends someone to the county government to ask a few questions, Wei Gongming wouldn't dare to act rashly."

Yuan Cuo's statement today that Liu Musheng is unworthy is merely giving her a way out.

She was reborn, but apart from not marrying Wei Gongming and contributing a little during the snow disaster, nothing much changed.

She even wanted to continue living according to the script of her past life, living a carefree and easy life.

But now she has many grudges, such as Wei Gongming, and Li Shu has also parted ways with her. Perhaps she should broaden her horizons and not follow the ordinary path of her previous life.

Yuan Cuo tenderly combed her damp long hair, saying, "When you took over the Liu family, you dealt with merchants, so your considerations were naturally different from those of an official's wife. Besides, the Li and Lin families were always wary of having too deep a connection with you, which made you close off that avenue early on. When you encounter problems, you prefer to use money to settle them."

Liu Yuechu froze. "Are you criticizing me for being extravagant?" She felt like she'd been hit where it hurt, but she didn't want to admit it right away.

"How dare I? My wife's money is hers to spend as she pleases. I'm just stating the facts."

Yuan Cuo brushed her hair aside and pulled her into his arms. His warm embrace enveloped her, and Liu Yuechu, exhausted, leaned against his lap.

She stared intently at Yuan Cuo and spoke her mind, "Officials and merchants are always wary of collusion, unless they are relatives of the emperor. Even they are very careful and pretend to be playboys, for fear of arousing suspicion from above." So she could understand the Lin family's caution.

In her previous life, Wei Gongming forbade her from managing the Liu family business and even completely destroyed it, secretly taking it into the Hou family's coffers, also because he was afraid people would slander him for having ulterior motives in colluding with officials and businessmen.

Yuan Cuo touched her forehead. "What I mean is, you don't need to worry about what Miss Huang said. Do business as you please, or you can quit if you don't want to. Even your father-in-law can walk away empty-handed, so why should you make a fuss over nothing?"

"Besides, I'm easy to feed. I can eat porridge three times a day and still be fed. Even if I run out of money, I can still go out and sell paintings and kites." Yuan Cuo joked, but he was very serious.

“Such a handsome young man, how could he just drink porridge?” Liu Yuechu tapped his chin with her fingertip, and the serious atmosphere instantly changed.

He lowered his head slightly, his nose almost touching hers. "Since my wife is reluctant to part with you, why not reward her with something else?"

Liu Yuechu covered his mouth with her index finger.

"What?" His eyes were already ravenous.

Liu Yuechu shifted her body slightly, "My period is here..."

Yuan Cuo swallowed hard, unwilling to leave. He rubbed his hands together to warm her lower abdomen, chatting idly from time to time.

Liu Yuechu was indeed exhausted and drifted off to sleep.

Yuan Cuo coaxed her to sleep before carefully getting up and letting Huajiao come in from the outer room to keep her company.

"Is the young master going out?" Huajiao asked, noticing that he had put on his coat.