Remarrying Chun Yuan

Why are the Mongolians coming to her about matters concerning the Mongols?

Liu Yuechu didn't understand.

If it were the Imperial Household Department, they wouldn't come to visit during the Qingming Festival.

"Let Granny Fang accompany you," Yuan Cuo suggested from the side. He still had to go to offer incense and sweep the tombs of his parents, so he couldn't accompany Liu Yuechu.

Liu Yuechu nodded immediately, after all, she didn't know what entering the palace was for, and the bunch of complicated rules were a headache. With Granny Fang there, she could remind her at any time.

Without further ado, they all left.

As Liu Yuechu had expected, the person who summoned her was not from the Imperial Household Department, but a nobleman.

Consort Wan is fond of playing the zither. When the Mongol delegation came to visit, His Majesty asked her to perform at the palace banquet. As a result, someone mentioned the legendary ancient zithers that have appeared in the Great Qi Dynasty, and eventually the topic turned to the foremost zither player, Qiao Yan.

People lamented that her musical skills were so superb that no one could ever match them again, and they also praised her loving relationship with the painting master. Naturally, they then talked about Liu Yuechu.

After gossiping for a while about her marrying an ordinary scholar, someone suddenly remembered that Qiao Yan's guqin "Le Yuan" was in Liu Yuechu's hands.

So someone suggested that Consort Wan borrow "Le Yuan" and show off her skills at the palace banquet.

Consort Wan finished speaking slowly and deliberately, and did not hesitate to mention His Majesty, "...His Majesty attaches great importance to the arrival of the Meng Kingdom delegation this time. It is also a blessing for Yue Yuan to be selected to participate in the palace banquet."

"Actually, you're not good at playing the guqin, so why don't you give me the Yueyuan instead? It's been gathering dust in the storeroom and hasn't seen the light of day, which has only delayed its development."

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He demands things outright, and acts arrogantly.

If Liu Yuechu hadn't been so accustomed to shamelessness in her past life, she would have rolled her eyes and couldn't have tolerated it.

"I am grateful for Your Majesty's and Consort Wan's kindness in remembering this zither that my mother made by hand. However, the zither is a token of love between my parents, and I would not dare to offend my elders by giving it away casually."

Consort Wan was immediately displeased. She had personally spoken up, yet she was rejected? This little girl was far too tactless.

“But my zither's nut is loose, and the pitch is off. If I don’t play the zither at the palace banquet, wouldn’t that be a disgrace to our Great Qi?”

Lady Guan appeared to be serving tea, but glanced at her aunt beside her out of the corner of her eye.

Aunt immediately chimed in, “Your Excellency’s concerns are valid. After all, this is the first time the Mongol delegation has visited the capital of Daqi. If anything goes wrong during the performance, His Majesty will be furious.”

"What can I do? I just want to borrow a good zither, but I can't. Send someone to ask where His Majesty is. I'll go and kowtow to apologize in person. I'm afraid the performance at the palace banquet won't be able to happen. His Majesty will have to choose another sister to play." Consort Wan said sarcastically, emphasizing "His Majesty" in the name, not believing that she couldn't scare Liu Yuechu.

But Liu Yuechu wasn't afraid at all; after all, she was a person from two lifetimes.

He wants to get something for nothing and trick her into handing over the guqin.

"If Consort Wan has other matters to attend to, I will not disturb you any longer and will take my leave now." She bowed deeply and left with Granny Fang.

Lady Wan stood there dumbfounded. When she saw her figure disappear, she immediately smashed the teacup in her hand!

Porcelain shards flew everywhere, nearly cutting my aunt's hand!

"Who said she was easy to talk to and particularly generous? My dignity has been completely trampled underfoot and crushed, utterly disgraced!" Consort Wan's face turned ashen, wishing she could tear Liu Yuechu apart!

"It's all my fault! I didn't think things through. I should have sent someone to sound out the situation before bringing this up!" Aunt Zhao immediately knelt down to beg for forgiveness, not daring to get up.

Consort Wan couldn't blame Aunt Zhao. "Alright, get up. It's all because of that Li Shu's loose tongue. She mentioned Le Yuan but didn't mention Le Yuan's background. Wasn't she deliberately trying to embarrass me?"

A while ago, the Li family mother and daughter went to the palace to pay their respects. When they learned that Consort Wan was going to play music at the palace banquet, they casually mentioned Yue Yuan.

Aunt Zhao, always one to flatter the powerful and belittle the weak, would naturally speak up for Madam Li, saying, "They probably didn't expect Lady Liu to be so stingy, unwilling to give Yueyuan to the master, but why couldn't she lend it to you? Why did she just leave like that?"

Consort Wan grew angrier the more she thought about it, and she held a grudge against Liu Yuechu in her heart. After a moment of silence, she learned that His Majesty was going to dine with the Empress Dowager that evening, so she immediately dressed up and prepared to "accidentally" meet him to complain about her grievances.

Granny Fang accompanied Liu Yuechu out of the palace, somewhat worried, "If you refuse so bluntly, you'll definitely be hated."

"We refuse to hand it over, so this feud is inevitable. Since feuding is unavoidable, what is there to be afraid of?" Even if she lends "Le Yuan" to Consort Wan and refuses to return it after the performance, can she just go to her door to ask for it back?

If she's not going to come back, why would she create trouble for herself?

Moreover, seeing that Consort Wan had succeeded, the other concubines in the palace were all eager to take advantage of her and cut off a piece of her flesh. She would then become a lamb to the slaughter, just like in her previous life.

After thinking about it for a moment, Granny Fang realized that this made sense.

"If someone were to actually complain about you before His Majesty, how would you plan to respond?"

"Does His Majesty dare to argue with a woman like me? If you really want the zither, then exchange it for something else. That 'Yueyuan' is no ordinary instrument. Someone once offered 100,000 taels of silver to buy it, but my mother remained unmoved." Liu Yuechu recalled that before her death, her mother had specifically taken out the "Yueyuan" and instructed her to make sure to choose someone who understood it before giving it to her, as it was priceless.

Granny Fang knew Qiao Yan's temperament. "I'm still worried that Yue Yuan won't be able to be saved... But this zither has been hidden for many years. How did Consort Wan know about it?"

Liu Yuechu was also thinking about the same question. In fact, her mother not only had "Le Yuan", but also several ancient zithers that were hundreds of years old. But Consort Wan asked for "Le Yuan" on her own.

One person came to her mind: "Li Shu."

When Lin Mengyu was learning the zither at the Liu family's house as a child, Li Shu would often come over to play with him. Her mother once took out the "Yuan" zither and played it on her own birthday.

That was also the last time my mother used the "Le Yuan" (a type of kite), when she was already ill and it was the last time she taught Lin Mengyu.

Lin Mengyu knew that "Le Yuan" had brought her parents together and that the story was beautiful. She had always longed for and regretted that beautiful time.

If she had mentioned "Le Yuan", she would not have forgotten to tell this story, and Consort Wan would not have so abruptly run into a wall.

Granny Fang thought of Li Shu and felt helpless. "I heard that Madam Li's hair turned white from worrying so much about finding a husband for her. Although that scandal was not publicized, every household remembers it and no one wants to marry such a silly girl."

The mansions that could rival the Li family were not ordinary families. Any family that would want a woman possessed by a demon to come to their home would be truly insane!

Liu Yuechu didn't dwell on it any longer. She went to the palace gate, boarded the carriage, and prepared to return home.

Several men were also walking towards this place in the distance.

Qin Muyan looked at the woman getting into the car from afar. Her face was extremely beautiful. The red glow of the evening sun reflected an orange light, making her look like a fairy descending to earth.

"Who is that person?" Qin Muyan stopped and asked.

Wei Gongming looked in that direction, his face instantly blank, but since the Third Prince had asked a question, he had no choice but to answer, "She is Liu Yuechu."