Remarrying Chun Yuan

Liu Yuechu's heart skipped a beat.

Today was the first batch of goods delivered to the Imperial Household Department, and we've already heard the news so quickly?

Did the palace hear the rumors and now have a stance on what she just said, along with Lin Mengyu and Huang Wanwan?

She really overlooked the importance of rumors and didn't take them seriously!

"I have to go to the Imperial Household Department first, and we'll talk about it later."

She hurriedly grabbed the peppercorns and ran off, not forgetting to instruct the shopkeeper to put the bill on her tab as soon as she reached the bottom of the stairs.

Lin Mengyu took two steps after her, but she had already disappeared. "She's even busier now that she's married. She shouldn't have taken this business with the government." Lin Mengyu was full of heartache and even more worried about Liu Yuechu's safety.

That was the imperial palace, after all; you could get beaten or beheaded at any moment.

Huang Wanwan also came out of the private room. Thinking of Liu Musheng's despicable character, she shook her head helplessly, "Why bother to stick with the Liu family, which is all show and no substance? It would be so much better to marry a down-to-earth person."

"Where is Yuan Cuo? Should we tell him?" Lin Mengyu hesitated.

Huang Wanwan shook her head. "He's just a scholar. What good would it do if he knew? It's better if he doesn't know, so he doesn't end up making things worse." Her family disliked scholars and had always held them in contempt.

After thinking it over carefully, Lin Mengyu couldn't really refute it. She had no intention of staying at Jingchun Tower to wait any longer, so she hurriedly went home to find Lin Mengjun, wondering if she could help in any way.

……

At this moment, Wei Gongming was walking out of the county government office gate.

He changed out of his official robes as a county magistrate and into a casual brocade robe; the seventh-rank attire made him feel utterly beneath his dignity…

He looked up and saw the Liu family's carriage.

A spring breeze stirred, lifting the gauze curtains of the carriage window. A familiar face came into her view, then vanished in an instant.

It was as if he had lost her in this life, and this feeling was so suffocating and painful.

Wei Gongming stopped in his tracks, staring blankly as the carriage disappeared from sight.

The attendant's gaze lingered between him and what lay ahead. "Lady Liu has been criticized quite harshly lately. This direction leads to the palace. I wonder if she can still keep her fur business."

Wei Gongming glanced at him sideways and said, "Keep your mouth shut."

The attendant was taken aback, then chuckled awkwardly and slapped himself in the face before falling silent.

Wei Gongming moved his stiff neck. He had only heard about the rumors that Liu Yuechu was being criticized a few days ago, and that it was even caused by him.

The rumor described Tian Ya Yun as a pitiful little white flower, and he immediately concluded that Tian Ya Yun had used tricks, but to his surprise, Tian Ya Yun refused to admit it no matter what.

He also thoroughly interrogated the maids and servants who served Tian Ya Yun, and they indeed knew nothing. After much deliberation, Wei Gongming attributed the credit to Qin Mu Yan.

Or perhaps the Third Prince wanted to clear his name and prevent his reputation from becoming too tarnished, which would hinder his promotion. Coincidentally, Liu Yuechu had also argued with the Third Prince, so Liu Yuechu was used as a scapegoat...

This wasn't bad for him, except that Tian Yage's pregnancy was revealed.

"Sir, shall we go home?"

"Just take a walk."

With his hands behind his back, Wei Gongming weaved through the crowd, heading straight for the palace.

He was now absolutely certain that Liu Yuechu had regained her memories of her past life, and he was eager to see if she would cry after this setback.

Did they think that after being reborn, knowing a little about the future would allow them to do whatever they wanted?

This is a man's world, and status is more like an indispensable rib, something that cannot be replaced by a few taels of silver in the family.

Arrogant, conceited, and ignorant of his own limitations, he was just waiting for her to be smashed to pieces, so she would know that she couldn't do without him at all.

As for Yuan Cuo, he didn't care at all.

In his previous life, Yuan Cuo had nothing but the achievement of conquering a territory. But with him around in this life, Yuan Cuo can forget about being a hero of the Great Qi again.

……

At this time, Pei Chun also heard that Liu Yuechu had been urgently summoned by the Imperial Household Department, because he was playing cards with Liu Musheng.

After conveying a message to Liu Yuechu, Liu Muchi hurriedly came to see Liu Musheng.

Despite being summoned urgently by the Imperial Household Department, Liu Musheng didn't take it seriously. "It's just a brief chat, why the fuss?"

"Big brother, don't you know that there are a lot of rumors about second sister lately?" Liu Muchi was at a loss.

"It's just a rumor, nothing more than casual gossip. People can say whatever they want, do you think we can sew everyone's mouths shut?" Liu Musheng said impatiently.

"Reputation! That concerns Second Sister's reputation! How can the palace not care?" Seeing that Liu Musheng didn't realize the seriousness of the matter, Liu Muchi looked at Pei Chun and Lu Bingyang, "My lords, please help my Second Sister! She's been wronged!"

“Where is she being wronged?” Pei Chun curled his lip. “Didn’t she only let Liu Musheng be in charge of the horse farm, and also gave him money to separate the family from your Liu family’s third and fourth branches?”

“It’s true that she refused Consort Wan’s offer and wouldn’t give away the Yueyuan Guqin, but it’s a bit of an exaggeration to say that Yuan Cuo was mistreated by her to the point that he couldn’t study or take the imperial examinations. After all, he’s been helping us out lately,” Lu Bingyang added.

Pei Chun sighed, "Aside from the fact that Wei Gongming's marriage was a rumor, which other thing has wronged her?" This was based on his own experience, and he knew that Liu Yuechu really didn't want to get married.

Liu Muchi: "..."

He wanted to speak up for his second sister, but he didn't know where to begin.

"Wasn't today your first batch of furs delivered to the Imperial Household Department? I'm afraid they're going to find fault with this. I told you long ago not to touch things belonging to officials and merchants, and it's obvious they're retaliating against us." Ye Zinan hadn't invested in the horse farm, but had always remained an observer.

After all, apart from Pei Chun and Lu Bingyang, no one else would associate with this playboy.

Liu Musheng slowed down his card-drawing speed. "You mean, someone's trying to mess with my sister?"

"Is that even a question?" Pei Chun laughed at him, calling him a fool. "He stole other people's business and has no backing. It's no wonder he's facing retaliation!"

"How can that be someone else's business? Isn't it our business?" Liu Musheng's eyes widened.

Pei Chun clicked his tongue twice, "There is indeed some connection, but we each only take 10%. We don't know how much profit that 10% is, it might not even be enough to cover a hand of Thirteen Orphans."

"Besides, there's no need to rush now. We don't even know what's going on yet. We can talk about it when something really happens." Lu Bingyang urged Liu Musheng to hurry up and play cards. Even if he was helping, he had to get enough benefits first. There was no way he would take any action now.

Liu Musheng was somewhat distracted, but he didn't move and continued playing cards.

Liu Muchi felt a fire burning in his chest, but dared not vent it. He could only stomp his foot, turn around, and go to find Yuan Cuo.

But Yuan Cuo was neither at the horse farm nor at the trading company; he seemed to have vanished. Even Hou Lai was nowhere to be found.

Liu Muchi gritted his teeth, tears welling in his eyes, "Husbands and wives are like birds in the same forest, are we really going to fly away separately when disaster strikes?"

Not knowing what to do, he could only rush to the palace gate and wait for Liu Yuechu to come out.