Remarrying Chun Yuan

Chapter 281 Laughter

Princess Chen didn't say, because she didn't know.

Liu Yuechu didn't dare to run up to Chen Zhongyao and ask him questions, so she could only keep it to herself for the time being and enjoy a good meal with Princess Chen.

At this time, Yuan Cuo's men had already received the silver delivered by Liu Musheng and Liu Yuechu.

Seeing the soft and cuddly Huang Yan, he said with a carefree expression, "We really are family." His words were full of sarcasm.

But Liu Musheng found the sarcasm quite pleasing to the ear. "You also think that Wanwan and I can get together?"

"Whether it will work out or not, I don't know. I only know that you'll be in a bad situation if you go back." Yuan Cuo gloated. The news must have reached the capital when Governor Chen sent troops to pick you up.

Even if the Huang family doesn't hold Liu Musheng accountable, Chen Zhongyao won't let him off the hook.

Liu Musheng shrank back. "You knew about this at the beginning of the month, so don't expect me to shoulder the burden alone."

“She’s pregnant, and no one dares to scold her. Do you?” Yuan Cuo said quietly.

Liu Musheng: "..." He really couldn't compare.

"But why doesn't she get scolded for being pregnant?" It's not like she's carrying someone else's child.

Yuan Cuo replied matter-of-factly, "Because she's carrying my child."

Liu Musheng disliked the roundabout way he spoke. "So when can I go back?" He was still thinking about Wanwan's marriage.

"You brat, what are you doing coming back if you don't do something good!" Governor Chen disliked his incessant chatter.

However, this was also Princess Chen's adopted son, so he couldn't ignore him. "Go and check on my horses. Be their groom for a while. They'll be needed for a long-distance raid later. You must plan out how to relay them to the southwest. If anything goes wrong, see what I, the governor, will do to you!"

Liu Musheng: "..." Is he sure he came here to earn merit, or was he tied up and forced into being an illegal miner?

"So I have to go to the southwest?" he asked timidly.

"No need, you just need to stay here a little longer," Yuan Cuo comforted him kindly.

Liu Musheng breathed a sigh of relief, put aside his complaints, and went to work.

Yuan Cuo looked at Huang Yan with his big, innocent eyes.

"Hug..." Huang Yan resorted to acting cute.

“A grown man should stand tall and upright. What are you hugging for? Someone, take him to the armory.” Yuan Cuo summoned a soldier who then dragged Huang Yan away.

He and Governor Chen then closed the door and began counting the money, before discussing how to plan their next move...

After Yuan Cuo and Governor Chen discussed the matter, the moon was already high in the sky.

After thinking for a long time, he sent another letter to Liu Yuechu.

The letter was not delivered quickly.

Liu Yuechu received it four days later.

In these four days, something earth-shattering happened in the Huang family.

Huang Wanwan and Zhuang Mama checked the pawnshop's receipts, and then, under the pretense of searching for the items belonging to the lady of the house, they found the storeroom register through the steward.

They discovered that Aunt Chun was eyeing Madam Huang's dowry, while Huang Youde was eyeing hers... Before long, the mother and son were like rats in the mansion, constantly moving things around. And all these items and money were pawned or sold by Huang Youde and given to Princess Luoyue.

In particular, one of the ruby ​​and sapphire gold-plated kingfisher feather hairpins was given to Princess Luoyue by Huang Youde some time ago.

The reason Fang Suozi's wife was able to find out was because the item was a bit old, and he took it to be refurbished. However, the goldsmith shop that did the refurbishment was also Fang Suozi's business, so the matter was exposed.

Huang Wanwan was delighted to receive this news and arranged a play at the pawnshop. She told the story that a mother's belongings had been stolen by a servant and pawned, and she hoped to redeem them. She also accused the pawnshop of accepting all sorts of stolen goods, implying there must be something fishy going on.

So the pawnshop went to the Huang family to explain the situation. The name on the pawn ticket was Huang Youde, not some thief.

Furthermore, the pawnshop asked Huang Fan if he wanted to redeem the many items that Huang Youde had pawned.

Huang Fan saw all the receipts and was furious. He ordered a thorough investigation of the mansion, only to discover that it had been completely emptied out...

"Miss, the master wants you to come over." The steward came to find Madam Zhuang, who came into the room to deliver the message.

Did you say what it was about?

"He didn't say it, but he was in a bad mood."

Huang Wanwan wasn't surprised at all.

The dowries of his wife and concubine were all gone, and his dream of having an eldest son was shattered. No one would be overjoyed in that situation.

She combed her hair in front of the mirror and realized that not long had passed; her face had become much thinner, and her chin was now sharp as a triangle.

Fortunately, Liu Musheng wasn't there either, so he couldn't see her sallow, cucumber-like face.

Why did I think of him?

I wonder how he is?

With her mind preoccupied, Huang Wanwan took Zhuang's mother to see her father.

Huang Fan was so angry that his hair stood on end, and at that moment, Aunt Chun was still crying in front of him!

“My son only wanted to find a good marriage, so he did something foolish. Besides, my dowry was originally meant to help him out, so it’s fine for him to take some out as gifts. Master, you shouldn’t blame him!” When Aunt Chun found out, she was furious.

But she relied on her son her whole life; her two daughters were useless and a waste of money.

"If not him, then who is to blame?" Huang Fan's voice was hoarse. "Those were Madam's belongings, and she even gave them to Princess Luoyue to wear? Do you think the Huang family's heads are too stuck?"

“He absolutely did not mean that; he was just eager to marry her. But can you blame the child? No matter how talented he is, because he is born of a concubine, his future and fame are irrelevant to him. He must feel wronged!” Aunt Chun exclaimed.

Although she was talking about her son, she was already heartbroken inside.

Including Huang Fan's suspicion of her some time ago, which broke Aunt Chun's heart, now that the master is so cruel to Huang Youde and is going to give him two hundred lashes, she really wants to just kill herself!

"So, he stole things from home to give away, and now he blames me, his father, for not giving him a good identity?" Huang Fan's raised hand was trembling. He never expected that Aunt Chun would say such a thing.

"Isn't it the master's fault? He and I were in love back then, and he promised to give me a proper status and make me his official wife!"

"But what did you say? What did you do? You promised your wife that you would never take a second wife, even if it meant death, and you even asked me to give my dowry to my eldest daughter when she gets married!"

"Then what am I? Am I just a fool who's been played with and manipulated by the master, and whose children are worth less than others?!" Aunt Chun had completely lost her mind!

“You eat, dress, and use the same things as the principal wife in the mansion, and even better. Everyone outside criticizes me behind my back, saying I favor my concubine over my wife, and I bear all that pressure.”

"And what are you saying? Accusing me of not giving my son a good future?" Huang Fan was furious!

"You keep saying I've wronged you, but what do you take me for?!"