Remarrying Chun Yuan

Chapter 137 Revenge

Yuan Cuo glanced at him and said with a smile, "This is nothing special; practice makes perfect."

He has been setting up a street stall to paint and write calligraphy since he was a child, and it has been ten years now.

Lin Mengjun clicked his tongue a few times, but you could hear the bitterness of his life in his words, "Even if I know you suffered back then, I can't imagine how much you suffered. Perhaps we, the scions of noble families, are the most useless people." Because from childhood, they were confined to their homes and books, and bound by rules.

Even more so now, he doesn't even have the courage to argue with his mother. What makes him comparable to Yuan Cuo?

Yuan Cuo smiled. "Is it because the family you were asked to marry into isn't suitable? So you've hidden yourself here lamenting your fate?"

Lin Mengjun moved his lower lip; he certainly felt it was inappropriate.

In his heart, Liu Yuechu was the wife he truly desired.

But the wife of his dreams has become the wife of the man before him, and he must admit that he cannot give the woman of his dreams the carefree life she desires, nor the happiness she expects.

The sour and astringent taste is truly indescribable.

But upon closer reflection, if Liu Yuechu were to marry her, she really wouldn't be happy... Lin Mengjun harbored resentment towards her father and mother.

"It's not suitable, it's really not suitable."

He then considered the families who were currently proposing marriage.

In particular, when discussing marriage, they would investigate the ancestors for three generations and examine the betrothal gifts and dowry, as if they were fat pork on a vegetable stall waiting to be picked over.

What should have been a romantic affair filled him with fear.

"Are you ready for the autumn imperial examination? I heard that the examiners have set some difficult questions, and His Majesty has even personally set a very tricky political question." He didn't want to continue being sentimental, so he changed the subject.

Yuan Cuo raised an eyebrow slightly. "Discuss politics?"

"The kind of argument that could get you beheaded if you don't handle it well?"

"Beheading is unlikely, but since we're participating, we should have some expectations. To put it bluntly, isn't the purpose of the imperial examinations to get a ranking and an official position? Otherwise, why bother participating?" Lin Mengjun had high hopes for Yuan Cuo. He believed that Yuan Cuo should at least pass the provincial examination and then the metropolitan examination.

Yuan Cuo, however, did not think that way. His only purpose in taking the imperial examination was to accompany his wife into the palace so that she could go out with dignity.

"How much longer do you need to do this? I'll treat you to drinks tonight, we won't leave until we're drunk." Lin Mengjun saw that he had been fiddling with it for an hour and still hadn't stopped. If it were him, his arms would have been worn out by now.

Yuan Cuo shook his head. "I don't have time to drink with you. I need to go home and have dinner with my wife."

Lin Mengjun: "..."

Having been fed a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection), he felt there was no need to bother seeing this person.

Just as he was about to linger a little longer before going home, several people suddenly rushed into the merchant guild. "Young Master Yuan, please go out and see! Madam Liu's carriage has been smashed!"

The person who came to deliver the message was a local resident who ran a stall on the street.

They had all previously received favors from Yuan Cuo and enjoyed free medical consultations.

Yuan Cuo paused, his gentlemanly demeanor vanishing instantly. He became like a hawk in the sky, his eyes sharp as hooks, and then disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Before Lin Mengjun could recover, he saw Yuan Cuo rush out.

He was also very anxious and immediately followed, asking the messenger on the way, "How could the car have been vandalized? Who would be so bold?"

"It seems to be Lady Liu's cousin, the family that caused such a stir recently, conspiring with others to ruin Lady Liu's reputation."

Lin Mengjun suddenly realized that she was Liu Chen's daughter.

He didn't linger any longer and ran off, but by then he could no longer see where Yuan Cuo had gone. He looked thin and frail from the past, how could he run so fast? He was already panting heavily.

Unexpectedly, not only was his talent inferior to Yuan Cuo's, but his physical condition was also inferior.

Liu Yuechu never expected that while she stopped the carriage to buy some snacks, Liu Yueliu would suddenly rush over and overturn the hot mutton soup on the stall!

There was a charcoal stove under the mutton soup, and the sparks that flew up burned the horse's leg, causing the horse to kick up its paws.

The coachman couldn't control the horse, and it got spooked, bouncing around until the carriage shaft broke and a wheel fell off, making it completely unable to move.

Huajiao stood in front of Liu Yuechu and got scalded by the hot mutton soup. The boiling soup burned Huajiao's hands and arms until they turned completely red, and small blisters appeared on his face. The pain was so bad that Huajiao even bit his lip until it bled!

"Go find a doctor quickly!" Liu Yuechu was angry for the first time, not caring that she was covered in dirt and hot oil.

Bai Shao was also terrified, but she still stretched out her arms to shield Liu Yuechu behind her.

Liu Yueliu's face was contorted with rage, utterly unable to tolerate her failure. "She can even send her own uncle to jail, and you're still risking your lives for her? How can your lives be so worthless? You're the biggest fools in the world!"

"Shouldn't he be sent to jail? He deliberately betrayed his master's reputation and even tried to kill him!" Bai Shao shouted, mustering her courage.

"Your father disregarded family ties first, probably forcing his master to divide the family property. After dividing the property, he wanted to keep mistresses and entertain actors. Your family being deceived is retribution, you deserve it!"

"How dare you curse me like that! I'll fight you to the death!"

Liu Yueliu stepped forward to hit Bai Shao.

There was a "pop" sound.

Liu Yuechu pulled Bai Shao behind her and slapped Liu Yueliu hard across the face.

Liu Yue was stunned and stood there, never expecting Liu Yuechu to hit her directly.

Her tender cheeks burned with pain, as if fire was constantly roasting her face.

"You hit me! How dare you hit me?!"

"Snapped!"

Liu Yuechu slapped him hard again.

"So what if I hit you? Do you dare to fight back?" She was as cold as ice.

That chilling coldness was something Liu Yueliu had never seen before. She desperately wanted to step forward, but could only retreat. Unfortunately, the crowd had already completely surrounded her, leaving her no way to escape!

Liu Yuechu murmured coldly, "My father has been supporting your family since he was born. After he passed away, I have been supporting your family."

“My uncle wants to divide the family property, so I will give him 20,000 taels.”

"Twenty thousand taels of silver could buy several houses in the best locations in the capital. Last year's snowstorm only cost twenty thousand taels to help the entire city get through the crisis. Yet he has ruined his family, leaving them neither human nor ghost, and he still blames me for being heartless? Even the most heartless person wouldn't say such shameless things. And you still have the nerve to show up and hurt the people around me with this scalding hot soup? Utterly shameless!"

Previously, Lin Mengyu and Huang Wanwan mentioned that the fourth branch of the family would cause trouble, and she had said that she would definitely be careful.

But she still underestimated Liu Yueliu's viciousness. If it weren't for Huajiao blocking that blow for her, she would have been the one who was disfigured and injured!

"But your reputation has been cleared, why won't you let my father go? If you just go to the county government and say a few words of forgiveness, he won't be exiled, and my family won't fall apart!" Liu Yueliu cried uncontrollably. Her mother was gone, her home was gone, and the marriage she had promised was gone too!

"Now I'm homeless, I don't even know where to go, are you satisfied with this outcome?"

"No, I'm not satisfied."

For the first time, Liu Yuechu revealed a fierce look. "Aren't you homeless? I'll help you find a place to go."

"Go to the county government and report to the authorities that someone is maliciously trying to murder me!"

"Once you report it to the authorities and get sentenced, you'll never have to worry about having nowhere to go again!"