Remarrying Chun Yuan

Chapter 156 Error

The two stewards chattered on and on, like women who had been wronged outside, their voices filled with resentment and sorrow.

Liu Yuechu was more than half their age, but she could only grit her teeth and listen without offering a single word of comfort.

What could she say?

Can we say that the Empress Dowager is heartless, or that Yuan Cuo's own father is worse than a dog?

"If Jingchunlou isn't for sale, then it isn't for sale. Originally, I only wanted to spend some of my brother's money. I didn't say I had to do that business. If we don't have Jingchunlou, there's still Guiyuelou. From now on, we'll book banquets at Guiyuelou. Anyway, our family isn't short of money."

Guiyuelou is a bit more expensive than Jingchunlou, and it's farther from the Liu family's house. They booked the banquet because they were worried the food would get cold on the way.

In addition, they had been going to Jingchunlou before and it had become a habit, but the Liu family didn't need that little bit of business from them, so there was no need for them to spend money to make themselves uncomfortable.

Yao Wei nodded repeatedly, "I also need to tell the young master that he shouldn't go to those gentlemen's gatherings anymore."

"You just need to tell them that Guiyuelou can keep accounts, and they won't go to Jingchunlou anymore."

No sooner had Liu Yuechu finished speaking than a commotion erupted outside.

Before the group could even reach the entrance, they saw Lin Mengyu and Liu Musheng arguing as they entered Yuanchu Pavilion.

Huang Wanwan followed behind.

Huang Wanwan covered her mouth and chuckled.

"What's wrong? My brother is usually a bit muddle-headed. If he angers you, you don't need to complain. Just hit him a few times to vent your anger." Liu Yuechu had never seen Lin Mengyu so angry before.

"What does this have to do with me? This really has nothing to do with me!" Liu Musheng cried out, feeling wronged, even more wronged than Dou E.

Lin Mengyu sat down as soon as she entered and started crying, "It's all your fault, it's all your fault! Why did you greet me like that? Can't you just pretend we're strangers on the street?"

"Hey, is it wrong for me to just say hello? You weren't this hostile when I helped you sisters pay the bill!" Liu Musheng was also furious, wondering what he had done to deserve this.

Liu Yuechu looked completely bewildered. "What exactly happened?"

Lin Mengyu was too embarrassed to say it, and Liu Musheng was too angry to say it.

Huang Wanwan, gloating from the side, told the story, "...Yesterday, Li Shu and Wei Gongming made their engagement. Of course, they wouldn't tell you. The Li family sent invitations to both of our homes, and Yu Jie'er and I went."

"You know we were just going through the motions. We didn't want to be crowded, and since it was almost time, we left early. But we didn't want to go home, so we went to the teahouse next door for tea."

"While having tea, we happened to run into Brother Liu, the Right Chancellor's family, and that person from the Lu family. As it turned out, Lu Bingyang fell in love with Yu-jie at first sight. He was quite efficient; as soon as he got home, he had the Lu family send a matchmaker to the scholar's residence to propose marriage. Yu-jie was given a good scolding by Madam Lin, who reprimanded her for having an affair with a man, saying it was really indecent."

"I can vouch for her with my personal integrity. Yu Jie'er didn't say a word to Lu Bingyang. It's just that his reputation isn't very good, so Yu Jie'er got dragged into it."

Huang Wanwan's father was the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, and her family did not have a deep-seated prejudice against the strict separation of men and women.

But not the scholar's residence, especially since Madam Lin values ​​reputation above all else; she cannot live without even the slightest bit of it.

Liu Yuechu couldn't help but glare at Liu Musheng, "If you're with a bunch of lecherous men, stay away from girls. You're all chasing after women, and you still talk about love at first sight? Even the King of Hell wouldn't believe it."

"Don't be surprised, Lu Bingyang is usually unreliable, but he really has taken a liking to Yu Jie'er." Liu Musheng cautiously probed, "Actually, the Lu family has done quite well for your Lin family. His father was a senior official in the Ministry of Works, and his maternal grandfather was a former Minister of War. A family of military generals doesn't have so many complicated matters. What's wrong with that?"

"What do you mean, 'okay'? Of course not! My marriage with my cousin was already on the agenda, and now this mess has suddenly happened. I'm in a situation where I can't clear my name no matter what I do." Lin Mengyu sobbed uncontrollably.

Liu Yuechu naturally knew her husband from her previous life, who was now a supervising secretary in the Ministry of Personnel.

In her previous life, Lin Mengyu lived a good life when she first got married. Unfortunately, as time went on, she did not give birth to a son, and even her aunt, who became her mother-in-law, could not tolerate her.

In addition, her cousin was a hypocrite who was extremely immoral in private, engaging in illicit affairs with his colleagues' wives and even his own niece, which was extremely despicable.

At that time, she even begged Wei Gongming to accompany her to support Lin Mengyu, which became an excuse for Wei Gongming to manipulate her.

But in her previous life, Lin Mengyu was to get married the year after next. She never expected that the marriage proposal would be brought forward.

“There’s nothing to be afraid of. Madam Lin refused, so just listen to what she says. From now on, when we go out, we’ll avoid them and pretend we’re strangers,” Huang Wanwan advised from the side.

"Fine, fine, from now on, if I see you on the street, I'll dodge fifty meters away like a mouse seeing a cat, okay?" Liu Musheng was truly wronged.

Lin Mengyu shook her head. "What's the use of talking about the future now that it's already happened? My aunt has always been sharp-tongued and tolerant. I'm not afraid of her saying anything, but she'll definitely try to put my mother down. My mother's health has just improved a bit, and I don't want her to get sick again."

Madam Lin is a woman of deep thought. She has already been repeatedly humiliated these days. If she is scolded by her own sister, she might just die.

“This matter has nothing to do with you, and we can’t pin the responsibility on you. If that doesn’t work, I’ll go and explain things for you.” Huang Wanwan has always been a righteous person.

“At worst, you can just marry someone else. Why do you have to marry your cousin?” Liu Yuechu hadn’t spoken for a while, but this was the first thing she said.

Lin Mengyu and Huang Wanwan were astonished.

Liu Yuechu asked guiltily, "What's wrong? Does he have four eyes or a nose that reaches the sky? If you're really being dramatic over such a small thing, won't Yu Jie suffer after marrying him?"

“Their marriage was bestowed by the Empress, how can you just change the couple like that? Don’t be ridiculous,” Huang Wanwan said.

Liu Yuechu gasped. How come she didn't remember Lin Mengyu's marriage being arranged in her previous life? Perhaps they both married happily in their past lives, and neither of them ever mentioned whether their marriages were pleasant or unpleasant...

“Even if the Empress bestows a marriage upon her, she cannot be married off unjustly. Besides, Yu’er was wronged. How can Madam Lin smear her own daughter? That makes no sense.”

"Reason? Don't think that just because our family is an academic institution, we are the least reasonable people." Lin Mengyu felt a pang of sympathy and was quite displeased.

The atmosphere suddenly dropped, and Liu Yuechu only then noticed that Song Liu'er and Yao Wei were still waiting.

She could only tell the two of them to go back first.

With these little devils suddenly arriving, she can forget about getting anything done today.

"Let's go to Guiyue Tower and order a table. We won't be going to Jingchun Tower anymore." She briefly explained why she wouldn't go, and then asked Huajiao to bring tea.

Liu Musheng looked around in the courtyard for a long time. "Where are the two from the palace?" He had only seen them once, at the palace gate, on the day he received the imperial decree, and then they disappeared without a trace.

Liu Yuechu was leisurely, "I'm still helping Yuan Cuo plant herbs in the back garden. I'm so exhausted that I don't even look human anymore."

"Planting...planting herbs?" Liu Musheng sighed. "Is he even a man? Making two beautiful young women plant herbs is such a waste. Or maybe you forced him to do it. Be careful, or you'll be rumored to be jealous."

"So what if you're jealous? What can you do about it? Aren't you Yue Niang's own brother? How can you talk to your own sister like that?" Huang Wanwan had just given him a kind look when she wanted to slap him again.

Liu Musheng sat a little further away from her, saying, "I've never seen a wife who always wants to hit people. Be careful you don't end up not being able to get married!"