Remarrying Chun Yuan

Chapter 282 Not dead

Huang Fan was furious. As he left the house, he saw Huang Wanwan standing at the door.

He had just wanted Huang Wanwan to come and confront him, but in his haste, he forgot about it.

Huang Wanwan, standing at the courtyard gate, heard the argument clearly. "Does Father need me to come and speak?" she said with a mocking tone.

Huang Fan struggled to suppress his fury, and he hadn't dared to attend court for the past few days.

"Come here." He called Huang Wanwan to his study.

This is his office, and his children rarely set foot here.

Huang Wanwan stood at the door, hesitated for a moment, and then mustered up the courage to sit on the chair next to her.

Huang Fan gulped down several cups of tea to calm his anger. "You've done something ruthless enough, even colluding with others to deliberately expose the Huang family's shortcomings? Are you afraid that the capital won't see the Huang family's dirty deeds? Are you satisfied now?"

As the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, he could naturally find out who was registered under the pawnshop's name. Upon further investigation, he discovered that the pawnshop was connected to the Liu family, and everything became clear.

“It was just an accident… Besides, Father doesn’t scold the petty thief, but blames the person who lost the item? Is this the principle of the Chief Justice of the Court of Judicial Review in handling cases?” Huang Wanwan said.

"I've already given him twenty lashes!" Huang Fan showed no mercy this time.

Huang Wanwan was shocked; she hadn't expected her father to be so ruthless.

"I can promise you I won't support Concubine Zhengchun or take a second wife, but if you marry Lü Shan, you must bring your younger brother back as soon as possible," Huang Fan said. "I roughly know where you've hidden him and her. This is a Huang family matter, so you'd better not involve the Liu family; it will make things very ugly!"

Huang Wanwan: "..."

She wasn't surprised that her father could find out, after all, his connections and informants were all over the capital.

"I don't understand why you insist on me marrying Lü Shan."

“You don’t have to marry Lü Shan, but you can’t marry Liu Musheng.” Huang Fan had thoroughly investigated his daughter’s relationships these past few days. “You don’t need to worry about the dowry; I’ll arrange it for you.”

"Why can't it be Liu Musheng?" Huang Wanwan was surprised. She felt that her father's conversation was well-prepared, and he didn't even need to say anything more; he directly hit the key point.

“I’ve already said that he has a grudge against the Left Chancellor’s family. What would it mean if you married him again?” Huang Fan reiterated, “The Huang family will never take sides.”

"You might want to side with one of them, but does the Huang family have the power to do so?" Huang Wanwan couldn't help but gloat.

She really didn't know where her father got his confidence from, and he really thought that the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review was something amazing.

Huang Fan was stung by these words and retorted, "It's not your place to question me!"

"Then take a look at this." Huang Wanwan took out some things that Suozi's wife had recently found out for her. It was also thanks to the fact that the Liu family had previously supported a large number of students who couldn't afford to go to school.

Huang Fan didn't know what it was, but when he picked it up, his eyes widened in disbelief!

"Where did this come from? How did you get it?!"

“If you don’t want people to know, then don’t do it in the first place. Isn’t that Father’s favorite saying?” Huang Wanwan said quietly.

She was also puzzled at first. How could someone as incompetent as Huang Youde be so knowledgeable and well-versed in poetry and literature?

She'd never seen Huang Youde study seriously either? It's always been very strange.

But Suozi's wife found out that she had hired people. She found a few poor scholars from other places who couldn't afford to go to school, gave them some money, and then took their poems and articles for her own use, boasting and talking big.

The reason no one dared to file a complaint was because he had a father who was the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review...

Huang Fan's vision went black, and he sat down coldly in the chair!

"What a beast I've given birth to!" He clenched his fists in excitement, unable to bring himself to kill Huang Youde, so he could only pound the table, causing cups, saucers, teacups, and books to fall to the ground in disarray.

Huang Wanwan didn't pick it up; she just watched him quietly.

"So what? What do you want to do with all this stuff?" He stared intently at his daughter, suddenly feeling a sense of disbelief.

This is not the same person as the daughter who used to cuddle in his arms. When did she become so cold and heartless?!

"I want to decide my own marriage, and I want to marry Liu Musheng," Huang Wanwan stated her purpose directly.

"What if I don't agree?"

I think you'll agree.

……

Huang Fan shook his head and gave a bitter smile, "What's so good about the Liu family that it would make you go against your own father?"

“Mother doesn’t know what’s so great about you that you’ve gambled your whole life on this. I also want to take a gamble, even if I lose, it’s my own fault, and I can’t blame anyone else,” Huang Wanwan said quietly.

“You not only want to break ties with me, but you also want to ignore your aunt.” Huang Fan gradually calmed down, after all, nothing could be more shocking than his son cheating.

“She is willing to sacrifice for you and the Huang family, but I am not,” Huang Wanwan said. “I don’t want to follow in my aunt’s footsteps.”

Huang Fan didn't refuse, but simply waved his hand, "Anyway, you have to observe mourning for a year, let me think about it, just let me think about it..."

"Then I'll have the housekeeper handle the annulment of the engagement?" Huang Wanwan wouldn't give up so easily.

Huang Fan did not speak.

Huang Wanwan took her father's silence as tacit agreement and turned to leave.

But as she reached the door, she suddenly turned back and asked, "Does Father know someone named Meng Changhuai?"

Previously, Suozi's wife had mentioned that her aunt's belongings were at the pawnshop, and that it was this man named Meng Changhuai who delivered them.

And it wasn't just once, it was many times.

Given their close relationship, it's reasonable to assume she was a maidservant brought by the aunt when she married into the Duke of Jingguo's household; otherwise, she wouldn't have trusted him so much.

But after asking around her home, she found that no one knew Meng Changhuai, and there was no one with the surname Meng in her aunt's household.

Unable to find the answer, she could only ask her father casually.

These items were from four years ago. Four years ago, her mother fell ill after giving birth to her younger brother, and the household management was handed over to Aunt Chun.

Huang Fan wasn't in the mood for anything. "Who is this person?" he shook his head.

Huang Wanwan didn't have much hope and turned to leave to find the housekeeper.

Huang Fan sat quietly at the table for a long time, then suddenly murmured, "Meng Changhuai? Huai Changmeng? Isn't he dead?"

The thought flashed through Huang Fan's mind for only a moment before he heard the butler come to inquire whether the engagement with the Lü family was truly over.

Huang Fan nodded in agreement.

The housekeeper then went to take care of it.

……

When Huang Wanwan received the news of the annulment of the engagement, she burst into tears of joy.

Sure enough, the way to get my father to compromise was to hit his sore spot... his reputation.

He could favor his concubines over his wife, which, in the eyes of men, was a romantic affair, harmless and indecent.

However, if Huang Youde's cheating is exposed, it will damage the Huang family's reputation and character, which his father will never tolerate.

At this time, Madam Ding also received the news and was furious.

Unable to leave the Duke of Jingguo's mansion, she sent someone to summon Huang Fan.

"How could you agree so easily! This is spoiling her!"