Remarrying Chun Yuan

Chapter 399 Heart-to-heart talk

"Why are you taking this so seriously?" Granny Fang asked.

"This kind of thing has to be taken seriously, otherwise I'd be exhausted. After all, this is just one Huang Wanwan, but there will be hundreds or thousands of Wanwans in the future. Am I supposed to appease them all?"

Liu Yuechu always gave in in her past life, and she never wants to suffer the same loss again in this life.

She wouldn't compromise even with her closest friends.

Therefore, she preferred Lin Mengyu.

Only Lin Mengyu among her companions did not change because of her changed identity. She was confused before, and she is still confused now.

Granny Fang knew she couldn't persuade them, so she simply let the two of them do as they pleased. "But are you really not going to get involved in this matter? The mansion's expenses are no small sum." The eldest branch of the family didn't have much money to begin with, and they didn't want to lose it all at once. Moreover, if Liu Musheng really had any dirty rumors, it would naturally implicate Yuan Cuo and Liu Yuechu.

"Summon Mu Chi here. Let him find out what's going on." Liu Yuechu couldn't possibly ignore Huang Wanwan, and the fact that Fang Ziqing, a concubine imprisoned in the Eastern Palace, knew about it was clearly a scheme within the palace.

But this is just speculation; she needs concrete evidence before she speaks.

Liu Muchi rushed over, and the two siblings whispered to each other behind closed doors for a long time.

When Yuan Cuo returned in the evening, Liu Yuechu mentioned that she would be going to the palace the next day, and also mentioned that Fang Ziqing had asked Huang Wanwan, "...I thought about it all afternoon and felt that it was His Majesty's idea. After all, His Majesty still feels sorry for you if you cut off a piece of the royal family's flesh."

"The pressure was put on Vice Minister Fang, so he came up with this idea, which seems to have benefited us, but in fact it is still helping the Ministry of Revenue to pay out money."

"After all, what use are those empty mansions to us? They're just taking up money and making it difficult to manage."

Liu Yuechu took a nap in the afternoon, and when she woke up, she suddenly realized, "Besides, it's not easy for me to have a rift with my older brother, so I can only start with me and Huang Wanwan."

"So what does my wife plan to do?" Yuan Cuo listened to her rambling on and on. "Whatever my wife wants to do, I will do. At worst, we'll just break the contract with Yan and stop trading."

“I’ll resign from my official post and we can take the children on a trip to see the sights.”

“We can travel all over the mountains and rivers of Qi, Yan and Meng, there’s no need to be confined to this little patch of land.”

……

Liu Yuechu glanced at him sideways; there was a hint of weariness and seriousness in his eyes.

"Is my husband weary?"

He was wholeheartedly working towards the Great Qi Dynasty, but his own father, Emperor Qi Xiao, harbored suspicion and distrust of him. Anyone would be furious in that situation.

Yuan Cuo shook his head. "Not really, I anticipated that."

“Even if the calculations are off-target, I still feel uneasy.” Liu Yuechu understands Yuan Cuo’s heart very well.

Yuan Cuo suddenly relaxed his composure and rested his head in Liu Yuechu's arms. "My wife understands me better."

How could Liu Yuechu understand him better?

Everyone is like this.

The next day, Liu Yuechu began preparations early in the morning. Little Baozi and Little Tuanzi were dressed in formal clothes and carried onto the carriage by Granny Fang and the wet nurse.

The two little ones had just had their milk and were sleeping very soundly.

Yuan Cuo did not go to work today, but accompanied and escorted them to Fukang Palace before taking his leave.

"Let me see these two little darlings! I've been waiting for them day and night, and they've finally arrived!"

The Empress was overjoyed and, without waiting for the maids to bring her over, got up and went to see for herself.

With their rosy cheeks and rosy lips, even when they are fast asleep and their round eyes are not open, you can still tell that they are handsome and beautiful little ones.

"At the beginning of the month, we were still lucky. Even though we were making so much noise, they didn't wake up. It's not like when I gave birth to the Eighth Prince. He cried and made a fuss day and night, which made me depressed. I find his voice annoying, and it still is."

"I was the same way. I dreamt of my child crying, and it really took three years to get better. But look at them, sleeping so soundly. They are such good children."

"Don't just stand there, give the rewards that are due, and give the red envelopes that are due. It's rare to see such a lively time in the palace. Everyone should come and share in the joy." The Empress specially summoned the concubines to give Liu Yuechu a proper welcome.

Liu Yuechu smiled and accepted the concubines' kindness. She told Huajiao to write it all down, as she would repay the favors double in the future.

“They used to make a lot of noise at home, but today they’ve been surprisingly well-behaved in the palace. If I were to come to the palace and scold them, it would seem like I, their mother, am being harsh.” Liu Yuechu was indeed surprised that the two of them weren’t crying.

Could it be that the royal bloodline has awakened its consciousness upon reaching the ancestral lands?

But she only thought about it; she didn't dare to say it aloud.

After all, Yuan Cuo did not expect Emperor Qi Xiao to acknowledge them as his grandchildren, nor did he want to acknowledge Emperor Qi Xiao as his biological father.

The concubines chattered excitedly, praising the two little ones profusely.

After praising for a long time, the little dumpling finally opened its eyes and burst into tears, followed immediately by the little bun.

The wet nurses discovered that he had urinated, and quickly took him to the side hall to wash and change his clothes.

The Empress also took the opportunity to rest and pulled Liu Yuechu aside to talk.

He inquired about the situation of the Duke of Baoguo's mansion and also mentioned Liu Musheng and Huang Wanwan.

In the end, the conversation still circled back to business. "...I heard that when you met with foreign envoys, you really brought honor to the women of our Great Qi."

"But not all women have your wisdom and decisiveness. They are easily swayed by self-interest and forget morality. You must not do good deeds only to be complained about. You should let go of what you should let go of."

The Empress didn't mention "Huang Wanwan" directly, but every sentence she uttered referred to her.

Liu Yuechu was not surprised, and just smiled. "I am not afraid that Your Majesty will laugh at me. I don't want to care about anything now. I just want to stay at home with my two little ones every day, eating, drinking and having fun."

"I have been complaining that my husband is always so busy that he can't be seen at all and has no way to take me and the children out to play."

"Your Majesty, I also urge you to persuade His Majesty not to leave everything to his husband, but to give him some more time."

"Ever since he became the Duke of Baoguo, he has been away from home day and night. He gets up earlier than the rooster and goes to bed later than the dog. If it weren't for my wife staying up all night to wait for him, I would never have seen him at all."

Liu Yuechu smacked her lips, completely ignoring Huang Wanwan, and began to complain.

The Empress was surprised that Liu Yuechu would not take the bait.

After listening to her rant about Yuan Cuo for a long time without him responding, the Empress was both amused and exasperated. "You've already had a child, why are you still acting like a newlywed bride, so inseparable from him?"

"He is the pillar of the Great Qi. How can we function without him? I will not speak on this matter, and even if I did, His Majesty would not agree." The Empress refused outright.

"He's not the pillar of the nation. The real pillar of the nation is the Ministry of Revenue. That's the true pillar of our Great Qi." Liu Yuechu suddenly changed the subject. "His Highness the Crown Prince has recovered quite well, hasn't he? Even Consort Fang has the leisure to invite her best friend to the palace for a heart-to-heart talk."