Remarrying Chun Yuan

Chapter 117 Unpalatable

Liu Yuechu nodded very seriously, "Have you taken care of things, husband?"

Yuan Cuo's expression turned strange. "If I don't do it well, which bowl will my wife give me?"

Green, yellow, and red—if it weren't for the lingering shadows of green vegetables and persimmons, one would think she had added poisonous juice. How could she manage to make it so utterly devoid of any fragrance?

Liu Yuechu stuck out her tongue. "I wouldn't deliberately make my husband's food taste bad." It's just that none of the dishes she makes taste very good?

She remembered that she was a decent cook in her past life, but nothing she did today just didn't feel right.

And why was that knife so heavy? The persimmons she cut were also overcooked and completely mushy.

Yuan Cuo sat down again, picked up his chopsticks, and chose the first bowl.

He picked up a bite, put it in his mouth, paused for a moment, and then wolfed it down, finishing it all in one go.

If Liu Yuechu hadn't tasted the noodles beforehand and found them unappetizing, he would have truly believed he was savoring fine wine and eating a delicacy.

He swallowed one bowl, then immediately started on a second.

When Yuan Cuo was about to eat his third bowl, Liu Yuechu quickly took the noodles away, saying, "This bowl won't do." This was the first bowl she had made; not only were the noodles overcooked, but she had also added too much pepper.

She curiously took a bite, and choked, coughing for quite a while.

I left it there because I forgot to throw it away; after all, I couldn't just throw away the white peony and Sichuan peppercorns.

Yuan Cuo smelled it, then held his breath, but still managed to snatch two mouthfuls and swallow them.

Liu Yuechu quickly handed over some water, "Actually, there's no need to force yourself to eat it..." It was originally meant to be a reward, but now it's become a punishment.

Yuan Cuo wiped his mouth. "I'll eat anything my wife makes, but it'll be better if I cook for her from now on." Otherwise, he was afraid he'd die young.

Liu Yuechu didn't try to be a hero and immediately had the maids bring out dinner.

While the two were eating, Hou Lai suddenly appeared.

Liu Yuechu was taken aback. Wasn't he staring at Yuwen Chan?

Yuan Cuo exchanged a glance with him. "Gone?"

"Hmm," Hou Lai responded lightly, "but he runs slowly. If the little one finishes eating, we can catch up in time."

Yuan Cuo didn't stop him and let him eat two more bowls.

Liu Yuechu had many questions, but there were too many people in the courtyard, so she couldn't ask them directly.

After Hou Lai finished eating and left, Bai Shao and Hua Jiao went to the door to embroider shoe uppers. Only then did she pull Yuan Cuo aside and say, "What do you mean he ran away? How could he have run away?" Moreover, judging from his calm and unhurried appearance, he had obviously let him go on purpose.

Yuan Cuo took her small hand and said, "His hatred for Daqi runs too deep. He won't easily agree to cooperate with us. Let him go out and face the consequences. Only when he's sure he has no other way out will he consider climbing the ladder to success."

After careful consideration, Liu Yuechu realized that it made sense.

"Are you sure he won't be captured and beheaded?" The net has already been cast in the capital, and he is seriously injured.

Yuan Cuo clicked his tongue, "Then let's see if his life is tough enough?" If he really dies, it can only prove that he killed too many people and that God doesn't like him.

Liu Yuechu: "..."

It seems like this is the only way to do it?

She really didn't know what Yuwen Chan had gone through before ascending to the position of the head of the Meng Kingdom. Perhaps he had suffered even more in his previous life than he has now.

"But I don't think those people will have an easy time catching Yuwen Chan." Because they're just too stupid.

At this moment, the Crown Prince was cursing others for being stupid. He did not expect that even with the Golden Feather Guards and the county government working together, they could not capture Yuwen Chan, who was seriously injured!

"Fool, utterly idiot! How could he be so stupid!" Crown Prince Qin Mushuo cursed for the first time, and it was directed at Zhang Xinyan. "I refuse to believe that he was poisoned all over and seriously injured, yet we couldn't find him even after searching the entire capital!"

“Your Highness, he has been poisoned and has at least twenty or thirty stab wounds. I don’t believe he’s still alive. He might have died somewhere, or his clothes might have been stripped off by those beggars. We can’t match them up at all!” Zhang Xinyan knew very well how serious Yuwen Chan’s injuries were and that it was impossible for him to be alive.

"Do you think I don't know? But he is a Mongol. I want to see him alive or dead, otherwise how can I explain to the Mongol people!" Qin Mushuo was furious.

He had absolutely no idea how things had turned out this way. It had nothing to do with him; he could have just sat back and enjoyed the benefits. But he was dragged into this mess without even realizing it. Where did he go wrong?!

Zhang Xinyan was also in a terrible predicament. It was always harder to find a dead person than a living one. Wouldn't this turn the capital upside down?

Moreover, he was very puzzled.

In the short time it took to climb over the wall, Yuwen Chan had vanished without a trace!

"I'll take men and search again right away." He was unwilling, but he could only accept the task and get to work.

Watching him leave, Qin Mushuo could only put his hands behind his back and snort coldly, "Are you keeping an eye on the third brother? How's it going?"

The old eunuch Chun Gonggong immediately stepped forward and shook his head, "There's no news from the Third Prince either."

Qin Mushuo was surprised, "Didn't he mobilize people from the county government to search? And they still couldn't find it?"

"You can't even find your Golden Feather Guards, let alone the county yamen runners? Those people are just trying to make a living, they don't work that hard. Besides, the old magistrate is already recuperating at home, and the one in charge is Wei Gongming, the heir of the Marquis of Zhenning. It is said that this man will not get up early for nothing..." Eunuch Chun was very disdainful of him.

"Isn't that an advantage? If he wants benefits, just give them to him. I must find Yuwen Chan as soon as possible." Qin Mushuo's attitude was very firm.

Eunuch Chun hesitated, "I'm afraid he's too ambitious, and his younger brother is still in prison. If Your Highness takes him in, it will displease several censors and the Imperial Academy."

Qin Mushuo considered it for a moment, then said, "Then let's find the right person and the right method. You just don't need to get involved."

Eunuch Chun accepted the order and immediately went to carry it out.

At this moment, Wei Gongming was watching Qin Muyan's earth-shattering roar, but this time the one being scolded was not him, but Qin Yongshang.

When besieging Yuwen Chen, Qin Yong was a step too slow, allowing the Golden Feather Guards to seize the initiative. Zhang Xinyan was the Crown Prince's man; even though he lost Yuwen Chan, he took all the Mongol people with him.

Therefore, Qin Muyan still doesn't know whether Yuwen Chen is dead or not.

Qin Muyan always felt a sense of crisis, fearing that the Crown Prince might betray her at any moment, because only those who control everything have the right to fabricate stories.

"I don't care what methods you use, I will find Yuwen Chan!"

"We've already missed several opportunities. If we fail again this time and the Crown Prince gains the upper hand, my fate will be exceptionally tragic. Do you even understand that?!"

"Everyone is looking for him, but he seems to have vanished into thin air. I think he's either been hidden by someone with ulterior motives, or he's died in some remote corner, perhaps even bitten or eaten by wild dogs."

Seeing Wei Gongming gloating beside him, Qin Yongshang said, "Could the county government send more people to search among the beggars? Even if we find a dead person, it would be an explanation to the Meng Kingdom, and it could also help us get closer to the eldest prince." He was trying to shift the focus of the argument.

"We've looked, but it's not there."

Wei Gongming was quite straightforward: "Besides, we don't even know if that eldest prince is alive or dead, so what's the point of trying to get closer? He has already stated that he disdains discussing diplomatic relations between the two countries with His Highness the Third Prince. Why must the strategist insist on letting the Third Prince go and invite trouble?"