Remarrying Chun Yuan

Chapter 316 Stealing food

"You want me to inquire about Prince Chun's residence? I can't do it. I can't beat that old eunuch by Prince Chun's side; he's doomed." Hou Lai said directly.

Liu Yuechu looked disgusted. "I just want to eat braised pork ribs." Princess Chen wouldn't allow her to eat random food from outside; her mouth was so bland!

Hou Lai: "..." He really thought too highly of this person.

What time is it? Why would I want to eat braised pork ribs?

But despite his complaints, he vanished in the blink of an eye.

Liu Yuechu had Huajiao send Granny Fang away, and secretly enjoyed a delicious meal that evening. Hou, of course, cleaned the ribs, making sure Granny Fang didn't find out.

At this moment, Emperor Qi Xiao was furious at Liu Yuechu's suggestion.

"She's just a merchant's daughter, always scheming!" That was all he could say in the end.

Cheng Hai sighed, "Who told you to use so much of their money? A viscount's title is just empty words, you don't get any real benefits."

Moreover, everyone knows that Yuan Cuo was summoned back to the capital and that he was being held powerless. Lady Liu is no fool.

Emperor Qi Xiao naturally understood that appeasement was needed at this moment, "Give it to her, give her whatever she wants!"

"That silver..."

"Let's discuss this again when Yuan Cuo returns!"

Cheng Hai accepted the order and quickly went to find the compiler to draft the imperial edict, which was promulgated the following day.

Besides the viscount's mansion, there were also many other small gifts.

"...The matter of bestowing the title of Lady of the Imperial Decree will have to wait until Lord Yuan returns, and then we will bestow the title together." Cheng Hai said with a smile.

Liu Yuechu was delighted to receive the imperial decree. "Do I need to go to the palace to kowtow and express my gratitude to His Majesty?"

"No need, no need," Cheng Hai said with a smile. Emperor Qi Xiao really didn't want to see you at this time. "But has Lord Yuan been corresponding with Lady Liu lately? Did they mention anything?"

Emperor Qi Xiao's edict would take at least ten days to elicit a response. Originally, her correspondence with Yuan Cuo would be secretly copied by the guards and sent to the palace before being delivered to Liu Yuechu.

But now Liu Yuechu lives in Princess Chen's mansion, surrounded by guards from the Northwest Army. Her letters are delivered by the guards of the mansion, no longer going through the secret guards.

Liu Yuechu shook her head. "I haven't received any letter from Yuan Cuo at all. It's been a long time."

"Why?" Cheng Hai asked, puzzled.

“My husband said that communication is inconvenient there, and it’s easy for outsiders to find out. He also knows that His Majesty will send someone to take over soon. He just told me to wait for him to come back.” Liu Yuechu said sarcastically.

In fact, Yuan Cuo never said that last sentence; it was just her resentment.

Before Prince Chun returned to the capital, Emperor Qi Xiao valued this illegitimate son highly. He bestowed upon him either secret guards or power, but all of this changed after Prince Chun appeared!

Regardless of whether Prince Chun acted out of revenge, Yuan Cuo was utterly innocent.

Because of that ridiculous pretense of dignity, he abandoned Yuan Cuo once again. Liu Yuechu despised Emperor Qi Xiao from the bottom of her heart. He was not a qualified father at all.

Cheng Hai couldn't determine whether Yuan Cuo had said these words, and he couldn't very well ask Liu Yuechu to take out the letters and verify them one by one.

"His Majesty has already bestowed a viscount's residence upon her and has instructed the Ministry of Rites to expedite its repairs. Once the repairs are complete, Lady Liu can move in."

"My godmother said that I am not allowed to leave the Princess's residence before giving birth." How could Liu Yuechu not see through Cheng Hai's intention? It was simply because the secret guards couldn't keep an eye on him.

If Hou Lai hadn't withdrawn from the secret guards, he probably wouldn't have been able to get close.

Liu Yuechu had only just learned how much Chen Zhongyao and the princess had sacrificed for her, and she felt even more guilty for her willfulness in her past life, only wanting to repay them properly in this life.

Cheng Hai could only offer tentative advice, after all, Governor Chen was a pillar of His Majesty's support, and he dared not provoke him lightly.

After the announcement was made, Cheng Hai left.

Liu Yuechu immediately found Hou Lai another task, "...We can't let the Viscount's mansion be repaired too quickly, we have to find some trouble."

"Does he expect me to set fire to the Viscount's mansion?" Hou Lai found her suggestion too outlandish.

"Can't we think of some other way? For example, if the craftsmen are lazy and the materials are shoddy, we can disassemble and rebuild them several times?" Liu Yuechu also came up with a bad idea.

Cheng Hai's words were not unfounded.

She can use the princess's mansion as a shield once, but she can't use it every time.

Besides, it would be good if Yuan Cuo could return on time, but Hou said he didn't want to come back...

"Wouldn't it be more appropriate to have someone else handle this?" Hou asked, referring to Fang Suozi.

Liu Yuechu realized that she had found the wrong person and could only order people to find Fang Suozi.

Before Fang Suozi arrived, Lin Mengyu came looking for him first.

She wasn't there to visit Liu Yuechu, but because Lu Bingyang had something to do.

"...Prince Chun visited the horse farm and wanted to buy horses. He even went several times. Lu Lang asked me to inquire about the price."

They also knew that Prince Chun wanted to acknowledge Yuan Cuo as his son, suggesting they might be father and son. Surely, a father wouldn't ask for a high price if he wanted to buy something from his son?

"Not for sale." Liu Yuechu's attitude was firm.

Lin Mengyu was somewhat surprised. "Not selling? Are you planning to give it away? Actually, I haven't quite recovered from this news. Who would have thought that Yuan Cuo was actually the son of Prince Chun, and even granted the title of viscount?" She was more interested in gossip, after all, this matter was too shocking!

Liu Yuechu was not affected by the news from the outside world because she stayed at the Princess's residence and no one dared to come and harass her.

"Those are horses bought with silver, but they won't give them away or sell them. They'll just say they can't stay there and everything will have to be decided after Yuan Cuo returns." Liu Yuechu didn't hesitate to mention Prince Chun, who was clearly a madman, who knew what evil he was up to.

Lin Mengyu was somewhat surprised, "Why do I feel like you don't really want them to recognize each other as father and son?"

"More than twenty years have passed, and suddenly I have a biological father. Who wouldn't feel resentful and grumbling in their heart? Let alone him, even if my own father came back, I wouldn't forgive him easily." Liu Yuechu also harbored resentment towards her father.

In her previous life, she never saw her father again until her death.

She doesn't hope to see him in this life; if she can't see him, she can't see him, and it's not a big deal.

Noticing Liu Yuechu's sadness, Lin Mengyu said cautiously, "Uncle Liu will come back one day, so don't be too sad. Besides, Brother Liu can now take care of some family matters, unlike before when things were so bad."

Liu Yuechu sighed. Wasn't this the result of two lifetimes of hard work?

"Does your mother-in-law know the Lady of Prince Chun? What did she say?" Liu Yuechu wanted to know more about this woman, but she had only heard a few words from Princess Chen.

Lin Mengyu shook her head. "My mother-in-law has only seen her from afar. I heard that the woman is always by Prince Chun's side and he doesn't allow her to interact with outsiders at all..." She was also a gossip. If she had found out, she would have run to tell Liu Yuechu long ago.

Liu Yuechu: "???"

How did she get involved with Emperor Qi Xiao?

Wearing that green hat requires some skill.