Remarrying Chun Yuan

Chapter 266 Secrets

It was already difficult enough to get the message through, and Liu Yuechu didn't force her sister to handle things perfectly.

"Fourth Miss was quite something today, she left Aunt Chun speechless, I almost couldn't help but laugh." Gan Cao accompanied Liu Yuechan today.

Gan Cao was once a little beggar who followed Liu Tao to beg for food on the street, and he was quite good-looking.

Liu Tao stayed at the Liu residence, and she was also chosen by Liu Yuechu, so she was given to Liu Yuechan as her personal maid.

"Actually, I was scared too, so I spoke a bit harshly." Liu Yuechan was only glad that she hadn't given herself away. "But I don't know what Wanwan was thinking, she just seemed to be frightened."

Liu Yuechu wasn't in a hurry. "Let her calm down and decide what to do."

Liu Yuechan stayed at Yuanchu Pavilion for a delicious meal, and then returned to the courtyard to continue practicing acupuncture.

Liu Yuechu was woken up in the middle of the night.

"My God, what are you doing here in the middle of the night?!" She opened her eyes and saw Huang Wanwan by the bedside. If she hadn't touched her hand when she got up, she would have thought she was dreaming.

"I was being watched closely by my family, so I could only sneak out under the cover of night. What exactly happened? You have to explain to me clearly how my mother could have been poisoned." Huang Wanwan was dressed as a maid, having deliberately chosen a dark-colored outfit.

"Won't you be in danger if you sneak out? You're so reckless!" Liu Yuechu was very anxious and quickly sat up in bed.

She saw that Huang Wanwan was covered in dust, clearly having jumped over the wall to get out.

Huajiao had already brought warm tea to the small kang table for the two of them.

"Who cares about danger at a time like this? If anything happens to my mother, I'll fight them to the death!" Huang Wanwan's eyes were already filled with tears; she was truly furious!

"It was Physician Sun who diagnosed it. A full recovery is unlikely; it can only be delayed." Liu Yuechu didn't hide anything and told him everything directly. "I don't know what's going on in your family, but I just want to ask you, do you really want to suffer for yourself?"

Whether she marries Jiang Changyang or that scoundrel editor, Huang Wanwan's life will not be easy.

Huang Wanwan didn't answer immediately, but instead started talking about the dirty things in her family.

“My father didn’t like my mother; he was forced to marry her by my aunt.”

"And the woman he grew up with was Chun, the noble concubine in the mansion. She entered the Huang family on the same day as my mother. She ate, drank, and used the same things as my mother, which is why my father had a reputation for favoring his concubine over his wife!"

As she said this, her teeth were grinding together.

"That woman gave birth to my eldest brother, but resolutely refused to register him under my mother's name. In fact, she was waiting for my father to fulfill his promise and make her the legitimate wife."

“But my father couldn’t afford to offend my mother’s family background, so he naturally didn’t dare to. But four years ago, my maternal grandfather passed away and my uncle was not being given important positions in the army. My father’s mindset changed.”

"They used my mother's poor health as an excuse to put Aunt Chun in charge of the household affairs. I don't know how much money she embezzled, but she dared not underestimate my brother and me, and Father would definitely turn against us."

"She is indeed very capable, managing the Dali Temple Minister's mansion with great success. However, my mother only appears on formal occasions to maintain the dignity of the Dali Temple Minister's wife; otherwise, she almost never goes out from the courtyard. Moreover, she agrees to all of my father's requests, and even takes in concubines one after another..."

Huang Wanwan clenched her fists, and couldn't help but pick up the teapot and gulp down a pot of tea. "I asked my mother why she had to endure it. She said she loved my father and just wanted to see him smile, even if she had to suffer a little."

"Moon Maiden, I dare not tell my mother the truth, I'm afraid she'll lose her last glimmer of hope for survival..." She couldn't help but cry out.

Liu Yuechu handed her a handkerchief and helped her wipe away her tears.

She could understand Huang Wanwan's inner turmoil. To be poisoned to death by the man she had loved her whole life would be a death that no one could die in peace.

“You don’t need to be so anxious. Madam Huang’s poison won’t take effect anytime soon… I just don’t understand why you agreed to marry her.”

"Isn't my older brother good enough?"

"Why can't you marry into the Liu family and become my sister-in-law? You could also bring your mother over and live a harmonious and happy life. Don't you yearn for that at all?"

Liu Yuechu directly steered the conversation to the most crucial point, "I know my older brother isn't exactly likable either, but at least you're not annoying, right? At least he won't be like that damned editor who makes you ask for double the dowry, and he certainly won't be like Jiang Changyang, a sickly man with syphilis..."

"?! Venereitis?" Huang Wanwan was stunned.

"Didn't Yuechan tell you?"

"without……"

Liu Yuechu said quietly, "This is indeed a flaw that makes her ashamed to talk about."

“Actually, my aunt wanted me to marry into the Jiang family, but my father didn’t want to choose a side right now and only wanted to remain neutral, so he discussed with my aunt to arrange a marriage for me as soon as possible… I’m just a sacrifice.” Huang Wanwan said.

"So you really don't want to marry my older brother?" Liu Yuechu really wanted an answer.

Huang Wanwan pursed her lips. "It's not that I don't want to, but I can't. My aunt is firmly against the marriage alliance with the Liu family, and my father also feels that the Liu family has always been in the spotlight and might make a mistake one day and become a scapegoat. Actually, I don't care. The key is that my younger brother is still young, and my mother has also agreed to my father's proposal. I dare not disobey her, for fear that she will get angry and it will worsen her illness."

"..." Liu Yuechu didn't know how to refute it at first.

To outsiders, the Liu family might indeed appear to be that kind of family.

Moreover, she reduced the number of shops in the city, leaving only fur and horse farm businesses, which would make anyone who saw it think twice.

Huang Wanwan remained silent for a long time, "Actually, I didn't plan to get married right away. I just wanted to get rid of the Jiang family first. I'm not sure I'd marry that Lü Shan either. Right now, I'm only thinking about my mother's health, and then I'll consider breaking off the engagement. If your older brother isn't married by then..."

Liu Yuechu couldn't help but yawn. "But my older brother has decided to leave the capital."

"Leave? Where is he going?" Huang Wanwan was very surprised; she hadn't expected this to happen.

"Anyway, I'm not staying in the capital anymore." Liu Yuechu scratched her head.

“…Perhaps we are truly destined to be apart.” Huang Wanwan didn’t want to force it. “Yueniang, do you think I should tell Mother the truth? I really have no idea.” This was also the reason she ran over under the cover of night.

"Shouldn't we first find out who poisoned it?" Liu Yuechu said. "We can't just assume it was Aunt Chun; what if it was someone else?"

"Who else could it be but her?"

After Huang Wanwan finished speaking, she met Liu Yuechu's gaze for a moment, and her expression darkened again.

“I just hope it wasn’t my father, otherwise I would never forgive him.”

After saying this, she noticed that it was getting late and just wanted to get back to the Dali Temple Minister's residence as soon as possible, hoping not to be discovered.

Liu Yuechu called Hou Lai and asked him to take her home...