She once again proposed to divorce, but in front of everyone in the restaurant, Zhou Yanqu worriedly held Fu Lanshan's shoulders, his face very ugly. They said that family scandals should not be made public, no matter whether they can really reconcile or not, this would be too ugly.
some.
Fu Lanshan covered her face and said anxiously, "Sister-in-law, there is really no relationship between my cousin and I. You misunderstood. I know that you have been in a bad mood recently, and you went back to the General's Mansion to stay and relax. Cousin
Although I have taken a concubine, I still have you in my eyes and my heart..."
Chu Yunli crossed her arms across her chest, with a nonchalant look on her face, "You have repeatedly sowed discord and hinted that I am jealous. Do you think I will not reveal the biological mother of the child in my house?"
Nowadays, except for the people in the Hou Mansion, no one outside knows who gave birth to the child. They only think that it is a girl from a small family with an innocent family background that Zhou Yanqu found. Considering how much he cares about his wife, he may have gone to the mother-in-law.
Liuzi. So far, no one has seen the child, let alone the child's biological mother.
Fu Lanshan paused as he spoke and looked at Zhou Yanqu with some horror.
Of course she would be frightened. Mrs. Hou was here to give birth to the child, and the Hou family kept it well hidden. Not to mention outsiders, even the servants on the margins did not know who the biological mother of the newly born young master was. As for those who knew
, not only did he hide it well, but he was also afraid that others would let the news out and hurt him, so he was on guard against each other, so for a while, no one really knew about it.
The corners of Chu Yunli's mouth couldn't help but curl up. If outsiders knew that Fu Lanshan had given birth to a child, then she would no longer be a wife, but could only be a concubine. Isn't it because she and Zhou Yanqu were secretly hooking up because they didn't want to be a concubine? So
, Chu Yunli's words can be regarded as pinching her lifeline.
Zhou Yanqu let go of Fu Lanshan, approached Chu Yunli, and scolded in a low voice, "What are you talking about?" He softened his voice again, "I know I have neglected you recently, and I will apologize to you when I get back. You can do whatever you want.
Can!"
As he spoke, he reached out to hold the hand on her chest, but Chu Yunli waved it away, "Don't touch me."
She turned to look at everyone, "You may not know that this cousin in our house was said to live in the courtyard of the Marquis's suburbs a few years ago to keep her filial piety, but the day I came back from relaxing, she was in our house...
…”
"Li Ru!" Zhou Yanqu shouted angrily, "Don't force me."
"It's you who forced me." Chu Yunli sneered, "Aren't you full of affection for me? Why are you yelling at me?" Without looking at his ugly face, she continued, "Let's make peace, otherwise I will
It’s time to tell them the inside story.”
Zhou Yanqu's eyes were full of surprise and astonishment, "Do you really want to reconcile?"
"Am I still joking with you about this matter of peace and separation?" Chu Yunli asked back. Then he said to the waiter, "Go get the pen and ink."
The pen and ink were quickly delivered, and the people around him became more and more interested. Chu Yunli stretched out his hand to sharpen the ink, "After all, we are a husband and wife. I don't want to argue with you. Just leave it alone and give it a wide berth."
Fu Lanshan's eyes flickered. Seeing that Zhou Yanqu was not moving, she stretched out her hand and pulled off his sleeve, and met his pleading eyes.
When Zhou Yanqu saw that look, he lowered his head and picked up the pen. He felt it was hot to his hands. He looked into her eyes and said, "You promise not to tell anyone!"
Chu Yunli nodded, "Of course. I'm not a nosy person."
Zhou Yanqu took up the pen and wrote the letter of reconciliation. He paused while signing the signature and asked, "Peace and divorce is not a good thing, especially for women. Why do you want to reconcile?"
Of course it was for his own life. The original Li Ru was killed by the Hou Mansion. Outsiders didn't know it, they just thought she died of illness. A year later, Fu Lanshan came in and became the stepmother of two children.
Chu Yunli didn't answer, "Don't talk nonsense, just write it or not."
Zhou Yanqu still didn't move, with a troubled look in his eyes. At this moment, Fu Lanshan said again, "Cousin, if you really don't want to, there is no need to write. If my sister-in-law is willing to speak, let her speak. In the worst case, I will leave the capital.
I will never come back for the rest of my life."
After hearing this, Zhou Yanqu did not hesitate and wrote down his name. Chu Yunli took it and also wrote his own name. He said to everyone, "Please bear witness for us. Today, I am Li's A'jun.
I have reconciled with Zhou Yanqu, the prince of Lin'an, and from now on, men marry and women marry, and it has nothing to do with each other!"
"To thank you, and to celebrate my departure, all food expenses for everyone present will be paid by the General's Mansion!"
Everyone was puzzled by her words at first. How could they celebrate such a thing as Heli? Then when they heard her talk about a treat, most of them became happy.
Chu Yunli dried off the book and told Nanny Li to take it to the Yamen for filing and get the marriage certificate on the way.
Zhou Yanqu's face turned green and white, "You are so ridiculous. Heli is not a good thing. You just insist on making a fuss in front of everyone, and you are so brazen and make a fuss..."
Chu Yunli smiled and shook her finger, "Prince Zhou, have you forgotten what you just wrote? Now that you and I are no longer husband and wife, it is not your turn to control what I want. Also, what about me?
For me, making peace with you is a great thing! It’s worth celebrating.”
Zhou Yanqu frowned, shook his head and said, "It's difficult for a woman to deal with Heli. Just the rumors from outside can kill you, not to mention you don't have a strong family..."
Chu Yunli sneered, "It's none of your business!"
Every word in these words was full of worry, but just now Fu Lanshan seemed to be leaving the capital, so he paid the money without any hesitation.
Hearing such rude words, Zhou Yanqu's eyes widened slightly, and then he looked away, with no concealment of disdain in his eyes, and a look that he couldn't bear to look at.
Two-quarters of an hour later, Grandma Li had returned. Chu Yunli was in a good mood and took her out to get into the carriage. Of course, she ignored the two people whispering over there.
She did not go back to the General's Mansion, but took He Lishu and the guards of the General's Mansion to the Hou's Mansion. When the concierge saw her, he thought she was returning to the Mansion. There was no obstruction at all, and he entered the courtyard unobstructed and started driving.
Go to the warehouse and ask the guards to carry the dowry out and get on the carriage.
There was a lot of movement here, and she had just entered the inner courtyard with her guards, which was very unusual in itself. The housekeeper had already come over. When he saw that the courtyard was in a mess, it looked like someone was moving, so he hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Prince
Madam, this is..."
Chu Yunli raised the letter of peace and separation in her hand, "From today on, I am no longer the Crown Prince's wife. Just now, the prince and I wrote the letter of peace and separation, so that we can get together and part ways. Now I'm here to bring back my dowry."
The housekeeper looked shocked and couldn't recover for a long time. After he came to his senses, he ran out of the yard and headed towards the main courtyard.
Chu Yunli saw it and urged again, "Hurry up."
Everyone loaded the car faster. Although she had a large dowry, there were also many people who couldn't bear to come. By the time Mrs. Hou hurried over, she had already finished pretending, "This is nonsense! Isn't divorce a child's play? Put it back."
put it back!"
Everyone did not move. Madam Hou was a little embarrassed. After the embarrassment, she became even angrier. She turned around and looked at her maid, "You go find someone to put the things of the Crown Prince's wife back. What will it be like to make a fuss? Is it good to spread the word?"
Chu Yunli looked at Grandma Li and ordered, "Keep pretending!"
There was a stalemate for a while. There was loading here and unloading there. The small open space at the door of the warehouse was packed with people.
Seeing this, Mrs. Hou sighed, "Jiao'er, stop making trouble. I know you feel aggrieved because of that child, but there is nothing you can do about it. If you can't give birth to a child yourself, we in the Hou family can't give up the child."
Chu Yunli sneered and asked, "Am I really unable to give birth?"
Meeting her indifferent eyes, Mrs. Hou avoided her eyes and said, "Who knows? Maybe it's just fate, but your heir is in trouble and you need time to recuperate..."
The guards brought by Chu Yunli were all servants of the generals. Most of them had killed people on the battlefield and volunteered to work in the general's mansion after being injured.
, all the dowry was loaded on the carriage, and the rest was also put into the box, and then they were quickly carried out.
Mrs. Hou became anxious when she saw this, "Zhen'er, stop fooling around. He Li Shu doesn't count. Yanqu must have been drinking. When he wakes up, he will definitely regret it. If you don't believe me, you have to believe him."
I have devoted my whole heart to you for many years.”
Ignoring her nagging, Chu Yunli got on the packed carriage and was about to go out.
"You can't go out!" Madam Hou ordered, "Unless the matter is explained clearly, the dowry cannot be taken away today. It is common for couples to quarrel. Do you want to give up the reputation of the Hou family after making such a quarrel?"
The gate of the Hou Mansion closed in response. Seeing the closed door and the stern-looking concierge on the side, Chu Yunli told Nanny Li, "I'd like to trouble you to make one more trip and tell me that the Hou Mansion wants to seize my dowry.
By the way, find someone to tell the empress, what kind of rule is it to not allow the dowry to be taken away after the divorce? Is it a rule set by the Marquis's own house?"
Mrs. Hou said angrily, "What do you want?"
Seeing that she was angry, Chu Yunli had a faint smile on her lips, "I don't want to do anything, I just want to take away my dowry. If Mrs. Hou is not willing, then I can only publicize things that the Hou family does not want outsiders to know.
For example, the identity of the biological mother of the young master in the house... I will do what I say!"
After a while, the gate of the Hou Mansion opened, and Chu Yunli's carriage took away the guards carrying the box and went straight to the General's Mansion. Many people saw them along the way. After asking about it, they found out that this couple, who was praised and admired by everyone in the capital, had now passed away.
He is a stranger.
Not to mention how many people outside sighed at this relationship, Chu Yunli returned home with her dowry, and the vague unwillingness and indignation in her heart seemed to be much lessened. She knew that she would clear Li Ru's jealous reputation before marrying Hou.
If the government cuts off relations, Li Ru should be relieved.
In the General's Mansion, everyone was very happy to welcome back their master after five years. Chu Yunli was not idle either. He continued to toil in the academy and spread rumors that he was going to build a Ci'an Yuan specifically to take in homeless people.
The elderly and children.
The emperor knew that Hou Longyan was very happy, and with a stroke of his pen, he assigned a house near the city gate to Li Ru as the land for building Ci'an Yuan.
She was busy here, but she might as well have someone come to her door today.
An acquaintance, Zhu Manman.
Speaking of which, there is no mistress in Zhou Yanqu's prince courtyard now, so it should be easier for Zhu Manman to go out than before.
Although Zhu Manman looked a little arrogant in her eyes and movements, she was still behaved, "Miss Li, please forgive me for coming to the door without permission."
"Just tell me what you have to say, I'm very busy and I have to go out soon." Chu Yunli said directly. In fact, she was willing to see Zhu Manman, mainly because she wanted to hear what happened in the Hou Mansion these days?
Three women in one play, with so many people, it should be very lively.
"I came here today because I have something to ask for." Zhu Manman didn't talk nonsense, "I'm pregnant, and it won't be long." She bit her lip, "Yesterday I ran to report to Madam Hou, thinking that I might get some reward, but
I didn't expect...that I would find out by chance that the young master's biological mother is Miss Fu. In this case, my mother-in-law would definitely not want me to keep this child. I came here just to ask my wife to make the decision. You said at the beginning that if one of us is pregnant,
I will make the decision to take her as my concubine."
Chu Yunli nodded, "But now I am no longer the mistress, and I am no longer even a member of the Hou Mansion. I can't make the decision for you. But it is a good thing to have a child. The young master's biological mother is secretive and has never been able to make decisions for you.
Let outsiders know. I don’t know why.”
Zhu Manman lowered her head thoughtfully, stood up after a while, solemnly thanked her, and stood up to leave.
The next day, I didn't hear anything about Zhu Manman, but I heard that the Hou Mansion had appointed a new crown prince wife, who was Mrs. Hou's natal niece and Zhou Yanqu's cousin.
As soon as the news came out, it could be said to be a huge hit, and it quickly spread throughout the capital.
It seems that Miss Li's words at the restaurant that day were not exaggerated. The cousins were in love. I don't know if this was the reason for their separation.
The next day, news came out from nowhere that the child in Yanhou's house looked similar to Fu Lanshan, and was bad at walking and could not walk at all.
When Chu Yunli heard this, she was looking at a bunch of ragged children in front of her. The oldest was ten years old and the youngest was one or two years old. They were the ones who were taken in by Ci'an Hall in the first place.
Just as he was planning to say a few words, Zhou Yanqu came in angrily at the door, "Li Ru, you promised me not to tell anyone, what do you mean now?"
Chu Yunli was a little confused, but when she thought of the rumors outside, she realized it instantly, and felt a sense of sadness in her heart. She asked, "You and I have been married for many years. Am I the kind of person who goes back on my word?"
Zhou Yanqu frowned, "If you hadn't said anything, then who would have had a grudge against the Hou Mansion?"
"How do I know? Go back and check it yourself." Chu Yunli spread her hands, "I'm very busy and I don't have the time to worry about this."
Zhou Yanqu was half-convinced and left after all. Chu Yunli's face became gloomier and he ordered Nanny Li, "Go and ask Zhou Yanqu where he came from. If he is in the Hou Mansion, try to find out who he came from."
Came out of the yard."
She wanted to see who was provoking someone here because they thought life was too easy. The reason why she let it go so easily before was because she had more important things to do. Now that someone was hindering her efforts to save her kindness, she naturally couldn't let it go.
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