Remarrying Chun Yuan

Chapter 144 Burial

Only then did Liu Yuechu notice that his right foot was missing two toes, making his gait uneven. His withered toes resembled chicken claws, with hardly any flesh visible.

The man was so thin and frail, like a skeleton wearing a tattered rag. But he had a large, round head and a pair of bright black eyes.

She suddenly remembered the nickname Chen Zhongyao had given Yuan Cuo: "***".

"How about I change your name?" Wai Gua is really too awful.

His expression stiffened for a moment, but he nodded in complete agreement.

“From now on, your name will be Liu Tao, Tao as in naughty.” Liu Yuechu took off a jade ring from her hand and put it into his hand, then said nothing more.

She was already starting to think about who to contact first in the palace. Why would the Empress Dowager, seriously ill, send Yuan Cuo to administer acupuncture? Was it because someone in the palace knew that his parents had also been poisoned by the same substance?

There were too many uncertainties in this matter, so she had to calm down and carefully consider the relationships involved...

She had never considered that Yuan Cuo's background was related to the palace, but now she had no choice but to consider it.

Liu Tao held the jade ring in his hand and muttered his own name, realizing that he was actually surnamed Liu.

Does this mean he's already a member of the Liu family? He looked at the beautiful woman beside him with excitement, but she looked so sad that he didn't dare ask.

They arrived at the palace gate in complete silence.

Liu Yuechu found an excuse to see Eunuch Hua.

Her identity only allowed her to have some connection with the Imperial Household Department; in reality, the person she wanted to see was Physician Sun.

But the Golden Feather Guard at the gate refused her upon seeing her, saying, "Madam Liu, you should go back. You won't be able to see anyone today."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yuechu realized that the Golden Feather Guards had already received instructions. "I need to know what happened to my husband. He only came to the palace to help out, so why was he detained?"

“I didn’t mean to question him, I was just worried about my husband…”

Jin Yuwei kept his lips tightly shut, refusing to utter another word.

Liu Yuechu was furious and could only return to the carriage to wait.

But after waiting for a long time, Hou still didn't come, so she had to get off the carriage again.

"I want to see Eunuch Cheng Hai. Tell him that if he doesn't come to see me and explain what happened, I will make him regret it, because I know everything about Yuan Cuo!"

Her aggressive demeanor startled Jin Yuwei, causing him to swallow his refusal.

Although they were instructed to block anyone from the Liu family, this person in front of them was clearly determined to fight to the death.

They had guarded the palace for over a decade and had never seen anyone dare to stand at the gate and shout arrogantly. Moreover, what did she mean by saying, "She knows about Yuan Cuo's affairs"? There must be some secret involved.

Jin Yuwei didn't dare to act rashly, so after some discussion, he summoned the eunuch at the door and asked him to deliver a message to Eunuch Cheng Hai.

Cheng Hai frowned upon hearing the eunuch's message. He couldn't help but glance at the woman kneeling in the hall. How long had they been married? Why was she telling her everything?!

He couldn't help but suspect that Liu Yuechu was deliberately bluffing him, but then he thought that Yuan Cuo had indeed been talking about Liu Yuechu all the time since he got married, and it was also possible that he had lost his mind and revealed his biological father's identity.

"That little brat Hou Lai, he really has a sharp tongue!" he cursed, and could only send the little eunuch away for now.

He still went to the Imperial Study to ask Emperor Qi Xiao for instructions, "Lady Liu has come looking for us. This matter needs an explanation. The Imperial Concubine has also heard about it and just sent someone to inquire, expressing her willingness to personally serve the Empress Dowager to show her filial piety."

There are no secrets in the palace.

Moreover, His Majesty's decision to have an ordinary scholar administer acupuncture to the Empress Dowager has already caused dissatisfaction among many people.

Emperor Qi Xiao slightly opened his eyes and sneered, "Filial piety has finally arrived."

Cheng Hai didn't dare to say anything and could only wait quietly.

After a long while, Emperor Qi Xiao finally spoke, "If you are truly filial, pray for blessings in the palace. Don't go to Fu'an Palace to cause trouble. Tell the outside world that if he can't cure the Empress Dowager, he will be buried with her. Tell that woman to go back and wait."

Cheng Hai was startled. What did this mean? But seeing that Emperor Qi Xiao did not intend to speak again, he could only obey the order and go to relay the message.

Liu Yuechu waited for almost an hour before Cheng Hai finally came out to see her.

Seeing her anxious and helpless expression, it's clear she really misses her husband.

"His Majesty said that if he can't be cured, he will be buried alive with the dead. Just go back and wait; he will inform you of any news." Cheng Haizhen didn't know what to say.

Liu Yuechu's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. What?! He was to be buried with her without a word?!

"He is a citizen of the Great Qi, hoping that the Empress Dowager can recover her health, but he shouldn't be allowed to die if he can't be cured. If we consider it that way, then the person who gave him the acupuncture is also irresponsible. He didn't even consider his abilities before treating the Empress Dowager? Isn't that clearly a grudge against the Empress Dowager?!"

"Grandma, what nonsense are you spouting? How dare you say such things!" Cheng Hai was terrified when such a shout came right at the entrance of her palace. He was so scared he almost lost his mind!

"Am I wrong? The imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital can't cure him, so His Majesty is recruiting talented people from all over the country. Our talented family member can't cure him, yet he's to be buried with him? That's absurd! If that's the case, then everyone in the Imperial Hospital should be buried with him, not just our family!"

She was so angry that she didn't care about anything else!

Cheng Hai immediately looked to his left and right, and the Golden Feather Guards automatically retreated and hid far away.

Regardless of whether this involved palace secrets, they really didn't want to hear Lady Liu's unrestrained wailing and shouting!

She might just finish arguing and call it a day, wanting to vent her frustrations.

They could very well be silenced!

Cheng Hai hadn't expected Liu Yuechu to be so difficult to deal with, and he really couldn't figure out what Emperor Qi Xiao meant. "Listen to me, go back first... Even if something really goes wrong, His Majesty will only blame him, not the Liu family. But if you keep causing trouble, think about what the consequences will be."

He had to resort to a threat.

Moreover, this woman is becoming increasingly arrogant and domineering. If we don't intimidate her with some force, she will become more and more unruly in her actions.

Take the matter of transporting goods at the horse farm, for example. Although the Liang and Bai families were both condemned and the matter was dropped, Consort De and Consort Gui kept it in mind.

How could Liu Yuechu not understand what he meant?

“Eunuch Cheng is the chief steward by His Majesty’s side, and I have always respected him. But you have no right to hurt me with these words. For my husband, I am willing to risk everything.”

"Besides, I'm not trying to fool you. You must know how his parents died, otherwise you wouldn't have let him enter the palace to administer acupuncture to the Empress Dowager."

"I also heard that after Yuwen Chan returned to Meng, he was greatly favored by the sect leader, but the sect leader was very dissatisfied with Daqi. After all, his most beloved son died here... Moreover, I heard that some of the Golden Feather Guards were infected with the poison of the wild kudzu vine? Those spies from Chu are really powerful, they almost drove the Meng prince and the Golden Feather Guards to the brink of death!"

Not a threat?

She will too.

After saying this, she curtsied, got into the carriage, and ordered to return home.