Remarrying Chun Yuan

Chapter 136 Intolerable

Li Shilang remained calm, watching Li Shu shout and yell, without scolding or stopping her.

He let Li Shu run out of strength to continue shouting before he slowly said, "You've always wanted to marry Wei Gongming, and now your wish has come true. What else are you dissatisfied with? Where did Yuechu harm you? I really can't see it. If we're talking about this whole thing, the only one who suffered a loss is your older brother."

Li Chengyue stood up for his sister, but not only was his official position taken away by his future brother-in-law, he also disappeared without a trace after leaving the capital.

Whenever he thought of his son, whom he had raised with such care, Minister Li felt unbearable heartache and longing. Yet, for the sake of the hundreds of members of the Li family, he had no choice but to bow his proud head to reality, accept Wei Gongming as his son-in-law, and even become involved with the Third Prince.

Li Shu froze, she hadn't expected her father to think that way!

"You've been blaming me for my brother losing his job. Am I just supposed to suffer this injustice? I didn't tell him to beat up Wei Gongming, so why are you blaming me!" She still didn't think it was her fault.

"Is it your fault or not? What's the point of saying all this now? You've already turned the house upside down, when are you going to stop?!"

Li Shilang had always doted on Li Shu and had rarely yelled at her since she was a child. This time, he was genuinely heartbroken and could no longer bear it.

"If you want to marry a decent man, I will support you. But don't expect me to give up my official position and reputation to help you with the imperial examination! I will not help Yuan Cuo, nor will I cheat him. I will treat him as an ordinary student."

"I don't care whether this was your idea or Wei Gongming's. From now on, don't even think about making me do favoritism or corruption. Otherwise, get out of the Li family. I don't want you as my daughter anymore!"

After finishing his words, Vice Minister Li swept his sleeves and returned to his study, filled with disappointment.

Li Shu was so angry that her teeth itched, and she smashed some things in the house.

The maids had already slipped away and were completely unaware of what Li Shu was angry about.

She was once infatuated with Prince Wei, and now she has been able to marry him as she wished. But Lady Liu married an ordinary scholar. Even if he passed the imperial examination, he would not be a duke or marquis, unlike Prince Wei. Her anger is completely unreasonable!

Cuiqiao, the maidservant beside Li Shu, also didn't understand.

She accompanied Li Shu back to the courtyard and couldn't help but advise, "You will be the wife of a prince in the future. It's not worth getting angry over a merchant's daughter. If it weren't for Miss Lin's help, you wouldn't have become friends with Lady Liu and wouldn't have kept your eyes on her. Why bother?"

Li Shu glared at her, "She'll keep watching and laughing at me!"

“A joke?” Cuiqiao didn’t understand. “We’ve never even crossed paths, so what joke could there be?”

Li Shu couldn't help but speak her mind, which was rare for her. "She rejected Prince Wei before, and I scolded her for not keeping her word. She said that the Zhenning Marquis's mansion was too troublesome. I also scolded her for being picky and always putting interests first."

"But when his pregnant cousin chased after him, I realized that I wasn't actually that forgiving."

In that instant, she wished she could cut open Tian Ya Yun's stomach and strangle the unborn child!

Only then did she realize how hypocritical she had been, that she was not as magnanimous and tolerant as she had imagined, but rather insane and wicked.

If Liu Yuechu knew about this, she would definitely mock her for being hypocritical and two-faced.

She could even imagine what Liu Yuechu would say and how he would laugh!

She didn't want to be confined to a crack in the ground, unable to face anyone. She only hoped that Liu Yuechu would be unhappy and wouldn't have the confidence to mock her anymore!

Cuiqiao was unaware of her inner monologue, only thinking that it was only natural for her mistress to be intolerant. "You love Prince Wei too much, so you can't tolerate him having other women around him. But Prince Wei has also promised you that after that woman gives birth, she will be registered under your name, given the status of a concubine, and arranged to live in the villa. She won't be an eyesore by your side."

Li Shu was speechless. Did registering it under her name make it less of a problem? She not only resented that Tian Yage had already become Wei Gongming's woman, but also resented that the person Wei Gongming most wanted to marry was Liu Yuechu.

But she didn't dare to say it.

I feel ashamed to even say it out loud!

"I just can't understand why she's happier than me when everything about her is worse than mine? And I don't even have the courage or the means to get revenge. My life is such a failure."

Liu Yuechu was indeed very happy.

Since the Liu family's reputation was restored and the Liu family's horse farm reopened, she has been able to handle matters smoothly and appropriately in various places.

Even when he went to the Imperial Household Department again, Eunuch Hua's smile was brighter than ever before.

Sichuan peppercorns and white peony accompanied her as she left the Imperial Household Department, and they couldn't help but gossip about it.

“When I came before, I could only see Grandpa Hua’s chin. But just now, when he bent over, his forehead almost touched his knees!”

"Indeed, she's smiling so much that she's got several more wrinkles around her eyes. People in the palace really do change every day. I've seen it for myself today!"

"We didn't realize how capable our son-in-law was before, but now that he's sent horses to the Ministry of War, the Golden Feather Guard, and the Court of Imperial Stud, we're all much more confident!"

"But if these horses were sold, they would be worth a lot of silver! Who wouldn't be happy to benefit from that? If I were the one who benefited, I'd be laughing in my sleep!"

……

The two chattered amongst themselves, but their smiles never faded.

Liu Yuechu was also in a very good mood.

But she knew that the smile on Hua Gonggong's face was not because Yuan Cuo had given her the horse, but because the Liu family had the ability to completely ruin the Bai family, leaving them disgraced and destroyed.

Liang Ye went out of his way to discuss operational cooperation with her, so why would he be interested in such a small amount of profit? He's simply afraid of the Liu family's power and hasn't figured out their true strength.

In fact, Liu Yuechu was also quite surprised.

What exactly gives the Liu family its confidence?

Aside from his father's reputation and his eldest brother and his few spoiled brothers, he had nothing.

Afraid of herself? She felt unworthy.

Afraid of Yuan Cuo? He was just an ordinary scholar.

She took Bai Shao's hand and got into the carriage, instructing the driver to go directly to the trading company.

"Aren't we going home?" Huajiao asked, noticing that it was already getting dark.

Liu Yuechu shook her head. "Go see your son-in-law." He was still busy at the trading company preparing silk paper for the Empress Dowager's birthday celebration. With so much heavy work to do, it was quite tiring.

With the autumn imperial examinations approaching, she was reluctant to let Yuan Cuo continue to be busy with household affairs. Regardless of how he did on the exams, he should at least study.

Unfortunately, outsiders can't learn that skill in a short time. Even Song Liu'er and Yao Wei tried, but they couldn't do as well as Yuan Cuo.

The coachman obeyed and led Liu Yuechu and her maids straight to the trading company.

At this moment, Yuan Cuo and Lin Mengjun were mixing colors for silk paper in the trading company.

Yuan Cuo stood in the middle, the various fuels like seasonings, which he easily grabbed and weighed on the silver scale.

The weight taken each time was just right, with almost no mistakes.

Lin Mengjun found his skill truly amazing, "How can he pinch it so accurately? This isn't about weighing a few pounds or ounces, it's about measuring a few coins."