Remarrying Chun Yuan

Chapter 355 Titles

At this time, the eunuch who had left the palace had changed his appearance and arrived at the Liu family.

After a brief visit to Yuan Cuo, he left quietly, as if he had never been there.

Yuan Cuo stood at the door, gazing quietly at the sky, seemingly lost in thought, or perhaps in a daze.

Liu Yuechu came out of the house. "What's wrong?"

"It seems unlikely that Prince Chun will be able to reach the west safely," Yuan Cuo said calmly.

Liu Yuechu raised an eyebrow. "You still hope he lives to be a hundred years old?" She felt neither liking nor disliking Prince Chun; she just thought he was a lovesick fool.

If it were her, and she really encountered such a heartless woman and a brother she was confiding in, she would have left long ago and would never have let sadness and resentment torment her.

This is also why she wanted to start a new life after her rebirth. If Wei Gongming hadn't provoked her first, she would have just treated him as a stranger.

"But there's something I haven't told him yet, and I don't know whether I should tell him or not." Yuan Cuo was indeed somewhat hesitant.

Liu Yuechu asked casually, "What is it?"

“That woman is not dead,” Yuan Cuo said.

"?! ...

Yuan Cuo looked at Liu Yuechu and asked, "Do you think I should send someone to tell him?"

"Hou Lai." Liu Yuechu immediately called out this name, "Go, and make sure you tell him this before he closes his eyes."

Hou Lai stood on the rooftop, looking towards Yuan Cuo.

Liu Yuechu snorted coldly, "What are you hesitating for? Before he left, he sowed discord between His Majesty and my husband, and even told the Crown Prince about it. Wasn't he just setting a trap for my husband? If you want revenge, then do it yourself. I hate cowards who have no guts but are full of scheming!"

“Madam is right.” Yuan Cuo affirmed this statement. Hou Lai sighed and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

……

The next day, right after the court session ended, Yuan Cuo saw Cheng Hai.

Cheng Hai gestured with his chin, pointing towards the Imperial Study, "His Majesty is looking for you."

Yuan Cuo gave Wei Tianxuan a wink, and Wei Tianxuan led his men back to the Court of State Ceremonial to draft documents.

Yuan Cuo followed behind Cheng Hai, asking, "What? The man isn't dead?"

Cheng Hai knew who he was talking about, of course. "He died a terrible death, and he couldn't even close his eyes in peace."

Yuan Cuo responded, "That is exactly what His Majesty wants, so why are you sighing and complaining?"

“I don’t understand you. Knowing this will be the outcome, why bother trying to fool him?” Cheng Hai slowed his pace, and the eunuchs behind him followed suit, increasing the distance between them.

"You're not my wife, what do you know about me?" Yuan Cuo pretended not to understand, leaving Cheng Hai speechless and unable to say anything.

"His Majesty might bestow upon you an identity, how about the title of Prince Chun?" This was what Emperor Qi Xiao asked him to test the waters, fearing that Yuan Cuo might come up with some other tricks.

Yuan Cuo shook his head. "The title of Viscount Yongyi is good; there's no need to bestow it upon him as a king."

Cheng Hai wasn't surprised at all; he knew Yuan Cuo wouldn't want it.

"Actually, it was the Empress who suggested it."

This sentence also implies... that his identity may not be able to be hidden for much longer.

Yuan Cuo smiled. It seemed the Crown Prince had secured his position?

He stopped talking and suddenly stopped. "I just remembered that there is something very urgent that I need to do."

As he spoke, he turned and left, leaving Cheng Hai all alone on the spot.

Knowing he couldn't stop him, Cheng Hai could only return to the Imperial Study and tell Emperor Qi Xiao about Yuan Cuo's attitude: "...he only thinks the current viscount title is very good."

"Then let the third prince keep vigil for Prince Chun for a year, and then inherit Prince Chun's title." Emperor Qi Xiao was not surprised at all, and blurted out his plan.

Cheng Hai received the order and immediately spread the word widely.

Consort Yu understood His Majesty's intentions, and immediately fainted.

On his way back to the capital, Qin Muyan received an imperial edict. Upon hearing the words that he was to observe mourning for Prince Chun, his fingernails pierced his palms until they bled!

"Why? Why me?!" He roared madly, ignoring the messenger present.

This means he no longer has the right to covet the position of Crown Prince; the only thing missing is an imperial decree to adopt him to Prince Chun!

He is the emperor's son, yet he is now forced to become the stepson of a widower whose fiefdom has been wiped clean, and he is not even allowed to return to the capital.

This is outrageous! He cannot tolerate it!

"Your Highness, this is His Majesty's will," the messenger said quietly. "The Ministry of Rites' procession for Prince Chun's funeral has already set off and will assist you in completing the grand funeral rites for the Prince."

They've already sent out their team, so they're clearly not going to give Qin Muyan any more chances!

"I must return to the palace to see my father, the Emperor, and then we will decide!" He knew this was Emperor Qi Xiao's punishment for him, but the Crown Prince's crime was far more serious. He had led the court officials to force the emperor to abdicate during the New Year's Eve banquet!

“Your Highness, Her Majesty knew that you refused to obey orders and sent troops to the west. She had already fallen ill once…” The messenger’s face was very cold, and his smile was full of threat. “The Left Chancellor also fell due to overwork and needs to stay in bed for at least a year. They are all your closest relatives.”

Her mother and uncle were both leverages that forced Qin Muyan to endure this matter.

Qin Muyan nearly ground her teeth to powder. "The Crown Prince is sick, my mother is sick, everyone is sick. I really want to know, who in the capital is still a good person?!"

During that coup attempt, almost no one supported Emperor Qi Xiao. Could it be that Father Emperor really wanted to kill everyone?

"Of course, it's Minister Yuan of the Court of State Ceremonies who is the busiest. He has to manage the negotiations with the Yan and Chu states, and he also has to manage the matter of selecting officials that he promised the Meng state." The messenger worshipped Yuan Cuo to the point of prostration.

It's not just his exceptional strategic skills that I admire, but also his ruthlessness.

Yuan Cuo included every single person who had intended to go to Mongolia, whether they were acting in secret or not, and made a complete list of them.

It's fair to say that even those who don't want to go have to go.

There was absolutely no chance to go back on one's word, and no one was given any face.

Upon hearing this name, Qin Muyan was even more furious. "Yuan Cuo is nothing but a nobody. How on earth did he bewitch Father Emperor?!"

Even though the messenger was fond of talking a lot, he kept quiet on this topic.

Qin Muyan was furious and uneasy, but dared not disobey. He could only kneel on the ground and accept the decree, saying, "I thank Father Emperor for his great kindness..."

He had completely lost his eligibility and could only go to Prince Chun's western fiefdom, where he would be heartbroken and alone, licking his wounded feathers.

Upon learning this news, Wei Gongming fell seriously ill and never recovered.

He simply couldn't understand how the decisive and efficient new emperor of his previous life could be exiled to the west in this life, and even sent to observe mourning for Prince Chun, a lonely old man!

"Yuancuo, why is it Yuancuo again?!"