He was already much taller than her. Now that she was sitting and he was standing, there was always a sense of staring at her when he looked at her from top to bottom.
"You want... to reconcile?"
"Yes." Chu Yao didn't want to wake her son, so she stood up and walked out, "Let's go out and talk."
Zhiye came in with tea and quietly glanced at the man with a stern face.
Today, word gradually spread in the backyard that Pei Zhan, the eldest son of Jinyang Prince, changed his identity with Erlang of the Lu family three years ago and stayed in Suizhou under the name of Lu Shaohuai to pursue a great career. Now that the great cause is about to be accomplished and the real Lu Erlang has returned home, this matter is no longer a secret. Everyone is guessing when Prince Jinyang will come to the Lu family to pick up the young lady, and they are very envious of the young lady's good fortune.
Unexpectedly, the prince came in the evening.
Zhiye gently placed the cup next to the Crown Prince's hand, his movements a little more careful and respectful than before.
In the past, when he was the husband, Ye Shang didn't think anything of it and just treated him as an ordinary master. Now that he knew that he was the prince of Jinyang, he couldn't help but feel that the other party was a little more intimidating. It was inevitable that I was a lot more nervous.
After putting down the tea, Zhiye withdrew and stood outside the door waiting for orders.
After Pei Zhan took his father into the city today, the father and son discussed the march arrangements with several generals for the entire day, which ended only when Du Ying first came up. He heard that Lu Shaohuai had returned to the Lu family at noon. Chu Yao must have known about the exchange of identities between the two.
Although he was tired, he felt that he should come back to see her and talk to her about the matter again. She would probably lose her temper and just calm her down.
As soon as he arrived at the Lu Mansion, Lu Yuanwai, his wife, and several ladies from the Lu family came to greet them. The scene was a bit solemn. He waved his hand and said it didn't have to be like this. He came back to pack some things. He had opened a new house before. Tomorrow I took Chu Yao and her children to move there early in the morning.
Speaking of Chu Yao, Mrs. Lu seemed to have something to say, so he chatted with her alone for a few words.
Mrs. Lu said that after Lu Shaohuai came back today, Chu Yao came to the front hall and met him. Perhaps because she recognized him at a glance, she fainted on the spot. When she woke up, she said some angry words, probably because she was angry that they had lied to her before. .
Pei Zhan expected that Chu Yao would be angry, but he never thought that she would have such a big reaction.
Fortunately, he heard from Mrs. Lu that she stayed in the room sewing clothes all afternoon, and she didn't cry or make a fuss. She was quiet. She must have figured it out by now.
She has always been gentle and quiet, and she can still be calm and self-possessed when encountering such a big thing. Pei Zhan thought that such a woman would not embarrass him if she lived with him in Kyoto in the future.
Thinking of this, Pei Zhan felt a little more happy and seemed to feel less tired.
But he didn't expect that she would divorce him without even saying a few words to her.
"We want to reconcile," he took a sip of tea with an indifferent expression, thinking that this was just a tantrum on her part, "I married you as Lu Shaohuai, but now that I have changed my identity, the marriage will naturally need to be annulled. Tomorrow I will ask someone to prepare a divorce letter, sign it and send it to the government office, and just ask for a divorce."
He didn't seem to think that cheating on her was a serious matter, otherwise he wouldn't have said these words calmly.
"Not only is this marriage annulled," Chu Yao emphasized every word, "You and I don't want to be husband and wife anymore."
His eyebrows twitched slightly, as if he couldn't understand her words, and his deep eyes were darkened: "There must be a limit to losing your temper. You shouldn't say such angry words."
When he was married to her as Lu Shaohuai, the two of them sang in harmony and raised eyebrows. Now that he has resumed his identity as the crown prince of Jinyang, if she continues to follow him, she will enjoy a life of endless wealth in the future. He cannot understand why she Will propose to separate from him at this time.
In other words, she deliberately said such words to provoke him, just because she wanted to get more things, such as how to arrange her position in the future.
In this way, he calmed down and said, "You gave me a son, so I won't treat you badly in the future. Tell me what you want, and I will try my best to satisfy you."
"Okay," Chu She wanted to fight for something and make plans for her future life. "After the divorce, Your Highness might as well compensate me with some money, the more the better. I took the money and forgot about this marriage since then. From now on, I have nothing to do with His Highness..."
A good one has nothing to do with it.
As long as money is enough, she is such a short-sighted person.
Pei Zhan's eyes grew colder inch by inch, and he finally began to face the matter seriously, seriously looking at the woman in front of him: she really wanted to make peace with him.
"Just because I lied to you, you want to divorce?"
"yes."
"Is there any other reason?"
"have."
"What is it?"
It's because you are a rebel!
Chu Yao cursed him hard in her heart.
But she couldn't say it. It would do her no good to anger him at this time.
"I am of low status and not worthy of His Highness..."
He looked at her face with a heavy gaze, obviously not believing what she said: "Such a far-fetched reason, can you believe it yourself?"
Chu Yao didn't want to say unpleasant words, but his condescending attitude seemed like she was just having a little temper with him.
Even until now, he has not said a word of apology. She tried to find a look of guilt and guilt on his face, but there was no sign. He sat there motionless, still the upright and cold young man, with his innate dignity, and said with contempt to her. Every word that comes out.
She didn't want to say anything harsh, but his attitude was really irritating.
"Your Highness wants to hear the real reason, so I'll tell you straight away. The person I wanted to marry was the real Lu Erlang. I met him once before and I always remember him in my heart. It's just that I remembered his appearance back then. It's vague, so when I married His Highness, His Highness's appearance deceived him. In the past three years, His Highness and I have been together less and less, and our relationship between husband and wife is not deep. I don't want to live by the mistake..."
Pei Zhan suddenly stood up, his face quickly turning frosty, his eyes under his eyebrows suppressed anger, and asked her: "Is this your sincerity?"
Chu Yao was not afraid, she met his gaze and said resolutely, "Yes."
He mocked coldly: "Do you think you can renew your relationship with Lu Erlang after you leave me?"
"I can no longer have any fate with Lu Erlang," Chu Yao mocked back, "This is all thanks to His Highness."
The atmosphere became much more solemn at this moment, and the air was as thick as indelible ink, frozen between the two of them. The two eyes looked at each other, without the tenderness of the past, only a confrontation in which neither one was willing to show weakness.
Why hadn't he noticed before that she still had such a stubborn side?
Forget it, what else does he want from a woman who has another man in her heart?
Pei Zhan put his hands behind his hands and told her clearly: "It's okay to make peace, but my son must follow me."
"Okay." Chu Yao knew that he would be the prince in the future. If his son followed him, he would have a bright future and be hundreds of times better than following him.
In this way, she won't fight.
"Tomorrow I will send someone to send He Lishu and money. I will leave my son with you for a few days. When I settle down in Kyoto, I will ask someone to pick him up." He glanced at her and saw that she was now After mentioning her son, she finally had a lonely look. For a moment, she felt pitiful for her, and also felt that she was ignorant and brought it upon herself. "If you regret it in the future, don't come looking for me!"
Chu Yao stood up and respectfully sent him out: "Don't worry, Your Highness, it won't happen."
The other party rolled up his sleeves and left.
Zhi Yeli listened outside the door and waited until Prince Jinyang left before she hurried in. She thought to herself that the young lady was really confused. Such wealth was right in front of her eyes. How could she say she didn't want it? Don't want it anymore?
"Young madam, why are you saying those confused words? He is the crown prince of Jinyang. He may decide to be a prince in the future..." She lowered her voice and told Chu Yao what others had guessed. "You refuse to be the prince." If you kill him, you will definitely regret it in the future.”
Chu Yao knew that even if she told her that she would not regret it, she would not believe it, so she simply asked her: "I will leave the Lu family tomorrow. If you want to leave with me, I will ask Mrs. Lu to buy it for you." If you don't want to do this, our relationship will end and I will no longer be your young lady. You can just continue to work in the Lu family."
Zhiye was the maid she personally selected after marrying into the Lu family three years ago. Mrs. Lu originally brought a group of more than ten maids for her to choose from. Zhiye was the youngest, with a round bun on her head. Her little face was full of innocence and childishness, and Chu Yao fell in love with her at first sight.
In the past three years, she and Zhiye have been facing each other day and night. They are more like sisters than masters and servants. She has watched Zhiye grow up. She is straightforward and innocent. She does not have the scheming of those maids and maids in other courtyards. Chu Yao is really Don't worry about her staying in the Lu family.
When Zhiye heard that Chu Yao wanted to take her away, her round eyes immediately widened a lot, and she was so happy that she took Chu Yao's hand and said excitedly: "Young Madam is willing to take this slave with you? Then this slave will go with Young Madam Go together!"
Early the next morning, Chu Yao and Zhiye had packed up all their things. When Zhiye went out to hire a carriage, Pei Zhan's people delivered the letter of peace and banknotes.
Chu Yao signed the letter of heli, picked up the banknote and counted it. There were five hundred taels, which was much more than she imagined.
As long as she doesn't squander things in the future, the money will be enough for her and her mother to spend the rest of their lives richly.
Mrs. Lu brought the two young ladies of the Lu family over to say goodbye to her. Chu Yao talked to Mrs. Lu about buying Zhiye's body deed. Mrs. Lu asked for thirty taels of silver based on the amount of money she had redeemed from her previous maidservant. Chu Yao said yes and immediately took out the corresponding amount of silver notes and handed them to her without any hesitation or distress on her expression.
Mrs. Lu caught a glimpse of the thick stack of banknotes and immediately felt that she was short.
His Royal Highness actually gave her so much money?
The two young ladies of the Lu family took this time to walk around the house, and when they came out, they looked a little unkind.
Sanniang Lu Mingshu glanced at the packed luggage and said, "Second sister-in-law, there seems to be something missing from the book shelf, and a set of Longquan kiln cups and cups are also missing from the table. But has sister-in-law put them away?" She forgot for a moment. After changing his words, he finally realized, "Look at my memory, I should call you Madam Chu now."
"There are a few antiques on the ancient shelf. Brother Ming likes to play with them. I am used to using the set of Longquan kiln cups and cups, so I put them away together." She asked the other party, "Why, can't I take these with me? "
Lu Mingshu smiled and said: "I didn't mean that, I was just asking casually. I was just thinking that His Highness the Crown Prince bought these things. If His Highness sends someone to get them later, we won't be able to get them out, so we may have to chase them." Are your parents coming back?"
Chu Yao also realized that their real purpose of coming was not to say goodbye to her at all, but to see if she had smuggled anything out.
Those antiques and cups were very valuable, and they didn't want her to take them away, but Chu Yao didn't want to follow their wishes.
She turned to the person who came to deliver the banknote and said, "Can you please go back and give His Highness the Crown Prince a message, asking him if he still wants these things? If so, I will keep them without taking any of them."
The man said "ok" and left.
The army of King Jinyang has completely occupied Suizhou today. Pei Zhan and his father are currently at the Yamen of the state capital. The former magistrate of Suizhou has also surrendered to them and conspired with them to capture Kyoto.
Suizhou is Kyoto's last line of defense. Now that Suizhou has been broken, Kyoto stands alone in front of them. If they want to capture Kyoto before reinforcements arrive, they must fight quickly.
In the face of the great cause of conquering the world, the love between children is simply not worth mentioning.
Pei Zhan quickly forgot the unpleasantness he had with Chu Yao yesterday and focused all his attention on the next plan.
During the lunch break, the person he arranged this morning came back with the divorce letter from the Yamen. After presenting it to him, he had to send it back to the Lu family.
After all, it was the divorce document between "Lu Shaohuai" and Chu Yao.
Pei Zhan took a look, and Chu Yao's gentle and calm face appeared in his mind again. He felt a little strange in his heart, but he quickly suppressed it.
"Your Majesty, Madam Chu has something to convey to her subordinates..."
"What did you say?" Pei Zhan rubbed his forehead. Could it be that she regretted it?
It's ridiculous. You acted so resolutely yesterday and regretted it so quickly?
"Ms. Chu asked me to ask you if you still want the things you left with the Lu family? If you still want them, she won't take them away..."
What's there to ask about such nonsense?
"No!" He said angrily, "Give it all to her!"
