Before she knew it, the day of the spring outing arrived. Yuan Zhao waited at the mansion early in the morning, but her eldest and second brothers didn't come to find her until long after the appointed time.

Moreover, the eldest brother looked grim, and most importantly, his sister-in-law, who was supposed to accompany him, was nowhere to be seen.

Yuan Zhao immediately realized that something had happened. Instead of asking her eldest brother directly, she quietly asked her second brother while he rode ahead on his horse.

"What happened to my brother and sister-in-law? Did they have a fight?"

Yuan Man glanced at the older brother walking in front of her and lowered her voice to say:

"Yesterday, my elder brother got drunk with some people and woke up to find himself in bed with a woman."

"My sister-in-law has gone back to her parents' home."

Yuan Zhao's pupils dilated in surprise.

"Impossible, my brother wouldn't do that."

His older brother was just as devoted to his father; even after their mother passed away for so many years, their father never remarried.

How could my brother, who loves his sister-in-law so much, possibly have an affair with someone else?

This is clearly a scheme orchestrated by someone.

Who is that woman?

"She is my sister-in-law's half-sister."

Yuan Man spoke softly, afraid that her elder brother would hear her.

"That's why my sister-in-law is so angry."

Yuan Zhao frowned upon hearing this and was about to say something when he saw his elder brother turn around and look at them with a frown:

"Second brother, what are you doing dawdling in the back? Hurry up!"

Yuan Man dared not offend his elder brother, so he quickly spurred his horse and galloped up.

Yuan Zhao lowered the carriage curtain, his mind preoccupied with what his second brother had just said.

This whole thing seems really strange.

The eldest sister-in-law was born into a prominent family. She had several half-sisters, and in the past, she had a fairly good relationship with them.

Why did her half-sister suddenly do such a thing?

Also, how could the eldest brother be with his sister-in-law's younger sister?

Yuan Zhao had many questions in his mind, but he could only ask his elder brother later.

Soon, they arrived at the place for their spring outing.

They were already late today, and when they arrived, the Zhou siblings had already arrived as well.

"Brother Yuan."

Zhou Lin greeted Yuan Gu, then looked at Yuan Zhao behind him with a refined expression.

He had liked Yuan Zhao before, but he was still young at the time, and Yuan Zhao didn't like swords and spears.

Later, Yuan Zhao got married, and he gave up on that idea.

Recently, the matter of the Yongning Marquis's mansion has caused quite a stir, and everyone is talking about it in private, saying that Yuan Zhao's divorce is only a matter of time.

After all, given how much General Yuan values ​​Yuan Zhao, he would never allow her to continue suffering in the Yongning Marquis's residence.

Therefore, when Yuan Gu tested him that day, he did not hide anything and revealed his thoughts that he had kept hidden for many years.

Yuan Gu was familiar with Zhou Lin and knew that he was a decent person, which is why he went on this spring outing today.

Yuan Zhao was unaware that she had always thought the person who came today was to meet her future sister-in-law.

The Yuan and Zhou families were both military families, and Yuan Zhao was acquainted with Miss Zhou. Since his sister-in-law was not here today, Yuan Zhao naturally had to take good care of Miss Zhou, so he pulled her aside to chat.

Yuan Zhao is different now than before. She no longer deliberately tries to appear cultured. She is more straightforward and frank, and the two quickly started chatting.

Even though Yuan Gu had something on his mind, he felt relieved to see that Yuan Zhao and Miss Zhou got along well.

He waved to Zhou Lin:

"Wait a minute, you'd better make a good impression on my sister."

Yuan Gu didn't feel there was anything wrong with what he was doing.

In their view, Yuan Zhao's happiness was far more important than any so-called reputation.

How could that bastard Zhou Shiyuan be worthy of their sister?

Zhou Lin nodded happily upon hearing Yuan Gu's words:

"Then thank you very much, Brother Yuan."

Yuan Gu nodded and was about to call Yuan Zhao over when his expression suddenly changed.

Yuan Zhao, who was not far away, noticed her brother's strange behavior immediately. She followed her brother's gaze and was immediately surprised, her eyes filled with disbelief.

Rong Ruo, what is he doing here?