Chapter 674 Why So Fierce?

Despite his anger, Lu Hexuan still had a large table of dishes prepared, waiting for Princess Chuxia to return.

The banquet at the palace ended in the evening, and Lu Hexuan remained at the dinner table waiting for Princess Chuxia to return to her residence.

Upon seeing his princess return, Lu Hexuan hurried forward a few steps.

"New Year's Eve isn't over yet, let's eat some more."

Lu Hexuan hadn't had a proper New Year with his family for many years. Now that he finally had his own little family, Princess Chuxia still insisted on going to the palace banquet, which inevitably made Lu Hexuan feel disappointed.

Princess Chuxia thought that Lu Hexuan would have already eaten by the time she returned.

When Princess Chuxia saw the table full of food, her heart softened suddenly. Without caring whether there were any servants present, she threw herself into Lu Hexuan's arms.

"My husband, thank you."

Princess Chuxia was deeply moved. Although she was born a princess, she was also favored by the Emperor of Wei.

But besides her own mother, who else would wait for her like this? So Lu Hexuan was the first person besides her mother.

"Don't thank me. You usually don't get enough to eat at palace banquets. Come sit down and have some more with me."

As Lu Hexuan spoke, he had already had the dishes served, and then, under Princess Chuxia's watchful gaze, he took a bite first.

Seeing this, Princess Chuxia naturally accompanied Lu Hexuan for another meal. Only after the two returned to their room did Princess Chuxia recount how she had met Gu Shuyan and asked for her help.

Upon hearing that Princess Chuxia had actually agreed to Gu Shuyan's condition, Lu Hexuan's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but say, "How dare you agree to her condition? Didn't I tell you to stay away from her before?"

Lu Hexuan's voice was a little loud because he was excited, and coupled with his somewhat angry appearance, Princess Chuxia was immediately stunned.

"Why are you being so fierce! It's just a condition, she's not going to eat you up."

Princess Chuxia was not unaware that Gu Shuyan was clever, but no matter how clever she was, she had already married Yun Yichen. Could she possibly cause any trouble?

Princess Chuxia pouted, her haughty and angry expression making it impossible for Lu Hexuan to be fierce towards her.

"Sigh, fine, fine. Since you've already agreed, how can you go back on your word? But you're not allowed to have any more contact with that little fox Gu Shuyan, lest she buys you without you even knowing it."

Lu Hexuan was still worried about Gu Shuyan. Although he hadn't had much contact with her, he felt that she was dangerous.

In fact, Lu Hexuan's intuition was quite accurate. If it weren't for the fact that Lu Hexuan and Ji Wenjin were good friends, given Gu Shuyan's personality, she would never have not regarded Lu Hexuan as an enemy.

Later, after learning that Lu Hexuan had set up a memorial tablet for Consort Yun, Gu Shuyan, though unsure why, still secretly investigated Lu Hexuan.

“I don’t think Miss Gu is that kind of person. She is very warm-hearted and not hypocritical or pretentious.”

Princess Chuxia clearly disagreed with Lu Hexuan's suggestion; in fact, she seemed to be protecting Gu Shuyan.

Since arriving in the Great Zhou Dynasty and becoming the virtuous princess consort, Princess Chuxia has clearly received a lot of attention and admiration.

For Princess Chuxia, who had been pampered since childhood, Gu Shuyan's temperament was obviously much more to her liking. At least, Gu Shuyan was open and honest and wouldn't play tricks on others.

"That's not allowed either."

Lu Hexuan spoke in an unquestionable manner, which displeased Princess Chuxia.

So the two started arguing, and the argument escalated until, on New Year's Eve, the couple, who had been married for less than a year, successfully separated into different rooms.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, news of the Prince Xian and his wife arguing and separating into different rooms spread throughout the capital.

The Empress then remembered the scene of Princess Chuxia crying and making a fuss yesterday.

So, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Empress hurriedly ran to tell the Emperor what had happened the day before.

The emperor received good news yesterday, and today he heard that Princess Chuxia was making a fuss about divorcing Lu Hexuan. This is truly a double blessing.

Of course, the emperor would never allow Lu Hexuan to actually divorce Princess Chuxia. After all, this was a diplomatic relationship between the two countries, and trade between the two countries had just begun. If Princess Chuxia were to return at this time, who knows what might happen.

So the emperor issued an imperial edict, punishing Lu Hexuan and warning him to listen to Princess Chuxia, and that was the end of it.

Princess Chuxia naturally showed her displeasure to the eunuch who delivered the decree, but since the other party was the Emperor of Great Zhou and had vented her anger, her mood was not so bad.

When the emperor received the message from the eunuch, he did not feel that Princess Chuxia was disrespecting him; on the contrary, he felt that the two of them were doing something very advantageous to him.

Little did he know that the argument between the two and the subsequent rumors were all a staged performance.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the newlywed bride returns to her parents' home.

Gu Shuyan had prepared gifts early and entered the Marquis's residence with Yun Yichen. At the same time, Meng Wei also went to the Meng family with Gu Renjie.

At the Earl's mansion, Madam Meng knew that her daughter was returning to her parents' home today, so she started preparations early.

Because her granddaughter was returning, Madam Meng changed into new clothes and sat in the courtyard early, waiting for her granddaughter and grandson-in-law to come and pay their respects.

"Madam, someone from the Madam's side has come to invite you over."

A maidservant entered from the outer room, bowed to Old Madam Meng, and then respectfully said...

"Go there? Vera is almost here, what's the point of going to her place?"

When returning to one's parents' home, one must first visit the eldest member of the family, which is why Madam Meng was waiting in the courtyard early on.

But now, seeing that Meng Wei is about to return, they actually asked her to go to her daughter-in-law's courtyard.

Madam Meng didn't want to move, and her expression towards the maid was somewhat displeased.

Seeing that Madam Meng didn't intend to move, the maidservant immediately became somewhat embarrassed and said, "Madam, the eldest young lady and her husband have arrived. Please go to the main courtyard."

"What?"

The old lady got so excited that she stood up from the cushion.

"They've already arrived?"

The young maid naturally understood the meaning behind the old lady's words. This junior had not come to pay her respects to the old lady immediately after returning home, but instead went to the madam's place first. Wasn't this a slap in the old lady's face?

The little maid kept her head down very low, not daring to utter a sound.

The old lady naturally wouldn't vent her anger on the little maid. She immediately waved her hand and, with her old mother by her side, quickly went to Madam Meng's courtyard.

Just as she was thinking of showing a bad attitude to everyone, before the old lady could speak, she saw the old count sitting in the main seat of the main courtyard.

As the eldest son of the household and the wife of the old lady, the old count's status immediately dropped a notch.

She swallowed the words that were about to come out, and with a forced smile, the old lady walked to the old count's side. "Why did you come out, sir?"

The old lady's words actually carried a hint of reproach.

The thought that the old count had locked himself up for years made her feel uneasy.