What you mean by being patient for a while and everything will be peaceful is all nonsense.
Shen Yuerong could no longer tolerate any provocation from others at this moment. She looked at the person in front of her, thought about her legs that had healed, and spoke again.
"You and I are tired of each other now, so why not divorce early? It will be good for both of us, and we don't have to make our family worry about us."
He watched Shen Yuerong bring up the issue of divorce once again, and he no longer pretended to coax her like before, but his tone became serious.
"Why do you think you are qualified to discuss divorce with me? I just don't want to make things too awkward. Do you really think I'm afraid of you?"
The old lady blocked Fu Hengyu's path, as if she was really trying to stop the quarrel between the couple.
But only Shen Yuerong knew that it was just a casual performance.
"What do you mean?"
Shen Yuerong sat there, without any sign of concession on her face, but instead she was very stubborn.
"What do you mean? You are just an orphan. If you divorce, you will have to get out of the general's mansion. You will have no place to live, let alone food and drink. Now you are in the general's mansion, I give you food and drink, and I have people take good care of you. You should be grateful to me instead of doing this... tossing around like that."
Fu Hengyu thought of Du Wan's very fair face again.
"Moreover, you clearly know that Du Wan is pregnant with the general's child and cannot have any problems, yet you deliberately provoke her. Does it seem that you must let me lock you up in this mansion?"
Shen Yuerong looked at the ferocious Fu Hengyu in front of her and was about to speak when she heard a voice coming from outside.
"Let me see who said my sister is homeless."
The man strode in, and the palace's personal guards surrounded the entire courtyard tightly.
The moment they saw Chi Mu appear, the old lady and Fu Hengyu were a little flustered.
"Your Majesty, even if you are now her nominal brother, you can control everything, but you can't control the quarrel between my husband and me. It's not good to show up in the general's mansion in the middle of the night. It will also tarnish her reputation if it gets out."
Chi Mu sat down beside Shen Yuerong without any hurry and pointed at the teapot on Shen Yuerong's left.
"I'm thirsty."
Shen Yuerong understood and poured him a cup of warm tea. He drank it all in one gulp, staring at Fu Hengyu with those eagle-like eyes.
"How ridiculous! You've already said that I'm her brother, so naturally I won't let my sister be wronged no matter what. If you have anything to say, just tell me."
She stood there in a daze, thinking she was all alone, but she didn't expect him to come.
How dare Fu Hengyu confront Chi Mu head-on?
In an instant, his momentum dropped several feet.
"Your Highness, you are joking. It was just a few words between the couple. There is no need for you, as a brother, to make the decision."
The old lady's tone softened significantly, and she even looked flattering.
Fu Hengyu also snorted coldly, lowered his head and dared not speak again.
"That's fine...let's just disperse it."
Although he was somewhat reluctant, he was still pulled away by the old lady.
He stood up until he could no longer see her figure. Just as he was about to walk out of the room, he turned around and looked at her who had remained silent.
"If I hadn't come, would you have let them bully you? Would you have let them say such things to insult you?"
"Of course not. If you don't come, there is a solution. Besides... you suddenly broke into the general's mansion in the middle of the night. Have you ever thought about... what kind of chaos will happen in the court tomorrow?"
Shen Yuerong didn't expect Chi Mu to suddenly appear at her place.
He was a little dazed and acted on impulse, although he didn't expect how it would end.
"No matter how much he and I quarrel, it's a matter between us as a couple. Even if it gets out, it won't be a bad thing. But it's different with you getting involved. What's more, how come you suddenly think of recognizing me as your sister? For a moment, I was..."
She sighed.
He only remembered the pang in his heart when he heard Meihua tell him that. He could no longer bear it and ran over, fearing that the person he loved would be blamed by that person.
Seeing that he refused to say a word, Shen Yuerong laughed out loud.
"Now that I think about it, it is indeed a bit absurd. As for the identity, you don't have to take it seriously. Yong'an said that you were bullied in the Marquis' Mansion, so I thought of borrowing your identity to give you some momentum."
An old dream faded away, and he was very different from the always calm person in memory.
"It may not be too late to block the news now."
Chen Yuerong called Qinghua over and said, "Tell everyone in the mansion who has seen him today to shut up. If anyone dares to tell the truth about this matter, don't blame me for not caring about my dignity."
"yes."
"The front door is too conspicuous, so I'll have to ask you to leave through the back door when you leave."
She looked at the man's perfect face and asked curiously, "But how did you appear in the general's mansion so quickly? It seemed like you were near the general's mansion."
"I ate too much, so I was just taking a stroll. I heard you guys arguing, so I came to take a look!"
"How come I didn't know that the prince likes watching dramas so much? Does he like watching dramas of couples quarreling so much? Besides, this general's mansion is not soundproof, and anyone talking can be heard by people outside. It seems that we have to let..."
"You really want me to explain it to you?"
Shen Yuerong quickly spoke awkwardly.
"Don't, just pretend I didn't say anything. Go back quickly. Don't stay too long or there will be more gossip."
Chi Mu looked at her twice, and finally left with his men.
On the second day, even though Shen Yuerong and others were on high alert, the noise made by that team of personal guards was too loud. The neighbors all saw it, so they naturally couldn't suppress it.
The general and his wife quarreled in the middle of the night, and the prince heroically saved the beauty.
Such gossip once again fell into everyone's ears, and naturally reached the ears of His Majesty.
After the morning court session, His Majesty deliberately kept the prince.
"What are you making a fuss about? A few days ago, word spread in the capital that you and the little girl in the general's mansion were in love, and now it's spread that she and her sister-in-law... You previously..."
"I seem to have told Your Majesty before that the person I like is a married woman."
"Don't tell me that the woman you couldn't forget for a long time, the one you even guarded for many years at the border, and finally agreed to come back for, is the general's wife."
He didn't say anything, but he just accepted it.
The emperor fell into his chair. This incident... was indeed too sudden, and he didn't know how to solve it for a moment.
"You never said it before, and you never told me that you liked her. Otherwise, even if I had to break up the couple, I would still let you and her be together."
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