Chen Yu dared not turn back, abandoning her shawl to continue forward. However, the words coming from behind her filled her with immense sorrow, causing her to freeze in her tracks.
"Little Fish, do you still think about Liu Yu? Liu Yu has severed ties with the Mu family. I have the letter of severance. Would you like to see it, Little Fish?"
It turns out that this letter of severing ties was personally delivered by Liu Yu to the Crown Prince.
Yesterday, Chen Yu and Yanran went to Putuo Temple, and Liu Yu received a secret report saying that the Crown Prince suspected Yan Wang of forming a faction and had Jia Tianqi arrested and interrogated by the Imperial City Guard. Liu Yu was afraid of implicating the Mu family, so he wrote a letter of severance in advance.
Upon hearing that Liu Yu had severed ties with the Mu family, Shen Yu turned around abruptly, took the letter of severance from the Crown Prince's hand, and hurriedly opened it to read it.
Liu Yu actually said... because the eldest daughter of the Mu family, Mu Chenyu, was talking nonsense, behaving improperly, and being impolite, he wanted to sever the godparent relationship with the Mu family and never have any contact with them again!
Her lips twitched, revealing a bitter expression, and then her eyes welled up with tears.
If Hongyu hadn't told her about the Jia family's plight, she would have definitely thought Liu Yu was a heartless and ungrateful person.
In retrospect, Liu Yu's decision to break off relations with her and agree to marry Gu Lingrong was a desperate attempt to protect her and safeguard the Mu family.
She naturally couldn't let Liu Yu's good intentions go to waste. With a disdainful smile, she tucked the letter of severance into her sleeve. "Ha! Liu Yu is my mother's godparent. I will give the letter of severance to my mother."
The prince was overjoyed. He picked up the white shawl from the ground, smelled it, and squinted his narrow eyes to examine Chen Yu.
Yan Wang said that Mu Chenyu and Qiu Shuang'er looked exactly alike. Upon closer inspection, apart from their figures and eyebrows, they had no similarities. Mu Chenyu looked even more refined and elegant.
He presented the shawl to Chen Yu with both hands, and said with a smile, "Since Xiao Yu has broken off her friendship with Liu Yu and refuses to marry Ye Hua, my palace is lacking a concubine who can take pulses. Today, I will take Xiao Yu back to the palace. I like pure and virtuous women, so I will bestow upon Xiao Yu the title of Consort Jie..."
It is common knowledge that the Crown Prince is lustful and has as many as a hundred concubines in his harem, most of whom are common women whom he forcibly took during his travels.
The victims filed a joint complaint with the county government in the capital, but it was all suppressed by the Crown Prince's faction.
Master Mu has always disapproved of the Crown Prince's behavior, and even if Shen Yu were to become the Crown Prince's principal wife, Master Mu would not bother to consider her and would discard her like a worn-out shoe.
Before the Crown Prince could finish speaking, Master Mu flew into a rage, rushing towards him like a madman and shouting, "You scoundrel! How dare you abuse your status as Crown Prince to do whatever you want, forcibly taking a woman from the common people..."
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Before Master Mu could finish his rant, four guards from the Imperial City Guard had already drawn their swords and surrounded him.
"Father!"
As Chen Yu tried to step forward, two more guards from the Imperial City Guard appeared and stopped her.
The Crown Prince looked displeased, threw off his cloak, looked Master Mu up and down, and said in a fake voice, "General Mu is still as sharp as ever. Then go on the expedition with Ye Hua, so that you and your master can look after each other."
Master Mu naturally refused, glancing sideways at Bai Yehua with disdain, "Bah! How could I associate with someone who bullies my Yu'er?"
"How dare you disobey me! Lock him up in the Imperial City Guard and await my judgment!"
After the Crown Prince finished speaking, the guards from the Imperial City Guard took Master Mu away.
Thump!
Bai Yehua knelt at the Crown Prince's feet, head bowed, eyes lowered, and said cautiously, "Please forgive General Mu this once, Your Highness..."
"Ye Hua, General Mu is stubborn and refuses to see the truth, and Mu Chenyu refuses to marry you. Why are you pleading for him? Just because he is your master?"
Bai Yehua shook his head slightly.
He knew in his heart that the Crown Prince's flirting with Chen Yu was partly real and partly fake; his real purpose was to capture Master Mu, because Master Mu refused to submit.
Even if Master Mu turned against him and Chen Yu broke off their relationship, he couldn't bring himself to stand by and watch Master Mu die.
Back when the Bai family was down on their luck, relatives and friends avoided him like the plague. It was Master Mu and Madam Mu who helped him and his mother and guided him to seek refuge with Prince Huan, who had not yet inherited the throne, which allowed the Bai family to turn their fortunes around.
“Your Highness, in Ye Hua’s heart, Master Mu is not only Ye Hua’s master, but also Ye Hua’s father-in-law. In fact… Xiao Yu is already Ye Hua’s woman.”
Shen Yu was astonished. She was still a virgin, how could she be Bai Yehua's woman?
She was furious, her almond-shaped eyes wide as she retorted to Bai Yehua, "Nonsense! Don't ruin my reputation!"
Bai Yehua ignored her, lowered his eyes and smiled, and said loudly, "Xiaoyu has a red mole the size of a grain of rice on the right side of her waist, and a crimson peony tattooed on the right side of her chest. The Crown Prince can have the maids and servants examine her, and then he will know that what Yehua said is true."
Shen Yu stared in disbelief and paled in astonishment. The peony on the right side of her chest was to cover up a scar, a fact that Bai Yehua knew. But... how could Bai Yehua know about the red mole on her waist?
She stared intently at Bai Yehua, searching for answers, her eyes filled with doubt and anger.
Bai Yehua continued, "Your Highness, the Emperor has promised to hold a wedding for Yehua and Chenyu upon Yehua's triumphant return. Yehua cannot wait any longer and wishes to marry Chenyu before departing for war. I hope Your Highness will grant my request."
The Crown Prince's face turned cold, and he was greatly displeased. He had originally planned to take Shen Yu into his harem, but who would have thought that Shen Yu was already Bai Yehua's woman! If he forcibly took her, he was afraid that he would lose Bai Yehua, a capable assistant.
Helpless, the Crown Prince could only laugh coldly to hide his displeasure, "Haha... How could I not believe what Ye Hua said? There's no need to examine Chen Yu's body. I will report to my father and grant permission for you to get married today."
Shen Yu was terrified. She had finally escaped the Bai family after her rebirth, so how could she fall into their hands again?
She snatched the sword from the guard and held it to her neck.
"Your Highness, Chen Yu refuses to marry Bai Yehua. I hope Your Highness will rescind your decision."
The Crown Prince, feeling helpless, spread his hands towards Bai Yehua, "Yehua, the bride would rather die than submit. What am I to do?"
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com