Chapter 57: March
Chu Ci's heart was growing increasingly grief-stricken, yet she also grew calmer. Calming down, she stared at Fan Jingrui and spoke slowly, "Fan Jingrui, you promised me back then, when will you give me the divorce papers?"
Fan Jingrui was puzzled. It was just an ordinary case of infant drowning, but Chu Ci wanted to divorce him because of it.
At this moment, Fan Jingrui was really excited. "I don't agree. Chu Ci, we have been getting along well these days, and you have been trying hard to persuade Grandpa and Grandma..."
However, the more he spoke, the more uncertain he felt. Chu Ci had sacrificed so much for the Fan family. Even if they didn't take it for granted, they hadn't given Chu Ci anything in return.
But Chu Ci was alone. After leaving the Chu family, a woman living alone outside would be easily targeted by people with bad intentions. No, he would never allow this to happen.
"My lady, I don't know what you saw when you went out today, but any change cannot be achieved by one person alone." Fan Jingrui tried to persuade her in a calm tone.
Change? Fan Jingrui knew what he was thinking? Chu Ci's eyes couldn't help but sparkle again. "You want me to stay, why?"
"I sincerely hope you stay." Fan Jingrui didn't lie to Chu Ci and revealed his true thoughts. "To be honest, I've had plans every year for the past eighteen years, until our wedding night, when you told me the Fan family was about to be exiled. My first reaction was to suspect you were sent by the Emperor."
"Sent by the Emperor? Why?" Chu Ci really didn't know that Fan Jingrui had ever had such an idea.
"It's because the Fan family will be exiled, which is what grandpa asked for. For the prince, grandpa is willing to sacrifice the entire Fan family." At this time, Chu Ci realized that Fan Jingrui also had a grudge against Grandpa Fan.
At the same time, I also understood why the Fan family in the original novel ended up being broken up.
In order to protect the prince, he took the blame on himself. In the eyes of the furious emperor, this was the Grand Tutor prematurely siding with the prince and wishing the emperor would die soon.
The same goes for the eldest prince and the second prince. Ministers who cannot be won over will naturally be eliminated.
As for Concubine Ming, the troublemaker who instigated all this, she was probably more than happy to sit back and watch the fight. She was probably even secretly cursing them for being fools!
"Do the princes and queens know about this?" Chu Ci was attracted by the affairs of the Fan family and couldn't help asking.
Chu Ci himself might not have noticed this, but Fan Jingrui had noticed this subtle change. He feigned pain and replied, "Even if they knew, what would they do? By then, the Fan family was already under surveillance by multiple forces."
Little did he know that it was this sentence that made Chu Ci sober up. "So, you just followed my example. Fan Jingrui, do you think I'm stupid?"
"No, that's not the case. It was An Qi who told me that every time you made a meeting, no one else showed up except you." Fan Jingrui explained while apologizing to An Qi in his heart.
"You act too arbitrarily. Qianxue and Qianyan are completely your little fans and obey your orders. I can only remind them in secret." Fan Jingrui put on a pitiful look, as if to say that he was helpless too.
As expected, people in the peaceful and harmonious environment of modern society are just like little white rabbits. If they are not careful, they may be eaten up without leaving anything behind.
Since arriving in Yazhou, the Fifth Prince had always been isolated from the crowd. Chu Ci's slight attempts at comfort would only make him suspicious. Chu Ci didn't believe the Fifth Prince truly had no grudges against Fan Jingrui.
So, she deliberately asked tentatively, "What about the Fifth Prince? Was that also something you deliberately arranged?"
Unfortunately, her temptation was too obvious, and Fan Jingrui noticed it immediately, "Madam, you are testing me. You don't trust me. Madam, I am very sad."
If she still couldn't tell that Fan Jingrui did this on purpose, then she was a pig. Chu Ci snorted coldly, "Will he die?"
"No." Fan Jingrui knew his little trick had been discovered, but he still looked pitiful. "My dear, I love you. Please don't abandon me, okay?"
What was going on? Chu Ci got goosebumps and subconsciously touched Fan Jingrui's forehead. "He doesn't have a fever!"
Fan Jingrui was not angry. He took Chu Ci's hand and placed it on his heart. "My dear, can you feel it? It's beating because of you."
Chu Ci: "Those who don't dance are dead."
In an instant, the romantic atmosphere that Fan Jingrui painstakingly created was shattered.
Fan Jingrui finally returned to normal: "My lady, I really want to share the good and bad times with you, and accompany you through thick and thin."
It must be said that Fan Jingrui had a great timing. Chu Ci's heart was moved: "You know my character. Even if one day I cause a catastrophic disaster, you won't regret it?"
Fan Jingrui nodded heavily, knowing that if he hesitated even a moment, he would have no chance. "I will never regret it."
"Okay, I agree. We can give it a try." Since Fan Jingrui has done this, Chu Ci is willing to give each other a chance.
"My wife, I will go and ask grandpa, dad, and four uncles now..." When Fan Jingrui heard Chu Ci agreed, he stood up excitedly and thought about it.
Seeing this, Chu Ci quickly pulled back the overly excited Fan Jingrui and said, "Stop, stop, stop. There's no need to trouble Grandpa and the others."
Fan Jingrui stopped as he was told, but stared at Chu Ci and demanded, "Okay, I'll listen to you. But you have to give me a deadline."
"Three months, three months later. If it's suitable, we will be real husband and wife. If it's not suitable, you must let me go." Chu Ci replied almost subconsciously.
Fan Jingrui's lips curled slightly, "It's a deal."
After making sure Chu Ci would not leave, Fan Jingrui asked cautiously, "My wife, we are now considered husband and wife. Now, may I ask what you plan to do for those poor babies?"
Chu Ci was stunned for a moment. "I was impulsive before. The fate of one baby can be changed, but there are thousands and millions of them. I can't do anything about it for now."
Seeing that Fan Jingrui didn't believe her, Chu Ci continued to explain, "Besides, what you said makes sense. This shouldn't be the responsibility of a weak woman like me. As for me, I can just focus on researching the food I love and making some beautiful clothes in my spare time. Isn't that fine too?"
Chu Ci's change of heart was so sudden that Fan Jingrui was a little confused for a moment. That was until he heard a knock on the door: "Cousin, are you in there?"
"Fifth Prince? Why did he come here at this time?" Chu Ci asked in a low voice.
Fan Jingrui obviously understood Chu Ci's meaning and shook his head: "My wife, the steamed cake will get cold if you don't eat it now. You eat it first. I'll be back soon."
The Fifth Prince, who was outside, was unaware of the little tricks between Chu Ci and Fan Jingrui. Seeing Fan Jingrui come out, he asked directly, "Brother, I heard that my cousin's wife had an infant drowning incident in Jingtian Village?"
Fan Jingrui didn't want Chu Ci to be sad again, so he said, "Let's go to Grandpa's room and talk."
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