Seeing that her third brother's expression was off, Han Chunying quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Sister-in-law, my third brother may have been traumatized, so what he said shouldn't be taken seriously."
Although Cui Yulu was young, she could roughly understand seven or eight parts of what Han Yu'an was saying just by looking at his expression.
"You despise me because I'm a vixen, don't you?"
Han Yu'an looked up, her eyes bloodshot and swollen, as if she had been crying.
"Don't you understand? We didn't have a matchmaker or betrothal. It was just that Grandma spent money to buy us for a marriage to bring good luck. Now that Grandma is gone, I don't need you to bring good luck anymore. You are free now. You can leave the Han family and find a good family to marry into in the future."
Cui Yulu couldn't believe that Han Yu'an had said those words. All the sweetness from before seemed to have vanished. He had been so foolish as to want to take care of her for the rest of his life, but now he had changed his mind.
Are you blaming me for causing Grandma's death?
"Go away, I don't want to see you again."
Cui Yulu couldn't believe that Han Yu'an had said these words, but now it seemed that she really had no reason to stay in the Han family any longer.
"In that case, I wish you success in your examinations and that you find your soulmate soon, so that the world may be your oyster and the sky your guide."
After speaking, Cui Yulu forced back her tears and walked out of the room.
This greatly worried Han Chunying, who was standing nearby.
Liu Meie, who had just come out of the house, saw Cui Yulu coming out crying, and then glanced at her daughter behind her with a face full of anxiety. She felt uneasy.
It's likely that Han Yu'an was traumatized by his grandmother's passing and said something he shouldn't have.
They completely forgot the old lady's instructions to protect Cui Yulu.
"Yu Lu, what's wrong? Did Yu An bully you? Don't worry about it, I'll teach him a lesson for you, okay?"
"Aunt, do you also think I'm a witch?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Meie immediately understood that Han Yu'an must have said something nonsense, causing Cui Yulu to misunderstand.
"How could that be? We've always considered you family. How could family members think you're a witch? You're just like my daughter, how could we possibly look down on you?"
"But, but Yu'an doesn't want me anymore."
Fu Xiaoyu, who had just passed by, felt a surge of joy upon hearing this, realizing that she had a chance.
"Don't listen to his nonsense. You are our daughter-in-law, and no one can drive you away."
"Forget it, you can't force a relationship. Since Yu'an doesn't want to be with me, I won't pester him anymore. I'm also very sad about Grandma's death. I thought he needed my comfort, but I didn't expect him to kick me out. Don't worry, Aunt and Uncle, even if I'm no longer in the Han family, I will still take care of you."
Liu Meie felt sorry for her. She had indeed said some unpleasant things last night, but she had always been kind-hearted despite her sharp tongue. She never expected Han Yu'an to actually do it.
Han Chunying stood behind them, her face full of anxiety. Her mother just couldn't keep her mouth shut; she had to talk nonsense, which had caused the two of them to break up completely.
"Hmm, since you're all here, I have something to tell you."
Fu Xiaoyu pretended to be passing by and greeted them casually. When she saw Cui Yulu crying with tears streaming down her face, she pretended to be surprised.
"Who made my rain and dew cry?"
"This humble woman greets Your Highness."
Even after learning Fu Xiaoyu's true identity, Liu Meie remained very courteous.
But when I heard his words, my heart still skipped a beat.
It seems the old lady was right; the prince definitely has feelings for Yulu.
However, given the vast difference in their social status, this prince was ultimately not the right person for Yu Lu.
"Brother is joking again. I just got some wind in my eyes."
Cui Yulu said softly, turning around to wipe away her tears, only to find that Han Yu'an had been standing behind her at some point.
For a moment, she was at a loss, not knowing what this man was thinking.
"Does Your Highness have any orders?"
Fu Xiaoyu gave Han Yu'an a meaningful look, then resumed his serious demeanor as a prince and said solemnly, "Indeed, there is something I would like to hear your opinion on how to deal with the eldest branch of the Han family."
"How Your Highness intends to handle this is none of our business."
Cui Yulu glanced at Han Yu'an; something about what he said sounded off.
"No matter how Your Highness decides to deal with them, we don't want to see this family in Linshui Village again. We will never forgive them."
After listening to Liu Meie's words, Fu Xiaoyu nodded slightly, and then looked at Cui Yulu.
"So how do you think they should be punished?"
“I’m just a young woman and I don’t know these things, but my thoughts are the same as my aunt’s: we absolutely will not forgive them. We should send them away from the village, preferably to an extremely cold place, so that they can completely repent.”
“That suits me perfectly. Let’s expel them from the Linshui Village family tree and banish them to the coldest lands, never to return.”
As Fu Xiaoyu spoke, her eyes never left Cui Yulu, which made Han Yu'an feel sad again.
He was already heartbroken about making this decision, but seeing Fu Xiaoyu's unreservedly doting gaze only made his heart ache more.
He simply lacked the ability to protect her, and this incident was a perfect example of that; even if he risked his life, he couldn't safeguard her.
He wanted Cui Yulu to live a peaceful life, but ever since she followed him, Cui Yulu had been protecting him and working hard for the family. On the other hand, he always hurt her but couldn't give her happiness.
It would be better to just let her go.
"You've been out for quite a while now, shouldn't you go back and rest?"
Looking at Cui Yulu's round little face, Fu Xiaoyu really wanted to pinch it and feel it.
"I understand, but where did Han An go? Is there still no news?"
"According to the secret guards, Han An has most likely fallen off a cliff and his chances of surviving are slim."
"That's too good for him. Someone like him should be torn to pieces. No, he should be divided up by meat buns."
Thinking of Roubao, I realized he was injured while saving me, and I wonder how he is now.
As I walked into the front yard, I suddenly heard a familiar howl, the barking of a big yellow dog, and even a tiger's roar.
As Cui Yulu approached, a white figure quickly jumped into her arms and licked her face with a wet tongue.
Then he snuggled up in her arms and acted all cute and affectionate.
This familiar feeling can only be found in meat buns.
"It really is you, meat bun! That's wonderful!"
After playing with Roubao for a while, Cui Yulu smiled and said to Fu Xiaoyu behind her, "Thank you so much, you actually saved Roubao."
"I can give you anything you like."
When Fu Xiaoyu said this, his eyes were incredibly firm, but Cui Yulu didn't sense it.
I just felt that this was a friend I could become close to.
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