Upon hearing this, Cen Xiao couldn't help but slow down his work, wanting to hear her response.
Yang Cui laughed and said, "Master Chen, you're joking. I'm just making an objective evaluation. I've never had any romantic feelings for him, so how could there be any lingering affection?"
Hearing this, Cen Xiao finally felt relieved.
Su Murong and Chen Shaoyun looked at Yang Cui in surprise. Su Murong looked incredulous and said, "You've been his wife for over two years, and you've never had any romantic feelings for him?"
“I didn’t marry him because of love. To put it bluntly, my parents arranged this marriage because they couldn’t bear to give up this good match and were worried that my nieces and aunts would suffer from a stepmother in the future. Even though he’s my brother-in-law, I’ve only met him a few times, so how could there be any feelings? Later, even living under the same roof, we rarely communicated. Lin Shikang was often away from home meeting friends, so the romantic feelings you’re talking about simply didn’t exist,” Yang Cui said. “If Lin Shikang and his clan hadn’t done such an ungrateful thing, I would have spent my life with him. But obviously… he despises me and never thought about spending his life with me, even though I didn’t like him either.”
Chen Shaoyun: "Miss Yang is not like a country bumpkin. She's like Lin Tanhua who doesn't know Mount Tai."
"You flatter me."
"But I'm very curious, how did Miss Yang change so much? Her personality, abilities, words and actions seem..."
Yang Cui smiled gently: "It's like you've become a different person, isn't it? Everyone has their own opportunities, and after encountering major changes, their temperament will also change. That's normal, isn't it?"
Opportunity?
Everyone was stunned again, staring blankly at Yang Cui.
A person's temperament can change, but it's impossible for them to suddenly know so many things that others don't. Saying that she learned it from books brought back by her ex-husband, who was a top scholar, is just fooling the villagers. For people like Su Murong, Cen Xiao, and Chen Shaoyun, such an excuse is not convincing at all.
The word "opportunity" is the most convincing.
Yang Cui didn't explain any further; the more she said, the more mistakes she would make. She decided to let them figure it out themselves.
"You all sit here first, I'll go prepare lunch." Yang Cui got up and went to the kitchen.
Su Murong remarked with a sigh, "It seems that this Miss Yang is someone who has had extraordinary encounters."
Cen Xiao didn't speak; he had always known that Yang Cui was a person with secrets.
Cen Xiao asked Chen Shaoyun, "What are you doing here? Haven't you investigated the matter yet? Aren't you going back to the capital to report?"
"What are you going back for?" Chen Shaoyun asked with ill intent. "I also want to see what kind of magic this woman has that can make you, a thousand-year-old iron tree, bloom."
Chen Shaoyun thought to himself, if after returning to the capital, Cen Xiao took a fancy to a divorced woman and even cooked for her, the Emperor and his two enemies would have very interesting expressions on their faces when they found out!
Su Murong said, "Miss Yang is indeed quite good, but she's not quite up to the task of being a proper wife. I'll say it again: once she goes to the capital, can she manage such a large general's mansion? Her enemies will definitely not let her in. Qiu Mingxuan is no pushover; if she goes there, she'll be played with until there's not even a bone left."
Chen Shaoyun said, "That's not necessarily true."
Su Murong retorted, "You've only been here a few days, and you've only known her for a few days. You can't be so sure."
Chen Shaoyun laughed and said, "She's a penniless and powerless divorced woman who managed to single-handedly overthrow the Lin family, amass such a fortune, and even have your Young Master Su and General Cen as her backers. How could she possibly be outmaneuvered by Qiu Mingxuan?"
Su Murong thought about it and felt that Chen Shaoyun's words made sense, but she was determined to go against him, so how could she agree with him?
"I don't believe it."
"Don't believe me? Let's make a bet!"
"What are we betting on?"
"The loser has to walk around the street wearing a green hat."
"no problem!"
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