The Cousin Is About to Marry，The Abstinent Young Lord Loses Control-Chapter 151: Divorce
Ji Mingzhu didn’t coax Xie Yunzhen.
In the end, he coaxed himself.
Lying on his back on the bed, "Ask away."
Seeing his calm demeanor, Ji Mingzhu felt a surge of anger.
Kneeling on the bed, she stared at him expressionlessly.
"You knew all along that Chang An was still alive?"
"Yes."
Xie Yunzhen nodded.
Then he glared at Ji Mingzhu, "From now on, call him Yuan Changan, or Young Master Yuan. If you dare call him Chang An again, see how I deal with you!"
Ignoring his resentment, Ji Mingzhu continued to ask, "When did you find out?"
Xie Yunzhen touched the tip of his nose, "Not long after we got married, Xi Yu wrote me a letter."
Although the letter didn’t explicitly say so, combined with Yuan Changan’s investigation into Yangzhou officials, he figured it out himself.
Ji Mingzhu took a deep breath, "Why did you hide it from me, treating me like a fool kept in the dark, did you find it fun?"
Xie Yunzhen felt wronged too.
He wasn’t playing around; he just didn’t want Mingzhu to see Yuan Changan again.
He said in a gloomy tone, "You thought about marrying him, and I’m not stupid enough to push you to a love rival."
Ji Mingzhu pursed her lips, "That’s all in the past now."
Now she was married to Xie Yunzhen.
No matter what their relationship was like, she and Yuan Changan would never be possible again.
"But he still has you in his heart."
A man understands a man best.
Yuan Changan’s heartbroken gaze was as clear as day to Xie Yunzhen.
He had endured it during those days in Yangzhou as well.
Mingzhu and Yuan Changan would come and go together, even holding hands in front of him.
Thinking back on it now, Xie Yunzhen still felt unwell.
He wished he could go beat Yuan Changan up.
He suddenly turned over and got up, telling Gold to bring in hot water.
Ji Mingzhu kneeled a few steps forward and moved to the edge of the bed.
Holding the bedpost, she asked, "I’m not finished talking, where are you going?"
Xie Yunzhen didn’t speak; he just went to the door to get the hot water.
He took a cloth to wipe Ji Mingzhu’s hands.
Just now, right under his nose, Yuan Changan had wanted to hold Mingzhu’s hand.
Even if he didn’t touch it, it needed a thorough wipe.
Holding Ji Mingzhu’s hand, not allowing her to refuse.
As he wiped, he threatened viciously, "In the future, when you see Yuan Changan, remember to keep your distance, or I’ll break your legs."
His face was full of possessiveness, and without Ji Mingzhu needing to guess, she could see through his thoughts at a glance.
She kicked him, "You better break them now."
The man’s eyes were dangerous, "You still want to see him?"
Being stared at by his deep eyes, the feeling of a chill running down her back surged again.
As if, should she nod, he would turn into a beast and snap her neck.
Ji Mingzhu moved her body backward.
Putting some distance between her and Xie Yunzhen.
Only then did she say, "I just want to understand the situation, I don’t want to be kept in the dark anymore."
"He has nothing to do with you," Xie Yunzhen reminded.
Du Peifang was someone Yuan Changan brought upon himself, it had nothing to do with Mingzhu.
Why concern herself with his matters?
Ji Mingzhu rubbed the bracelet on her wrist, not the one given by Old Madam Yuan.
"There’s something that needs to be returned to its rightful owner."
This time, Xie Yunzhen didn’t argue.
He knew Mingzhu had a white jade bracelet, hidden in her treasure box.
It was a gift from Old Madam Yuan.
Representing their acknowledgment of her as Yuan Family’s daughter-in-law.
Previously, he also thought Yuan Changan was dead, and if Mingzhu wanted to keep the jade bracelet as a remembrance, he wouldn’t argue with the dead.
Now that she brought it up, wanting to return it.
Xie Yunzhen couldn’t help but smile, "Madam, I can run the errand for you."
Meaning, she wouldn’t need to see Yuan Changan then.
Ji Mingzhu shot him a cold glance, "If you don’t even have basic trust, then we should separate sooner rather than later."
The words ’separation’ were like a bolt of lightning striking Xie Yunzhen on the head.
From the day he married Mingzhu, he thought about growing old together, never parting for a lifetime.
The man’s jaw tensed.
Perhaps from clenching his teeth too hard, Ji Mingzhu could even see the muscles twitch at his jaw.
Nervous at heart, she said, "If you dare to hit me, today we separate!"
She kept saying it.
She said it again!
Xie Yunzhen’s eyes reddened, "Are you trying to anger me to death, so you can run away with some wild man outside?"
Ji Mingzhu was also infuriated, "Can you not judge my noble intentions with your petty mind?"
First of all, she had no other man in her heart.
Even if she did, she was married and would never entertain other thoughts.
If it really came to separation, it would be for herself.
Not to be together with some man.
Xie Yunzhen wanted her assurance, "You shall never mention separation again."
Ji Mingzhu pursed her lips and stayed silent, so he coaxed, "As long as we don’t separate, I won’t stand in your way with whatever you want to do in the future."
After he finished speaking, he felt his momentum was weak.
He added, "But don’t go too far. If you ever dare to entertain thoughts about another man, I don’t know what I might do."
Listening to the first half, Ji Mingzhu raised her eyebrow, feeling he was still reasonable.
Hearing the latter, she became annoyed again.
"Get out!"
Xie Yunzhen stubbornly refused to leave.
With Yuan Changan’s revival, at such a time, if he didn’t watch over Mingzhu, would it allow her to think of others?
Clearing his throat, he brought up the main issue again.
"His secret arrival in the capital this time is to hand over evidence."
Appearing openly today likely meant the evidence was already submitted.
Ji Mingzhu quickly understood.
Yuan Changan had been investigating Ruan Mian’s brother’s cause of death and traced it back to the Yang Family.
The Yang Family was powerful; that they could make the Yuan Family hide the news of Yuan Changan’s survival only proved he had discovered something remarkable.
The entangled affairs in the officialdom, not to mention that she herself was entangled in troubles currently.
The Imperial Concubine in the palace wanted to scheme against her and the Crown Prince; the matter wasn’t resolved yet, and if she went to see Yuan Changan, it might bring trouble to him.
Xie Yunzhen saw her thoughtful face and gently said, "I won’t let you see him not entirely because I’m jealous."
"Hmm?"
Ji Mingzhu was puzzled.
"If I’m right, the Yang Family might be involved in illegal iron mining, but it’s still unclear who the mastermind is behind them."
Illegal iron mining was a crime that could result in the extermination of the family.
No wonder, despite the Yuan Family’s prestige, those people dared to risk attacking Yuan Changan.
Once Yuan Changan’s survival becomes known, danger is sure to find him.
Xie Yunzhen didn’t want Ji Mingzhu to be drawn into it.
Holding her face, he earnestly said, "Even if not for my sake, for your safety, do not go to see him, alright?"
Without him saying, Ji Mingzhu had already dismissed the idea of seeing Yuan Changan.
After thinking for a moment, she got up and walked to the vanity.
From a secret corner at the bottom of the chest, she took out a white jade bracelet.
This was an item for Yuan Family’s daughter-in-law, and now placed with her, it was no longer appropriate.
Carefully wrapped in a cloth, she placed it in a small wooden box.
Handing it to Xie Yunzhen, "Do your words from before still count?"
Xie Yunzhen was overjoyed.
Fearing she might regret it, he quickly took the box and secured it.
Delight surged within, Xie Yunzhen encircled Ji Mingzhu’s waist, lifted her high with strength,
And spun around.
He was so excited he wanted to shout out.
The sudden move startled Ji Mingzhu, making her hold onto Xie Yunzhen’s head tightly.
The man, adept at taking advantage, buried his face in her bosom.
"Feed me, or I won’t have the energy to run errands."
