The Princess of the Substitute Bride Strikes Back

Mu Aiguo's mind was in a mess at the moment, and his thoughts were completely occupied by Luo's hesitant look, especially the freedom of marriage she mentioned, which kept circling in his mind.

"Master, please listen to me. I will not leave you. I want to ask for mercy for Yu'er. She has found true love!"

Luo was almost unable to breathe due to Mu Aiguo's possessive embrace. The strong force made her feel suffocated. However, because of this ordeal, Luo simply told him everything.

"What did you say? Yu'er met her true love, and it wasn't you?" Mu Aiguo widened his eyes, his face full of disbelief.

Luo took a deep breath and said firmly, "That's right, Master. How could I meet true love? I have been tied to the Mu family for a long time. Yu'er has worked hard in the Mu family for so many years and has never complained. She has grown up with me since she was a child. Although we are master and servant, our friendship is closer than that of sisters. I have told you all this before! We all thought you would never come back. It was my encouragement and support for her to meet true love. You should blame me for this."

Luo's words seemed to have exhausted all his courage. After he finished speaking, he closed his eyes, waiting for Mu Aiguo's anger.

Mu Aiguo was stunned for a moment, then slowly said, "How dare I blame you, Madam! You said Yu'er has found true love, so I will help her! Over the years, I have indeed owed her too much. Now that she has met someone she likes, it is also a great joy. She gave birth to a son and a daughter for the Mu family, and the hardships she has endured can be imagined. Naturally, we should support her financially."

Mu Aiguo originally thought that it was because Luo had other ideas in her mind that caused the relationship to become complicated, but he didn't expect it to be Aunt Jiang's fault.

Although he had been thinking about compensating Aunt Jiang, he had never thought that their fate as husband and wife in this life had come to an end. In this case, he should find another way to make up for it! Perhaps all this was arranged by God.

When Luo heard Mu Aiguo's words, she felt relieved and said quickly, "Do you need to tell me this? I have already prepared the dowry! I originally wanted to discuss Yunhuo and Yuer's marriage after Bai Ge'er and Xi'er came back, so it took some time. Now that you have agreed, I don't have to worry anymore."

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Time passed quickly and it was the next morning. Yunhuo went to the door with a nervous mood to apologize.

When he learned that Mu Aiguo and Mu Yitian were about to return, he had already made up his mind to marry Aunt Jiang.

He knew very well that as a man, he had to protect the woman he loved from wind and rain, even if it meant falling out with his good brother. In the face of love, he must never back down and be cowardly.

"General, I am here today to accept punishment." Yun Huo's voice trembled slightly, but was firm. He stood in front of the hall, his posture upright but he could not hide his inner nervousness.

Mu Aiguo sat in the hall, looking at Yun Huo with complicated eyes, and did not speak for a while. The atmosphere instantly became solemn, as if even the air had solidified.

Luo watched from the side with mixed feelings. She hoped that Mu Aiguo would be magnanimous and fulfill her wish, but she was also worried that this would affect the friendship between the brothers.

Just as she was about to speak to break the silence, Mu Aiguo finally sighed and said, "Yunhuo! I know how sincere you are to Yu'er. Well, since things have come to this, as long as Yu'er is willing, I will not stop you."

Hearing this, Yunhuo's tense body relaxed instantly, his eyes filled with gratitude.

Luo also showed a relieved smile. This turmoil caused by love seemed to finally have a happy ending.

"Get up now! I advised you to get married earlier. Now that you have found the person you like, I, as your brother, should give you my blessing and will never punish you. Let's go to the government office today to register for the divorce and set Jiang Tian free."

Mu Aiguo's words were firm and peaceful. He looked at Yunhuo in front of him, his eyes revealing sincerity and relief.

He thought carefully in his heart that his feelings towards Jiang Yu were more of a bond of responsibility, but for Luo, that was true love. The Mu family had already bound Jiang Yu for twenty years, so how could they continue to waste the rest of her life?

"General, you..." Yun Huo's face was full of disbelief. He had never expected that Mu Aiguo not only agreed to this matter, but also was so open-minded to recognize him as a brother.

At this moment, he was so confused that he didn't know how to express the complex and chaotic emotions in his heart.

"I've already said that we can just call each other brothers. From now on, the Mu family will be Jiang Yu's family. Let's discuss the marriage and let her marry you in style."

Mu Aiguo said as he helped Yunhuo up.

Now that the matter has been made clear, it's time to talk about the various matters related to their marriage.

Yunhuo took a deep breath and said slowly, "Brother Mu, we don't plan to hold a wedding ceremony yet. After we go to the government to register our marriage, we want to travel around. I have spent half my life in the military camp, and Yu'er has lived in the inner house for a long time. We want to go out and see the outside world. When we have seen enough, we can go home. It won't be too late to hold the ceremony then."

Mu Aiguo frowned slightly and asked with a hint of doubt: "Is this also Yu'er's idea? Is she willing to just register without holding a ceremony?"

In his opinion, all women in the world desire a grand ceremony and a grand wedding.

But think about it, has this world ever given women the opportunity to make their own choices? They have always followed their parents' orders and matchmakers' words, and ignorant girls hurriedly married strangers they had never met, entrusting their lives to one person.

This is especially true for a woman like Jiang Yu who has no status and position and can only be a concubine. Aren't these long years just an invisible waste of time?

Thinking of this, Mu Aiguo felt even more pity for Jiang Yu. He was even more delighted that Jiang Yu could bravely pursue her own happiness, and he hoped that she would be happy and fulfilled in the future with Yunhuo.

"Well, this is the result of our joint discussion. We may set off in the next few days." Ever since Mu Da sent the letter back, Yun Huo had discussed it with Jiang Yu repeatedly and finally finalized this decision.

In fact, this was more of Jiang Yu's idea. Maybe he didn't know how to get along with Mu Aiguo for a while, or maybe he didn't know how to face the neighbors and folks in Mojia Village, or maybe he really wanted to indulge himself and experience the new and vast world outside.

In short, no matter what the reason, Yunhuo decided to stay with her.

"Okay, I wish you all the best! Let's get together again before we leave. It's been a long time since we've eaten meat and drank wine together. I really miss the old days!"

After hearing Yun Huo's words, Mu Aiguo stopped trying to persuade them to stay. In his opinion, it was already great that they could control their own lives and pursue the life they wanted at will.

Sure enough, within two days, Jiang Yu came to find Mu Aiguo and formally said goodbye to him.

Jiang Yu's eyes were full of expectations and longings for the future. She said softly, "I want to go to the beach, look at the sea, feel the sea breeze, and relax. I have worked hard for half my life, and I deserve to enjoy a free and easy life."

When Fu Yunxi and Luo heard about this, they thoughtfully prepared sufficient travel money, daily necessities and various medicines for them.

Although Mu Yiheng and Liu Yue were reluctant, they also hoped that Jiang Tian could bravely pursue his own happiness.

Jiayi grew up gradually without anyone noticing. As if she knew that her grandmother was about to go on a long journey, she kept pulling Jiang Yu's little finger, and her tiny hand was surprisingly strong.

However, when the moment of separation really came, she let go of Jiang Yu's hand, stood there obediently, and let her figure gradually fade away.