My Aloof Lord Ex-Husband Begs for Remarriage
Chapter 474: The Public Explanation

Chapter 474: Chapter 474: The Public Explanation

"What’s going on, this shouldn’t be happening?"

Chu Nanli had been tinkering with the machine in front of her for quite a while, but still couldn’t get it to resume working.

Reluctantly, she had no choice but to give up for the time being.

Fortunately, she wasn’t completely clueless about these machines.

In the space, weren’t there other machines?

Once she had dismantled those things and explored their principles, perhaps one day she could repair it by herself.

After emerging from the space, Chu Nanli instinctively wanted to call Yanyan over to help but paused momentarily before remembering that Yanyan should still be resting.

Her two painstakingly trained underlings were out of commission, Chu Yi was seriously injured and still recuperating at Zhuang Lin’s place, and Yanyan herself was not lightly wounded.

However, fortunately, neither of their lives were in danger.

Chu Nanli wasn’t the type who couldn’t survive without others to serve her, but currently residing in the Regent Prince Residence, Ye Jiuxiao wouldn’t let her experience the slightest inconvenience.

No sooner had she made a little noise inside the room than the attending servants outside noticed it and promptly brought in water to serve her.

"Does the young lady wish to have a meal now? The Prince just instructed the kitchen to prepare many light dishes specifically for you. If you don’t wish to have those, just command us, and that’s all," said the servant.

Although Ye Jiuxiao didn’t specify, those serving her had already been treating Chu Nanli as the prospective Princess Consort.

From the quality of these servants alone, the management of the Regent Prince Residence was far superior to that of the War King Residence.

"Just bring up the food that was prepared earlier, and by the way, where is the Prince?"

Since she couldn’t perform a paternity test for the time being, she could only shelf this matter temporarily and think about the future.

"The Prince should be in his study right now, young lady. Would you like to see the Prince?"

The servant attending to her was particularly sharp-witted, and even before she spoke, was already hurrying out to invite Ye Jiuxiao over.

Another servant was laying out the dishes while chatting with Chu Nanli about the latest gossip to relieve her boredom.

"The young lady might not know yet? The news about Chu Kingdom has already spread to the capital in the past two days."

"I heard that the legendary Goddess of Chu Kingdom is choosing a husband. She is not satisfied with any of the young men from Chu Kingdom, and in a few days, she is going to come here."

The Goddess of Chu Kingdom?

Choosing a husband?

What is all this about?

This maid’s words left Chu Nanli even more perplexed, and she was still puzzled when Ye Jiuxiao arrived.

"What’s the matter? Are they not serving you well?"

As soon as Ye Jiuxiao arrived, he saw her looking distracted and thought she was troubled.

His piercing gaze swept over the attending servants, sending a scare through them that made their legs wobble, yet they dared not even breathe heavily.

"No, I just heard some things," Chu Nanli hesitated and looked at him. "Have you ever heard of the Goddess of Chu Kingdom?"

"I just heard them saying that the news of the Goddess of Chu Kingdom wanting to choose a husband has apparently reached the capital."

But why was she, the person involved, completely unaware of this news?

Not just that; she had previously contacted the original host’s family to report her safety after which they had mentioned nothing about a husband.

Moreover, in the original host’s memories, her family was very loving towards her; how could they suddenly decide to find a husband for her?

Ye Jiuxiao obviously misunderstood her concern.

He quickly responded seriously, "Don’t worry, I have no connection whatsoever with that Goddess of Chu Kingdom. Her choice of a husband has nothing to do with me."

As for whether other princes would have their designs, he no longer knew.

But any prince with designs on the throne would certainly not miss such a great opportunity.

But they did not think, was it easy to be the spouse of the Goddess of Chu Kingdom?

In time, once they were associated with Chu Kingdom and thought they had gained support, it might just end up being a self-dug grave.

The words of Ye Jiuxiao made Chu Nanli feel a bit inexplicably guilty.

She had originally planned to find a suitable opportunity to reveal her identity to Ye Jiuxiao.

But now, with those unfounded rumors having traveled from Chu Kingdom to here, she couldn’t figure out Ye Jiuxiao’s attitude, and didn’t know how to start.

Ye Jiuxiao was currently eager to prove his innocence and had not noticed the slight discomfort on her face.

He simply dismissed the servants around him and sat directly beside her, his eyes filled with utmost seriousness.

"I have already said before that you are the only person I want to marry in this lifetime. I want no one else but you."

"This, this I certainly know," she replied.

Chu Nanli, with his intense gaze fixed on her, felt both embarrassed and overjoyed.

Of course, she believed Ye Jiuxiao’s words, but regarding this matter, she still wanted to ask more clearly.

As soon as she spoke up, Ye Jiuxiao would not hide anything and quickly relayed the news he had gotten from the people in Chu Kingdom.

The news about the Goddess of Chu Kingdom choosing a spouse was indeed a mix of truth and falsehood.

The national teacher of Chu Kingdom had calculated some time ago that their Goddess needed to travel to various countries to avert an impending disaster for Chu Kingdom.

And indeed, the Goddess was of marriageable age, and her family, who always adored her, had put out news of selecting a spouse before the year’s end.

These two pieces of news, once combined by those with ulterior motives and spread, naturally changed in nature.

"So that’s how it is," she said with a dry laugh, nodding while her eyes unmistakably showed her increasing guilt.

But today was clearly not a good time to be frank with Ye Jiuxiao.

Ye Jiuxiao was not very curious about the movements of the Goddess of Chu Kingdom.

He was more concerned about the intentions of those in Chu Kingdom.

Chu Kingdom was always strong, and although the reigning emperor professed to love peace, it was hard to ensure that those beneath him had no intentions towards the neighboring countries.

He did not want to see the common people uprooted and displaced because of it.

These matters, Ye Jiuxiao did not discuss with Chu Nanli.

He did not want her to worry.

Seeing that Ye Jiuxiao had no intention of elaborating further, Chu Nanli naturally did not press on with more questions.

Ye Jiuxiao came over because he had other matters to discuss.

"I have already thought of an excuse for your disappearance these past days, but when you should appear again in public is still up to you to decide."

"Since you have already thought it through, just make the arrangements, I have no objections," she replied.

Chu Nanli knew clearly that whatever arrangement Ye Jiuxiao made for her would be the most suitable.

Indeed, as she had guessed, Ye Jiuxiao had already arranged everything.

Once Chu Nanli gave her permission, he directly had his people release news they had prepared beforehand.

The news that Chu Nanli’s residence had caught fire and two bodies had been discovered in the house, had been meticulously planned by Ye Yunting and had already spread throughout the entire capital.