Chapter 78: Those who seek fame and reputation
Zhao Xun disagreed, "I can't control her. I can only think of you. As long as you're okay, she's not related to me... Besides, you two have been apart for three years. Why are you so concerned and worried now? Didn't you also dislike her before..."
Zhao Yan didn't respond to him, but just looked up at the dark night sky. It was only today that he realized how his family treated her.
Zhao Xun kept talking about the "old" "third sister-in-law" but his tone was full of unconcealed sarcasm and indescribable disrespect...
He recalled the scene just now. It had been almost a year since he came here from the capital, and he had only seen her cry once.
At that time, she was slandered by Chen Juezi's family. She had no way out. Unarmed, she could only hide in the room and listen to the dirty words outside.
Today was the second time she cried, so, in fact, he was no different from those people, except that he was a high-ranking official, a well-read man, and he and Zhao Xun beautified the process of forcing and humiliating her...
He couldn't understand why Zhao Xun said such words and why things turned out like this.
Now he understood that these were all Zhao Xun's true words, and even the true words of everyone in the prime minister's mansion.
They felt that they were of noble status, and since she had no family or husband to support her, they naturally dared to say this to her!
After all, he was the culprit who allowed them to do this. He was the source of everyone bullying her!
It's ridiculous.
At this point, even someone as kind as her just wants him not to show up again and not have anything to do with her anymore.
How did he muster the courage to say that he wanted to marry her again?
Zhao Yanwubian gave a bitter smile. How hateful he was!
After a long pause, he said in a deep voice, "Before this, a young man here said that we married someone for our own reputation and then forced them to divorce. He was really just trying to gain fame and reputation, wanting both. At the time, I thought he was wrong. Why would a family like us..."
"But now I think they're right. We married her, but never even looked her in the eye. We even used all sorts of indecent tactics and words to force her into a divorce. So, in that sense, we're just people seeking fame and reputation."
"This..." Zhao Xun didn't know how to refute at this time. His brother was actually right. When the third sister-in-law married in, everyone really wanted her to be sensible and leave as soon as possible. His brother was famous in the capital, and whether the divorce was amicable or not would not have any impact on someone like his brother.
Therefore, they really thought about fulfilling their grandfather's promise first, so that everyone would praise their family for being upright, not forgetting the kindness, and keeping the promise.
So, when the third sister-in-law married into the family, they actually didn't even look at her straight in the eye. But even so, the third sister-in-law still managed to hold on for three years...
After a while, Zhao Xun said, "Even so, our family didn't treat her badly. We provided her with food, clothing, shelter and transportation. It's just that the conversations and interactions between us may not have been so pleasant... Besides, you didn't like her at the time, and she later thought it through and was willing to divorce. Mother loves you, so she's naturally happy..."
"But at that time, everyone said that it was actually me who divorced her. She had no power, no influence, and no family in her family. How could she survive if she divorced like this? Did you think about this at the time? I'm afraid you didn't. I didn't either. I don't blame others for thinking this way. It's us who think we are noble and think she should be grateful..." He smiled bitterly.
"Can……"
At this time, Zhao Yan said in a deep voice, "In your eyes, I am just a divorced woman, and it has no effect on me. But if this happens to a woman, she will lose her whole life. She will be criticized and talked about for the rest of her life. People will speculate whether there is something wrong with her body or whether she has some hidden illness. From then on, she will never have the chance to find the marriage that belongs to her. Even if someone is willing, they will only look down on her and belittle her, thinking that marrying her is a blessing from heaven. Even if that person is a scoundrel, he can still insult her like this! But what is her fault... It is clearly our fault, but we have ruined her life..."
"Axun, you know, you were born into a world where others could never reach that height. Living like this for so long has made you forget there are so many people in this world who are powerless and have to bear the consequences alone, like her. They couldn't choose their birth, but have to endure the contempt that comes with it. Families like ours may appear so glamorous on the surface, but behind the scenes, we expose the contempt and trampling that is ours."
"But," Zhao Xun disagreed, "we're not that despicable. We earned our power ourselves, so it's not like we're taking advantage of the situation. Besides, if this happened to any other marquisate, they would definitely kill to keep it secret. We're the only ones who married her. I think... Third brother, you're speaking too much for her, and you're all divorced."
Zhao Yan spoke again in a cold voice, "Those people you just mentioned are completely devoid of conscience and worse than pigs and dogs. How can we be any better? We are just putting on a mask for others to see. Now that the show is over, she must leave!"
Zhao Xun wanted to argue, but he didn't know what to say. He wouldn't be here long anyway, and he didn't care about these things. Finally, he asked, "So, when you came over just now, did you want me to apologize? To be honest, I can apologize, but not in front of so many people. You can just call his cousin over privately..."
He thought that by doing so, he was already giving face, but Zhao Yan found it extremely ironic after hearing it. He raised his head and smiled bitterly, "No need, I don't need you, you can go now."
"I don't have anything to tell you. You'll have to do things on your own from now on. I don't have anything else to teach you either. Just go back and take your younger siblings with you. Go as far as you can!"
After saying that, she didn't want to look back at him again and walked quickly back to the room.
Zhao Xun didn't expect that Dao would be so cold and angry. He said angrily, "Just go if you want to go. Do you think I want to be with you? If my mother hadn't asked me to come, I would come to this shabby place!"
Then he shouted to the people in the room, "Write me a letter about what my mother said, so she won't bother me!"
"Whatever you say, no matter who you choose, I won't go back. If you insist on doing so, mother, then I'll just be considered as if I didn't exist as your son."
Zhao Xun couldn't believe it. "You... okay! I'm just an eyesore, right? I'm leaving now, right now, right now, out of this damn place! It's none of my business whether you come back or not!"
Everything was settled and the courtyard returned to its former silence.
It was over, it was really over between him and her. He knew he was not worthy of her. He saw his family clearly and understood her disgust for him.
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