Chapter 32: Persuade to

reconcile or not to leave When Sikong Yan and Shen Chaoyan arrived at the Yangxin Palace, Grand Secretary Wen Boyan and Grand Commandant Du Jixue had been waiting for a long time.

"Your Majesty, please make a decision for me!"

Upon hearing the footsteps, Du Jixue turned his head immediately, and a bright yellow figure immediately appeared in his eyes.

He knelt down on the spot and kowtowed in the direction of Sikong Yan, "Your Majesty, please make the decision for my daughter!"

Seeing this, Wen Boyan also knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please make the decision for my son!"

Sikong Yan looked at the two of them and stretched out his right hand to support them, "You two, please stand up and answer."

Du Jixue straightened his back, "I beg Your Majesty to issue an order to allow my daughter and Wen Xingjian to divorce!"

Wen Boyan raised his voice, "I beg Your Majesty to allow my son to divorce Du Xiangyi!"

"I remember that Lord Wen and Lord Du have been good friends for more than 30 years. After you married your children to each other, Wen Xingjian and Du Xiangyi had a deep relationship, which was once a legend. What made you make such a fuss today?"

Du Jixue raised his head and looked at Sikong Yan, and replied first, "Your Majesty! This old minister has always regarded my daughter as the apple of my eye. Originally, this old minister did not like the boy from the Wen family. If it were not for the marriage granted by the late emperor, this old minister would never have married my daughter to the Wen family. Back then, the boy from the Wen family personally promised this old minister that he would treat my daughter well and only marry her in his life. But now, not only did the Wen family break their promise to take a concubine, they also showed off to this old minister, saying that if the Du family did not agree to the boy from the Wen family taking a concubine, You are going to divorce my daughter!"

Du Jixue said this and kowtowed to Sikong Xun again, "I, the old minister, earnestly request the emperor to issue an order to let Wen Xingjian and my daughter divorce! From now on, we will never have any contact with each other!"

Wen Boyan immediately retorted, "There are three unfilial acts, and the worst is to have no descendants. Du Xiangyi has been married into the Wen family for seven years and has no children. My son is the only male in the Wen family for three generations. For the sake of the Wen family's incense, isn't it right to take in a few concubines?"

Du Jixue raised his chin and retorted loudly, "It's not my daughter's problem that she can't have children. In my opinion, it's your son's problem!"

Shen Chaoyan was stunned: [Heavenly Book, did you see, Lord Du actually revealed the secret in one sentence! 】

In fact, before she heard about this, she had heard that Wen Xingjian and Du Xiangyi were a model couple that everyone envied.

Wen Xingjian was well-read in poetry and books, and Du Xiangyi was proficient in everything from playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Who would have thought that such an educated couple could not even have a wedding night.

The Book of Heaven: [Du Jixue is obsessed with his daughter. Du Xiangyi grew up in a honeypot. Unfortunately, her mother died of illness when she was thirteen years old. In order not to let himself be immersed in grief, Du Jixue turned into a workaholic and handled government affairs day and night. When his daughter reached the age of marriage, the late emperor happened to grant her a marriage. Du Xiangyi was not even enlightened by her nanny about the affairs of husband and wife, and she married into the Wen family. 】

【Wen Boyan's only son, Wen Xingjian, only reads books of sages and knows nothing about matters between men and women. Both of them think that as long as a man and a woman get married and sleep in the same bed every night, they will naturally get pregnant and have children. 】

Shen Chaoyan: 【I really admire this young couple! However, Wen Xingjian is so pure, which shows that he is not the kind of scum who seeks flowers and asks willows. 】

Tianshu: 【Yes, they are both pure people. After getting married, except for not having children, the relationship between the two has always been very good. Originally, Wen Xingjian did not agree to take a concubine, but he could not withstand the pressure from the elders urging him to continue the family line. When Du Jixue heard about this, he blamed his son-in-law and was determined not to let his son-in-law take a concubine, otherwise he would divorce. Wen Boyan believed that the problem was with his daughter-in-law, and was determined to move the new bride into his son's house, or else he would divorce his wife.

Shen Chaoyan understood: Du Jixue and Wen Boyan are both people who care about their reputation. The reason why the quarrel has come to this point is that neither of them is willing to give in. Unfortunately, the young couple can't bear to part with each other. I don't know how the tyrant is going to solve this problem. Even if he agrees to divorce, Wen Xingjian doesn't know how to have a wedding night. Even if he marries more girls, the Wen family's incense will still end when it comes to him.

Tianshu: Or, you can think of a way to remind the tyrant.

How should this be reminded?

Shen Chaoyan also wanted to help these two loyal ministers, but before she could figure out how to start, Sikong Yan said, "Don't argue, I know what's going on." "

Your Majesty, please make the decision for me!"

"Your Majesty, please make the decision for me!"

Wen Boyan and Du Jixue realized that they had said the same thing, turned their heads and rolled their eyes at each other, and snorted at the same time.

"Hmph!"

"Hmph!"

Sikong Yan looked at this one, then at that one, and finally cast his gaze on Shen Chaoyan who was standing beside him, "Little Yan, what do you think about this?"

Seeing that Shen Chaoyan didn't say anything, the Heavenly Book displayed bold black characters on the page: [Host, the emperor is asking you a question! ]

"Ah,?"

Shen Chaoyan finally reacted and realized that the 'little Yan' in Sikong Yan's mouth was calling her.

"Your Majesty, I,... No, I once read a story in a storybook about a couple whose situation was very similar to what Lord Du and Lord Wen said. They had been married for many years but had no children. Later, we found out that his wife had been a virgin since marriage."

Du Jixue snorted after hearing what Shen Chaoyan said, "How could she still be a virgin after marriage? This storybook is simply nonsense!"

Wen Boyan rarely agreed with him, "That's right. , according to what you said, this couple must be a pair of fools!"

Shen Chaoyan looked at the two people's angry expressions and continued, "I had the same idea as the two adults after reading the storybook. However, there are many strange things in the world. Later, I really heard that there was such a couple in their village. Their parents died early and did not teach them about husband and wife affairs, resulting in them being married for many years but never performing Zhougong etiquette. Later, it was her daughter-in-law who got married with him. A widow started chatting and realized that it was not her problem, but that they had never had sex together. "

When Sikong Yan heard this, he spoke without losing the opportunity, "My two lords, only when the husband and wife are in harmony can the family be prosperous and happy. Your son and daughter have always had a good relationship, and it has always been a good story in the capital. If the reason they have no children is the same as in the storybook, you are so determined to break them up, aren't you ruining a beautiful marriage?"

Shen Chaoyan immediately agreed "As the saying goes, it is better to demolish ten temples than to ruin a marriage. If you two adults still have doubts about this matter, why not let the emperor pick an experienced nanny from the palace to go back and examine Madam Wen. If we guess wrong, it will not be too late to divorce then. In case I am wrong by accident, the nanny can also take this opportunity to give them some advice, what do you think?"

Wen Boyan and Du Jinxue were silent for a long time, and finally they both gave in. "Okay, let's do as the queen says."

Huh?

Shen Chaoyan listened to their address and asked in confusion, "How did you recognize me when I was dressed like this?"