Chapter 11 Slapping Gu Yan
The two wet nurses who followed Jingru also heard the words asking Yun Xiangye to be her wife, and they all looked up at Yun Xiangye.
Yun Xiangye stopped walking. She was still wondering why the five noble ladies her cousin mentioned were of such precious births. They must have known that Gu Yan already had a wife and daughter, but they were still unwilling to get engaged and wanted to wait for Gu Yan.
At this moment, Yun Xiangye understood that in Wei Xi's heart, neither she nor Gu Yan could be considered a proper couple.
That was true; her marriage to Gu Yan was hasty.
On the day of the wedding, Gu Yan was still seriously ill. There were no matchmaker's words, parents' permission, three books and six ceremonies, and even the worship of heaven and earth was done in a hurry.
Seeing that Jingru had already lifted the door curtain and was about to go in, Yun Xiangye had no choice but to pretend that she didn't hear what was said inside and followed Jingru in.
Inside the house, Madam Gu had a very unpleasant expression on her face, but when she saw her little granddaughter coming in, she smiled happily, "Good girl, come here and let grandma hold you."
Jingru threw herself into Mrs. Gu’s arms.
Madam Gu saw Yun Xiangye and Nuonuo coming in and said, "Oh, Nuonuo, what kind of injustice has she suffered? She is crying."
Yun Xiangye said, "Grandma, Gu Yan and I just went to the palace. When Nuonuo woke up, she didn't see her parents, so she cried."
Mrs. Gu smiled and beckoned Nuonuo into her arms, "Nuonuo looks very pretty and well-behaved, but she looks a little shy?"
Yun Xiangye said, "Well, Nuonuo doesn't have many playmates in Yongxing City, and doesn't often go out of the house, so she is a little shy."
Madam Gu smiled and said, "When we get to Chang'an, we can play with her aunt."
Yun Xiangye saw Wei Xi, who was standing next to Madam Gu, looking at her with disdain, but Yun Xiangye was not afraid.
Yun Xiangye was annoyed that Gu Yan didn't care about her, but she also felt that Gu Yan and the Princess's Mansion would never demote his wife to a concubine.
After all, the eldest princess had handed over the restaurant left by Gu Yan's grandmother to her, and early this morning, the eldest princess also said that she would hand over all the shops in the princess's mansion to her...
What's more, if Gu Yan really wanted to demote her to a concubine, then she would just take Nuonuo back to Jiangnan.
I have been with Gu Yan and his wife for the past three years, just to repay Gu Yan for saving me from the lake.
Mrs. Gu liked the well-behaved Nuonuo even more, so she took a piece of sesame cake from the side and handed it to Nuonuo. Nuonuo then looked at Yun Xiangye.
Yun Xiangye nodded to Nuonuo and said, "Eat it."
Madam Gu touched Nuonuo's hair and said, "What a sensible child you are, Xiangye. You have taught Nuonuo very well."
Yun Xiangye glanced at Wei Xi and said, "My husband taught her well. Nuonuo was disciplined by my husband."
Yun Xiangye seldom called Gu Yan "husband" and did not call him "husband" in public. But in front of this cousin who hoped that she would be divorced and become a concubine, Yun Xiangye deliberately called him "husband".
Sure enough, Wei Xi, who had just looked at her with contempt, was filled with hatred when she heard the word "husband".
As it grew darker, Yun Xiangye took the two children back to the Garden of Flowers for dinner.
In the dining room in the front yard of Wanhua Garden, there was already a table full of delicious dishes.
When Yun Xiangye entered, she bowed to Prince Ning and the eldest princess at the top and said, "Father-in-law, mother-in-law."
Seeing that her father-in-law looked very bad, Yun Xiangye put down Nuonuo in her arms and planned to stand and serve the princess for her meal.
Xie Zhixuan smiled and said, "We don't have such a harsh rule in our family to treat our daughters-in-law so harshly. Please sit down and have your meal."
Yun Xiangye then sat next to Gu Yan. She noticed that Gu Yan's expression was not very good and wondered if he was scolded.
Yun Xiangye found the meal really boring. Only when Gu Yan stood up did she heave a sigh of relief.
On the way back to Qingfeng Garden with Nuonuo in his arms, Yun Xiangye looked at Gu Yan's face and asked, "Did your father scold you? Just now during the meal, I saw that both of you looked unhappy?"
Gu Yan said: "My father doesn't like me to bother my mother too much, and he is also dissatisfied with me finding a..."
Gu Yan stopped talking.
Yun Xiangye looked at Gu Yan, "Why don't you continue? Is your father dissatisfied with you for finding a small town merchant girl who is not presentable as his daughter-in-law?"
Gu Yan said: "No..."
Yun Xiangye said, "You and I didn't have the three letters and six ceremonies, so we are not a proper couple. Even if we are a proper couple, we can still divorce. If you really regret rejecting that cousin from the Duke of Wei's Mansion to be your wife... you can just divorce me and marry her."
Gu Yan frowned and said, "You mentioned divorce again? How many times have you mentioned divorce in these two days? And the cousin of the Duke of Wei is still unmarried. You can't talk nonsense. This will damage the reputation of the girl."
Yun Xiangye snorted. Wei Xi's thoughts were so obvious that she did not hide the fact that she told Madam Gu that she wanted to make her a concubine. Gu Yan actually spoke for his cousin.
Yun Xiangye said, "Gu Yan, if you care so much about cousin Wei's reputation, then you should divorce me. After all, there are many people in your family who think I am not worthy of being your wife."
Gu Yan frowned and said, "Xiang Ye, you misunderstood. My father didn't dislike your background. He originally thought that after I got married, my wife would be able to take over the internal affairs and interpersonal relationships of the princess's mansion, as well as the shops of all sizes at home, so that my mother could have an easier time.
But you have never managed the internal affairs of the mansion, and you are probably not capable of managing the shops of all sizes in Chang'an City, so he was angry with me for choosing a wife who could not share the worries for mother."
Yun Xiangye frowned and said, "How do you know that I can't handle the housework and these shops? You keep saying that you don't look down on my background, but you are the one who looks down on me the most!"
"Mother...Father..."
Nuonuo, who was in Gu Yan's arms, saw her parents quarreling again, and her round eyes were full of panic.
Yun Xiangye took a deep breath and took Nuonuo from Gu Yan's arms, "It's okay, it's okay, mother doesn't quarrel with father."
Yun Xiangye returned to Qingfeng Garden, glared at Gu Yan fiercely, then closed the door and locked Gu Yan out.
Gu Yan frowned when he saw the door slammed shut.
Zhu Yi at the door said, "Sir, this Yun family member really doesn't know the rules. How dare she say this to you..."
Gu Yan glanced at Zhu Yi sinisterly and said, "Everyone, go down."
inside the house.
Yun Xiangye was teasing Nuonuo to make her happy, and completely ignored Gu Yan who was knocking on the door.
Run'er said from the side: "Miss, if you treat your uncle like this, I'm afraid he will be really angry..."
Yun Xiangye said: "Let him be angry, he was the one who lied to me first and didn't want to live a good life, why should I be afraid that he will be angry with me?
I lost my mother at the age of fourteen and my father at the age of fifteen. I single-handedly ran the embroidery workshop and raised my younger sister. What kind of difficulties have I not encountered?
The worst that can happen is that he'll kick me out of the house and we'll be apart."
“Mother…”
Yun Xiangye listened to Xiao Nuonuo's voice and touched Xiao Nuonuo's face with heartache. The reason why she still tolerated it was all for Nuonuo.
Late at night, Yun Xiangye didn't even let Run'er go outside to fetch water for washing. She directly carried Nuonuo into the bed tent to rest, and didn't bother with Gu Yan.
When Yun Xiangye was about to fall asleep, she heard some movement at the window. Soon her quilt was lifted and she fell into a familiar arms.
Yun Xiangye angrily pushed Gu Yan away and stood up, saying, "The high and mighty Prince of Ning is acting like a thief climbing in through the window?"
Gu Yan said: "This is my mansion."
Yun Xiangye said: "Okay, this is your mansion, not mine, so I will leave."
Gu Yan frowned and held Yun Xiangye's wrist: "Have you had enough of making trouble?"
"I'm making trouble?"
Yun Xiangye slapped Gu Yan hard on the face.
Gu Yan, who had never been beaten before, looked at Yun Xiangye in disbelief, "You?!"
Yun Xiangye touched the palm of her hand and said, "It hurts so much."
Although it hurts, it really does make me feel relieved.
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