Chapter 124 No More Love Between Husband and Wife
Xie Zhixuan looked at Yun Xiangye and asked, "Why? I thought that after so much time, you had already given up this idea?"
Yun Xiangye shook his head and said, "I have never given up this idea. Previously, I had to bow to Gu Yan because I wanted the fake death medicine and the Danshu Tiequan. I originally thought that after my sister left Chang'an smoothly, I would take Nuonuo and go back to Yongxing City with her..."
Xie Zhixuan said, "Xiangye, I am not biased towards my own son. Gu Yan may not be a good husband or a good father, but if you ask yourself, Yan'er has not done anything wrong. Why do you insist on divorcing him and leaving Chang'an with Nuonuo?"
Yun Xiangye whispered, "Gu Yan really didn't do much wrong. It's just that there is no love between him and me anymore. Maybe we never had love between us. Our marriage was a mistake. I just wanted to repay him for saving my life."
Xie Zhixuan couldn't help but sigh and said, "I think Yan'er is not without love for you. Think about it carefully. Although Yan'er has concealed his background from you for three years, he is also trying his best to make up to you. Maybe he thinks his identity is not important."
Yun Xiangye whispered, "Is it that his identity doesn't matter, or that I don't matter to him?"
Yun Xiangye said: "Mother, I know that I am stupid to divorce now. I gave up my good position as a royal relative and a prince's consort and returned to Yongxing City to be an embroidery shop owner...
But I can only feel at ease in Yongxing City. I have never been looked down upon in Yongxing City for 23 years. Now that I have come to Chang'an... everyone can look down upon me. It was Gu Yan who put me in this situation. I accept being called a coward now. I just want to return to my own home and live a more comfortable life."
Xie Zhixuan said: "You left home suddenly and came to a place where you have no relatives. Although you met your cousin, your cousin's life is even worse than yours. It is inevitable that you miss home.
Well, don't talk about divorce yet. After the Crown Prince's wedding, I will let Yan'er accompany you back to Yongxing City. You can stay in Yongxing City as long as you want.
Although I can't use the child to kidnap you, you should be reluctant to let Nuonuo leave her father, right? Give Yan'er another chance, okay? "
Yun Xiangye shed tears.
Xie Zhixuan said: "Stop crying."
Yun Xiangye said: "I have given Gu Yan many chances. I thought he was willing to give me the imperial edict because he cared about me. I was touched, but I didn't expect that he was just trying to maintain the power and wealth of the Gu family."
Xie Zhixuan said: "To maintain the power and wealth of the Gu family, there is no need to commit such a serious crime. Xiangye, I think there must be some misunderstanding between you and Yan'er. Yan'er allowed you to beat and scold him..."
Yun Xiangye said: "Mother, Gu Yan didn't let me beat or scold him, but he has been accustomed to seeing your father-in-law respect you since he was a child. He is indeed a good husband to me now, but he only treats his wife like this, not me.
No matter who Gu Yan's wife is, he will beat and scold her.
This is only because he has been taught by his father-in-law since he was young to respect his wife, not because he cares about me.
Even if we take a step back, he gave me the fake death medicine, the elixir, and the iron certificate. Doesn't that mean he is unwilling to give me the energy to resolve the conflict with me? He just used the fake death medicine, the elixir, and the iron certificate to threaten me. "
Xie Zhixuan sighed again and said, "Xiangye, I thought you were a perceptive person. If you stay, you will be the high and mighty Prince Ning's Consort. With such a noble status, why do you need to seek whether your husband cares about you?"
Yun Xiangye said: "Is the so-called Prince Ning's Consort really noble? Mother, after I came to Chang'an, I have attended a few banquets, and many people in them openly looked down on my common background and laughed at me openly or secretly...
There are even many dignitaries who hope that Gu Yan will divorce me. Now that I have married into Chang'an, I rely on my husband for everything. Without my husband's care, my noble status is just a joke."
Xie Zhixuan said, "You can't blame Gu Yan for this, you have to blame me. I usually only diagnose people in the pharmacy and rarely attend banquets. I haven't been able to take good care of you. In the future, I will make more time to accompany you to banquets and not let others look down on you."
Yun Xiangye was crying again. To be fair, the eldest princess was truly the best mother-in-law in the world.
Yun Xiangye said with a sour throat: "Mother, this is not your fault, but Gu Yan's. You have kept it a secret from me for three years. I have no idea how to navigate this world of fame and fortune. After all, no matter how noble the position of the Crown Prince's Consort is, it is still too rare for me.
Perhaps I should have stayed in Fangqiao Town, making clothes for the rest of my life, and lived a peaceful and happy life like my parents. The grand family of the Princess's Mansion is too high for me to reach."
Xie Zhixuan said: "Xiangye, in fact, you have been thinking about quitting since the beginning, right?
I thought that the disciples taught by my mother would not back down but would move forward bravely in the face of setbacks.
You can now take Nuonuo back to Yongxing City, but in the future, when people in Chang'an talk about you, Yun Xiangye, they will only say that you are cowardly and stupid. In the eyes of the nobles in Chang'an, you are still just a ridiculous merchant girl."
Xie Zhixuan whispered, "In fact, when I was not yet the eldest princess, my ex-husband also looked down on me. He kept saying that I was the daughter of a drug dealer and was lowly. He refused to enter my room for seven years. I endured it for seven years. How many seven years can there be in a lifetime? My cowardice and concession only made things worse. I fell into an increasingly difficult situation. Later, I woke up.
It's right that you don't want to endure it, but it's wrong to run away like a coward. If someone looks down on you, you have to fight back first. At least let the whole Chang'an City know that Li Linlang's students are not women who only know how to cowardly escape. "
Yun Xiangye listened to Xie Zhixuan's words and said, "To move forward courageously, you need someone to rely on. I cannot afford to offend anyone in Chang'an City. The relationships behind them are complicated. Wei Xi insulted me, and even if I make Wei Xi's thoughts clear, Gu Yan will say that I will ruin Wei Xi's reputation, because she is the daughter of the Duke of Wei..."
"You are still the eldest princess' daughter-in-law."
Xie Zhixuan held Yun Xiangye's hand and said, "I told you just now that when I was young, I married into the Gu Marquis's mansion as the daughter of a pharmacist. Life was much harder than yours. I was so cowardly that I didn't even dare to mention the word divorce. Naturally, I won't let the girl who calls me mother follow my old path..."
Xie Zhixuan held Yun Xiangye in her arms and said, "If Gu Yan can't be your support, then you still have mother. Since you call me mother, then mother can be your support."
Yun Xiangye was in Xie Zhixuan's arms, and finally couldn't hold back her tears and burst out.
She hadn't felt her mother's embrace for a long time.
Yun Xiangye cried for a long time in Xie Zhixuan's arms, and Xie Zhixuan wiped her tears with a handkerchief.
Xie Zhixuan said: "There is still a long time before the prince and your sister get married, so you should think about it carefully.
If you really want to go back to Yongxing City, then I will let Yan'er go with you. I also know that you have left your hometown where you have lived for twenty-three years and moved to Chang'an. You must be uneasy in your heart, which is why you have more wild thoughts.
Yan'er's father and I are not old yet, you can stay in Yongxing City for a few years and then come back. As for your grandmother, she will understand your anxiety. Don't leave without saying goodbye, we will all be worried about you."
Yun Xiangye nodded and said, "Yes, mother, you are right. Mr. Li's apprentice should not be so cowardly. Even if I divorce Gu Yan, I will not leave Chang'an easily. I want to make some achievements in Chang'an, let those who look down on merchants understand what it means to look down on others, and then return home in glory and honor."
"That's right." Xie Zhixuan smiled gently, "You should be more open-minded and stop being depressed. If you are really depressed, Yan'er is thick-skinned, so you can just vent your anger on him."
Yun Xiangye smiled with tears in her eyes and replied, "Yes, mother."
Gu Yan, who was standing at the gate of Qingfeng Garden, frowned with a hint of jealousy: "Mom, people who don't know would think I'm not your son, but your son-in-law. Are you still my real mother?"
Seeing Gu Yan coming over, Xie Zhixuan said, "How dare you say that? You even asked me to diagnose Xiangye's infertility. She has been feeling depressed and worried, so how could she be pregnant?"
Gu Yan looked at Yun Xiangye with red eyes and tear stains on her face. She looked so pitiful. His heart suddenly trembled, as if he had never seen Yun Xiangye so fragile.
Xie Zhixuan said to Yun Xiangye, "Also, I think you should have a frank talk with Yan'er. If you still want to divorce after the talk, mother will make the decision for you. After the divorce, I will recognize you as my adopted daughter, and I will still be your mother."
Gu Yan frowned and said, "Mother! How can you let Yun Xiangye be my sister?"
"Not a sister." Yun Xiangye looked at Gu Yan and said, "If mother adopts me as her adopted daughter, I will be your sister."
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