Chapter 158: A Strong Woman Is Afraid of a Clinging Man
Zhao Rui frowned upon hearing this, "Oh no! If Yun Xiangye and Ye Li really get married, Gu Yan will probably kill me."
Zhao Yun frowned slightly and asked, "What does this have to do with you?"
Zhao Rui said, "Yun Xiangye and Brother Yan divorced because I opened a betting in Xiaoyao Pavilion, betting on when she would be divorced. My original intention was just to join in the fun as I saw other gambling houses betting on the same thing. But who knew that my cousin's wife insisted on getting a divorce after finding out. The look in Gu Yan's eyes these days is very scary."
Zhao Yun said, "Yun Xiangye had threatened to divorce you before. Her decision to divorce you was just an opportunity. Gu Yan can't blame you for everything."
Zhao Rui said: "But in the end, it was because of me that they divorced. I must stop Yun Xiangye from getting married again. Brother Huang, I'll take my leave first."
After seeing Zhao Rui leave, Ye Wanhe said to Zhao Yun, "It would be nice if Ye Li and Xiang Ye got married. Xiang Ye would have some concerns about marrying Nuonuo for the second time. Ye Li is Nuonuo's cousin, so he would naturally treat Nuonuo as his own daughter."
Zhao Yun said, "Cousins cannot get married. My grandmother said when she was alive that many diseases in this world are inherited from cousins getting married. Cousins within three generations cannot get married."
Ye Wanhe looked at Zhao Yun, smiled faintly and said, "Now, we are also cousins."
Zhao Yun said, "They are not related. Yun Xiangye is just ungrateful for what she has. Gu Yan has done his best for her."
Ye Wanhe did not argue with Zhao Yun and responded, "Yes, Gu Yan has done his best for Xiangye."
But in my heart I was sneering, thinking that he had done his best.
The so-called utmost kindness was to keep Yun Xiangye's identity a secret for three years.
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In the Princess's Mansion.
Xie Zhixuan and Gu Ling were returning with Xiao Jingru. As soon as they reached the gate, they met Gu Yan who got off the carriage.
Xie Zhixuan noticed the redness and swelling on Gu Ling’s cheek at a glance.
Gu Ling teased, "Did he fall off a horse? Even a fall on a horse can leave five finger marks."
When Xiao Jingru heard the word "horse riding", her eyes lit up and she took Gu Ling's hand and said, "Daddy, ride a horse, I want to ride a horse too."
Gu Ling said, "Didn't you see your brother's face is in such a mess? Don't ride a horse anymore."
Gu Yan frowned slightly.
Xie Zhixuan sighed softly and said, "Yan'er, come with me."
Xie Zhixuan took Gu Yan to the pond beside the lotus pond. She picked up the fish food beside and fed the koi in the lotus pond and said, "Why did you get beaten again today?"
Gu Yan naturally didn't dare to tell the truth: "It's okay."
Xie Zhixuan said: "If you don't tell me, I will go ask Xiangye later."
Gu Yan was afraid that Yun Xiangye would exaggerate, so he told the truth: "I really didn't want to take advantage of her. I just wanted to have a good sleep. She misunderstood me and slapped me without listening to my explanation."
Xie Zhixuan said helplessly: "If you can't sleep well, I have plenty of medicine here. If that doesn't work, I can also give you a few injections. Isn't this taking advantage of you?"
Gu Yan frowned and said, "Mom, why do you always speak for Yun Xiangye? If you hadn't said that you would adopt her as your adopted daughter after the divorce, she might still have concerns and dragged her feet on not getting a divorce."
Seeing the koi fish gathering around her, Xie Zhixuan put all the fish food in the bowl into the lotus pond, turned to look at Gu Yan and said, "I agreed to divorce Xiangye because the conflict between you two has been getting worse. You kept it a secret from her for three years, and you thought it was insignificant, but in her heart it was an insurmountable hurdle.
You two didn't get married because you loved each other. You married her just for the sake of good fortune, and you kept it a secret from her for three years. It would be hard for any woman not to think too much.
Although Xiangye is a merchant in the market, she is not a vain person. It can be seen that she has been tolerant these days just for the sake of Nuonuo. She does not care about our family's high status.
Xiangye took up the responsibility of the family business at the age of fifteen. You say she is gentle and considerate, but such a woman is very strong-willed even if she appears gentle on the outside. She has no shortage of money and does not covet power. If it were not for Nuonuo, I am afraid she would never set foot in Chang'an the day she learned the truth. "
Gu Yan said: "I really didn't know that hiding my identity from her would be so serious. I didn't hide it on purpose, and she didn't ask about my family background. It wasn't a deliberate lie. She didn't ask and directly mistakenly thought I was the son of Renyuan Pharmacy.
Besides, if she and Uncle Ye had inquired carefully, they would have known that Renyuan Pharmacy is the property of the current Princess Sheng Zhao. Everyone in Chang'an knows that you are the owner of Renyuan Pharmacy. I didn't lie to her, so I didn't know that she would argue with me for so long over this matter."
Xie Zhixuan said, "You still have the guts? Since you think she didn't lie on purpose, why didn't you dare to tell her when you came to Chang'an from Jiangnan, or when you were halfway there, but only dared to tell her when the boat arrived in Chang'an? Are you afraid that she won't come with you to Chang'an even if you tell her?"
Gu Yan frowned slightly and said, "I didn't mention it at the beginning, and later I didn't know how to bring it up. I also thought it was not a big deal, and it was definitely not that I didn't care about her."
Xie Zhixuan said: "You don't care about her, do you? If you told her your identity when you were in Jiangnan, it would be easier to coax her than in Chang'an City.
You didn't even consider how awkward she would be when she came with you to an unfamiliar place and suddenly found out about your identity. She was not prepared at all, but you asked her to come to an official family in Chang'an. Even if she was the daughter of a Jiangnan family, she would feel uncomfortable coming here suddenly, not to mention that she was just a common girl before.
No wonder she is so sure that you don’t care about her and don’t respect her.”
Gu Yan sighed: "I really don't care."
Xie Zhixuan said: "Now that things have come to this, I think your marriage was not consensual from the beginning. If you don't divorce, the conflict will only deepen.
It would be better for you to admit your mistake after the divorce and try to win her back. This way, she will know that you are really willing to marry her and have her in your heart, rather than marrying her just for the sake of good fortune.
You should have gone to the horse farm today to get Xiangye back, but you ended up irritating her again. Do you still want to be your wife? If you want to be your wife, get along well with Xiangye and let her know that you care about her and admit your mistake."
Gu Yan said: "I have already humbled myself enough to admit my mistakes to her, and she said today that she would never have any contact with me again. She doesn't even care that Nuonuo can't be with her parents. I really don't know what other ways I can deal with Yun Xiangye who is so stubborn..."
Xie Zhixuan was almost laughing at Gu Yan's anger, "No wonder Xiangye thinks you don't love her. Even I, as her own mother, can't tell how you love her. A strong woman is afraid of a clinging man. You've been divorced from her for so long, and you've only seen her a few times? You've only spoken a few words to her? How do you let her know that you have her in your heart?
I asked you to give Nuonuo to Xiangye only so that you could use Nuonuo as an excuse to get close to Xiangye and pester her, not so that you could use Nuonuo's parents to force Xiangye to come back."
Gu Yan said: "Mom, I have my own dignity. I can't do such a thing as to pester Yun Xiangye."
Xie Zhixuan: "Your so-called backbone is to get slapped every day? You are really very backbone!"
Gu Yan: “…”
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