Chapter 16: Only women and villains are difficult to raise
Wei Xi looked at Yun Xiangye with eyes that seemed to contain icy blades. Yun Xiangye was naturally not worthy of her calling her cousin, but in front of the eldest princess, Wei Xi did not dare to say this out loud.
"Mother."
Gu Yan's voice came from the door.
"Daddy."
When Xiao Nuonuo saw Gu Yan lifting the curtain and entering, she went over and threw herself into Gu Yan's arms.
Gu Yan held Xiao Nuonuo in his arms and smiled faintly, then touched Xiao Nuonuo's little face which was red because of the heat from the fire in the house.
"cousin."
Wei Xi looked at Gu Yan with tears in her eyes and red eyes.
Gu Yan looked at Wei Xi's tearful eyes and asked, "What's wrong with cousin Wei's eyes?"
Yun Xiangye snorted softly after hearing what Gu Yan said. The force of those two slaps yesterday was indeed too weak.
Xie Zhixuan only said to Wei Xi: "Wei Xi, you have been with your great-aunt for these years and have been filial to me and your uncle. I appreciate your kindness, but you are old, and I think it is not appropriate to delay your marriage. You should go back to the Duke's Mansion today."
Wei Xi cried and said, "Your Highness, I am not afraid of delaying the marriage, I just want to spend more time with my great aunt. My great aunt is old, and if I accompany her, I am afraid she will be lonely."
Gu Jingyu said, "Cousin, what you said is true. Grandmother has me and Jingru by her side, and now she has Nuonuo as her caregiver. Grandmother doesn't mind us being annoying, so how can she be lonely?"
Wei Yu looked at Gu Yan with tears in her eyes, feeling helpless and pitiful. "Cousin... I just want to spend more time with my great-aunt and fulfill my filial duty."
Yun Xiangye smiled faintly and said, "How come you neglect your own grandmother and parents and instead serve your great-aunt? It's also because my husband is unfilial and hasn't returned to Chang'an for three years, leaving your grandmother to rely on her niece to serve her."
Gu Yan hugged Nuonuo and nodded, saying, "It is true that I am very unfilial. I will not bother cousin Wei anymore in the future."
When Wei Xi heard even Gu Yan say this, her face was full of grievance.
Xie Zhixuan said: "Wei Xi, I have asked someone to prepare a carriage, and I will take you back to the Duke's Mansion later."
Wei Xi's face was filled with reluctance, but she could only bow and say, "Your Highness, I will go back and pack my luggage first."
When Wei Xi passed by Gu Yan, her eyes were fixed on Gu Yan's face. Gu Yan was indeed only focused on the little Nuonuo in his arms, "Cousin, Cousin Jingyu, I'm leaving first..."
Gu Yan glanced at Yun Xiangye who looked unhappy and said, "Cousin Wei, wait a moment."
Wei Xi paused and looked at Gu Yan with great joy and hope.
Gu Yan said, "Cousin Wei, aren't you going to say goodbye to Xiangye?"
Wei Xi was stunned. She looked at Yun Xiangye and said, "I'll take my leave first."
Yun Xiangye whispered, "Cousin Wei, are you leaving without even calling me sister-in-law?"
Wei Xi clenched her hands, uttered "cousin-in-law" from the bottom of her throat, and left in a hurry.
Yun Xiangye smiled softly and said to Xie Zhixuan, "Mother, Nuonuo and I will go back to Qingfeng Garden first."
Xie Zhixuan nodded and said, "Okay."
Yun Xiangye took Nuonuo from Gu Yan, glared at Gu Yan fiercely, then picked up Nuonuo and hurried back to Qingfeng Garden.
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In the Duke of Wei’s mansion.
Yan looked at her crying daughter in her arms, and hugged Wei Xi in her arms with heartache, saying, "Xi'er, didn't your great aunt keep you?"
Wei Xi cried sadly, "It was the Princess who asked me to return to the Duke's Mansion. What could my great aunt say in front of the Princess? Woo woo woo, mother... I really can't accept it. If I had lost to Fu Anran or Lin Bolan, it would have been fine, but I had to lose to that girl from a small town in the south of the Yangtze River. I can't accept it! Mother..."
Yan's eyes darkened, "Her Royal Highness the Princess actually accepted Yun's daughter-in-law?"
Wei Xi said: "Yes."
Yan said, "The eldest princess herself was a lowly merchant's daughter in the past. Even though she is in a high position now, she still cannot change her background of being from a humble family. She actually accepted a daughter-in-law who was born in the market. Just wait for her and her daughter-in-law to be laughed at by the whole Chang'an City."
Wei Xi listened to what Yan said and said, "Mother, how can you say that about Her Royal Highness the Princess?"
Yan said: "How can Xie be called the Princess? She was not even born in the palace. Who knows if she is of royal blood? Her humble origins cannot be changed. She looked down on your second aunt as her sister-in-law and chose a skinny singing girl from Yangzhou as her brother's wife.
Now Mrs. Xie doesn't like my daughter, but chooses a humble girl as her daughter-in-law. She will be laughed at in the future. Just wait and see the joke."
Wei Xi said with tears in her eyes: "But mother, I really can't accept it. I have liked my cousin for so many years, and that Yun guy made fun of the rules of our Weiguo Mansion today."
Yan sneered, "That Yun guy dares to come and make fun of our Duke of Wei's Mansion? My dear, hold a banquet in the Duke's Mansion in a few days and invite that Yun guy to come..."
Wei Xi asked, "Mother, why do you still want to hold a banquet to invite her?"
Yan chuckled. "Yun dared to laugh at you and the rules of the Wei family. Naturally, she will lose face in front of the aristocratic families of Chang'an!"
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Nightfall.
After Yun Xiangye coaxed Nuonuo to sleep, she saw Gu Yan coming, picking up Nuonuo and giving him to Nanny Cao.
Let Nanny Cao take Nuonuo to the small room nearby.
There were only two people in the room. Yun Xiangye saw Gu Yan lying beside her and pushed him, saying, "Go to the study and sleep."
Gu Yan frowned and said, "You beat me, and yesterday you said that cousin Wei never called you cousin-in-law, but she did just now. You couldn't tolerate the four maids Zhu Yi and Lan Yi, so you drove them away today. Why are you still angry with me?"
Yun Xiangye took a deep breath and said, "Why am I in such a bad mood? Why didn't you introduce me as your wife to your colleagues in Linlang Restaurant today?"
Yun Xiangye looked at Gu Yan and said, "You must think that I am ugly and that I make you lose face in front of your colleagues."
"What's so ugly about you?"
Gu Yan looked at Yun Xiangye's face. Yun Xiangye was very fair. Perhaps because it was rainy in the south of the Yangtze River, Yun Xiangye's skin was as white as jade.
Gu Yan has been accustomed to seeing beauties since he was a child. His mother has always been known as the most beautiful woman in Chang'an, and his aunt, uncle, and sister are also rare beauties in the world.
Yun Xiangye is not as beautiful as his mother, who strikes one's heart at first sight, but she is also a beauty who is worth looking at. When Yun Xiangye smiles, her almond-shaped eyes are very charming.
He still remembers the day when they were boating on the lake, the water sparkling under the sun, and Yun Xiangye smiling sweetly on the boat.
Gu Yan said: "You are not ugly at all, you are very pretty."
Yun Xiangye was full of anger, but after hearing what Gu Yan said, most of her anger subsided.
After all, no matter which girl hears others praising her beauty, her heart will inevitably jump with joy.
Yun Xiangye's tone became a little kinder when she questioned Gu Yan, "Then why didn't you tell your colleagues at the beginning that I was your wife?"
Gu Yan said, "First, I was afraid that you were still angry and resentful towards me. If you talked about divorce in front of your colleagues, wouldn't I lose face? Secondly, I was afraid that you were not used to chatting with those officials when you were socializing with your colleagues, so I didn't say it."
Yun Xiangye snorted lightly, and tentatively believed Gu Yan's explanation, "You just said that I drove Zhu Yi and Lan Yi away, but it wasn't me who drove them away, it was the princess who drove them away."
Gu Yan said: "No matter who drove them away, now that they are gone, you should stop being jealous in the future."
Yun Xiangye frowned and said, "I'm not jealous of you. If you really have some beautiful girls around you, I won't deal with them. After all, if you are not honest, if you drive away one maid, another will come. Why should I be jealous? I will just divorce you."
Gu Yan had a headache: "Can you not say the word divorce? You know that neither you nor I can give up Nuonuo."
Yun Xiangye bit her lip. It turned out that Gu Yan didn't want to divorce, just for Nuonuo.
Gu Yan put his arm around Yun Xiangye's waist and said, "Nuonuo is almost two years old, let's have another child..."
Yun Xiangye said, "You have lied to me for three years and never cared about my situation of following you to this wealthy family, but you can suddenly see tears in cousin Wei's eyes. You bullied me like this, why do you think I will easily have another child with you?"
Gu Yan was helpless and sighed softly, "It's true that only women and villains are difficult to raise."
Yun Xiangye stood up, took the fox fur cloak hanging beside her and put it on.
Gu Yan frowned and looked at Yun Xiangye and said, "It's dark now, where are you going?"
Yun Xiangye said: "Go tell Her Royal Highness the Princess that you scolded her for being difficult to raise."
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