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 platform in Xiaoyao Pavilion, betting on when she would be divorced. My original intention was just to join in the fun, seeing that other gambling houses were betting on the same thing. But after my cousin's wife found out, she insisted on getting a divorce. The look in Gu Yan's eyes these past few days has been terrifying."
Zhao Yun said, "Yun Xiangye has 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. My royal brother, I'll take my leave now."
After seeing Zhao Rui leave, Ye Wanhe said to Zhao Yun, "It would be nice if Ye Li and Xiang Ye could get 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 marry. My grandmother once said that many diseases in this world are inherited from cousins marrying. Cousins within three generations must not marry."
Ye Wanhe looked at Zhao Yun, smiled faintly and said, "Now, we are also cousins."
Zhao Yun said, "They're not related. Yun Xiangye is really ungrateful for what she has. Gu Yan has done his best for her."
Ye Wanhe didn't argue with Zhao Yun and replied, "Yes, Gu Yan has done his utmost for Xiangye."
But I was sneering in my heart, thinking that he had done his best.
The so-called utmost kindness and righteousness is 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 after falling? Don't ride a horse anymore."
Gu Yan frowned slightly.
Xie Zhixuan sighed softly and said, "Yan'er, come with me."
Xie Zhixuan brought 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 today?"
Gu Yan naturally didn't dare to tell the truth: "It's okay."
Xie Zhixuan said, "If you don't tell me, I'll go ask Xiangye later."
Gu Yan was afraid that Yun Xiangye would exaggerate, so he told the truth, "I really didn't mean to take advantage of her. I just wanted to get some 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 slightly and said, "Mother, 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 not have been willing to divorce."
Seeing the koi gathering around, Xie Zhixuan dumped all the fish food in the bowl into the lotus pond. She 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. You thought it was insignificant, but in her heart, it was an insurmountable hurdle.
You didn't get married because you loved each other. You married her just to get her married and 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 on the family responsibilities at the age of fifteen and held the family business. You say she is gentle and considerate, but even if such a woman appears gentle on the outside, she is extremely strong-willed at heart. She has no shortage of money and does not covet power. If it weren't for Nuonuo, she would probably 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 dug deeper, 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 had no idea that she would argue with me for so long over this matter."
Xie Zhixuan said, "You're right? If you think it wasn't a deliberate lie, why didn't you dare to tell her when you were coming to Chang'an from Jiangnan? You didn't dare to tell her halfway, but only dared to tell her when the boat arrived in Chang'an? Are you afraid that she won't come with you even if you tell her?"
Gu Yan frowned slightly and said, "I didn't mention it at the beginning, and later I became more and more unsure how to bring it up, but I definitely don't care about her."
Xie Zhixuan said, "You don't care about her? If you had told her your identity when you were in Jiangnan, it would have been easier to appease 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 knew your identity. She had no preparation at all, and you asked her to come to the official family in Chang'an City. Even if she was the daughter of a wealthy family in Jiangnan, she would feel uncomfortable coming here suddenly, not to mention that she was just a commoner girl before.
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