Yan Shiyue's eyes widened: "Wait a minute, let me think about it... She knew he was a eunuch but still married him, and then planned to ask me for a child after getting married?"
"That's not the case," said the shadow guard, "She probably doesn't know. I heard that she just promised that if she has no children, she will ask you for a child, and then the Marquis' Mansion will say that it will not accept concubines."
"Oh," Yan Shiyue patted his chest: "That's good, I don't think this person would be so stupid."
She said to Linlang, "Aunt Linlang, when she comes next time, you go see her and tell her that I will only show affection to people I approve of. What happened last time is indeed in the past, and I will not make amends. But because of this incident, I do not approve of her character, so she is no longer my family. I will not save her face, nor will I give her a child. Then tell her what the queen said that day and ask her not to come again."
Wei Xin also found it unbelievable: "What a fool this person is... Your husband is a eunuch, and you still want someone to give you a child? It would be hard to explain if you were really pregnant, right?"
Wei Bo said: "But this should be considered as cheating on the bride, right?"
It was indeed a fraudulent marriage, but she was the one who took the initiative and calculated the marriage, so no one can blame her. I don’t know if she regrets it... In fact, if she regrets it, she should be able to get a divorce by taking advantage of this point and asking the old prince to make the decision. I just don’t know if she dares to take this step.
Ren Dong quietly asked Jia He: "Who is this person?"
Jiahe explained the relationship to him, and Ren Dong was surprised and said, "Master's wife, if you don't care about her, aren't you afraid that others will scold you behind your back?"
Yan Shiyue said, "How should I put it? If it was really a matter of life and death, and she didn't deserve death but needed me to plead for her life, I wouldn't ignore it. But in a situation like this, I can't do anything about it! And things like using my influence to make herself more glamorous, which are like 'icing on the cake', why should I care about it?"
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She concluded: "The affection between people is developed through interaction. I never feel that I have to control my relatives. In the face of blood ties, you can give in one step, two steps, or even a hundred steps depending on the situation... but you can't give in endlessly."
Honan's eyes moved slightly.
He suddenly remembered what happened in Jubao Village a long time ago.
Yan Shiyue had tolerated people like Wang, but she couldn't tolerate them to a certain extent. Once she couldn't tolerate them anymore, she cleverly pushed things forward and gradually freed herself from the shackles of blood ties.
Even if the fact that the child was not biologically born was not exposed in the end, she would not care about Wang and no one would say that she was wrong.
There are some things that don't require you to be so honest.
He seemed to be thinking about something.
Yan Shiyue didn't really say this to him, she was just teaching Ren Dong casually.
But Honan really listened to it.
And he didn't wait too long.
When Huo Nan left home, he was already in his teens, and his appearance had not changed much, so he was recognizable at a glance.
Zhang Xie was a person who was extremely greedy for power, and everyone knew about the relationship between Yan Shiyue and them. This was a golden thigh!
Only one day later, Huo Nan was stopped outside the palace gate. Zhang Xie looked at him and asked, "Can I have a word with you?"
Huo Nan glanced at him, seemingly unable to suppress his inner emotions, and turned his face away and said, "There is nothing to talk about between us."
If Zhang Xie was only 70% sure before, he instantly increased his confidence to 100% after doing this. He first confirmed that this was his son, and then he also confirmed that this son still had feelings for him.
This is really great news!
He quickly calculated the pros and cons in his heart, his eyes reddened, and he said emotionally: "Liang'er, is it really you?"
Huo Nan said coldly: "My name is Huo Nan."
Zhang Xie choked up and said, "Liang'er... why do you have to do this? Your father has been looking for you for so many years..." He covered his sleeves to wipe away his tears.
After all, they were at the gate of the palace, with people coming and going. The two separated without saying a few words. Jiahe quietly told Yan Shiyue about this matter. Yan Shiyue just said, "He decided this matter himself. We will not interfere. Just pretend that you don't know."
Zhang Xie blocked him three times. On the third time, Huo Nan finally "reluctantly" found a place to talk to him.
Then Zhang Xie burst into tears and said that he had been looking for him since he left. He had been looking for him for so many years, and every time he thought of him, he would burst into tears.
Huo Nan lowered his head, his heart strangely calm, thinking about the information he had asked A and them to find out yesterday.
He got married again in the second year after he came to Chang'an City. He married Li Jinzhong's cousin's daughter. He now has a son and a daughter. He was promoted to Yuwenlang of the Ministry of Justice last year. He follows Li Jinzhong all day long, bowing his head and being servile. It can be said that he is Li Jinzhong's most loyal dog.
Huo Nan whispered: "Back then... why did you..."
Zhang Xie knew that he was very upset about this.
He had already thought of what to say.
He cried, "There is nothing I can do! Lord Li is in a high position and has great power. It would be easier for him to crush us than to crush an ant. He... is also lustful. I don't know where he saw your mother and sister, and then forced me to offer them..."
He cried sincerely: "Even though I am incompetent, I have read the books of sages. How can I sell my wife for fame? Naturally, I refused sternly. Who knew that Lord Li threatened me, saying that if I didn't do this, my whole family would die! I was helpless!"
He fell on the table and burst into tears.
A trace of mockery flashed across Huo Nan's eyes, and he immediately said, "Is that so? Father, father, you..." He slowly said, "Then why didn't father avenge my mother and sister?"
Honan was startled.
If he wanted to clear himself, he naturally had to push the blame onto Li Jinzhong. However, he forgot... No, it wasn't that he forgot. It was that he hadn't gotten over it. He ignored the fact that Huo Nan, his backer, could now easily bring down Li Jinzhong!
He suddenly panicked.
Huo Nan was relentless and kept asking, "Father, tell me! Why don't you avenge your mother and sister? Have you forgotten them? Are you willing to work like a slave for your enemies? And enjoy wealth and glory?"
Zhang Xie subconsciously denied: "Of course not!"
"I think so!" Huo Nan stood up suddenly and said fiercely, "Father... I was wrong. You have obviously forgotten mother a long time ago, but I still care about our father-son relationship! You hesitated again and again! I will go back and ask Master's wife to make the decision! Kill all of you lawless and evil officials!"
Yan Shiyue had a bad reputation in the capital. Even Lin Fujian was afraid of him, let alone Li Jinzhong? And what about Zhang Xie, who was nothing?
He had no doubt that if Huo Nan really went back to ask Yan Shiyue for help, Li Jinzhong would fall in the blink of an eye!
Should you watch your backer fall, be labeled as a lackey, suffer complete defeat and be left with nothing, or should you seize the opportunity to switch sides and find a more powerful backer?
There is no need to hesitate about this choice.
Zhang Xie then hugged him and said, "Liang'er! You misunderstood. Your father stayed with him precisely to find out what he did wrong and bring him down, so as to avenge your mother and sister!"
Huo Nan turned around suddenly: "Really? I don't believe it?"
"Liang'er," he said with a look of sorrow and humiliation on his face: "If even you don't believe in your father, then all these years... your father is really too sad..." He shook his head gently.
Huo Nan said slowly: "Unless you prove it to me." He looked at him straight: "I want to see you avenge your mother and sister with my own eyes."
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