But regardless of whether you know them or not, you can't turn them away when they bring gifts. They are all respectable people, so you have to give them some face.
Xie Yushu would say a few more words to those she was familiar with, and a few less polite words to those she wasn't. Anyway, no one came here today expecting to accomplish anything; they just wanted to get acquainted with Xie Yushu so that they could have priority access if they ever needed her help in the future!
Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, Xie Yushu ordered the banquet to begin.
He had only taken a few bites when the gatekeeper came to report.
"General Xiao has arrived!"
Everyone immediately perked up their ears, looking on with gossip-loving expressions.
After all, it was rumored in the capital that these two had been husband and wife.
Their statuses are now all incredibly prestigious.
The incredible reversal and comeback against all odds are more exciting than a play!
A country boy accidentally becomes the apprentice of a great general and becomes a junior general. When his master falls on hard times, he gives up his official position to protect his master's only bloodline and returns to his mountain village to become a farmer. After his master is exonerated, he once again leads an army and is promoted to the second rank. He is granted a marriage by the emperor and enjoys immense prestige.
One was a country girl who had no way to survive during a famine. She was bought by a down-on-his-luck young general to be his wife. In such harsh conditions, she not only found water and food for herself, but also led the people in the neighborhood to find a way to survive. That was remarkable enough.
But the peaceful days didn't last long. The man left with the child, and she was divorced by her mother-in-law. She wondered if this would be unbearable for any other young woman.
The options are either to kill yourself or to go back to your parents' home and be pointed at and talked about for the rest of your life, unable to hold your head up high.
So what did Xie Yushu actually do?
She not only rose from a village lady to a county princess, but she also made perfect arrangements for her parents and brothers. Now, everyone says that if you're going to have a daughter, you should have Xie Yushu!
Nowadays, whether they are young women or newlyweds, whenever they encounter any setbacks, they all take Xie Yushu as their role model.
"Princess Jingde didn't even care about being divorced, and she even became a first-rank princess in the current dynasty. What is our little matter compared to that!"
A wife who used to be bullied at home and didn't dare to breathe loudly now dares to spit out, "Fine, let's get a divorce! I'm not going to serve you anymore!" when faced with beatings and scoldings from her husband's family and accusations from her own family.
"At worst, I'll go work at the princess's manor!"
Let alone the capital, their life experiences are quite remarkable, even in the entire Great Qi Dynasty. Although they dare not discuss it openly, their family feels that if they don't talk about it a few times a day behind closed doors, the day will feel meaningless.
Even more storytellers in teahouses and taverns created stories based on the two, which made the teahouses and taverns extremely popular!
Although they changed their names, the people with long ears would immediately recognize them as the two of them. Not only did they talk about it, but they also made up a story about a mistress based on Chu Mingzhu. Chu Mingzhu happened to pass by and overheard it, and she was so angry that she almost died!
But since they didn't name her, and the mistress's identity was the sister of a general's comrade, which was somewhat different from her own, she couldn't just assume it was her. She could only accept it reluctantly.
But I digress. Let's get back to Xiao Yi.
That day, Xiao Yi met Xie Yushu and went home, getting drunk for two days. The more he thought about it, the more unwilling he felt, so he decided to let go. He sent someone to find out what had happened since he left.
When he heard his subordinates say how his parents helped Xiao Damei's family seize his house and bully Haitang and Xie Yushu, and how even after Xie Yushu was divorced and sent back to her parents' home, his mother and sister still chased after her to ruin her reputation, he, as a grown man, felt suffocated, let alone Xie Yushu. If it were him, he would also want to stay far away from such a family.
The more guilty he felt, the more he wanted to make amends. However, he tried to see Xie Yushu twice, but she refused to see him. Today, when he heard that Xie Yushu had moved, he packed two boxes of gifts and went directly to her door.
Xie Yushu felt exhausted as soon as she heard this. If she didn't let him in, it would make her seem petty. If she let him in, she really had nothing to say to him. Besides, that lunatic Chu Mingzhu would come and bother her all day long, which was so annoying!
How annoying! They've already arrived, and Xie Yushu can't just kick them out, after all, they're a second-rank general!
Xie Yushu thought she might as well just tell him the truth directly.
Xiao Yi, however, did not think so. He still felt that Xie Yushu was his wife, but there were some misunderstandings between them that needed to be resolved. He believed that as long as he sincerely made amends, she would definitely forgive him.
Sigh! Men's possessiveness and male chauvinism!
Xiao Yi went straight to Xie Yushu after entering the mansion, his eyes filled with deep affection and earnestness.
“Yu Shu, the two times I looked for you before, the people around you always said you were busy, so I assumed you really were busy.”
However, there are some things I absolutely must say.
I didn't mean to hide it back then. It's just that Jinyu's background is unusual, and I didn't dare to be careless in the slightest. Besides, I left without saying goodbye because it was really sudden. You weren't home, so it wasn't convenient for me to go out and make a fuss in the village.
I'm not sure if I'll come back alive. If I had told them I was going to the battlefield, Jinyu is from a wealthy family in the capital. You know my mother's personality; she definitely wouldn't have let Jinyu go easily.
She even chased me all the way to the capital to extort money from the Chu family for my fourth son's education. The Chu family has been kind to me, and I can't bring trouble to the capital. We're husband and wife; you can understand me, right?
Xie Yushu felt even more exhausted; the two of them were simply not on the same wavelength!
"Xiao Yi, do you understand? What I care about is not any of what you're saying!"
I can understand your sense of justice and your gratitude.
But I cannot accept that my partner doesn't have the most basic trust in me!
If you considered me one of your own back then, you should at least have told me what you were carrying. I felt that everything I did when I came to your house was enough to show that I could share the risks with you, but you didn't. You didn't say a single word to me!
Originally, I thought that we had nothing to do with each other anymore, and I didn't want to bring up these things again. What's past is past, and there's no point in dwelling on them. But you don't seem to understand. We have nothing to do with each other anymore. Don't treat me like your person anymore. We're not having a fight; we're not together anymore! Do you understand?
Don't feel guilty and try to make it up to me. I don't need your compensation, and it's impossible for us to get back together. And let me say it again: I, Xie Yushu, will not share a husband with another woman.
I hope you won't come to me with these things anymore. From now on, let's just live our own lives!
I don't want to say anything harsh, but also, keep an eye on your childhood sweetheart, your junior sister. Don't let her cause me any trouble. I won't give her any special treatment just because of you!
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yi looked heartbroken and disappointed again, and hurriedly explained...
"The wife I truly love is you. Although Chu Mingzhu and I grew up together, I've always treated her like a younger sister!"
This marriage is by imperial decree; I cannot disobey. Can't you understand me just this once?
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