When she got home and saw the looks in everyone's eyes, Tian Yu knew they all knew too. She gave a wry smile and said, "Now it's all right, you can leave. There's no need for you to stay."
“Madam! We are not leaving because the Marquis asked us to stay and take care of you. But we are following you not because of the Marquis, but voluntarily,” Green Willow said, kneeling down.
Qiuju also knelt down and said, "Madam! You told me that if I like someone, I should boldly pursue him. I listened to your words and told the Marquis my heart, but the Marquis is indeed not interested in me. Although I don't know why, Qiuju knows that the person in the Marquis's heart is you. Qiuju is willing to serve you for the rest of her life, not because of the Marquis, but because Qiuju feels that only Madam has made me understand that I should not live for others, but for myself."
"I've already said it! I'm not a wife, please don't do this! How am I ever going to get married again!" Tian Yu said, both heartbroken and helpless.
"You will always be our lady! Please let us stay!"
“Tian Yu! Although I don’t know Zhao Moyan very well, there’s something fishy about this. Calm down and think about it carefully. He wouldn’t do something like this!” Li Xingyun said.
“I’m very calm! If it’s not him, then it’s him who agreed. Tangyuan and I were obviously superfluous in order to marry the princess. It’s already good enough that he didn’t kill us! I’ve seen this kind of thing many times, so it’s not surprising!” Tian Yu retorted loudly.
"Tian Yu! Don't think like that!" Li Xingyun wanted to say something more, but he didn't know why Zhao Moyan did this.
"I don't think so!? Then how should I think? He was the one who abandoned my child and me. I've already let go of that, but he had to show up again. Not only did he show up, but he also messed up my life, trying so hard to be good to me, making me think he genuinely wanted to be with us. But then he changed his mind, leaving without a word, and even humiliating me like this! How am I supposed to think? How am I supposed to face Tangyuan!?" Tian Yu cried as she spoke, then wiped away her tears and laughed, continuing, "That's right, now he's a marquis, even princesses are willing to marry him, why would he care about us? With such a bright future ahead of him, Tangyuan and I are just a burden. He'd rather we just disappear!"
“Tian Yu! You…” Li Xingyun shouted sternly.
Just then, Tangyuan returned from outside. She walked up to Tianyu with her head down. Everyone was silent. Tianyu immediately adjusted her breathing, patted her cheeks, turned around, squatted down, and said with a smile, "Tangyuan, what's wrong? Didn't you have fun?"
"Mother!" Tangyuan hugged Tianyu and burst into tears.
"What's wrong with Tangyuan? Tell your mother, okay?" Tian Yu patted Tangyuan's back and said.
"Does Mother already know?" Tangyuan said, crying.
"Know what?"
“Everyone outside says I’m not Father’s son, they say I’m a bastard, Mother!” Tangyuan said sadly.
"I'm sorry, Tangyuan, it's all my fault! I didn't take good care of you. Don't listen to their nonsense. You will always be my good child, not like what they say."
"Actually, I already knew."
Tian Yu asked in surprise, "Then why didn't you tell Mother?!"
"I know Mother will be very sad to hear this, so I don't want to tell Mother. Mother, don't be sad. Tangyuan has Mother, that's enough. It's okay if Father is not here."
"Tangyuan!" Tian Yu hugged Tangyuan and cried. The others were also deeply moved and secretly wiped away their tears.
Tian Yu never expected that she would be the one being comforted. She was still thinking about how to explain things to Tang Yuan, but now! With a son like this, what more could she ask for? She didn't need a man!
The next morning, Tian Yu found an axe and chopped down the large tree that Zhao Moyan had planted in the yard. No one dared to stop her, and she could only watch helplessly as the tree was felled. Tian Yu said it was too big and blocked the sunlight. Just when everyone thought she would cut down all the other trees, she said it would be a pity to cut them down, so she would leave them. Finally, she called Li Yong to take away everything Zhao Moyan had given her. She didn't want any of it; she didn't need charity. She could live just as well without him. She also wrote a letter, hoping Li Yong would deliver it to Zhao Moyan. The content was simple: she admitted that Tangyuan was not his son, that she had made a mistake, that they had no relationship, and that they would have no further contact. She hoped he would no longer bother taking care of them. She also hoped that this letter would help him successfully marry the princess, and finally wished him and the princess a long and happy life together.
When Zhao Moyan, far away in the capital, received this letter, he was very excited. He hadn't expected Tian Yu to write to him. He thought it was over between them. He felt both anticipation and worry, but when he opened the letter and saw its contents, all the lifelessness on his face vanished, replaced by a helpless bitter smile. Wasn't this the result he wanted? But he had already achieved his goal, so why did he feel so miserable? Was there really no possibility between them anymore?! On the other hand, the Emperor had issued an imperial decree to make him a prince consort. Looking at the letter and the decree before him, Zhao Moyan was filled with grief, but what could he do when his family's revenge remained unavenged?! He also knew everything that had happened in the mountain city.
After hearing this, the Li couple rushed over to visit Tian Yu. Upon seeing Tian Yu, Li Shi hugged her tightly and burst into tears. Tian Yu hugged her back and said, "Mother! I'm alright, look, I'm perfectly fine!"
"You've suffered so much. I know they're all spreading rumors, but you mustn't believe them!"
"Okay! I got it! Come in and see, this is my and Tangyuan's home."
As they led the people into the room, Xiaoju also thought that her older sister and younger brother had already been pulled away by Tangyuan. Li Yun said calmly, "I know Xiaoyan a little bit, she would never do such a thing."
“You think you know anything! What has he been through all these years? Do you even know? Stop defending him!” Li retorted.
"A woman's view!"
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