The man’s dream is to be ennobled and appointed. Now that An Zhichen has been conferred the title of Earl through his military achievents, it is naturally a great joy, and this banquet is surely indispensable.
The guest list was drawn up by the Chief Steward, and An Zhichen added quite a few people. Finally, this list ended up in Yueyao’s hands.
Yueyao looked at the guest list, her brow furrowing slightly. In the evening, she spoke to An Zhichen: "Old Master, I don’t plan to invite the Lin Family."
An Zhichen was sowhat surprised: "Why?" Such a grand occasion without sending invitations would be akin to severing ties. An Zhichen didn’t believe Yueyao was such an inconsiderate person, there must be sothing going on here.
Yueyao didn’t hide anything from An Zhichen, she directly expressed her thoughts: "I want to wait for Tingzheng to return, and have him divorce Madam Lin."
An Zhichen’s expression instantly turned serious: "This is no small matter. What happened that made you have this thought?" If Tingzheng were to divorce Madam Lin, the in-laws would beco enemies. However, An Zhichen knew Yueyao’s temperant, she wasn’t a ruthless person, it couldn’t just be a minor conflict that led Yueyao to this idea.
With An Zhichen in the Northwest, Yueyao always reported the good news and withheld the bad, never ntioning chaotic matters to him to prevent him from worrying.
Yueyao recounted all the things Lin Qinghan had done, without exaggeration, just stating the facts.
After hearing it all, An Zhichen was visibly angry: "She took Kexin’s dowry to give away, and in the end, just brushed it aside with so Silver Coin?" He didn’t comnt much on the previous matters, but appropriating her daughter’s dowry and then simply giving money in return, this was absolutely intolerable to An Zhichen.
Yueyao felt a bit embarrassed: "I didn’t accept the compensation from the Lin Family, I had it returned, and I didn’t accept the money Madam Lin gave either."
An Zhichen looked at Yueyao and asked: "What then?"
Yueyao uttered an ’uh’ and awkwardly responded: "That’s all."
An Zhichen couldn’t decide whether to laugh or to be angry: "No wonder Madam Lin is so arrogant, it’s all because of your indulgence."
Yueyao retorted slightly: "How can you bla for this?" Actually, Xiang Wei had also ntioned this to her, but Yueyao didn’t think it was her fault. Now, hearing An Zhichen say the sa, she felt sowhat displeased.
An Zhichen sternly said: "Isn’t it your indulgence? Rember back then when the Maid climbed up, she slandered you, you should have sent her back to her family. If you had said so, the Lin Family wouldn’t dare utter a word. But you, remaining silent and brooding at ho, this behavior allowed Madam Lin to push her limits, disregarding you."
Yueyao was chastised into bowing her head.
An Zhichen sighed slightly, understanding his wife’s character, knowing it couldn’t be changed. Fortunately, Yueyao, although soft-hearted, was still very prudent: "Don’t invite the Lin Family, and don’t invite Madam Lin either. If asked for the reason, say it’s my decision."
Yueyao hesitated a bit. Not inviting the Lin Family was fine, but if even Madam Lin wasn’t invited, people unaware might think she intended to break off with Tingzheng.
Seeing this, An Zhichen said helplessly: "Since you’ve decided to have Tingzheng divorce Madam Lin, you should have directly confronted Madam Lin and the Lin Family back then. In dealing with matters, you’re not decisive at all." If you had confronted them then, requesting Tingzheng to divorce Madam Lin later would still hold ground. Now, with both families seemingly calm on the surface, asking for the divorce would make Yueyao the unreasonable one.
Yueyao felt sowhat sheepish, knowing she was indeed too soft-hearted.
An Zhichen thought of Yueyao’s challenges and said at once: "If she can’t bear a child, taking a concubine to have one is still extending the lineage. But Madam Lin is clearly a detrint, keeping her would ruin Tingzheng’s life. Since you can’t find the resolve, just follow my words, and don’t allow Madam Lin into our ho in the future." Such a woman, must not be kept.
Yueyao felt a bit embarrassed, needing An Zhichen to attend to her family’s issues.
An Zhichen couldn’t help but laugh: "What a fool you are, your matters are my matters too." He was still glad that Yueyao could talk to him about this. It showed that Yueyao wouldn’t keep things from him; whatever it was, she would discuss it with him. Couples shouldn’t hide things, discussing matters together is good.
A smile appeared on Yueyao’s face.
An Zhichen took the small box placed on the table and handed it to Yueyao.
Yueyao opened the box, surprised to find it filled with silver notes: "Where did this co from?" Even if it were spoils of war, there shouldn’t be this much.
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