"... Before, Wangye with Wangfei Shen is only one-sided fate. After marriage, Wangfei Shen often talked to herself and felt sorry for herself. She always lived in her own fantasy, and Wangye could not stay at home, so he stayed with the army for many years, in the end, it became a habit." Gu Mingda still kept his eyes down, but the strength of his words was not vague. He said, "Wangye these years has been fighting war in all sides. His achievement can shake all the land under heaven. He is someone we, the whole army, revered to, and also the god in the hearts of Yan land's people. When we saw Wangye suffered from such frivolous attitude in those years, us as his subordinates are very dissatisfied."
Lin Wei Xi sat there, almost frozen. Even though Yan Wang told her about Shen shi that day, he only briefly introduced the cause and effect. He talked more about what happened after encountering Lin Wei Xi. Therefore, Lin Wei Xi had always felt that the feelings between Yan Wang and Shen shi were naturally true. Those rumors might be exaggerated, but it didn't affect the beauty of their small family.
But now Gu Mingda's words showed Lin Wei Xi a completely different image of Shen shi. How could she think that the reason Gu Hui Yan married Shen shi was largely because it was difficult to get off once you ride a tiger. Shen shi was immersed in her own little girl's dream, and didn't care how much trouble it caused another person.
Although Gu Mingda couldn't see Lin Wei Xi's expression, but from the atmosphere in the room he could judge that Yan Wang really chopped off the head and the tail, omitting the most critical part. Yan Wang thought that talking about a deceased woman's right and wrong was too low, so he only talked about himself and refused to talk about Shen shi's problems. It didn't matter. Anyway, Gu Mingda was not a gentleman, so let him talk about it. Gu Mingda knew that if this problem was not communicated, there would always be a knot between Yan Wang and Wangfei. Lin Wei Xi has the right to know the truth of this matters.
"This subordinates don't know how Wangye said it to Wangfei, but it will certainly not involve the details of Wangfei Shen's personality. People should respect the dead, and it may be low for this subordinates to say the right and wrong of the deceased. However, if Wangfei doesn't know about this, afraid that she will always misunderstand Wangye. Wangye is very caring to you. This subordinates has been with him for more than 20 years and have never seen him treat any woman like this. To put it bluntly, Wangye was a victim of the previous marriage. The victim of satisfying a woman's fantasy. He marries you, is the beginning of the true heart."
"This subordinates don't know what misunderstandings there are between Wangfei and Wangye, but this subordinate is insolent, still want to say a few more words on behalf of Wangye. Wangye is very sincere to you. This subordinate do not want to see Wangye's hard-won happiness to prematurely die because of some groundless reasons. Wangye is admired by thousands of people, but it was not easy for him to walk this step. His childhood was harsh, and he joined the army as a young man. After that, every day he was accompanied by war deaths. The family warmth he received can't be said to be much, as for his wife... don't even say it. This subordinate in place of 100000 soldiers and millions of people of Yan land ask Wangfei sincerely to take care of Yan Wang and have a good life with Wangye. This subject wait to burn the incense of eternal life every day, hoping that Wangfei and Junzhu will live long for a hundred years, in good health for a lifetime."
...
Gu Mingda had left for a long time, but Lin Wei Xi still sat in a daze, unable to recover for a long time. Rui Yang was dissatisfied with being ignored by her mother, pulled Lin Wei Xi's collar while babbling.
Lin Wei Xi lowered her head to look after Rui Yang. She barely called "baby", her eyes suddenly blinked, and a tear fell directly on Rui Yang's cheek.
Gu Hui Yan had finished dealing with those miscellaneous matters, when he was about to enter Jingcheng Courtyard, he suddenly stopped.
In Jingcheng Courtyard there was those two mother and daughter. He had just finished seeing the blood, it seemed not good to go see them like this.
Gu Hui Yan stayed in place for a few moments, and finally decided to see them from a safe distance. After all, he promised Lin Wei Xi to go back to see her. If he didn't go, once there was another mistake she would take it out on him again.
But today, when Gu Hui Yan walked into Jingcheng Courtyard, he felt something was amiss. Gu Hui Yan's heart was cold and immediately strode inside. There was no lamp left in the inner room, for a while Gu Hui Yan felt panic, until he opened the curtain with force and saw the silhouette in front of the window, only then he invisibly let out a sigh of relief.
Gu Hui Yan's heart get calmer, and then felt angry again: "Why you didn't light the lamp?"
Lin Wei Xi sat on her side and didn't move for a long time. Gu Hui Yan gradually felt something was wrong. He stepped forward and looked startled when he saw Lin Wei Xi's face: "Are you crying?"
Lin Wei Xi wiped her face in a daze, "No."
Gu Hui Yan had long forgotten what he had come in for. He walked to Lin Wei Xi and sat down, carefully holding her face up: "What's the matter?"
"Gu Mingda came just now and told me something."
Gu Hui Yan's eyes moved, vaguely let out an "Oh".
Gu Hui Yan's qi training was really good, even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him, his expression remained unchanged. But Lin Wei Xi already could recognize Gu Hui Yan's true feelings from his subtle expression. For example, even now, although Gu Hui Yan's expression was plain, Lin Wei Xi knew that he must have written down this matter, and he would find Gu Mingda to settle the account when he left.
Of course Lin Wei Xi didn't want Gu Mingda to get into trouble, so she immediately spoke for the other person: "You can't be angry at him, he is right about some things."
After Lin Wei Xi finished speaking, looking at Gu Hui Yan's face, she faintly felt that she was not able to help much. As soon as the chatterbox opened, the rest of the words of course were out: "Wangye, I have been indulged by people around me since I was a child, and my temperament has been nurtured to be somewhat not know the immensity of heaven and earth (arrogant and ignorant). In addition, I am competitive, what other people have I also need to have, what other people good at I will think every possible method to do better than them. I am very ambitious but also have high eyes but low hands. I also know that my personality is not very pleasing. When I first met Wangye, I was arrogant and offended Wangye a lot. After getting married I also always act willfully, letting you follow me in everything."
Gu Hui Yan wiped away the tears on her face little by little. Lin Wei Xi just an only daughter, and her family conditions in her childhood were not good, so when growing up she could not be indulged. The two of them knew exactly who Lin Wei Xi was talking about.
However, it was one thing to understand, but there was no intention to point it out. Gu Hui Yan looked calm, and the movements of his hands were also very patient: "You have never offend me. After meeting you I become happy very easily. I don't think you are spoiled. Why are you suddenly talking about this?"
Lin Wei Xi glanced at Gu Hui Yan with a sobbing expression: "Why you didn't say that I am very pleasing, do you really think that I have high eyes and low hands?"
Gu Hui Yan paused for a while, only to realize that her previous words also had several important points. Gu Hui Yan could only say: "It's not that you don't know the immensity of heaven and earth, and your personality also quite... lively. Everything is just right, and those who say you are not very pleasing must be intentional."
Lin Wei Xi burst into laughter. She laughed for a while, and suddenly took the initiative to embrace Gu Hui Yan's neck: "My own worth, I myself understand. I am not as good as you said. If I didn't meet you, I definitely would often quarrel with my husband, and perhaps I would not become a good daughter-in-law in everyone's eyes. All my luck is because I met you."
Gu Hui Yan's hand paused. For the first time in his life, his thought could not keep up with his external reaction.
"Do you remember the first time I saw you? You stood under the old tree in our house. There were so many people standing there, but no one could get past your graceful bearing. When I turned back, at first glance I saw you."
"Oh?" Gu Hui Yan slowly relaxed, with a smile in his voice, "Then how do you feel?"
"I thought you are not as old as the stories said. You are younger and better-looking than I thought."
Gu Hui Yan pinched her waist neither too light nor too heavy. Lin Wei Xi giggled, more and more calmly embraced him, and buried the bridge of her nose deeply on his collar: "Later, due to unexpected turn of events I married you. I'm afraid you will scold me, compare to my teacher when I was a child you are more fierce, but you did not. I thought you will give me cold-shoulder after marriage, but also no. You are the best person I have ever met. Just a while ago Gu Mingda told me everything about Wangfei Shen. I didn't expect your past to be like this. In fact, I'm just jealous that she was able to participate in your youth and growth. I appeared too late. If possible, I wish I could born ten years, or twenty years earlier, so that I can meet you at the right age."
"There's no need." Gu Hui Yan wrapped her waist with one hand, with a little bit of force, almost embedded her to his body, "Really not necessary, Xi'er, you are fine like this."
Lin Wei Xi heard the familiar pronunciation, "Xi'er," and tears suddenly couldn't help but fell: "I've been through some forks in the road before, when I first said I want to marry you, there was indeed some anger, but later on no more. I have already paid the price, let's start over and live a good life with Rui Yang, okay?"
In his 30 years of life, Gu Hui Yan had never experienced such a touching emotion, and never had his heart this soft and painful like sinking into a big cave. She was right, anyone has a chance to start over, not to mention that she had already paid the price of her life. She was an unmarried woman, she was free.
The hidden barrier in Gu Hui Yan's heart also unconsciously melted. What he cared about was not her identity, but her attitude. Lin Wei Xi wished to start over, this couldn't be better.
"Good."
In the seventh year of Yuanjia, the impeachment of First Assistant Zhang was still sweeping the court, and the situation was getting bigger and bigger, those who tried to protect themselves and watch the fire across the river were dragged into the water. No one could stay out of this political carnival. Everyone was waiting for the fire to hit Yan Wang. The day Yan Wang declared his position was the day the boulder fall.
At the end of May, Yan land vaguely heard the news of enemy attack. Why was it vague? Because it was a very small disturbance, people in the court were not sure whether it could be defined as disciplined or planned enemy attack. However, Yan Wang took the initiative to present the memorial to the Emperor and said frankly that His Majesty had grown up and that he, this auxiliary minister, no longer needed, so he asked himself to retire and return to Yan land to defend the border.
The emperor was naturally urge to stay three times, but Gu Hui Yan was determined to leave. The three battalions had 100,000 troops and the six departments had half the power. Gu Hui Yan said release then at once released. The young Emperor was at the age when he wanted to roll up his sleeves to do great causes. Gu Hui Yan handed over such large power, which was exactly what the emperor wanted.
By June, it was a foregone conclusion that Yan Wang would return to his vassal state. When he came, he was entrusted with Mu Zong's secret imperial edict to enter the capital quickly. When he left he was only accompanied by Yan land's close follower, and the reputation of retiring with meritorious deed. The only difference was probably an extra Wangfei and a beautiful and lovely little Junzhu.
"This vase is Wangfei's favorite, be careful to wrap it in cotton, don't knock it on the road. Don't move those paintings and calligraphy, this is Wangye and Wangfei's own handwriting, Wangfei said she want to take it herself.... Wan Xing, where have you been? The courtyard is busy, and yet you are running away again!"
Wan Xing came back leisurely from the outside, and was caught by Wan Yue. The always dependable Wan Yue, couldn't help but crackle. When Lin Wei Xi heard it from the inner room she shook her head amusedly.
When Gu Hui Yan walked over he saw Lin Wei Xi smiling. He glanced out of the window, and also understood: "The two of them have followed you for three years, and now they are fully experienced."
"Yeah, at first I couldn't bear to control them when they were being noisy, didn't expect to be this soft-hearted, even until now."
Gu Hui Yan smiled lightly, obviously feeling the same. Lin Wei Xi looked around at this familiar mansion, full of memories from the previous life and this life. She couldn't help being curious, and asked, "Wangye, what does Yan land look like?"
"The mansion in Yan land is larger than here, and also not as finely crafted as in the capital. But the place is enough, there is a special pasture behind the mansion. If you want to go horse riding in the future, you can take a look."
Lin Wei Xi wowed. Since she was a child she grew up in the capital. Of course, she couldn't imagine what it was like to have a grassland in the mansion. Surely it was very grand and majestic.
Yan Wang Mansion was Yan Wang Mansion, Yan land was the real foundation of Gu Hui Yan. The entire Yan land belonged to Gu Hui Yan. He had military power in his hands, and economically, there were also the offering from the people of Yan land. The emperor was far away, at this slice of land he was no different from the real power regent
Lin Wei Xi was overjoyed. When she was a girl, the boudoir teaching was very strict. Afterwards, when she became a married woman, also couldn't be said to be relaxing. Later when she come to Yan land, in family hierarchy she had no mother-in-law or other elders, in status had no Empress Dowager and other ancestors. Gu Hui Yan couldn't control her at all. Wouldn't it mean that the sky is so high that the birds can fly, and the sea is so wide that the fishes can jump.
Lin Wei Xi sincerely looked forward to the life in Yan land. She walked around the house to see if there were anything she missed. She flipped through the books on the shelf, and asked casually: "Wangye, there are no mistress in Shizi's courtyard to manage things, has his things packed up?"
"He won't go."
"What?"
Gu Hui Yan looked at Lin Wei Xi's eyes, there seemed to be something in his smile: "He already told me, our whole family return to Yan land, although the emperor doesn't say anything now, but the monarch is mistrustful, after a few years, he will inevitably have doubts in his heart. Therefore Gu Cheng Yao will not return to Yan land with us. He will stay in the capital and continue to take a post in the sixth department, which also let him learned through experience."
Lin Wei Xi was stunned for a while, and then lightly respond, "It turns out that Shizi will not leave. That's fine, Shizi Consort has just died, and Shizi now has no intention to remarry. After a few years, Shizi will slowly come over, also conveniently marry a new consort."
Gu Hui Yan looked at her and smiled lightly.
Going out from Yongdingmen, all the way towards the north, gradually, the hustle and bustle of the capital was gone, and the wind brought the uniqueness of the north. Rui Yang was full of milk, it's time to make a fuss. She was holding the curtain of the carriage and refused to let go, eyes whirling around to watched the plain outside.
Lin Wei Xi pointed out the direction, told her young daughter one by one: "South is the capital city, where you were born, and further south is Shunde prefecture, where father and mother met for the first time. Now we are going to Yan land, your father's fief. In the future there will be a small area that become your territory."
While Lin Wei Xi said this, she squeezed Rui Yang's delicate cheeks: "Born as a Junzhu who will be conferred thousand household land, are you happy or not?"
Rui Yang giggled, although she still doesn't understand what it means, but saw her mother smile, she also instinctively followed. Lin Wei Xi hugged Rui Yang, quietly opened a slit from the carriage window, pointed at the figure in the front, and said, "Look, the man in the front is your father."
Gu Hui Yan seemed to feel something, from the ten thousands army preceding at the front he turned his head and saw Lin Wei Xi's small movement, smiled helplessly at her.
The setting sun behind was like a wheel, the wind blowing the grass below. Yan Wang Mansion's winding fleet divided the vast grassland into two, Gu Hui Yan stood alone in front of everyone, holding the reins loosely in his hands, his body tall and straight, the grandeur was like a rainbow.
When they first met that day, a small county magistrate in Shunde prefecture was sweating on his head, and pointed to the outside, "He wants to give it to you, you should accept it."
Lin Wei Xi turned her head in that direction and saw many horses tied under the old tree in front of her aunt's house, there were so many people, but no one dared to make a sound, standing silently behind one person.
--"Who is that?"
-"Yan Wang."
Only when I look back at you, I think about the future and the evening of you. In the misty rain curtain, the emotional girl used three-point impulse and three-point hope, and asked tentatively: "Your Highness, aren't you lack a wife?"
Look, how about me?
The End.
TN: Phew! The main story ends here. There are 3 extras after this, come back tomorrow for extra no 1.
The author has something to say: The full text is over.
The story of Lin Wei Xi and Yan Wang is over. The article was opened on November 24 last year, unconsciously, three months have passed. (tn: seriously took 3 months for the author to write this whole thing, and here I am patting myself in the back for translating it in 7 months)
At the beginning of the conception, the male protagonist's appearance was always fuzzy, but I came up with his appearance all at once. When he appeared in my mind, there was no fancy external description, no scene setting, only these words:
--Who is that?
-Yan Wang.
Using this as an inspiration to write the first three chapters, the structure of the whole story is also clear.
So, I'm a superficial author who has strong love for ten thousand years (classic line from Stephen Chow's movie) for appearance description and simply itching to pile up 10,000 idioms to describe the appearance of male and female protagonists. But this whole article is nearly 400,000 characters, and I rarely describe the appearance of Yan Wang. Even if there is, I will put more emphasis on his movements and imposing manner, it's because there is no longer need to describe his appearance. Not in my mind, not in the article.
Lin Wei Xi is my first attempt at contrast personality...Well, the lively (?) heroine, laughs and scolds, if she scolds you, at once scolds you. Yan Wang said that he likes to listen to her scolding people. In fact, when I write about her quite important scolding battle, my heart is very comfortable.
I really like this kind of slick girl.
The interactions between her and Yan Wang was unexpectedly smooth. I had to set a strict transition on the plot line and the previous life line to ensure that there is no block sentence, but for the emotional drama between the two of them, it was always "what outlines, open word just do it", it seems that they both have their own personalities. When they are together, they will naturally collide with each other.
After the previous life, plot, and emotions these three lines winding up together, many readers said that they did not want Yan Wang to know the truth, but I knew that he would know. It has nothing to do with my arrangement, his character and style have already determined this. If forcefully stop him from knowing it, it would be unfair to him and to Lin Wei Xi.
I have always thought that the greatest threat to the relationship between the two of them is not Shen shi, not Gu Cheng Yao, but themselves. After they passed this hurdle by themselves and calmly accept everything about each other, then is the time when the virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion.
The story begins outside that remote and exclusive village. Lin Wei Xi turned around and saw Yan Wang in front of the crowd. The story also ends here.
--Who is that?
The text of "I Became The Stepmother of My Ex-husband" is over, and there will probably be a few extras. I am honored to meet many readers in this story. I am very honored. Thank you very much for your love of the story of IBTSOME. Thanks to every reader who has collected, commented, and subscribed. Thank you for enduring me for such a long time. Love you guys.
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