Time Travel: The Noble Family-Chapter 1355 - 555: Advice (2)

Yueyao was stunned.

Princess Wanhe genuinely admired Yueyao: "If Tingzheng really divorces Madam Lin, you’ll carry the stigma of breaking up a loving couple. With such a reputation, who would dare to marry their daughters to Brother Shengsheng and his siblings in the future? People would certainly worry if their daughter ended up annoying you, you’d force your son to divorce as well. Wouldn’t people end up crying!"

After hearing Princess Wanhe’s words, Yueyao’s face turned a bit pale. She almost ruined her daughter’s life in Jiangnan, and now she almost ruined her son’s life over Tingzheng’s issues.

Princess Wanhe spoke seriously: "Yueyao, there are some things I’ve long wanted to say to you, but feared you’d be upset, so I’ve been holding back."

Yueyao knew that although Princess Wanhe’s words might be unpleasant, they were certainly for her own good. Yueyao said: "I won’t be angry, say what you have to say."

Only upon hearing this did Princess Wanhe begin: "I think you’re truly overstepping. Tingzheng has been married for so many years, and he’s a father now. Why do you still meddle so much? Doesn’t this just cause unnecessary annoyance?"

Yueyao felt wronged by these words: "I haven’t interfered in their matters since they got married!"

It was hard for Princess Wanhe not to be disdainful of Yueyao; who would believe that if it were spoken out loud? She certainly didn’t: "If you’re not meddling, why do you want Tingzheng to divorce Madam Lin? Aren’t you just afraid that Madam Lin will hold Tingzheng back, affecting his career?"

Yueyao was speechless, as Princess Wanhe’s words indeed resonated with her heart’s true thoughts.

Princess Wanhe continued: "Yueyao, I know you want to cultivate Tingzheng into a talent to restore the second branch of the Lian family’s reputation, hence your particular disdain for Madam Lin who keeps holding him back. But have you ever thought that, in Tingzheng’s heart, Madam Lin is his first wife, the woman who bears his children and is meant to spend a lifetime with him. If you make him divorce Madam Lin, not only will he not be grateful to you, but he might see you as unreasonable and even feel you’re using the debt of upbringing to coerce him." At this, Princess Wanhe paused, then continued: "Fortunately, Tingzheng didn’t agree to your unreasonable demand. Otherwise, if he really divorced Madam Lin, if his future was good there’d be nothing more to say, but if it wasn’t, he’d resent you and hate you for life. At that point, you’d really be unwelcome inside and out."

Yueyao was left speechless by Princess Wanhe’s words.

Since Princess Wanhe had begun, she naturally wouldn’t stop at just this: "Yueyao, you’ve already fulfilled your responsibility by raising Tingzheng into adulthood and helping him marry and have children. You can’t control Tingzheng for his entire life. Yueyao, I truly think you haven’t placed yourself in the correct position. You’re now a married woman, and Tingzheng is merely your brother. If he has difficulties, you can support him, but that’s all. What’s most important to you now is your husband, your children; they’re the ones you should concern yourself with, the ones whose interests you should protect. Yueyao, you’ve misplaced your priorities." For her brother, she almost dragged her son into the mire; such foolishness no one should commit. Princess Wanhe believed that Yueyao was just momentarily confused and hadn’t thought in that direction, but now that she had reminded Yueyao, she surely wouldn’t lose her way again.

Yueyao recalled Tingzheng’s reaction at the time, and perhaps Princess Wanhe was right. Tingzheng not only wouldn’t be grateful, but indeed might think she was unreasonable. In this matter, she truly hadn’t thought it through.

Noticing this, Princess Wanhe hesitated a moment, but eventually spoke: "Yueyao, I’m not trying to sow discord, but I honestly think this brother of yours isn’t worth all the good you do for him."

Yueyao shook her head, saying: "This has nothing to do with Tingzheng, it’s my fault."

Princess Wanhe spoke with great seriousness: "Indeed, your intention to have them divorce was wrong, but your motivation was for Tingzheng, for the good of your Lian family second branch. Yueyao, I speak these words to you because I see you as a sister. Over the years, how many things have you done for this brother, even more than for a biological son? And how has he repaid your kindness?" Princess Wanhe felt that Tingzheng had always been ungrateful.

Yueyao quickly defended Tingzheng: "No, Tingzheng respects me very much."

Princess Wanhe laughed coldly, recounting an experience of her own: "You’ve heard about my father-in-law spending money like water, right? Once, he spent over three thousand liang of silver to buy a Tang Dynasty vase; the Marquis’ household couldn’t pay, and the shopkeeper came to the Princess’s Mansion to ask for money. I was so angry I didn’t pay, causing my father-in-law great embarrassment. As a result, the heir apparent didn’t enter the Princess’s Mansion for a whole month, keeping a cold face with me. Later, it was only after I apologized to the Marquis that the Heir Apparent calmed down." This was a true event; Princess Wanhe had been very angry at the time, but was persuaded by the wet nurse and let it go. Regardless, in that situation, she was also at fault, as she had caused embarrassment to Marquis Yongding, and Guan Jingshuo, as his son, had every reason to be angry.