coobybook Chapter 137 Do you think I can bring Wan Zhou back just because I want to?
Chapter 137 Do you think I can bring Wan Zhou back just because I want to?
Mrs. Wang's words were nothing more than using her mother's identity to pressure Ji Nanzheng to choose between Gu Wanzhou and his mother.
And she also knew that Ji Nanzheng had no choice, he didn't dare bear the reputation of being unfilial to his parents.
Ji Nanzheng was very disgusted with this approach. He knew that his old mother was a little paranoid, but he didn't expect her to be hopelessly paranoid.
In addition to disappointment and sadness, I also felt a little irritated.
"Mother, I have received a lot of teachings from you since I was a child. Can you please teach me again, who should I give up between my parents and my children?"
When Mrs. Wang heard this, she felt as if she was hit by a sledgehammer, and Empress Cang took a few steps back.
What did he say?
Did she dare to tell him to abandon the child? She didn't dare to say a word? Was she still a human being? If she had any such intention, the relationship between mother and son would immediately fall apart.
Even though Ji Nanzheng's tone was much calmer than before, she knew that it was only superficial calm.
This time, the son will not give in just because she is his mother.
"Then what do you want to choose?" Mrs. Wang suppressed the pain in her heart and kicked the ball back.
Ji Nanzheng smiled, his smile full of bitterness, "So, are you still letting your son make the choice?"
Until now, Mrs. Wang has not faced the problem squarely, and Ji Nanzheng is powerless and disappointed.
Mrs. Wang could no longer stand, so she retreated to her chair and sat down dejectedly.
Ji Nanzheng had already made his choice, he wanted everything. How could she not know that this must be his choice.
But it was too difficult to get her to bow her head.
"Zheng'er, do you think that of your mother? When did your mother ever say that she would not care about Gu Wanzhou and the child?"
"Mother packed up the house because she didn't want it anymore. Mother also said she would not ignore her. If she has any difficulties, just ask her. I will never stand idly by."
"Enough." Ji Nanzheng didn't want to hear what Mrs. Wang had to say anymore.
"Mother gave birth to me, raised me and educated me. No matter what you have done, you are still a mother. As a son, I will not lack any responsibility, but not in the way you asked. I will do it in my own way."
Ji Nanzheng's voice was respectful, but it was unquestionable: "You are the mistress of the Duke's Mansion, you just need to take care of the Duke's Mansion. As for my son, I can manage thousands of troops, so I can naturally manage my own life and my marriage. Mother, please let me go."
"What do you mean?" Madam Wang panicked, holding her chest and speaking anxiously, "You want to bring Gu Wanzhou back?"
Ji Nanzheng laughed at himself.
Take it back?
"Mother, even today, do you still think that I can bring Wan Zhou back just because I want to? She doesn't care about the Duke's Mansion, and she doesn't care about your son. Your son can't get her back even if he begs for her!"
Mrs. Wang's heart ached, this was what she couldn't stand the most. Whether it was the Duke's Mansion or Ji Nanzheng himself, so many people racked their brains to get close to him, but Gu Wanzhou, who obviously had no status and no talent or virtue, always acted indifferent and didn't care about all this.
"She is so ungrateful, why do you care about her?" Mrs. Wang was heartbroken and began to beat her chest with her hands, with an extremely painful expression.
"Jiangnan." Seeing this, Ji Nanzheng called Jiangnan in and asked Nanny Yu to feed Madam Wang a heart-stimulating pill.
After Madam Wang took the medicine and calmed down for a while, Ji Nanzheng spoke again: "She may not be good at anything, but my son likes her."
He was too lazy to explain: "Do you still remember that when he was young, you thought your son had a talent for studying and wanted him to study for the imperial examinations and pursue a career in government, but he liked fighting and remained steadfast even though he knew the battlefield was dangerous."
"You probably haven't forgotten."
Mrs. Wang was stunned.
Ji Nanzheng was reminding her not to forget his character. He would not change what he insisted on. No matter how she tried to stop him, it would be useless.
Nanny Yu felt sorry for Madam Wang, so she came closer to calm her down and whispered, "Madam, I'm afraid the general wants to move out..."
Mrs. Wang was shocked.
Yes, if you can’t get it back and you don’t want to give up, then don’t you just have to move there?
He is the eldest son of the Duke's Mansion. It would be disgraceful if he really moved out and lived with Gu Wanzhou.
Madam Wang sighed heavily, suppressed her anger and reluctance, and said calmly, "Then tell me, what do you want mother to do?"
"You don't have to do anything." Ji Nanzheng said calmly: "I don't force you to accept Wan Zhou, nor do I force you to accept the child, but don't force me either."
"I will tidy up the house next to Wanzhou and use it as a general's residence."
"I want everyone to know that even though Gu Wanzhou is not my, Ji Nanzheng's, wife, she is still someone I want to protect, and no one can bully her."
"Stupid." Mrs. Wang said she would control her temper, but when Ji Nanzheng really said he wanted to move out, she still couldn't control herself.
"Do you know what this means? You've already divorced. If you move there, people will say you're having an affair without a matchmaker or marriage accomplice. Do you want to be criticized behind your back?"
"Who dares!" Ji Nanzheng suddenly shouted angrily: "Go out and ask, who dares!"
Mrs. Wang was once again frightened by Ji Nanzheng's aura. The way he spoke seemed to say that this was a military order and anyone who disobeyed it would be executed.
Yeah, who dares.
Ji Nanzheng is the emperor's favorite and is also close to the prince. As for this matter involving his divorced ex-wife, even if others really have some thoughts in their minds, who would dare to speak them out?
Mrs. Wang only realized how naive she was to use her mother's status to blackmail her son. Her son didn't argue with her before, not because he didn't dare, but because he cared about the mother-son relationship and didn't want to.
Once he got serious, she couldn't resist.
She didn't want to bow her head, but she didn't want to lose her son even more. She had to bow her head no matter what.
"Don't move out." Mrs. Wang thought it over and compromised: "I will go find her, find a matchmaker to propose marriage, and marry her again with three matchmakers and six betrothals."
No matter what, she couldn't let her son move out. Even if outsiders didn't dare to really say anything against him, she couldn't get over it herself.
"It's useless. Wan Zhou doesn't like the Duke's Mansion. Even if you go to her, she won't agree." Ji Nanzheng only found out later that the so-called conditions put forward by Wan Zhou were just to make him back down.
She didn't want to at all. Even if he really met the conditions, she would not agree.
"Then what should I do? Should I go and beg her to marry into the Duke's Mansion?!" Mrs. Wang's temper flared up again.
"Even if you really beg her, she won't agree." Ji Nanzheng coldly told Mrs. Wang to face the reality: "Unless she is willing."
"Then what will it take for her to agree?" Mrs. Wang asked.
She is a person of action. Even if she is unwilling to do something, as long as she is determined to do it, she will put aside her unwillingness and just think about getting the task at hand done.
To a certain extent, Ji Nanzheng actually inherited her character.
It’s just that stubbornness and persistence are in different directions.
Seeing that Mrs. Wang finally came to her senses, Ji Nanzheng's expression relaxed a little.
"My son doesn't know either." Ji Nanzheng said helplessly.
He needs to know how it could have come to this.
"Mother, don't put too much pressure on yourself. No matter where your son is, you are still the noble wife of the Duke. If there is someone who dares to say something unpleasant, your son will make him regret having a mouth."
The old mother was very concerned about her reputation, so Ji Nanzheng finally comforted her before leaving.
After he left, Mrs. Wang felt as if she had fallen apart, and the pain in her heart began to become more and more obvious again.
"Madame Yu, tell me, does Zheng'er hate me? He must be extremely disappointed in me, right?"
Nanny Yu frowned, sighed, and said, "Why don't you just listen to the general, and..."
Nanny Yu didn't finish her words, but how could Mrs. Wang not know what she meant.
In any case, she couldn't change her son's decision.
"Send a note to Gu Wanzhou. I'll go there tomorrow. No matter what, Zheng'er can't really move out!"
Nanny Yu thought: It’s no use going.
She had always followed Madam Wang and knew how difficult it was for her to make such a compromise, but she always felt that even if Madam Wang went there and took a humble approach, Gu Wanzhou would not waver.
She always remembered the look in Gu Wanzhou's eyes that showed insight and disdain when Mrs. Wang gave her the divorce letter.
She really didn't want to see Mrs. Wang suffer any more blow.
But she didn't say it in the end, and agreed to go out and ask someone to deliver the invitation.