Chapter 198: Almost fainted

Old Lady Xiao and others knew that Ge Chunru was reluctant to let go.

She was even more determined to drag this woman down.

If they let her continue to control the general’s mansion, they would be at a huge disadvantage.

They can’t let what Xiao Yuanshi earned come into the pocket of this little hoof and her siblings.

Xiao Yuanshi didn’t expect that the Xiao family would be so ruthless.

He said: “Mom, two-thirds is too much.”

Old Lady Xiao did not bargain: “Then report it to the official. I will divorce this vicious woman and let everyone in the capital know what kind of person she is.”

“As long as we can relieve this anger, we don’t need any money from the general’s mansion.”

Xiao Yuanshi: “……”

Why don’t you go to heaven?

Sure enough, the Xiao family became particularly difficult to deal with once they got involved with that bad daughter-in-law.

“Mom, the second prince has fallen in love with Chunru’s sister, and will marry her back as a concubine in a while.”

Xiao Yuanshi continued: “We have to prepare a generous dowry for her, otherwise what will the second prince think of us?”

“If Chuyi becomes the second prince’s side concubine, I can also ask the second prince to help take care of Dalang and Erlang.”

Since he wanted to talk about interests, he should also start with the other party’s interests.

With this said the Xiao family should no longer be wary and harsh on his wife.

When the people of the Xiao Family heard this, their hearts skipped a beat.

It was unreasonable that even Ge Chunru’s sister could marry the second prince as a side concubine.

Old Man Xiao, who had been silent for the whole time, suddenly looked at his son and asked: “Second Son, you have helped a lot, right?”

In the Xiao family, the old lady makes the decision, but once the old man speaks, he has a lot of weight.

Xiao Yuanshi knew that the old man looked dull and silent, but he was not as easy to fool as the old lady and others.

His father has always been smarter than the others.

He still remembered that when he went to serve in the military, his father secretly gave him a few taels of silver and prepared some food.

In the past, at home, it was mainly the old lady who was the most partial.

So he still has some feelings for his old father.

He said meaningfully: “Father, sending Chuyi to be the second prince’s side concubine will do more good than harm to the general’s mansion.”

Mr. Xiao sighed: “You!”

“When that person becomes the second prince’s concubine, won’t you be a little shorter?”

“Your wife can’t give birth to a child, and you and Zheng’er and the others have broken ties and separated. What will you do in the future? You’ll have no one on your side.”

He looked at Xiao Yuanshi with worried eyes: “If they take one step further, won’t the three siblings be on top of you?”

“It doesn’t matter to us. We are going to Northern Xinjiang anyway. Even if that doesn’t work, we can go back to Xiaxi Village to farm.”

“But I really can’t watch you die all alone!”

The old man’s words were half true and half false. Although he didn’t like this son the most, he was still his biological son after all.

When his son wanted to break ties with Xiao Hanzheng and his other two children and separate the family, he objected.

But this son was like a man possessed. He was so fascinated by Ge Chunru. He couldn’t do anything against her wishes. He didn’t listen to his words.

Look now, this Ge Chunru was just a troublemaker, but Xiao Hanzheng, his grandson, looks promising at first sight.

Xiao Yuanshi was still relieved to be cared about by the old man.

Xiao Yuanshi replied: “Dad, I know you care about me, but I know what’s going on, so don’t worry.”

Since he decided to send Ge Chuyi to the Second Prince’s Mansion, how could he not make any preparations?

Let’s talk about how a woman in the back house can influence the court.

If the second prince was such a fatuous person who could be influenced by women, he would not have the support of so many people.

Sending his people as side concubines was just to deepen the connection between the second prince’s palace and the general’s mansion.

However, after being reminded by his father, he was ready to save one more thing.

Ge Chunru was surprised that the old man would say such provocative words.
This was entirely to stop the general from supporting her younger siblings.

She was secretly resentful. On the way to Northern Xinjiang, she will also break the legs of this dead old man.

Old Man Xiao waved his hand and said: “As long as you keep that in mind.”

“We are old, and we only hope that you will be well in the future.”

In any case, his purpose was to plant a thorn in his son’s heart, so that he would no longer be so concerned about Ge Chunru and her siblings in the future.

He knew very well that this son was a narrow-minded person.

Old Lady Xiao pretended to wipe her tears and said, “Yes, your eldest nephew is like this, but you actually don’t care, and even help the sister of the person who harmed him. Your conscience has been eaten by dogs.”

Xiao Yuanshi took a step back and said: “I’ll give you two-thirds of the money in the warehouse. As for the calligraphy, painting, antiques, etc. It’s useless for you to take them.”

He also has a small private treasury with a lot of money.

The people of the Xiao Family accepted it as soon as he said those words. After all, they couldn’t take those paintings, calligraphy, and antiques with them on the road.

Old Lady Xiao said: “In addition to the silver, you also need to give us two-thirds of the jewelry.”

Ge Chunru pinched Xiao Yuanshi, she couldn’t agree to this.

She wanted to give her sister a dowry.

Xiao Yuanshi couldn’t help but frown. His wife cared too much about her siblings.

But seeing her swollen face, he felt a little guilty.

“One-third, no more.”

“After all, the second prince has promised me to marry Chuyi as his side concubine. If the dowry is too small, it will bring disgrace to our general’s mansion.”

He looked at the Xiao family members thoughtfully and continued: “When everything gets better, Dalang and Erlang will have a better future.”

Old Man Xiao agreed: “Okay, that’s it.”

It was a good thing for his son to get acquainted with the second prince.

He cannot force his son to drive the person in his heart away, which is very advantageous to Ge Chunru and her sister.

The best products of the Xiao Family did not show off all of their cards right now. They didn’t mention their backup plan. If they were intercepted or robbed midway, it would be Xiao Yuanshi or the little hoof’s fault.

This was what Shi Qingluo told them. It would be better to tell them on the day they will leave.

Otherwise, Ge Chunru might cause trouble again, which they think makes sense.

After the negotiation was settled, the old lady and others left the yard.

Xiao Yuanshi hugged Ge Chunru again and made a promise, saying that he would never touch the concubine.

Taking concubines was just a show to appease people.

When he returned to his yard, Xiao Yuanshi felt tired.

Two days later, he went to the Yamen and heard his colleagues expressing sympathy for him.

The implication was that he was afraid of his wife, which made him unable to hold back his face.

Since when did he become afraid of his wife? These people were talking nonsense.

Once he inquired about it, he found out that it was his mother who went outside to tell people that his wife could not have children, but he was not allowed to take concubines, so he did not dare to take concubines.

Xiao Yuanshi wanted to vomit blood after hearing this. He just wanted to send the Xiao family out of the capital as soon as possible. He was really scared of being cheated again……

When the swelling on her face subsided, Ge Chunru took her sister to the jewelry store.

Then she received a lot of looks of contempt and sympathy.

She couldn’t hold it back and asked the maid to inquire. After getting the result, she almost fainted.

That dead old woman went outside and said that she would never be able to give birth again. She was so vicious.

Her mood to buy jewelry was completely gone, so she took her sister downstairs and prepared to go back home.

Then suddenly she heard someone whispering not far away.

“No wonder, I heard that General Xiao has raised a lover outside. It turns out that the general’s wife is unable to give birth.”

Hearing this, Ge Chunru’s face turned pale, and her body went limp. If Ge Chuyi hadn’t been holding her up, she would have fallen to the ground.

 


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