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

He was even more determined to get this woman.

If she continued to control the General's Mansion, they would suffer greatly.

We can’t let the things earned by the second brother go to this little girl and her younger siblings.

Xiao Yuanshi didn't expect that the people of the Xiao family would be so ruthless.

He said, "Mom, two-thirds is too much."

Old Madam Xiao did not bargain, "Then report to the authorities. I will divorce this vicious woman and let everyone in the capital know what kind of person she is."

"As long as we vent our anger, we don't need to pay a penny of the money in the general's mansion."

Xiao Yuanshi: “…” Why don’t you go to heaven?

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

"Mother, the Second Prince has taken a fancy to Chunru's sister and will marry her as a concubine in the near future."

Xiao Yuanshi continued, "We must prepare a generous dowry for her, otherwise how will the Second Prince view us?"

"If Chunyi becomes the second prince's concubine, I can also ask the second prince to help take care of Dalang and Erlang."

Since we have to talk about interests, he will start with interests.

With this said, the people in the Xiao family should be more cautious and won't be so harsh on their wives.

When the people in Old Xiao's family heard this, they were all shocked.

It's really unfair that Ge Chunru's sister could marry the second prince as a concubine.

Mr. Xiao, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly looked at his son and asked, "Second brother, you helped a lot, didn't you?"

In the Xiao family, the old lady basically makes the decisions, but once the old man speaks, his words carry a lot of weight.

Xiao Yuanshi knew that although the old man seemed to be silent, 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 army, his father secretly gave him a few taels of silver and prepared some food.

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

So he still has some feelings for the old man.

He said meaningfully: "Dad, sending Chunyi to be the second prince's concubine will do more good than harm to the general's mansion."

Mr. Xiao sighed, "You!"

"When someone becomes a concubine, won't you be inferior to her?"

"Your wife can't give birth to a child, and you've severed ties with Zheng'er and his family. What are you going to do in the future? There's no one left to break pots."

He looked at Xiao Yuanshi with worried eyes, "If they go one step further, won't the three siblings put pressure on you?"

"We don't care. We are going to the northern border anyway. If things don't work out, we can go back to Xiaxi Village to farm."

"But I really can't bear to see you die without an heir!"

The old man's words were half true and half false. Although this son was not his favorite, he was still his biological son after all.

When his son wanted to sever the ties with Xiao Hanzheng and his sister and separate the family, he opposed it.

But his son seemed to be possessed by Ge Chunru. He was so bewitched by her that he didn't know which way was which and wouldn't even listen to him.

Now you see, Ge Chunru is just a troublemaker, while Xiao Hanzheng's grandson looks promising.

Xiao Yuanshi felt comforted by the old man's care.

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

Since he was going to send Ge Chunyi to the Second Prince's Mansion, how could he not make any preparations?

Besides, how could a woman in the harem really influence the court?

If the Second Prince was such a foolish person who could be influenced by women, he would not have the support of so many people.

Sending her to be a concubine was just to deepen the connection between the Second Prince's Mansion and the General's Mansion.

However, after his father's reminder, he decided to keep one more trick up his sleeve.

Ge Chunru was very surprised that the old man would say such provocative words.

He was secretly filled with hatred, and by the time he was on his way to the northern border, the old man's legs had been broken.

Mr. Xiao waved his hand and said, "Just keep it in mind."

"We are old now, and we just hope that you will be well in the future."

Anyway, his purpose was to plant a thorn in his son's heart so that he would no longer care about Ge Chunru and her brother in the future.

He knew very well that his son was a petty person.

Old Mrs. Xiao pretended to wipe away tears, "Yes, your eldest nephew is in such a state, and you actually ignored him and went to help the sister of the person who harmed him. Your conscience has been eaten by a dog."

Xiao Yuanshi took a step back and said, "I'll give you two-thirds of the money in the treasury. As for the calligraphy and paintings and antiques, they are useless to you."

He also had a small private treasury with a lot of silver and money.

The people in the Xiao family knew to stop while they were ahead. After all, it was not easy for them to carry those calligraphy and paintings and antiques with them on the journey.

Old Lady Xiao said: "In addition to the silver and money, you have to give us two-thirds of the jewels."

Ge Chunru pinched Xiao Yuanshi and said, this cannot be agreed to.

She was going to give it as a dowry to her younger sister.

Xiao Yuanshi couldn't help but frown. His wife cared too much about her brothers and sisters from her mother's family.

But when I saw her swollen face, I felt a little guilty.

"One third, no more."

"After all, the Second Prince has already promised me to marry Chunyi as his concubine. If the dowry is too small, it will bring shame to our General's Mansion."

He looked at the people of the Old Xiao family meaningfully and continued, "Only when I am well will Dalang and Erlang have a better future."

The old man made the decision, "Okay, that's it."

It’s a good thing that my son can date the second prince.

It is also impossible to completely force people to abandon their faith, which would instead benefit Ge Chunru and her brother.

The people of the old Xiao family did not reveal their cards now, saying that they had a backup plan. If they were intercepted or robbed along the way, it would be the fault of Xiao Yuanshi and the other two.

This was Shi Qingluo's instruction, asking them to discuss it on the day they left.

Otherwise they were afraid that Ge Chunru would do something bad again, and they thought it made sense.

After the deal was reached, the old lady and the others left the yard.

Xiao Yuanshi hugged Ge Chunru again and promised that he would never touch his concubine.

Taking a concubine was just a show to appease people.

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

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

The implication was that he was actually afraid of his wife, which made him unable to help but frown.

When did he become henpecked? These people are talking nonsense.

After some inquiries, I found out that it was his mother who went outside and told others that his wife was unable to have children and also forbade him to take a concubine, so he did not dare to take a concubine.

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

After the swelling on Ge Chunru's face subsided, she took her sister to the jewelry store.

Then I received a lot of contemptuous and sympathetic looks.

She couldn't help it and asked her maid to find out. After getting the result, she almost fainted from anger.

That damn old woman actually went out and said that she would never be able to have children again. She was so vicious.

I had completely lost the mood to buy jewelry, so I pulled my sister downstairs to go home.

Then suddenly I heard someone whispering not far away.

"No wonder I heard that General Xiao had a baby outside. It turns out that the general's wife is unable to have children."

Hearing this, Ge Chunru's face turned pale and her body went limp. If Ge Chunyi hadn't supported her, she would have fallen to the ground.

(End of this chapter)