"Yes." The servant dared not delay and immediately went to the second room to call for help.

Before long, Su Renyi arrived with Zhong Shi and Su Feiling.

They escorted Su Linyuan to Shili Pavilion, and had only just returned to the General's Mansion.

Su Renyi frowned slightly, displeased, when he saw Su Xuening sitting in the main seat, but he didn't say anything and went over to sit down as well.

Before he could even sit down in the main seat, Su Xuening coldly said, "This is the General's Mansion. Second Uncle is a guest here. Please sit down!"

Su Xuening gestured to Su Renyi to move to a different seat, which made Su Renyi so angry that his face turned black. He couldn't retaliate, so he could only get up and sit in the guest seat below.

Zhong was somewhat indignant and wanted to argue with Su Xuening, but Su Feiling stopped her.

Su Feiling gave her a wink and pulled Zhong Shi to sit opposite Su Renyi.

After they were all seated, Su Xuening spoke up: "I invited Second Uncle and Second Aunt here today to discuss the division of the family property. Since the Emperor has already made the division for us, then we will proceed according to the Emperor's decision. The Su family's ancestral property, including the ancestral home and the Su family's ancestral lands, will not be taken by our eldest branch; they will all belong to the second branch."

Su Xuening's words did not make Su Renyi and the others very happy.

What do you mean by distributing it according to the Emperor? It's obvious that she made the request to the Emperor herself, and now she's using the Emperor as a shield. How shameless!

And that so-called ancestral property of the Su family? The Su family ancestors were just farmers, with only a few dilapidated brick houses that had long since collapsed. What kind of ancestral home is that? As for those few acres of land, they didn't care about them at all. She even had the nerve to say that all this junk belonged to them, as if they had gotten some huge advantage.

Su Xuening didn't care whether they were happy or not, and continued to say, "Our eldest branch only wants two things. First, things that belong to my father."

As Su Xuening spoke, she looked at Bihe, who immediately understood and handed Su Renyi a small box.

Su Xuening looked at the box and said, "This box contains a list of gifts that the Emperor and Consort Su have bestowed upon my father over the years, as well as the things my father has acquired himself over the years. The list is here. Please return them to their rightful owners, Second Uncle."

Su Renyi opened the box, looked at the thick stack of sheets, and his expression instantly turned grim.

If we calculate it that way, then the second wife's family would have nothing left!

Before Su Renyi could speak, Madam Zhong retorted, "That can't be the case. The Emperor and Consort Su bestowed these gifts upon the Marquis of Yong'an, who is now your second uncle. Naturally, those things should belong to our second branch. And what about the things that Su Renzhong acquired? How can they all go to you? His things were also acquired with the silver bestowed by the Emperor, so they should also belong to our second branch."

Although Zhong had been shouting all the way and her voice had gone hoarse, she was full of energy and showed no signs of weakness when she started grabbing things.

Su Xuening knew they wouldn't return the gifts so easily: "Second Aunt, you really have a silver tongue! You said they bestowed them upon the Marquis of Yong'an, Second Uncle and Second Aunt, have you forgotten? The former Marquis of Yong'an was my father, and these gift lists clearly bear my father Su Renzhong's name. They have absolutely nothing to do with Second Uncle. As for the things my father acquired, you have even less right to interfere! These were all earned with my father's life; let's see who dares to steal them!"

Su Xuening suddenly shouted, which frightened the maids and servants present so much that their legs went weak.

Zhong Shi, however, was not afraid and said angrily, "Su Xuening, greed is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant. I advise you not to be so greedy. There are only you and Su Yun'an, the siblings, in your eldest branch. Can you really eat all this stuff?"

Su Xuening sneered, "Whether we can finish it or not, it seems to have nothing to do with you, Second Aunt. Let me remind you again, this was distributed by the Emperor. Are you questioning the Emperor, Second Aunt? Or are you trying to defy the imperial decree?"

“You…” Zhong’s momentum instantly diminished when the Emperor was mentioned.

Seeing that Su Xuening had brought up the Emperor, Su Renyi seemed to finally give her some face and stepped in to take charge: "Alright, stop arguing. All these rewards are for you. As for the things your father prepared, I should get half of them."

"What's the reason?" Su Xuening asked with a disdainful look.

He said he'd just divide it in half, so how could the eldest son's property be so easily divided?

Su Xuening's assertiveness made Su Renyi feel a little guilty, but thinking that he would have nothing if he didn't fight for it, he became more assertive: "Your father passed away a few years ago. I managed all the shops, fields and farms in the family. I should have a share. Moreover, we didn't divide the family property at that time. Your father acquired the Su family's property, so I should get half of it."

"The Su family's things?" Su Xuening scoffed disdainfully, "The Su family that Second Uncle is talking about is the Su family's ancestral home, right? To be honest, my father left home when he was young, without taking anything from the family. He left with nothing. How much does the current General have to do with the Su family you're talking about? As for the matter of you managing the shops and land for my father, it reminds me of something."

Su Xuening glanced at Lülian again, and Lülian immediately handed Su Renyi a pile of account books.

“I have already had these accounts settled. My father has been gone for three years. The total profit of his shop during these three years is 186,320 taels. I would like to ask my second uncle to return it all.”

Upon hearing that Su Xuening wanted him to return three years' worth of profits, Su Renyi's face instantly turned green.

Zhong was so angry that she slammed her hand on the table: "Su Xuening, you've gone too far!"

As soon as Zhong slammed his hand on the table, a hundred or so guards rushed in from outside.

Each of them was tall and strong, which frightened Zhong Shi so much that she lost her breath and dared not slam her hand on the table. The finger she was about to point at Su Xuening also bent down.

Su Xuening raised her hand to the guards, and they immediately stepped aside.

Su Xuening looked at the short-breathed Zhong Shi and sneered, "This is my General's Mansion. Second Aunt, you'd better be careful when you slam this table. If you break it, you'll have to pay for it. This rosewood table is worth several thousand taels of silver. You'll have to pay for everything. I'm afraid you can't afford to pay for it!"

“Su Xuening…” Madam Zhong was so angry that she was about to curse again, but the fierce-looking guard next to her made her dare not open her mouth.

Su Xuening gently stroked her nails and sneered, "I wanted to talk to you nicely, and I didn't want to argue with you over such trivial matters, but it seems you don't want to settle this score with me properly. Since that's the case, then I can only settle things with you one by one."

"Besides the profits from the shop, there are also the expenses you've incurred living in my General's Mansion over the past few years. Every year, my second uncle spends roughly 20,000 taels, my second aunt 15,000 taels, Su Linyuan 50,000 taels, Su Feiling 10,000 taels, Su Muyao 10,000 taels, and then there are all those concubines in the second branch..."

"Alright!" Seeing Su Xuening talking more and more, Su Renyi broke out in a cold sweat: "Your father's rewards and his property are all yours."