He folded the paper that the second prince did not take away, put it in his arms, and returned to the general's mansion.
He went directly to the yard where Ge Chunru was.
Ge Chunru was looking at the account book. In recent times, because she had transferred most of the money to subsidize her younger brother and sister, the expenses of the general's mansion had shrunk a lot.
The money on the books was not even enough to pay the monthly wages for the maids and servants.
But she didn't want to use her only private subsidy, nor did she dare to ask Xiao Yuanshi for it.
Last month she only paid half of the monthly salary. If she paid half again this month, she was afraid that the servants in the general's mansion would gossip about it behind his back.
That's why it can be a bit stressful.
Seeing Xiao Yuanshi come in, she immediately closed the account book, stood up with a smile, and said, "The general is back."
Xiao Yuanshi went over and sat down with a rare sullen look on his face.
Ge Chunru walked behind him and massaged his shoulders considerately, "Who made you unhappy again?"
Xiao Yuanshi asked, "You asked Zheng Tongfeng to rescue Bai Li?"
Ge Chunru was stunned, "I didn't!"
It was indeed her idea to be a hero saving the beauty, but seeing Xiao Yuanshi's unhappy face, she naturally couldn't admit it.
"I just went to Zheng's house to try to bring him and Bai Li together."
She asked, "What's wrong?"
Xiao Yuanshi sneered, "Bai Li saw through it at a glance."
It shows how clumsy his heroic act of saving the damsel in distress was, as it was seen through by his weak and naive daughter at a glance.
"Because of this heroic act of saving the damsel in distress, not only did Zheng'er and his wife find out that Zheng Tongfeng had ulterior motives, but he was also seen by the Fifth Prince and the legitimate son of the Duke of Ying's mansion that day."
"The Second Prince is very angry."
When Ge Chunru heard the last sentence, her heart tightened, "How could this be? Zheng Tongfeng doesn't look like such a reckless person."
That idiot failed at his first attempt.
Even Xiao Baili could see the problem, which shows how careless that idiot is.
Xiao Yuanshi turned and looked at her, "Do you know Zheng Tongfeng? Is he really a good match for Bai Li?"
Although he and his daughter did not have much affection for each other and they had severed their relationship, she was still his biological child after all.
He never thought of pushing his daughter into the fire pit.
Seeing him like this, Ge Chunru felt a little nervous and guilty. "His father is a powerful fourth-rank official in Beijing. Although he is not the eldest son, he is also a legitimate son and a scholar."
"It is possible to pass the imperial examinations and become a Jinshi in the future."
She avoided the point and said, "And their family is willing to marry Bai Li, so I was the one who made the connection."
Then he asked back: "What? Is there something wrong with Zheng Tongfeng?"
Xiao Yuanshi felt disappointed when he saw her like this.
How did she become like this? She was full of lies and was so cruel that she wanted to push his daughter into the fire pit.
Bai Li is a woman with such a soft and weak personality, so this can't hinder her in any way.
Where is the innocence, simplicity and kindness that my wife once had?
He suddenly felt a little tired, and took out the paper from his pocket and handed it to Ge Chunru, "Take a look for yourself."
Ge Chunru reached out to take it, opened it and looked at it. After reading it, his expression changed again and again.
She had never expected that the Second Prince would actually go and investigate all this.
Also, she had secretly investigated several unmarried men, and the general conversation in which she instigated Mrs. Zheng to let Zheng Tongfeng marry Xiao Baili, all of which were found out.
Also because of the investigation and the conversation, it can be proved that she knew that Zheng Tongfeng kept a prostitute as a mistress.
Actually, there is nothing wrong with having a mistress.
Moreover, the conversation between Zheng Tongfeng and the concubine was actually overheard by the Second Prince's men.
This is very ugly.
What he was thinking about was not what would happen to Xiao Yuanshi, but whether his sister would be implicated in the Second Prince's residence, causing the Second Prince to have a bad impression of his sister.
Seeing that she was distracted, Xiao Yuanshi asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Ge Chunru was used to not being on guard against Xiao Yuanshi, and was distracted by deep thought.
So he blurted out, "I'm worried that the Second Prince will take his anger out on my sister."
Xiao Yuanshi: “…” This woman is actually thinking about her sister now.
Why didn't she think about whether the Second Prince would vent his anger on him? This made him angry, and the words said by the old lady and others came to his mind again.
Ge Chunru regretted it the moment he blurted it out.
After all, she has always known that Xiao Yuanshi is the kind of person who wants others to put all of his attention on him.
He hurriedly made amends, "I'm also worried that the Second Prince might take his anger out on you."
Xiao Yuanshi: “…” It’s too late.
"The Second Prince has taken his anger out on me and told me not to contact him recently."
He looked at Ge Chunru with disappointment in his eyes, "I really didn't expect that you would push Bai Li into this kind of fire pit."
"If Bai Li really married into the Zheng family, Zheng Tongfeng would probably deliberately lose his wife for the sake of that concubine."
Only when one dies from a wife will the status requirements for marrying a step-wife not be so high.
Zheng Tongfeng just needs to give the brothel's concubine a clean identity as a girl from a small family.
But his daughter became a victim.
This was the first time Ge Chunru saw Xiao Yuanshi looking at her like this.
She couldn't help but feel nervous again. The evidence was solid, and the Second Prince was already angry. If she tried to argue, it would only make Xiao Yuanshi even angrier and more disappointed.
One of the things he liked about her was that she didn't hide anything from him.
Then he burst into tears, "I, I was wrong."
"My husband, I am jealous of Kong because she can have so many children with you."
"I don't like her children, so I can't help but feel jealous and angry."
"It is indeed a great privilege for Xiao Baili to marry into the Zheng family. That is why I want to promote the marriage between the two families."
"I think even if Zheng Tongfeng has someone outside, with you as the general, the people of the Zheng family won't dare to do anything to Bai Li."
She cried and said, "I really didn't know that Zheng Tongfeng wanted to get a son out of wedlock and make his concubine his wife's wife."
However, Xiao Yuanshi did not feel as much pity as he did before, because what she did was really too unkind.
"I have repeatedly stressed to you that you should not do anything that would harm Bai Li in this matter, but you turned a deaf ear to it."
"I divorced Kong Shi for you and severed the marriage with my three children. Why do you have to be jealous of her? Isn't that enough?"
"The point is that this is no longer my business. It also involves the Second Prince and your sister."
"Husband, I know I was wrong, and I will never do it again." Ge Chunru also regretted it. She really didn't expect that such a thing would be discovered and that the Second Prince would investigate it thoroughly.
In her opinion, even if Zheng Tongfeng has someone in his heart, it doesn't matter. Xiao Baili is marrying above her station by marrying Zheng Tongfeng.
Xiao Yuanshi shook his head in his heart, there is no future.
From now on, he would never let Ge Chunru do such things again.
This young wife was born in a poor family. She used to behave well, but now she is becoming more and more petty.
He glanced around and saw the account book on the table.
He reached out and took it and flipped through it casually.
Originally, I was just planning to look through the account book to think about how to save the situation, but after seeing the accounts for the past two months in the account book, my face couldn't help but darken.
Continue at 16:30~ (End of this chapter)
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