Guo Liangxian called out to her first and took a few steps forward.
Yuan Xueyue took two steps back and bowed, "General, what's the important matter?"
Guo Liangxian's eyes turned cold.
"You and I have become so estranged that you are actually backing off from me?"
Yuan Xueyue said, "How have we ever been acquainted with each other? Since the general has just come out of Yanling Garden, please go in again for me."
Guo Liangxian frowned, "What?"
Yuan Xueyue said,
"My mother-in-law has instructed that relatives from the Guo family, your uncles, will be coming in a few days. Their purpose this time is not simple, so everyone in the mansion must be cautious and not leave any handles or loopholes."
These words fully expressed Nian's meaning.
Guo Liangxian asked, "Why don't you go in and talk?"
Yuan Xueyue said, "I am the wife. I can go in, and I can also let her come to the Liyuan to listen. This is my authority."
"Power? Since it's power, shouldn't you serve me as your husband well?"
After saying that, Guo Liangxian pressed on step by step.
Yuan Xueyue said in a cold tone, "General, you are too kind. The two beautiful concubines in the mansion are more than enough for you to enjoy."
Guo Liangxian said dissatisfiedly,
"Why do you always keep me at a distance? And yet you tell your mother that a good cook cannot cook without rice?"
"You have the final say in everything. Do you still have eyes for me, the general?"
Yuan Xueyue turned around and said coldly, "General, you're worrying too much. I just don't want to upset you. Our marriage is over. There's no need to talk about this."
Guo Liangxian insisted, "What do you mean by fate is over? Since you are my wife, we are still husband and wife! One night of marriage is a hundred nights of love. I will go to the opera house to rest tonight!"
Yuan Xueyue refused.
"If the general insists on coming, then I will have no choice but to hand over the Pear Garden to the general to rest."
"you!"
Always like this, always like this!
Guo Liangxian scratched his head angrily, looking at her receding back, feeling helpless!
Every moment since I came back, I have thought about giving her some warmth, but she always looks so cold that she keeps me at a distance!
There was no other way, so Guo Liangxian turned around and went back to Yanling Garden.
"General~ that was just now..."
Lin Yan'er stood by the door with a melancholy look in her eyes.
Guo Liangxian stepped forward and said, "Yes, Madam, Yan'er is pregnant, why isn't she staying in the house?"
Lin Yan'er shook her head and said,
"Yan'er is not as delicate as the general thinks. Yan'er wants to go out for a walk. She hasn't left the house since she came to the general's mansion."
Hearing about going out, Guo Liangxian objected, "No, it wasn't allowed before, and now that you're pregnant, it's even more forbidden."
Lin Yan'er took his hand and said,
"Why? General, are you still going to put me under house arrest? How can you have the heart to do that?"
Guo Liangxian said, "It's just that there will be guests coming to the mansion in the next few days. It's better for Yan'er to stay indoors to avoid any unpleasantness with the guests."
Hearing this, Lin Yan'er was dissatisfied.
"Am I such an unruly person in the eyes of the general?"
Guo Liangxian hesitated and said, "That's not what I meant. I just want you to take good care of yourself."
"Hmph! Just stay then! Then why can Madam enter and leave the General's Mansion every day?" Lin Yan'er said.
"She is the Madam, and she has to take care of all the affairs of the mansion. Yan'er doesn't need to pay attention to her."
Guo Liangxian's words made Lin Yan'er even more resentful.
What's the point of being a concubine and having no freedom?
Could it be that I have to wait another ten months for the baby to be born?
Lin Yan'er won't just sit there and wait for death so easily!
Since guests are coming, she has to find some way to show herself!
Let the old lady in the mansion know that she has a very important status in the eyes of the general!
After a few days, everything was peaceful in the mansion.
Guo Lianglian also knew that her relatives were coming, so she became more cautious and didn't dare to wander around.
I was originally not allowed to leave the house, and now I am even less allowed to leave the courtyard!
If her relatives saw her, they would point fingers at her and criticize her to death. Nian also repeatedly warned her not to let her relatives know about Guo Lianglian's existence!
Otherwise, some discord would inevitably arise, forcing Guo Lianglian to remarry!
These relatives are just worrying about nothing!
In the mansion, there is only an old lady as an elder to support her. How can she compete with the uncles?
As soon as they arrived, the elders in the family also came to support them. It was such a grand scene!
Fortunately, the mansion given by King Xian was large enough, and after renovating two courtyards, it was enough to accommodate them for a while.
With great joy, relatives arrived one after another after the Double Ninth Festival.
Everything will be in place within two days!
Inside the ancestral hall and inside and outside the general's mansion, there are people from the Guo family!
It’s very lively and there are many children and grandchildren!
The main hall of the general's mansion.
The fourth uncle said, "Niece, we will leave after the beginning of winter and will not bother you."
It was probably like this in previous years, but I stayed a few days longer this year.
A full half month!
Half a month, with twenty or thirty people, it would be difficult for Nian!
Nian smiled and said, "I won't disturb you. If you are happy living here, you can stay as long as you want."
It was originally a polite remark, but the third uncle continued,
"Sister-in-law, are you serious? Then we brothers will be polite!"
"My eldest brother died early. An elder brother is like a father, and an elder sister-in-law is like a mother!"
The second uncle also said, "Yes, I didn't expect that the eldest sister-in-law would be so polite. We are very grateful!"
Guo Liangxian was speechless, "..."
My fourth uncle is already shameless enough, but I didn’t expect that my third and second uncles are even more shameless!
I haven't heard of them doing this in previous years. Why are they so excessive this year?
After all, they were relatives, so Guo Liangxian didn't want to tear his face apart, so he smiled and said,
"Of course not. We are all brothers from the same clan, so it's only natural. It's just that we just won the battle, and things haven't settled down yet. If there's anything we haven't done well, please forgive us, uncles."
Uncle Wu said, "It doesn't matter. We are all rough people. It is our blessing to live in such a luxurious mansion!"
"What's the matter with being polite? Liangxian is being too formal."
Second uncle also said, "Yes, we are all family, so don't say such strange things, right, sister-in-law?"
Nian was forced to smile but was extremely embarrassed.
Who is their family?
If I had known earlier, I would have refused to move the ancestral hall!
Now, I can’t get rid of these troublesome relatives!
It seems that the relocation of the ancestral hall is just a handle for them to tie up Nian and Guo Liangxian!
Mother Cui arranged for maids and servants to serve tea. It took several rounds of service before all the relatives had enough tea!
There were also the uncles' families, children, and one or two slaves they brought with them.
Even if it is a small family, in this world, slaves are cheap, so naturally you can recruit a lot of them!
But they were a small family, and their servants all followed them.
Second Uncle looked around and saw that the main hall was very large.
He said, "Hey, why is Liangxian's wife not here?"
Uncle San also said, "Yes, remember that daughter-in-law is the daughter of Magistrate Yuan! Liangxian, what a blessing! A virtuous wife will help you achieve your lofty ambitions!"
The fourth uncle also said, "You are so lucky to have such a daughter-in-law, niece."
Nian just smiled and said nothing.
Uncle Wu laughed and said, "With so many people here, it looks like we'll have to trouble the general's wife, haha!"
"No trouble, Uncle Wu, you're welcome."
As soon as she finished speaking, Cuiping pushed open the door and Yuan Xueyue came into everyone's sight.
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