Song Jiao ignored Xie Yuan who was crying, and turned her cold eyes to Xu Qingqing.
She twisted her wrist, making a crisp sound, as if foreshadowing the coming storm. "It seems you really don't learn from your mistakes. Have you forgotten the pain even after the wound has healed?"
Seeing Song Jiao turning her hand, Xu Qingqing began to feel flustered.
She stiffened her neck and tried to remain calm, "Song Tangxue, this is on the street, aren't you afraid of people talking about you?" She tried to use public opinion to suppress Song Jiao.
However, Song Jiao snorted coldly, raised her hand fearlessly, and slapped Xu Qingqing in the face with a loud slap. "You haven't even entered the general's mansion yet, and you dare to instigate Xie Yuan to go to my shop to take money privately. Do you still have any shame? You're taking advantage of such a young child. Isn't what the general has given you enough?"
Song Jiao's hands still did not stop moving, her eyes were cold and firm, as if she wanted to see through Xu Qingqing.
Xu Qingqing didn't understand what Song Jiao was going to do at all. She replied directly, "Don't you have all the money? Do you have the nerve to take all the rewards from the emperor? And leave only one hundred taels? What use can you have for it?"
Xu Qingqing's words were full of provocation and dissatisfaction, and she tried to use the public's sympathy to deal with Song Jiao.
She raised her voice, completely ignoring the reminders of the maid beside her, "Everyone, come and judge for justice. The general's wife has taken all the rewards given by the emperor. Now the general's mansion is left with only one hundred taels. The general has been fighting for so many years, defending his country! But when he returned, he was treated like this by his wife!"
The people around immediately began to echo Xu Qingqing's words and accused Song Jiao of her vicious behavior.
They were talking incessantly, their voices growing louder and louder, as if to drown out the entire street.
Song Jiao raised her hand and slapped Xu Qingqing without hesitation.
The slap was so loud that it shocked everyone around.
She stared at Xu Qingqing coldly and said firmly, "Since you're talking about this, I'd like to have a serious accounting with you. I've been subsidizing the family since the day I married into the General's Mansion. I've been the only one running the household, and the General's Mansion has long been unable to make ends meet!"
Her words were filled with anger and dissatisfaction, as if she wanted to release all the grievances she had suffered over the years.
She continued, "To ensure Xie Youan has no worries in the frontier, I've been buying up provisions and sending them to the border. From the daily expenses of providing for my mother-in-law to the monthly wages for the servants, everything in the mansion costs money. And yet, ever since you came back, you've been treated to delicacies and silks every day. Who's really enjoying the good life?"
Song Jiao became angrier and angrier as she spoke. She grabbed Xu Qingqing's hair and threw her to the ground, then started to clean up.
The people around just watched the fun but didn't say anything.
After all, it was an ancient street, so Song Jiao's movements were not very dramatic, just like an ordinary fight.
Everyone just thought that the people in the general's mansion were very angry. After all, everyone knew that the general had said that he would never take a concubine in his life, and would never let his wife down.
Xu Qingqing was beaten by Song Jiao so badly that she had no power to fight back and could only cry and beg for mercy on the ground.
Her maid stood by, trembling with fear and not daring to step forward to help.
Xie Yuan also stood aside, her eyes wide open, watching the scene at a loss.
After Song Jiao had beaten enough, she stood up and looked at Xu Qingqing's maid, "If you bring the young lady out without my consent next time, you'll be sold!" Her voice was cold and majestic, making the maid shiver involuntarily.
After the farce ended, Song Jiao took the money and took Xie Yuan back to the general's mansion. Xie Yuan looked at her timidly along the way, without saying a word. She knew that she had done something wrong this time and had angered her mother, and her heart was filled with guilt and uneasiness.
Song Jiao just closed her eyes and rested, not caring about Xie Yuan's reaction at all.
She sneered in her heart, but the heroine's action of coming to her door made her laugh.
Did she think she could soar into the sky, shoulder to shoulder with the sun?
"Tuanzi, remember to prepare more worlds like this for me in the future!" Song Jiao was already annoyed because Shen Hao did not deliver spiritual food on time.
These people just like being beaten up and keep causing trouble. So what can I do? Of course I just accept it!
The news about Xu Qingqing being beaten had spread throughout the general's mansion, but no one came to cause trouble.
Inside the study, the atmosphere was so solemn that it seemed as if water could drip out of it.
Xie Youan's face was terribly gloomy. He stared at Xu Qingqing coldly, his voice revealing a chill, "Do you know what will happen to what you said today?"
This was the first time in all these years that Xie Youan had been so harsh on Xu Qingqing.
His eyes made Xu Qingqing feel strange and scared, as if the man in front of her was no longer the general who had once been gentle and considerate to her.
Xu Qingqing looked at the man in front of her, who seemed indifferent to her, and the grievance in her heart suddenly surged. She cried even harder, "Xie Youan! Look at yourself, I was the one who was beaten, and I was also the one who was injured! Not only are you ignoring me now, but you are also questioning me?"
Her voice trembled, filled with endless disappointment and anger.
She once thought that she was special in Xie Youan's heart, but now it seems that she is just a pawn in his hand and can be discarded at any time.
Xie Youan has always liked Xu Qingqing's outspokenness, but now she is causing trouble in the street and saying those words without any regard for the consequences.
This made him angry and disappointed.
"Now everyone in the capital knows that my general's mansion relies on my wife's dowry to survive. How do you want others to see me?" Xie Youan picked up the teacup irritably and threw it hard in front of Xu Qingqing.
The teacup shattered instantly, and tea splashed everywhere, just like his messy mood at the moment.
In the face of reputation, even the most beloved concubine is just a concubine.
But if you bring shame to the entire general's mansion, you will be guilty.
This is the principle that Xie Youan has always adhered to, but now it has been broken by Xu Qingqing.
Xu Qingqing was also angry. She stood up, raised her hand, pointed at Xie Youan's nose and started scolding: "Have you told me before that your family has no money? You still need your woman to support the family?" Her voice was sharp and harsh, echoing in the study.
As a general, when had Xie Youan ever been scolded? He stood up and slapped Xu Qingqing in the face.
It made my already swollen face even more swollen.
After the fight, Xie Youan finally realized that he had been impulsive and immediately walked forward to hug the other person to explain.
Xu Qingqing just glanced at him, turned around and ran out.
After watching the whole show, Song Jiao stood at the door with her arms folded. When Xu Qingqing ran out, she slowly stretched out her foot.
Seeing the other person lying on the ground like a dog eating shit, he laughed out loud, "Run slower, there's still a lot of stuff in the toilet, don't be so anxious."
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