Favoring Concubines and Neglecting the Wife? The General’s Wife Calls it Quits and Divorces! – Chapter 70

Ch 70: Let’s Do It Right Away

“What nonsense are you talking about!”

“Absolutely impossible…”

Guo Liangxian said angrily, finding it very difficult to argue against three people.

Facing such a situation, Yuan Xueyue calmly walked over and said,

“Fourth Uncle, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, please calm down.”

His wife came over, and her first action was to comfort others!

Guo Liangxian was furious, “Why are you helping them…”

Second Uncle immediately said, “My niece-in-law knows how to behave! Look at you, Liangxian, you don’t know how to respect your elders!”

Third Uncle chimed in, “That’s right! You can’t be too selfish! You have to give way to us!”

“Back then…”

Another round of talk about favors and kindness.

After Third Uncle finished speaking, Yuan Xueyue smiled and bowed,

“Third Uncle, you may not know this, but our General is just a military man. How could he know how to manage such a large manor?”

Third Uncle was taken aback, “That’s right, why not share a piece of the pie with us? It’ll be easier to get along in the future!”

“You!”

Guo Liangxian was so angry that he wanted to step forward, but Yuan Xueyue glared him back.

Guo Liangxian, “…”

What’s going on? What did that mean just now?

Yuan Xueyue said, “Yes, Third Uncle is right, and Second Uncle is also reasonable. This manor, as our General said, and he’s right, it was Prince Xian who helped us set it up.”

Second Uncle said, “That’s it! Give us some, not half, just 40/60! There are so many of us, we’ll take 60%, you take 40%!”

“Anyway, His Highness Prince Xian will still help you! With Prince Xian to rely on, you’ll be so prestigious in the future!”

“We poor relatives hardly see you all year round…”

Yuan Xueyue nodded with a smile, showing no sign of being anxious to refute.

After letting Second Uncle speak his fill, and to his satisfaction, she said,

“Second Uncle is right, but have you two uncles forgotten something? Since this manor was built by Prince Xian for our General, please don’t misunderstand.”

“This manor is actually Prince Xian’s territory!”

At these words, Guo Liangxian’s expression changed from gnashing his teeth to shock!

This, how could it be Prince Xian’s? It was clearly their Guo family’s…

But he didn’t say anything. Seeing the greedy and covetous eyes of Second Uncle and Third Uncle, Guo Liangxian became angry!

Second Uncle was startled, seeming to realize that he had almost fallen for his niece-in-law’s trick!

“Don’t try that with me!”

“This manor is clearly yours and Liangxian’s! Prince Xian just helped you a little, pulled some strings to get it done! With so many good things, you don’t even know to help your own family!”

“Are you trying to hoard it all for yourselves, to be ungrateful wretches?”

Second Uncle scolded Yuan Xueyue, pointing fingers at her.

Third Uncle also said, “I never thought, niece-in-law, that you would be more cunning than Liangxian! You actually tried to fool us! So all that talk, you were just trying to brush us off?”

Second Uncle, “No matter what, we must take half of the harvest from this manor today!”

Yuan Xueyue smiled faintly,

“Yes, of course, we fully support that, we completely agree, but…”

Second Uncle, “Don’t ‘but’ me! A woman, what do you know about manor affairs? That’s settled then! We’ll take 60%!”

Third Uncle, “That’s right! 60%!”

Yuan Xueyue followed up, “Good! 60%! Without further ado, let’s do it right away!”

Second Uncle smiled, “See, my niece-in-law knows how to behave!”

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Guo Liangxian was anxious, “Absolutely not…! Yuan Xueyue!”

Guo Liangxian was so anxious that he called her by her full name.

But Yuan Xueyue beckoned, and the nearby foreman and some servants handed over the account books for her to look through.

“So, 60%. 80% of this manor was set up by Prince Xian. Logically, we should give 60% to Prince Xian, and the remaining 40% is ours.”

“But since you uncles insist on 60%, then we will immediately set off to the Prince’s Residence to ask His Highness Prince Xian if we can give 60% to Second Uncle and Third Uncle!”

As soon as these words were spoken, Second Uncle and Third Uncle were stunned!

Second Uncle, “What Prince’s Residence? What are we going there for?”

Third Uncle also stammered, “That, that’s right! Isn’t the manor your own?”

Yuan Xueyue said calmly,

“The manor is ours, that’s true, but most of it was managed by people sent by Prince Xian. As everyone knows, our General is under Prince Xian’s command. Anything that happens is related to Prince Xian’s reputation.”

“And you are our Guo family’s relatives. Logically, we can’t refuse you. We really want to give it to you, but we need the consent of Prince Xian’s Residence!”

Second Uncle and Third Uncle were speechless, their expressions becoming very serious.

Guo Liangxian finally realized Yuan Xueyue’s intention!

No wonder she was so calm at the beginning. She had already thought of a solution!

Now, Guo Liangxian’s confidence returned, and he raised his head and said,

“I said from the beginning that Prince Xian helped us. You insisted on taking it! This manor must have a manager, and that manager is my wife. The account books, records, everything is there.”

Yuan Xueyue directly handed the account books to Second Uncle and the others to see,

“This account book is reviewed by Lord Xiaozhao of Prince Xian’s Residence every month. Since you insist on 60%, let’s go find Lord Xiaozhao and ask.”

As soon as they heard that the people of the Prince’s Residence would be involved, Second Uncle and Third Uncle became timid!

They just wanted to bluff Guo Liangxian!

To take advantage of the situation!

If they had to go to the Prince’s Residence to talk, how could they possibly succeed!

Being able to befriend Prince Xian and live in a large mansion, Guo Liangxian had already made great progress!

They could only bully their nephew as relatives and elders!

If they really faced the people of the Prince’s Residence, it was a completely different level, a world of difference!

Any slight mistake, any slight impropriety, and they could be accused of disrespecting the Prince!

Yuan Xueyue said,

“Second Uncle, let’s go now. If it gets too late, we won’t make it. Besides, Lord Xiaozhao is very busy. We might not be able to see him!”

Guo Liangxian also chimed in, “That’s right, it’s been a long time, half a month even, and we still might not be able to see Lord Xiaozhao. As for Prince Xian, it’s even more unlikely!”

Second Uncle and Third Uncle, “…”

Fourth Uncle was stunned. How did the situation change?

“Oh, well, since it’s all under the jurisdiction of Prince Xian’s soldiers, how can we be so presumptuous? Second and Third, stop making trouble!”

Fourth Uncle also began to help Guo Liangxian’s side.

Yuan Xueyue added, “We should hurry. Otherwise, we won’t be able to find anyone at the Prince’s Residence.”

The more Second Uncle thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. After thinking for a while, he said,

“No! Prince Xian is so busy, how could he manage your small manor? Prince Xian’s land and jurisdiction are huge!”

Third Uncle also said, “That’s right! Stop fooling us. You just don’t want to benefit us!”

Yuan Xueyue said, “Want to benefit you? We’ll do it right away! We’ll go in right now, without considering Lord Xiaozhao’s thoughts, without asking, and directly give 60% to you, Second Uncle!”

“We have no objection, as long as we can be frank when Lord Xiaozhao asks about it later, and His Highness Prince Xian blames us!”