Favoring Concubines and Neglecting the Wife? The General’s Wife Calls it Quits and Divorces! – Chapter 85

Ch 85: Two Concubines and One Attendant

Meng Huihui was his newly acquired attendant concubine of the previous month, residing in the side courtyard next to Yaoyu Pavilion.

Considering that Concubine Ju Niuer in the courtyard was pregnant and could not be disturbed, General Guo Liangxian didn’t utter a single sound, desperately covering Meng Huihui’s mouth, indulging in several rounds of debauchery!

Now he got up, and Meng Huihui was nowhere to be seen.

He clutched his aching head. A cold wind hit his chest, yet he felt no chill.

“Someone!” General Guo Liangxian called out.

Creak~ The door opened.

A slender woman stepped in, her messy black hair framing a delicate and lively face. She was wrapped in thick clothes, her feet exposed to the wind, yet she seemed oblivious to the cold. She carried in a meal with an air of composure.

“General, you’re awake.” Meng Huihui smiled as she approached, placing the meal on the table and lightly tracing her fingers over General Guo Liangxian’s chest muscles.

General Guo Liangxian impatiently pushed her away. “Alright, help me get dressed.”

Normally, a maid would come in to assist, but the door was already closed, and only Meng Huihui was in the room to help him dress, wrap his robes, and tie his hair.

When finished, Meng Huihui suddenly hugged General Guo Liangxian’s body from behind, pressing her head tightly against his shoulder, and said with a full smile,

“General, you weren’t very gentle last night.”

General Guo Liangxian’s movements stilled, but he quickly removed her hands.

He said coldly, “Watch yourself. You are an attendant concubine. Stay here. If you’re hungry or thirsty, call a maid.”

After speaking, General Guo Liangxian strode into the cold wind without looking back.

With his departure, Yaoyu Pavilion was about to become lively.

Concubine Ju Niuer, as the high-ranking concubine of the main chamber, wouldn’t tolerate an attendant concubine showing off.

Fortunately, Wife had excused her from the morning greetings, but Yaoyu Pavilion had its own unique atmosphere. The attendant concubine and the other concubine, after serving the General, had to come and pay their respects to Concubine Ju Niuer!

This was a rule arbitrarily set by Concubine Ju Niuer, only within Yaoyu Pavilion.

In the small hall of Yaoyu Pavilion, the charcoal fire was weak, but it was quite warm. Jiang Tingting had gone with the concubine from the neighboring courtyard to pay respects to Wife in the morning, but surprisingly, they didn’t see Wife.

Jiang Tingting sneered, “Concubine Niu, that newly arrived Meng Huihui really doesn’t know the rules. They’re both in Yaoyu Pavilion, yet she doesn’t even come to pay her respects to you.”

Concubine Ju Niuer’s face was cold, and she also put on airs.

Now that her belly was slightly showing after more than three months, she began to recall what Wife had once told her, “Do you want to become the Wife?”

Concubine Ju Niuer snapped back to reality and said, “We’ll teach her a lesson later.”

Jiang Tingting smiled obsequiously, “Yes!”

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After reviewing Song Ge’er’s writing papers, Madam Nian sent everyone else away, leaving Yuan Xueyue to wait quietly in the room to discuss the matters before the New Year.

Madam Nian said, “The residence has already taken two concubines and one attendant concubine for Liangxian. That’s enough for him to enjoy.”

Yuan Xueyue’s face showed no emotion, but she was shocked inside.

It had to be Madam Nian, silently, within two or three months, arranging a concubine for General Guo Liangxian each month!

Just taking concubines was no big deal; they were simply brought into the residence.

But those women, mostly of humble origins, were not in Madam Nian’s eyes, though she reluctantly accepted them.

In this half-year, all the concubines from the previous two years had been gathered, saving Yuan Xueyue the trouble of pursuing them one by one.

Yuan Xueyue asked, “Are there any candidates among them that Mother-in-Law favors?”

Madam Nian was surprised, “What candidates?”

Yuan Xueyue helped her recall, “Mother-in-Law once said that if a suitable candidate for managing the household was found, I could yield the management authority.”

Madam Nian was silent, her anger evident on her face.

“When did I say that? Those two women from the brothels, and one nameless woman from the marketplace, how could such lowly statuses be worthy of managing the household?” Madam Nian said.

Yuan Xueyue was also speechless for a moment.

It seemed that Madam Nian had not yet found anyone. However, she herself couldn’t wait any longer. Once this year was over and they went to the old home in Lucheng, she hoped that Madam Nian and the Guo family could face her own reckoning.

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“Daughter-in-law spoke out of turn. Mother-in-Law, please don’t take it to heart.” Yuan Xueyue said calmly. For now, she couldn’t provoke Madam Nian, lest it interfere with the return home after the New Year.

Madam Nian said, “Forget it. You should quickly arrange for the New Year. Niu’er can be entrusted with some help, and there are also Mama Rong and Manager Li who can assist.”

Yuan Xueyue nodded, “Yes, Daughter-in-law understands.”

With that, she prepared to get up and leave. A flurry of footsteps came from outside, and General Guo Liangxian quickly pushed the door open and entered, without waiting for Mama Cui to announce him.

General Guo Liangxian bowed, “Mother.”

Yuan Xueyue gave a slight curtsy and took her leave, brushing past General Guo Liangxian. The husband and wife showed no intention towards each other.

As she passed by, General Guo Liangxian’s eyes flickered, but he remained still.

He had done it, simply fulfilling the need for concubines, adding new life to the residence!

Madam Nian waved for him to sit down. The mother and son’s private conversation was unknown to anyone.

Cuiping waited outside and said, “Wife.”

Yuan Xueyue walked away. Today was relatively leisurely, so she went to Yaoyu Pavilion to visit Niu’er. Since Madam Nian had said she could be entrusted with tasks, she couldn’t neglect her.

Little did she know, Yaoyu Pavilion was a scene!

“You’re so enchanting, how did you get the General to stay in your room for days and nights? Last night, the servant was guarding outside and saw that the lights in your room weren’t extinguished until the third watch!” Jiang Tingting grabbed Meng Huihui’s collar and pushed her forcefully.

Meng Huihui fell to the slightly cold ground. She knelt and bowed her head, saying,

“Concubine Niu, please calm your anger. This servant didn’t mean to.”

Concubine Ju Niuer said coldly, “You didn’t mean to, but the General did? You’re making yourself completely blameless.”

Jiang Tingting kicked Meng Huihui, “Do you think Concubine Niu is a fool? Can’t you understand that you’re clearing yourself!”

Since Jiang Tingting arrived at Yaoyu Pavilion, she knew that the master here was Concubine Ju Niuer. Lin Yan’er of the neighboring Yanling Courtyard was incompetent and confined.

The Wife of Liyuan Garden, further away, was kind and generous, not competing with concubines like them for the General’s favor at all, posing no threat.

Therefore, Jiang Tingting only relied on Concubine Ju Niuer for blessings, accompanying her in every word and deed.

Regarding the General’s favor, Jiang Tingting was extremely cautious, but she was very jealous of Meng Huihui, who was also in Yaoyu Pavilion, for not understanding the rules and showing no deference!

So she vented her anger.

Meng Huihui, being new, didn’t understand the rules here. She only knew that the General loved to be on her all day, tossing and turning, and she couldn’t refuse.

That day, at a glance from the high horse in the marketplace, Meng Huihui was attracted to General Guo Liangxian. The horse was startled, and the two had a fateful connection!

Meng Huihui tried her best to explain, “This servant truly didn’t mean to. I beg Concubine Niu and Concubine Jiang to forgive this servant.”

As an attendant concubine, she could only refer to herself as “this servant” or “servant,” as humble as dust.

Jiang Tingting was the most furious, completely unable to accept it.

“Forgive? First, experience some punishment. Someone!” Jiang Tingting called out.

Concubine Ju Niuer, sitting in the main seat, remained silent, quietly watching Jiang Tingting discipline the newly arrived Meng Huihui.

For Concubine Ju Niuer, both of them were newcomers, no match for her own servant’s decade-long companionship with the Guo family!

Unexpectedly, a maid came in and announced,

“Reporting to Concubine, Wife has arrived.”

At these words, Concubine Ju Niuer jumped up from her seat in surprise, a smile appearing on her face, “Wife has arrived?”

Concubine Ju Niuer lifted her feet and went out to greet her, just as Yuan Xueyue was about to step onto the stairs.