Ch 37: Account Book

“Well, um, I’m telling you this, but please don’t get angry!” Cai Chan said worriedly.

Although Miss Lin was usually gentle, whenever something bad happened, she couldn’t help but become irritable, throwing things, smashing things, and scolding the maids. Cai Chan and Qing Liu were the ones who suffered.

Lin Yan’er’s heart skipped a beat. She had a guess as to what it was, but she forced a smile and said,

“Yes, tell me. I won’t get angry.”

Qing Liu, who was preparing to pour tea for her mistress, also felt uneasy upon hearing this!

Cai Chan swallowed and said,

“It’s just that the General was planning to come to our place, but he was intercepted halfway by Concubine Niu from Yaoyu Pavilion.”

As soon as the words fell, Lin Yan’er quickly swept away half of the ornaments on the table in front of her, including some intact hairpins and jewelry given to her by the General.

“Ahhhh! Bitch!”

Lin Yan’er let out an angry roar, her cheeks instantly turning red!

Qing Liu’s hand trembled, and the tea spilled out.

She could only tremblingly bring over a full cup of tea, saying cautiously, “Miss Lin, have some tea to calm down.”

Seeing the full cup of tea, Lin Yan’er became even angrier. She grabbed the cup and violently splashed it onto Qing Liu’s face!

“Get out! You’re all useless! Ahhhh…! The General is mine! Mine!”

Lin Yan’er seemed to be going crazy, holding her head and shouting.

Unfortunately, this was a side courtyard, and the others were just servants, so they didn’t dare to make a sound. Only Miss Lin had a higher status, so no one dared to say anything.

Qing Liu’s face was splashed with tea, and the teacup hit her cheek.

She gritted her teeth, not daring to make a sound, and quickly bent down to clean up the broken pieces of the cup on the floor.

Cai Chan also came over to help, cleaning up and leaving the room, leaving Lin Yan’er alone to vent her anger!

“Qing Liu, is your face okay?”

Outside the room, Cai Chan asked in a low voice.

Qing Liu shook her head. “It’s fine. This isn’t the first time she’s been irritable. It happened last time too.”

Cai Chan sighed in relief. “Really, why did Old Madam make us serve such a mistress? We used to serve the Husband’s Sister.”

“Shh! Say less. We don’t even know if the Husband’s Sister is alive or dead now!” Qing Liu said.

Cai Chan said gloomily, “I really don’t understand. What kind of luck does that Ju Niuer have to become a concubine? When will we…”

As she spoke, Cai Chan’s voice lowered, and she didn’t finish the sentence.

Qing Liu was also surprised. “You dare to think that? I don’t dare to think about it. That time with Niuer, it seemed like it happened to be when the General was drunk at the tavern, and she bumped into him while going to pick him up.”

“I didn’t expect the Wife to directly agree to let her become a concubine. Plus, Old Madam has always disliked Miss Lin’s behavior, so she let Ju Niuer take her place first.”

Cai Chan said disdainfully, “What dog-shit luck!”

It just so happened that the General was feeling down, the Wife didn’t care, and the Old Madam didn’t object!

Pear Garden.

After managing the account books for a few days, Yuan Xueyue’s back was a little sore. She stretched her arms and loosened up.

After finishing organizing, she took them to Zhongsi Hall to find Old Madam.

“Mother-in-Law, these have all been calculated, all the way to the beginning of next month. Since it’s just the beginning of this month, I was thinking that since the manor is not busy at the beginning, I would go back to my maiden home in Lucheng.” Yuan Xueyue said to Madam Nian.

Madam Nian was initially looking at the completed account books and had no objections, but when she heard the latter part, her face became somewhat displeased.

Madam Nian said, “Why do you always want to go back to your maiden home? It’s so far away, and it’s in Lucheng. It’s not peaceful there.”

Yuan Xueyue said, “Now the world is peaceful, and Lucheng is more than a hundred miles away from the frontier. It’s very safe. Besides, the manor is not busy for the time being, so I’ll go and come back quickly.”

Yes, she would get a divorce once she went!

But Madam Nian didn’t budge at all. “No, the manor has just started. It’s when it needs to be managed the most. If it’s not managed well, the harvest won’t be good. You’re the House Master. Liangxian is a military man. He doesn’t have much skill in these things. Only you can do it.”

“If you go, who will take care of the residence? Me, this old woman? Or that Niuer who can’t calculate? Or that low-class Miss Lin?”

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With a series of rebuttals, Yuan Xueyue’s heart grew even colder.

She had already figured out how to go back to her maiden home and convince her father to force the Guo family to divorce. Although the chance of success was slim, it could still dampen the Guo family’s spirits.

But she couldn’t get past Madam Nian!

Seeing Yuan Xueyue’s cold expression, Madam Nian knew that she was binding her, and her daughter-in-law was too depressed, so she wouldn’t do things wholeheartedly.

Madam Nian said, “I heard that Liangxian has been with Niuer these past two days. You see, Niuer is also trying to do her job well. You should also put in more effort and make some with Liangxian.”

“The concubine is already there, but the House Master hasn’t consummated the marriage yet. How can that be justified?”

Madam Nian thought that saying this would improve Yuan Xueyue’s unhappy expression, but she didn’t realize that she didn’t care about this at all.

The mistress outside got pregnant before even entering the house. Fortunately, it didn’t come to term, otherwise, the Guo family would really be a laughingstock.

Yuan Xueyue said indifferently, “I already have Xing Ge’er. I have no other thoughts in this life.”

Madam Nian said, “Xing Ge’er is still your Husband’s Sister’s child. How can he be as precious as your and Liangxian’s child?”

Yuan Xueyue said, “Not precious? Mother-in-Law made him the Eldest Son. What else can future children have?”

Madam Nian said, “So what if he’s the Eldest Son? When you have children, there will naturally be a second legitimate son. It won’t affect Xing Ge’er at all. Xing Ge’er was almost eight years old when he came to our family. He won’t care about those things.”

Yuan Xueyue sneered in her heart. Madam Nian was really good at scheming, letting her daughter’s child benefit and letting her daughter-in-law have children, completely disregarding the issue of the Eldest Son.

It completely disgusted Yuan Xueyue.

“Mother-in-Law, please rest. Your daughter-in-law will take her leave.” Yuan Xueyue didn’t want to discuss these things anymore.

Madam Nian urged, “Be sure to remember! Get along well with Liangxian!”

Yuan Xueyue left Zhongsi Hall without looking back, the coldness in her eyes deepening.

Since you refuse to let go, then she doesn’t need to do things properly anymore. What’s so good about being this House Master?

The next day, Guo Liangxian also received Madam Nian’s instructions and waited in front of Pear Garden early in the morning, urging Cuiping,

“Is Wife not ready yet?”

Cuiping still said, “Wife said she’s not going. If General wants to go to the manor, he can go by himself.”

Guo Liangxian said resentful “If she doesn’t go to the manor to see the actual situation, how can she make the account books well?”

Cuiping explained, “Wife is having heart palpitations. Her chest feels stuffy. She really shouldn’t go out.”

No matter how hard Cuiping tried to defend, Guo Liangxian still wouldn’t give up. “What heart palpitations? If she’s feeling unwell, call a doctor! Our General’s Residence can certainly afford it!”

With that, he pushed Cuiping aside and entered Pear Garden.

He couldn’t wait for Yuan Xueyue to come out herself. He wanted to come in and see for himself what was wrong with her that she couldn’t even go out?

Just as he was about to reach the door, Yuan Xueyue opened it in time.

“……”

Seeing each other, Guo Liangxian’s face was displeased. “Isn’t she perfectly fine?”

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