Favoring Concubines and Neglecting the Wife? The General’s Wife Calls it Quits and Divorces! – Chapter 49

Ch 49: Paternal Aunt

“Your mother-in-law has things she needs to attend to. Does the General have any other matters?” Yuan Xueyue asked.

“No, Xiaozhao from the Prince’s Residence sent me a reply. He wants to take you to the manor for a look. Even if you always refuse me, you can’t let the benefits given by the Prince’s Residence go to waste, right?” Guo Liangxian said, looking determined to get his way.

It seemed he had come prepared, making it impossible to refuse.

Since someone from the Prince’s Residence had appeared, Yuan Xueyue couldn’t just keep making excuses.

They left the General’s Residence and got into the carriage to head to the manor. Soon after, Old Madam Nian returned to the residence with a dirty beggar woman.

Manager Li was about to take a rest when he heard a commotion at the door. He saw Old Madam Nian pulling in a disheveled woman!

“Old Madam…?” Manager Li was surprised.

“Quick, quick, quick! Paternal Aunt is back! Quickly arrange for her reception! Don’t neglect Paternal Aunt!” Mama Cui said loudly.

All the maids and nannies who heard the commotion rushed to get busy.

Shortly after, in the main hall.

Guo Lianglian was wolfing down the food, almost choking!

“Eat slowly, no one here is going to snatch it from you. My dear child, how did you end up like this? How did you get a scar on your face?” Old Madam Nian said, her heart aching as she reached out to touch her face.

There were some scratches and scars from being hit by heavy objects on Guo Lianglian’s face!

Her face was ruined. Although it wasn’t exceptionally beautiful before, she was still considered a pretty young lady from a respectable family. After giving birth to Xing Ge’er with that widower, she was cruelly bullied!

Now that widower was finished, and fortunately, Guo Lianglian was able to return!

Old Madam Nian wept with joy, her eyes gradually blurring as she watched her daughter eat.

Mama Cui promptly handed her a handkerchief to wipe her tears.

“Old Madam, don’t worry. After Paternal Aunt finishes eating, we can have a good chat. Paternal Aunt has come back from the brink of death. It seems the ancestral spirits are truly watching over us!”

Mama Cui’s words made Old Madam Nian give her a look.

As long as her daughter was alive, nothing else mattered!

“Eat slowly, dear…” Old Madam Nian said, her voice choked with emotion.

“Ah! I’m full… Mother, I don’t want to talk about it now. Can I have a couple of days to calm down?”

Guo Lianglian didn’t wait for a maid to hand her a handkerchief, but wiped her mouth with her sleeve.

This action completely lacked the ladylike demeanor she had once learned!

Back in Lucheng, Guo Liangxian hadn’t yet participated in the martial arts competition. They were all young then. Guo Lianglian had fallen head over heels in love with a widower.

After giving birth to Xing Ge’er with him, she disappeared!

Later, it was rumored that the widower had died!

This made it impossible to verify anything!

At that time, Guo Liangxian was also in the midst of the intense competition. On one hand was her son’s future, and on the other was her daughter’s departure, which exhausted Old Madam Nian!

She had to take care of Guo Liangxian, who was practicing martial arts, while secretly searching for her daughter Guo Lianglian and the grandson she had only met once or twice!

Guo Liangxian won Prince Xian’s favor and successfully married the daughter of the Prefect. He was rewarded with a residence in the Capital City. Old Madam Nian hurriedly brought her son and daughter-in-law to live in the Capital City!

Living there made the chance of finding her grandson even more remote.

Fortunately, when Guo Liangxian went to the frontier, he received news that Guo Lianglian had left Xing Ge’er in the care of her distant uncle.

The distant uncle’s family was childless and lived a miserable life. They didn’t have time to inform Old Madam Nian and Guo Liangxian before they rushed to the Capital City!

Luckily, Guo Liangxian learned of this news while he was at the frontier.

Old Madam Nian felt very sorry for Xing Ge’er. Seeing that Yuan Xueyue had no children, Old Madam Nian, out of love for her grandson, tried every means to make Yuan Xueyue accept this stepson!

Guo Lianglian knew nothing about this.

Old Madam Nian’s face was stiff, and her tears had dried up. Even though her daughter was like this, she wouldn’t hold anything against her.

“Yes, Mother won’t pressure you. Rest well, and tell Mother when you’ve thought it through.” Old Madam Nian said with a forced smile, her anxious heart finally settling down.

No matter how bad things had been lately, nothing was more important than her daughter’s return.

Guo Lianglian looked up and surveyed her surroundings. The mansion was huge. From the moment she entered, the signboard of the General’s Residence was strikingly prominent!

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Guo Lianglian was in a sorry state, hungry and exhausted. She quickly took it all in.

Now she had been cleaned up by several maids and was dressed as a young lady, with two maids attending to her. The mansion’s furnishings were spacious and exquisite!

She had never seen such a grand place. Was this really where her mother was?

Guo Lianglian could hardly believe it!

There had been chaos and war in the past few years. She had left Xing Ge’er with her distant uncle and great-uncle. Before she could inform her mother and brother, she and that husband…

Guo Lianglian clenched her fists tightly. Thinking of that disgusting man, her stomach churned, and her head throbbed!

She shook her head, dispelling the many misfortunes and unpleasantries, and said,

“Mother! What’s going on? How are you the Old Madam? And there are so many…” servants.

Thinking of servants, Guo Lianglian remembered most clearly when she was in Lucheng and had two close maids.

Back in Lucheng, their family was still a small household. It wasn’t grand, but they had land and fields.

Old Madam Nian smiled, “Your brother Liangxian has achieved great success. He is now a General and owns a residence bestowed by Prince Xian. From now on, you will be the Eldest Paternal Aunt of this residence.”

Guo Lianglian was shocked.

Back in Lucheng, only the young maids casually called her Paternal Aunt. She never expected to actually become the Eldest Paternal Aunt!

“Since you’ve come to the Capital City, are Cai Chan and Qing Liu here too?” Guo Lianglian asked.

If she had known, she would have brought those two with her, and she wouldn’t have been bullied to death by that disgusting man!

Old Madam Nian said, “They’re all here. You were the only one missing. Mother thought you were gone…”

As she spoke, Old Madam Nian’s voice choked up again, and she wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

Guo Lianglian felt a pang of sadness and stepped forward to hug Old Madam Nian, saying,

“Mother… I also thought I was almost dead. That damned man almost killed me! He sold me to…” Guo Lianglian’s words stopped abruptly.

Outside the door, a maid led Xing Ge’er inside.

Guo Lianglian’s eyes widened in disbelief!

How could Xing Ge’er be here?

“…” Xing Ge’er saw the woman in front of him and looked a little timid, shrinking back behind the maid.

Mama Cui saw this and stepped forward, pulling him to Guo Lianglian’s side, saying,

“Paternal Aunt is back. Look, do you remember your mother?”

Xing Ge’er’s eyes were blank. He couldn’t believe he was staring at Guo Lianglian. Clearly, his mother had abandoned him!

Guo Lianglian grabbed Xing Ge’er’s shoulders, exclaiming excitedly, “Xing Ge’er! Is it really you? You’re here too! That’s wonderful!”

With that, Guo Lianglian tried to hug Xing Ge’er, but he cleverly dodged out of her arms!

She looked surprised!

“This, why… I’m your mother!” Guo Lianglian felt a pang of bitterness and was extremely upset.

Xing Ge’er looked very well. He lived in the residence and was raised by her mother to be so gentlemanly.

Mama Cui looked embarrassed and retreated behind Old Madam Nian.

No one dared to explain. Old Madam Nian sighed and said,