I just want to rob you of your luck

Yao nodded. In fact, she did not approve of her daughter being so open-hearted to the General's Mansion from the beginning, but she could not stand her daughter acting coquettishly and cutely.

Finally, thinking that this was her only daughter, and that the huge Lin family fortune would belong to her sooner or later, she decided not to stop her.

But she always felt that Jiuer today had changed too much from before. This was the first time in all these years that she said she would not take anything for the General's Mansion.

"Jiu'er, are you going back today? Xiao Zijie just came back today, and you are going back to your parents' home. Isn't that inappropriate?"

"I don't care whether he's suitable or not. I haven't married him yet. I won't go back today. I'll go back tomorrow."

At this moment in the general's mansion, Xiao Zijie was sitting there with a gloomy face, while Qu Rouer was sitting beside him with red eyes, looking aggrieved.

Mother Xiao glanced at Qu Rou'er with a bit of displeasure, and looked at Xiao Zijie: "Why didn't you inform your mother in advance? Look at the foolish thing you did, the cook in the house was taken away by Jiu'er.

Mother hasn't worried about these things for a long time. Now I have to prepare a table of wine and food for you. These are all we have in the house. You should finish eating quickly and go pick up Jiuer."

Xiao Zijie said angrily, "I won't go. She's already showing off to me before she even gets married. How can I tolerate her bad habits?"

Mrs. Xiao glared at him angrily, wondering why her son was such a fool.

So she turned her attention to Qu Rouer: "Rouer, persuade your brother Jie. Your sister-in-law who is not married yet has treated me well in the past few years. When she returns home, what will people outside say about our general's mansion? And what will they say about your brother Jie? This will be bad for his reputation."

When Qu Rouer heard what Madam Xiao said, she felt very upset. What does "sister-in-law who has not yet married into the family" mean?

She planned for several years before getting Xiao Zijie to take her back to the general's mansion. This old woman knew the truth but pretended to be ignorant.

Qu Rouer's parents and Xiao Zijie's father are from the same hometown and have a good relationship. The two families have always been in contact. Qu Rouer and Xiao Zijie are childhood sweethearts who grew up together.

Later, Qu Rouer's parents died in a mudslide while visiting relatives, so Qu Rouer returned to live with her grandfather in the south.

Xiao's mother didn't expect that this girl, whom she hadn't seen for several years, would come back from the front line with her son, and the relationship between the two seemed to be unusual.

She had already guessed it, it must be Qu Rouer who seduced her son.

Although she looked down on Lin Jiuer's background as a merchant girl, Lin Jiuer had taken very good care of her in the past few years, and she didn't want her son to fall out with Lin Jiuer over this orphan girl.

When she agreed to marry into the Lin family, wasn't it because she was attracted by the Lin family's wealth?

Ever since Lin Jiuer moved to the general's mansion, her living standard has risen sharply, and it is estimated that she is no less than those of the royal relatives.

She doesn't want to go back to the days when she lived a frugal life.

Although his son is promising, he started from scratch. This general's mansion was a reward from His Majesty, and his son's salary is barely enough to cover the basic expenses of the mansion.

If you make Lin Jiuer angry, you won’t have a good life in the future.

Mrs. Xiao looked at Qu Rouer earnestly, as if she really hoped that she could help persuade her son.

Qu Rouer is not a pushover either. Since her parents passed away, she became an orphan. She has experienced the ups and downs of life and seen many ugly faces that she has never seen before.

Mrs. Xiao's tricks were no match for her.

She looked up at Xiao Zijie, her beautiful almond-shaped eyes filled with admiration, grievance and strength.

"Brother Jie, Auntie is right. You should go and pick up Sister Lin. She left in anger because of me, right? I'll go with you. I'll apologize to her and explain everything to her."

Xiao Zijie couldn't bear to see Qu Rouer like this. During his three years at the frontier, he had seen Qu Rouer's gentleness, thoughtfulness and kindness.

Every time he was injured in a battle, it was Qu Rouer who took care of him. Although he had always treated Qu Rouer as his sister, he was finally moved and agreed to come back and marry Qu Rouer as his second wife.

But he also knew that he already had an engagement, and without the financial support of the Lin family, it would be impossible for him to thrive in the frontier.

So he would not break off the engagement. He and Lin Jiuer had no feelings for each other in the first place, and they were rarely together. Besides, she was just a merchant's daughter, and being the wife of his general's mansion was already a honor for her.

He thought she would not dare to object.

But he didn't expect that Lin Jiuer was such a jealous person. Before he had the chance to explain Qu Rouer's matter to her, she did this to him.

Now seeing Rou'er's submissive look, he couldn't swallow this anger.

"No, she can come or not, I won't go to pick her up."

Madam Xiao was so angry that she said directly, "You bastard, you are a general now, and you don't listen to your mother anymore, right?"

Xiao Zijie turned his head away, a little impatient.

Madam Xiao took one look and said angrily, "You don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are. With your salary, it's not even enough to pay the servants in the mansion, let alone other expenses!"

Xiao Zijie was a little confused. He really didn't understand this: "What does this have to do with me picking up Lin Jiuer?"

"You are such a blockhead, you only know how to fight. Lin Jiuer is the God of Wealth in our family. Do you understand now?

During the years you were away, Lin Jiuer paid for the subsidies to the mansion. If you don't accept it, we can all go hungry!"

Xiao Zijie finally understood and looked a little embarrassed. It turned out that this was the reason why his mother insisted on him picking someone up.

When Qu Rouer heard this, she finally understood why Madam Xiao insisted that Xiao Zijie go and pick up Lin Jiuer. She didn't expect that the general's mansion was so terrible.

However, considering that Xiao Zijie came from a poor family and had no family background, it was normal. She rolled her eyes and thought that since Lin Jiuer was so rich, she might as well let her come back.

It is still uncertain who will have the final say in this mansion in the future.

"Brother Jie, just listen to your aunt and bring Sister Lin back home." This time Qu Rouer sincerely advised him to go and pick her up.

Xiao Zijie felt a little aggrieved, but he could only bow to reality. He resented Lin Jiuer even more in his heart for causing such a scene.

After dinner, Lin Jiuer and Yao took a walk in the huge Lin Mansion garden.

Her house is even bigger than the general's mansion.

The carved beams and painted buildings inside are comparable to a royal garden.

Yao was in a much better mood with her daughter by her side. She was followed by several maids and old women, carrying various fruit plates, snacks, tea and so on.

For the first time, Lin Jiuer had an idea of ​​the wealth of the original owner's family. It took her half an hour to finish touring the back garden.

She and Yao walked to a pavilion, eating snacks and chatting.

Yao couldn't help but ask about her and Xiao Zijie.

"Jiu'er, if he really wants to marry that woman, what will you do?"

Lin Jiuer smiled faintly: "I will give you my most sincere blessings." After all, a bitch and a dog will be together forever.

She didn't want to tell Yao about her plan to cancel the engagement for the time being, and would wait until her revenge mission was almost completed.

Yao became even more worried: "If he only wants to take a concubine, I think it would be better for you to just agree to it."

This marriage contract was arranged by Yao's husband, and she did not want to go against his wishes unless it was absolutely necessary.

Besides, in this era, it is normal for a man of a certain status to have three or four wives.

"Mother, why has Dad never taken a concubine? If Dad can do it, why can't he?"

When Yao heard this, her eyes were red. Her husband really was a lifelong partner, but it was a pity that he died young and left her and her daughter so early.

Lin Jiuer realized that she had touched Yao's sore spot and quickly changed the subject.

"Don't be sad, mother. I understand. If he wants to take a concubine, I won't stop him."

Yao nodded, still feeling a little worried.

No matter how wealthy the Lin family is, they are still a merchant family after all, so they can only bow to the General's Mansion.

But these two people are in a hurry to take concubines before they get married. Isn't it too ugly? She is afraid that Jiuer will be bullied after she gets married.

At this time, the doorman Zhong Bo came to report: "Madam, Miss, General Xiao is here."