No, I was just a concubine, how did I become the queen?

People outside said that all the military achievements that Fei Yanggu had worked so hard to earn were wasted by his sons.

Except for the eldest brother, the other brothers were also very angry.

Nara Xinghui at least still holds an official position and can receive some salary.

Other people's illnesses and troubles are all caused by others, and they only go out and never come in.

It would be a miracle if they had to live on the little property they were given.

Especially Wu Ge, who had committed a crime and had lost his official position long ago.

Later, he suffered in prison and became ill.

Now the eldest brother wants to divide the family property. He has taken away all the family property and divided up a corner of the ancestral home. Not only is the place our family lives in even worse than the servants’ quarters before.

What’s more important is that I didn’t get any cash and was almost stuffed with IOUs!

"Brother, you are not leaving any chance for our brothers to live?" Wu Ge's eyes were gloomy and filled with a sinister air.

Xinghui sighed and said, "It's not that I'm stingy as the eldest brother, it's just that the mansion is no longer sustainable."

"When my father and mother were alive, they were always bedridden. They used good medicine and ginseng like running water. The bills are all here."

"I'm sure everyone has an idea of how much money is left in the public treasury."

"Later on, everyone's health wasn't very good, and the medical expenses and medicine were quite high."

"Here are some bills from the clinic. They're all from people who haven't come to get paid yet this year."

"Don't accuse me of being unfair as your big brother. I've paid for all these bills out of my own pocket. Let's part ways amicably."

Lady Xinghui pouted but didn't say anything.

After all, if each department has to pay for all the bills in the general's mansion, then this big brother is really a piece of shit.

They have done the most they can by doing this.

But Wu Ge disagreed. He shouted, "You are the eldest brother, you took 70% of the family property. The three of us left should each get a share."

"This was decided when my father left. As your younger brother, I won't argue with you about anything!"

"But you're so stingy with your mother's dowry. We're all sons, so shouldn't we all get a share?!"

The treasury of the General's Mansion has indeed been almost spent. Besides, everyone is putting money into their own private treasuries, so some things are not easy to get involved in.

For example, he borrowed money from the Ministry of Revenue before. He pocketed the money, but when he came to collect the debt in the end, it was the public treasury that paid it back.

In this way, he moved the money from the public treasury into his private treasury, and he got a great advantage.

Or when getting medicine outside, take the most expensive and best medicine and keep a record of it, but when it is replaced with a cheaper medicine, take it away at a discount.

In the end, the shopkeeper came to collect the debt, and the public treasury paid the money.

Everyone does this, so don't blame anyone else.

But my mother’s dowry was so generous. After she died, couldn’t her sons get a share?

Xinghui's face turned ugly now, and he scolded: "She has already distributed the dowry for my mother, and gave it all to Zhangsun Xingde."

"You guys wouldn't even want to steal my nephew's money for marrying a wife, would you?"

As Fucha's favorite grandson, Naraxingde had long been recognized by his mother-in-law and inherited all her dowry.

Not only did she often say this in her daily life, but she also called her children and grandchildren to her side a few days before her death and divided up her dowry.

She gave some antiques to the other families as a keepsake for her children and grandchildren, and left the rest to her eldest grandson.

Everyone had no objection at first, but now they are jumping out of agreement?

Wu Ge didn't care about all this. He only knew that he didn't get any money and his life would be miserable in the future.

He stiffened his neck and said, "At least your son can get married. Are all his cousins going to remain single?!"

When my mother passed away, my father was still alive. Thinking that there was still money in the mansion, who would let my mother leave in sorrow?

Now that all the money in the mansion has been used up, my mother's dowry has become the biggest part of the family's income. Who wouldn't want to take a bite?

Xinghui was pissed off at this unscrupulous younger brother, but the other brothers also wanted to get a piece of the pie, and no one complained that the money was too little.

In the end, the brothers started fighting, and the news spread throughout the capital.

When the Fourth Master was on duty, his colleagues shared the latest news about his ex-father-in-law's family.

His face was as black as the bottom of a pot, but he was smiling in his heart.

Wu Ge is so stupid, how could he think of Fu Cha's dowry?

That was of course his return gift to the Nara Mansion.

After hearing what he said, Lin Mingyan's eyes were filled with disbelief: "Master? You've changed."

You've become...unprincipled, dear!

Is this still the upright Fourth Master?

How did you become such a cunning man!

The Fourth Master drank his tea leisurely, squinting his eyes and said, "He is plotting against Hongyu's dowry, so his son's dowry should also be plotted against by others."

To be honest, the Fourth Master really has no shortage of money. He didn't even ask about Nara's dowry and gave it all to Hongyan.

But no matter how much that thing is, it belongs to his son and is not something that others can take advantage of!

"Master is so awesome~" Lin Mingyan was also very happy and used the method of boasting.

The Fourth Master raised his chin and sighed, "It seems that sometimes these unruly people can be quite useful."

For example, Wu Ge is the most useless person and cannot be promoted at all.

He had caused him to lose his title as a prince before, so he was annoyed even to look at him for a second.

But no matter how useless this person is, as long as he is used in the right place, he can play a greater role than others.

Can we use more people like this?

The Fourth Master came up with new ideas and had new thoughts about some people in the previous dynasty who he originally thought were incompetent and whom he disliked.

After all, there are not many truly intelligent people in this world. Even among the officials selected by the court with great difficulty, many are good-for-nothings.

In the past, he disdained these people and even thought that if he were the emperor, all such people would be eliminated.

Now he doesn't think so. As long as such a person is placed in the right position, he may sometimes play a better role than others.

If the imperial court is viewed as a chess game, the officials are the chess pieces, some useful and some not, each one different from the other.

As a chess player, it is naturally impossible to choose all the good pieces. Using different pieces in the correct positions is the key to victory!

Seeing that the Fourth Master was lost in thought, Lin Mingyan didn't bother to disturb him and continued playing with the ring on his hand.

When the Fourth Master came to his senses, he found that she had fallen asleep in his arms, still holding his ring in her hand.

"Really..." The Fourth Master shook his head, gently picked her up and put her on the bed.

Then he rubbed his shoulders that were numb from leaning on them, lay down with his clothes on, and the two of them fell into a deep sleep.

Soon, a strong wind blew outside and raindrops as big as beans fell down.

The rain was getting heavier, and Dujuan came over quietly and closed all the windows in the house...