The daily life of a cold and aloof general raising his wife

The Gu family had never even considered these plans of Jiang Shurou's.

"No, that girl is determined to cut ties with me. I'm not going to go."

The Gu family will never bow down to Jiang Shuwan.

"Mother~"

Jiang Shurou had never thought there was anything wrong with the Gu family before, but now she felt that the Gu family's vision was too short-sighted.

"Alright, you don't need to say anything more about this. I will absolutely not reconcile with her!" Madam Gu said firmly.

Jiang Shurou said anxiously, "Mother, you have to think about my and my cousin's future. We can't offend Grandmother."

"You know Rou'er Shuchen's talent, and besides, your father has connections in the court."

Once Gu has made up his mind about something, no amount of persuasion will change it.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shurou angrily replied, "You still have something to say? My father has a son now, so why would he care about me anymore?"

Gu's face darkened at the thought of Dieyi and that child.

Dieyi has been released and is now a concubine in the Marquis's mansion, albeit a lowly one. This is the biggest concession Gu Shi has made.

Jiang Shurou noticed that Madam Gu's expression was not good and realized that she had said the wrong thing.

"Mother, I was just talking nonsense in my haste."

"Rou'er, don't worry, that bastard is still young, we don't even know if he'll grow up safely..."

A glint of ruthlessness flashed in Gu's eyes.

Jiang Shurou glanced at the door subconsciously and whispered, "You can't say things like that, Mother."

If the Marquis of Dongping heard this, he would surely have a big argument with him.

"Alright, don't worry about the affairs of the Marquis's mansion. Your most urgent task is to have a child."

After marrying the Marquis of Dongping, Lady Gu had difficulty conceiving. It took her many years to become pregnant, and she ended up giving birth to two daughters, which damaged her health. Otherwise, she would have definitely wanted to have a son.

Jiang Shurou's expression turned sour when the child was mentioned.

"What's wrong? Is it Shuchen...?"

Jiang Shurou understood what Gu meant before she finished speaking.

"No, Mother, don't overthink it."

Seeing her daughter's embarrassment, Madam Gu smiled and said, "I know it's a little embarrassing for you to talk to your mother about these things, but I'm doing this for your own good."

Jiang Shurou said shyly, "I understand, daughter."

As Jiang Shurou sat in the carriage after leaving the Dongping Marquis's residence, she thought about what Madam Gu had said to her.

Gu Shuchen has never touched Jiang Shurou. He usually rests in his study. He only goes to Jiang Shurou's room after his aunt scolds him, but he always sleeps on the floor.

Jiang Shurou is currently suffering terribly, but she can't tell anyone else, so she can only endure it silently.

***

Under the scorching sun on the streets of Beijing, Old Mrs. Xie sat in the shade, wiping the sweat from her forehead.

"Mother, let's leave." Uncle Xie couldn't take it anymore.

“Yes, Mother, the third brother said he would give us money. Why don’t we go to the General’s Mansion to ask the third brother for money and then leave the capital?” Uncle Xie felt out of place after arriving in the capital.

Old Mrs. Xie said, "No, that Duchess of the State hasn't given us the money she promised. We can't just leave like this. As for the third son, that ingrate, if he really wanted to give us money, would we be homeless?"

The thought of Xie Jingshan and his mother filled me with a burning hatred.

Xie Xiufang licked her dry lips and said, "Dad, I'm so thirsty. I want to drink a bowl of sweet water."

Uncle Xie swallowed hard and said dryly, "I want to drink too. Do you have money?"

Xie Xiufang choked; if she had money, she would have bought it long ago.

Second Aunt said viciously, "That princess is really ruthless. Not only did she kick us out, she also took all the money from us!"

"Ugh……"

The Duchess of Dingguo gave them the task of spreading bad rumors about Xie Huai'an on the streets. If they did this well, the Duchess of Dingguo would reward them with ten gold ingots. Thinking that the Xie family would be particularly motivated by ten gold ingots, they went out and started spreading rumors. At first, everyone was very enthusiastic, but after listening to the same few sentences over and over, people found it boring and stopped paying attention to them.

Xie Xiufang felt resentful thinking about how she suffered on the streets while Xie Youwei lived in a mansion and was served by maids. She then burst into tears.

"Fang'er, don't cry. I'll buy you some sweet water tomorrow. You can drink as much as you want." Auntie patted her daughter's back tenderly.

Xie Xiufang cried as she said, "We should have talked to the princess properly back then. Even living in the servants' quarters of the general's mansion would have been better than us wandering the streets."

The Xie family members fell into deep thought upon hearing this. Yes, they shouldn't have been so arrogant back then.

Xie Changfu was thinking about Jiang Shuwan. He had never seen such a beautiful woman before. He wondered what kind of luck Xie Huai'an had to marry such a fairy-like wife. He wished she were his wife.

The rest of the Xie family were simply captivated by the opulence of the General's Mansion.

The Xie family members each had their own ulterior motives.

The sun gradually set in the west, and night soon arrived.

Curfew was approaching, so Xie and his group headed to the place they had agreed upon with the Duchess of Dingguo.

The Duke of Dingguo's wife had arranged to meet at a dilapidated temple, but when Xie's mother and the others arrived, they found the temple empty.

"Mother, could that lady be lying to us?" Uncle Xie was a little troubled.

"Who are we? Who is she? Why would she condescend to deceive us?" Old Mrs. Xie thought it was impossible.

Uncle Xie said, "Don't say anything more, let's wait a bit longer."

A few men walked in shortly afterward. Old Madam Xie smiled and said that the noblemen would not lie to them.

Upon seeing them arrive, Uncle Xie couldn't wait and walked towards them, saying, "You've finally come..."

Before Uncle Xie could finish speaking, he looked down at the knife in his stomach, then his head lolled to the side and he was gone.

"what!!!"

Xie Xiufang saw this and screamed in terror.

The Xie family was thrown into chaos.

The men who arrived moved quickly; with a flash of their knives, Uncle Xie and Aunt Xie fell to the ground.

Old Mrs. Xie tried to run away, but her legs were weak. In her haste, she accidentally fell to the ground. The man stabbed her with a knife, and Old Mrs. Xie stopped moving.

Xie Xiufang's screams attracted the people Jiang Shuwan had arranged. When they arrived, the entire Xie family was lying on the ground.

The two groups of people were locked in combat.

The next day, someone passing by the dilapidated temple discovered more than a dozen corpses lying inside and was so frightened that they reported it to the police.

General House

Ziyan hurried over.

"The people that Madam sent to monitor the Xie family yesterday have all gone missing."

Jiang Shuwan frowned slightly. "Lost contact?"

"Yes, we cannot contact those three people at the moment."

Jiang Shuwan's eyelids twitched a few times; she had a bad feeling.

Before long, the magistrate of Jing County arrived in person and specifically requested to see Xie Jingshan.

The county magistrate bowed and said, "Greetings, Princess Yongning."

Jiang Shuwan nodded. "What brings you here, sir?"

"I have come today to ask Master Xie to go to the government office."

Jiang Shuwan asked in confusion, "What are you going to the government office for?"

"There are a few corpses that I would like Master Xie to identify."