The general kneels on the washboard again

Chapter 119 Insatiable Greed

After Yue Niang said this, Fu Shiqing's eyes showed a bit more disbelief.

"You look more and more like your mother."

Yue Niang found it funny. Fundamentally speaking, she was not Xu Shushen's biological daughter. She was just a soul that had taken over someone else's home. How could she look like Xu Shushen?

However, Fu Shiqing was still immersed in the maze of missing his deceased wife: "If your mother were still alive, this backyard wouldn't be so restless."

Yue Niang had no intention of listening to him and was about to run away: "Father, these are just matters in your inner house. I still have to take care of my marriage, so I'll go take care of it first."

Back at Yuechen Courtyard, Yue Niang quickly called out to Lian Xing, "Lian Xing, how are the shops I asked you to buy going?"

"It has been proceeding in an orderly manner, master, don't worry."

Yue Niang said, "Then you should speed up your pace. I'm afraid Tian's family has become even more anxious these past two days."

Tian is suspicious, which is very similar to Fu Shiqing, so Yue Niang placed the things that Tian had sex with other people in Fu Shiqing's room.

Naturally, Tian did not give all the dowry in her hand to Shiqing at once. She still had a part of it left. Tian was in a desperate situation, so she naturally wanted to exchange it for some cash so that she could run away.

Yue Niang took advantage of this opportunity to buy all the shops owned by Tian.

After all, Fu Shiqing's greed is insatiable.

Lian Xing sped up his work, and naturally the Tian family also received a lot of cash.

It was another family dinner that day. Only Fu Shiqing and a few concubines were present at the table. Fu Shiqing stared blankly in the direction of Mudanju.

Yue Niang took advantage of this opportunity to ask, "Father, are you worried about Tian?"

Fu Shiqing glanced at Yue Niang and said, "How could I possibly worry about that vicious woman?"

Yue Niang despised this kind of double-talking behavior in her heart, but she still said, "I know you all have some feelings for each other, but my father values love, and others may not."

Having said this, Fu Shiqing rolled his eyes again: "If you have something to say, just say it. Don't beat around the bush."

Yue Niang said, "I've noticed these past two days that the servants at Mudan Residence have been particularly diligent, constantly running outside the mansion."

Tian was confined to her own courtyard, and no one would let her out without Fu Shiqing's permission. However, money makes the world go round, and although most of Tian's private property had been given to Fu Shiqing, it was not completely drained out.

Fu Shiqing nodded slightly: "I understand. You should calm down too. Don't forget your marriage, and don't embarrass yourself on the wedding day."

"Yes, I understand. Yue'er is full, so I'll leave first."

Yue Niang took Dong Zhu away. Fu Shiqing could not eat any more at the table, so he asked his personal servant to keep a close eye on Tian's movements.

The day after tomorrow is Yue Niang’s wedding. It is said that the man and woman cannot meet each other three days before the wedding, but Jiang Yunxiao still climbed over the wall to come.

"Yue'er."

Jiang Yunxiao has matured a lot recently, but he is still always clumsy when it comes to Yue Niang.

Yue Niang took the newly delivered wedding dress and looked at it. She raised her head and glanced at Jiang Yunxiao: "Why is Brother Yunxiao here? And you didn't come through the main gate."

Jiang Yunxiao held up a rabbit lantern and said, "I bought it at the market today. I thought you would like it."

Yue Niang asked the servants to bring in the wedding dress, and then took Jiang Yunxiao's rabbit lantern: "This is really beautiful."

Jiang Yunxiao had nothing in his hand and was at a loss for a moment.

Yue Niang looked at him and asked, "Brother Yun Xiao, what brings you here today?"

Yue Niang asked, and Jiang Yunxiao finally spoke: "Yue'er, are you really willing to marry me? Instead of needing this marriage."

Yue Niang laughed out loud. Jiang Yunxiao was so insecure.

When Jiang Yunxiao saw Yue Niang smile, he also smiled without knowing why.

Yue Niang asked, "What are you laughing at?"

Jiang Yunxiao said: "When I see you smile, I want to smile too."

Yue Niang also stopped laughing and said seriously, "Brother Yun Xiao, I want to be your wife. I want to be part of your family. I don't need this marriage to solve my problems."

Jiang Yunxiao's heartstrings, which had been tense for a long time, finally relaxed. He couldn't help but hug Yue Niang: "Yue'er, I will never let you down."

"Is this the reason you came here today to ask?"

Jiang Yunxiao nodded: "Yes."

Yue Niang broke free from Jiang Yunxiao's embrace: "Brother Yunxiao, you deserve it. You are not as bad as you think. You are a very good person."

Be nice to me clumsily and sincerely.

But Yue Niang did not say the second half of the sentence.

The next day, the Fu family was in turmoil.

Tian was divorced by Fu Shiqing, so suddenly that Ling Xun and Fu Yuanniang both came.

The Fu family crowded into Fu Shiqing's study.

Ling Xun asked, "Father-in-law, why would you go to such lengths to divorce your wife?"

Fu Shiqing didn't want to save face at this moment. He swept his fierce eyes over Fu Yuanniang, Fu Qiyu, and Fu Qizhao in turn and said, "This vicious woman Tian made me raise someone else's child for more than ten years. This is the first reason. Secondly, she actually planned to elope with her lover."

After hearing this, Ling Xun's face was filled with astonishment: "Father-in-law, is there some misunderstanding here?"

Fu Shiqing said, "Misunderstanding? She sold all her assets and left the city with her lover. I personally brought her back. That lover isn't from the Fu family, so I have no choice. But I must divorce Tian."

Yue Niang laughed sarcastically, it finally came to this.

Fu Yuanniang hurriedly pulled Fu Qiyu and Fu Qizhao to kneel on the ground: "Father, Mother won't do that. There must be some misunderstanding."

Then Fu Jinniang caught a glimpse of Yueniang's mocking smile and immediately knelt on the ground: "Father, this must have been set up by Fu Yueniang. She has always disliked mother."

Fu Shiqing's eyes fixed on Yue Niang's face again, and then he said, "Of course I won't just believe one side of the story. I even asked another doctor to examine it. Besides, I arrested him myself last night. How can I fake it? Go, bring him up."

The servant behind him received the order and dragged the tied-up Tian in from outside.

Tian said confidently, "Fu Shiqing, you will not die a good death."

Seeing this scene, her children were heartbroken: "Mother!"

Fu Shiqing gave a look, and the servant brought out a doctor carrying a medicine box from the ear room.

The doctor took Tian's pulse and said, "This lady is pregnant."

Then Fu Shiqing took out a small booklet from behind his back and said, "This booklet belongs to Aunt Du. She has recorded every time I went to the backyard in the past year. She also wrote down the details of Aunt Du's room. Take a look."

This was Tian's last fig leaf, and now it has been torn to pieces by her husband.

Tian was completely desperate and said nothing.

Ling Xun looked at Fu Yuanniang and said goodbye quickly, "Let's pretend we haven't been here today. My Chengwang Mansion can only lose his wife. Such a shameful thing will never happen again."

Fu Shiqing quickly stood up: "Of course, of course."

The reason why Fu Shiqing asked Ling Xun to come today was just to say that the two of them now share the same honor and disgrace. Fu Yuanniang's life experience is a time bomb, and he doesn't care at all how bad the consequences will be for Fu Yuanniang.

After Ling Xun and Fu Yuanniang left, Fu Shiqing threw a divorce letter in Tian's face: "Take these two bastards and get out."

Fu Jinniang desperately crawled to Fu Shiqing's feet and said, "Father, please don't chase mother and brothers away. I beg you."

Fu Shiqing kicked her away: "If you want to go with them, you can."

This kick sent Fu Jinniang flying far away, and then she hid in the corner and stopped talking.

Fu Shiqing turned to Yue Niang and said suddenly, "I want to test your bloodline too."

Yue Niang was calm, after all, this was also the doubt that weighed on her heart.

But the result was that the blood of the two people was mixed.

Fu Shiqing looked at Yue Niang: "If only your mother were still alive."

Yue Niang knew what Fu Shiqing meant. It was probably that if her mother were still alive, she would not have expelled Yue Niang from the family.

Yue Niang said in a disappointing tone, "But mother has been gone for a long time. As for the reason why mother is gone, I wonder if father knows?"

At that moment, white steam was coming out of Fu Shiqing's head: "Shu Shen is just weak and sickly, and her illness is caused by worry." The sadness in Fu Shiqing's eyes could not be faked.

In that moment, he didn't think about it. Xu Shushen was born in a family of military generals. She was fostered in General Huaihua's mansion since childhood. She also practiced martial arts with General Huaihua together with Cao Jin. How could her physique be weak?

After returning to Yuechen Courtyard, Yue Niang quickly asked Man Yue to follow Tian and try not to leave her sight. After all, the real torture was about to begin.

Finally, the wedding day arrived. There was not a single piece of red silk in the Fu family's home. Everything was as plain and simple as Fu Shiqing had described. The central hall was filled with stools and the door was wide open.