The Major General's Country Wife

"My lord, the eldest lady and the second lady are asking to see you." Yang He reported.

"Bring the Eldest Master and the Second Master." After a little thought, Xu Guogong knew what they were coming for.

"Yes."

Mrs. Qian and Mrs. Xu were waiting outside Xu Guogong's study room. When they saw Yang He coming out, they didn't invite them in, but wanted to go elsewhere.

They hurried forward to stop them, "What did the Duke say?"

"Master Guo asked the elder master and the second master to come here." Yang He left after speaking, Xu Guogong didn't explain what to say to them, and he didn't need to say anything more.

"This?" Qian Shi and Xu Shi looked at each other, becoming less and less optimistic about this trip, but there was no way they had to pay a dowry.

"Wait." Xu's face was cold, his eyes were full of determination, and said: "The dowry should be paid by the government of the country, even if they don't want to, I don't believe they can really disregard their face and still have the majesty of the royal family."

Qian Shi also nodded, she also had the same idea, if her daughter hadn't married into the royal family, she would not have the courage and confidence to come to Xu Guogong.

When the Elder Master and the Second Master came over, they were still waiting outside and did not leave. Xu Chongwen and the others just glanced at them, no one spoke and waited quietly.

They are already cold-hearted towards their own daughter-in-law, and they can tolerate no matter how mischievous they are in the past, but now they don't care about the safety of the Duke's mansion and only care about their own small plans and glory.

These things can't be tolerated, since the incident happened, the Xu Chongwen brothers never entered the back house again, especially when they issued the imperial edict to let them know that the emperor has forcibly intervened and intervened in the affairs of the Duke of the Kingdom.

When Xu Guogong didn't submit a paper to ask for the establishment of a son, the emperor went so far as to act arbitrarily and caught them by surprise, let alone disrespecting the order.

The reason the emperor came up with was good, to add joy to the duke's mansion, because Xu Chongwen was the eldest son without exception, and he couldn't find any faults.

But who doesn't know the reason why Xu Guogong did not establish a son, the emperor's peace of mind in doing so can be known without guessing, it is these two people who made the Duke's government embarrassing and passive.

Four people faced each other in pairs, and none of them spoke. The scene was very awkward and decisive, as if they were competing with each other, and it depended on whoever spoke first would lose.

It's just that Qian and Xu don't know that they will never win, and they will never have the love of husband and wife in the future, which completely made them lose their hearts.

Yang He went in to report to Xu Guogong, and after a while he came out and made a gesture of invitation, saying: "Master Xu invites the two masters and madam to come in."

Qian and Xu let out a sigh of relief, and hurriedly followed behind into the study, and the four "fathers" saluted one after another.

"Sit down." Xu Guo

justice.

He looked at Qian Shi and Xu Shi, "What are you doing here? Let's talk now."

Qian Shi pursed her lips and said nothing, she still didn't dare to offend Xu Guogong, but Xu Shi had already broken the pot and said immediately: "We came for the dowry."

She was not polite at all, knowing that she had offended Xu Guogong, she no longer pretended to hide her nature, and directly stated her intentions.

"Even if you marry into a small family, you have to have a dowry, let alone a member of the royal family." Xu said: "There has been no movement in the mansion for so long, we mothers can only come forward and ask when we can get the dowry." Ready?"

Xu Chongxin turned his head suddenly, his eyes were full of anger, and scolded: "Presumptuous, how dare you speak to father like that?"

"When did father ever see us?" Mrs. Xu said without giving in, "Since this is the case, there is no need to compromise, and the dowry is not taken for granted?"

"Well, that's right." Xu Guogong did not refute, "But knowing that I am a mother, I bought it myself. Who asked my grandfather to buy the dowry gift?"

"Where's the money?" Xu frowned, "Without money, what should we do with it?"

"Yang He." Xu Guogong looked at the entourage standing beside him and said, "What are the rules about marriage in the mansion?"

"Go back to the father-in-law." Yang He bowed slightly, and said: "According to the government regulations, the daughter-in-law will pay 3000 taels for the dowry."

"En." Xu Guogong ordered, "Bring the silver, 3000 taels per room."

"3000 taels?" Qian exclaimed in disbelief.

When Xu heard this, she didn't care about face, "What can you buy with 3000 taels? It's not enough for ordinary people, let alone the royal family. Why did father humiliate us like this?"

"Humiliation?" Xu Guogong sneered, his eyes were full of sarcasm and said: "This country's Duke has never humiliated others with money, and you deserve it?"

Xu's face changed instantly, the words were extremely ugly, when his face was pale, he was trembling with anger, and his lips trembled and said: "Father is dissatisfied with the royal family?"

"Dissatisfied." Xu Guogong showed no trace of fear, his eyes were as cold as a knife, and he stabbed directly at Xu Shi, "You can go and sue, if you don't go, you Xu Shi should not be here to threaten the Duke."

"Go out." Xu Guogong waved his hand, and Yang He stepped forward to invite him out.

Xu clenched her teeth, her chest heaving violently, "Since the Duke's House doesn't recognize our house, we should separate."

"What are you?" Xu Guogong said: "Today, I will let you know what you, Mrs. Xu, are."

"You follow me into the palace." Xu Guogong stood up,

He shouted to the two sons: "Look, this is the daughter-in-law you left in the mansion to discipline, what else can you do?"

As soon as Xu Shi heard that Xu Guogong entered the palace, her face became even paler, and a bad premonition arose in her heart, but she couldn't stop it, and she couldn't stop it.

She had no choice but to look at Xu Chongxin, not believing that he really didn't care about this matter, everything she did was for their own sake, he couldn't be so ruthless.

However, Xu Chongxin didn't look at her at all, he got up and left following Xu Guogong's words, without giving her a glance.

Xu's body flickered and almost fell, but Qian Shi helped her to stand up.

And Qian's expression was not good. Seeing Xu Guogong getting angry, she thought that if she said a few good words and lowered her figure, she would not make trouble like this.

Therefore, Mrs. Xu came forward to stand up to Mr. Xu. She didn't step forward but just watched with cold eyes, thinking of countermeasures in her heart. Now she is glad that she didn't recklessly contradict like Mrs. Xu.

"Father." Mrs. Qian glanced at Mrs. Xu, "I don't know what to do in the palace. Could it be for marriage?"

"Hmph." Xu sneered, "Then go and see how he has the face to say no to the dowry."

……

It was already night when Yun Changsheng heard the news.

He watched Xu Changfeng calmly talk about this matter, no longer caring about family affection in the past, it was a little unbelievable, he was stunned and did not speak for a long time.

Finally, he stammered and said, "Mr. Xu, you are a real man!"

"Where did you learn these words?" Xu Changfeng looked at him dumbfounded, and said, "That's good, it will save you trouble in the future, and save the dowry you plan to buy."

"Yes." Yun Changsheng nodded, "A dowry of twenty treasures per person, although it is a royal gift from the emperor, it is worth tens of thousands of taels of silver."

Yun Changsheng sighed with emotion: These life-and-death things just made Xu Guogong make up his mind to give up the last bit of family affection and give them nothing.

It turned out that Xu Guogong brought his two sons into the palace and directly stated to the emperor that the mansion was unable to make ends meet and did not have the financial resources to buy a generous dowry, so he had to reluctantly give a dowry of 3000 taels of silver according to the mansion's regulations.

In addition, it mentioned the ancestral precepts and the agreement made by the founding emperor that the Duke's Mansion would not marry the royal family, so as not to fall into a battle for the throne.

Xu Guogong also brought out several generations of the Xu family. In order to get involved in the party and the government, the marriage partners were all the children of official families below the second rank.

And guarantee that the two daughters-in-law marry out of the Duke's Mansion and will no longer have any contact with it, so as not to give birth to undeserved intentions.

At that time, the emperor's face was complicated, as if he was thinking of something, he couldn't control it for a while, his face alternated with annoyance and embarrassment, he didn't say a word of rebuttal or reprimand, and directly agreed to Xu Guogong's request.

Seeing Xu Changfeng's silence, Yun Changsheng knew that he must be sad. There have been too many things happening in the Duke's Mansion during this period of time, and now the whole family will be torn apart.

"Get rid of the dross and keep the essence." Yun Changsheng patted Xu Changfeng on the shoulder, and comforted him, "Only in the mansion can we unite as one and get through every difficulty safely."

"I know." Xu Changfeng said softly: "Greed is not enough. Grandfather has already prepared things for them. I didn't expect them to be impatient and want to take more, completely ignoring the current situation in the house."

The gloating words played around in Yun Changsheng's mouth a few times, but he still didn't say it out. We shouldn't hit such an upright person who cares about his family too much.

So, he changed the subject and said, "In a few days, the person my grandfather prepared for me will arrive, and there are still some things."

Yun Changsheng's ears felt hot and his face gradually turned red. He still pretended not to care and said, "Those dowries are more valuable, and they are grandpa's life savings."

"There are still things and people?" Xu Changfeng was surprised, Yun Changsheng had a lot of money, he was already surprised enough, he didn't expect there were things and people.

"Doctor Yun is really well-intentioned." Xu Changfeng sighed.

"It's not that your mansion is too tall." Yun Changsheng said dissatisfiedly, "Grandpa has been worried a lot about preparing these things, he is afraid that I will be despised when I enter the Duke's mansion, and at such an old age, he still rushes around to prepare for me."

What he said was right. Dr. Yun has been a traveling doctor all his life, focusing on researching medical skills and treating common people.

He has been doing good deeds and accumulating virtue all his life, and he didn't have much savings in his later years. Since he got Yun Changsheng, he began to actively plan and save money.

In order for Yun Changsheng not to be looked down upon by others, and not to be embarrassed by the people in the Duke's mansion, he prepared a lot of property and people, and asked Yun Changsheng to bring him into the Duke's mansion together.

What Dr. Yun didn't expect was that Yun Changsheng had plans since he was a child, and he felt sorry for Dr. Yun who often went out and made a lot of money by himself.

The connections and power he has are beyond imagination, so that he has no fear of anyone, and can completely destroy him with a wave of his hand. Only then can he enjoy the lazy life now so leisurely.

Xu Changfeng was helpless, seeing Yun Changsheng complaining and trying to pretend to be good, he patted his head amusedly in his heart, and said: "There is no need for these, as long as I don't underestimate you, what can others do."

"Huh." Yun Changsheng snorted a few times, Xu Changfeng's words made him happy, he didn't care about other people's eyes, but Xu Changfeng's couldn't do it.

"I don't care." Yun Changsheng said: "But I don't want to disappoint Grandpa's intentions, and I don't want you to face other people's words and eyes."

"Understood." Xu Changfeng's heart softened, he didn't expect to think so much looking at the innocent and harmless Yun Changsheng, "Others can ignore it, as long as you are happy."

"I know." Yun Changsheng suddenly smiled and said, "Don't be surprised when the time comes, but I've greeted you well in advance."