Chapter 395 - That's right

Old Master Xiao naturally saw his son’s dilemma.

There was a smile in his eyes, but he quickly hid it.

“Are you worried that your wife will have a conflict with Zheng’er’s wife if she goes to King Jin’s mansion?” he asked.

Xiao Yuanshi smiled bitterly. “Yes, the deputy governor’s office will be embarrassed again.”

He didn’t have any thoughts of getting lucky.

Shi Qingluo would definitely not let Ge Chunru off.

“That’s for sure, ” Old Master Xiao said. Zheng’er’s wife is very protective of her own people. Your wife used to bully her mother-in-law, Zheng’er’s younger siblings. She’ll step your wife’s face to the ground whenever she has the chance.”

Then, he changed the topic. “However, this is actually an opportunity.”

Xiao Yuanshi was confused. “What opportunity?”

The old master patted Xiao Yuanshi’s shoulder. “An opportunity to change a wife.

“Anyway, those ladies in Northern City have not seen your first wife yet, so it doesn’t make much of a difference whether Ge Chunru or Liu Ru goes to the banquet.

“You’ve already cut ties with Zheng’er and the others. In the future, someone will have to inherit the deputy governor’s office.

“Zheng’er and Erlang are both a man of character. Even if you give it to them, they won’t want it.

“That’s why you have to have another legitimate son. Liu Ru is about to give birth. Why don’t you let her be your wife?

“Ge Chunru will be demoted from your wife to your concubine. This will also solve your current urgent need.”

After hearing the old master’s words, Xiao Yuanshi fell into deep thought.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it made sense. This way, all his recent troubles could be easily solved.

Although he didn’t really believe that a jinx would bring misfortune to his life, he was still a little wary of it.

If Ge Chunru continued to be his wife, would his luck get worse?

“Alright, I’ll listen to you, father,” he nodded after a while.

In this way, his parents would not keep harping on it and cause a ruckus at King Jin’s side or expel him from the clan.

And now, Liu Ru’s demeanor was better than Ge Chunru’s to be his first wife.

“That’s right, ” Old Master Xiao nodded and smiled.

“You’ve really done your best for Ge Chunru.

“If any other man were you, he would have divorced his wife after being cuckolded by her. How could he let her do whatever she wants? ”

Xiao Yuanshi also agreed with this point. “You are right, father.”

In addition to being unlucky, what Xiao Yuanshi hated the most was being cuckolded.

Regardless of whether Ge Chunru had been set up, many people had seen her being intimate with Zheng tongfeng.

That was why he had never touched her after that incident.

One day, she pestered him to stay the night.

He stayed, but he really couldn’t find any interest in her.

Because as soon as they were intimate, he couldn’t help but think that Zheng Tongfeng had hugged her and kissed her, and it made him feel a little disgusted.

That was why he didn’t touch her that day and slept like usual for the entire night.

Xiao Yuanshi sighed. “I just don’t know how to tell her.”

He wondered how Ge Chunru would make a fuss when she was demoted to a concubine.

Old Lady Xiao couldn’t help but roll her eyes at Xiao Yuanshi.

“Look at yourself in the mirror. Who’s in charge of this family? You or that little b * tch?

“Of course, it’s because she has made so many mistakes. What do you have to be afraid of? ”

Xiao Yuanshi was in pain.

“I’m not afraid. It’s just that the feelings we’ve had for each other all these years are not fake. I can’t bring myself to say it.”

“You had feelings for Mdm Kong when you just got married, ” Old Lady Xiao sneered, “but in the end, you still opened your mouth for Ge Chunru.

“I think you’ve been drugged by her, and you’re not in the right state of mind in matters concerning her.”

Old Master Xiao saw Xiao Yuanshi’s expression turn ugly and gave a look to Old Lady Xiao. “That’s enough. Our son knows what to do.”

The old lady then pouted.

“Alright, I won’t say anymore.

“Who’s been in charge of housekeeping since we came to Northern City?” Old Master Xiao asked Xiao Yuanshi.

“Ge Chunru is in charge,” Xiao Yuanshi answered truthfully.

“I had already asked Liu Ru to be the housekeeper in the capital, but it was inconvenient for her to be pregnant, so I handed it back to Ge Chunru.”

“Then, before you tell her, you should check the accounts in the residence,” said Old Master Xiao meaningfully.

Xiao Yuanshi saw the hidden meaning in the old master’s words. “Father, are you afraid that she will take the money from the manor again?

“That can’t be. After coming to Northern City, I only put a few thousand taels in my account.”

This was to prevent Ge Chunru from secretly using the money to finance her siblings.

Before this, she had taken two thousand taels and sent it to Ge Chunyi, informing him in advance.

Since he was the one who sent Ge Chunyi to the mine, he agreed to the 2000 taels.

“You’re the deputy governor of Northern City now,” Old Master Xiao said after thinking for a while. “Don’t tell me no one has offered money? ”

He reminded him, “Be careful. It’s better to check it out.”

Xiao Yuanshi knew his father’s personality.

He wouldn’t have said that if there wasn’t anything.

“Father, did you hear something?”

Old Master Xiao sighed. “On the way here, I heard from Zheng’er’s wife that King Jin had sent someone to send money to Zheng’er, but they rejected it.

“Zheng’er’s wife said that since she’s already brought the money here, they’ll most likely give it to you too.

“That’s why I’m afraid that your wastrel wife will take money that she shouldn’t have and implicate you.”

This was indeed what Shi Qingluo had said.

If Xiao Hanzheng and his wife did not dare to accept the money, it would be a hot potato, and his son should not accept it either.

Hearing this, Xiao Yuanshi’s expression changed.

He stood up and said, ” I’ll go check it out now.”

He did not expect King Jin to offer Xiao Hanzheng money so quickly.

What was King Jin trying to do by showing such obvious goodwill?

As long as Xiao Hanzheng was not stupid, he would not accept this money.

He didn’t know if King Jin’s manor had sent money to the deputy governor’s manor, but he didn’t see it.

However, he was still worried that Ge Chunru would take it by accident.

Old Master Xiao also thought it was a big deal. “Okay, go ahead.”

Then, he seemed to have thought of something. “Son, Mdm Ge already knows about your plan to send Ge Chunyi to the mines.

Xiao Yuanshi was startled. “How did you know?”

He didn’t play dumb.

Since the old master already knew, there was no point not admitting it.

The main thing was that he was very surprised at how they knew about this.

Old Master Xiao didn’t say that it was his wife who said it.

He said, “Ge Chunyi told Ge Chunru in front of us that day.”

This was indeed the truth.

It just so happened that the old lady had mentioned it, so Ge Chunyi said it in passing.

“Ge Chunru and her brother must be resentful towards you and displeased because of this.

“You should be aware of this.”

The reason why he said this on purpose, other than to remind his son to be on guard against those two people, was also to make his son completely determined to demote his wife to a concubine.

It was definitely not a good thing to have a wife who hated him.

If she was a concubine, the possibility of her causing trouble would be much smaller.

After all, a wife had much more power than a concubine.

This time, Xiao Yuanshi took his words seriously. “Alright, I got it.”

He squinted his eyes.

No wonder Ge Chunyi had never greeted him as his brother-in-law since they met till he left with his sister.

So he actually knew it.