In this way, under Xiao Yuanshi’s coaxing, the main Xiao family decided to follow him back to the general’s mansion.

Xiao Yuanshi showed an elegant smile to the people watching the excitement outside.

He followed the path of a Confucian general.

“There was just a little conflict at home, which made everyone laugh.”

The meaning was obvious. There was no big problem in their family, so don’t spread it.

Others also smiled and said nothing on the surface, but that was not what they thought in their hearts.

Such liveliness was rare in the capital. Of course, they have to go home and talk about it with their friends and relatives.

Before leaving, Old Lady Xiao took the hand of her new old lady friend and said a few words.

Deliberately emphasized that she would make an appointment with the old lady to visit the fabric shop tomorrow.

Shi Qingluo said that when they arrive at the capital, try not to be locked themselves in the general’s mansion. They should make some friends with similar interests or similar status.

The old lady who lived in the opposite house was also from the mountain village. They have a lot in common interest.

Moreover, this old lady was a warm-hearted person. If her second bastard son wanted to ground her, this old lady could help spread the word.

After Xiao Yuanshi heard this, he felt extremely irritated, but he couldn’t stop it.

The old lady sympathized with Old Lady Xiao and felt that her daughter-in-law was too unfilial and her son didn’t look so reliable.

She also held Old Lady Xiao’s hand and said: “Okay, let’s go shopping together tomorrow. If you need something, ask your daughter-in-law or grandson to call me.”

It was rare to meet someone who also came from the mountain village and could chat with her. She didn’t want Old Lady Xiao to go back to the village.

Old Lady Xiao smiled and said: “Okay!”

After saying that, she followed Xiao Yuanshi and the others back to the general’s mansion.

As soon as Xiao Yuanshi sat down, before Xiao Yuanshi could open his mouth, Old Lady Xiao pulled him and began to cry.

“Second son, I don’t want to go out and make trouble today and let others laugh, but your wife and her brother are bullying.”

Then she exaggeratedly told the story about Ge Chunyi not respecting her and beating the others.

Ge Chunyi couldn’t help but argue: “You pulled my sister and slapped her. It’s you who bullied me.”

Old Lady Xiao glanced at him with a dazed look and said to Xiao Yuanshi: “Look, I just said a word, and he started to contradict me.”

“I am the mother who gave birth to you and raised you, but who is he?”

“You provided him food and accommodation in the general’s mansion like a young master, and you also helped him enter the academy to train him in martial arts.”

“But he is so arrogant and disrespectful to your mother. When he gets rich in the future, will he still recognize you as his brother-in-law?”

“Some people are just white-eyed wolves. Don’t let the wind blow you to the point that you don’t even recognize your last name anymore.”

Shi Qingluo said that they can’t just make trouble, but they must instigate the relationship between these beasts on time.

The more she thought about it, the more she thought it was right, so she took the opportunity to start.

She then cried again: “I admitted that because you were the second child, I neglected you a little, but I also gave you enough food and clothing since childhood. When you went to the military camp, I was so worried that I couldn’t sleep all day long.”

Old Man Xiao also said: “Yes, in the first few months after you left, we couldn’t sleep all day and night. Your mother often woke up, afraid that something would happen to you.”

This was half true and half false. There was indeed concern, but it was not that exaggerated.

Xiao Yuanshi frowned when he heard what the two said.

He also felt a little uncomfortable, thinking that even though he was ignored back then, his parents were not too harsh on him.

They were just dissatisfied with his insistence on marrying Mrs. Kong and focused on treating Mrs. Kong harshly.

Of course, his heart didn’t soften much because of this, these people made him lose face, and he remembered it.

Looking up at Ge Chunyi, who had an angry expression on his face and his hands clenched into fists, his brows furrowed deeper, showing a bit of dissatisfaction.

Anyway, these people were his parents, older brothers, and younger brothers. He can do whatever he wants, but it was not the turn of his brother-in-law to show his power at home.

Besides, if it wasn’t for this brother-in-law who meddled in today’s business and beat Mrs. Wu and the others, how could the old lady go crazy and run to the gate of the general’s mansion to make trouble?

At first, he thought this brother-in-law was good. If he was trained well, he would be a help in the future.

But now, the more he looked at the other party, the more immature and stable he was. Since he came to the capital and became famous in the academy for riding and shooting, this brother-in-law has become more and more arrogant.

This reminded him suddenly of that handsome and prudent son in the village.

He felt a pity in my heart.

“Mother, don’t be angry, I will talk to him.”

“It’s just that you should think about running out and making trouble.”

He said earnestly: “If I lost my face, the general’s mansion will have no face, and you will also lose face.”

First, coax and stabilize these people for a while, and then find a way to lure the nephew and the others to gamble and send them back.

Old Lady Xiao was aggrieved: “I was bullied by your wife and brother-in-law, so I couldn’t help it.”

“As long as they don’t come to provoke me in the future, I will try my best to bear it.”

She sneered in her heart. This beast was indeed still looking at that little hoof and the little beast.

Xiao Yuanshi was tired, so he coaxed the old lady and others to go to the Yamen and canceled the report on their initiative.

Old Lady Xiao became angry when she heard this: “No, everything in our house has been stolen. We should let the Yamen investigate.”

She persuaded in turn: “Don’t be stupid, it’s a gift from the imperial court. If it is lost, can you keep your position as a general?”

Xiao Yuanshi: “… …”

You know this, but you still went to report the crime?

How could he be so unlucky to have such foolish and smart-aleck relatives?

“Mom, there is a misunderstanding here. Because those gold and things were gifts from the emperor, I had people put them somewhere else but didn’t tell you.”

“So just ask the eldest brother and the others to withdraw the case. If we make a big fuss, it will be a disgrace to our family.”

Because there were no outsiders at home, the old lady couldn’t hold it back.

She raised his hand and slapped Xiao Yuanshi on the face: “You unfilial beast, you moved the money and valuables away, who are you guarding against?”

“You, a beast, crawled out of my belly, but you are guarding against me, your mother? You should be struck by lightning.”

What she was scolding now was truly from the bottom of her heart.

Others in the main Xiao family were also very angry. As expected, the second son was involved in this matter.

Xiao Yuanshi was stunned by this slap.

This was also the first time that he had been slapped in the face by the old lady. Especially in front of his young wife and brother-in-law.

“Mom, you know what you are thinking, but the General’s Mansion is not a place where you can run wild.”

He was extremely angry and said: “Don’t go out anymore from now on. From today on, just stay in the general’s mansion. You will have good food and drink.”

Old Lady Xiao was also angry. She raised her hand and patted the table.

“What? You want to ground us?”

“You beast, I tell you there’s no way.”

“I have made an appointment with the old lady across the street to go shopping together tomorrow.”

She threatened back: “If you don’t let me go out, and she takes the initiative to find me, I will say that you abused me and locked me in the woodshed. You don’t give me food and don’t allow me to go out.”

At this time, she felt Shi Qinglou was so amazing. She even expected that this beast, her second son, would find an excuse to ban them.

Fortunately, they listened to that girl and found a way out before making a fuss, otherwise, they would be in big trouble.