Ge Chunru was panicked.
She had been with Xiao Yuanshi for so long. She had fallen in love with him before her father died.
So she knew his character very well.
He was furious today and wanted her to make a choice.
She knew that Xiao Yuanshi was a man who was more cruel than anyone else when he was hardened.
She pulled his clothes and cried: “Can’t you give me another chance?”
“General, I beg you, don’t treat me like this, okay.”
Xiao Yuanshi sighed: “Chunru, I have given you many chances.”
“Each time, you said you were wrong, and you would change, but not only did you not change, but you got worse.”
Xiao Yuanshi looked at Ge Chunru who was begging him. Not only, his heart didn’t soften, but he also felt a little disgusted.
If she wanted to be tough, she would be like Kong Yuelan. She didn’t want to be demoted to a concubine, so she proposed a divorce.
At that time, Kong Yuelan and their children moved into the broken courtyard. They had no money, not much food, etc., and their character was weak and vulnerable.
But she didn’t beg him and took the initiative to ask for a divorce.
After the divorce, she didn’t ask him for help or money, and she took care of their children all by herself.
This surprised him at the time.
Ge Chunru, on the contrary, still had a lot of money in her hands and some property under her name, so she wouldn’t be desperate even if she went out alone.
Such a big contrast means Ge Chunru was much worse than Kong Yuelan in terms of integrity.
He felt even more bored with Ge Chunru.
What was the difference between her and those vain and greedy women outside?
Ge Chunru grabbed Xiao Yuanshi’s clothes and refused to let go: “I will change this time, give me one last chance.”
She didn’t want to be a concubine, and she didn’t want to be divorced.
She just wanted to continue to be the wife of the deputy governor.
Xiao Yuanshi was disappointed with Ge Chunru: “From today on, you are the concubine of the Deputy Governor’s Mansion.”
“If you don’t want to be a concubine, then come to me and ask for a divorce letter.”
“We are husband and wife. If you choose to leave, you can change it to a divorce letter. The money in your hands and the property under your name will all belong to you.”
This was his last tolerance and bottom line.
Ge Chunru looked at Xiao Yuanshi’s resolute look, and her heart was very cold.
She wanted to write a divorce letter and throw it in his face, but she still held back.
She only had a few thousand taels of silver in her hand, and there were only two shops under her name in the capital, which added up to only 10,000 or 20,000 taels.
Compared with the Deputy Governor’s Mansion, what is it?
She sobbed as she said: “Do you have to be this heartless?”
“No need to say more, this matter will not change.”
Xiao Yuanshi didn’t want to stay any longer. He shook off Ge Chunru’s hand holding his clothes, and turned to leave.
Ge Chunru still sat on the ground, unable to hold back, and burst into tears.
Xiao Yuanshi, who was walking out of the door, heard it, but this time he didn’t change his decision and quickened his pace to leave.
He asked the housekeeper to inform everyone in the mansion that from today on, the main wife was Liu Ru, and Ge Chunru became Concubine Ge.
Her food, clothing and expenses should be provided according to the concubine. There was no need to take care of it separately.
This news shocked the servants and maids in the deputy governor’s mansion.
No one expected the madam would be demoted to a concubine after going out.
However, no one felt sorry for Ge Chunru, after all, everyone already knew that she had asked people to beat her parents-in-law.
She once cheated on the deputy governor, but the deputy governor didn’t divorce her, which was considered the most righteous.
Compared to the wife with a little human touch, everyone liked the kind and gentle Liu Ru. Oh. she was now the main wife.
*
At the side yard.
Tao Liu was making small clothes. She didn’t ask the maid to make the clothes for her future child but sewed them herself.
Not long after, Xiao Yuanshi came in.
She immediately put down the clothes: “Governor, you’re here.”
She got up and poured a cup of tea for Xiao Yuanshi.
She found that Xiao Yuanshi’s face was not good, so she served him carefully and didn’t dare to say anything more.
Xiao Yuanshi found that he felt relaxed when he was with Liu Ru.
After sitting for a while, he said: “From today on, you are the wife of the deputy governor’s office, and Ge Chunru will be demoted to a concubine.”
“The housekeeper power will still be handed over to you. You can take care of it when you have time. I will let the housekeeper help you before the birth.”
Tao Liu looked at him in shock: “Governor, how did my sister offend you?”
“Don’t be angry!”
“If anything going on between husband and wife, just discuss it. No need to be so angry.”
She looked at Xiao Yuanshi with a gentle and dependent face: “As long as I can be with you and the child, I don’t care whether I am the wife or the concubine.”
“Let my sister continue to be the main wife.”
Her heart was beating very hard at this time. She was so excited.
Half an hour ago, Shi Qingluo had someone pass on the news to her, telling her to be prepared mentally that she would be promoted from a concubine to a regular wife.
At that time, she was only half-believing and half-doubting, after all, she found that Xiao Yuanshi still had feelings for Ge Chunru.
Unexpectedly, it was true.
Shi Qingluo instigated the Xiao family to come to Xiao Yuanshi to make trouble, and it was also the other party who suggested his wife be demoted to a concubine.
And as soon as he came to Beicheng, he did it.
At this time, Tao Liu completely put aside the little thoughts in her heart and followed Shi Qingluo and his wife in the future. Ge Chunru was a lesson for her.
Ge Chunru used to be able to get whatever she wanted in the general’s mansion and was spoiled by Xiao Yuanshi. He even gave up his children for Ge Chunru.
Shi Qingluo and Xiao Hanzheng made calculations, so Ge Chunru gradually lost Xiao Yuanshi’s heart and wiped out Xiao Yuanshi’s feelings for her.
Now, how was Kong Yuelan was treated in the past, Ge Chunru was being treated the same way.
Tao Liu knows Shi Qingluo didn’t make trouble for Xiao Yuanshi to divorce Ge Chunru, but to demote her to a concubine.
Such a status change would be the greatest humiliation and revenge for Ge Chunru.
Others were promoted from concubines to wives, while Ge Chunru was promoted from a concubine to a wife, and then back to a concubine again. Such a status gap will be very embarrassing in the mansion.
Especially, many servants treat people differently.
When Ge Chunru was the main wife, everyone had to praise her, no matter what they truly felt.
Now that she has become a concubine, she has lost Xiao Yuanshi’s favor, and will soon taste the humiliation of being praised and trampled on by the servants.
This would be more uncomfortable and painful for Ge Chunru than being divorced.
Especially when Ge Chunru sees that she has become the main wife, and the servants in the mansion change their attitude towards her.
The noble ladies outside would also naturally treat her differently and ignore her, as a concubine. Such difference in treatment, this would definitely a torture for Ge Chunru.
Shi Qingluo told her not to show excitement and happiness, but to pretend to refuse.
This would make Xiao Yuanshi feel more at ease and caring. Such a sharp contrast with Ge Chunru, her position as the main wife would be stable.
Therefore, she did it.
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