Chapter 330: Did not fall for this

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation  Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Shi Qingluo realized that Xiao Hanzheng’s scumbag father was really a person who prioritized profits, but knew his goals very clearly.

Knowing that Ge Chunying was an ingrate, he gave up on her without hesitation.

She smiled. “I know that you are a smart person.”

She nudged Xiao Baili to prepare to get up. “Then we’ll wait for your good news!”

“Take care!” Xiao Yuanshi did not want to see the two of them anymore, especially his bad daughter-in-law.

Every time he spoke, she would deliberately prick his heart and say whatever was unpleasant to hear.

After Shi Qingluo and Xiao Baili left, Xiao Yuanshi went to Ge Chunru’s courtyard.

Ge Chunru had just finished a copy of the Buddhist scripture.

When she saw Xiao Yuanshi coming over, a tender smile appeared on her face. “You are here.”

Then, she took the initiative to walk forward and reached out to pull Xiao Yuanshi’s hand. “You have lost weight recently, General. My heart aches when I see you.”

She had changed from being noisy to being as gentle and considerate as when they first met.

Xiao Yuanshi resisted the urge to throw her hand away. “I’ve been worrying so much about you recently. Naturally, I’ve lost weight.”

Ge Chunru’s body stiffened, and she quickly lowered her head as if she knew she was in the wrong. “It’s all my fault for making you feel aggrieved.”

Just like when she was a young girl, she took the initiative to hug Xiao Yuanshi’s arm and shook it coquettishly. “I’ll definitely change in the future. I won’t make you angry anymore.”

In the past, when Xiao Yuanshi saw Ge Chunru like this, he only felt that this little girl was silly and cute.

But now, he felt that she was very pretentious.

She was already so old, yet she still acted like a girl. He was a little lost for words.

He didn’t want to stay any longer.

Thus, he took out the paper in his sleeves. “Take a look at it yourself.”

He added, “This is the evidence that Shi Qingluo just sent over. She wants us to take out 50,000 taels of silver as compensation. Otherwise, she’ll go to the capital magistrate’s office and sue you, to make you go to jail.”

Ge Chunru immediately took the paper and looked at it.

Her face turned pale. “How can she be so vicious? She is forcing me to this extent and still won’t let me off.”

Xiao Yuanshi did not ask Shi Qingluo if she was the mastermind behind Ge Chunru’s incident.

He was afraid that he would be dissed in a very unpleasant manner.

But deep down, he was certain that it was most likely the work of his eldest son and his wife.

When he heard Ge Chunru’s words, he wanted to say that she had brought this upon herself, but he still endured it.

He asked, “What do you think we should do?”

Ge Chunru could not hold back her tears. “I…I don’t know.

“But according to Shi Qingluo’s character, she would definitely do it if she said it. She’s a vicious and evil person.

“General, I don’t want to go to jail.”

She wanted to lean against Xiao Yuanshi.

However, Xiao Yuanshi avoided her and held her. “If you don’t want to go to jail, then we can only pay.”

Ge Chunru’s heart ached when she thought about the 50,000 taels of silver.

It wasn’t 50 taels of silver.

“But this is too much. Can you ask her to reduce it?”

Xiao Yuanshi shook his head. “It’s no use. I asked just now and she said not a single cent less.

“I still have 30,000 taels of silver with me. I can take out 20,000 taels of silver. We have to keep 10,000 taels of silver for our expenses at the northern border.

“So the remaining 30,000 taels of silver, you have to top it up.”

Ge Chunru was stunned. “I only have a few thousand taels of silver with me. How do I top it up?”

Xiao Yuanshi said meaningfully, “You can ask your sister for help.”

Ge Chunru’s expression changed. “How can my sister have the money to pay for it?”

Moreover, it was her sister’s money.

How would she have the nerve to ask?

Seeing her like this, Xiao Yuanshi narrowed his eyes. “If it weren’t for her instigation, if it weren’t for her asking me to lift your grounding, the incident at the flower feast wouldn’t have happened.

“Moreover, if you are really imprisoned, you will be a burden to her future at the second prince’s residence.”

Ge Chunru looked at him sadly. “How can you say such a thing?

“Chunying is now very doted on by the second prince. If you ask me to ask for money, won’t that cause a rift in our relationship?

“It will also affect you when the time comes!”

She was very clear in her words.

If Xiao Yuanshi still wanted her sister to aid him next time, then he shouldn’t propose such ideas.

Xiao Yuanshi narrowed his eyes and asked, “Then what do you think we should do? You have basically used all the money in the general’s residence to finance your younger siblings. I don’t have that much money now.

“Moreover, we still have to buy a new house and lead our lives at the northern border. It will cost a lot of money.”

Ge Chunru thought for a moment and said, “Let’s sell the manor in the outskirts of the capital and that hundred acres of land.

“And sell all the porcelain items that we can’t bring along from the general’s residence. It shouldn’t be a problem to gather 50,000 taels of silver.”

The thought of Xiao Yuanshi bringing that b * tch, Tao Liu, to live in the manor made her feel disgusted.

She just happened to sell these items to raise money for an emergency.

The thought of Shi Qingluo asking for 50,000 taels of silver was as painful as cutting off her flesh.

However, after a few interactions with her, she knew that she had no choice but to gather the money.

Shi Qingluo was a rolling knife.

There was nothing that this b * tch would not dare to do.

Xiao Yuanshi felt a chill in his heart when he heard this.

As expected, she still could not bear to part with her sister and wanted to cut off some flesh from him.

“The manor is already one of the few remaining properties in the general’s residence, so it’s impossible to sell it.

“This is all your own fault.

“I’ll take out 20,000 taels of silver. The remaining 30,000, you think of a way yourself. Otherwise, if Shi Qingluo wants to report this to the authorities, I won’t be able to stop her.”

Ge Chunru was furious. “So you don’t care about me anymore? Why are you so heartless?

“General, I was wrong. I was really wrong. I will never do this again.”

She held Xiao Yuanshi’s hand and begged, “Please don’t do this to me, okay?”

She now knew that making a fuss would only push Xiao Yuanshi to be with Tao Liu.

However, Xiao Yuanshi did not fall for this trick.

If Ge Chunru had not suggested selling the things from the manor and the general’s residence, he would have softened a little and thought of a way to raise the money, or he would have gone to find Ge Chunying himself.

But now, he can’t be bothered anymore.

Since Ge Chunru and Ge Chunying were so close as sisters, he believed that if something happened to her sister, she wouldn’t just stand by and watch.

As for whether or not this matter would cause a rift in the relationship between the two sisters, that was none of his business.

In fact, he was even looking forward to it.

He had really had enough of Ge Chunru’s financing for her younger siblings.

He also wanted to see if they were really that close as sisters.

His eyes darkened. “I’m being mocked by the entire capital now. I don’t blame you.

“So Chunru, don’t force me.”

This was the first time Ge Chunru had seen Xiao Yuanshi like this.

She suddenly felt a little afraid.

She knew that he still cared about what happened at the flower feast.

She did not dare to say anything to reject him. She could only say sullenly, “I, I’ll think of a way.”

She was afraid that she would force Xiao Yuanshi to completely leave her and that he would really not care about her in the future.

She still had to win Xiao Yuanshi back.

When she went to the northern border, she could bring her younger brother back to recuperate.

Xiao Yuanshi’s expression softened a little. “I know that you are a smart person.

“Shi Qingluo only gave us five days. Think of a way to gather the money as soon as possible.

“I still have some matters to attend to in the study room. I’ll come back again in a few days’ time.”

Ge Chunru wanted Xiao Yuanshi to stay, but it would upset him, so she endured it. “Alright, I’ll wait for you to come.”

Xiao Yuanshi nodded and turned to leave.

He did not see Ge Chunru’s gloomy expression and the hatred in her eyes.

After he left her courtyard, he ordered his people to keep an eye on Ge Chunru and not allow her to sell the things in the residence.