The evil mother-in-law does not whitewash, she only abuses her children

Chapter 803 Fighting stance

"Boss, General Nie is here to pick up my aunt."

Everyone sat and listened to Gu Xiaoxue talk about family gossip. Even Liu Yue'e and Zhao, who had returned to their rooms, were attracted and came out to join the discussion.

When everyone was discussing heatedly, Su Qing came in from outside and told everyone that someone from the Nie family had come to pick up Gu Baishuang.

After dinner, Nie Xiaofeng watched the snow falling heavier and the sky getting darker, but Gu Baishuang had not returned home yet, so he sent someone to pick her up.

Originally, he wanted to come in person, but Nie Mingyuan and his two brothers asked him to reminisce about the past. He was already talking about his achievements on the battlefield and was reluctant to interrupt, so he sent his confidant to pick up his mother.

Tong Huaqiong looked at Gu Baishuang and said, "If you don't want to go back, just stay here."

Gu Baishuang's house is empty and no one has lived there. Nothing has been added to it. If Gu Baishuang doesn't want to go back, she can only live with Tong Huaqiong.

Tong Huaqiong couldn't let Gu Baishuang take the initiative to ask to stay, so it would be better for her, as her stepmother, to ask her to stay first.

Gu Baishuang stood up and said, "I will have to face Nie Mingyuan and his two sons sooner or later, so why not go back now and see what they are up to? Besides, the General's Mansion is my son's residence, and I am Nie Xiaofeng's biological mother. I am afraid of what they might do. Why should I leave just because they are in the mansion?"

Gu Baishuang gathered her hair and took a fighting stance.

Tong Huaqiong didn't try to keep Gu Baishuang and instead warned her, "It's snowing hard outside, so be careful on the slippery roads. If anything happens back home, send someone to let me know, and I'll take your brothers and take care of it."

Gu Baishuang smiled and nodded.

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At Nie Xiaofeng's general's mansion.

Nie Mingyuan sat at the top, with his two sons from his first wife sitting on his left and right. Nie Xiaofeng sat opposite Nie Mingyuan, and his two daughters-in-law served him very attentively by pouring tea and water.

Nie Xiaofeng was talking about how he killed the enemy.

Boss Nie interrupted, "You've accomplished such a great feat that it's been reported to the entire world. Even the Emperor knows about you. Don't you have the upper hand in Shengjing? Don't the court officials have to give you some respect?"

Nie Xiaofeng smiled and said, "Brother, you're joking. In Shengjing, even a brick falling can hit a duke or a prince. I'm nothing in Shengjing, and my reputation is worthless."

The eyes of Boss Nie and Second Nie met with Nie Xiaofeng's for a moment, and both of them felt that Nie Xiaofeng was on guard against them.

The two men had discussed before coming to Shengjing that they would gain benefits by relying on Nie Xiaofeng's achievements. The eldest brother Nie wanted to buy an official position, while the second brother Nie thought that the flesh trade was profitable and wanted to change careers and open a brothel in Shengjing to provide entertainment for dignitaries.

They felt that with Nie Xiaofeng's extraordinary achievements, the two things they asked for were nothing and could be accomplished with just a flick of his finger.

Hearing Nie Xiaofeng say this, they felt unhappy. They hadn't even made any requests yet, but this little brother was busy trying to shirk responsibility.

Although they both have the surname Nie, Nie Xiaofeng is more on the side of the Gu family.

After all, they didn't come out of the same mother's womb.

"You're joking, second brother. Even a single hair of yours would be thicker than my and my big brother's thighs."

Nie Laoer said this with a forced smile.

After hearing this, Nie Xiaofeng did not think deeply about it. He just thought that his elder and second brothers had never been to Shengjing and did not understand that there were so many officials and nobles in Shengjing. Even a mighty general who held real military power could not make everyone give him face and do whatever he wanted.

You will understand after the eldest and second brothers stay for a while.

Nie Xiaofeng didn't respond, and Nie Lao Da and Nie Lao Er thought that Nie Xiaofeng was pretending to be stupid.

At this time, Zhang, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Nie family, said casually, "Third brother has sent someone to pick up mother for a long time, why hasn't mother returned home yet? It's snowing so heavily outside, maybe the road is slippery and something has happened?"

The second daughter-in-law, Sun, gave a short laugh and said, "Mother and Uncle Gu have a deep bond. Uncle Gu is coming to Beijing today, so naturally mother wants to stay and reminisce about the past."

These words successfully aroused Nie Mingyuan's dissatisfaction.

Gu Baishuang is the daughter-in-law of the Nie family and a member of the Nie family. When her family came to Shengjing, she didn't come back to reunite with them, but instead went to her mother's house to reunite with her brothers. What's the matter?

Nie Mingyuan had endured it all night.

Zhang continued, "Is mother not welcoming us to Shengjing? So she's staying at the Gu family out of spite? If so, it's truly our fault. Before I came to Shengjing, I told mother and my husband's second brother that it would be enough for us to come, and the two of us sisters-in-law would stay at home. Father insisted we come to Shengjing so that our Nie family could have a reunion during the New Year, but I didn't expect to anger mother."

Nie Mingyuan said, "The general's family name is Nie. I can invite anyone I want to come. She has no say in that."

Nie Xiaofeng said, "Sister-in-law, you're overthinking it. My mother and grandmother are in business together, and they were discussing things at my grandmother's house. They didn't stay at the Gu family just because my uncle came. Besides, if she really stayed at the Gu family just to catch up with my uncle, there's nothing wrong with that. We're a family and can see each other anytime, but mother and uncle can't see each other anytime, anywhere."

These words made the eldest daughter-in-law of the Nie family look embarrassed.

Nie Xiaofeng turned to Nie Mingyuan and said, "Dad, Mom is busy running the shop in Shengjing. Even at the end of the year, she can't spare the time. It's because you are her husband and she knows you won't blame her that she doesn't have to put down her business and rush home to see you."

Gu Baishuang has been here for quite a while.

Standing on the porch and looking into the house, I saw the Nie family sitting together talking, and I felt a stinging pain in my eyes.

Of course she heard what Nie Mingyuan and his two sons and daughters-in-law said.

Gu Baishuang brushed off the snow on her body and stepped into the house.

The cold air brought by it made Nie Mingyuan and others shiver.

"Mom, you're here. Oh, why didn't you let someone know so I could come out to greet you. It's snowing so heavily, I was worried to death." The eldest daughter-in-law looked attentively and stepped forward to take the shawl that Gu Baishuang had untied.

Gu Baishuang handed the shawl to the old woman, but the eldest daughter-in-law missed it and looked embarrassed.

She suspected that Gu Baishuang had heard what she had just said, and she was so scared that she was like a quail and dared not say a word.

Seeing the eldest daughter-in-law being scorned by Gu Baishuang, the second daughter-in-law knew that Gu Baishuang had heard the sister-in-law's provocative words. She was secretly proud that her sister-in-law had offended her stepmother-in-law. With a smile on her face, she offered Gu Baishuang a cup of hot tea and said, "Mother, have a cup of tea to warm yourself up."

Gu Baishuang was not polite. She sat down, took a sip of the hot tea, and looked at everyone in the room.

Nie Mingyuan felt very uncomfortable.

Gu Baishuang has been lukewarm towards him ever since they had a fight in the first month of the lunar year three years ago. Even when he took the initiative to bend down and talk to her, she remained cold.

Nie Mingyuan wanted to teach Gu Baishuang a lesson, but was crushed by Gu Baishuang's powerful aura.

Instead, I don’t know how to start.

He regretted that he had listened to Tong Huaqiong's words many years ago and gave the capital to Gu Baishuang to invest in the Lu family's merchant ships, allowing Gu Baishuang to get involved in the Nie family's business from the inner house.

Now the lifeline of the Nie family's business is in Gu Baishuang's hands.

Just very passive.

"Have you brought all your sons?"

After a long time, Gu Baishuang spoke these words.