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Zou Si was furious and yelled, "Don't misjudge who I am! When I take charge of this general's mansion, I will make sure you don't get into trouble!"

Guard: "The General's Mansion is naturally under the control of the General. If I have done anything wrong, I will be punished according to the General's military law. There is really no need for the Fourth Lady to teach me personally."

He has long been displeased with these leeches in the Zou family!

Relying on the fact that they were the mistress's family, they came to the general's mansion every day to bully others, treating the general's mansion as if it were their own warehouse, and ordering the servants around. The guards were all military personnel, hired by the court, and only came to the mansion with General Weibei to protect his safety. As a result, the Zou family also treated them as servants, and asked them to go out and do evil when they got into trouble outside.

These people had complained to Shen Congxing countless times in private, but Shen Congxing was now at a loss because of Madam Zou's illness, and he always told them to endure it. Fortunately, Gu Tingye often came to mediate, otherwise Uncle Shen would have lost the support of the people without even realizing it.

When Madam Zou heard that the guard not only scolded her but also spoke in a weird way to her youngest daughter, she suddenly sat down on the ground and burst into tears: "Oh! My poor daughter! You have never had a good day since you married into the Shen family. You have worked hard to raise children for the Shen family. Now that you are no longer able to live, the Shen family is bullying your mother! Even a servant dares to boss your sister around! God, why am I so miserable!"

The noise was so loud that the couple inside were finally alarmed and the door creaked open.

Shen Congxing stood at the door with a gloomy face.

When Zou Si saw him, he immediately rushed over, grabbed his sleeve with one hand, pointed at the guard with the other and said, "Brother-in-law, this son of a bitch spoke rudely to my mother and me, teach him a lesson!"

The guard held his sword and bowed his head without saying a word.

Shen Congxing pulled Zou Si's claws off his arm and said calmly, "He is a soldier in our army, not a slave."

The guard raised his head and looked at Shen Congxing with gratitude.

There were many cases of soldiers being exploited and public property being used for personal gain in the army. After Shen Congxing and Gu Tingye took charge of the imperial guards, they enforced the law strictly, practiced self-denial and were very popular among the soldiers.

Zou Si didn't understand any of this. She only knew that she had her mother's support and that she had indeed been wronged and was in the right. She refused to give in and said, "He relies on my brother-in-law for food, so he is naturally my brother-in-law's slave. He disrespected my mother and made sarcastic remarks. If my brother-in-law doesn't punish him, how can he subdue everyone in the army in the future?!"

"Shut up!" Shen Congxing was really annoyed this time, "We all rely on the court for our livelihood, we are the court's soldiers! Who in the world dares to say that the imperial guards are their own slaves? Do you want to lose your head!"

Madam Zou could hear the displeasure in her son-in-law's words and quickly scolded her little daughter: "What nonsense are you talking about? It's not your turn to teach the general how to be an official! Come and help me!"

Little Mrs. Zou was extremely angry, but she did not dare to act rashly at this time and obediently went to support Old Madam Zou.

"Son-in-law, don't blame her. She has been pampered and brought up since she was a child, and no one has ever said a harsh word to her. Today, she was scolded by this little brother and she was so embarrassed that she said a few nonsense. General, please don't hold it against the little girl." Old Madam Zou stood up and patted the dust off her butt with a smile. "Don't blame my daughter. Just now, this little brother pushed me, and she said something without thinking." She actually performed a reverse black and white performance on the spot.

The guard was anxious and shouted, "No! I didn't do anything! You sat on the ground by yourself!"

Madam Zou sighed, "Young man, it's good for a soldier to have temper and drive, but it's wrong to lie."

Guard: "I really didn't!"

Zou Si was secretly delighted when he heard this and shouted, "How could there be no one? I saw it with my own eyes! It was the mother you pushed!"

It is said that all is fair in war. This guard had fought off many enemy troops in the midst of swordplay, but he had never thought that there would be such a ruthless method in the inner house. He knew that he could not get along with the mother and daughter, so he turned to Shen Congxing and said, "General, I have never even broken the skin of ordinary people, how could I possibly hurt your mother-in-law!"

Madam Zou: "Son-in-law, you wouldn't disbelieve what we say, mother and daughter, and instead believe an outsider, right?"

Shen Congxing certainly knew his soldiers, but in this situation, if he said he believed the guard, the Zou family would lose face; if he said he believed the mother and daughter, it would hurt the soldiers' hearts. Just when he was in a dilemma, Madam Zou came to the door with difficulty, supported by her maid, and said, "Let's go in and talk."

Shen Congxing didn't care about other people anymore. He took Mrs. Zou in his arms and said, "Why did you come out? What's wrong with the wind?"

Madam Big Zou: "It's okay. Let's go inside and talk."

Shen Congxing carefully helped his wife back to the yard as if he was holding a piece of glass.

Little Zou's internal organs were filled with thick vinegar. She pulled the old lady inside and said, "Mother, look for yourself! You are still speaking for the eldest sister. It's obvious that she is getting along with her brother-in-law again!"

Old Madam Zou found it unbelievable and followed into the courtyard suspiciously.

The unjust case was left unresolved, and the wronged guard was left at the door, spitting at the backs of the mother and daughter: "The Madam is such a good person, how could she have relatives like you!"

The people in front were all thinking about their own things, so naturally they couldn't hear what he said.

After entering the room, Xiao Zou saw a food table on the bed of her elder sister, with cups and plates scattered on it. She guessed that the couple had eaten dinner in bed, and said sourly: "It seems that the elder sister is getting better. She even dares to eat meat and drink!"

Shen Congxing: "Those were all eaten by me. Your sister naturally still followed the doctor's advice and had light porridge and side dishes. However, she ate a lot more tonight than usual." After saying that, he smiled again and looked at Madam Zou.

Mrs. Zou also laughed.

They obviously enjoyed their meal.

Seeing the couple's glances, Xiao Zou became even angrier and gritted her teeth, "Big sister, you must remember the imperial physician's instructions, but don't forget mother's instructions."

She was implicitly reminding Mrs. Zou that she had promised their mother that she would help Mrs. Zou marry into the general's mansion and maintain the Zou family's wealth.

But why should we keep this secret? Not only did the Zou family know about this, but Shen Congxing himself also knew about it. If he hadn't acquiesced, how could the Zou family show off their power in the general's mansion?

But today is different from the past. After discussion, the couple has completely sorted out everyone's position. Shen Congxing very much approves of this arrangement and wants to implement it immediately.

He clasped his fists and bowed to Madam Zou, saying, "Mother-in-law, I know that you originally intended to marry your fourth sister to me."

Zou Si's heart instantly rose to his throat.

Old Madam Zou thought that things were finally going to work out, and she became happy and said, "Yes, yes! This was proposed by your eldest wife. She wanted her own sister to take care of you for her!" In fact, it was she who proposed in her mother's capacity, and Mrs. Zou agreed with tears.

Shen Congxing knew the truth and continued, "I have discussed this with the eldest lady. Tomorrow I will go to the Queen and ask her to help Fourth Sister choose a man of high status and good character in the capital to marry. Later, my husband and I will give Fourth Sister a generous dowry!"

Zou Si was immediately upset: "What? What young master? When did I say I wanted to marry someone else? Big sister, what nonsense did you say to your brother-in-law!"

Shen Congxing immediately scolded: "Fourth sister, don't be rude!"

Zou Si: "I am rude? It is obviously my elder sister who is shameless! You are already so sick, why do you still want to occupy my husband and not let go? Are you just unwilling to see me live better than you, or your own sister become the mistress of the general's mansion? Or do you simply not care about what our mother says, or the future and fate of our Zou family?"

Shen Congxing was so angry that he raised his hand to hit her, but Old Madam Zou stepped in front of her youngest daughter and stood up from her chair abruptly to pull her husband's hand.

Just at this moment, her whole face wrinkled in pain.

"Madam!" Shen Congxing supported her distressedly, "I won't move, I won't move, please don't worry, okay? I won't hit her!"

Madam Zou endured the severe pain that spread throughout her body and said weakly, "Mother, my husband and I are doing this for the good of our family."

Madam Zou grabbed Zou Si's arm to stop her from speaking. She stared at her eldest daughter and said, "Oh? How can not letting your sister marry into the general's mansion be for the good of the Zou family?"

The "we" that Mrs. Zou mentioned included the Shen family and the Zou family, while the "we" in Old Lady Zou's ears referred only to the Zou family.

Shen Congxing handed a glass of water to Madam Zou: "Madam, take a sip of water and relax. I will talk."

Then, he analyzed the various benefits of foreign marriages with the mother and daughter, and finally emphasized: "Half of the three children are Zou family blood. For the sake of the children, no matter who the fourth sister marries, I will support the fourth sister and the Zou family."

Zou Si was already sobbing and unable to speak. Madam Zou shook her head and refused: "The son-in-law said so much, it's nothing more than that he doesn't want to marry our Zou family's daughter anymore, he wants to marry the noble lady from Tokyo City to bring honor to your Shen family."

"What are you talking about, mother-in-law? At the beginning, the eldest lady and I were in love with each other, and we never mentioned the issue of family background when we were discussing marriage. You know this!"

"Humph, that was the past. Now that you've become successful, how can you still look down on a small family like us? It's human nature to flatter the powerful and look down on the weak. Son-in-law, you don't have to say so many high-sounding words to deceive people. If you look down on someone, you look down on them. If you want to climb up the social ladder, you want to climb up the social ladder. If you can't even say this truth, then I, an old woman, really look down on you!"

"Mother-in-law, I really don't think so! I said, finding a husband with a prominent family background for Fourth Sister is to find more help for the Zou family, and also to let Fourth Sister live a more decent life. This is the best arrangement!"

"Respectable? Help? Haha! Is there any helper more reliable than the royal family? You are a relative of the emperor, and you are also the general of Weibei granted by the emperor. Is there any man in Bianjing City who is more respectable than you? Although I am an old woman who has not been educated, I have seen a lot of the world. Son-in-law, don't lie to me with big words! My daughter of the Zou family has given you two sons and a daughter. Now that you are so successful, you don't care about the kindness of our Zou family? Haha, this is the respect of your Shen family, this is the respect of the official family! If this happened in Yuzhou, you would be drowned in spit if you told others!"

The more she spoke, the more unpleasant it became, and Shen Congxing's face turned green, but he had never been the type to quarrel with a woman. At this moment, he was so angry that he was fuming and couldn't say a word.

Seeing Shen Congxing silent, Xiao Zou cried, "Brother-in-law, my elder sister has been ill these days, and there is no woman in your house. I am the one who takes care of all the big and small things in the family! Many people outside say that I will definitely be the next mistress of this general's house. Now you suddenly change your mind. How can I face people when I leave? I... I'd rather die..."

In fact, it was not her. Before she fell ill, the elder Zou had arranged the household chores in an orderly manner. The servants were responsible for their duties and were not busy. But the younger Zou, since she took charge of the accounts of the general's mansion, hired people based on her own likes and dislikes. She loved those who loved her and hated those who loved her. She promoted a bunch of flatterers who only flattered her, and messed up the original division of labor. The servants did not know the rules and did not distinguish between power and responsibility. They also saw that the head of the family was emptying the family's coffers. People were restless and complained. How could they do their work well?

Seeing her mother and sister forcing her husband like this, Mrs. Zou felt so ashamed that she covered her face with a handkerchief and cried.

Old Madam Zou saw that Shen Congxing was wavering at this time, and she also cried and cursed the heaven, the earth, and the unfairness of fate.

Little Zou was already feeling aggrieved, and when she saw her mother and sister crying, she cried even louder.

The small room was as noisy as a battlefield at this moment: Liao, Western Xia, and Zuo Silu were attacking from three sides, with gongs and drums beating.

General Shen Congxing of Weibei stood in the middle, with no gun in his hand and no horse under his crotch, only two lines of tears floating in the wind.

Why? Why is it harder to be the head of a household than to fight a war?

Why do they have to make a fuss about something that is obviously good for everyone?

What should I do? What should I do?!

When his Dao heart was about to be broken, a voice sounded in Shen Congxing's heart:

[Oh, sister-in-law! I can ask sister-in-law to help me! She was the one who proposed this matter. She must have a way to deal with this situation! As long as I ask sister-in-law to come, she will definitely be able to convince mother-in-law and fourth sister to accept this matter! ]

Shen Congxing raised his hand to wipe away the tears on his face and shouted, "Someone come!"

The three people in the room were shocked by him for a moment, and their crying stopped abruptly.

The guards outside with swords came into the house: "General!"

Shen Congxing: "Please ask the old lady and the fourth young lady to leave first, so that the eldest lady can have a good rest."

Madam Zou thought he was going to get violent, so she pulled Fourth Lady Zou into her arms and said, "Son-in-law, what are you doing? Are you going to disobey your parents and lock us up?"

Shen Congxing: "Mother-in-law, you are worrying too much. My wife is not feeling well and is very tired today. If there is anything, we can talk about it later. Mother-in-law and my aunt have been staying at my house for so long. My two brothers-in-law must be worried. You should go back first!"

Zou Si: "There are plenty of places to live in the mansion! Brother-in-law, aren't you trying to kick us out?!"

Shen Congxing stopped talking nonsense and winked at the guard.

The guard raised his scabbard and pointed to the door: "Old Madam, Fourth Miss, please come in!"