webnovelfull Chapter 289
Chapter 289
Seeing that Concubine Duan just frowned and said nothing, Xie Tingyu's expression gradually turned cold.
He lowered his eyes and spoke in a very low voice: "If mother really doesn't want to, I will think of other ways."
"My son, please retire."
After saying that, he turned around with a cold face and was about to leave.
Concubine Duan was startled. Seeing her son about to leave the courtyard, she hurriedly called out, "Yu'er, wait a moment."
Xie Tingyu stopped but did not turn around.
He turned his back to Concubine Duan and said, "What else does Mother want?"
Concubine Duan quickly walked around to him and said, "Yu'er, are you angry with your mother?"
"No." Xie Tingyu had no expression on his face.
"It's like this, and you still say you're not angry!" Concubine Duan glanced at him.
She ordered the maidservant who was waiting not far away: "Jinxin, go to my private storehouse and get six hundred taels of gold."
She waved her hand to the other maids and said, "Everyone, go back. No one is allowed to disturb us without my permission."
Soon, the yard became quiet, with only mother and son left.
Concubine Duan pulled Xie Tingyu to sit down and said earnestly, "Yu'er, you are my only son. Over the years, whenever you asked for something, I have never refused you."
"Just now, you saw that Mother was hesitant, so you thought that Mother was unwilling to give you the silver, and you misunderstood Mother like this again..."
Xie Tingyu's brows flashed with guilt: "I'm sorry, mother, I really have encountered difficulties..."
Concubine Duan was silent for a moment: "Mother knows that since Nanxing... well, it's better not to mention it."
She changed the subject: "Anyway, things have come to this, but you also know that your maternal grandparents are a noble family, a family of scholars. It will certainly give you face if you tell others about it, but the family background is indeed not as rich as that of the aristocratic families."
"Mother only has the small stash of money your grandfather gave her when she entered the palace, and the rewards your father has given her over the years. It's not a small amount, but I've spent a lot of it over the years. Plus, I've been giving you a lot lately, so there's really not much left..."
Xie Tingyu pursed his lips: "If mother is embarrassed, these six hundred taels..."
Concubine Duan held his hand and said, "I can afford the six hundred taels of gold this time, but if I need silver again in the future, what will you do?"
Concubine Duan sighed: "This is not a long-term solution after all!"
Xie Tingyu looked at Concubine Duan steadily: "What does mother mean..."
Concubine Duan: "Since this plan has failed, Nanxing has already won the battle and made great contributions. When she returns to the capital in the next two days, His Majesty will surely reward her handsomely. In addition, her dowry is generous. Why not..."
Xie Tingyu was stunned for a moment, then his eyes flashed: "Mother, are you saying that I will not divorce her?"
Concubine Duan nodded and said, "As long as she is your princess, her dowry and the reward from His Majesty will naturally belong to the Jingwang Mansion. This way, you won't have to worry about money."
"Mother can see that Nanxing has you in her heart. As long as you coax her well, are you still worried that she won't give you the Mingwei Iron Cavalry in the future?"
Xie Tingyu's heart moved slightly, but he remembered something and immediately became a little irritated: "But after all the trouble, I have already given her the divorce certificate. As soon as she comes back, she will immediately take the divorce certificate to the government to get it stamped..."
Concubine Duan looked as if she was disappointed in her husband: "That's why you have to hurry up! On the day she returns to the capital, you should go to the outskirts of the capital to pick her up. Prepare some valuable gifts, apologize, and say a few soft words. You will definitely have her under your control."