Chapter 326 Reunion of Husband and Wife

Chapter 326 Reunion of Husband and Wife

It should be noted that if Yang Guangtong's elderly mother, wife, and children hadn't received monthly stipends from the imperial court, and if Yang Guangtong's two sons hadn't had two hereditary privileges, they actually planned to expel this family of orphans and widows from the clan, and then divide up the substantial inheritance left by Yang Guangtong.

They hadn't yet secured a special position, and they were also reluctant to give up their three long-term salaries. So, after much discussion, they decided to send Yang Guangtong's elderly mother and wife to a nunnery for spiritual practice.

As for Yang Guangtong's two sons, once their grandmother and mother are gone, do you think their father's concubines who have given birth to sons will let go of these two little brats who have taken up the privileged positions?

At that time, they only need to make a little noise, and naturally some fools will take action to harm these two particularly annoying little brats for their own and their sons' own benefit.

As the saying goes, "the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind." Once Yang Guangtong's concubine has killed those two brats, they will jump out, claiming to be upholding justice for the two brats, to deal with Yang Guangtong's concubine and expel his two illegitimate sons from their clan. Then, both the rich inheritance left by Yang Guangtong and the two privileged positions will naturally come into their hands.

Desperate, the group resorted to escalating their tactics from verbal threats to framing and disregarding human life.

Little did they know that Yang Guangtong's elderly mother, wife, and children, with Jiang Yuan's secret help, had already laid a trap, just waiting for them to jump in eagerly.

Those who come to cause trouble directly will be dealt with by the guards and quick-witted old women. Since the family is in the right, they are not afraid of these people distorting the truth or spreading rumors.

Those who cause trouble behind the scenes are the key people Yang Guang and his elderly mother, wife, and children need to deal with.

With Jiang Yuan's secret help, the family servants and guards, and other members of the Yang clan who did not approve of what those people were doing, Yang Guangtong's elderly mother, wife, and children were well aware of what those people were planning to do.

Under the premise of ensuring their own and their family's personal safety, Yang Guangtong's mother and wife first pretended to be weak. After the other party revealed his true feelings with a smug and arrogant expression, they then turned around and had those people, as well as their family members who acted as accomplices, arrested.

The group was initially stunned by this sudden turn of events, but they quickly realized that they had been tricked instead.

Yang Guangtong and his two sons were legitimate sons of the main branch, giving them a natural advantage. Now, with other members of the Yang clan as witnesses, those people have confessed that they were legitimate sons of illegitimate branches and members of collateral branches, but that they intended to murder Yang Guangtong's mother and his wife and children. With the support of the other members of the Yang clan, Yang Guangtong's mother could easily expel those families from the clan.

People in this era value their clan highly. If someone is expelled from the clan, their reputation is completely ruined, so naturally, those families are unhappy about it.

But as the saying goes, every country has its laws, and every clan has its rules. Given that they have already been stripped of their official positions, it is impossible for them to continue to rule the Yang clan with absolute power.

Without their official positions and military power, and with their sordid deeds fully exposed, no matter how much those people struggled and screamed, their fate would not change.

Unlike their fate of being like stray dogs, Yang Guang's life with his elderly mother, wife, and children improved day by day after they finally settled down.

Even their cooperation with Jiang Yuan was merely a helpless choice made out of necessity. Jiang Yuan never played a role in their efforts, and after he had already established himself, he deliberately went through the motions.

Despite his busy military duties, he did not neglect his daily instruction of his two disciples.

Although the two children mostly stayed at home obediently, learning martial arts step by step under the guidance of their father's trusted family servants, when Jiang Yuan had time, they still had to go to Jiang Yuan's residence for instruction, protected by layers of guards, as required by Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan mainly taught them military tactics and strategies that the slave-born family generals couldn't teach. But occasionally he would spar with the two children, taking the opportunity to observe their shortcomings and deficiencies, and guide them to correct or make up for them step by step.

Under his tutelage, the two children made rapid progress. When they turned sixteen, Jiang Yuan took them directly into the military camp and began to arrange for them to adapt to daily drills, patrols, reconnaissance, and battlefield combat.

These meticulously planned steps made those who initially thought Jiang Yuan was merely putting on a show uncontrollably envious of Yang Guangtong's two sons.

People privately say that even if Yang Guangtong were still alive, this is probably all he could do for his son.

This analogy made everyone realize what was going on—Jiang Yuan really did treat Yang Guangtong's two sons as his apprentices?

For a moment, everyone couldn't help but envy the two children's good luck. Naturally, some clever people even considered having their own children become Jiang Yuan's apprentices.

Of course, that's a story for another time.

At this time, Jiang Yuan was just the newly appointed commander of Guangchang Guard who had just sorted out the situation and was eager to go home.

Of course, in the end he was unable to leave Guangchangwei.

Having lived with him for so many years, Xie Wanniang knew him quite well because he never hid his thoughts from her. She knew he would definitely have such thoughts, so when she estimated the time was right, she took the initiative to take the child to Guangchangwei.

Although given the current situation, it would be crazy for the Tatars to block the border again, and there is no strict rule in the military regulations that "the commander of the garrison shall not leave the garrison", it is still safer not to leave than to leave.

Xie Wanniang didn't want others to gossip about Jiang Yuan behind her back, so she simply took her five-month-old son and their smart but not very lively daughter to Guangchangwei to find Jiang Yuan.

Accompanying her were Hao Yu, Chen Shi, and their children. Hao Yu no longer runs the martial arts school. He used the substantial savings he had accumulated over the years to buy shops and estates. So now, besides managing the family business, the only thing he does is go hunting in the mountains.

Of course, he was still happy to share all the household chores, as well as taking care of and teaching the children, with Ms. Chen.

The couple lived a comfortable and leisurely life surrounded by their children. In addition, Hao Yu was a tolerant and considerate husband. Chen Shi, who once had a reputation for being a "husband-killer" and thought that she would eventually be forced to become a nun, has now unknowingly transformed into a lucky woman that many women envy and resent.