The wicked mother-in-law doesn't try to whitewash herself; she only abuses her awful children.

Chapter 636 Her contribution to the victory also extends to her.
Gu Baishuang slapped the man so hard he was knocked to his feet.

"I've always been so open and honest with you, and you think you can just shit on my head? Let's see if you have the guts."

"If I hit you, I hit you, so you have to take it. What, you want to hit me back? I'll offer you my face, but do you dare to lay a hand on me?"

"Anyone who dares to act wildly in front of me, I will decide who to divorce. Don't forget that the first of the seven grounds for divorce is disobeying one's parents-in-law. If I divorce you, that's enough."

Upon hearing that their stepmother-in-law wanted to divorce them, the two stepdaughters-in-law were so frightened that they held back their tears.

Gu Baishuang said, "If you don't want to talk, then shut your mouths. Don't let them leak like a broken shoe sole and spout nonsense."

"Da Han, what brings you here?" Gu Baishuang looked up and saw Gu Da Han, her expression changing.

Gu Dahan knew his eldest sister's temperament; she had rarely suffered a loss even when working under Tong Dajiao.

The older sister he knows now is the one he used to know. She used to be too good to her two daughters-in-law, to the point of indulging them without any limits.

Gu Dahan strode into the house and said, "I have news about Xiaofeng."

Gu Baishuang almost lost her balance when she stood up, fearing it might be bad news.

Zhang and Sun exchanged a glance, hoping that Gu Dahan had brought bad news.

Gu Dahan had already overheard Zhang and Sun's conversation and knew they were up to no good, so he deliberately said loudly, "Eldest sister, it's good news! They say we won the battle against Mobei, Xiaofeng has made a great contribution by shooting down Mobei's chief general, and has been promoted to deputy general."

Not only was Gu Baishuang shocked by the news, but her two stepdaughters-in-law were also stunned.

Madam Sun was the first to react, a smile tugging at the corners of her lips, and asked, "Uncle, where did you get this information from?"

Is this news true?

Such important news usually travels from the county to the town, and finally to the village. If they hadn't heard about the victory in the town, how could Qinghewan know first? It must be fake news.

How could Nie Xiaofeng possibly have shot down the chief general of the northern desert and become his deputy?

He had only been in the army for a little over a year; he probably hadn't even had a chance to kill many enemies.

Not to mention Zhang and Sun, even Gu Baishuang couldn't quite believe that her son was so outstanding.

Gu Dahan said, "The news from the prefectural city says that Xiaofeng will go to Shengjing to receive an award after the spring."

Gu Baishuang's eyes reddened with emotion as she scolded, "I've been angry for a year about him joining the army without permission. When he comes back, I will punish him severely."

Gu Dahan said, "I dare not punish him. He is a deputy general, after all. What will his subordinates think if you punish him?"

Gu Baishuang said, "I am his mother, and if I punish him, he has to accept it."

She started crying again as she was talking.

Zhang and Sun were filled with resentment.

My brother-in-law has such great fortune.

They thought he was a poor student and only knew how to play with weapons, and that he would have to rely on his family to support him in the future. When they learned that Nie Xiaofeng had joined the army, they were overjoyed and wished he would die on the border.

In this way, all the family property will belong to their two wives.

Now he has not only won the battle, but has also become a deputy general.

The legend of the cowherd at Black Dragon Pool came true in the younger brother-in-law's life.

The two looked at each other. The younger brother-in-law was so successful that the father-in-law might shift his affections from the two families to the younger brother-in-law.

Now that her mother-in-law's business is booming, even her father-in-law has a hard time keeping her in check. With her son, who is also a powerful figure, backing her up, wouldn't the two families be at a disadvantage? "What? You're not happy to hear the good news about Xiaofeng? Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. You're just dreaming of taking Xiaofeng's share of the family fortune, but you don't even know if you have the right to do so." Gu Baishuang sneered at her two daughters-in-law.

Zhang forced a smile and said, "Mother, you're joking. We're all family. We only believed the rumors because we were worried about our third brother. Isn't it true that concern leads to confusion?"

Sun said, "Sister-in-law, you're joking. You were the one who told me Xiaofeng wouldn't be coming back. I'm so stupid, I actually believed it. I always said my third brother is a lucky man, and it's true."

Sun's sudden change of attitude amazed Gu Baishuang. Just moments ago, she was trying to seize the family property, but as soon as she heard that Xiaofeng had become a deputy general, she immediately fawned over him.

Zhang was furious.

The second son's wife was supposed to ally with the first wife to seize the family property, so why did she switch sides at the last minute?

"Is your mouth just a tool for twisting the truth? Who said that if Xiaofeng couldn't come back, they should suggest to the clan that Xiaofeng adopt a child? I think you're just after Xiaofeng's share of the family property." Zhang had completely sold out Sun, acting as if no one would stab her in the back.

Sun retorted, "Who coveted Third Brother's family property? Think before you speak. Do you think our parents are freeloaders? Do you think I could just covet it? On the contrary, it was Eldest Brother who falsified accounts and reduced Xiaofeng's share."

Zhang retorted, "Didn't your second wife's family get a share of that money?"

Nie Mingyuan runs a business with his two sons from his first marriage. The two brothers are dissatisfied that Nie Xiaofeng will receive a share of the family property in the future. The eldest and second eldest brothers conspire to falsify the accounts and divide the deducted money equally between the two families.

Now the dogs are fighting, and the two wives have publicly revealed what happened.

Gu Baishuang sneered. With Nie Mingyuan's shrewdness, it was not that he couldn't see through his two stepsons' falsification of accounts; he did see through it but turned a blind eye.

Ultimately, it was Nie Mingyuan who was wary of her, and since that's the case, she had no more feelings for Nie Mingyuan left.

She only realized how ridiculously falsified Nie Mingyuan's public accounts were over the years, and how wary he was of her, after doing business with Tong Huaqiong.

Now that her son is a deputy general, her business with her stepmother has taken off, and she has a firm grip on most of the Nie family's business. She will never again give a single bit of sincerity to the Nie family.

After chasing their two daughters-in-law out of the house, Gu Baishuang and Gu Dahan sat down and talked.

Gu Baishuang was equally pleased to learn from Gu Dahan that Gu Dashu had made a meritorious contribution.

The brother and sister talked for a while, and Gu Dahan stayed to eat before returning to Qinghewan.

After arriving at Qinghe Bay, Gu Dahan told Tong Huaqiong about the argument between Gu Baishuang and her two stepsons and wives.

Tong Huaqiong sighed inwardly. In Tong Dajiao's world, Gu Baishuang was trapped in the inner courtyard and schemed against by Nie Mingyuan and his two stepsons, ultimately losing everything and being driven out.

In her world, Gu Baishuang will not repeat the fate of her previous life.

Now, because she has connected with the Lu family and holds Nie Mingyuan's economic lifeline, and has accumulated money by doing business with Tong Huaqiong, she is the one who abandons the Nie family, not the other way around.

Tong Huaqiong felt that Gu Baishuang had little affection left for the Nie family. Since Nie Xiaofeng had become a deputy general and was going to Shengjing to receive his reward, the court would allocate him a residence. Gu Baishuang could easily send her two stepsons to live in Shengjing with her biological son.

But there's no rush. She needs to discuss the plans to go to Shengjing after the New Year with Gu Baishuang.

On the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, Gu Jingzhe, a newly appointed scholar who had passed the imperial examination, returned from the prefectural city.

He brought the thank-you gift that Lu Zhaoyang had sent to Tong Huaqiong.

Gu Jingzhe explained that the gift was to thank Tong Huaqiong for her contribution to Dasheng's victory over Mobei. Tong Huaqiong was stunned; she didn't understand how she was related to the war. Could it be that Gu Dashu's meritorious service would fall on his mother's head?

Through Gu Jingzhe's further explanation, Tong Huaqiong learned that it was the heavy artillery and musket diagrams she had provided to Prefect Yao that he had delivered to Lu Zhaoyang. It must be said that the Shengjing court had many talented people; based on the heavy artillery and musket diagrams of later generations that Tong Huaqiong had collected, they created the cannons of this era.

It is said that these cannons repeatedly protected the border people when the northern barbarians attacked the city, thwarting their battle plans.

Therefore, Tong Huaqiong also deserves credit for the victory.