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

Chapter 806: Diverting trouble to the east
After making a scene all night, shattering the warm atmosphere in the Nie family, Gu Baishuang was exhausted and all she wanted to do was go back to her room to sleep.

"Mother," Nie Xiaofeng murmured, a deep, indescribable ache in his heart.

What happened tonight completely ruined the good mood he had brought about by his family reunion.

Gu Baishuang patted her son on the shoulder and went back to her room without looking back.

Nie Xiaofeng was stunned for a long time.

Gu Baishuang deliberately shattered the illusion of a harmonious father-son relationship and brotherly love for Nie Xiaofeng.

Otherwise, Nie Xiaofeng's illusions about their kinship would only harm himself.

If Nie Xiaofeng insists on maintaining a familial connection with them this time, prioritizing family harmony, then she will completely abandon Nie Xiaofeng as her son.

She knows her two daughters-in-law well, and she also knows her grandsons well.

Nie Xiaofeng knew that his two older brothers harbored resentment about his birth, and that his two sisters-in-law valued the family property highly. He tried to convince himself that this was human nature.

He used to think that no one could take away his share.

It's not wrong for the older brother and sister-in-law to fight for their own interests.

He has now become a deputy general and has built his own fortune. If the Nie family wants anything, they can have it all; he won't touch a single thing.

At the dinner table, his father's kindness and his two older brothers' gentleness led him to mistakenly believe that all the conflicts of interest in the family would disappear as he became successful.

Tonight's conflict shattered his illusions.

At that moment, he realized how naive he had been, so naive that he was bordering on foolish.

How could he not know that human greed knows no bounds?

He hadn't even sacrificed himself yet, and his two sisters-in-law were already thinking about dividing his property and continuing his family line.

They must be talking about it every day at home, otherwise how could the children talk so smoothly about inheriting his family line?
Nie Xiaofeng's face was extremely ugly; he regretted welcoming his two older brothers and sisters-in-law into the house.

“Father, you can’t blame Mother for what happened tonight. My eldest and second brothers decided on my inheritance without my knowledge. Mother has already been lenient enough with them,” Nie Xiaofeng said to Nie Mingyuan.

Before Nie Mingyuan could answer, Nie Xiaofeng said, "Father, you heard it all just now. Your two eldest sons are hoping I die so that their sons can inherit my family property."

Nie Mingyuan avoided Nie Xiaofeng's gaze and explained, "It's all a misunderstanding. Your two brothers aren't that kind of malicious people. It's a long story. You disappeared for two years without a word. The border war was brutal, and news of defeats came from time to time. Your two brothers thought they meant well, so they discussed with me that if things really came to that, they couldn't let you die without an heir. They would choose one of their children to adopt and carry on the family line." "This wasn't said in front of the children. You know how children are; they can't understand what adults say. It got passed around and became what you heard today."

“Your two brothers had absolutely no ill intentions; they only wanted you to succeed. To put it bluntly, they could only benefit from your success. When they learned that you had made meritorious contributions and become a deputy general, your two brothers were so excited that they cried their hearts out.”

"Don't take the children's ignorant words to heart. Why are you arguing with them?"

Nie Mingyuan downplayed tonight's events, dismissing them as mere childishness.

Nie Xiaofeng looked coldly at Nie Mingyuan.

Feeling rather guilty, Nie Mingyuan forced a smile and said, "Your two older brothers grew up without a mother and treated your mother as their own. After your mother gave birth to you, she focused all her attention on you, so it's natural for them to feel a sense of loss when they compare. As your mother's biological son, it's her duty as a mother to help you. But a family only has so much, and everyone sees things differently from their own perspective. As her father, I sometimes find it difficult to navigate this situation. We're family, so if there's a misunderstanding, we can just talk it out. You and your brothers are both members of the Nie family; blood is thicker than water. A family should support and help each other, and we shouldn't hold grudges over trivial matters."

Nie Ming also implied some criticism of Gu Baishuang at the end.

This means that if Gu Baishuang hadn't been so insistent on keeping the family business, the two sons wouldn't have had a conflict over receiving less of their share.

Gu Baishuang is in charge of the merchant shipping business and is a shareholder of Jufulai. She and Gu Dashu also have a fur trade on the border. The annual profits from these businesses are equivalent to what Nie Mingyuan and his two sons earned in ten years. She clearly used the Nie family's capital, but she didn't share the profits with her two stepsons.

This led his two stepsons to cling to his small business, thus arousing suspicion.

In Nie Mingyuan's plan, Gu Baishuang's business should be handed over to his eldest son, his lacquerware shop should be inherited by his second son, Nie Xiaofeng should have his own hard-earned deputy, and the three sons should each have their own business, so there would be no competition between them.
However, Gu Baishuang was unwilling to share the business with her two stepsons. Not only that, she wouldn't even let them get a single penny of the profits.

She left all her belongings to Nie Xiaofeng, who had no shortage of them, which naturally caused complaints from her two stepsons, ultimately leading to unrest in the family.

Nie Xiaofeng was furious when he heard Nie Mingyuan criticizing Gu Baishuang.

Chong Nie Mingyuan said, "Father is really biased. My two older brothers are Father's sons, but I am not? My two older brothers tried to take my things before I even died, and Father not only didn't think he was wrong, but also covered for them. The reason why my eldest and second brothers fought each other was because Father spoiled them. You turned a blind eye to their conflicts and tried to fool them. When the truth came out, you not only couldn't see your own mistakes, but you also shifted the blame onto my mother."

"Is it wrong for my mother to love me? Doesn't my father love my two older brothers too? As my two older brothers' stepmother, my father has never criticized them for their disrespect towards her. He always advises my mother to be magnanimous and always uses the excuse that others will only talk badly about stepmothers to pressure her. My mother suffered so much injustice in the Nie family, but my father turned a blind eye. How come when my two older brothers have a conflict, he says it's my mother's fault? If you were worried about my two older brothers being wronged, you shouldn't have remarried. You should have taken care of my two older brothers and lived with them."

When Nie Mingyuan first arrived in Shengjing, a major family conflict erupted. Instead of trying to resolve it, he attempted to shift the blame onto Gu Baishuang.

The goal was to get Nie Xiaofeng to put pressure on Gu Baishuang, so that Gu Baishuang would hand over her business for the sake of family harmony.

Nie Mingyuan was speechless after being confronted by Nie Xiaofeng.

Nie Xiaofeng continued, "Why did my sister-in-law tell the children that I would inherit my family line after I die? The root of the problem lies with you, Father. You wanted to marry Mother to help you manage the household and take care of your sons, but you also wanted to prevent Mother from getting her hands on the family property. Under your influence, my two older brothers believed that everything in the family belonged to them, and that it was wishful thinking for Mother and me to take what was rightfully ours. Even though I earned my own family business, my brothers and sister-in-law still believed that it belonged to the Nie family, and since it belonged to the Nie family, it was theirs."

Nie Mingyuan's secret was exposed by Nie Xiaofeng, and he turned purple with embarrassment.