Chapter 108 Exposing the Wu Family

Seeing that Yun Zhaoxue didn't speak, Wu continued, "They gave you money to come out and buy food, but you didn't buy anything. You only cared about enjoying yourself and spent all the money. You'll definitely suffer if you go back empty-handed."

If you don't expose me, you can take the goods back and report. If you expose me, it won't benefit you. This is a mutually beneficial arrangement.

She felt that Yun Zhaoxue would definitely agree.

Yun Zhaoxue would definitely not agree. "You've been impersonating my mother-in-law and swindling people outside. If someone with ulterior motives catches you red-handed, the entire Xiao family will die. Compared to life, I know which is more important: a little bit of petty gain. You're stupid, don't drag us down with you. Hurry up and return the things."

Mrs. Wu looked incredulous. "It's just accepting some things, how could it be life-threatening? Don't scare me. What do you want in return? How about we split it 40/60, I get 60 and you get 40%?"

A commoner asked Yun Zhaoxue, "Miss, is she really the Princess Consort of Zhenbei?"

Yun Zhaoxue was about to answer.

Wu dropped what she was holding and hurriedly tried to cover her mouth, shouting, "Shut up! You're not allowed to say anything!"

Yun Zhaoxue reacted faster than her, taking a step to the side and loudly saying, "She is not the Princess of Zhenbei, she is a fraud."

The people were furious when they learned they had been cheated and went forward to take their things back.

“You are clearly not the Princess Consort of Zhenbei. How dare you deceive us? Give us back our things.”

"I gave you the only egg-laying hen in my house, and you turned out to be a liar. Give the hen back to me."

“Only during festivals can my whole family afford to buy meat. I spent all my money and even borrowed money, just so that the relatives of the Prince of Zhenbei wouldn’t go hungry. Since you are not him, give the meat back to me.”

"Give me back my rice."

"Give me back my steamed bun."

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Madam Wu shook her head and denied it, saying, "No, I'm not a liar. Although I'm not the Princess Consort of Zhenbei, I'm still a member of the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion. My husband is the Second Master of the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion."

Upon hearing that she was a member of the Prince of Zhenbei's family, everyone paused in their tracks and exchanged bewildered glances. Should they still try to take her back?

We're all one family. Let's make sure that Wu's family and the Prince of Zhenbei's relatives can have a full meal.

Yun Zhaoxue then told them, "In the past, he was the Second Master, but later the family separated and ties were severed. The Second Branch has no relation to the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion. The Second Branch will not share food with the First Branch, and will even steal their food. If you give your things to the Second Branch, the Zhenbei Prince's relatives will not be able to eat a single grain of rice."

Upon hearing that it had nothing to do with them, everyone rushed forward and snatched the items back.

"Stop fighting over it! This is mine! Our whole family is counting on this bag of rice for the next few days!" Wu was still clinging tightly to the last half-bag of rice when a man forcefully pulled her away, causing her to fall to the ground again. "Ah!"

The bandaged wound hit the ground again, causing her to grimace in pain and lie on the ground, unable to get up.

At this moment, the old woman and her son also came over.

She said, "So you're not the Princess of Zhenbei. I kindly helped you to the clinic, and you accused me of stealing your silver. You took the fifty taels my son gave me. Please return the silver to me."

Upon hearing this, Wu pushed the silver hidden in her sleeve further inside, still stubbornly insisting, "The silver is mine, and you're the one who stole it..."

Once the money is in her pocket, she will never give it back, even if she is beaten to death.

“Auntie, trying to reason with a scoundrel is like casting pearls before swine.” Yun Zhaoxue turned Wu Shi over on the ground.

Both sleeves were bulging, clearly indicating that something was hidden inside.

Wu cursed angrily, "Yun Zhaoxue, you bitch, why can't you stand to see our second branch of the family doing well? You have to meddle in everything. What business is it of yours?"

The old woman had barely touched her arm when Wu slapped her away, saying, "Get out of my way! This is my money. I'll fight anyone who tries to steal it."

When the innkeeper saw his mother fall, he helped her up and reached for the silver from Wu's sleeve.

Wu immediately shouted, "Indecent assault! Indecent assault!"

The shopkeeper's hand froze in mid-air, unsure whether to take it or not.

Wu sneered inwardly. He was a grown man who dared to touch her. She would make him lose face.

At this moment, two burly women stepped forward and pressed down on Wu's hands, saying, "Auntie, please find the money quickly."

Just as Wu was feeling smug, her hands and feet were suddenly pinned down. "What are you doing? Let me go, let me go..."

The old woman found five silver ingots in her sleeve.

Under the title of Princess Consort of Zhenbei, Wu received free medical treatment, free medicine, and free shopping at the clinic, saving all her money.

The old woman counted the taels in front of everyone and said, "These fifty taels are the fifty taels she took from me. Please help witness this."

The people who had misunderstood the old lady at the clinic echoed her sentiments and apologized to her: "Auntie, I'll testify for you. I misunderstood you at the clinic. I apologize to you."

“I will also testify for you that I actually helped this liar slander you.”

The speaker was the old doctor of the clinic. Wu hadn't paid his medical bill yet, and he reached out to Wu to ask for it, saying, "The medical bill is two taels of silver, pay up."

Ms. Wu said, "I have no money. My money was stolen."

At this moment, Lao Liao also returned from the restaurant with two other men, having eaten a meal there. They also bought wine, rice, noodles, and other food.

Seeing a crowd of people gathered here, I knew something had happened again.

Old Liao's cold gaze swept over Yun Zhaoxue, "What happened now?"

"I have no idea."

The old doctor of the clinic stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "Sir, this person is impersonating the Princess of Zhenbei, swindling people everywhere. She came to my clinic for treatment but refused to pay. We were just about to send her to the authorities."

He was the one who was most badly cheated. He reattached Wu's severed hand, applied top-quality wound medicine to her knee, bandaged her wounds, and treated her.

Mr. Wu has no money to pay his medical bills; he has not only been cheated but also taken advantage of.

Upon hearing this, Lao Liao was so angry that he almost whipped Wu to death on the spot, accusing her of causing trouble all the time.

But if someone is beaten to death, who will answer to the people?

“This is a prisoner exiled by the imperial court, and she is now under my jurisdiction. Whatever she has lied to you about, you can come to me for justice.”

Lying on the ground, Wu cried, "Uncle Liao, I have no money left. She stole all my money."

She pointed at Yun Zhaoxue.

Yun Zhaoxue looked bewildered and pointed to herself, "I stole? When did I steal your money? You accused the old lady of stealing your money before, and now you're accusing me?"

"Girl, ignore her. She's a liar. She must be broke and is just telling everyone she meets that someone stole her money."

Ms. Wu retorted loudly, "I remember now. I bumped into her, she touched me, and then my money disappeared. She stole it. You'll know if you search her."