Chapter 6: A Bet That Scammed a Suspect into Paying Money

On the carriage.

Yun Zhaoxue instructed the driver to go to the largest pharmacy in the city.

Hongzao asked softly, "Princess, are you going to get abortion pills? There's still one left in the manor."

The princess's dowry was kept in the Marquis's residence.

The Prince's mansion has fallen into ruin, and the heir apparent is imprisoned and, I hear, crippled, demanding the return of his dowry. It seems unlikely he'll inherit the mansion's wealth; he'll have to be careful with his spending of the ten thousand taels, saving wherever possible.

Yun Zhaoxue knew that the coachman outside knew martial arts and was probably a personal guard or secret guard.

Yun Zhaoxue stroked her belly, "Ahem, who said I was going to have an abortion? No one is allowed to mention abortion again. He is also my child, and I will give birth to him."

The child in her womb is both literate and skilled in martial arts. From a young age, the male protagonist, the third prince, erased her identity and trained her to be an assassin, making her a pawn to threaten Xiao Xuance.

He was capable of both civil administration and military prowess, able to govern the country with his spear and horse.

With such a talented son, if you teach him well, he will surely achieve great things in the future.

She'll be living off her son from now on.

The red dates and the green branches looked at each other.

Yesterday, the princess expressed her strong dislike for the child, feeling that he was a burden.

No matter how the two tried to persuade her to keep the child, it was to no avail.

How did things change so quickly today?

The carriage stopped, and the coachman's voice came, "Princess Consort, we have arrived at Huichun Hall."

Yun Zhaoxue got off the carriage to get the medicine.

"Shopkeeper, bring out the best ginseng, lingzhi, deer antler, tiger bone, and cordyceps in your shop. Give me some of the best things to nourish my body."

Her storage space contains only Western medicine, which she cannot access.

Yang treated the original owner fairly well.

Xiao Xuance was a filial son. Even if he hated the original owner of the body, with Yang Shi backing him up, he wouldn't do anything to her.

The shopkeeper recognized her as the notorious wicked princess of the capital and dared not be negligent. He turned around and took the medicine from the drawer behind him.

Hearing that the Prince of Zhenbei's mansion was so poor that it couldn't even afford medical expenses, he didn't dare to give her too much, and the medicine in his hand was shaken back.

Seeing this, Yun Zhaoxue impatiently urged, "What does the shopkeeper mean by this? Are you afraid that I, the princess, don't have the money to pay? Bring me the drawer, I want it all."

She didn't have time to waste here. In the original book, the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion would be exiled in a few days. The sooner she cured Yang's illness, the fewer burdens she would have.

Judging from her tone, the shopkeeper didn't think she was short of money, so he quickly replied, "Yes, yes."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a mocking voice came from the doorway: "Haha!! You want it all? Do you have that much silver? Don't be surprised if you can't pay and have to buy on credit. Don't forget, Huichuntang has a rule that no credit is allowed. If you can't pay, you'll be embarrassed."

Yun Zhaoxue turned around and looked at the person who came.

Qin Yurong, the third young lady of the Qin family, is the younger sister of Qin Hu, the one who tied up and humiliated the original owner of this body last night.

Yun Zhaoxue said, "Qin Yurong, who do you think you are? You don't even bow to this princess?"

Surrounded by several young ladies and servants, Qin Yurong walked towards her, sneering, "Greetings? Do you still deserve it? Do you think you're still the high and mighty princess and heir apparent? Bah! I heard the Prince's mansion can't even afford a doctor, and has to buy these expensive medicines? Can you afford them?"

Qin Yurong stepped forward, intending to take the medicine from the counter.

Yun Zhaoxue grabbed her arm, twisted her behind her back, and kicked her knee.

Qin Yurong struggled, "Ah, let me go, let me go..."

"Miss Qin doesn't know how to perform the proper etiquette, so this princess will teach you."

Yun Zhaoxue was ruthless in her attacks, kicking people whenever she wanted, and the other noble ladies dared not step forward.

No one dared to step forward for a moment.

Qin Yurong roared in exasperation, "Yun Zhaoxue, do you still think you're the high and mighty Princess Consort? The Zhenbei Prince's Mansion has colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country; they'll be executed sooner or later. My father is the Prime Minister, and my elder sister is the Crown Princess. Why should I bow to you? Let me go! If you dare hurt me, I'll make you regret it! Let me go, ah!"

"Are you all dead? Hurry up and pull her away!"

She struggled frantically.

Yun Zhaoxue pressed harder, rubbing her face against the ground until it was covered in dust.

Qin Yurong's eyes widened in terror. "Ah! No, I don't want to be disfigured, ah!"

Her personal maid rushed forward to help, crying out, "Miss, Miss..."

Red Dates and Green Branches stopped the maids and quickly pushed them down.

Yun Zhaoxue kicked Qin Yurong on the ground again, then looked at the stunned shopkeeper and said, "What are you still standing there for? Pay the bill."

"Yes, yes, yes." The shopkeeper wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and quickly started working on the abacus.

"Princess, the total is one thousand eight hundred and thirty taels."

Yun Zhaoxue frowned slightly, "So expensive?"

Qin Yurong, who had just been helped up, couldn't help but sneer when she heard her complain about the price: "The high and mighty Princess Zhaoxue can't even come up with a little over a thousand taels. Want some money? I can give it to you, as long as you kneel down and kowtow to me to admit your mistake."

"Since you're so sure the princess can't afford it, let's make a bet. If I can afford it, you'll pay for it for me, how about that?"

Qin Yurong, seeing that she didn't seem to be short of money, didn't dare to gamble.

"What? You're scared now? I didn't ask you to kneel. Surely the dignified Third Miss of the Qin family can't even come up with a little over a thousand taels?"

As Yun Zhaoxue turned to get the medicine, she gave Lvzhi and Hongzao a wink.

Green Branch understood, touched the shrunken money pouch at her waist, and leaned forward to whisper, "Princess, it costs more than a thousand taels, we don't have that much silver."

Hongzao nervously reached into her sleeve, looking troubled. "Yes, Princess, you are a princess of noble birth. How can you kneel before a minister's daughter? Let's not gamble anymore."

Yun Zhaoxue feigned anger and pushed the two away with a flick of her sleeve, shouting, "Get out of the way! You're boosting the enemy's morale while diminishing our own! This princess is going to gamble. She's just an unfavored third young lady who can't even come up with a little over a thousand taels. Why should this princess be afraid of her?"

Green branches and red dates, "Princess..."

Yun Zhaoxue: "Enough, shut up! This princess is not afraid of her."

Qin Yurong was initially hesitant, but after seeing the actions of the others, she concluded that she had no money.

She immediately said, "Who said I can't come up with it? My father loves me the most. It's just a little over a thousand taels. Let's bet. If you lose, you'll have to kneel down and beg for mercy."

"Okay! If you lose, you pay the bill."

"Green Branch, bring the silver."

"Yes!" Green Branch took out two thousand-tael silver notes from her sleeve.

"See that? Two thousand taels."

Qin Yurong stared intently at the two thousand taels of silver, her eyes almost bulging out of their sockets. Her chest heaved with rage as she gritted her teeth and said, "You all conspired to deceive me?"

"Yes, that's right, I was just kidding you, shopkeeper. Put 1,830 taels on Miss Qin's account. No, Huichuntang doesn't accept credit. Pay up."

Qin Yurong: "You gave all your money to the Marquis of Yunyang's mansion, where did the silver notes come from?"

Her mother and Wang were sisters, and they knew everything about the affairs of the Marquis of Yunyang's mansion.

“I didn’t have that much silver before this morning, but I just received 10,000 taels of dowry from Marquis Yunyang. I’ll go back for more when I’ve spent it all.”

"Let's go."

Yun Zhaoxue was in a great mood after finding a sucker to pay the bill.

As he hummed a tune and passed by Qin Yurong, he deliberately bumped into her shoulder.

"Bang!" Qin Yurong was knocked to the ground. Her maid helped her up, "Miss..."

She shoved the maid aside and yelled, "Get out of here, you bunch of useless things!"

"Hmph! I'm so angry! When I get to the palace, I'll have the Crown Princess teach her a lesson."

With that, she hurriedly lifted her skirt and went out.

The shopkeeper walked around the counter and chased after her a few steps, "Wait, Miss Qin, the medicine hasn't been paid yet."

Qin Yurong instructed her personal maid, "Pay the money!"