Chapter 80 Yun Jiaoyue's attempt to extort money backfired, and she was whipped.
Is the solution inferior?
That's practically suicide!
Old Liao and several escorts walked over, carrying whips.
Yun Jiaoyue was so frightened that her legs went weak, and she hid behind the maid.
“Don’t listen to his nonsense. I never said anything like that. It was all his fault. He’s probably trying to curry favor with you while looking down on you.”
Xiao Xuanwu pointed at her and complained, "Officer, she said it herself, and everyone around heard it!"
He then pointed to the people around him.
The people around didn't want to get involved and were all busy with their own things.
Yun Jiaoyue retorted, "My lords, please don't believe his nonsense. He broke my bracelet, and when I asked him to compensate me, he slandered me. He's so young, yet he already knows how to lie."
"You said it..."
On the other hand, Yang felt a bad premonition that something bad might happen because her youngest son hadn't returned for so long.
I glanced over there and saw a crowd gathered there.
She said urgently, "Ce'er, something's wrong! It seems like Xiao Wu is in trouble. You guys eat first, I'll go check on him."
Xiao Xuance was worried about her going alone, "Mother, let me go."
Yun Zhaoxue also saw Yun Jiaoyue, put down her chopsticks, stood up and chased after him: "I'm going too."
Yun Jiaoyue was definitely after her; since she couldn't get anything out of them, she was picking on the weak.
She had to go and see, and it would be best if the guards whipped the other person a few times.
"This bracelet is worth a thousand taels. If you don't compensate me for it, you're not leaving today."
"It wasn't me, it was you who deliberately bumped into me. I suspect your bracelet was already broken and you were trying to extort money from me by asking me to give you fish. Everyone around saw it."
No one around made a sound.
Old Liao randomly pointed to someone and asked, "Did you see that?"
The other person said, "Officer, I didn't... I didn't look."
Shen Yan stepped forward to testify, "Officer, I testify that he was the one who hit the moon... and the Third Prince's Consort broke the bracelet."
Wang also came forward to testify, "Yes, I saw it too. It was him who hit her. My Yue'er was thrown away by him."
Other members of the Yun family also chimed in:
At this moment, Xiao Xuance and Yun Zhaoxue walked over and heard these words. Did they still not understand anything?
Xiao Xuance said, "Officer, they are in cahoots, their testimony is unreliable."
Yun Zhaoxue said to Yun Jiaoyue, "What kind of bracelet costs a thousand taels? Who are you trying to rip off? Show it to me."
"What are you still looking at? No need to look anymore. The officers have already seen it. This was the prized possession of Treasure Pavilion last year. He's the one who broke it. So many people saw it. You have to pay me back."
Old Liao asked, "Who saw it? Stand up."
People around were talking about it, saying, "That's exactly how it was back then."
Yun Jiaoyue held out her hand to them, "Give me the silver."
Xiao Xuanwu was almost in tears. His family was so poor that they couldn't even scrape together a hundred taels of silver. If they lost all their money, what would they do in the future?
"It was you who tried to stop me, that's why I bumped into you. I did nothing wrong, I won't pay, and I don't have the money to pay..."
One of the escorts ate the fish and thought it was delicious. Xiao Xuanwu, a child, felt sorry for him and kindly offered to help, saying, "Master Liao, in this situation, let's split the responsibility equally."
Old Liao knew that a wealthy family like the Xiao family must have a backup plan, so five hundred taels was nothing, and he quickly paid the money to settle the matter.
He just wanted to get back to drinking.
"Alright, then we'll split it in half. I'll pay you 500 taels, and I'll also ask you to bring me the fish. 500 taels for a pot of fish, that's a bargain for you."
Yun Jiaoyue reached out her hand to them again.
Yun Zhaoxue grabbed Yun Jiaoyue's wrist and snatched the bracelet. Upon closer inspection, she noticed that there was damp soil on the broken edge of the bracelet, whereas the soil on the other side was dry and loose, making it impossible for it to stick so tightly.
“Officers, she’s lying to you. Look at the broken edge of the bracelet; there’s wet mud on it. It broke when she was thrown off the carriage.”
Old Liao was furious. He glared at Yun Jiaoyue and demanded, "You dare to lie to me?"
“Officer, she even said herself that guards are lowly and don’t deserve to eat fish. I swear, if I’m lying, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death.”
Old Liao knew Yun Jiaoyue. He might curse them for being lowly, but considering the Third Prince's noble status and generosity, he planned to turn a blind eye.
It can't be shut down now.
...
Old Liao lashed out at Yun Jiaoyue with his whip.
The maids screamed and ran away in fright, "Ah..."
Yun Jiaoyue instinctively raised her hand to protect her head and screamed, "Ah..."
However, the imagined pain did not fall on her; instead, she felt a wall of flesh blocking her way and protecting her in its arms.
Thinking it was the Third Prince, she hugged him tightly, "Your Highness, you're finally back! That damned guard dared to hit me! You must stand up for me, sob sob..."
Shen Yan received a whipping blow to the back, his handsome face contorted in pain, and he couldn't help but groan, "Um, Yue'er, I'm not Your Highness..."
Yun Jiaoyue opened her eyes and was startled to see Chen Yan. She quickly pushed him away, exclaiming, "Ah! It's you..."
Old Liao's whip lashed down on her again, "You damned bastard, you swear, you lie, you extort money..."
Yun Jiaoyue's eyes widened in terror, "Ah! Chen Yan, save me..."
Ignoring the injury on his back, Shen Yan lunged at her again.
"Bang! Bang!" Two pebbles hit his knees.
Shen Yan lost her balance and fell to her knees.
Yun Jiaoyue stepped back to dodge the whip, but was tripped and fell heavily to the ground.
"Ah..." she screamed and fell backward, her back slamming hard against the rubble on the ground.
With a ripping sound, a long tear was ripped in the clothes.
The sharp edges of the gravel dug deep into her flesh, tearing open a narrow, bloody gash. A sharp, excruciating pain erupted, a searing agony that made her vision go black.
She writhed on the ground in pain, curled up in agony, and let out a piercing scream, her hair instantly soaked with cold sweat.
"Ah, help! It hurts so much, Your Highness, save me..."
The Third Prince was discussing important matters with his guards in the woods when he heard her screams, and his brows furrowed.
What trouble has she gotten him into this time?
"That's all for today. Do as I say. If anything goes wrong, you'll be beheaded. Keep a close eye on the capital, especially the second prince."
"Yes! Your subordinate obeys!" The guard clasped his hands and bowed.
Before the sound faded, the figure had already vanished into the forest like a ghost, leaving only the branches and leaves trembling slightly.
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