These words immediately provoked a burst of arrogant and sarcastic laughter.
"If you made up an ordinary identity, I might believe you. What, do I look like a fool?"
The burly man called Master Wu tapped his face with the side of his axe, as if he were looking at a clown who couldn't be entertained.
The next moment, his eyes turned cold.
With a forceful pull, the axe blade scraped a bloody gash across his face.
"Hurry up! Write a letter and send it home demanding money. If you don't have money, demand land and fields. If I don't get your money in a day, I'll cut off a part of your body!"
Xu Baofu let out a terrible scream, as if he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
"Master Wu, I really didn't lie to you. My sister, Wen Wan, was involved in that incident with the fake Earl's daughter a while ago. The yamen was in an uproar. You can go and ask her. She was raised by my family. Yes, I also have a younger sister, Wen Rou. She's my sister too. She's rich, incredibly rich. Have you heard of Chun Yu Lu? She sold it to Princess Fu'an. She's making a fortune now!"
Master Wu paused slightly.
The incident that happened at the Marquis of Anyuan's residence a while ago has become a laughing stock in the capital.
They had naturally heard about it as well.
That made me a little suspicious.
He glanced up at one of his men.
The subordinate understood and immediately went out to have someone inquire about it.
Xu Baofu was still wailing, "I can give you the recipe for Spring Jade Dew. I heard it's worth 100,000 taels of silver. Just give me some time."
Master Wu's breath hitched.
The story of Princess Fu'an buying a prescription for 100,000 taels of silver was once widely discussed, and they had naturally heard about it.
But since this matter didn't concern them much, they let it go in one ear and out the other.
However, he quickly calmed down and swung the axe again.
They knocked out two of his teeth.
"You want to kill all the dozens of brothers in my gambling den?"
Who is Princess Fu'an?
Those royal relatives and nobles, do they have any brains? How dare they try to steal business from a princess?
Xu Baofu screamed again, but he didn't care about the pain and hurriedly begged for mercy.
"No, no, I didn't mean that. I, I, I can still ask Wen Wan for money. She will definitely give it to me. Please give me some more time, and I will definitely pay back double, no, triple the amount."
At this moment, one of the burly men holding him down suddenly spoke.
"Speaking of which, I've heard rumors before that the new young lady of the Marquis of Anyuan's mansion is having an affair with her childhood friend. Could that person be you?"
This was a scandal at the time, and it was talked about for a long time.
However, the person involved has not appeared since, and the Earl's residence has remained closed and quiet.
He wasn't originally a celebrity.
The initial excitement faded over time.
Upon hearing this, Xu Baofu nodded hurriedly.
"Yes, yes, that's me, that's me."
Master Wu scoffed, "Since you're all in this together, why are you still looking like this? Were you kicked out? And you still want to go to the Earl's mansion to ask for money like this? Do you really think I'm stupid?"
Xu Baofu was terrified when he saw the axe swaying back and forth in front of him.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him.
He immediately shouted, "No, I... I know a shocking secret about the An Yuan Marquis's mansion. For this secret, Wen Wan will definitely pay the money honestly."
"Oh? What secret?" Master Wu immediately became interested and looked at him with a leisurely air.
Xu Baofu's lips trembled.
Since it's a secret, how could it be made public? Otherwise, it would become someone else's secret.
But facing this god of death, he dared not hold back.
His eyes darted around, and he said, "Well, I can only talk to you about this, Master Wu. What do you think..."
Master Wu narrowed his eyes, his face full of impatience.
Xu Baofu was so frightened that he shouted, "This secret will definitely allow you, Master Wu, to make more money, and you might even be able to manipulate Wen Wan and control the entire Earl's Mansion."
Master Wu frowned, seeing the serious look on his face.
He's suddenly become quite interested in that big secret.
He looked up and gestured for the others to leave.
Xu Baofu was released and almost fell to the ground.
He hurriedly supported himself on the stone platform, still kneeling and facing Master Wu, his smile extremely obsequious.
Master Wu looked disgusted and raised his chin. "Speak, what secret is it? If it's not valuable, you can leave here alive today."
Xu Baofu was so frightened that his head felt like it was going to fly off, and hurriedly said...
"Master, have you heard about the story of the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Anyuan being switched at birth?"
Master Wu frowned. "Get to the point."
"Alright, alright, actually Wenwan is the fake young lady of the Earl's Mansion, the one who left is the real one."
Master Wu was taken aback, stared at him intently, and his face darkened. "Are you playing me?"
Xu Baofu was so startled that he quickly waved his hand.
"No, no, I would never dare. What I said is true. Wen Wan is my own sister. She pretended to be someone else to enter the Earl's mansion for wealth and status."
Master Wu slammed the axe on the table. "Are you saying that those two from the Earl's mansion are idiots, accepting anyone who comes along, yet treating their own daughter whom they raised as someone else's child? Or do you really think I'm that easy to fool?"
Xu Baofu felt his heart tighten as he saw the increasingly fierce look in the man's eyes.
“This is what Wenwan admitted to me herself. My father also knows the truth. Back then, when the lady of the Earl’s family encountered refugees and temporarily sought refuge in my home, my mother had the idea of switching the baby. However, my father stopped her as soon as she switched the swaddling clothes. Later, when the refugees entered the village, everyone was carrying their children and fleeing for their lives. The Earl’s family probably saw that the swaddling clothes were wrong and assumed that their daughter had been switched. My sister, Wenwan, after learning about this, brought the swaddling clothes to the Earl’s family to recognize her. I didn’t expect the Earl’s family to believe it so easily, but this is indeed a true story.”
Xu Baofu was afraid that if he spoke too slowly, his head would be severed immediately, so he quickly recounted the events.
Wen Wan wanted to keep him calm and make him believe that they were really siblings, so as to dispel his idea of marrying into the family.
Tell him everything.
Who would have thought that it would be sold out in the blink of an eye?
Seeing his anxious appearance, which did not seem to be fake, Master Wu was greatly surprised.
How could such a thing happen?
If that's the case, the Xu family is being far too audacious.
His mind raced as he quickly calculated what benefits this would bring him and how to maximize his gains.
It must be said that this news is indeed of some value.
Of course, this is on the premise that the news is true.
He narrowed his eyes. "What evidence do you have?"
Xu Baofu's face turned pale. "I...I...my father knows the truth. He can testify."
Master Wu sneered, "Ha, your father's words are just empty talk. How can he testify? Besides, he sent his daughter to impersonate someone else, so how dare he say anything more?"
Only a fool like you could be so good at selling out your relatives.
If this isn't handled properly, their whole family might lose their lives.
Impersonating a nobleman's son with no background whatsoever, such a person could easily have their entire family killed at the slightest provocation by a powerful family.
Such a secret was revealed just like that.
I don't know whether to say that such a person is too stupid or too selfish.
Xu Baofu was so flustered that his face was covered in sweat.
I suddenly remembered the rhetoric Wen Wan used to persuade him.
“Both my siblings and I have split nails, which is said to be a trait inherited from our family ancestors. Neither Earl Anyuan nor his wife have it. Can this prove anything?”
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