Priceless: A widow with a baby asks the prince to marry again

Watching Zhang Shide slap his hands more than a dozen times, Liu Rusi signaled to Chu Shiyu that she and Xiao Qinhao would leave first.

It’s not that I couldn’t bear to see the second wife being slapped so miserably, but it’s hard to imagine how painful and desperate a woman would feel after being disfigured by hot water.

Liu Rusi just didn't want little Qin Hao to see the bloody scene behind. No matter how smart her son was, she didn't want to gamble whether these violent scenes would affect her son's character.

She was leaving, so Chu Shiyu naturally followed. As he stood up, he told Sun Zhizhao, "Count them. Those who didn't hear the sound don't count."

Liu Rusi looked at Taohong who was standing behind her. Her eyes were full of satisfaction. Liu Rusi signaled her with her eyes, asking her to stand behind Sun Zhizhao.

The extraordinary slapping in the air attracted everyone's attention, and no one noticed where a little maid moved to.

Caiyun, who had just recovered from a serious illness, also followed out. Although she had a general understanding of Xiao Taohong's hatred last night and thought that Madam Zhang deserved to be beaten and die, she still couldn't bear to watch the scene.

The four of them strolled in the Zhang family's farm in silence for a while. Liu Rusi broke the silence first: "It's true that Madam Zhang is stupid and vicious, but I think the one who should be punished the most is the man who is the source of the evil."

"He knew that he had a vicious and jealous wife, but he still forced a commoner girl to be his concubine. He handled the matter of Sister Taohong so quickly. I think this is not the only time he has done this."

"And Taohong's sister was able to enter the Zhang family in the first place, and it took nearly half a year for Madam Zhang Er to get angry, which shows that Madam Zhang Er was not without concessions and tolerance. It must be that Zhang Shide did something to favor his concubine and kill his wife, which angered Madam Zhang Er."

"And every time he favored his concubine over his wife, it probably only added fuel to Madam Zhang's jealousy, until she regarded every beautiful woman as an enemy, to the point where she could speak ill of me the first time she saw me."

Chu Shiyu's eyes were gentle. He listened to her quietly, then he smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't let Zhang Shide escape. I mean we have to wait for some time to see the show. This show has just begun."

Liu Rusi was stunned when she heard this. Is Chu Shiyu so vengeful? But she immediately thought of the accounts and the claim of intentional murder. If they were false, there was no need for the Zhang family to panic. Even if Chu Shiyu was the Prince of Duan, they would not allow him to ask for such a high price.

"If there is evidence of Zhang Shiliang's corruption and abuse of power, just hand it over directly. The charges should not be light, so it will be simple and straightforward," Liu Rusi suggested.

Chu Shiyu laughed and shook his head and said, "The words in the account book are all written in ink..."

Liu Rusi understood immediately. The flood in the city was almost as high as a building. The account books in Xingzhou City were basically not spared. And the account books in the villa or other places could not be obtained by Chu Shiyu so quickly!

"So, they are all guilty?" Liu Rusi lowered her voice to confirm.

Chu Shiyu also lowered his voice and said, "The details of the granary are real, but the accounts have been settled long ago, and the summary was tampered with. However, it just happens to match the few books I threw down. If you look at one more book, you will find out..."

six!

Liu Rusi couldn't help but look at Chu Shiyu sideways. This was completely a scam! In the name of fundraising, even if the Zhang family realized it later, they could only swallow this loss!

"Then how are we going to sing the following part of the play?" Liu Rusi asked curiously.

Chu Shiyu wanted to keep her in suspense, but seeing that she was curious and really wanted to tell the truth, he somehow understood the master's feelings of not being able to tell the truth and leaving the note... He said succinctly: "The accumulated evil will bring disaster."

However, the Zhang family never reacted to Prince Duan's deception. They were so immersed in slapping each other that no one even noticed that the details of the granaries had already been collected by Prince Duan's men and were held by one of the guards.

Several private warehouses that they themselves didn't even know about were discovered. The uncleanness that could be seen on a daily basis made them feel extremely guilty. In addition, Prince Duan's confident attitude made them believe everything.

But the Zhang family found that slapping was not so easy. Zhang Shide slapped dozens of times with great force at the beginning, then began to reduce his strength. After slapping a few hundred times, his arms became sore and no sound could be made. Sun Zhizhao reminded him that it did not count.

Then they had to change people. At first, they still cared about their status and asked the eldest lady to do the beating. However, the eldest lady had worse physical strength and became exhausted after just a few dozen hits.

The old lady didn't have the strength to do it, so she replaced the two maids and nannies of the two women in charge. These people could represent them to a certain extent. But although these people were servants, they were doing delicate work and couldn't do it for many times. Even after taking turns several times, they couldn't do it anymore.

Therefore, the restrictions on status were lifted. Except for the younger generations and servants of the second house, everyone else who had the strength could come forward and have a round!

As for Mrs. Zhang II herself, the first lady instructed the servants to restrain her on the chair from the very beginning. As early as the first round of beating by Zhang Shide, she was beaten so badly that she could not speak clearly. No one heard her trying to say that she would find a way to pay the 100,000 taels.

When two servant girls boldly stepped forward and took the opportunity to avenge Madam Zhang Er's previous troubles, Taohong also stepped forward with red eyes!

Mrs. Zhang's cheeks were so swollen that they were about to burst. There was blood in her mouth and she had lost countless teeth. Her expression had become dazed.

But Taohong didn't think it was enough! Her sister's scalded face had bigger blisters! Not only her face was burned, but also her eyes! She didn't even know how many times her sister fell before she could find the ladder in the utility room! How could she hang herself on such a high beam!

The people present only saw a thin and frail little maidservant, who was about eleven or twelve years old, being spanked hundreds of times!

However, no one cared to examine the little maid's hateful eyes, because by now, everyone on the field had released their inner cruelty to some extent! Cruelty, hatred, and even evil smiles, such expressions could not be examined in detail.

Even so, the Zhang family tried hard until the evening and only managed to get a little over 10,000. Madam Zhang called a halt, and the second madam was already on the verge of death. It would be a shame to beat someone to death in the Zhang family! The second madam had said before that she could pay 60,000, so the remaining nearly 30,000 could only be paid by Gongzhong with gritted teeth!

After the second wife was carried away by maids, Sun Zhizhao also announced the total number, then led Taohong and the guards away and returned to report to Prince Duan.

After returning to the room, Tao Hong hugged Liu Rusi first. She burst into tears again: "I thought I couldn't get revenge!"

In fact, Taohong's family was not poor. The money left by her father and sister after their death was enough for her to live a simple life for many years. In order to enter the Zhang family for revenge, she sold herself to the Zhang family for two taels of silver, and sold it for a ten-year contract, because no matter whether she succeeded or not, she did not want to become a member of the Zhang family.

However, she only became a maid who cleaned the outside of Zhang's house, and had no chance to take revenge on the second wife. But because she was too inconspicuous, no one in the villa cared about her thoughts, and the second wife and husband met her several times but did not notice her hatred.

"It's still early. The culprit has not been punished yet. Let's wait a little longer." Liu Rusi touched the little girl's back to comfort her. She believed in Chu Shiyu's ability.

"Can he still be punished? That's great!" There was surprise in Xiao Taohong's tear-red eyes. It's not that she didn't hate Zhang Shide who changed her family's fate, but during the years as a maid she had seen the reality clearly. It was already a miracle that she could teach the second wife a severe lesson.