The uncle borrowed some merits, and the princess drew the talisman fiercely

Gambling is an abyss.

There is always someone helping to pay off gambling debts, which is more like a pair of hands pushing gamblers deeper into the abyss.

A lot of Aunt Yao’s money was taken away.

In addition, she built a new house for her brother and sister-in-law, bought some land, and her husband lost some money in business, so her money soon ran out.

Aunt Yao came to her senses and decided that she could no longer pay off her brother's gambling debts. When he and his wife asked for money again, she became resolute and refused to give them any more money.

But it's too late.

She had given too much in the past, and her brother and sister-in-law had become accustomed to relying on her.

Aunt Yao was unwilling to give them any more money, and they felt dissatisfied and resentful.

That time, my sister-in-law's younger brother owed a lot of money again, and the people in the gambling house said they would cut off one of his hands.

Aunt Yao's sister-in-law came to Aunt Yao again, but this time no matter how she begged, Aunt Yao refused to agree.

Her sister-in-law looked for solutions and people everywhere, and then someone gave her an idea.

It is said that there was a county lord who liked to find a few beautiful girls between the ages of eight and fifteen and let them accompany him on a boat trip on the lake.

Each selected girl will receive one hundred taels of silver, which is a huge sum of money!

Because the Duke would not really do anything to those little girls. At most, he would let them surround him, smile, agree with him, or help serve tea, fan him, etc.

However, the chosen girl has to wear gauze on board.

Moreover, even if nothing will happen, who can say for sure what if the duke takes a fancy to a girl along the way and insists on pulling her into his arms for a hug and kiss, or if he really likes her and wants to take her home to spend a night there?

Shui Xin's aunt coaxed Shui Xin onto the boat.

She had only wanted to earn the hundred taels in the beginning, and then use this incident to secretly spread the news to the people in the gambling house, making them think that Shui Xin was favored by the county lord.

In this way, even if the Duke is half their backer, the people in the gambling house will not want her brother's hand.

Shui Xin's aunt had good intentions and she didn't really want to harm Shui Xin.

Afterwards, Shui Xin actually got a hundred taels of silver and got off the boat. Her aunt originally thought that everything was fine, but who knew that a few days later, the people from the Duke of the County came to look for Shui Xin again.

They also said that the Duke had taken a fancy to Shui Xin that day, but he had another little girl by his side that he was not tired of playing with, so they asked them to take good care of Shui Xin, and they would come to pick her up to live in the mansion after a year or two.

Aunt Shui Xin was frightened and dared not hide it from Aunt Yao anymore.

Aunt Yao and her husband almost fainted after learning about this. Aunt Yao originally came from the palace, she knew what kind of character that county lord was, and she also knew that she could not avoid or protect Shui Xin.

So she scrambled to find a solution.

But Shui Xin's aunt herself was even more afraid, and she said a lot of scary things in front of Shui Xin, saying that if they really wanted to fight the Duke to the end, both families would probably die.

Shui Xin was quite sensible. When she let slip that there was a way to avoid the Duke's power by being sold as a maid to the royal villa, she went to ask Aunt Yao for help.

She said she was willing to sell herself to be a maid.

Aunt Yao was so anxious that she lost her composure. She had no other choice but to agree.

Xiaoqin also said she wanted to go so the two sisters could look after each other. And since this incident started with her family, she felt she had to go along.

In the end, Aunt Yao spent all her money and could only guarantee this path, sending the two sisters to the imperial palace villa together.

Now that the male ghost in white had confessed, Aunt Yao and the others realized that he had been behind all those things.

Even when Aunt Yao's husband lost money in business, he was the one who made things difficult for him.

"The order I received was to make their family poor and suffer."

The male ghost in white was crying now, "It was me who suggested giving that girl to the Duke of the County, but I didn't expect them to find a way to sell her as a maid."

"You, you, you deserve to die..." Aunt Yao cried so hard that she wished she could rush over and beat the male ghost in white to death.

But he is a ghost...

At this time, Zhou Shiyue slowly spoke, "Why? Does the person behind you have a grudge against her?"

Why do you want to harm Aunt Yao's family like this?

"I, I don't know either. It seems like there's no grudge between us." The male ghost in white secretly glanced at Lu Zhaoling quickly, and just in time saw her slowly taking out another talisman with her fingers, and he shrank back in fright.

"Think it over carefully." Lu Zhaoling said calmly.

The male ghost in white thought desperately.

"I, I remember now," he cried quickly, "I remember he once said that he had been nosy in other people's business before, and this time he wanted to teach me a lesson!"

He pointed at Aunt Yao's husband, Shui Xin's father.

Shui Xin's father was stunned.

"Me? What did I do?"

"You are not from the Great Zhou!" the white-clothed male ghost shouted again, "You are from the barbarian tribe!"

Shui Xin's father's face changed drastically.

Why would such a secret matter be revealed so suddenly?

Everyone's eyes fell on him.

Aunt Yao's eyes widened, looking shocked, "You..."

She wanted to ask, was what the male ghost said true? But before she could ask, she saw her husband's reaction and knew the answer.

Aunt Yao almost fainted.

"No, I'm not. That's my grandfather. I've never been to the Barbarians..."

Shui Xin's father grabbed his wife's wrist and said, "Believe me, we have already settled down in the Great Zhou. My father was born and raised in the Great Zhou. We can no longer be considered barbarians, right?"

"That person said that your family had stolen something from the barbarians before. They found you and asked you to return it, but you threw it directly into the river!"

The male ghost in white screamed again.

So that's how they became enemies.

"They still want to make your life miserable and control you. When the time is right, they will force you to go to Prince Jin's Mansion to beg for mercy." The male ghost in white said this to Aunt Yao again.

"What's that person's name?" Lu Zhaoling asked.

"Master, I really don't know. I just heard someone call him Elder Guo once..."

Elder Guo.

Lu Zhaoling and Zhou Shiyue looked at each other.

"He seems to know the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother also sent people to hinder their family."

Aunt Yao used to have a good relationship with Concubine Long in the palace, so the Queen Mother disliked her.

Since the person was able to leave the palace, the empress dowager would not take her life. It was just that someone happened to come to her door, so she casually said to give them a hard time.

Therefore, there are many reasons why Aunt Yao and her family are living like this now.

"Master, I've told you everything I know. Can you please let me go?" After saying that, the male ghost in white turned to Lu Zhaoling, moved forward, and wanted to hug Lu Zhaoling's legs to beg for mercy.

Lu Zhaoling lowered her eyes, but threw the talisman in her hand at him.

"what!"

The male ghost in white screamed and twisted, and soon exploded with a bang.