Zhenfubao waved his hand and the warehouse was full of grain, and the whole family regretted it

She raised her chin and shouted, "Come and serve us tea and water. We just need a waiter."

Lin Zao Zao's face turned red and tears welled up in her eyes.

He Jiaojiao laughed and said, "You're still feeling wronged. This trick of yours works on men, but it has no effect on me at all.

Your sister is really useless. She has become a concubine in our family but is still restless.

A while ago, she tried to seduce the Sixth Prince again, but was beaten black and blue by him, and had to lie in bed for more than half a month before she recovered.

I've only been peaceful for a few days, and now I'm embarrassing myself again."

Bai Wanwan looked at Lin Zaozao's plain dress, which had been washed to a pale color, and said, "I used to think that you would marry into the prince's mansion and live a glorious life, but it turns out to be nothing more than this."

He Jiaojiao sneered twice:

“With me in charge of the Sixth Prince’s Mansion, how can she live a good life?

Besides, the Sixth Prince had been deposed long ago. He just lay in the yard drinking all day long and was as rotten as mud.

If it weren't for my mother's family, this mansion would have fallen apart long ago!"

These words touched Lin Zaozao's sore spot. She was originally a concubine and wanted to use the poisonous insect to control the Sixth Prince and seize the position of mistress.

But in the past two years, the poisonous insects have become less and less useful. On the contrary, He Jiaojiao, as the mistress of the house, has always been superior to her. She has to do whatever she is told to do, and even has to rely on her face to breathe.

Lin Zao Zao respectfully walked towards He Jiaojiao with the brewed tea, but He Jiaojiao didn't even raise her eyelids and said coldly: "Make a cup for Wanwan first, there's no rush for mine."

Lin Zaozao's face was full of grievance, and his eyes were red. He boiled water again, put tea, and slowly made a cup of new tea for Bai Wanwan.

Bai Wanwan took the teacup and looked at her with a half-smile: "I never thought that one day I would be able to drink tea brewed by you personally."

Suddenly, footsteps were heard outside, and several officials from the Dali Temple walked in quickly and bowed to Bai Wanwan:

"Your Excellency, the matter has been thoroughly investigated! This marriage fraud case was orchestrated by Lin Dachang.

He owed a huge gambling debt and was unable to repay it, so he forged Mr. Bai's birth date and horoscope to trick the young masters of various families into sending betrothal gifts to pay off his debts."

Bai Wanwan's fingers holding the teacup paused slightly, her eyes full of surprise.

She really didn't expect that Lin Dachang would be so bold as to cheat under her name.

The Dali Temple official took another step forward and added solemnly:

"Sir, the amount involved in this case is extremely huge. Our preliminary calculations show that the betrothal gifts from each family have totaled more than three million taels of silver.

But Lin Dachang sensed something was amiss and fled overnight. We have already sent people to hunt him down."

Bai Wanwan put down the teacup and said:

"Run away? The monk can run away but the temple cannot. Isn't Lin Dachang's daughter still here?

Lin Zaozao is Lin Dachang's biological daughter. If you want to investigate the case, you can question her.

When a father commits a crime, a daughter should always know something about it."

Lin Zao Zao suddenly screamed:

"I have severed my father-daughter relationship with him a long time ago! Don't talk nonsense!

I am now the concubine of the Sixth Prince's Mansion. I have no relationship with him at all, not even knowing him!"

She fell to her knees with a plop, her voice filled with tears:

"Master Bai, even for the sake of our past friendship, please don't be so ruthless!

We...we are a family after all!"

Bai Wanwan sneered, her tone full of sarcasm: "Family? I don't remember when you ever treated me as a family member."

Suddenly, there was a burst of wailing and wailing outside, and several yamen runners came in with a group of people. It was Old Lady Bai and the Lin family. They all looked panicked and their clothes were messy.

As soon as Old Lady Bai entered the room, she kowtowed to Bai Wanwan repeatedly: "Wanwan! No matter how wrong Dachang is, he is still your uncle! Please have mercy on him and forgive him this time!"

Lin Dasheng also stepped forward, acting like an elder, but he didn't dare look up at Bai Wanwan, and could only say vaguely:

"Wanwan, we're all family, there's no need to go so far.

If you have something to say, talk it out among your family members, don’t take it to the government…”

Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and Bai Qiaoniang walked in with her skirt lifted.

She was wearing a lilac jacket embroidered with magnolia flowers. Her skin was as white as the finest mutton-fat jade and even brighter than before.

When Lin Dasheng saw her, his eyes widened and he froze in place, staring at her with his eyes wide open, unable to even complete his sentences.

Bai Qiaoniang didn't look at him, but sneered and said:

"Lin Dasheng, you have the nerve to say we're a family? When you and your family were plotting against Wanwan, why didn't you think of us being a family?

Now Lin Dachang has almost ruined my daughter's reputation and swindled three million taels of silver, and you still want us to treat you as our family?"

"Oh my goodness!"

Old Mrs. Lin sat on the ground, slapping her thighs and crying:

"We are all family, why bother with so much?

Qiao Niang, you were once the daughter-in-law of our Lin family. You can't just watch our family break up, right?

Isn't it just three million taels? Your family is rich now, this little money is not enough to spend, just spare us!"

The Dali Temple official stepped forward and said in a serious tone:

"We have already traced Lin Dachang and will be able to arrest him soon.

However, according to the law, if he is unable to repay the huge debt he owes, his family will be jointly and severally liable.

In other words, as his relatives, you have to raise the money for him."

Old Mrs. Lin collapsed on the ground and cried:

"Where can we get so much money? Bai Wanwan is also from our Lin family. She is rich and powerful now. Why don't we ask her to pay it back?

I heard that she is very rich now, and she can afford not only three million taels, but even thirty million taels."

Bai Wanwan smiled faintly and said:

"How can you say that? Lin Dachang almost ruined my reputation, and I still have to pay him back?

What's more, I have nothing to do with him, nor with your Lin family. Have you forgotten?

You signed an agreement with my mother, and I severed all ties with your Lin family. Have you forgotten?"

The Dali Temple Minister smiled and continued, "In that case, you will have to pay off all these gambling debts."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Dachang was brought in. His face was bruised and swollen, and he looked extremely miserable.

As soon as he came in he began to cry out:

"Mom and Dad, please save me! How dare these people hit me!

I am the father of the Sixth Prince's wife. If you dare to hit me, I will kill your entire clan!"

The Dali Temple Minister immediately shouted:

"Who do you think you are? How dare you say that you will kill nine generations of my clan?

You're still mentioning the Sixth Prince's Consort. I've never heard that the Sixth Prince's Consort has a relative like you!"

Bai Wanwan looked at Lin Zaozao with a half-smile and said, "Lin Zaozao, it's up to you to handle your father's affairs!"