Transmigration: Reverse Exploitation, the System Works for Me

Hearing the commotion outside, Madam Ma and her son and daughter-in-law rushed out. Seeing Xi Qiao's firm stance of reporting to the authorities, they all became anxious.

While dispersing the crowd that had gathered to watch the commotion, he pleaded with her in a low voice, "My lady, it is all because I am short-sighted and greedy. Please give me a chance to atone for my sins."

As she spoke, she hurriedly pulled a stack of silver notes from her bosom and stuffed them into Xi Qiao's hand.

“Young lady, here is 15,000 taels of silver. It is my dowry to my sister and my last bit of money to give to the Empress. Peng and the others are your and the Empress's blood brothers. They are your family and the ones who can support you. They absolutely cannot be harmed! Please, young lady and the Empress, show mercy.”

If she is really convicted, Peng Ge and his gang will be ruined!

Madam Cheng hurriedly stepped forward to plead, "Elder sister, the family truly knows its mistake. We will do everything in our power to make up for the grievances that you and the Empress have suffered over the years. It is said that fathers and sons fight side by side, and brothers fight tigers together. We are a family, and even if our blood ties are broken, our bones are still connected. Why make things so estranged and become a laughing stock for outsiders?"

Madam Cheng also stuffed a stack of silver notes into the box, saying, "This is a token of my husband and I'm giving to my elder sister and the Empress. The Empress has just entered the palace and has an imperial heir to raise, so we can't be short of money."

Wang, who was a step behind Cheng, also stuffed in a silver note, saying, "Elder sister, this is a share for my husband and me. Please be generous and don't hold it against your family."

Although the Cheng and Wang families did not specify how much they gave, judging from the amount, it should be around ten thousand taels.

Xi Qiao was not happy to suddenly receive a huge sum of 30,000 taels of silver; it was just hush money.

This money is not easy to take. Once they accept it, the two sisters will be suspected of threatening and coercing their maternal family, and the Yu family will dare to use this as an excuse to control them.

Xi Qiao casually handed the silver note to Xiao Lianzi next to him.

"You stay here to handle this matter. When the officials arrive later with the old lady's dowry list, please have them appraise it. For these silver notes, just take the amount equivalent to the dowry."

If the officials who came were smart, they could return the 30,000 taels of silver to her under a legitimate pretext.

Thirty thousand taels—Xi Qiao still somewhat wanted it.

After all, she's penniless now.

Xiao Lianzi's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile, "Yes, Aunt, please return to the palace first. This servant will definitely handle this matter well."

Xi Qiao gave a soft "hmm," took the purse from his waist, and turned to leave without a second thought.

She had to go back now and get solid evidence that the Yu family had mistreated Yu Ying'er and embezzled the original wife's dowry!

Once this matter is brought to light, the Yu family will never again be able to use Yu Ying'er and the Sixth Prince's names to accept bribes or bully others.

Moreover, with this incident, the Sixth Prince was essentially without a maternal family, which would only make the Emperor more at ease with him and love his youngest son even more.

Although the emperor was cold-hearted, he was extremely self-loving and liked to find substitutes.

The stand-in for Empress Chun Yuan, the stand-in for Consort Hua in the original story, and... his own stand-in!

No one can make up for what they lacked in the past, nor can they find what they lacked back then. But amazingly, many people can heal themselves by giving to others.

Coincidentally, the emperor also had this tendency.

Because Yu Ying'er's character was based on the premise that her father didn't love her and her mother died young, which clashed with the emperor's, she reaped a lot of benefits from this.

She had only intended to use the pretext of visiting someone to stockpile supplies, but she never expected to have such an unexpected gain.

value!

The moment Xi Qiao stepped into Zhongcui Palace, Yu Ying'er rushed up to him like a gust of wind, "Auntie, Auntie, you're finally back!"

Xi Qiao instinctively raised his hand to steady the person clinging to him. "What's wrong?"

Yu Ying'er, feeling wronged, began to complain, gesturing wildly and incoherently telling her about Zhen Huan's bleeding and the presence of blood-nourishing ingredients in the wontons: "...Auntie, Xiao Lezi has already investigated. Although the imperial chef has some connection with Jingren Palace, Jingren Palace wouldn't be so reckless with its methods."

Xi Qiao raised an eyebrow. This was interesting, but she had to deal with the Yu family's affairs first.

"Put that aside for now. When I went to the Yu family, I found that they had embezzled all of Mother's dowry. Go to the Emperor and cry your heart out, begging him to send someone to help us find Mother's dowry. These are all the things Mother left us."

"Remember, it's just about finding things that have been pawned, sold, or are missing. It's not about getting the Yu family to give us the cash back of Mother's dowry, nor is it about suing the Yu family. If the Emperor himself brings it up, remember to plead for him."

Yu Ying'er was a little confused. She had no memory of her mother, and had no interest in her mother's dowry. Moreover, her maternal family did not seem to be a wealthy family, so the dowry given to her mother should not have been much.

Especially the sister's last sentence, pleading for the Yu family? That heartless family embezzled Mother's dowry and didn't even ask the emperor for justice, yet they expect no blame?

This this……

If this doesn't teach Yu Chonglin's family a lesson and make them remember their mistakes, then what's the point?

"Aunt, there probably wasn't anything too valuable in Mother's dowry, right? Is it worth alarming the Emperor over this? Why don't we take this opportunity to deal with the Yu family?"

Yu Ying'er was eager to try, looking at Xi Qiao with expectant eyes.

Xi Qiao poked her forehead in annoyance, "Silly girl, you know your mother's dowry isn't worth much. The emperor wouldn't punish the Yu family for something like that. Madam Ma is despicable, but Yu Chonglin is the most despicable. But this won't hurt Yu Chonglin!"

"On the contrary, if people find out that you asked the Emperor to punish the Yu family, it will only make you look unfilial and disrespectful. Who knows, this matter might even become an excuse to attack you and Xiao Liu in the future."

"Moreover, we spent a lot of money and effort to establish a solid image with the emperor. The long-term returns from this image far exceed your imagination. What is the Yu family? They are not worth such a high price from us."

“But if we only ask the emperor to take charge and retrieve my mother’s dowry, then we will be the weaker, more submissive party. Given the emperor’s preconceived notions about you, he will only favor you more. At the same time, we will also use the emperor’s people to spread the Yu family’s dirty laundry.”

"At that time, we won't even need to lift a finger. Those who dislike the Yu family or don't want us and the Sixth Prince to stand up for them will use this as a starting point to attack and suppress Yu Chonglin. If all else fails, we can ask that person to take action."

Xi Qiao pointed to the location of Yikun Palace. It just so happened that they hadn't yet "made enemies" with Consort Hua, so this was a great opportunity.