Having transmigrated into a book, who would still want to be a secondary wife?

"I didn't want to do this either, but my brother hit me first!"

Qin Shuangshuang couldn't help but feel wronged. Although things didn't go well at the beginning of her previous life, everything went smoothly afterward.

I thought I would live a more glamorous life in this second life, but unexpectedly, problems arose everywhere!

“Your brother listened to you yesterday and got a severe beating, but it didn’t help at all. It’s normal for him to be a little resentful. As his sister, can’t you understand that?”

Gu Yunwei couldn't help but accuse her, saying that after returning home yesterday, she felt just as heartbroken thinking about how she had lost her shop.

The shops on that street are incredibly profitable; their success over the years owes much to the shops along that street.

Now look what's happened! I've lost both my wife and my money. If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have had to go through all this trouble!

"So, according to Mother's logic, does that mean I deserve to be beaten by my brother?" Qin Shuangshuang said angrily.

"What kind of attitude is this?" Gu Yunwei was displeased. This girl actually contradicted her in front of so many people.

Qin Shuangshuang came to her senses and realized that arguing about this matter in the current situation was pointless; she had to find a way to escape.

"Mother, my brother's situation isn't urgent right now, and his reaction isn't a matter of life or death. You and Father must find a way to save my husband and me!"

Gu Yunwei frowned, "What exactly is going on here?"

"Snapped."

Chu Junting slammed his gavel, interrupting the mother and daughter's conversation.

"quiet."

"Yuan Xingchao embezzled disaster relief funds from the imperial court. Part of the funds has been found in his home, but the rest has not been traced."

The remaining silver was unearthed at the Lin residence today, and eight million taels of it were exchanged for silver notes by Lin Zhiyue and his wife, which they took to the Song family this morning to return the money, just as Lord Zhao happened to witness it.

Chu Junting's icy gaze swept over Lin Zhiyue and the other person, and with each additional word he spoke, their hearts sank a little deeper.

Lin Zhiyue had only heard that this portion of the silver was stolen, and he couldn't understand how big the case must be to allow so much silver to be embezzled.

Upon hearing that it was actually disaster relief money from the imperial court, his face turned deathly pale.

This is life-saving silver; the fact that the King of Chu personally handled the case shows how much the court valued it.

If they cannot clear their name, the Lin family may truly be finished!

"Lin Zhiyue, do you have anything else to say about this?" Chu Junting asked in a deep voice.

Lin Zhiyue was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, and really didn't know how to explain this.

The silver was buried in their yard, so the evidence was conclusive. If they insisted on explaining that it had nothing to do with them, no one would believe them, as they weren't fools.

In this situation, getting out of trouble is practically impossible. The only way... is to tell the truth?

"Your Highness, I truly did not know these were stolen goods."

"You don't know? Why is that silver in the Lin family's courtyard? There are also witnesses who can prove that the pit in the courtyard was dug by you and Qin Shi yourself!"

"To be honest, the reason I received this silver is because my wife had a dream."

Lin Zhiyue looked at Qin Shuangshuang, who quickly said, "Yes, I've been having the same dream over and over again these past few days. I dream that there's a lot of silver buried in the wilderness."

At first, I thought it was just a case of my husband being anxious to pay back the money because he was thinking about it during the day. But the dreams kept coming back, and they became more and more detailed, so I decided to go and see for myself.

I never expected there to be so much silver; that's why I had the idea of ​​taking it home.

The crowd gasped in disbelief; such a dream was utterly ridiculous!

Is it really possible for someone to dream of getting rich like this?

"Could it be that Madam Lin possesses psychic abilities, enabling her to dream of where gold and silver treasures are hidden?"

Chu Junting's dark, jade-like eyes were sharp, and his imposing aura made people feel uneasy.

"I..." Qin Shuangshuang choked, then said, "It was Song Ruozhen! It must have been Song Ruozhen who did it!"

"Didn't she appear in Madam Dong's dream before, letting Madam Dong know the truth about her son's death?"

"That woman, Song Ruozhen, hates me for stealing her husband, and knowing we need money, she deliberately orchestrated this dream so I'd think there was a chance to solve our immediate crisis!"

Chu Junting frowned, unable to help but recall the scene that Song Ruozhen had shown him yesterday.

"You suspect Song Ruozhen is behind it, and you know about your relationship, yet you actually believed it. Doesn't that seem illogical?"

“I didn’t expect it at the time. I thought it was an opportunity given to me by God, so I wanted to ask my husband to go and see.”

Chu Junting's handsome eyes narrowed. "So, you had some doubts, which is why you decided to go and see for yourself, only to find that everything in your dream was real, and that's why you dug it up with Lin Zhiyue?"

"Exactly."

Qin Shuangshuang nodded, and then saw Chu Junting look at the Vice Minister of Justice beside him, "Lord Zhao, have you found a bank to exchange the silver notes?"

"Your Highness, the money shop owner has arrived." Zhao Wenshu turned to his subordinate and said, "Bring him in."

The money exchange owner knelt on the ground, trembling, his expression one of utter panic.

"Your Highness, I truly know nothing. If I had known that this was the imperial court's disaster relief funds, even if I had a hundred lives, I would never have dared to do such a thing!"

"Just tell me what you know," Chu Junting said.

Upon hearing this, the money shop owner immediately spilled everything he knew.

"Yesterday, Madam Lin specifically informed me that she would be exchanging a lot of silver into banknotes today, and asked me to prepare in advance."

This morning, Lord Lin and his wife arrived at the money exchange with silver. Upon inspection, the servant found that it was indeed all high-quality snowflake silver, totaling eight million taels, and handed over the silver notes to them.

I thought that Lord Lin was an official appointed by the imperial court, and although I didn't know where this large sum of money came from, there shouldn't be any problems.

Besides that, I truly know nothing. Your Highness is extremely discerning; I have uttered not a single falsehood!

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions changed.

"If it were truly a dream, there would be no way to determine whether it was real or not. However, Madam Lin had already spoken to people the day before, which shows that she clearly believed it all!"

"That's just sophistry. They must have known where the silver was hidden and went there specifically to get it. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence?"

Qin Shuangshuang's face paled, having overlooked this point, and she looked to Lin Zhiyue for help.

Lin Zhiyue was furious. This guy was utterly useless and only made things worse. He couldn't help but suspect that even he didn't know about this.

Shuangshuang said it was a dream, but her behavior clearly showed that she already knew about it. Could it be that she really couldn't escape the involvement in this matter?

"You bitch, you still won't tell the truth even now?"

Lin Ruolan now knew that all of this was Qin Shuangshuang's idea, and how could she let her son be implicated? She immediately shouted:

“My son does owe the Song family money, and it has been bothering him for a long time. After you came back, you said you had a solution that could help my son pay off his debts.”

He considers you his sweetheart, and he believes you even in your dreams. How can you bear to hurt him like this?