The more cowardly a person is, the more wild they are; I've driven the villainous minister craz

The three men belatedly realized they had been tricked.

The group of men were all bullies who preyed on the weak and feared the strong. As more and more burly men surrounded them, fear appeared on their faces.

Yu Wan then walked to the courtyard gate, first thanking the villagers, and then coldly looking at the three men, "Tell me, why are you slandering me?"

The man wearing the jade pendant realized something and glared angrily at her, "So you're the one from the Yu family!"

"Yes, I am Yu Wan." Yu Wan smiled slightly, but the smile didn't reach her eyes. "Unfortunately, it's too late."

"I have never seen you before, and I have no grudge against you."

"Let me guess, someone must have instructed you to slander my innocence and ruin my reputation. It's a pity you've never met me, that's why you mistook me for someone else."

Yu Wan stared at them, a deep meaning flashing in her eyes, "Moreover, the person who instigated you is a woman."

"Is it right?"

While speaking, Yu Wan kept her gaze fixed on the three of them, trying to find a flaw in their faces.

Sure enough, a hint of surprise flashed across the faces of all three, as if they were shocked that she had guessed correctly.

Yu Wan's heart sank.

She was right.

The person who secretly instructed these men was probably Wang Wanshu.

The three men panicked for a moment, exchanged glances, and shouted recklessly, "What nonsense are you spouting? Nobody ordered us to do this!"

"I mistook you for someone else just now because you always meet me at night, and I didn't see your face clearly!"

Too lazy to listen to their nonsense, Shen threw the broom in her hand at them, saying, "Do you think we're all idiots?"

"Fellow villagers, please help me restrain them. I must hand them over to the authorities!"

"A woman's reputation is of utmost importance; we cannot tolerate such slander!"

Upon hearing the words "sent to the authorities," panic flashed across the faces of all three men.

The group exchanged glances, then decided to slip away.

Yu Wan shouted quickly, "They're trying to run away! Catch them!"

Several burly young men immediately surrounded them and subdued them in a few swift movements.

They were all farmers accustomed to farm work, and a few idle habitual thieves were no match for them.

The village chief offered to help send these people to the authorities, but Yu Wan declined his offer.

After the excitement was over, everyone left one by one.

The three men were left at the gate with their hands and feet bound. Yu Wan let Shen Shi and Yun Xi go inside first, while she stayed behind alone.

Yu Wan squatted down to the side, sizing up the group, and said, "I can spare you the trouble of reporting to the authorities."

The three men's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

One of them looked at her suspiciously. "Why?"

Yu Wan smiled gently, "Don't be nervous, I don't intend to do anything to you, I just want you to pass on a message to the person who instructed you..."

……

The backyard of the county government office.

Wang Wanshu felt somewhat uneasy.

After she refused to apologize to Madam Yu that day, Prince Chen sent two guards to follow her closely.

Having two people constantly monitoring her was too much of a hindrance, so Wang Wanshu could only take advantage of her shopping trip to find a few thugs from Huicheng County to cause Yu Wan some trouble.

They spread false rumors and ruined her reputation.

In her past life, Yu Wan repeatedly ruined her reputation in this way.

This time, she was simply returning the favor in the same way.

Seeing that she was lost in thought, Qiaobi whispered to her, "Master, Young Master Yun is indeed outstanding, but he comes from a humble background and his status is far inferior to that of the noble young masters in Shengjing. Besides, he already has a wife. Why are you so fixated on him?"

Wang Wanshu leaned against the cushion, shaking her head dejectedly, "You don't understand."

In her past life, she and Yun Shang were the envy of everyone in Shengjing City, their love as deep as the sea. Yun Shang cared for her deeply, but the only regret was that, because of Yu Wan, they took too many detours.

She was reborn back to the age of eighteen, thinking that God had given her a chance to meet and fall in love with Yun Shang earlier.

Unexpectedly, Yu Wan was standing between them!

Thinking of this, a twisted hatred appeared on Wang Wanshu's face.

Qiaobi was alarmed. She looked outside and, seeing that there was no one else around, felt relieved.

Just as she was about to say something, a voice announced from outside the door, "Princess, there are several people outside who claim to be on your behalf and wish to see you."

Upon hearing this, Wang Wanshu, who was inside the room, immediately sat up, a hint of anticipation on her face. "Quickly, let them come in and give us their answers!"

Soon, the three men were led into the hall.

Wang Wanshu sat behind the screen, watching the group, and dismissed the other servants, leaving only Qiaobi behind.

She asked impatiently, "How did things go?"

The three exchanged a glance, then spoke with some fear, "Reporting to the Princess, the Yun family and the people of Shijia Village don't believe us..."

"How is this possible?!" Wang Wanshu stood up in disbelief, her voice rising sharply.

The three were so frightened that their faces changed, and they became even more determined not to tell the princess the truth.

"Princess, the Yu family also asked us to pass on a message to you."

Wang Wanshu's expression froze, her eyes, still filled with malice, fixed on the man through the screen. "How did she know that it was I, the princess, who instructed you to slander her?"

"You betrayed me, the princess?!"

No! There isn't!

"Princess, please calm down! How could we dare betray you? It was that Yu family member who guessed it herself!"

"She said she asked me to tell you that she is just a nobody and you don't need to go to so much trouble to deal with her."

Wang Wanshu frowned deeply. "What does she mean by that?!"

"We don't know either. The Yu family only asked us to pass on this message to you!"

Wang Wanshu remained silent for a moment.

Seeing her head bowed in thought, Qiaobi waved for the others to leave.

She walked over and whispered, "Princess, are you alright?"

Wang Wanshu remained silent for a long time. Just when Qiaobi thought she wouldn't respond, Wang Wanshu suddenly raised her head, her eyes filled with murderous intent. "I'm going to kill her."

She looked at Qiaobi and said, word by word, "Qiaobi, I want her dead!"

Seeing the murderous intent in her master's eyes, Qiaobi felt a chill run down her spine.

Yu Wan's original intention was to imply to Wang Wanshu that she posed no threat to her, but she did not expect it to have the opposite effect.

However, at this time she was unaware that Wang Wanshu had already decided to kill her.

After recovering her health, Yu Wan started thinking about how to make money.

She couldn't use the five hundred taels of silver notes that Yun Shang gave her with a clear conscience. She had already given the four hundred taels she earned from selling her daughter-in-law to Madam Shen. Yu Wan was thinking to herself that she had to leave the Yun family as soon as possible.

Wang Wanshu's early arrival disrupted her original money-making plan.

More importantly, the difference in their status is too great; Wang Wanshu could crush her with a single finger.

Only if she becomes a young lady of the Duke's mansion will Wang Wanshu not easily harm her.

Money, oh, we still need to make money!

I need to make money to leave this place.

Yu Wan finally decided to sell soap and soap recipes.

She inquired with Madam Shen and learned that there are only two kinds of scented soap in the county town now: one is odorless, and the other is scented with rose petals.

Thanks to her previous illness that prevented her from going out, Yu Wan's only pastime at the time was going online.

I've been spending a lot of time online and have learned about various recipes.

She wrote more than a dozen soap and bar soap recipes, some of which only had cleansing effects, while others had skincare benefits.

With these items in hand, Yu Wan returned to Huicheng County.