Husband, Volume 16: Can This Be Possible?

  "What? Why don't you go rob?" Zhong Liran was shocked, his eyebrows twisted into a川character in an instant. He found that this woman was so used to cheating people that she didn't even blush, and it seemed so natural to her.

  "That 700,000 taels originally belonged to me, what's there to snatch?!" Yun Chu said with a matter-of-fact tone, indignantly saying "On the contrary, it's you, a big man, who also bullied me when I was once foolish, thinking I couldn't even calculate this amount. Yesterday, when we were settling accounts, the accountant had already calculated everything clearly. Those dowries, no matter how you calculate them, would at least be worth 700,000 taels, and can only be more, not less."

  "Where's your accountant? Call him over. It's clearly worth only 560,000 taels, but he actually cheated me saying it was 700,000 taels. Chu Chu, you're too much of a scammer!" Zhong Liran furrowed his brow, not because he was stingy with money or lacked it, but voluntarily giving and being scammed were two different things, especially when the person involved was this woman, who was rumored by people to be foolish.

  A mechanical smile flashed across Yun Chu's face, and his grip relaxed slightly. His index finger lightly slid across the man's cheek, as if a beautiful woman was teasing him, softly saying "This is really embarrassing, my family's accountant fell ill yesterday and has taken leave."

  Excuse me, Zhong Lilan secretly scolded in her heart, and silently sighed at Yun Chu's cleverness. Although this statement is obviously fabricated, she knew he wouldn't bother to verify it. Helping the Ning Wangfei sell off her dowry was a matter that would make people laugh if it got out. Moreover, he had been the one to intrude into her chambers first, so neither side was in the right. Now he regretted it to death - all because of his curiosity.

  The moment the thought of slipping away flashed through his mind, Yun Chu smiled softly and said, "You can leave if you want, but no one will help you get rid of the poison on your body."

  Zhong Lilan was shocked, how did he not notice, his eyes flashed with suspicion, just thinking of saying Yun Chu is deceiving him, and then heard her clear voice laughing "How is it, do you feel like there are bugs biting on your body, itching?"

  She didn't say, he hadn't felt it yet, but as soon as she said it, he suddenly felt like there were countless small bugs crawling on his body. Could it be that one slip? With a startled expression, a wry smile spread across his face. "Chu Chu, can we make a deal? I really only sold it for 560,000 taels, I don't want any labor fees, I'll give it all to you."

  Yun Chu frowned, looking at him with an itchy body all over, and let go of her hand, saying in a very unhappy tone: "Lang Young Master, don't you ever think about it? I'm just a weak woman, penniless, my only asset is the dowry for marriage, this good 560,000 taels, is my lifelong dependence, being swindled by you half of it, how am I supposed to live the rest of my life?"

  "If you had taken it out from the beginning, my sister might have rewarded you with 10,000 taels of gold. But now, because of your deception, I've wasted so many words and stirred up anger in my originally calm heart. Do you know that when a woman gets angry, she ages faster? The waste of my words is nothing, but making a young girl like me accelerate her aging is a sin."

  "You want me to take out tens of thousands of taels and buy some supplements for you, to regain the years that have passed, isn't that unreasonable?" Yun Chu carefully analyzed it, sounding reasonable word by word, yet unreasonable.

  Zhong Li's face turned red with sweat, and his whole body started to itch. He could only force a smile and say "Right, Chu Chu was right, I'll do it, can you please give me the antidote first?"

  Xue Tao was already stunned by Yun Chu's words, and it turned out that cheating could be done so smoothly. Ten million taels of gold were enough for an ordinary family to live for generations. It seemed that Lan Shao had been too generous, looking at his awkward appearance, paired with his disheveled body, he really looked like a clown, as ridiculous as possible.

  Upon hearing his words, Yun Chu casually pulled out a pill from her pocket and stuffed it into his mouth, then reached into his clothes to retrieve a large stack of silver bills that belonged to her. She didn't forget to remind him, "Remember to send me the silver you owe me."

  Having said that, he ignored Zhong Liran who was stunned on the spot and picked up the things on the stone table before striding away.

  "Miss, aren't you afraid that Master Lan won't return those silver coins?" Xue Tao asked, she really couldn't understand how her young mistress could be so prescient.

  Zhong Liran's comical expression instantly retracted, his brows furrowed in concern, and he perked up his ears to listen to Yun Chu's response. In fact, he was also curious - wasn't this woman afraid of him running away again? Sure enough, Yun Chu's light and airy voice came again.

  "I've only given him an antidote for one day, if he doesn't arrive within a day, he will itch to death"

  Zhong Lilan's face changed in an instant, becoming as dark as coal. The young master of the Zhong Li family had never been so humiliated before. In just two short days, he had fallen into this woman's hands multiple times. If word got out, it would be a loss of face that would reach his ancestors. He didn't want to suffer that kind of unbearable itch again, and with a swift movement, he vanished without a trace.

  In the afternoon, Yun Chu had just finished preparing the poison when the housekeeper appeared in front of her again with an anxious expression, his face pale as if he had received a huge shock.

  "Your Highness, something's wrong, something's wrong..."

  "Butler, aren't you getting more and more muddled with age? You've managed the Wang estate for many years, how can you still be so flustered when something happens?" Yun Chu said as she washed her hands, a stern look flashing across her face, clearly extremely dissatisfied with the butler's attitude.

  "Alas..." The steward stamped his foot, how could he not be anxious? "Your Highness, your dowry has all vanished into thin air."

  "What?" Yun Chu's dissatisfied expression suddenly turned to surprise, but in her heart, she flashed a hint of calculation. If she could use this to swindle Ming Yuan out of some more silver, that would be even better.

  Digression

  Sorry guys, I've been out for a few days and haven't had a good rest, so this chapter is a bit shorter. I'll make up for it next time~