Chapter 6 — On the Snowy Night of Bereavement, I Used the Golden Token of Immunity to Overturn the Whole Family

Lieu Dai Bao, who was next to him, smiled and interjected:

"Brother-in-law said, wait another two months, and he will donate me an official position. By then, I will also be an old man!"

The whole family, happy and harmonious, daydreams about the day they get promoted and become prosperous. They said one word to me, boasting about how well Co Canh Minh treated them, boasting about how favored Liu Nhu Yen was. Every word, like a needle, pierces my heart. I don't interrupt them. I just listen quietly, quietly drink tea. Waiting until they were almost finished talking until my throat was dry, I slowly put down the teacup. The tea cup touched the table, making a clear "click" sound. In the hall, it immediately became quiet. The people of the Lieu family all looked at me, as if waiting for me to praise them a few words. I raised my eyes and looked at them.

“Are you done talking?”

My voice is cold as ice. Mrs. Lieu paused for a moment, smiled wryly and said:

"Speaking... finished speaking. Madam Hua, you..."

“After talking, it's my turn to speak.”

I stood up and walked to the middle of the hall. My eyes scanned each of their faces.

“First, Lieu Nhu Yen is dead.”

"Yesterday, His Majesty gave him a three-meter white coffin and hanged himself right in the hall of the Co family's palace."

My words, like a bolt of lightning in the clear sky, fell on the heads of the Lieu family. The smiles on their faces instantly froze.

“You… what did you say?” Lady Lieu's voice trembled.

"I said, your precious daughter... is dead."

I repeat word by word.

“Second, Co Canh Minh, it's done.”

"Your Majesty has issued an order, dismissing all of his public officials, and will never be used again. The Gu family... has been banned."

Lieu Vien's grandmother seemed to have been drained of all her strength. She slumped down in her chair, her face full of disbelief. Lieu Dai Bao also cried out in panic, his face pale.

“No… no way!” Lady Lieu shouted, "You lie! You are a jealous woman! It must be you! It is you who harmed my Nhu Yen!"

She seemed crazy and rushed towards me. Phuc Bo took a step forward, like carrying a baby chicken, grabbed her by the neck, and lifted her up. Phuc Bo's voice was cold as ice. Mrs. Lieu was squeezed until her face turned red, her legs kicked wildly, but she couldn't make any sound. Lieu Vien Ngoai and Lieu Dai Bao were so scared that they lost their souls and fell to the ground.

"Madam, please spare your life! Madam, please spare your life!"

I waved my hand. Uncle Phuc threw Mrs. Lieu to the ground. She was limp on the floor, coughing and choking, her eyes looking at me filled with fear.

“Now, let's talk about the third thing.”

I took out that book from my sleeve.

"In this book, it is clearly recorded, since Co Canh Minh met Lieu Nhu Yen, how much of my dowry has been spent in total on her and your Lieu family."

I threw the notebook down in front of Grandmother Lieu.

“This mansion has an outside market value of eight hundred taels of silver.”

“Your monthly living allowance is one hundred taels, for a total of two years, two thousand four hundred taels.”

"There are also the things you eat, wear, use, the money Liu Dai Bao lost at the casino, all combined, the total is... one thousand three thousand six hundred seventy-two taels of four money."

My voice echoed clearly in the hall. When the people of the Lieu family heard that number, their faces were already bloodless.

“Today I come, Not to review old stories with you.”

My gaze was like a blade, passing through their bodies.

“I came… to collect a debt.”

“This mansion, I will take it back. You guys… get out immediately.”

“And the remaining silver of more than thirteen thousand taels…”

I looked at them and gave them a cold smile that they would never forget for the rest of their lives.

“I give you three days.”

“In three days, both capital and interest, not a single penny must be missing... return it to me.”

“If you can't pay…”

"I will take your entire family and hand it over to the government officials. I will accuse you of colluding in fraud and appropriating the lady's dowry."

"At that time, your end... will be a hundred times more miserable than Lieu Nhu Yen's."

People of the Lieu family were treated like trash by me and kicked out of that mansion. All the silk clothes and jewelry on their bodies were stripped off. Only wearing a thin undershirt, standing in the cold winter wind of the capital, shivering. Neighbors who were once flatterers have now turned into bustling onlookers. Pointing and talking non-stop. Grandma Lieu Vien knelt on the ground, hugged my leg, tears and runny nose begged for forgiveness. Lady Lieu was next to me, using the cruelest words, cursing me. As for Lieu Dai Bao... he was so scared that he fell limp on the ground and wet his pants. I don't bother looking at them again. I left a few people for Phuc Bo to handle the rear affairs of the monastery. After that, I got on a horse-drawn carriage and returned to the Co family's palace. That place that once made me suffocate, now... has become the most perfect prison to detain my enemies.