Exile after Divorce? Empty the Scumbag Husband First!-Chapter 156 - 154: You Bastard

"You two pig-brained fools, you still dare ask me what happened?! Can’t you figure it out yourselves?!"

The Wang Brothers cried out in pain as they got up from the ground. Wang the Elder seemed to have guessed something: "Uncle, are you referring to the incident where we smashed the shop?"

Seeing the City Lord’s face darken instantly, Wang the Elder was so frightened that he immediately knelt down.

"Uncle! There was a reason for this matter. They somehow brought in a lot of precious medicinal materials and sold them at a very low price. Since they opened, there haven’t been many people in our shop. So... in a moment of desperation, Second Brother suggested smashing the shop."

Wang the Second wanted to agree, but upon hearing these words, he felt something was off.

He retorted, "Wasn’t it you who also agreed to the idea of smashing the shop? It wasn’t just me who suggested it. Originally, it was the men you found, a bunch of useless drunkards, who couldn’t even handle a simple task, so this method was turned to. But listening to you now, it seems like it’s all my fault?"

"Second Brother, I didn’t mean that. It’s just that smashing the shop was indeed your insistence, wasn’t it?"

"You bastard! Now that Uncle is here, you’re pushing all the blame onto me? I..."

"Shut up, both of you!!"

Lord Wang was so angry that he was blowing his beard and glaring. The wounds on his face were still from a punch thrown by the Prince.

The more he thought about it, the more furious he felt.

Especially when it came to Wang the Second: "You brat still dare flaunt yourself! I see you’re tired of living, to even dare to flirt with the Princess Consort!"

"The Princess Consort? Uncle, please see clearly. Even if you gave me a hundred nerves, I wouldn’t dare provoke the Princess Consort!"

"Still trying to argue with me?" Blinded by anger, he swung his fist and gave Wang the Second a beating. Wang the Second dared not retaliate, begging his uncle to stop while crying out in pain.

After venting his anger, the City Lord cursed, "Tomorrow morning, you will go to that medicine shop with gifts and apologize!! You must obtain their forgiveness. If they can’t forgive you, you might as well stay outside forever and die out there!"

The brothers’ expressions changed drastically at these words!

"Uncle, what are you saying? You want us to go and apologize to that group of people?!"

"Fools! Do you still not know what happened? The Princess Consort was there when you smashed the shop! Now this has escalated to the Prince. I’ve been affected by you two! If this isn’t resolved, do you think I can keep my official hat?"

"If I can’t keep my official hat, you won’t even know how you died!"

Upon hearing this, the brothers finally realized, their faces turning ashen, filled with regret.

Yet for their bright futures, they had no other choice. Their uncle’s orders had been given, and the Prince was aware of the matter, leaving them with no option but to do as instructed by their uncle.

The next day, at the crack of dawn, they arrived at Renji Hall.

Seeing the mess still present inside, they were momentarily stunned.

They thought to themselves how those people didn’t even clean up, indeed quite patient!

The two of them carried large bags and found Manager Gu to formally apologize.

"Manager Gu, there was quite a misunderstanding yesterday. We brothers listened to slander, thinking your medicinal products were fake. This led to our rashness in trying to drive you out of the garrison."

"But now we have thoroughly investigated, and you are clear and innocent. It was our misunderstanding that caused your loss. Rest assured, everything in the shop will be compensated at the original price."

Manager Gu didn’t expect such precision; they only heard from Miss Ruan yesterday to come early to the shop today, but without needing to do anything.

Could it be Miss Ruan knew in advance that Mr. Wang would come to apologize?

At this moment, the sound of the eldest maternal aunt’s voice came from behind: "Oh my, isn’t this the aged Mr. Wang? Haven’t smashed enough, still planning to come and smash more?"

Though Wang the Second was filled with rage inside, he forced a smile onto his face.

"Madam, what happened yesterday was a misunderstanding between us brothers that led to an impulsive action. Today, we’re here to apologize, hoping you’ll overlook it."

"How could I overlook it? Yesterday you smashed our shop, beat our people, and insulted me. Do you think just some broken gifts would make me forgive you? I spit on that!"

The eldest maternal aunt raised her chin, holding Ruan Mian’s arm as she walked into the shop.

Wang the Second forced a smile again, "Naturally...not just these things. The shop was smashed, we’ll compensate everything at its price. The servants you injured, we’ll provide them compensation with silver coins, no doubt about it."

"Oh? What about my mental anguish? You insulted me as an old hag, I couldn’t even sleep a wink last night!!"

It was Wang the Second’s first time hearing of mental anguish compensation.

But clearly, this woman was intentionally making things difficult; just as he was about to speak, the eldest maternal aunt crossed her arms and gestured to the threshold outside.

"I’m not going to waste time bickering with you, Mr. Wang. If you kneel outside my shop for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, I’ll forgive you. Otherwise, continue smashing my shop, for all I care, I’ll give it up!"

"But! I’m set to fight you to the end. You’ve got your uncle backing you up, and we have our own backing too!"

They recalled their uncle’s words: Man Tu Princess, at this moment, was their backing.

Ruan Mian quietly watched from the side. Yesterday the maternal aunt felt upset the whole night; today she’ll do whatever she likes.

However, kneeling outside and being stared at, how could they accept that!

"Madam, please show mercy when possible, why go to such extremes?"

Before they could finish speaking, the eldest maternal aunt suddenly slapped the table in anger, standing up: "Kneel! And I’ll forgive you! Don’t kneel? Then get out of here and stay far away from me!"

The weight of these imposing words crushed them. Under their uncle’s heavy pressure, the brothers exchanged looks, and even at the end of their endurance, could only stifle their pride.

If they don’t kneel, forgiveness won’t be obtained, and both their uncle and they themselves would suffer!

At this point, such face had long lost its importance.

They could only grit their teeth and move to the threshold outside, plunking down to kneel, their heads wishing to sink into the ground.

The bystanders began to gather, interested in the spectacle.

"Oh my, why is Mr. Wang kneeling?"

"Isn’t it obvious? He wronged the shopkeeper. They say the Prince intervened!"

"The Prince intervened! My goodness, that Renji Hall is definitely not as bad as Mr. Wang insinuated. Surely the medicines they sell are genuine! It’s Mr. Wang, selling at such high prices while trying to block others."

"Friends! I asked my husband, and it turns out Mr. Wang’s shop really hiked up prices, profiting hugely and cheating us commoners’ silver coins!"

"Renji Hall was doing us good, only to be smashed to nothing by him, utterly outrageous!"

With these words, some who had long been frustrated could no longer hold back, thinking about how they couldn’t get herbal meals these days, they angrily picked up stones from the ground and threw them.