Exile after Divorce? Empty the Scumbag Husband First!-Chapter 289 - 281: There Must Be More That She Doesn’t Know
This decree was specially approved for her by the Princess.
Initially, when she followed Chen Bozong to Wuheng, it was also under the Princess’s instruction. She was meant to assist Chen Bozong in silencing Wuxie Huaian while secretly aiding certain Northern Territory members with intelligence.
She knew Wen Yuan was working for the Princess, but she hadn’t expected that this private vault contained so much gold and silver, jewelry, ginseng, deer antler, and other valuable items!
Just standing at the entrance, the sight of those glittering gold leaves left her astounded.
What a treasure trove!!
The relief silver, worth tens of thousands of taels, seemed insignificant in this private vault.
It’s hard to imagine that this is merely the wealth Wen Yuan accumulated in Ru Ning over two years.
Seeing it is understanding why the Princess wanted to replace everyone inside and outside of Ru Ning with her own people.
There were certainly many things she didn’t know about.
But Princess Jiaceng was already dazzled by the jewels before her eyes, completely forgetting about the relief silver.
She first moved a few chests of jewelry that could be taken away to the door; at this point, there was no sound outside, suggesting the maid had already dealt with the guards.
If it weren’t for her having the Princess’s decree and knowing the location of Wen Yuan’s private vault, who could have found such a secluded place?
Who would have thought that a place so desolate above was actually a giant gold reserve?
Meanwhile, Wen Yuan and two other officials were drinking in the tavern, getting increasingly underwhelmed by their drinking.
Just beyond the tavern’s walls, a swarm of beggars gathered.
With no grains left, the number of refugees in the city was growing.
Many girls were dressed up glamorously, sent into the rooms one by one.
Among them, the girl personally selected by the Commandery Princess to be sent over was brought in last.
Hearing the cries of other girls in the room, she was chilled to the bone, as if plunged into an ice cellar, her body trembling uncontrollably.
It was as if the room before her was an abyss, just waiting for them to jump down and smash into pieces.
This wall-separating two worlds made the girl feel extremely ironic.
Her eyes were full of injustice toward the world, and her knuckles gripped a long, thin embroidery needle.
However, before she entered the room, a servant ran over in a panic, ignoring the room’s situation, and rushed in anxiously.
"Sir! Sir! Something terribly wrong has happened!!"
"Someone broke into the private vault and killed our men!"
Wen Yuan, who was just wearing a lewd smile, jumped up in shock: "What did you say?!"
Moments later, the Princess’s carriage was loaded to the brim. She ordered another carriage to be arranged, intending to leave once loaded.
The maid promptly reminded her, "Commandery Princess, it’s not safe to linger here, perhaps..."
But before the maid could finish, a bayonet pierced through her back! As blood gushed out, the maid collapsed and died.
Princess Jiaceng was shocked, staring in fear at the intruder.
Wen Yuan, holding a knife, sneered at her, "Commandery Princess? What do you mean by this?"
Princess Jiaceng never expected Wen Yuan to come suddenly, furrowing her brows sternly. She forced a calm demeanor and said, "Mr. Wen! I have my reasons for being here."
"I haven’t touched anything belonging to your private vault. What I intend to take is merely my husband’s goods."
Wen Yuan’s face grew grim, "Your husband?"
"Since when did the Marquis’s belongings end up in my private vault?"
"Wen Yuan, don’t think about hiding from me. If you let me take my husband’s items, we both can be free of troubles. The girls I selected for you from Wuheng should be enough for your brothel’s earnings."
With that, she attempted to leave, but Wen Yuan blocked her way.
His meaningful gaze assessed her, and his lewd smile deeply offended Princess Jiaceng, infuriating her. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
"I am a Commandery Princess! Daughter of Prince Shuo!"
"Even the Princess wouldn’t..."
Before she could finish, Wen Yuan grabbed her hands from behind! Immediately, his men swarmed in...
"Let me go! How dare you touch Princess Jiaceng..."
"In Ru Ning, even if you were the Princess, no one would save you! Princess Jiaceng? Trying to outsmart me? Those who dare touch my private vault will have to suffer the consequences!"
"I’ll show you today who calls the shots in Ru Ning!"
Wen Yuan grabbed her jaw and kicked her back into the vault.
In the flickering candlelight, Jiaceng’s hair loosened, and she looked in fear, warning him with bloodshot eyes.
"If you dare misbehave, I’ll make you regret it!!" Wen Yuan snickered, pulling off his belt and whipping it across the Commandery Princess’s face.
Powerless, Jiaceng was trampled beneath him. Wen Yuan sneered as he surveyed her.
"Looking at it this way, those girls you sent me are not half as beautiful. Besides, you’re a Commandery Princess, so let’s see how different you really are from other women."
Wen Yuan gave the Commandery Princess no chance to resist, while outside, his men could only hear her miserable screams from the vault.
They were the same cries as the other girls sent into the tavern by the Commandery Princess.
But the sound didn’t last long before the inside turned eerily quiet.
Curious, Wen Yuan’s men pushed the door to the vault cautiously, only for a blood-stained hand with a glinting dagger to suddenly thrust out, impaling a government officer’s throat!
Princess Jiaceng, holding a blood-soaked dagger, stepped over the bodies of several incapacitated men.
After killing the guards outside, she absent-mindedly dropped the dagger, collapsing onto the ground.
At this moment, her body was racked with pain, and she spent all her energy fighting the men.
But seeing the bodies lying around, she couldn’t help but laugh coldly.
"Wen Yuan, did you really think I was the type of woman you could easily manipulate? Today, I’ll take all the dirty money you’ve saved over the years. Watch closely as I tear apart your private vault!"
She laughed, pointing at Wen Yuan, who was covered in blood and attempting to crawl to the doorway.
After that, she stumbled to her feet, dragging her heavy body as she moved Wen Yuan’s box filled with Silver Ingots out of the vault.
Wen Yuan clutched his bleeding thigh, eyes full of malice.
As two boxes were slowly loaded onto the carriage, the Commandery Princess lay exhausted on the carriage, seemingly mustering the last of her strength to whip the horse hard.
The carriage, without a driver, raced wildly through the open wilderness.
When crossing the bridge, the reins suddenly snapped! With a loud crash, the rear of the carriage tipped, plummeting straight into the icy river.
