Must You Take Things This Far?

Zhou Wanwan had only been back to sleep for a few hours when she heard the voice of the Old Master of the Sun Family outside.

"Quickly open the door and see if the child is there."

Old Master of the Sun Family walked into the room, paused for a moment, and said, "Are all the rooms on our estate this luxurious?"

Zhou Wanwan rubbed her eyes and said, "Old Master Sun, isn't it inappropriate for you to barge in now?"

The Old Master of the Sun Family looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "What's inappropriate about it? I'm asking you, did you take away any of the Sun Family's belongings?"

Zhou Wanwan looked at the old man speechlessly and said, "You're asking too directly. Didn't I sleep here all night? How would I know what happened outside?"

The Old Master of the Sun Family looked at the servants outside and said, "She was here all night?"

The servant nodded and said, "Yes, we were all on duty in the house last night. She slept inside the house the whole time and didn't go out."

Old Master Sun snorted coldly and said:

Zhou Wanwan, when are you going to hand over what you have?

I heard that half of the Cui Family's wealth ended up in your hands.

Zhou Wanwan said calmly:

"Yes! But those are all my things."

"We made a bet that your Sun Family lost, so why should I hand over my things?"

Old Master Sun snorted coldly and said:

"Looks like you haven't seen how powerful we are yet, then don't blame me for being impolite."

Guards! Seize her and torture her immediately.

The men behind Old Master Sun immediately lifted Zhou Wanwan up.

Zhou Wanwan struggled desperately, saying, "Old Master Sun, let's talk this out! This is an abuse of power!"

Old Master Sun snorted coldly and said, "Enough nonsense, you won't shed a tear until you see the coffin."

Sun Tai, standing nearby, rolled his eyes and said, "Does he really think that just because he passed the preliminary examination, he can compete with the Sun Family? He's overestimating himself."

Zhou Wanwan was taken into the torture chamber, which had quite a few instruments of torture.

Zhou Wanwan asked, "What kind of torture are you planning to use on me? I'm quite curious."

Old Master Sun chuckled sinisterly and said:

"First they whipped me, then they branded me with a hot iron, and finally they pricked me with a needle."

Until you're willing to spit everything out.

Zhou Wanwan looked at them and said, "You guys are pretty ruthless, huh!"

Old Master Sun scoffed coldly, "Ruthless? This is just an appetizer. Men, bring the whip, I'll do it myself."

Old Master Sun immediately brought out the whip.

A few friends next to Sun Tai asked quietly, "Brother Tai, are we really going to use whips? Can we participate too?"

"Yes, yes, let us experience that thrill too."

Sun Tai sneered, "Of course you can. This little girl is very stubborn; she won't listen to reason."

Several men, whips in hand, were itching to strike.

Just as Sun Tai's whip was about to lash Zhou Wanwan, the cell lights suddenly went out.

Sun Tai said, "Why did the kerosene lamp go out? You should go and see what happened."

But before he could finish speaking, countless whips lashed out at them.

"Ouch... that hurts!"

"Brother Tai, are you guys crazy? Why did you hit me?"

Sun Tai winced in pain. "Who did this? It hurts so much! Stop it! Stop!"

But nobody paid any attention to them, and the people were screaming in pain as they were whipped.

After a while, the whip stopped, and then the branding iron appeared, rushing towards the crowd.

Zhou Wanwan sat on the chair next to them, looking at the marks branded on their bodies, and said, "Ouch... it hurts so much!"

The Old Scholar Tree snorted coldly and said, "These people just need to be taught a lesson."

After the soldering iron was used, it was time for the needle pricks.

The Old Master of the Sun Family shouted, "Zhou Wanwan, stop! Make someone stop right now! Didn't you want the bank and the escort agency? I'll give them to you."

Upon hearing this, the Old Scholar Tree and the Old Ancestor finally stopped.

The Old Master of the Sun Family was covered in whip marks, and he said with tears streaming down his face:

"I'll sign it for you, sob sob sob..."

"That's too much! I just wanted to scare you, I didn't expect you to take it so seriously."

Zhou Wanwan said calmly:

"What do you mean I'm serious? I haven't done anything. You signed these documents willingly, and they should rightfully belong to me."

Okay, that's all for now, I'm leaving!

After saying that, Zhou Wanwan turned and left.

Sun Tai gritted his teeth and said, "Father, are we just going to let her go like this? She... she's a monster."

Old Master Sun glared at Sun Tai and said:

Shut up! What do you want from me? Haven't you lost face enough today?

"You're the one who caused all this trouble. Go home."

Sun Tai lowered his head, not daring to utter a sound.

Zhou Wanwan returned to her estate, where many estate leaders had already reported the matter of the grain seeds.

The estates here all belong to those aristocratic families.

Soon, all the ladies from prominent families came to their door.

Zhou Wanwan looked at the ladies from prominent families and said, "Ladies, please have a seat. Since you're here, please have some tea!"

Someone announced, "Shen Tao Madam Shen have arrived."

Then Madam Shen strode in and looked at Zhou Wanwan, saying, "I didn't expect a child to be so shrewd."

Zhou Wanwan looked at Madam Shen and asked, "Madam Shen, are you also here to buy grain seeds?"

Shen Tao's wife sneered, "Grain seeds? I came here to see you, you bastard."

Zhou Wanwan looked at her and said:

"Madam Shen is quite direct, isn't she!"

However, there are no bastards for you to see here. Lord Shen and I are just ordinary friends; there's nothing more to our relationship.

Madam Shen sneered:

"Just ordinary friends? Shen Tao is the emperor's brother-in-law, why would he be friends with a little girl like you? What are you pretending for?"

How did you manage to do that? Now Shen Tao listens to you completely.

He's only six years old, yet what he did was so disgraceful.

Zhou Wanwan rolled her eyes and said, "Madam Shen, what evidence do you have?"

Madam Shen snorted coldly and said, "Evidence? What evidence do you need?"

This is deliberately picking a fight.

Shen Tao disliked his wife because she was overly domineering and unreasonable.

In addition, given the considerable influence of Madam Shen, Shen Tao had no choice but to swallow his anger.

Zhou Wanwan sighed and said, "Madam Shen, do you really have to go to such extremes?"

Madam Shen looked at the ladies and said:

"We're all respectable people, and everyone knows how Shen Tao treats Zhou Wanwan."

"If it had nothing to do with her, why would she do that?"

The ladies around nodded in agreement. They had come to buy seeds, but that hadn't stopped them from watching the play!

Madam Shen's father was Old General Shen, the Grand General of the Northern Frontier, who commanded the troops of several towns and could mobilize cavalry and border guards. All the important border towns obeyed his orders.

At the border, who wouldn't give the Shen Clan some face?

Zhou Wanwan looked at Madam Shen and said:

"Madam Shen and your cousin are inseparable, kissing, hugging, and cuddling every night."

Wouldn't that make them even closer?

Everyone was stunned.

Madam Shen shouted loudly:

"How dare you! Zhou Wanwan, you dare to spout such nonsense!"

When did I start hanging out with my cousin? You... do you have any proof?

Zhou Wanwan said helplessly, "Evidence! Doesn't your child count as evidence? Your two sons look exactly like your cousin!"

Madam Shen trembled with rage. "Guards, drag her away and give her thirty lashes! You dare to slander me? You're asking for it!"

Zhou Wanwan felt quite helpless; these days, spreading rumors is all about words.

The ladies around them didn't dare to speak.

Zhou Wanwan continued, "Madam Shen, don't go too far! Because I have a lot more evidence."

Madam Shen, enraged, shouted, "Cover her mouth and drag her away!"

Then Shen Tao walked over with a group of people. He had only learned about the grain seeds today.

So I planned to come and have a chat with Zhou Wanwan.

The grain seeds are indeed quite good, but the price is too high. He plans to see if the price can be lowered a bit.