From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!

Chapter 612 - 608: Solving Problems with 3 Taels of Silver (Second Update)

After Mrs. Lin was carried into the house, she screamed in agony for quite a while.Old Mrs. Mu found it ominous and refused to enter, leaving only the fourth branch’s Mrs. Liu and Mu Qingqing to attend her inside the house.

Mrs. Liu was dismissed with just a few words, and Mrs. Lin asked her daughter to fetch water; she had to wash herself, the chicken blood was unbearable.

After cleaning the bloodstains and changing into fresh clothes, Mrs. Lin lay on the heated bed and instructed Mu Qingqing to throw the chicken blood-stained garments to Mrs. Jin and reason with her.

Mrs. Jin was still arguing with Old Mrs. Mu, but the more she defended herself, the more she recalled the events—it seemed she really did run into Mrs. Lin.

But she couldn’t say this out loud.

She hadn’t admitted it before, and if she confessed now, the old lady wouldn’t let her off!

Mrs. Jin felt she had to hold on until her husband returned to resolve this matter.

"Ah, what sin has the Old Mu Family committed, that this child, only months from being born, is now gone."

Mr. Mu’s face was marked by waves of sorrow.

"Isn’t it all because of that woman? Relying on the fact that the eldest became a scholar, she refuses to do this or that, and now she’s caused the second daughter-in-law’s child to be lost. I want the eldest to divorce this woman."

Usually, Old Mrs. Mu, despite her dislike for Mrs. Lin, still considered the child in Mrs. Lin’s womb a descendant of the Old Mu Family.

It’s her eldest grandson; no one dares to touch her eldest grandson, and if they do, they’ll face her wrath.

"Mother, it really wasn’t me, she fell on her own, it’s not my fault!"

Hearing Old Mrs. Mu suggesting that Mu Dade divorce her, Mrs. Jin panicked and, disregarding everything, hurried to clear her name.

Initially, Mr. Mu didn’t believe it was Mrs. Jin who had run into her, but her words chilled his heart.

Who in the entire Old Mu Family doesn’t know that Mrs. Lin, for the sake of that child, refused to do this or that, hardly like someone who’d intentionally hurt herself and blame it on the first branch.

"Eldest daughter-in-law, I’ve never said much to you because I thought you understood propriety and when to advance and retreat.

But this matter today, for the sake of the eldest, we won’t pursue it with you.

However, your refusal to acknowledge it makes it a bit hard to justify."

"The second daughter-in-law’s pregnancy doesn’t come easy, just look at her, she hasn’t bathed for many days.

The fact she endures so much shows she loves this child, and contradicts what you said about her intentionally hurting her own child!"

Mr. Mu spoke from the heart, and Mrs. Jin was beyond saving, even if she jumped into the Yellow River.

"Father, I’m wronged, it really wasn’t me, if you don’t believe me, let Lin Xiaozao confront me.

I don’t believe she’d dare lie with her eyes wide open." Mrs. Jin argued, unwilling to concede.

"Enough, things are as they are now, what’s the point of talking about it, let’s wait for Zhang Huai Shu to come."

Just as Zhang Huai Shu was mentioned, he rushed in with his medicine box on his back, followed by a sweaty Mu Shuangshuang.

"Grandfather, Grandmother, I’ve brought someone, quickly take him to see Second Aunt."

Mr. Mu was touched; at such a time, it was Shuang from the third branch who brought the doctor. The second branch was likely hiding, afraid of being scolded by Zhang Huai Shu.

Mr. Mu understood his son well.

In the room, upon hearing that Zhang Huai Shu had arrived, Mrs. Lin broke out in a cold sweat.

She wasn’t pregnant at all, and if this was exposed, not just her sister-in-law wouldn’t be able to cover for her, even she herself would be doomed.

"Mother, I’ll go call them in," Mu Qingqing said.

Mrs. Lin’s fake pregnancy was a secret to everyone but Mu Dazhong, including Mu Qingqing and Mu Dalang.

"No, don’t let them in, tell your grandma we’re not getting treatment, let’s not waste that money," Mrs. Lin said, her voice trembling.

Just as she finished speaking, Mu Shuangshuang brought in Zhang Huai Shu.

Seeing Mu Shuangshuang was both a surprise and a relief for Mrs. Lin, as the idea was originally hers.

"Shuang, are you here to help Second Aunt?" Mrs. Lin asked innocently.

"Second Aunt, what are you saying? Shuang isn’t a doctor, today Grandpa Zhang is going to examine you.

Grandpa Zhang, please make sure to thoroughly check on Second Aunt, see if my cousin is still fine!" Mu Shuangshuang said while raising her eyebrows at Mrs. Lin.

Alarm bells went off in Mrs. Lin’s mind; she thought Mu Shuangshuang was about to double-cross her.

After using her to frame the first branch, now she’s coming for her – such a clever girl, so sly!

"Qingqing, what are you doing standing here? Go get a basin of water for Second Aunt," Mu Shuangshuang said to Mu Qingqing.

"You little brat, this is our second branch, since when is it your place to speak? Get out," Mrs. Lin instructed.

"Qingqing, you should leave. Shuangshuang Sister is here, it’ll be fine," Mrs. Lin, understanding the situation hadn’t been resolved, knew offending Mu Shuangshuang wasn’t wise.

Mu Qingqing cast a glare at Mu Shuangshuang before leaving the room angrily.

Inside the room, it was just the three of them; Zhang Huai Shu didn’t actually diagnose Mrs. Lin. He’d been informed by Mu Shuangshuang to just stand for a while and then shake his head when he left.

"Second Aunt, after all the help I’ve given you, shouldn’t you offer something in return?"

Mu Shuangshuang began exploiting the second branch; she knew they had some spare money, cobbled together from relatives after Mu Dade became a scholar.

At least two or three taels.

If Mrs. Lin dared to extort her, she should be prepared to suffer consequences.

"Shuangshuang, what nonsense are you talking? Second Aunt doesn’t have money; it’s all with your grandma. You knew that when there was no division at home, right?"

Mrs. Lin replied pitifully.

"Second Aunt, stop pretending. I’m very aware of whether you have money, especially since Grandpa Zhang is also here.

Once he checks your pulse, your lies will unravel, and on top of framing the scholar’s wife, it’s a crime, you’d face punishment."

Mu Shuangshuang had laid a trap for the second branch.

Have the second branch topple the first branch’s Mrs. Jin first, and then bleed Mrs. Lin a bit.

She figured this way, Mrs. Lin would learn her lesson.

"You... you..." Mrs. Lin was desperate enough to wish she were dead; she had been outsmarted by a little brat.

"Grandpa Zhang, you’ve been in here quite a while, it’s time to take her pulse, don’t keep my Second Aunt waiting!"

Seeing Mrs. Lin’s hesitation, Mu Shuangshuang urged Zhang Huai Shu.

"Alright!" Zhang Huai Shu began opening his medicine box.

Mrs. Lin panicked, held up five fingers, and said to Mu Shuangshuang, "Shuang, Second Aunt will give you fifty copper coins, can we settle it with that?"

"No way, when Second Aunt harmed me, she probably wanted fifty taels, right?"

Mrs. Lin’s plot was exposed, her face turned alternately red and white.

She had originally planned with her husband to demand fifty taels from the third branch.

Without payment, they wouldn’t let the third branch off the hook.

"Then how much do you want?" Mrs. Lin asked.

"Three taels of silver, not a cent less. You falsely accused Eldest Aunt today.

Eldest Uncle holds grudges; if he finds out, he’ll surely cast you out, and your life won’t be easy. Your second branch will remain paupers forever!"

Mu Shuangshuang spoke slowly and deliberately.

But three taels of silver was the entirety of the second branch’s savings; giving it to Shuangshuang would leave them penniless!