When Yuzhu returned home, she looked tired at the moment.
After sending Wu Liu away, the princess asked her to go home and rest. Her condition today was indeed not suitable for serving others.
Back home, Yuzhu's husband Liu Bao was sitting in the room, holding a small cage in his hand, with a little squirrel jumping around in it.
Seeing this scene, Yuzhu said angrily: "I know how to play all day long. How many taels of meat can this thing grow? The food we feed it is not as good as what we eat ourselves!"
Not to mention, although her words don’t sound good, they are the truth of this era.
Liu Bao smiled, put down the plaything in his hand and stepped forward: "Madam, what are you talking about? Our family still lacks the food it needs?"
Yuzhu is Xue Baojun's confidant maid, so she has a high status in the family, and Liu Bao has to laugh in front of her.
After sitting back on the chair, Yuzhu poured himself a glass of water and then said: "Recently, the palace's inspections have been strict, and I can't bring more things home. We really have to save food in the future!"
"It's okay if we are hungry, but don't starve Xiaoyan. By the way... where is Xiaoyan?"
Xiaoyan is their son. He is almost five years old now, and he is at the age where he is naughty and mischievous.
"Run out to play!" Liu Bao also sat back on the chair and teased the squirrel in his cage again.
Seeing that he was so lost in playing with things, anger gradually appeared on Yuzhu's face, which made Liu Bao laugh out loud.
"Don't worry, as long as I'm here... I will never miss out on your food!" Liu Bao said proudly.
Yuzhu couldn't help but sneer. If she hadn't relied on her to support her, this family would be as well-fed as it is now.
"Relying on you? I haven't seen you go out to cut bamboo and wood, and you just stay at home every day and the food comes?"
"If it weren't for me, with your virtue, you would have died of hunger long ago!"
It can be said that Yuzhu's words did not save any face for her husband, which severely stung Liu Bao's self-esteem.
He stood up, took his wife's hand and said, "You don't believe it, do you? Come with me!"
After saying this, Liu Bao ignored Yuzhu and pulled her out of the room.
The two of them were assigned two rooms. After Liu Bao took Yuzhu to the next door, he took the ladder up to the attic.
After he got to the attic, he waved to Yuzhu downstairs and said, "Come up!"
There are debris piled up in the attic. What are you doing up there at this time?
Full of doubts, Yuzhu walked up the stairs to the attic.
When she went up to the attic, she immediately saw three sacks in front of her, two of which were filled to the brim.
"What is this? I remember we don't have these at home!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Bao said proudly: "These are all grains!"
"Food? Where did it come from?" Yuzhu's face turned cold.
"Hehe... Of course I earned it for our family!"
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Yuzhu's expression became more gloomy and his tone became stern: "How did you get it?"
Liu Baocong was a little afraid of his wife from the bottom of his heart, so at this moment he did not dare to show off any more.
"When I go to the warehouse to pay for grain, I take more every time!" Liu Bao answered honestly.
"Are the people at the Treasury Management Office fools? Do you think you can get more if you ask for more?"
Yuzhu's tone was even colder, which made Liu Bao shudder.
"I used the name of the princess to get more, and each time I got twenty or thirty kilograms more...no one stopped me!"
Hearing this, Yuzhu almost fainted.
Every overspending of food was recorded by the princess, and the accounts would definitely not match those of the Treasury.
What was reported was an overrun of 300 kilograms of grain, but now the family had so much extra, which made Yuzhu feel extremely anxious.
The food in front of them, instead of being a hope for survival, has become a life-threatening talisman for the family.
For a mere three hundred kilograms of grain, even the princess had to go out of her way to maintain relationships. Why did my family misappropriate so much?
And he still stole the name of the princess. Thinking of this... Yuzhu almost fainted from fright.
Seeing that his wife was a little unsteady, Liu Bao quickly stepped forward and held Yuzhu's waist: "Madam, what's wrong with you?"
Yuzhu's eyes were lifeless. After Liu Bao called again and again, she gradually regained her energy.
"Madam, are you okay?" Liu Bao asked.
Unexpectedly, Yuzhu slapped Liu Bao with his backhand, leaving Liu Bao confused and stunned for a moment.
"You...you idiot!" Yuzhu couldn't help but cursed, and after speaking, he greeted him with continuous slaps.
After all, Liu Bao was a man, so how could he let Yuzhu slap her in the face randomly and restrain her hands immediately?
"How did I become a fool? If it weren't for me... would our family have so much food?" Liu Bao said angrily, feeling quite unfair to himself.
"You... do you know that our family is going to be in disaster!" Yuzhu roared, his expression looking particularly ferocious.
Liu Bao was shocked for a moment, and then he asked quietly: "What...what's wrong?"
"The trial office is checking the accounts of the bookkeeping office. All expenditures have been recorded, and the grain you stole back is no exception!"
Hearing this, Liu Bao scratched his head and said: "These are all recorded in the princess's account. I guess it won't affect us!"
Yuzhu was so angry that he rolled his eyes and said angrily: "But the princess does not have the extra food in our account in her own account!"
"Not only have you offended the prince, but you have also offended the princess. Don't you want our whole family to die?"
Liu Bao was stunned for a moment. He really didn't think so much, so he was so frightened that he was stunned when Yuzhu pointed it out.
"Then...then what should we do? Madam, please think of a way!"
Seeing her husband's panicked look, Yuzhu secretly thought that his life was miserable for having such a thing on his hands.
Yuzhu tried hard to calm down. At this moment, she had to think carefully. One careless move could mean the difference between life and death.
While she was thinking, Liu Bao hurriedly said: "Madam, how about we return these grains to the warehouse?"
"You think this will make everything okay?" Yuzhu said angrily.
While Liu Bao continued to think about countermeasures, Yuzhu looked deeply and said: "For the current plan, I can only confess to the princess. I hope that the princess will be able to save her after many years of service!"
I definitely can't hide this matter, so I might as well confess it honestly and maybe get leniency.
"Madam...is this okay?" Liu Bao looked worried.
"Let's treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor!" Yuzhu was helpless.
Only then did she truly understand what "a woman is afraid of marrying the wrong man" means. She was really blind back then.
"Take the food and prepare to return it!" Yuzhu said in a serious tone, turned around and went down the stairs.
Liu Bao responded, then carried a bag of grain and walked down the stairs.
When Yuzhu came down the stairs, she simply tidied up and then hurried out the door.
At this moment, her sky was gray.
Fear enveloped her heart. The sky in her family was falling, but she could only be supported by a weak woman.
