Marin was taken aback: "Mrs. Mo, even if you..."

"Officer Ma, have you forgotten that I am a lady of high rank..." Mo Qingcheng glanced at him with cold eyes, "Officer Ma, why did you not bow to me just now?"

"This...you...I..." Marin was stunned. "You are Lady Ruyi?"

"Hmm!" Mo Qingcheng nodded, smiling at Ma Lin with a teasing look in her eyes: "What, does Officer Ma suspect someone is impersonating him?"

Marin's face was so dark it could drip water. What kind of mess is this? It's just Manager Qian of Zuixianlou selling mooncakes, how did it get involved with Madam Ruyi?

The onlookers were stunned. What? This young lady in front of them was the famous Lady Ruyi?

"This humble subject pays respects to Lady Ruyi!"

With a whoosh, a large group of people knelt down, creating a shocking scene. Mo Qingcheng was speechless and quickly told everyone to get up.

"Fellow villagers, please rise. I cannot accept this. If I were not forced to do so today, I would not have revealed my identity..." Mo Qingcheng bowed deeply to the crowd with a helpless expression.

"Ah, I've finally seen Lady Ruyi."

"How could Lady Ruyi harm anyone? How could a lady appointed by His Majesty be wrong?"

"Exactly, it's just jealousy and envy. Someone is envious of Zuixianlou's good business."

“Madam Ruyi, we know who did it. It was the manager of Zuiyunlou and the young apprentice of Baoantang.”

"Yes, yes, I can testify to that."

"Ordinary citizens can also testify."

"Let's go, let's go to the county government office and let the magistrate conduct a public trial to see how Constable Ma colluded with them!"

"Let's go! Everyone, young and old, let's go together!"

"Anyone who dares to harm Lady Ruyi, don't even mention me going against him!"

"Lady Ruyi's rice seeds weren't sold at a high price; the government took them away so that we could have enough to eat."

"Old Wang, doesn't your conscience hurt?"

"Old Wang, what are you pretending to be dead for? Just for two taels of silver, you drag your grandson into criticizing Lady Ruyi. How can you have the face to live?"

Everyone immediately turned their anger towards Old Wang.

Old Wang was trembling so badly he was practically a ball. His little grandson, who had never seen anything like it before, burst into tears.

"Grandpa, I told you it wouldn't work, but you wouldn't listen. Waaah, we're going to die..." Old Wang's grandson got up crying, tears streaming down his face, a heartbreaking sight.

Mo Qingcheng sighed softly, "Little brother, don't be afraid. Does your tummy still hurt?" Mo Qingcheng squatted down and looked at the little guy with a smile.

"Madam... I... my name is Maodan..." the little boy sobbed, peeking through his fingers. Seeing that Mo Qingcheng wasn't angry, he boldly said, "Madam, please don't kill me and Grandpa... Waaah..."

People felt sorry for the grandmother and grandson, while others were indignant.

"Madam Ruyi, take this old man to the county government office and see if he dares to spout nonsense again."

"Exactly! That old hag, she killed her son and daughter-in-law, and now she's bringing misfortune to her grandson! What a jinx! She's a curse!"

Old Wang was deathly pale, wishing he could disappear into the ground. Seeing the situation was dire, he grabbed his grandson and knelt down with a thud, kowtowing repeatedly.

"Madam, help! Help! It's all because of that heartless manager of Zuiyunlou, sob sob... and Officer Ma too..."

"Nonsense!" Marin kicked Old Wang in the face.

Mo Qingcheng glanced coldly at Old Wang, then at Mao Dan, and slowly stood up: "Officer Ma, how should we resolve this?"

Marin's face darkened: "Madam, please wait a moment."

The onlookers fell silent, watching the spectacle unfold. Mo Qingcheng's lips curled into a cold smile. "Let's see how you explain yourself."