At this moment, everyone remembered Chu Yaya's background. When she was taken in by Old Mrs. Chu, she was raised by wolves!

How could a mere mountain road possibly stop her?

"That's great, Ya Ya. Then I'll have to trouble you to go to the city government office and find Manager Gao."

Madam Fu was overjoyed.

Very good.

Guifen's family is saved.

"It's no trouble at all."

After saying that, Chu Yaya turned and left, running away quickly.

Everyone felt a blur before their eyes, and then they could no longer see Chu Yaya.

"My goodness, no wonder it was raised by wolves, it runs so fast."

"That's right, that's right."

People couldn't help but sigh, "There are advantages to being raised by wolves."

Doesn't that make it run fast?

"Hahaha."

“Ancestor… I think the Shen family is in too much trouble… We, we’ll be leaving now.”

"Exactly, this has nothing to do with us."

"Ancestor, you shouldn't have gotten involved. What if you dragged our entire Lotus Village down with you?"

"That's right, this is originally a matter for the Shen family."

After the initial outrage subsided, most villagers began to express their dissatisfaction.

That's a princess.

How could they possibly afford to offend them?

What if the princess finds out they helped the Shen family and takes her anger out on them?

They don't have any influential people to help them, so won't they be in deep trouble?

No, that won't do.

"But Shen Wanli's family is clearly being wronged. We're all from the same village, shouldn't we lend a hand?"

Madam Fu was furious.

What do these people mean by this?

Is this a sign that everyone will scatter when disaster strikes?

“They’ve been framed, but there’s nothing we can do to help them. What if they hold a grudge against us… we’ll end up like Shen Wanli’s family, thrown into jail!”

"That's right, I have elderly parents to take care of and young children to raise, I can't manage them all."

Many people simply ran away.

Madam Fu was furious.

But that's human nature, and there's nothing anyone can do about it.

The old ancestor sighed, looked at Madam Fu and Dasheng's wife, and advised, "You two should also be careful... Although it sounds cold to say this, don't end up getting yourself killed instead of saving anyone."

What can they do?

The Shen family could only silently see everyone off; there was nothing they could do.

Little Zhou asked Shen Qianli anxiously, "What do we do now?"

Shen Qianli was also in a complete mess, with no idea what he could do now.

Trapped in the village, unable to leave, what can one do?

"Father, it would be best to thoroughly search Uncle's house first," Zhou Yushu suddenly said.

Shen Qianli frowned, asking somewhat uncertainly, "You mean those people will..."

"It's better to be careful. What if they've hidden poison or something else at Uncle's house? That would be solid evidence."

Zhou Yushu said.

He never hesitated to speculate on the worst possible outcome when trying to understand people's hearts.

Because that's just how people are.

"Yes, you're right. Come on, let's all search inside and out, especially the brewing room in the backyard. Bring out anything suspicious we see and let the old man see what it is."

Shen Qianli took a deep breath and told everyone to hurry up and get to work, while he went inside first to check on the old man.

If anything were to happen to the old man because of what happened today, even if Wanli returned safely, he probably wouldn't be able to get over it in his heart.

Inside the room, Mr. Cao Yu frowned deeply, his face grim.

Upon seeing his expression, Shen Qianli's heart skipped a beat. He asked nervously, "Sir, how is my father...?"

"...The old man has had a stroke...the shock was too great."

"Is there any way to treat him? Don't worry about the cost." Shen Qianli was completely stunned. He desperately wanted to know if his father could be saved.

Mr. Cao Yu shook his head: "Alas, I'm afraid it will be difficult. If you take good care of yourself, you can live for another two years, but you will probably not be able to take care of yourself."

He's already this old, and this old man probably almost had a stroke before, so his health wasn't fully recovered to begin with.

This time, another intense shock has come...

So, if I want to live two more years, I'll have to keep taking medication...

"Boom!"

Shen Qianli's mind went blank, as if struck by lightning.

Is his father destined to be waited on by others for the rest of his life?

How could such a strong-willed old man possibly stand it?

There's still a long way to go, how can I accept coming back?

“There’s nothing we can do about it. Shen Wanli isn’t home right now, so you have to support your brother. Alright, I’m going to check on Zaizai and A-Si.”

These two children will probably cry terribly if they are suddenly separated from their mother.

And Wang Xiuhe...

The delivery itself was already extremely dangerous, and now, before she's even fully recovered, she's been thrown into a dark and damp prison...

That's probably difficult.

The county magistrate also thought of this.

County Magistrate Zhang cautiously went to request an audience with Princess Qu Ling.

“Princess, the woman from the Shen family who has just given birth is very weak… I’m really worried that she’ll die in prison after two days… Perhaps we could move her to a better cell?”

Although he couldn't disobey the princess's orders, he didn't want anyone to die.

He'll be the one who suffers then.

"A lowly commoner, she died, so what? What's the big deal? Just say she died in childbirth, won't you?"

Princess Qu Ling suddenly smiled.

It would be quite amusing if Shen Liuliu could witness her sister-in-law die right in front of her.

The magistrate shuddered and, mustering his courage, said, "She survived the difficult childbirth... at least she was alive and well when the villagers arrested her..."

"What, so you want to be the master of this princess?"

Princess Qu Ling smiled lazily, raising an eyebrow, but the smile in her eyes held the sharpest edge.

The magistrate was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly said that he dared not.

However, just as the magistrate was about to leave, Princess Qu Ling suddenly said, "Here's what we'll do: go tell that woman who just gave birth that if she kills Shen Liuliu, I, the princess, will guarantee her innocence and release her. And, well, I'll even reward her with five hundred taels of silver..."

Tsk tsk.

She is so smart.

"Oh, right, you can tell the Shen family directly that this unexpected disaster is all because of Shen Liuliu."

In that case, why would the Shen family still cherish Shen Liuliu so much?

oops.

The thought of that bastard being hated and despised by her own family made Princess Qu Ling feel incredibly happy.

Awesome!

All that before was just an appetizer; psychological suppression is the best revenge.

The county magistrate knelt on the ground, not daring to look up.

Why is this noble princess of the capital so perverted?

However, this was not something he could question, so he could only grit his teeth and agree.

but……

This princess is absolutely insane. Thinking of the jade pendant that the man had shown him before... maybe I can take a gamble.