The magistrate was unable to go inside and did not know what was said there.

After Li came out, she sat in the corner. The magistrate wanted to know more, but before he could, Jiang Jiuniang and her two children came out. He had no chance to ask, so he immediately went up to her with a smile.

"So, did you get anything useful out of them?"

He was very nervous, and his palms were sweating.

Jiang Jiuniang looked at him with a displeased expression and said, "You know best what kind of people these are. You've made me come all this way for nothing. Let's wait until my husband comes back before we talk about it."

Her dejected appearance brought a slight sense of relief to the county magistrate.

It seems that neither of the two people who were called in dared to say anything out of line.

He immediately said, "This is indeed my dereliction of duty. I failed to arrange things properly, causing the young lady and her family to be frightened on the street. I will definitely give the young lady an explanation!"

Jiang Jiuniang waved her hand: "Alright, no need to see me off, you can go back to your work."

She clearly didn't want to look at him anymore, and the magistrate, who was eager to see her, responded with a smile and turned back.

After the magistrate left, the dog asked, "Mother, what should we do with the evidence we just got?"

"Just hand over the things when your father comes back. We don't need to worry about anything else."

Jiang Jiuniang still insisted that she came to travel, not to do hard labor for the imperial court.

The dog nodded to show it understood, and said with a grin, "Mommy, I want to have seafood hot pot tonight!"

"We'll go eat when your dad gets back!"

"Uh-huh!"

When the magistrate returned to prison, Madam Yin asked excitedly, "How did it go? Did that woman give in?"

The magistrate did not answer Madam Yin, but instead looked at his eldest son, who had been staring at him ever since he came out.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Tell me what was said inside just now."

The eldest son looked at him, then at his younger brother, and the more he looked, the more he resembled him. Thinking about how his father had been cuckolded, he became angrier and angrier. Now the county magistrate still had the nerve to get close to him. He was truly shameless!

If his family hadn't fallen on hard times and he hadn't had no other options, he would have given this shameless old man a good beating!

He didn't dare to make a move now, but he also couldn't be too cowardly, so he simply turned his head away and didn't say anything, as if he hadn't heard what she said.

"What kind of attitude is this? I'm asking you a question!"

The magistrate was very unhappy. It was one thing to feel uncomfortable in front of Jiang Jiuniang, but he couldn't get along with a prisoner either. He felt that being a magistrate was too humiliating!

When Madam Yin saw that her eldest son looked like he had been traumatized, she thought he had been tortured by Jiang Jiuniang inside. She hurriedly said, "Sir, my Feng'er must be frightened. Please don't take it to heart. Ask my second son's wife to take a look!"

She pointed to Li, who was sitting in the corner. Her son was her son, and she naturally cherished him. Li was just a useless daughter-in-law who couldn't bear a son. It would be best if she was scared to death. After the matter was resolved, she would give her son a grand marriage with a well-bred lady who could bear sons.

Lady Yin believed that all women in the world should be able to bear sons like her to be considered good women and worthy of respect.

The magistrate, annoyed by their behavior, snapped, "I'm trying to help you. Don't act like I owe you anything. It's not like I'm the one who caused this!"

The others thought the magistrate was right, but Hao Da'er suddenly blurted out, "Is it really for our sake? Can you swear on your conscience?"

If the county magistrate really had a relationship with his mother, then he must have something big on his mind. How could he not have some ulterior motives, given the once-great Zhang family fortune?

What do you mean by that?

The magistrate grew increasingly displeased, feeling that the eldest son of the Zhang family was truly ungrateful. He had risked his own future to try and help them reclaim their property, and yet the son still said such things. Didn't he feel any remorse?

You know perfectly well what I mean!

The eldest son snorted coldly, wanting to say something more, but Madam Yin hurriedly stepped forward and covered his mouth: "Feng'er, stop talking. Now is not the time to argue. We should think of a way to get the property back first!"

Normally, Hao Da'er would have thought his mother was just being considerate, but now all he could think about was that his mother was impure, had betrayed his father, and even had given birth to the county magistrate's child. No wonder his mother had always doted on his younger brother more; that was the real reason.

"Stop saying nice things, you're no better than me!"

He pushed Yin away, his eyes filled with hurt.

Zhang Duo, the younger brother who had been watching silently, was instantly displeased to see his elder brother treat their mother this way. He stood up, shielded Madam Yin behind him, and roared at his eldest son, "Hit your mother? Are you crazy?"

The eldest son, named Zhang Feng, couldn't help but find it laughable to see his younger brother defending their mother.

"Yes, I must have been crazy to think of doing this with you guys. Turns out I'm the clown!"

If Zhang Duo were truly the magistrate's son, even if the property were seized back, the lion's share would definitely end up in Zhang Duo's hands. This is because the magistrate cannot openly take advantage of the situation; he can only let Zhang Duo benefit first, and then find another opportunity to gain more benefits later.

What will he and his father gain from making a scene?

It's all a joke.

His wife, Bai, didn't know what had gotten into her husband. He had been perfectly fine before, so why did he suddenly start acting up?

She quickly stepped forward and held her husband down, whispering, "We're still in prison. Let's talk about this outside."

To be honest, they only bumped into Jiang Jiuniang's family on the street, which is not a serious crime. They will be out soon, at most they will be sent out of the city. They can deal with any problems after they get out, and they shouldn't cause trouble in prison.

Zhang Feng's greatest strength is that he listens to advice, especially his wife's. He originally wanted to go crazy, but after being persuaded by his wife, he immediately realized that this was the magistrate's territory. If he really angered the magistrate, he didn't even know if he could leave alive.

So he took a deep breath and stopped.

Amidst the bewildered glances of the crowd, he followed Madam Bai to sit down to the side, refusing to say anything more.

The magistrate was baffled, but this only made him more annoyed. He had no intention of asking any more questions and left in a huff.

Li, who was in the corner, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She had been worried that the magistrate would question her and expose her, but she had managed to evade the question.

After the magistrate left, Madam Yin was still resentful. With her youngest son protecting her, she wasn't afraid of what her eldest son might do to her. So she went over and asked, "Feng'er, tell me honestly, what did that woman say to you? She must have taken advantage of your naivety, so she just said some nonsense to deceive you. Don't take it to heart. Right now, getting our family property back is the most important thing. We absolutely cannot let Sun Changyuan take it all!"