In fact, the Fan family had been waiting near the yamen for a long time, wanting to know if Xia Chunmei would come to confess! Only when they saw Xia Chunmei confess could they feel at ease.
Their plan was actually quite simple: Xia Chunmei would take the blame for everything, claiming that she framed Fan Baowen and Du Lanlan out of suspicion and jealousy.
Furthermore, since Du Lanlan "demonstrated her integrity by dying," people will not think there is anything wrong with Du Lanlan; they will only sympathize with Du Lanlan and the Du family.
In this way, Du Lanlan will be exonerated, and Fan Baowen's reputation will not be damaged.
When Fan Baowen transfers to Baoqing Academy, Du Lanlan, who has already died, can marry Fan Baowen again in a new identity after a year or two, once things have calmed down and the child is born. Then everything will be perfectly resolved.
"Mother, look, isn't that Xia Chunmei?" Fan Baoyun exclaimed excitedly.
Upon closer inspection, Madam Fan's mouth gaped open in an "O" shape: "Wasn't Yaomei arrested? How did she end up in her hands?"
"Did we make a mistake?"
“How could the Du family possibly fail? I think she’s probably here to confess. Let’s go take a look.”
"Knock knock knock!" Xia Chunmei knocked on the door of the county government office.
Soon, Xia Chunmei and her sister, along with Xia Xintian, were brought to the courtroom.
There is no shortage of onlookers in any era, and Xia Chunmei attracted a lot of attention as soon as she appeared in court.
Xia Chunmei spotted Fan Jiangshi in the crowd and smiled at her.
Upon hearing that smile, Madam Fan Jiang immediately had a bad feeling.
"Baoyun, hurry back and call your father and your brother. I have a feeling something is wrong."
Upon hearing this, Fan Baoyun immediately ran back. Her father and younger brother lived at her husband's house, which wasn't far from here.
Snap!
The magistrate slammed his gavel and shouted, "Who goes there?"
"Xia Xintian, a commoner, is the clan chief and village head of Yijia Village."
"This is Xia Chunmei, my younger sister, Yaomei."
"What grievances have you suffered?"
“My younger sister, Yaomei, was kidnapped yesterday afternoon around 1:45 PM. The kidnappers left a letter demanding that I confess. I have always been law-abiding and have never violated the law. I beg Your Honor to investigate this matter, bring justice to us, and bring the perpetrators to justice!”
After saying that, Xia Chunmei handed over the letter that said she would release the person if he confessed.
Upon hearing this, Madam Fan's jaw nearly dropped!
Xia Chunmei, how dare she report to the authorities, how dare she make a scene at the yamen?
Isn't she afraid of retaliation from the Du family?
At this moment, He Bo glanced at the letter and then said, "You said your sister was kidnapped, so why is she with you now?"
“I rescued my sister last night,” Xia Chunmei said. “Officer Zhang and two other officers know about this. It was thanks to them that we were able to capture these bandits in time last night.”
Although it was a credit she got for nothing, Xia Chunmei didn't mind saying a few good words for them to their superiors and currying favor with them, so that she could ask for help later if anything came up.
"Officer Zhang, is this true?"
Zhang Hua stepped forward and said, "Sir, last night Xia Xintian came to me at the end of Hai hour, saying that his niece had been kidnapped and that the kidnappers were hiding in Guihua Lane. He also said that there were eight big men guarding her. So I called Constable Li and Constable Yuan, who live nearby, and they did indeed capture the kidnappers there and rescued the little girl."
"Where are those people now?" He Bo asked.
Soon, the eight people were brought to the courtroom.
Xia Xintian said excitedly, "It's them! Please, Your Honor, do justice for my poor niece. They have neither father nor mother, they are truly pitiful. Please, Your Honor, investigate thoroughly and do justice for them."
When Yaomei saw the people brought to the hall, she was so frightened that she cried and burrowed into Xia Chunmei's arms.
"My lord, I don't know them at all, but they left a letter demanding that I confess in exchange for their release. I have always been law-abiding and have never committed any crime. I believe they must have been bribed to frame me and try to ruin my reputation! Please, my lord, do me justice!"
Upon hearing this, Madam Fan felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar, and her whole body began to tremble.
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