Granny Zhao agreed to Granny Gu's request, and Granny Gu left. Granny Zhao acted as if nothing had happened and prepared a sumptuous lunch for Zhao Dahua.
"Wow~ Mom, what day is it today? You made so much delicious food for me!" Zhao Dahua asked with a smile as she sat down at the dining table.
"I'll give you a good nourishing meal, come on, let's eat!" Granny Zhao said affectionately.
Just as the mother and daughter were enjoying a cozy lunch, someone was banging on the door: "Is this Granny Zhao's house?"
Granny Zhao's heart skipped a beat. She had initially held onto a sliver of hope, but now she knew she couldn't run away.
"Mom, who is this?" Zhao Dahua asked, puzzled.
"It's alright, you eat yours, I'll be right back," said Granny Zhao.
Granny Zhao opened the door, and it was Qian's servant.
"Are you Granny Zhao?" the servant asked.
Granny Zhao turned around, and two servants stepped forward and grabbed her, saying, "Old woman, how dare you kidnap my young master! Come with us!"
"What are you doing!" At this moment, Zhao Dahua saw Zhao Pozi being turned around from inside the house and quickly ran out to stop her!
But how could she be a match for those tall and strong servants? One of them impatiently pushed her to the ground, and the others dragged Granny Zhao out of the village.
"Help! Bad guys are arresting people!" Zhao Dahua quickly got up and shouted while trying to stop them. The villagers immediately surrounded them.
"May I ask who you are, and why you've come to my Zhao Family Village to arrest people?" Zhao Youtian asked, first politely then forcefully.
“We are from the Qian family in town. This old woman Zhao abducted my young master. Our master has already reported it to the authorities. We are here to arrest her and send her to the authorities. You can come with us if you don’t believe me,” the servant replied.
"What? This old woman Zhao actually kidnapped children?"
"Could Erni's disappearance also be related to her?"
"How cruel!"
The villagers were talking about it.
"No, my mother won't do it, clan chief, you have to help us!" Zhao Dahua said, "Mother, say something!"
At this moment, Granny Zhao felt a pang of regret. If she had known that the whole village would know about it, she would have gone to town earlier. However, she would have fifty taels of silver, and her daughter would have a good home. Thinking of this, she gritted her teeth and said, "Dahua, don't worry about it." After saying that, she followed the servant to leave.
"You can't leave!" At this moment, Zhao Dazui stepped forward and continued, "Today, in front of all the villagers, I, Zhao Dazui, have something to say!"
"Big Mouth, you can't wait until I get back to say this. I'll keep every promise I made. Please take care of Big Flower during this time." Granny Zhao said hurriedly, worried that her daughter's reputation would be ruined and she wouldn't be able to live well in the village after she left.
"Really?" Zhao Dazui was intrigued.
“Really. Wait for me to come back,” Granny Zhao said firmly.
“Okay.” Zhao Dazui grabbed Zhao Dahua’s arm, his smile not reaching his eyes: “Dahua, come on, let’s go back with Grandma.”
"No, let go of me, Mom!" Zhao Dahua was completely bewildered and had no idea what was happening.
"Dahua, be a good girl and wait for your mother to come back," Granny Zhao instructed, before finally leaving with the servants.
One of the more credulous villagers said, "Why don't we go to town and see what crime this old woman Zhao has committed? If she really did abduct children, then we can't live in the same village anymore, and the children in our village won't be safe either!"
Upon hearing this, families with children all decided to go and see for themselves. Zhao Youtian, as the clan chief, naturally had to go as well. As the clan chief, he needed to know the truth. In no time, a large group of people entered the town.
"Grandma, I beg you, please let me go see too," Zhao Dahua pleaded.
"You shameless woman, how dare you call me mother-in-law? What town are you going to? Just wait for your mother to come back." Zhao Dazui didn't care what Zhao Pozi was up to. These past few days, she and Zhao Hulu had been pondering at home, and no matter how they thought about it, they felt they had been cheated. They felt they had made a mistake in marrying this daughter-in-law, and that their son, Da Niu, had been wronged.
Zhao Dahua was dragged back to Dazui's house by Zhao Dazui, where she was beaten by the couple and then forced to do chores.
"You little bitch, before your mother gets back, you owe me, Da Niu, and you'd better pay it back right now!" Zhao Da Zui said.
Zhao Dahua was on the verge of tears. Of course, Da Niu would have to work hard that night, hoping for another result, but that's another story.
While Granny Zhao was being escorted to the government office, Master Qian also went to the yamen and recounted the events to the magistrate. The magistrate, together with Li Rou Niang and other relevant individuals, summoned them to the scene to confirm the matter.
When Granny Zhao arrived, the brothel's Zhou Niangzi had already been arrested along with the human traffickers, but unfortunately, Zhao Mazi had escaped.
Looking at so many people in the room, Granny Zhao was actually quite scared, but seeing that Qian Ruyi was also there calmed her down.
"You audacious woman, do you plead guilty!" The magistrate slammed his gavel and roared.
“I…I admit it,” said Granny Zhao.
"Oh~ then tell me, you have no grudge against the Qian family, so why did you kidnap Qian Duobao?"
"I...I...it's because of Li Rouniang, yes, sir, it's all Li Rouniang's fault!" Granny Zhao said.
"No nonsense is allowed in court. What does this have to do with Li Rouniang? I know she's also a victim. Her daughter, Zhao Erni, was taken away by Zhao Mazi at your behest," the magistrate said.
"No, sir, this Li Rouniang is my daughter-in-law, but she's disrespectful to me, talks back and abuses me. Erni was spoiled by her mother from a young age; she's just a little brat. As her grandmother, can't I sell her? But she takes advantage of Erni's good relationship with the young master of the Qian family, and bullies me many times. I was so angry that I thought I'd just sell them all." Granny Zhao rambled on and on.
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