Chapter 16 Thank you, His Highness, for helping me solve this problem

Although the laws of the Chu State were mostly for the protection of men, there was no reason for the husband's family to sell their legally married wife to a brothel.

When the mother and son heard her say she was going to sue the police, they panicked. The old woman ran over to snatch the child without thinking, but was stopped by kind-hearted people who were watching the excitement.

[How shameless! He even wants to use a little girl as a threat. How can there be such a shameless person in this world! ]

Lu Xinlan: “…”

Now that it has come to this, stop playing tricks!

"You shameless bastard, don't think I didn't see you flirting with Zhou the Butcher? You're so shameless to flirt with him, pretending to be a chaste woman, and even getting a divorce. Bah, I think you just want to sleep in the same bed with Zhou the Butcher, you shameless bastard!"

Seeing that more and more people were gathering around them, and that she and her son were beginning to lose the upper hand, she opened her mouth and started cursing.

The curses became more and more unpleasant, and the people watching the excitement around could no longer bear it.

Especially those who heard Lu Xinran’s inner thoughts, they all cursed him.

"The one who was flirting with someone wasn't your niece! You really think you're rich and powerful, and you even faked your death to have fun with your cousin, leaving your wife at home to serve you and take care of the house."

"You can't have children yourself, but you shamelessly blame your daughter-in-law for not being able to give birth to a son."

"Whoever said it wasn't true, why didn't he take a piss and look at himself? What kind of person is that?"

"You have no shame, but you think everyone is the same as you, shameless and mean."

The people around them started cursing as well, one after another, and all of them cursed the mother and son to death.

The old woman was so humiliated by the scolding that she jumped up and down to curse back, but there were too many people around and her voice was drowned out by the condemnation in a moment.

The woman held her daughter in her arms, her eyes full of determination.

Lu Xinlan was very familiar with this kind of gaze. Her heart sank and she quickly turned to Dongxue and said a few words.

Lu Xinran listened to her instructions curiously, and after Dongxue ran to make arrangements, she asked in a low voice.

"How do you know she wants to commit suicide?"

Lu Xinlan paused slightly, and when he realized he didn't feel suffocated, he replied softly.

"Because I've seen it a lot in the past."

During the year that her husband was away faking his death, the woman did not choose to remarry. She stayed in her husband's family for the sake of her daughter.

First, she was almost sold into the Red Mansion, and then she found out that Zhang Dashan was not dead but had gone off to live happily with his cousin. The series of blows made her realize that her in-laws' family could no longer accommodate them.

She could divorce and return to her parents' home, but she couldn't take her daughter with her.

This is the law here. Even if a daughter is tortured to death, she cannot take her with her.

But her daughter is her life. If her daughter cannot survive, there is no point for her to continue living.

She had seen this kind of thing before. Some people she and her colleagues saved, but some people...

She took a deep breath and said, "Maybe I'm overthinking it, but it's a simple thing. What if I can save two lives?"

Lu Xinran's eyes lit up instantly: "You're right! Do you still need help? Bitao, you can give them whatever you want."

[Oh my god, she's amazing. It's over. I like her more and more. What should I do?]

Lu Xinlan smiled and shook her head, feeling the small hand of the person next to her gently hooking her fingers, she also hooked the other person's fingertips in amusement.

"Not for now. You can come and help me when you need me."

"Well, don't be polite to me."

Song Junyan, who was completely ignored by the two sisters, suppressed his shock, raised his hand expressionlessly and gestured to the guard. The guard took the order and grabbed Zhang Dashan by the collar.

"Go to the government office."

"What are you doing? Let my son go!"

Seeing this, the old woman no longer cared about her daughter-in-law and granddaughter, and hurried over to pat the guard's arm.

"Why sue the government? You can't sue the government. You bastard, you just want a divorce, right? We've agreed. Let's go home and ask Li Zheng to write the divorce papers."

"Write it now! And I want to take the girl away. I can't leave her with you!"

"Impossible. How can a daughter-in-law take the child away after leaving her parents' home? Don't even think about it! Even if you go to the authorities to sue, you can't take the girl away with you."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were once again in a stalemate. The woman was reluctant to give up her child, and the old woman refused to give in for the sake of her face.

Lu Xinran shook the hand of the person next to her: "Sister, what should I do?"

Lu Xinlan sighed. If she was still the legitimate eldest daughter of the Lu family, then buying two servants from the street would not be a big deal.

But her current status is not suitable for doing these things anymore.

Lu Xinran hasn't established herself in the Lu Mansion yet, so it's not appropriate for her to take her people back.

[I really want to buy them, but isn't it a bad idea to buy people? And why would they be willing to be our servants?]

Some worried voices appeared in Song Junyan's ears again. He glanced at the woman who was holding her daughter tightly and made a gesture to the people beside her. Since he had already bumped into the matter and interfered, he might as well solve it thoroughly.

The guard beside him walked up to the woman and whispered a few words to her. Seeing that she nodded in agreement, he walked over to the old woman and Zhang Dashan.

When the old woman heard that her granddaughter could be sold for ten taels of silver if sold to a wealthy family, she agreed immediately without even thinking twice.

Fearing that the other party would go back on his word, he urged the woman to find someone to write a divorce letter.

Song Junyan did not know when a clerk from Shuntian Prefecture came to his side. Someone put a low table on the street and put writing materials on it. Song Junyan took up his pen and began to write the divorce letter.

He made three copies of the deed, and after both parties put their fingerprints on it, he wrote two more copies of the deed of sale.

The old woman took the silver and pressed her fingerprints neatly without even looking at her granddaughter.

The woman held her daughter in her arms and pressed her fingerprints on the indenture that belonged to her.

Seeing that she was selling herself for her daughter, her brother from her mother's side didn't know what to say, so he just raised his hand and patted her on the shoulder.

"If you have any problems in the future, please send a message home. As long as I can help you, I will definitely help you."

The woman nodded with red eyes, and gave the other party five taels of the ten taels of silver she had earned from selling her body.

"This is my gift to my parents, brother. From now on, they will rely on you and me to take care of them."

Lu Xinran was watching the scene not far away, his eyes were sore.

“They are so difficult.”

"Yes, but as long as we can survive, there is always hope."

The two sighed, turned around and saluted Song Junyan again.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for helping me solve this problem."

If he hadn't heard their conversation and Lu Xinran's thoughts, this matter would not have been resolved so smoothly.

Song Junyan glanced at him secretly, but his eyes were still as if he was looking at the perverted Lu Xinran, and he hummed coldly.

"It's nothing to lift a finger."

Lu Xinran took another sneak peek and thought, "The pervert seems normal from this perspective, but why is he written like that? Could it be that he can transform?"

Lu Xinlan immediately dug his nails into his palms to stop himself from laughing.

She thought about all the tragedies in her two lives, then steadied herself, bowed again, and then hurriedly left with Lu Xinran.