Fangcao's father obviously didn't believe it. He turned his head and looked at his father, "Dad, you should confront the village chief. You have been talking about this since I was a child. You should refute him quickly. Things are not as the village chief said, right?"
Everyone could see that Fangcao's father was anxious, but Fangcao's grandfather looked guilty and couldn't say a word of rebuttal.
All those things he said before were just bragging at home. Now that he has to confront the person involved, no matter how thick-skinned he is, Grandpa Fangcao can't say a word.
Besides, the whole village knew about the election. If we just pick someone to confront him, the truth would come out.
"Okay, stop talking about it. Why bring up the past?"
Now it was Village Chief Gu who was still holding on to the issue. "Why don't you mention the past? I've been Village Chief for so many years, and I've always been aboveboard. Since you think this matter is problematic, why don't we all talk about it openly? If other villagers also support your father, then I can give up the position of Village Chief. Whoever deserves it will take it. I'm tired after all these years, and I want to live a settled life for a few days. Everyone has their own ideas, so just make your own decisions."
Yun Ruoxi could feel that everything that had happened during this period was also a stab in the heart of Village Chief Gu.
The village chief, who was originally full of energy, lost his spirit in an instant after experiencing the last time Fangcao's men attacked Taohua Village.
When Fangcao's father looked at his father, he knew that what happened back then was probably not what he thought.
But now their family has offended everyone in Taohua Village, and it is probably impossible for them to live in Taohua Village in the future.
Since that's the case, I might as well just go for broke. I'll starve to death sooner or later if I go out and live with the refugees anyway. I might as well die in Taohua Village. That way I'll feel better.
It’s no wonder that Fangcao’s father is smart. The drought outside is getting more and more serious, and there are more and more refugees.
When I was outside before, I met someone from the second branch of the Xiao family. He was also from the second branch of the Xiao family and gave Fangcao's family a lot of advice.
Unexpectedly, not long after that, the people from the second branch of the Xiao family were arrested by government officials.
Fangcao's family then realized that the people in the second branch of the Xiao family were not the direct descendants as they said, but were born out of wedlock.
It is also possible that he is not a member of the Xiao family at all, and even his identity is questionable.
As things developed to this point, Fangcao's father felt a little regretful, but he had been arrogant for so many years, and he felt that he could not apologize to a stranger.
Even after this happened, Fangcao's father still stood firm and refused to admit it.
Xiao Jingrui didn't want to listen to Fangcao's nonsense. "Alright, there's nothing much to say about this matter. Fangcao's man actually dared to hurt the village chief and the ancestors of Taohua Village before. Let's just hand it over to the government. First, detain him in the dungeon of the Duke of Ying's Mansion. We can deal with the rest later."
After he finished speaking, the guards outside rushed in and detained Fangcao's entire family on the spot.
Fangcao looked at Yun Ruoxi fiercely, "Who do you think your Xiao family is? You are all just criminals exiled by the court. Your status is even lower than ours. What right do you have to detain us? I will go to the county magistrate's office to sue you. How dare you abuse private punishment? Even if you were officials in the past, so what? Don't forget, you are just ordinary villagers now!"
Yun Ruoxi looked at Fangcao who looked unconvinced, and felt a strange feeling in her heart, but she couldn't tell what was wrong.
"You don't accept it? Then you can give it a try. Do we in the Xiao family have the ability to detain you?"
After saying that, Yun Ruoxi and Xiao Jingrui left the meeting room together. Seeing this, Village Chief Gu shook his head and left.
The guards of the Xiao family were very skilled in martial arts. Even if Fangcao's family went crazy and tried to break free, they were still tied up by the guards and taken to the dungeon of the Duke of Ying's mansion.
When I returned to the terrace on the third floor of the villa, I saw Mu Ruxue lying on a lounge chair eating fruit, and Xiao Jingxuan was fanning her constantly.
Yun Ruoxi: "Luckily you two ran fast, I think Fangcao almost went crazy."
Mu Ruxue swallowed the watermelon in her mouth and continued, "Yes, this is the first time I've seen a girl in ancient times be so fierce!"
Yun Ruoxi: "Even in ancient times, everyone has different personalities. There are definitely some fierce girls. This is normal!"
Mu Ruxue: "What's normal? Normal? This Fangcao is not only jealous, but also has a sense of the wind. She knows that our Xiao family has the protection of the Duke of Yingguo, but she is not afraid of power at all. She is determined to fight our Xiao family to the end. If it were other ordinary people, they would at least bow their heads first for the sake of their lives and would not dare to confront us head-on. If you don't believe me, ask my eldest brother and Jingxuan. Have they encountered someone like Fangcao in all these years?"
Yun Ruoxi turned the matter to Xiao Jingrui, who nodded. "That's right. Even a person with a strong character will be afraid of power to some extent. A girl who can blurt out abuse of lynching and confront us about her identity doesn't seem like she would be raised by an ordinary fisherman."
"Let's put everything else aside. Just based on what Village Chief Gu said, even Fangcao's parents lowered their heads and didn't dare to say anything more. Only Fangcao was still stubborn and challenged us."
Yun Ruoxi thought about the strange feeling she had just had. "That means Fangcao's behavior isn't like that of an ordinary ancient peasant girl, right? Then I'm a little curious, why does Fangcao behave like this?"
Xiao Jingxuan continued to feed Mu Ruxue a piece of cut banana. Mu Ruxue opened her mouth naturally and waited to be fed.
Xiao Jingxuan: "I have only seen my sister-in-law and Xiaoxue who are not afraid of the imperial power. I used to think that Fangcao's family were all unruly people from a poor and remote village, but today I see that Fangcao is really not afraid. It should be said that she is not afraid of power."
After hearing this, Yun Ruoxi suddenly had a guess in her mind, "If that's the case, is it possible that Fangcao is also a time traveler?"
Hearing about the time traveler, Mu Ruxue didn't even bother to eat the fruit and sat up suddenly.
Maybe the action was too sudden, Jamel Xiao on the side was startled.
"Wife, be careful. You're pregnant. Don't be so violent."
Mu Ruxue waved her hand nonchalantly and said perfunctorily, "Okay, okay, I get it. I'll be more careful next time. Stop nagging me."
After saying this, he quickly turned around to look at Yun Ruoxi, "Are you saying that Fangcao might also be a time traveler?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
