Ranran and Yangyang said, "Mother, if my sister likes it, let her raise one. We will also help her take good care of the puppy."
Feng Jiu held his forehead with his hand. The three men in his family regarded the little girl's words as an imperial decree. As long as the little girl opened her mouth, they would find a way to give it to her.
Fengjiu thought about it and realized that it was exactly the same as when she was a child. There were only two girls in the family, so being spoiled was not a bad thing.
"Okay, then you can get another puppy after we return to Beijing."
The three little ones jumped for joy in the car, and Nangong Beicheng looked at the three children with a doting look on his face.
They walked for two consecutive days and rested in the wild without disturbing the people's homes.
As the car drove to a village not far away, they saw many villagers carrying a pig cage and walking towards them.
Yangyang asked Fengjiu curiously, "Mother, what are they carrying? It seems to be moving!"
The distance was quite far, and Fengjiu used his spiritual sense to scan over and saw that there was actually a woman in the pig cage.
Fengjiu asked Anliu to stop the car, and Fengjiu got out of the car and stopped the group of people.
Feng Jiu looked at the old woman leading the group and asked, "What are you doing? Why are you putting people in pig cages?"
The old woman looked at Fengjiu with disdain and said sharply, "This is our family's business. I advise you not to meddle in other people's business, or you will suffer the consequences."
Before Feng Jiu could say anything, An Yi drew out the long sword he was wearing and placed it directly on the old woman's neck.
"How dare you threaten our Protector Princess? Do you believe I will chop you down?"
An old man walking in the middle of the crowd stepped forward and knelt before Feng Jiu and the others, saying, "Princess, please spare her. We had no choice but to put her in the pig cage for the sake of the village's reputation."
Nangong Beichen: "Get up and tell me what's going on."
The old man is the village chief. The one locked in the pig cage is the daughter-in-law of the old woman. The old woman's son had just passed the imperial examination and when he returned home he found that his wife was having an affair with someone else.
The villagers then decided to put his daughter-in-law in a pig cage, which was a common occurrence in the village.
Fengjiu asked them to let the woman out. The woman looked pale, her hands were covered with calluses, and her eyes were empty.
Fengjiu: "What's your name?"
The woman turned to look at Feng Jiu, tears streaming down her face. She had just heard that this was the Princess Protector of the Nation.
The woman knelt on the ground and kowtowed several times to the Fengjiu. "Princess, I am innocent. My husband passed the imperial examination a few days ago and was favored by Miss Huang from the city. She wants to marry him. My husband and mother-in-law want to divorce me, but they have no reason to do so. Just last night, my husband apologized to me, saying that he was wrong and shouldn't have wanted to marry Miss Huang. My mother-in-law also cooked some delicious dishes for me. My husband poured me a glass of wine, and I drank it. When I woke up, I was caught in bed with my lover, and the adulterer is a well-known bachelor in the village. They framed me for this. Please, princess, help me!"
After the woman finished speaking, she sat on the ground and kowtowed several times.
Hearing the woman say this, the old woman became anxious: "Don't wrongly accuse my son. It was you, a woman, who was flirting with other men outside, and we caught you red-handed, but you still refuse to admit it. Zhang Er has already said that it was you who seduced him."
Nangong Beichen said: "Everyone go back to the village first, don't get stuck on the road, let's talk about it when we get back to the village."
The village chief and his men did not dare to disobey Nangong Beichen, so they took the villagers to the threshing ground.
Nangong Beichen asked the village chief to bring the woman's husband and Zhang Er over.
The village is called Xiaowang Village. The woman is called Li Manniang, who is 20 years old this year. Her husband is called Wang Fugui, who is 21 years old this year. They have been married for four years and have a daughter who is over two years old.
Nangong Beichen looked at Wang Fugui who was kneeling on the ground and asked, "What's your name? Are you sure your wife is having an affair with someone else? Your wife said you were the one who harmed her first. What do you say about this?"
Wang Fugui had also heard from the person who summoned him that these two people were a prince and a princess, but he still said with certainty: "Your Highness, it was Li Manniang and Zhang Er who were caught having an affair by mother and son. He is just trying to make excuses now."
Nangong Beichen looked at Zhang Er with a sharp gaze: "Is what Wang Fugui said true? Zhang Er, answer honestly. If it is found that what you said is not true, then you will be exiled."
Zhang Er's eyes flickered as he glanced at Wang Fugui. Wang Fugui glared at him fiercely. Zhang Er said firmly, "It was Li Manniang who seduced me. She was the one who called me to her house. This isn't the first time."
Li Manniang: "He's talking nonsense. It's not true. I've always been a responsible person. I do all the housework. I work in the fields during the day and sell handkerchiefs at night to support your studies. Wang Fugui, are you so heartless? Why are you framing me like this?"
Wang Fugui, feeling guilty, didn't dare look Li Manniang in the eye, but he swore confidently, "I saw you two lying naked in bed with my own eyes. How can I believe you? I admit that you've been very good to me over the years, but what man can tolerate his wife sleeping with another man?"
Li Manniang smiled, a smile that was incredibly pathetic. "Wang Fugui, I was wrong about you. All my sincerity over the years has gone to waste. You're a beast, and your mother is also a beast. How have I taken care of this family all these years? How have I taken care of your mother? Tell me honestly, have I ever done anything to let you down?"
Wang Fugui lowered his head and said nothing. His mother cursed loudly, "You fickle woman, you cheated on me and now you blame us. If we hadn't caught you red-handed, who knows when your dirty deeds would have been discovered? I guess my granddaughter isn't my Fugui's child!"
Li Manniang's chest was heaving with anger. She pointed at her mother-in-law and couldn't say a word. At this moment, a little girl over two years old ran over and hugged Li Manniang.
"Mother, please don't abandon Zhuzhu, please be obedient."
Your Manniang was crying inconsolably while holding her daughter. Fengjiu really didn't want to see this and signaled Nangong Beicheng to solve the problem quickly.
This place is not far from the county town, and it only takes a cup of tea to get there. An Liu drove to the county government office.
The county magistrate Yuan Shao came with a dozen yamen runners and knelt down when he saw Nangong Beichen and others.
Nangong Beichen waved his hand, signaling the county magistrate to resolve the matter first.
After the county magistrate had learned the truth, he said in a serious voice, "Zhang Er, is this really as they say? Were you two willing to do this, or were you forced? Tell the truth, or don't blame me for punishing you."
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