Chapter 322: You bite me back, did Ruan Mian threaten you?
"You old woman clearly bear a grudge against my daughter and want to avenge your son, so you're spewing filth and deceiving everyone! My Lord, you..."
"Mother."
Ruan Mian was moved and went forward to comfort her: "Let's hear what Lin'er's wet nurse has to say."
With Prefect Lin's words, Nanny Shen didn't dare to hide anything and spoke decisively after kowtowing.
"Your Excellency, this old woman has kidnapped many children. That day, she even knocked me and Brother Lin unconscious. She even threatened me to collude with her in giving a confession, incriminating Lady Ruan and deliberately framing her."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present was shocked! The old woman was even more incredulous, looking at her in disbelief, furious.
"You've probably lost your mind! Your brother Lin is dead! Killed by that bitch Ruan Mian! Don't you feel sorry for the child?"
"You're biting me back. Did Ruan Mian threaten you?! Nanny Shen, don't be afraid. The prefect is here, and there are so many people. Ruan definitely won't dare to do anything to you!! You don't have to pay attention to her. Just tell the truth!"
The old woman was a little flustered, and couldn't wait to get Aunt Shen to change her words.
However, Nanny Shen pointed at her with bloodshot eyes, "You colluded with Miss Wen behind the scenes to kidnap the children and knocked them unconscious in the cellar, just to drag Madam Ruan into this. You hold a grudge against Madam Ruan, and for your own selfish reasons, you've harmed so many children."
"Sir, please look into this matter carefully!"
Prefect Lin had not expected things to turn out this way, and he was extremely anxious: "Where is the child being held?"
Without waiting for Aunt Shen to answer, the old woman suddenly stood up and pointed at Rui Ge'er lying on the ground, acting pitiful.
"Everyone, don't be fooled by this Ruan! She seems nice to us on the surface, but behind the scenes she's doing something shameful! She's just a merchant, and a woman at that. How kind can she be? Otherwise, where do you think all the money she makes comes from?"
The old woman raised her voice, looking extremely angry. "Lin'er! She raised him, and yet she could kill him. How could she..."
However, before he could finish his words, Lin Ge'er, who had been lying motionless on the ground, suddenly sat up.
Everyone around was so scared that they gasped!
The old woman was so frightened that she collapsed on the ground, looking over with a pale face: "You...you...you..."
Lin Ge'er stood up, first helped his mother up from the ground, and then knelt on the ground and told the prefect the truth.
"Sir, I'm not dead at all. It was this old woman who kidnapped us and instigated my Nanny Shen to poison me. Nanny felt sorry for me and didn't do it. I only pretended to be dead because I obeyed Nanny."
"Impossible! Impossible! The child was clearly dead when he was carried out. How could it be..."
The old woman couldn't understand why she had personally taken the medicine that poisoned the child. Her purpose was to use the child as a pretext to set up this trap.
But why didn't the child die? How could Aunt Shen have the guts to bite back at her?
In a panic, the old woman immediately looked at the crowd, praying that someone like Miss Wen would come forward to rescue her.
But when she looked around, there was no one willing to stand up for her. All she had were vicious and evil looks, as if they wanted to skin her alive and feed her to the dogs!
"You are such a wretch! You are such a heartless beast! You can even lay your hands on a child. You must be put to death!"
"Sir! How could a child lie? And certainly not one who favors the guilty, so this old woman must have done it alone. Please find those children as soon as possible and punish this old woman!"
At that moment, the people outside the door shouted angrily. The old woman opened her eyes wide and scolded, "How can we believe what this nanny said? Just based on her own words, how can she..."
But before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Ruan Mian.
She smiled slightly and reminded her: "Aunt Yan is really old. Have you forgotten what you just said so quickly?"
"But you said yourself that she was Lin'er's wet nurse. What she said can definitely serve as evidence. What's more, Nanny Shen can lead the officials to find those children."
After saying this, he looked at the prefect and said, "Sir, the most urgent thing is to find the children first."
"Madam Ruan is absolutely right. This old woman is lying and framing others. Her intentions are not right! Drag her out and give her thirty lashes! We'll wait and see what happens after we find the child!"
"If this is what the children confessed, I will not let them off easily!"
After saying that, he asked the officers to follow Nanny Shen to rescue the child. The people outside the door who heard the news and came to look for the child followed them in a mighty manner.
Zhang was also extremely anxious, but she had a hunch that this matter was not simple, so she quickly held Ruan Mian's hand and asked in a low voice.
"Mianmian, what happened? Rui Ge'er..."
"Mother, Rui Ge'er is fine. Let's go find him now. As for what happened today, I will tell you later."
At this moment, the old woman's painful wail came from behind. The board hit her mercilessly, and soon her body was covered in blood.
There is no time to lose, saving the children is the most important thing.
While the people were watching, Lord Lin had already brought a group of people and accompanied Ruan Mian and others to the cave where the children were imprisoned.
When they got there, the huge dampness from the cave entrance and a pungent smell of peat hit their noses.
Several children were lying there motionless. After everyone worked together to bring them out, Ruan Mian hurried forward to examine the children.
She gave them the spiritual spring water that she had prepared long ago and prescribed some prescriptions to sober up the children's families.
"Don't worry, the children are fine. They were just drugged. Take them home and let them rest well. Feed them with medicine and they will wake up naturally."
When those people heard that the child was fine, they finally felt relieved.
They all thanked her.
Rui Ge'er was also held tightly in Chen's arms, not daring to relax for a moment.
On the way back to Jinsha Village, the mother asked about this matter, and Aunt Shen beside her told them the whole story.
"Actually, it was Madam Ruan who found me and told us to use a trick to lure out that old woman and have her surrender to the government. She wouldn't be able to escape! And if she turned against us on the spot, we could also ensure the safety of the children."
It turned out that the birds and beasts had detected the children's scent that day, and Ruan Mian followed the scent to find the cave.
While the old woman was out, he went in and found that Aunt Shen and the children were all unconscious and unresponsive.
She used the spiritual spring water in the space to wake the old woman up. After asking, she found out that the old woman was blackmailing Shen Mama, asking her to cooperate with the government to sue herself. She also wanted to throw dirty water on herself.
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