More than ten or twenty days passed, and they were still unable to find out Chunxiao's situation and were extremely anxious. Huaitian and Shuwen even followed the county magistrate's family, thinking that if all else failed, they would simply kidnap the person. However, they were severely scolded by Yan Dashan and Yan Dahe.
After some time, people came from the capital and Dongsheng also returned.
It turned out that he went to the capital this time to find his former superior, the lieutenant general. Coincidentally, someone from the civil officials also reported the matter to the emperor. Both the civil officials and the military generals gave feedback. The people above could no longer cover up the matter. The Minister of Personnel and the lieutenant general rushed to Zuoyuan, Qingzhou to investigate the magistrate of Zuoyuan County, and Dongsheng also went back with them.
It doesn't matter if you don't investigate, but once you do, you'll realize the seriousness of the matter.
This Zhao Jing was so audacious that he acted like a local tyrant in Zuoyuan County. Not only did he openly plunder the people's wealth, he also embezzled a huge amount of tax silver, not to mention the murder lawsuits he secretly fabricated.
The county magistrate knew that he was finished this time and still wanted to escape, but he was immediately surrounded by the soldiers who surrounded the county magistrate's mansion and captured. Naturally, those relatives who were accomplices were also captured.
When they rescued her that day, Zhou fainted immediately after seeing her miserable appearance.
The family quickly sent her to the inn and asked a doctor to check her injuries. Yan Dashan and Yan Dahe saw the injuries on her body and hated those people so much that they wanted to rush to the county magistrate's office and kill those who hurt her.
"Although I've suffered a bit, it can be considered a blessing in disguise. The county magistrate and his gang have finally fallen. They've been exploiting the people for so long, and they're definitely not going to have a good ending."
"That's right. Zhao Jing will be brought back to the capital for trial. He won't have a good end. All of his relatives, cats and dogs, will be imprisoned."
"Grandma, you didn't go out to the streets today. People were running around and shouting, celebrating the fall of the corrupt official."
"Aunt, many people in that prison have been wrongfully convicted. The government is busy trying these cases, and we've submitted our petition. We know you're seriously injured, so we're bringing you to court. The village head has even brought people from the village with him."
Chunxiao then noticed that there were still a few villagers at the door who had not entered. "Thank you very much."
"It's what we deserve. We even fined you, so we naturally want justice." Several people smiled at her at the door. "You should have a good rest. Leave the rest to us."
"That bastard official lied to us before, saying they'd let you go if we handed over a cotton-growing recipe. I asked Dashan to scrawl one, but there's still no news. These people are like bandits."
Thinking of Fang Zi, Chun Xiao laughed. "It seems that we are really a family. They beat me up because of Fang Zi. If what we gave were real and the same, I might be gone by now. It's better if they are fake. They still have to keep me here to distinguish the real from the fake."
"Thank goodness." At first, they were afraid that she would be in danger and almost handed over the real one. But then they thought that these were Chun Xiao's hard work and they definitely didn't want to give it to the corrupt official so easily. So they gave her a fake one, thinking that they could find a way when they had time. Unexpectedly, this step was the right one.
After dinner, Shuwen invited the doctor over again. Some parts of her wound had festering, so she had to be extra careful when applying medicine in the past two days. She also had to clean out the infected pus and blood. The process was painful. Chunxiao trembled with pain, especially when the cloth was removed because it was attached to her skin and flesh. She felt that it would be better if she fainted. Fortunately, after three days of this, the wound slowly began to scab over again, and she was considered to be getting better.
But my hands are still wrapped, and I have to rely on my family to help me with eating, dressing, going to the toilet, and cleaning.
"I finally experienced what it's like to be a useless person. This is truly like having everything provided for you."
"Even in this state, you still don't forget to be so rude." Zhou watched her gradually improve, and her mood was no longer as depressed as before. She took Tian and Zhang to visit various temples in the county, hoping that her family would have a safe and smooth life in the second half of their lives. "They all went to the government office today. The court is holding a public trial today."
"Public trial, that means a lot of people, right?"
"Miss, I went to check it out earlier. It was completely surrounded and no one could get in."
What a pity! If she hadn't looked so miserable now, she would have really wanted to go and see the excitement. That bastard official had made her suffer so much without even seeing him. It was obvious that there must have been many people who suffered and were wronged.
Seeing her pitiful look, Xiaohua smiled, a rare smile she hadn't seen in a long time. "Miss, this case has to be tried. I heard that the court's caseload is full with recent petitions, and they're still coming in. I don't think it will be finished in a month or so. Your case and our village's case will have to wait for a while."
We still have to queue up. It's really exhausting. "Shu Wen and the others are back. What should we do with the shop over there?"
"Let's put it aside for now. They'll definitely come back after such a big incident at home. We can do business later. How can they leave without worrying about you?"
"Mom, there's been no news from Dongsheng these past few days?"
"I don't know. He left after rescuing you that day, and we don't know what he did. This time, it's all thanks to him, Chunxiao. Your father and I both said that Dongsheng is your destined benefactor." Zhou glanced at her cautiously. "In fact, your uncle Shizhu tried to test me a few days ago. He wanted you to live with Dongsheng."
"Mom, please stop talking. I understand. Let me think about it."
Yes, Dongsheng saved her three times, and he had feelings for her. So what about her for him? Maybe she had feelings for him too. After all, he was the first person she thought of when she encountered danger. But she always wanted to live a peaceful life on her own. If she got married again, would her future life change? It was too risky.
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