At such a young age, he has already achieved the feat of going to prison, which is truly something that others can only dream of.
"How dare you!" Lady Liu gritted her teeth.
Song Ning smiled and said, "What wouldn't I dare to do? You don't think that letting two kids come to my house and cause trouble will get you nowhere, do you?"
Liu Wangshi pointed at Song Ning, her eyes reddening: "You little slut... ah!"
Liu Wangshi covered her face and looked at Liu Yuelan in disbelief: "Liu Yuelan, how dare you hit me!"
"So what if I hit you? You dare to insult my daughter? I'll tear your mouth apart!" Liu Yuelan roared.
You can bully her however you want, but you can't touch her daughter.
"Madam Liu, if you dare to utter another word against my daughter..."
Before he could finish speaking, someone came in from outside. Zheng Gaoyi walked in from the crowd and asked in a deep voice, "What's going on here?"
Upon seeing that it was the county magistrate, Liu Yuelan let out a wail and immediately knelt down to hug his leg.
"Your Excellency, you've finally arrived! If you hadn't come, our whole family would have been driven to our deaths..."
Liu Yuelan cried so loudly it shook heaven and earth, leaving Song Ning stunned, as she had never seen her mother's voice so loud before.
Liu Yuelan usually speaks gently and softly, and she treats everyone the same way. She doesn't have much of a temper, so Song Ning thought that her mother was just like that—weak and timid.
The scene before her eyes truly shocked her for a whole year.
It's like Lin Daiyu uprooting a willow tree, or Tang Sanzang going to Liangshan in the dead of night.
This left even Song Ning with no opportunity to use his skills.
"Your Honor, you must do us justice! The Liu family sent two children to my house to vandalize it, and they almost injured Er Ya! Your Honor, this is my only child, and they've bullied her like this. My heart is breaking..."
"Liu Yuelan, what nonsense are you spouting?" Madam Liu's face turned purplish-red; she was so angry she was about to explode.
"I'm not lying! Your son threw stones at my daughter's head, that's a malicious act, and it's all your doing. You bullied me before, and now you're bullying Er Ya. I'll fight you to the death!"
Then, to everyone's surprise, Liu Yuelan went up and kicked Liu Wangshi squarely in the face.
That was it; the two immediately started fighting. Liu Wangshi received several slaps from Liu Yuelan, and Liu Yuelan's hair was also messed up.
People around rushed to break up the fight. Song Ning felt that Liu Yuelan's current state reminded her of Li Guixiang.
Liu Yuelan kicked her legs, trying to kick Liu Wangshi, but was quickly pulled aside.
Song Ning rushed over: "Mother, are you alright?"
Liu Yuelan brushed her disheveled hair aside and said, "Mother is fine, Er Ya, don't worry, Mother won't let anyone bully you again."
They were too weak in the past, which is why their daughter was always bullied. She, as her mother, never stood up for her daughter, which is why Er Ya never relied on them.
From now on, if anyone dares to bully her daughter again, she will fight them to the death!
Zheng Gaoyi took a look at the Song family's kitchen, and it was indeed in a terrible state.
According to the laws of the Jin Dynasty, although the child did not bear any responsibility for the incident, he/she was required to compensate for the damaged items.
If they don't pay compensation, the adults will all go to jail.
Lady Liu quickly knelt down: "Your Honor, my two sons are still young, and they have been treated like this. You must do justice for me!"
The two children are still tied up, and no one has removed the rags from their mouths. Liu Wangshi is waiting to use the two children to extort money from the Song family.
“We all saw it. Your two sons were throwing stones at the door. When Er Ya opened the door, she was almost hit by a stone,” Li Xingwang shouted.
These two kids may be young, but they're ruthless. They're so vicious at such a young age.
Song Ning walked over, his expression unchanged: "Your Excellency, this is how it is. The Liu family instigated two children to cause trouble at my house, resulting in considerable losses. I had no choice but to tie the two children up. Please handle this matter impartially."
Zheng Gaoyi had heard about the feud between the Song and Liu families, so he immediately ordered Shi Tou to take Liu Wangshi and her two children back to the county government.
"Go, bring all the people in charge of the Liu family to the county government office."
"yes."
Gao Tiedan and his crew finally got some work done. The county magistrate needed to handle a case, and Zhou Ling'an also had to get busy.
Lady Liu cried and begged not to go, but she had no choice.
Song Ning helped Liu Yuelan back, then laughed out loud: "You are truly magnificent today."
Liu Yuelan glared at her, annoyed: "You're making fun of your mother again."
“I’m not making fun of you. Mother was really assertive just now. You can ask Father if you don’t believe me.”
Song Dahai smiled shyly: "This is the first time in all these years that I've seen your mother lose her temper."
"Alright, there's still a mess to clean up in the kitchen."
When Song Xiue arrived, the family of three was busy in the kitchen. Song Xiue sighed, "What kind of fate do we have? Our own family is no good, and our husbands' family is no good either."
Song Xiu'e and Liu Yuelan had a lot in common in this regard.
Neither of their families were good people.
Not only have they never had a single good day, but those people are also constantly scheming to take advantage of them.
Song Ning did not comment on this, because she had never had such troubles in her previous life.
After packing up, it was getting late, so the family ate a quick bite. Later that evening, Zhou Ling'an brought back news that the county magistrate had lost his temper and that Old Man Liu and Liu Hong had both been flogged.
The family was taken to the county government office, where they spoke recklessly, even accusing Lord Zheng of favoritism and corruption, which was an insult.
Enraged, the magistrate resorted to torture.
Originally, the two younger children were fine because of their age, but Zheng Gaoyi was a very willful person, so he locked up the Liu family father and son and the two younger children.
The Liu family stopped causing trouble this time, and dared not go out at all.
Song Ning was also summoned for questioning by Zheng Gaoyi, as was Li Xingwang.
Standing in the hall, if it weren't for Zheng Gaoyi in his official robes, she would have thought she was standing in someone's woodshed.
Isn't this county magistrate supposed to be quite wealthy? Why is the county government office in such a dilapidated state?
As Li Xingwang emerged from the county government office, he appeared even more excited than Song Ning.
"The Liu family deserves it. Instead of living a good life, they're always scheming against others. This time, they've learned their lesson."
That's not necessarily true.
Some people just can't shake their bad habits. They can't stand seeing others doing well and will only blame others for their own misfortunes.
She's seen plenty of people like that.
As soon as the two stepped out of the county government office, a clear, cold voice rang out behind them: "Song Er Ya."
Song Ning froze, and whispered, "Pretend you didn't hear that, and hurry up and leave."
She had only taken two steps forward when Xie Linzhou seized her by the back of the neck.
Xie Linzhou raised an eyebrow slightly, his tone devoid of emotion: "Why are you running?"
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