The officials escorted two nearly naked men into the street, a truly shocking scene.
People on the street, whether locals or from out of town, all went up to join in the fun out of curiosity.
As the constables walked, they shouted out the charges against the two men. By the time they reached the entrance of Laifu Restaurant, Master Qiu and Madam Qiu had already been apprehended.
Seeing her son in this state, Madam Qiu cried and shouted, and went up to hit the boy.
"It's all your fault, you vixen! You ruined my son, and now you've ruined the Qiu family! Why don't you just die?"
The constables quickly pulled the man away, and amidst the gossip of passersby, they returned to the county government office.
Song Ning followed behind, and the scene was, to say the least, incredibly satisfying.
They marched all the way to the county government office, with a procession stretching for a whole street behind them.
They were just unlucky; after all, this was the first time such an explosive thing had happened in Tianxiang County since its establishment.
Everyone is excited.
Upon entering the county government office, Zheng Gaoyi sat in the hall, his solemn demeanor sending chills down one's spine.
Song Ning entered through the back door, and Shi Tou led her to the main hall.
He led the people to her, looked at the Qiu family members kneeling on the ground, and sighed slightly. "Why did you provoke her?"
The moment Song Ning stood in the hall, the Qiu family's expressions changed.
It seems they are aware of what they have done.
Zheng Gaoyi's blatant favoritism was obvious to everyone.
The Qiu family tried to argue their case, but Qiu Hua was caught red-handed by Song Ning. So many people saw it, and no matter how eloquently they spoke, it wouldn't work.
Now that things have come to this, they only hope that the county magistrate will show leniency.
Zheng Gaoyi looked even angrier than Song Ning himself, and immediately declared that this matter would be handled according to Song Ning's wishes.
Just then, the Song family arrived in a flurry of activity.
Song Dahai, Liu Yuelan, Song Xiue, Old Lady Liu, and even Aunt Zhao came.
The Song family was unaware of what had happened; they only knew that the county court was holding a hearing and that Song Ning was present, so they came to check on the situation.
Upon entering, one sees the Qiu family kneeling on the ground, with two others even without clothes on.
After entering and bowing, before he could even speak, Zheng Gaoyi handed the matter over to Song Ning, instructing her to take people to the back hall to handle it.
When Song Ning told the story on her way to the back room, the Song family was stunned. Then, Liu Yuelan, Song Xiue, and Aunt Zhao went up and started punching and kicking the Qiu family.
"So it was you heartless people who deserved to be childless and even tried to harm my Er Ya! I'll teach you a lesson for your ill intentions!" As he spoke, he took off his shoes.
Song Ning, standing to the side, didn't stop them. In fact, she added fuel to the fire: "Auntie, did you see that person? It was him. He wrote those words on the wall and then tried to kill me with a knife. But... drowning in the latrine is too unlucky. Let's find another way."
After Song Ning finished speaking, the boy trembled all over. He had been looking at Qiu Hua with affection just now, but suddenly became frightened.
Upon hearing this, Song Xiu'e grabbed the boy by the hair and started beating him. No one intervened; some even cursed him, saying he deserved it.
When they arrived at the back room, the four of them looked as disheveled as if they had just fled from disaster.
Gao Tiedan pressed the person down to kneel and looked at Song Ning: "Er Ya, the person is in your hands now. We'll be outside. Just call if anything happens."
Once only the Song and Qiu families remained in the room, Song Ning sat down in the chair at the front, pointed at the young man next to Qiu Hua, and asked calmly, "This person tried to kill me. I just want to ask, were you involved in this?"
Mr. Qiu and Mrs. Qiu quickly waved their hands: "No, no, absolutely not, Miss Song, we really don't know."
"I don't know this, but I must know something else, right?"
"Your son is gay, and you want to find him a strong-willed wife so he won't go out and fool around, hoping to make him settle down, right?"
"But I never expected that your son's lover would come all the way to Tianxiang County. When he saw that Qiu Hua was getting close to me, he held a grudge and caused trouble at my house and school. When he saw that I was getting close to Qiu Hua, he had malicious intentions and tried to kill me in a dark alley."
"It's because you're shameless and seduced Qiu Hua that Qiu Hua doesn't like you!"
As soon as Song Ning finished speaking, the boy shouted out in protest.
Song Ning smiled and said, "This is the first time I've ever seen someone open their mouth in a latrine. Dad, you have a strong grip, teach him to speak."
Song Dahai was already furious, and he went up and slapped the boy several times, making him dizzy and his face swollen.
“Miss Song, this is all our fault. If you want to hit or scold, come at me.”
Upon hearing this, Madam Qiu was the most anxious: "Hua'er, what nonsense are you talking about? Hasn't he harmed you enough? Do you want to ruin the entire Qiu family?"
Qiu Hua stopped talking, but bit her lip, unwilling to give up.
If the two of them had behaved themselves, or had made things clear to her from the beginning, Song Ning might have even blessed them. But now, it's too late.
Song Ning had overheard the Qiu family's conversation clearly. They said that once she married into the Qiu family, Qiu Hua would have a child with her. As long as she gave birth to a son, they would not care what Qiu Hua did outside.
That's a clever plan.
This troublemaker even wants to harm innocent people.
"Don't worry, I won't resort to private punishment. The Jin Dynasty has laws that punish those who damage public property with a fine of 10,000, 30 strokes of the cane, and parading them through the streets. Those who attempt murder will have their legs broken and serve three years in prison. Those who escape from prison will receive 30 strokes of the cane plus three more years."
Thirty battles won't kill anyone, but sixty battles might be a different story.
Qiu Hua panicked and quickly kowtowed to Song Ning: "Miss Song, Miss Song, it's all my fault, it's all my fault. He acted impulsively, please don't kill him, please don't kill him."
Snap!
Song Ning went up and slapped him hard across the face, then kicked him.
“You can’t even protect yourself, yet you want to plead for him? Harboring a fugitive is the same crime as the criminal, and you will be implicated.”
Madam Qiu immediately began crying and hitting Qiu Hua: "It's all your fault, it's all your fault! Now look what's happened, you've ruined the whole family, are you satisfied now!"
"What a terrible thing to do!"
Song Ning called over Gao Tiedan, gave him a wink, and said in a low voice, "Brother Tiedan, hand these two over to the magistrate. It's not unjust for the parents to be implicated in their son's misdeeds."
"yes."
Madam Qiu had fainted from fright, and Master Qiu had collapsed, unable to stand.
"Father, Mother!"
"Miss Song, no, my parents know nothing. Please let them go, please."
The only sound in the room for a moment was Qiu Hua kowtowing.
"There's nothing we can do if we don't know. What can we do when they have a son like you? And what can we do when you have a lover like this?"
Song Ning's face turned cold: "Qiu Hua, you shouldn't have let innocent people be your cover-up. It's fine this way, your family can be reunited in the afterlife after you die."
But before that, there's something they need to resolve for her.
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