The third master and his wife both lost their lives, and all their belongings were stolen by the bandits.
Only two loyal servants protected the third master's five-year-old legitimate son, seven-year-old illegitimate son, and ten-year-old illegitimate daughter. Together, these three descendants of the bloodline returned to Huazhi County, begging all the way.
And because of the almost paranoid insistence of the young wife's family, and the fall of the big family's backer, the county government began to take advantage of both the plaintiff and the defendant, reaping benefits from both sides.
Later, the county constable accidentally discovered during the investigation that there was indeed something strange about the death of the divorced young wife.
After the coroner performed the autopsy, he discovered that the young wife did not commit suicide!
The cause of death was not drowning.
The ex-husband, whom the young wife saw for the last time before her death, is a major suspect.
The most important thing is that this big family is much richer than the young wife's family.
One of their supporters was lost, and he became an ordinary person; another lost his life, and no one knew where he was reincarnated...
Therefore, the government officials simply focused on squeezing out oil and water from their family.
After repeated operations, the county magistrate and his subordinates in Huazhi County tasted the sweetness and became more and more greedy.
In addition, because the eldest master's son had made a few complaints, the people in the county government were very worried that if the eldest master was reinstated in the future, he might retaliate against them.
These people, seeing gold and silver, loved them more than their own fathers. As for the emperor and the laws, they forgot everything.
As long as they can get money, they can be bolder than the sky.
In order to eliminate the trouble once and for all and to make a big profit, they simply went all out and put the entire Yang family into jail on the charge of "collaborating with bandits".
The key point is that after being imprisoned, it is natural for all their family property, family property, and even ancestral property to be "confiscated and confiscated."
Of course, in this process, they enriched themselves, and no one knows how much they divided privately.
Because of this case, the wealthy families in several counties near Huazhi County, who had money and assets but no power, were deeply terrified and once again understood what it meant to be "a county magistrate who ruins a family and a prefect who wipes out an entire clan."
As a result, the wealthy families began to look for backers and curry favor with them. Some even "donated" their land to officials, which made the wealth of the successful candidates increase rapidly.
The wealthy families who learned the whole story began to teach their families not to become enemies with their in-laws. Even if it came to a divorce, they should part ways amicably and peacefully.
Only by appeasing the other party could the situation be avoided from reaching the government office, which would have given some vicious people in the government office an excuse to embezzle the family property and exterminate the entire family.
Later, as time passed, no one paid attention to this case anymore.
But the blood that flowed all over the ground after the execution of those people by the Yang family made the people of Huazhi County, and even the neighboring counties of Huazhi County, silent for several months.
After hearing that the entire Yang family was wrongfully imprisoned, the family of the young daughter-in-law who "jumped into the river to commit suicide" decided not to sue and the whole family moved out overnight.
As for whether this family really moved away, or if something else happened...
Xia Jinhua didn't dare to ask, and Xia Dalang didn't dare to say.
Xia Dalang mentioned this case to Dai's father to tell him clearly that if they couldn't part ways amicably, the outcome for both parties would probably be bad.
But the Xia family loved Jinhua like a treasure, and Dai Sanlang had committed such a beastly act. If the case was reported to the government, Dai Sanlang would definitely confess under severe punishment. And for such a serious crime that violated ethics, even if the Dai family was willing to pay, the sentence would never be too light.
What's more, if the government office perverts the law, the Xia family will not let it go.
If this continues, the tragedy of the Yang family being massacred in Huazhi County might be repeated in the Dai family.
Although the Dai family has some miscellaneous distant relatives, there are probably not many who would risk their lives for them if they really encounter problems.
In terms of family size, they weren't a wealthy family, and in terms of power and status, they didn't have much to rely on. They just had some wealth acquired through frugality and chance, and some land that they had slowly accumulated...
Isn’t this just the best fat sheep?
Mr. Dai was so frightened by Xia Dalang's analysis that he broke out in a cold sweat.
If you think about it carefully, you will know that what Xia Dalang said is right.
My family has no one to rely on, so it's fine to be a local rich man in the countryside. But if this catches the attention of the government, wouldn't he be offering himself to be slaughtered?
Compared with the annihilation of the entire family and the loss of all property, the family was able to avoid their son's imprisonment simply by amicable divorce, returning the dowry and keeping the secret, which was already a great bargain!
After thinking it through, Dai's father restrained his family members and fully explained the seriousness of the matter to them.
She also made a special promise to Dai Sanlang that if he could stay at home obediently and not reveal his ugly deeds to anyone, she would marry him a gentle and beautiful wife, and she would definitely not be as "unvirtuous" as Jinhua.
Dai Sanlang blushed and nodded in agreement.
Ever since he heard from his father that this matter might land him in jail, he kept his mouth shut and didn't utter a single word.
Although Dai Sanlang is a rough guy, he is actually very timid.
Being in jail is just too scary! I heard there are all kinds of bad guys in the jail, and there are even rats!
Just thinking about it made Dai Sanlang feel nauseous and want to vomit, let alone actually living in a cold, damp and scary cell.
Besides, based on the crime he committed, he might have to be put in a cage and put on display, paraded through the streets, exiled, or even be executed...
The more he thought about it, the more scared he became, so he had no choice but to obey.
Seeing that his son was obedient and did not make a fuss or do anything wrong, Dai's father couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, the Xia family valued their reputation and did not want to make a big fuss!
Otherwise, if you meet a fierce guy who is determined to make a scene regardless of the consequences, your family will probably suffer a disaster!
Even if he is lucky and the local government is not as corrupt and cruel as the one in Huazhi County, Dai Sanlang will still have to go to jail!
Even if he was willing to spend money, even if he spent all his wealth, he could only save Dai Sanlang's life and reduce his sentence by a few years. It was absolutely impossible to avoid spending a single day in jail!
For the first time in all these years, Dai's father regretted not educating his son well, allowing him to make such a big mistake.
He used to think that his son was just a little willful and that being spoiled by his family was nothing serious.
After all, the Great Chu Dynasty is so big, which family dares to say that they don’t spoil their son?
However, he never expected that a person who is used to being spoiled often lacks correct judgment in many things, and only cares about his own comfort and follows his own temperament.
If Dai Sanlang had not been too loved and failed to teach him well, he would not have committed such a crime!
At this moment, Dai's father is not the only one who deeply regrets not raising his son well.
Xia Yougui and Sun Shi, looking at Erlang kneeling straight in front of them, felt extremely regretful.
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