Chapter 1897 The Rain Has Cleared
Pan refused; she couldn't possibly listen to what Pan Laoda was saying now.
Seeing that he couldn't appease them, the eldest brother Pan also became angry. "Enough! The shameful thing you've done has already dragged our entire Pan family down with you. Your nephews and nieces will never be able to show their faces in public again. And now you still have the nerve to cry and make a scene here? Don't you think there are enough people laughing at us already?!"
Pan was stunned. Pan the eldest took the opportunity to snatch his sleeve and get up to leave.
By the time Madam Pan tried to arrest him again, it was too late. Two officers came up and escorted him away from the courtroom.
After they left, Shu Yu turned to look at the others. To her surprise, Chen He and his sister Chen Qiu were nowhere to be seen. They had slipped away during the chaos, without even noticing that their parents had been taken away.
What's this called? If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too. All the good children that Chen Bing and Pan Shi raised have turned against themselves.
There were still many people watching the commotion outside. Shu Yu said to the old lady and her companion, "Let's go out from the back so we don't get surrounded."
"OK."
Xia Yan was very familiar with the government office, and he led the Lu family towards the back gate. At this time, Meng Yunzheng was already sitting on the carriage shaft waiting at the back gate.
Upon seeing Shu Yu, the two exchanged a smile.
The group didn't linger there and quickly returned to the backyard of the inn where they were staying.
The area became much quieter, the matter was resolved, and everyone relaxed.
They were accompanied by Zhou Tiedong, Wang Yue, Guo Zheng, and Zhou Tiedong's parents.
Zhou's parents came with Wang Yue, but while Wang Yue was in court, the two waited outside, anxiously awaiting the verdict.
Only after the final result was announced did they finally burst into tears of joy.
At this moment, everyone tidied themselves up and came to Shu Yu's side, kneeling down before her.
Shu Yu took a step back. "You don't need to do this."
“No, it is only right.” Zhou Tiedong took a deep breath, his eyes red-rimmed, and he solemnly kowtowed three times to Shu Yu. “If it weren’t for the county magistrate, I would probably have been locked up in prison forever, and I don’t know when I would have been beaten to death by those people, leaving my parents home alone and helpless, my fiancée being gossiped about, and burdened with heavy debts. I was able to see the light of day again because of the county magistrate’s great mercy. You are Zhou Tiedong’s benefactor in a second life.”
"She is also our Zhou family's savior. Thank you, Your Highness, thank you." Zhou's parents cried and kowtowed repeatedly.
Shu Yu rubbed her forehead, feeling a headache coming on; she was truly unaccustomed to this kind of scene.
But Guo Zheng then added, "And me, County Princess, I have suffered injustice and humiliation for many years. Chen Bing caused me to fall ill and ruin my reputation, making it impossible for me to work as an accountant anymore. Now that my name has been cleared, I truly, truly..."
As he spoke, tears welled up in his eyes. Over the years, only he knew the bitterness in his heart. He even thought he would have to carry those unfounded accusations for the rest of his life. He never thought there would be such a day.
Shu Yu sighed, "Alright, get up, all of you. Today's events weren't entirely our doing; you all worked hard as well. Otherwise, without evidence, Chen Bing wouldn't have gotten his comeuppance."
Ying Dong and Ying Xi helped them all up, while Zhou Tiedong and the others kept wiping away tears.
Grandma Fang, who was standing to the side, felt a pang of sadness. She, like them, was also a victim in the Chen Bing incident.
Now, the storm has finally passed and the sun is shining.
(End of this chapter)
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