She had already made up her mind that if her husband were to die far from home, she would stay with her son and wait for him to marry and have children. In that case, she would have done right by her husband.
But the rope always breaks at its thinnest point; fate is most cruel to man.
The moment the woman entered the county government office, she was completely dumbfounded.
In the main hall of the county government office, the imposing county magistrate was none other than her husband, who had not returned home for ten years!
The woman felt a mix of emotions. Her husband had returned to the county town, but he had not kept the promise he made years ago.
The woman knelt before the county government hall, her eyes resolute as she voiced her plea:
"Your Excellency, my name is Yang. I have come here to earnestly request your help in finding my husband, who has not returned home for ten years!"
The woman's voice was strong and resolute, sounding more like a question than a plea!
The lord in the hall remained expressionless, though his fingers trembled slightly, before he spoke:
"This county is extremely busy and has no spare manpower to handle such trivial matters of love and romance for others. If there is nothing else, please leave the hall immediately!"
Hearing the man say this, the woman's heart turned cold: "My lord, don't you want to hear my husband's name?"
The woman raised her head, staring directly at the magistrate without flinching, wanting to see just how far he was going to go.
However, the magistrate impatiently waved his hand outwards, signaling for someone to take the woman away.
The woman finally lost control and shouted, "Husband, are you really going to do this?"
"Is there anything more important than one's own wife and children?"
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