As Yao listened to the discussions outside, a slight smile appeared on her lips.
This was a location she had painstakingly chosen, and she had also thoroughly investigated the whereabouts of the two herb gatherers, which was why she had set up such a flawless trap.
That little bitch is doomed this time.
The thought of the old hag and the little slut being gone, and Yun's dowry falling into her hands, made Yao want to laugh.
No, I have to hold it in and laugh when I get home.
But then Xiao Qingyin asked, "Sir, are the plaintiff's only witnesses those two herb gatherers?"
The Prefect of Jingzhao looked at Xiao Shengyuan with a questioning expression.
Xiao Shengyuan nodded.
"Just these two."
“Okay.” Xiao Qingyin nodded. “Now that the plaintiff’s witnesses are all here, it’s time for my witnesses to appear in court.”
A look of surprise flashed across the face of the Prefect of the Capital.
Does she have an alibi?
There were only the two of them present.
He announced loudly, "Summon the defendant as a witness."
An old woman with slightly hunched shoulders, gray hair, high cheekbones, a pointed chin, and a mean face walked out from the inside of the courtroom, leaning on a cane.
The entire audience was stunned.
Xiao Shengyuan felt his heart was about to jump out of his chest, and his lips trembled several times before he could finally make a sound.
"Mother, you...you're still alive?"
What exactly happened?
Wasn't she lying in court yesterday, being announced dead by the Prefect of the Capital?
Xiao Shengyuan looked at the Prefect of the Capital with a puzzled expression.
Little did they know, even the Prefect of the Capital was stunned.
This person is clearly dead!
The body was left in the morgue of the government office overnight.
How did it come back to life?
The onlookers were also quite frightened.
"Did it...come back to life?"
"Oh my god, am I seeing a ghost?"
"Is this really Grandma Xiao? Or is someone impersonating her?"
"..."
Yao stared intently at the person in front of her.
After being tormented for so many years, she would recognize Lou Shi even if she were reduced to ashes.
This is the Lou family.
She was immediately thrown into a state of utter confusion.
She pushed Lou Shi off the cliff herself and watched her fall.
Although she didn't see herself land when she reached the bottom because the trees blocked her view.
But if you fall from a mountain several hundred meters high, there's no way you could survive.
Is there really such a thing as being brought back to life after death?
Yao couldn't figure it out no matter how hard she tried.
But one thing is very clear: the Lou family will never let her go.
She knelt down in front of Yao with a thud, hugged her legs and wept bitterly.
"Mother, I'm sorry, I'm useless, I couldn't stop you, please forgive me!"
"From now on, your daughter-in-law will definitely take good care of you and never let you suffer even the slightest hardship."
"Poisonous woman!"
Lou raised her cane high and smashed it hard on Yao's head.
Even with her head bleeding profusely from being hit, Yao did not let go.
He just kept saying "I'm sorry".
The Lou family did not stop.
The blows were getting harder and harder.
"You think I'd believe you?"
When you tricked me into thinking you were impersonating that girl to harm me and teach her a lesson, but then actually pushed me down the mountain, I knew what kind of person you were!
Even a wasp's stinger isn't as venomous as yours!
I shouldn't have been so soft-hearted as to let you in when you were heavily pregnant!
Seeing that Lou was about to expose even her family scandals, Xiao Shengyuan rushed forward and grabbed her cane.
"Mother, please calm down. If you keep hitting her, someone will die."
Upon hearing this, Yao closed her eyes and nearly fainted.
But Lady Lou refused to let her go.
Do you even know what this wicked woman has done?!
She's trying to kill me!
She pushed me down the mountain herself!
If my eldest granddaughter hadn't had someone catch me, I would be dead by now!
The Prefect of the Capital twitched the corner of his mouth.
I really don't know what to say.
The Xiao family is really lively.
Xiao Shengyuan was furious about Yao's plot to murder his mother, but he had to consider the bigger picture.
He could not care whether Yao lived or died, but his son could not have a murderer as his mother.
"Mother, let's talk about this family matter when we get back to the manor. Let's not make a fool of ourselves here."
Xiao Shengyuan whispered in Lou's ear.
Having barely escaped death, Lou's anger was not so easily quelled.
"Who's related to her? Our Xiao family has no such vicious woman! I want her to be torn to pieces!"
"Mother, please think of Heng'er..."
Upon hearing her beloved grandson's name, Mrs. Lou finally regained a sliver of her rationality.
"Yes, and Heng'er too."
Her eldest grandson cannot be dragged down by Yao.
"Okay, let's talk about it when we get home."
In any case, according to family rules, Yao would not escape death.
Xiao Shengyuan asked the Prefect of the Capital to withdraw the lawsuit, saying, "I'm sorry, there was a little trouble at home that delayed the official business. We can resolve it ourselves."
The Prefect of the Capital nodded.
He'd seen this kind of thing countless times. If there were any conflicts within a family, they could fight to the death behind closed doors, but they couldn't let it escalate to court and become a laughingstock.
Although Xiao Shengyuan's actions were futile, the Xiao family had already become a laughing stock.
Yao let out a long sigh of relief.
They finally escaped disaster.
Although there's still a battle to fight back at the manor, at least she won't be sentenced by the authorities.
As Xiao Shengyuan was about to leave with his elderly mother and wife, Xiao Qingyin reached out and stopped him.
"Wait a minute."
Xiao Qingyin looked at the Prefect of the Capital.
"The murder case of Madam Xiao is closed, but the murder case of my mother and the case of the misappropriation of her dowry are not yet closed."
"Since everyone's here today, could you please handle the case together, sir?"
Xiao Shengyuan's expression changed drastically: "What murder case did you have against your mother! She died in childbirth!"
“There are many reasons for difficult childbirth,” Xiao Qingyin said coldly. “If someone poisoned her beforehand, causing her to faint from exhaustion during labor, that would be murder.”
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