Chen Yu was excitedly discussing with Wei Yuyan in the carriage how they would surprise them.
"But judging from what that adult said, there will be another court session."
Wei Yuyan wondered how the case would be judged since neither side had any evidence.
"Liu Cuifang has no evidence either. We have nothing to hide, so we have nothing to fear."
After what just happened, Chen Yu realized that Sun's mother's methods were nothing special; all talk and no action.
"We've arrived."
Wu Chen actually stopped at the village entrance, and several people led the horse-drawn carriage and swaggered along the road.
"Oh my, isn't this Wu Chen and his wife?"
"It's true, they really did come back safe and sound."
"So Liu Cuifang really did lie, and Wu Chen's wife didn't cause her to miscarry."
The villagers who were chatting outside were quite surprised to see them return.
Wei Yuyan returned safely, which proves that Liu Cuifang was lying.
"Yu Yan, you're back! That's wonderful! We were so worried about you."
"Sister-in-law~".
"Sister-in-law, I'm so glad you're alright."
As soon as we arrived at the door, my older sister, Xiao Lei, and Xiao Qian surrounded us.
They were concerned about whether Wei Yuyan was alright.
“I’m fine. When I went to the yamen, the magistrate asked me what happened. Liu Cuifang had just had a miscarriage and couldn’t go out yet. It’s estimated that the court will have to hold another hearing in a few days.”
Wei Yuyan patted Xiao Lei and Xiao Qian on the head to comfort them.
"Come, come, step over the fire basin to get rid of bad luck."
In the blink of an eye, the eldest sister had brought over the charcoal brazier for Wei Yuyan to step on.
"All right".
Wei Yuyan stepped over it with ease.
The family happily went home to warm themselves by the fire.
“Cuifang, let’s go to the yamen together tomorrow. This matter should be done sooner rather than later. If we keep dragging it out like this, when will we ever be able to teach them a lesson?”
Sun's mother was extremely anxious. She originally intended to cause trouble for the other party, but she didn't expect the other party to be so tough.
Not only did I suffer humiliation, but I also spent several taels of silver. How could I swallow this insult?
“Mother-in-law, how can Cuifang go with her health? She needs to rest at home for half a month or a month just like during the postpartum period before she can go out and work.”
The village chief's wife was the first to disagree, jumping out to oppose Sun's mother's proposal.
"Yes, Mother, there's no rush these next couple of days."
Although Sun Wei was unhappy that Liu Cuifang had lost her child, he still spoke up for her when he saw her pale face.
"Would things have turned out this way if she hadn't messed with the wrong person?"
Sun's mother increasingly regretted marrying such a cheap daughter-in-law. She thought she had gotten a good deal, but who would have thought she would become such a troublesome one.
"Don't say anymore, Mother-in-law, I'll go tomorrow. Just drive the carriage slowly, it won't be a problem."
Liu Cuifang was determined to teach Wei Yuyan a lesson, and despite her still-recovering health, she rushed to the yamen.
"Okay, then let's go there early tomorrow morning."
Only after hearing Liu Cuifang's agreement did Sun's mother leave the room with satisfaction.
Sun Wei followed him out. There was a bloody smell in the room, which he didn't like.
“Daughter, you can’t listen to your mother-in-law too much. Don’t you care about your own health?”
The village chief's wife was furious at her daughter's lack of self-respect. Her daughter had never been submissive at home before, so how could she be so humble now?
"Mother, I had no choice. You don't know how much Wei Yuyan has hurt me. This time, I'm going to make her suffer."
Liu Cuifang had long ago placed all the blame for losing her child on Wei Yuyan.
With such a great opportunity, and with Sun's mother's help, I can't miss this chance.
"Daughter, what should I say? Tell me the truth, did she not push you?"
Based on her daughter's behavior and her previous interactions with Wei Yuyan, the village chief's wife now suspects that her daughter is lying.
"Mom, what are you saying? How could I possibly lie about something so important?"
Liu Cuifang's heart trembled. How could her mother suspect this? She couldn't admit it, otherwise her mother would definitely persuade her to stop.
"That's not what I meant. I don't think she's that kind of person."
Seeing that her daughter was a little agitated, the village chief's wife stopped talking about it. Right now, the most important thing was her daughter's health, and she couldn't get too angry.
"You can know a person's face but not their heart. Do you know that her family even hired someone to beat up Sun Wei before, saying that I offended her and that's why they wanted to beat up Sun Wei."
I thought I might have offended her with my words, so I tried to downplay the incident. But then she pushed me again.
To convince her mother, Liu Cuifang recounted the events that had happened before, omitting the beginning and end.
"Oh? Is that so? Then the Wu family is truly despicable."
When the village chief's wife heard this, she realized that things were not so simple after all. It seemed that she had misjudged Wei Yuyan. She had previously thought that Wei Yuyan was a simple and honest person.
The next morning, Sun's mother rushed to town with Liu Cuifang's family without even having breakfast.
"Who is it? Coming so early, how annoying."
Just as the officials arrived at the yamen and changed their clothes, Sun's mother came and started beating the drum.
"Yeah, we guys haven't had breakfast yet~".
The officials grumbled and cursed, but still opened the gate and went to check.
"It's you guys~".
The tall official looked at the people at the door. He had taken her money yesterday, but he hadn't expected her matter to be so difficult to handle.
"It is us. Please inform them that my daughter-in-law, who is also the person involved, has come here today. Please, Your Honor, convene a trial."
Sun's mother stepped forward and stuffed another hundred coins into the official's hand.
"Ahem, I understand. Please wait here for a moment while I go and report to the master."
The tall official put the silver away, then closed the door and went inside.
"You see, this whole process will cost a lot of money. Although I only took two taels of silver from you, I contributed much more."
Sun's mother turned around and chatted with the village chief's wife, proving that she had indeed spent the money on this.
"..."
The village chief's wife opened her mouth, but ultimately said nothing. At this point, there was no point in arguing.
"The master said that the court can be held this morning, but I need to go and find Wu Weishi first. Please wait in this side room for a while."
The tall official, having taken the money, still did his job and let them go inside to wait. If it were ordinary people, they would have been told to wait at the door without a word.
"I'll go with you."
The old village chief then took the initiative, worried that the officials might not be able to find the Wu family and would waste time; this matter had to be resolved today.
Wei Yuyan originally thought it would take at least four or five days for there to be any follow-up, but she didn't expect to have her second trip to the yamen so soon.
"Wu Wei, please!"
They were very cooperative last time, but this time only one official came.
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