Chapter 253: Court

When they came, both Mrs. Wei and Li Chunhua were equally worried, but now they both felt that the heavy stone in their hearts had loosened a lot.

After Xing Xing helped her grandmother and her aunt draw lots, she stretched her head to look outside the hall: "...Hey, I think I saw Brother Yan flash past the window just now."

The old Taoist priest smiled and said, "Maybe. Do you want to go and play with him for a while?"

Xingxing hesitated for a moment and looked at Mrs. Wei and Li Chunhua.

Grandma Wei looked at her granddaughter with loving eyes and said, "Your aunt and I will stay here for a while. If you want to go play with the young master, go ahead. But don't go too far."

Xingxing responded happily, then ran out of the hall with her short legs.

It is late autumn now, and we are close to the Red Maple Valley. There are also some bright red maple leaves on the top of the mountain.

Wei Shiyan sat among the branches of a maple tree, looking down at Xingxing who came out to look for him.

Xing Xing looked up: "Brother Yan, it's so high, aren't you afraid of falling down?"

Wei Shiyan stood up, causing Xingxing to exclaim again.

The wind blew through the maple tree branches, swaying slightly, and Wei Shiyan's body swayed slightly as well.

Xing Xing was so frightened that she held her breath, covered her eyes, and secretly looked at Wei Shiyan through the gaps between her fingers.

Wei Shiyan couldn't help but smile and jumped down from the treetop again.

Wei Shiyan looked a little taller, and Xingxing was a little envious: "Brother Yan, how come you grow so fast?"

Wei Shiyan said: "You are still too young, so you will naturally grow slower."

Xing Xing puffed out her cheeks.

The two talked for a while, and it was almost time for Mrs. Wei and Li Chunhua to leave, so Xingxing waved goodbye to Wei Shiyan.

"Brother Yan, Xingxing will come to play with you next time." Xingxing shouted enthusiastically.

Wei Shiyan didn't respond, but the corners of his mouth curled up and he waved his hand, indicating that he understood.

Looking at the energetic Xingxing, Mrs. Wei and Li Chunhua seemed to be infected a lot. When they went back, their steps were much lighter.

After returning home, Mrs. Wei told Li Chunhua and her family about the result of Xingxing shaking the lottery stick for them: "...The Taoist priest said that Huai will be fine tomorrow!"

This eased the tense atmosphere in the house a little.

The next day was the day when Huai Ge'er was to be publicly tried.

Early in the morning, Yu Daniu and Li Chunhua got dressed and waited anxiously for departure.

Yu Sanbao harnessed a horse-drawn carriage, carrying Mrs. Wei, Old Man Yu, Li Chunhua, Yu Daniu, and Xingxing - everyone in the family thought Xingxing was a lucky little girl, and her presence would greatly increase Huai'er's chances of turning danger into safety.

The five adults and one child of the Yu family went to the county government office.

Today, Bo Ge'er and Gui Ge'er both asked for leave from the school, and Liu Ge'er also asked for leave from Old Lady Liu in advance. The three young men ran to the government office early.

The government office had not yet opened, but they were already waiting outside.

Even earlier than Mrs. Wei and the others.

This case was not a big one, but every time the yamen opened for trial, people living nearby would come to watch. Fortunately, both Bo Ge'er and Wei Po'er had arrived early, and as soon as the yamen runners pushed open the door, they rushed in to make sure they stood in the first row of spectators.

Fortunately, there are not many people and there is plenty of room.

But not long after, Xingxing felt something and looked back.

He was a man dressed in brocade clothes, looking to be in his twenties.

What made Xingxing unable to help but take a few more glances was that the woman next to the man in brocade clothes was someone she knew.

It was Li Xuefeng.

Although Li Xuefeng was still wearing gorgeous clothes, jade hairpins and gold bracelets, she didn't look well overall.

Her face was slightly pale, and even though she put on some powder, the bruise on her forehead could not be concealed.

Xingxing couldn't help but look at it a few more times.

Perhaps noticing Xingxing's gaze, the man next to Li Xuefeng looked over.

Seeing that it was a little girl, he chuckled and said meaningfully: "Are you an acquaintance?"

It was just a simple sentence, but Li Xuefeng's whole body began to tremble violently.

This performance seemed to please the man, who laughed again: "Okay, just watch carefully for a while."

Li Xuefeng smiled more happily than crying: "...Yes."

Xingxing thought both of them were very strange. She suddenly discovered that when the man was speaking, one and a half of his front teeth were missing.

The gap in teeth is kind of funny.

Xingxing couldn't help but think of Ju Ge'er who suddenly lost a tooth while having dinner last night.

That’s right, Ju Ge’er was very ugly and made a lot of noise, but his grandmother comforted him by saying that every child will lose teeth.

Adults... do you also lose teeth?

Xing Xing chuckled when she thought of Ju Ge'er's silly look after he lost his teeth.

Unexpectedly, when the man saw Xingxing smiling at him, he immediately pursed his lips and stared at Xingxing with a fierce look in his eyes.

Xing Xing was frightened and turned around quickly, rushing towards Mrs. Wei.

Mrs. Wei was still worried that the atmosphere in the government office was too stern and frightened Xingxing, so she quickly hugged Xingxing in her arms and said, "My dear grandson, don't be afraid."

Xingxing buried her head in Mrs. Wei's arms.

It was time for the court to begin, and the bailiffs brought Huai Ge'er to the hall.

The Yu family became nervous.

Li Chunhua couldn't help herself and cried out "Huai Ge'er"!

Huai'er looked fine, just a little haggard. There were no stains on his face or clothes, and no injuries on his body. He had scratched someone's face before, but the scratches had now formed scabs, leaving only faint marks.

He heard his mother calling him, and saw his family members anxiously looking at him outside the government office. There was also Xingxing, the little girl, shouting, "Big brother, don't worry, everything will be fine!"

A warm feeling arose in Huai'er's heart.

He asked himself countless times in prison, if he encountered such a thing again, would he still help?

He thought, he would.

There are not only those treacherous people in this world, but also his family and many other people who deserve to be treated well.

Huai'er's eyes became firmer and he knelt down in the hall.

The county magistrate sat high in the court and, according to the procedure, opened the court and summoned the prisoners and victims.

The girl named Yiwen had red eyes and knelt down in the hall. Before the county magistrate could ask her a few questions, she burst into tears and looked extremely weak.

Li Chunhua looked at the fragile Yiwen and felt a little guilty.

Although my son is also a victim, he really bullied this girl. Otherwise... let my son marry her?

First, it would give an explanation to the girl, and secondly, it would also allow the son to be exonerated.

I just don't know if the girl is willing.

Li Chunhua thought with a sad face.

Xingxing was in Mrs. Wei's arms. She looked at Miss Yiwen, who was crying sadly, for a while and felt that she looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen her for a moment.

Xingxing was dizzy from thinking so much and couldn't help but secretly look back at the strange gap-toothed man next to Li Xuefeng.

Xingxing saw that the gap-toothed man looked at Yiwen who was kneeling on the ground with a sinister smile!