Chapter 14: Clearing the Wrongs

"You all know Hedi. He has no flaws except that he is very honest. I'm just afraid that he will be cheated by others." Nian Huayue certainly believed in his son.

But what if someone dragged you into a dark alley?

"Cousin, don't worry. There is no news now!" Wang Xifen put her arm around Nian Huayue's shoulders and comforted her softly.

"Yes, cousin, don't be anxious, wait for the news first." Shen Yuefu also advised.

As he was speaking, the door opened and someone said that the thief had been caught.

"What's the thief's name?" Nian Huayue asked tremblingly.

"That wasn't mentioned. It seems that County Magistrate Fu wants to give that person another chance."

"Mr. Fu is really kindhearted. If it were me, I would beat him up first to vent my anger and then send him to the government for punishment."

"So he is a member of the staff, and you are nothing."

Nian Huayue was too lazy to listen to those people's nonsense and walked straight to the residence of County Magistrate Fu.

"Cousin, slow down!"

She was anxious and walked quickly, so Wang Xifen and Shen Yuefu couldn't keep up with her at all.

Not to mention Liang Huanxue, she was jogging all the way with her little face flushed.

Nian Huayue arrived outside the door of County Magistrate Fu, but did not dare to go in. She stood there, taking two steps forward and then two steps back, with her hands tightly clasped together, already soaked with sweat.

The door to the Shen residence was open. Seeing Nian Huayue pacing back and forth, the servant at the door could not help but come out and ask, "Is there something wrong?"

"I...I heard..." Nian Huayue hesitated, wanting to ask but not daring to.

"You caught a thief in your house today, right?" Liang Huanxue asked crisply.

The servant was not surprised at all. After all, this incident caused quite a big commotion and even the gates of the county town were closed.

He saw Liang Huanxue's cute little face and replied with a smile: "That's true. Why are you asking this, a little kid?"

"My cousin is working there. My aunt was a little worried when she heard the news, so she came to see. Can I meet my cousin? His name is Liang Wenxuan." Liang Huanxue saw the servant's face change and thought to herself that something was wrong.

"So you are Liang Wenxuan's family member. I'm afraid you are not here to see him?" The servant looked at him with contempt and spoke in a mocking tone.

Nian Huayue's heart skipped a beat, and she took two steps forward and asked, "Hey, young man, did you misunderstand something?"

The servant snorted, "There is nothing to misunderstand. Don't you know whether your family members stole things or not? The master originally appreciated him very much, but he insisted on doing such a thing. It's really despicable."

Seeing his expression as if he had already condemned someone, Nian Huayue was immediately annoyed.

She originally wanted to argue with reason, but County Magistrate Fu was a reasonable man, and he would not wrongly accuse anyone unless there was evidence.

So he could only patiently say, "My family and the land would never do such a thing. I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding! Can you let me meet him?"

"This thief, your master was already magnanimous enough by not handing him over to the authorities, yet he still refused to tell us where the stolen goods were hidden. That would have been fine, but the people at home came to make trouble, which is really ridiculous." As the servant spoke, he turned around and walked inside.

After a while, he came out and led them to the side door.

"Why don't you let us go in through the main gate?" Wang Xifen became unhappy when she saw the servant leading them to the side door.

Nian Huayue grabbed her hand and shook her head, "Xifen, it's already this late, don't worry about it."

She was afraid that after Wang Xifen made such a fuss, the Fu family would not let them in.

By then, she won't even be able to see Hedi again. How can she clear his name?

Wang Xifen had no choice but to swallow her anger.

But the servant refused to show mercy. "Don't you know who you are? And you want to go in through the main gate. Only our master is kind enough to allow you to go in and take a look. If it were someone else, they would have to go to the prison."

After entering the side door and turning several corners, I arrived at a side courtyard.

Liang Wenxuan was kneeling inside. He didn't seem to be injured, but his expression was very stubborn, as if he refused to admit his mistakes.

"Hedi, are you okay?" Nian Huayue's heart suddenly ached.

She walked over quickly and tried to help the man up.

But he was stopped by another servant.

"You don't think you can take your son away just by coming in, do you? You have to hand over the stolen things, or else you will just take away so many valuable items for nothing."

Liang Wenxuan stood up and said to Nian Huayue, "Mom, I didn't steal anything. I really didn't steal anything. I don't know how that hairpin ended up under my pillow. I was wrongly accused."

Nian Huayue grabbed his hand, tears streaming down her face. "Mom believes in you. You are a good child and would not do such a thing."

"Really? Then tell me, who is the real thief?" The servant was arrogant, with a look of pride in his eyes.

Liang Huanxue looked at his face and felt strange.

Logically speaking, this servant should have shown the same contempt or disgust towards Liang Wenxuan as the previous servant.

After all, no one likes a thief.

But there was a smug look on his face.

Especially when Liang Wenxuan talked about the hairpin placed under his pillow, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

That's not the state a normal person would be in, unless...

"Where is County Magistrate Fu? I want to see him!" Liang Huanxue shouted.

The servant came over and gave her a hard push.

Liang Huanxue lost her balance and fell to the ground.

Shen Yuefu was so distressed that she quickly hugged her and said, "How can you be so cruel that you even bully a child?"

"Who told your little girl to be so ignorant that she actually asked to see my master? Do you think you can let such despicable people like you meet him casually? As the saying goes, if you are not from the same family, you will not enter the same door. I think you are all the same kind of people!"

The servant did not feel the slightest bit of guilt, but became more and more excited as he spoke.

Who can endure being insulted like this?

Naturally, Nian Huayue was the first one who couldn't stand it anymore, and he raised his fist to teach someone a lesson.

"Originally, the master didn't want to publicize this matter, but you insisted on coming here to make trouble. It seems that you want everyone in the county to know that he is a thief, right?"

Seeing that Liang Huanxue was clinging and refusing to leave, the servant had no choice but to use threats.

But Liang Huanxue wouldn't fall for it.

The more anxious he appears, the more it shows that he is guilty.

Otherwise, what reason would he have to kick them out?

There was too much commotion here, and finally County Magistrate Fu arrived.

"Who wants to see me?" County Minister Fu's tone was filled with displeasure.

With such a scandal happening in his house, he was already embarrassed enough.

What's more, this thief was someone he valued, which made him heartbroken. He thought that he had poor vision and mistook fish eyes for pearls.