While Gou Dan was chatting with Magistrate Yang, a young woman suddenly rushed out carrying a little boy. "Grandson of the Emperor, I have a complaint! I have a complaint!"
Magistrate Yang hesitated for a moment before ordering his men to drag the young woman away.
Dog Egg saw it all, how could we let them take the person away? "Wait."
Upon hearing Gou Dan say "wait," Magistrate Yang quickly replied, "Grandson of the Emperor, this is the wife of my unfilial son. She went mad after that son was imprisoned."
Dog Egg ignored Magistrate Yang.
Dog Egg raised his hand, and the guards let the young woman come closer. However, the guards also assumed attack stances. If the young woman went berserk, they could subdue her immediately.
Fearing misunderstanding, the young woman knelt down from a distance. After kneeling, she kowtowed three times to Gou Dan. Only after finishing did she say:
"Grand Prince, my husband is the illegitimate son of Magistrate Yang. My aunt used tricks to conceive my husband. Magistrate Yang has never liked my husband. After Magistrate Yang's corruption was exposed, he made my husband take the blame for him."
“My husband has always wanted to gain the approval of Magistrate Yang. As soon as Magistrate Yang spoke to my husband, my husband agreed.”
"After my husband took the blame for Magistrate Yang, Magistrate Yang not only kept his official position, but also gained a good reputation for putting righteousness before family."
"Grand Prince, please do me justice. I..."
"I do not wish for my child to live on with the stigma of being the son of a criminal. Grandson, please do me justice."
After saying this, the young woman kowtowed three times to Gou Dan while holding the child.
Magistrate Yang was both angry and afraid. "Grandson, she's talking nonsense. Don't listen to her. I have no dislike for my illegitimate son, nor have I asked him to take the blame for me."
The young woman wiped away her tears. "Grandson, I am not insane. I am telling the truth. I swear on my life and my son's life."
Magistrate Yang was about to speak when Gou Dan glanced at him indifferently. "I, the grandson of the emperor, will have someone investigate your son's matter."
The young woman was delighted. "Thank you, Grandson! Thank you, Grandson!"
Magistrate Yang was very flustered upon hearing this. He wanted to say that even tigers don't eat their cubs, and that the young woman was truly insane. However, Gou Dan had already said that he would send someone to investigate.
Magistrate Yang was filled with regret!
Magistrate Yang wanted to beat the young woman to death.
However, the young woman has already shown her face to Gou Dan. If she dies, wouldn't that be tantamount to telling Gou Dan that what she said is true?
Magistrate Yang can now only pin his hopes on his illegitimate son.
Gou Dan had originally planned to stay at the county government office. But after what happened, he no longer wanted to stay there. When Gou Dan left, he took the young woman and her child with him.
As soon as Gou Dan left, Magistrate Yang went to find Madam Yang.
Madam Yang knew that the young woman had taken her child to Gou Dan to complain. As soon as Magistrate Yang arrived, Madam Yang anxiously asked, "My lord, what do we do now?"
Snap!
Magistrate Yang raised his hand and slapped Madam Yang across the face. "How can you manage a household like this? How can you not even keep an eye on a woman?"
"I...how was I supposed to know she would do that? She's always been so well-behaved."
"Would my little darling go and complain to the eldest prince?"
"...Sir, let's think about what to do now."
"What can we do? Just wait to go to jail."
"..." Madam Yang didn't want to go to jail. "No...it's not that serious, is it? As long as the Fifth Prince doesn't admit it, the First Grandson can't do anything to us."
At first, Magistrate Yang thought so too. However, "The Crown Prince must have many capable people under his command. If the Crown Prince investigates the matter thoroughly, even if that little beast wants to take the blame, the Crown Prince will not allow it."
Now, Madam Yang was completely panicked. "Then... will Jie'er be alright?" Jie'er, whom Madam Yang was referring to, was the eldest son of Magistrate Yang, and many of the Magistrate Yang's affairs were handled through his eldest son.
Magistrate Yang sat down in his chair, looking dejected. "Yes."
"...How...how could this be?"
Magistrate Yang gritted his teeth. "I should have beaten that slut to death back then."
Madam Yang also wanted to beat that young woman to death, but the young woman had already run off with Gou Dan. "Is...is there really no way at all?"
"The eldest grandson left behind five guards when he left."
"..."
Soon, Gou Dan found out what had happened.
Magistrate Yang, his eldest son, and those who helped pin the blame on his illegitimate son were all punished.
Magistrate Yang's illegitimate son was also sentenced to two years.
The young woman and her son could no longer stay in the Yang family.
Gou Dan made the decision to separate their family from the Yang family and establish their own household.
The young woman, holding her son, came to kowtow to Gou Dan.
Dog Egg asked her what her plans were for the future.
The young woman said her family were in business, and she planned to start a small business to support herself and her son.
Dog Egg gave her three hundred taels of silver and then had someone send her and her son to her parents before setting off.
After settling in, the young woman brought her child to see her husband.
Her husband scolded her as soon as he saw her. "Why did you do that? Didn't I tell you? If you want to remarry, then remarry."
The young woman immediately retorted, "Just because I remarried, does that mean my son is no longer a criminal's son? You're only thinking about pleasing your father; have you ever considered that you're a father now too?"
"Am I... am I a prisoner now?"
The young woman wiped away her tears. "That's different. You're in jail now because of your filial piety, not because of embezzlement or other crimes. Just stay in there and don't worry about us. The eldest prince gave me three hundred taels of silver. I plan to use it to start a small business."
"After you get out, if you're still willing to stay with me, then we'll continue. If you're not, then we'll get a divorce."
"However, my son has to stay with me. I don't want my son to end up like you. People don't even treat you like their son, and you're still taking the blame for them. Okay, I've said my piece, I'm leaving."
"Wait, let me see my son."
The young woman handed her son over. "Don't do anything foolish again. If you do something foolish again, your son and I won't want you anymore."
The man wanted to say that he wasn't being foolish; he just didn't want his father to suffer in prison.
Before he could say anything, a small hand landed on his face.
The man couldn't speak.
The man lowered his head and kissed his son's little face. "I'm sorry."
The young woman's eyes reddened again. "Alright, it's all in the past. From now on, the three of us will live a good life together as a family."
Meanwhile, Gou Dan and his group arrived at General Du's place. General Du, along with his eldest son and his generals, came out to greet them early on.
Young Master Du's eyes lit up immediately upon seeing the black treasure.
Fourteen usually walked next to Hei Bao, and Fourteen keenly noticed the look in Young Master Du's eyes.
Fourteen was very surprised when he realized it!
Could this kid have taken a liking to Hei Bao?
Doesn't this kid know that Hei Bao is a fierce girl?
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