Seeing that she seemed to have everything under control, Jun Yexue smiled silently.
Indeed, in the month she had been the county magistrate, this was the first time she had ever seen a woman dare to sue her own grandmother!
Generally speaking, it is rare for women to go to court, and even if it does, it is usually for other matters and is unlikely to be related to family.
Few people have the courage to do this, because if you're not careful, you'll be criticized by the world.
Since Zhiyin had this courage, it showed that she was an extremely intelligent person and already had a way out, so she didn't say anything more.
Meanwhile, two yamen runners drove a carriage and arrived at the magistrate's house at an extremely fast speed.
By this time, it was already broad daylight. Seeing that Zhiyin was not home, the grandmother and the others were all beaming with pride as they ate their meal at the dining table, their hearts filled with joy.
Just then, two constables burst in. Their expressions were cold and their voices were stern. As soon as they entered, they demanded sharply, "Who is Wang Cuihua?"
Wang Cuihua was my grandmother's real name.
Grandmother and grandfather were all startled by the sudden appearance of this person. Their faces turned pale, and they dropped their chopsticks. They hurriedly and tremblingly stood up, saying, "Sir...Sir."
Grandmother was so frightened that she almost collapsed to the ground, beads of sweat forming on her forehead. She stammered, "Sir, I...I am Wang Cuihua. May I ask what's wrong? Why are you making such a fuss?"
"Quick...quick, sit down..."
The crowd stared at the group anxiously and nervously, their eyes filled with helplessness.
This was their first time dealing with government officials! As farmers, seeing such a situation, especially with these two yamen runners looking tall and strong, their voices cold and ruthless, and their eyes filled with murderous intent, how could they not be afraid?
The two constables ignored her politeness and grabbed her without saying a word, pulling her out. "Someone has accused you of embezzling soldiers' pension funds. Please come with us!"
"What? Impossible!!"
Grandmother struggled frantically, not wanting to leave, but the bailiffs were too strong, and she couldn't break free. She could only be carried out.
She was instantly terrified and burst into tears, crying uncontrollably, "I'm innocent! Someone must be trying to frame me! Please, sir, find out the truth!"
She then looked at her grandfather and her terrified aunt and the others, pleading, "Husband, please save me! Come and help me!"
However, neither of them dared to move. Who would dare to move?
Who dares to oppose the government!
"If you have any problems, go to the government office. If you dare to keep arguing, believe me, I'll take action."
One of the constables impatiently brandished his sword, his gesture full of threat.
Grandmother immediately froze, unable to move, and could only be carried away by them.
Just then, she suddenly saw Yao Yulin and Zhihua peeking out to watch the commotion, and she remembered Zhiyin, who had disappeared early that morning.
He suddenly realized what was happening, and with a ferocious expression, he pointed at Yao Yulin and angrily shouted, "Fine, you bitch!"
"I was wondering why Zhiyin was nowhere to be seen this morning. Did you send that little slut Zhiyin to complain?"
Seemingly having completely confirmed this idea, she immediately launched into a tirade against Yao Yulin, but her voice carried further and further away until it gradually disappeared.
Grandfather and aunt also came to their senses, both looking helpless. "Dad, what should we do?"
"Won't this affect my husband's reputation?"
My aunt was extremely helpless, pacing back and forth, afraid that this matter would affect my uncle.
"Dad, tell me quickly, what should we do?"
After thinking for a moment, the grandfather hurriedly had his aunt push him outside, saying, "Come on, we can't just sit here and wait to die, we have to go to the government office to see what's going on!"
"Alright, alright, what about Fu'er?"
Auntie looked at Zhifu, who was completely unaffected and still eating, and glared at Yao Yulin, afraid that her precious son would be bullied after she left.
"Let's go together..."
"Okay, okay..."
"Mom, what about me? I want to go too!"
"Go? You're not allowed to go. What good can a good-for-nothing like you do? Stay home and keep an eye on the door. Don't let anyone break in and steal anything."
The eldest aunt gave Zhi Zhaodi a disdainful look and said meaningfully.
…
At the same time, two or three people were passing by when my grandmother was taken away by the yamen runners, and they all saw it.
As everyone knows, secrets cannot be kept in a village.
Therefore, in just over ten minutes, the villagers were all very curious and started gossiping about it.
If it weren't for the freezing weather, they would have loved to go to the county to see for themselves what had happened.
"I knew that old woman from the Zhi family wasn't a good person. She must have done something wrong. We should stay away from her house from now on to avoid being haunted by bad luck."
"I heard that his eldest son got into a fight at the academy and accidentally killed someone..."
"Really? You can't just say that!"
"No, no, I heard it was that girl named Zhiyin from the second branch of the Zhi family who beat the drum and appealed for justice in the government office!"
"That's even more impossible. I've always seen that little girl; she's always been so timid and submissive. How could she dare to do something so outrageous?"
"Oh... your news is outdated. I heard that now..."
…
Zhiyin had no idea how much of a shock the villagers would have from her grandmother being taken away on the spot.
Everyone was talking about it, and there were all sorts of speculations.
Even if her confidante knew, she would just smile and let it go.
Time passed quickly, second by second.
It was around afternoon when Zhiyin had already managed to grab a bite to eat at Jun Yexue's yamen, and that's when they finally arrived.
Firstly, Grandmother's loud yet aggrieved cry instantly reached the ears of Zhiyin.
"Who's making a scene outside? Bring them in at once!"
Jun Yexue frowned, slammed her hand on the table, and looked at the three people slowly approaching the door.
"Kneel down!!"
An impatient constable kicked the grandmother in the knee. "That old hag, she's been cursing and swearing the whole way, she's driving me crazy!"
Grandmother stumbled and fell heavily to her knees. Feeling the pain in her knees, she burst into tears, crying, "Waaah... I'm innocent! My lord, I didn't do anything!"
Only after she finished speaking did she seem to notice her confidante sitting to the side. Seeing her sitting there smiling at her while she could only kneel on the ground, she was immediately displeased and felt a surge of anger.
At the same time, I finally realized that it was indeed that damned slut Zhiyin who was behind this.
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