Wen Xiuli and Gao Xiaoyu were horrified!
However, the two elders of the Gao family did not seem to realize that there was a problem.
Especially Old Lady Gao, who kept shouting: "Investigate if you want! We're not afraid of your investigation! The child is Xiao Jiang's! This isn't over until you pay us."
Judging from Old Lady Gao's appearance, Yang Cui guessed that apart from Wen Xiuli, no one else knew about Gao Xiaoyu and that scholar.
The villagers were completely stunned by the shocking revelation that Yang Cui had made.
An Dafu and the Wen family were still in shock for a long time.
A moment later, the couple asked Yang Cui in unison, "Xiaocui, what do you mean?"
Yang Cui looked at Gao Xiaoyu and asked with a smile, "Gao Xiaoyu, are you going to confess yourself, or should I tell you?"
Gao Xiaoyu was extremely nervous. If she admitted it, the relationship between the Gao family and the An family would be broken and there would be no possibility of repairing it. Moreover, the Gao family's reputation would be damaged, and the Gao family would not get a single penny. Her father, her grandparents, and her parents would definitely not let her off the hook.
She would either be beaten to death or sold to a widower in the deep mountains to be his wife.
what to do?
Now all they can do is gamble. Gao Xiaoyu gambles that Li Xian isn't in Wan'an County, that Yang Cui won't find Li Xian, and that even if Yang Cui does find Li Xian, Li Xian will deny any connection to her for the sake of his reputation.
If the doctor diagnoses her as being more than three months pregnant, she can deny it and wait until the child is born for a blood test to determine paternity, at which point she can still manipulate the test.
Thinking of this, Gao Xiaoyu took a deep breath and then said, "The child is Xiao Jiang's, Cousin Yang. Don't listen to what others are saying. If you really don't want to take responsibility, I...I..."
As Gao Xiaoyu spoke, tears streamed down her face, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
“In that case, Uncle, go report it to the authorities. Xiao Jiang can’t be cuckolded, and he can’t suffer this injustice.”
"Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll go wash my face first."
Yang Cui immediately stopped him: "Uncle, don't wash it. Let the county magistrate see how the Gao family bullies people. Not only did they frame Xiao Jiang, but the whole family bullied you and your aunt, ganging up on you and demanding one hundred taels of silver. I think that should constitute the crime of extortion."
The Gao family members looked at each other in disbelief. They hadn't expected that Yang Cui and An Dafu would actually go through with their threat to report the matter to the authorities!
What ordinary person isn't afraid of officials?
How many people have Yang Cui's guts?
"You...you're really going to report this to the authorities?"
"Of course it's true! I'm going to report this to the authorities and get justice for my son!" An Dafu was incredibly defiant. He completely believed Yang Cui's words and knew that Yang Cui was not the type to spread rumors, so the child in Gao Xiaoyu's belly was definitely not his son's.
He actually dared to dream of making his son a cuckold and even demanded a hundred taels of silver. He can only dream!
Yang Cui personally accompanied An Dafu and his wife to the yamen to report the case.
As Yang Cui's carriage gradually disappeared, the Gao family members were also somewhat bewildered.
"What should we do? Maybe... let's just give up?" Wen Xiuli was a little worried because she knew that what Yang Cui said was true.
In fact, Gao Xiaoyu was also unsure and panicked.
"It's all that slut Yang Cui's fault! No wonder Lin Tanhua didn't want her, she deserves it!" Old Lady Gao cursed.
In the heat of the moment, the Gao family, unwilling to back down, threatened to report the incident to the authorities, claiming that An Xiaojiang had raped Gao Xiaoyu. But now that they've calmed down, they're afraid.
Yang Cui is a woman who dares to challenge the Lin family, and she has built such a large business and knows many influential people. The more they think about it, the more uneasy they feel.
Gao Tiancai believed that the timid would starve while the bold would thrive. Anyway, the child in his daughter's belly was Xiao Jiang's, and they couldn't deny it. They would face the officials if necessary!
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After Gao Xiaoyu became pregnant, An Dafu instructed An Xiaohai to find An Xiaojiang. Yang Cui happened to run into them on her way there. Upon hearing what the Gao family had done, the two brothers were so angry that they wanted to rush back and chop them down with knives.
When Yang Cui brought people to report to the authorities, Yin Zhihua naturally took it very seriously. However, since the yamen needed to collect evidence, there was no time for trial and judgment. They simply took statements from the group and examined the injuries of An Dafu and his wife before letting them go home.
After leaving the yamen, Yang Cui asked the An family to take gifts to the Deng family and tell them the truth about the matter.
Wen said, "It's probably inappropriate for us to go like this, and it's not something to be proud of, so let's not go and talk about it."
"By telling them now, you are showing your sincerity and putting their minds at ease, so they won't overthink things after they find out."
An Dafu said, "You can't go wrong by listening to Xiao Cui."
"Then come to my place for dinner once you've finished your business. It's been a while since you've seen Xiaohu, so it's a good time to meet up."
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Both Ma Ming and the yamen were efficient; they identified the target, Li Xian, on the third day after the report was filed.
On the day the court held its trial, Gao Xiaoyu was extremely nervous when she saw Li Xian.
But Li Xian's next words made her feel as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.
Li Xian said, "The student did have a relationship with Miss Gao, but I gave her ten taels of silver a long time ago to end it. She also told the student on the eve of the Lunar New Year that the child in her belly was mine."
Gao Xiaoyu originally thought that even if she found Li Xian, he would deny it, since he didn't want to marry her, and getting her pregnant would be irresponsible and would damage his reputation.
But Gao Xiaoyu never expected that Li Xian would actually admit it!
How could he admit it?
Suddenly, Gao Xiaoyu had a flash of insight!
Does this mean he's admitting that he's willing to marry her and take responsibility for her?
Li Xian comes from a good family and is a scholar. He will have the opportunity to become an official in the future. It would be better for him to be her concubine than for An Xiaojiang to be her concubine.
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