"That's not the case, village chief. Please listen to me."

Wu wanted to go forward but didn't dare. Now she was naked and covered her key parts with her hands. She no longer had the arrogant and domineering look of the past.

Originally, Aunt Zhao and her friends had agreed to come and watch the fun, so they had been staying near the Song family. Now, no one expected that it would be such a big gossip.

At this time, Aunt Zhao also started to speak.

"Mrs. Wu, I never thought you would actually do such a thing. This kind of thing has never happened in our village in all these years. You really bring shame to the women of our Songjia Village!"

In ancient times, women attached the most importance to their reputation. This time, Mrs. Wu has really brought shame to all the women in the village. If this gets out, other villages will laugh at her to death!

"I didn't! It was all Song Qingwan who did it. She framed me and my son. How could we possibly?"

No matter how stupid Mrs. Wu was, she came to her senses at this moment.

This whole thing was Song Qingwan's fault from beginning to end!

What a Song Qingwan! She really misjudged this girl. She didn't expect that this girl could have such a vicious mind!

At this moment, Wu looked at Song Qingwan with eyes full of fear.

"Okay, take them all away and go to the ancestral hall to speak to our ancestors."

The village chief finally couldn't bear it anymore, and he signaled Aunt Zhao to put a piece of clothing on Wu.

A group of people escorted Wu and Song Da to the village ancestral hall.

Mrs. Wu screamed in fear, and she kept making excuses, trying to make everyone believe that he was really wronged.

What kind of place is an ancestral hall? In this situation, can she still be okay if she goes to the ancestral hall?

Song Qingwan looked at her coldly from the side. She raised her head, her eyes meeting Wu's frightened eyes, and a mocking smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

It seems to be saying, I did it, what can you do to me?

When they arrived at the ancestral hall, the village chief ordered Song Da and Wu to kneel down, and then reported everything about the two to the ancestors.

Finally, the village chief turned around and looked at everyone, asking them what to do with the mother and son?

Wu and Song Da were usually domineering in the village, and therefore offended many people, so at this time, no one came to plead for them.

After discussion among several village elders and the village chief, it was finally passed unanimously.

Everyone thought that Wu should be drowned in a pond and Song Da should be driven out of the village and never allowed to return.

At this moment, Wu suddenly thought of something. She suddenly had an idea and shouted:

"The person who set the fire, Village Chief, is Song Qingwan. My family didn't light a fire today. Where did the fire come from? Why is it such a coincidence that Song Qingwan saw all this at my doorstep? I ask the Village Chief to investigate carefully."

Song Qingwan was a little surprised by Wu at this time, and she looked at her with a new respect.

Wu actually suspected Song Qingwan, but Song Qingwan had already made all the necessary preparations, so how could she escape punishment?

"Village Chief, I, Song Qingwan, swear here that if I did what happened today, then my parents would be dead without a burial place! I also ask the village chief to investigate thoroughly and clear Qingwan's name, and not to wrongly accuse a good person."

Song Qingwan looked shaky, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

If anyone still had doubts at the beginning, they should have dispelled them the moment Song Qingwan swore on her own parents.

Who in their right mind would swear such a solemn oath against their parents? There is a god above us. What if the oath comes true?

Song Qingwan didn't care. It would be great if it really came true. It would be a good opportunity to bring disaster to this irresponsible couple.

The village chief was also confused at this time. He didn't know who to believe for a moment. After all, sinking into a pond involves human lives.

If a case is not handled properly and turns into a false accusation, it will be difficult to explain to your ancestors a hundred years later.

So the village chief ordered people to tie up the gods Song Da and Wu with ropes and throw them into the ancestral hall.

Early the next morning, the village chief went to the county government office in person to invite Song Da's second uncle Song Chengyuan back.

The county magistrate happened to be on leave today, and when he heard about this he also came to Songjia Village.

In just a short while, a temporary court was set up in the ancestral hall of Songjia Village.

County Magistrate Wang Chenguang sat in the court, with several village elders sitting on both sides.

Song Chengyuan stood behind Master Wang, and from time to time he looked at Song Qingwan who was standing below him.

Song Qingwan felt a pair of eyes fixed on her, making her feel uncomfortable all over.

She raised her head and her eyes met Song Chengyuan's. Song Chengyuan looked at her with hatred in his eyes, as if he was going to rush over and kill her in the next second.

But Song Qingwan was not panicked. She curled her lips in disdain. He was just a yamen runner. What was so great about him? Would she be afraid?

Then the village chief went to court, and the two sides had a heated debate over who set the fire.

As for the aphrodisiac, Song Da and Wu both believed that it must have been Song Qingwan who drugged them.

Song Qingwan cried out that she was wronged and asked the county magistrate to send someone to test the Song family's water and food. If poison was involved, there would definitely be some residue.

As for the arson issue, if she had set the fire, there would definitely be traces of burnt tinder left behind. Song Qingwan also asked the county magistrate to investigate to see if there were any signs of arson.

The county magistrate pondered for a while and expressed his agreement with what Song Qingwan said.

Then the village chief sent people to investigate the food in the Song family and the fire scene.

Song Da and Wu, who thought they were about to clear themselves of the injustice, looked at Song Qingwan with a provocative look.

Song Qingwan smiled faintly, her eyes full of mockery.

She has destroyed the evidence, what evidence can be found?

The aphrodisiac dissolves in water and is non-toxic, odorless and colorless. As for the plastic bottle that set the fire, it would have been burned up long ago.

So the final result was as expected by Song Qingwan. There was no evidence to prove that this matter was related to Song Qingwan.

Wu and Song were stunned. They didn't expect that they couldn't find any evidence at all!

"Okay, the matter is clear now. It was Song Da and Wu who had sex in the middle of the night and accidentally knocked over the candle, which caused the fire. Song Qingwan had nothing to do with it."

The county magistrate finally decided to declare Song Qingwan not guilty.

Song Qingwan knelt on the ground and kowtowed excitedly.

"Thank you, Lord Wang. Lord Wang is truly an upright and just judge. He is fair, honest, and upright."

The county magistrate was also pleased with Song Qingwan's flattery and nodded with satisfaction.

Then he left his seat and handed the court over to the village chief.

The village chief's eyes were so angry that they were about to burst into flames. These two things made him lose face.

I actually had to trouble the county magistrate to come in person, thinking it was some huge injustice.

Village chief Yu no longer paid any attention to the two men's excuses and directly ordered Wu to be drowned in a pond and Song Da to be kicked out of the village and never allowed to come back.

"I don't want to die, please let me go! I am really innocent, I really didn't do it!"

"Song Qingwan, I won't let you go even if I become a ghost, help me!"

Wu was put into a bamboo basket and slowly sank to the bottom of the river until her cries could no longer be heard.

Song Qingwan stood by the river with an indifferent expression. She looked at Wu who was sinking, and a hint of satisfaction appeared in her eyes.

"Song Qingwan, I finally avenged you."

As for Song Da, he was driven out of the village early on by a group of strong men, his legs were broken, and he was not allowed to return to the village in his lifetime.

Song Qingwan was too lazy to look, for she was afraid of dirtying her eyes.

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