A car accident, our family of three crossed

Mr. Mei acted so sincerely in front of everyone, showing his pure fatherly love to the fullest, which moved people around him to the point of being moved.

At this time, Zhou Yin suddenly said coldly: "Master Mei, please stop acting. Everyone in this county knows that you spread rumors about your daughter in order to seize her dowry. It's only been a year, and you have forgotten? It's okay if you forget. The people in our county will remember it for you!"

That incident caused a lot of uproar at the time, and everyone knew about it. The people who had just been verbally attacking the Mei family suddenly turned their guns and pointed them at Master Mei.

Zhou Yin continued, "Who among the slightly older people in our county doesn't know about the dirty things you did? You have a virtuous wife at home, but you still keep a mistress outside. You keep a mistress so you can, but you are spending the money of your wife's dowry. You are just living off her! As a man, I am ashamed for you."

As soon as this was said, someone in the crowd outside the venue began to chime in, "I know about this. When Master Mei realized that he could no longer keep his mistress secret, he brought his mistress, who was not even presentable enough, into the house and angered his wife to death."

"No wonder my daughter doesn't kiss him anymore. If I were Madam Mei, I would have poisoned him and his concubine with arsenic long ago. How could they have gotten away with it until now?"

Many people knew about these past events, and the people in the county had a very bad opinion of Mr. Mei.

Mrs. Mei's face turned blue and red as she listened to these words, but they were in court at the moment and she didn't dare to refute others.

The county magistrate at the seat had heard enough gossip, so he slammed the gavel, shouted for silence, and continued with the trial.

Because there was insufficient evidence to prove that Mrs. Wan and Mr. Mei were guilty, Lin Laoliu had no choice but to admit defeat and take the blame for everything.

Mei was not willing to accept such an outcome. After many twists and turns, she ended up in prison, while Wan, the man behind the scenes, was able to escape unscathed.

But no matter how unwilling she was, it was useless. Mrs. Wan did her job perfectly. No wonder she was a merchant girl but could become an official's wife. She was quite capable.

Hang Shuheng seemed to have guessed what she was thinking. He turned to look at her and shook his head imperceptibly.

Today's matter can only end like this. Their main purpose today is not to punish Wan or Mr. Mei, but to clear Mei of suspicion.

As for Mrs. Wan and Mr. Mei, there are other ways to deal with them.

Hang Shuheng had a hunch that given how seriously Zhou Huan took the matter, he would probably take some action next. He just had to wait and see.

In the final verdict of the case, Lin Laoliu and the old woman, the two murderers who directly killed people, were both sentenced to beheading.

Lin Sancai was the one who poisoned the person. Although there were no casualties, he was still sentenced to prison. The husband of the deceased, as an accomplice, suffered the same fate as Lin Sancai.

At this point, the case was considered closed. After enjoying the unanimous praise from the people, the county magistrate slammed the gavel and announced the adjournment of the court.

When Lin Laoliu and Lin Sancai were being taken away, they paused in front of Mei and looked at her one after another.

Lin Sancai, with regret in his eyes, apologized sincerely to Mei before allowing the bailiff to take him away.

Lin Laoliu glanced at Mei quietly, said nothing, and was dragged away.

When Mei met their eyes, there was no ripple in her heart. She had no sympathy, no pity, and no desire for reconciliation for their final outcome. Everything that happened was their own fault.

When the onlookers saw that the case had been closed and there was nothing exciting to watch, they quickly dispersed.

When Mr. and Mrs. Mei left, they glared at Mrs. Mei secretly, then walked away in shame.

Wan first glanced at Mei, then shifted her gaze to Hang Shuheng, with the anger in her eyes not concealed at all, "Hang Xiucai, right? I really underestimated you, didn't anyone tell you? It's better not to meddle in other people's business."

She had always held a grudge against this man named Hang because of the raid on the Wan family. She felt that all the misfortunes of the Wan family were caused by this man.

She was first under house arrest, and then got caught up in the struggle in the harem, so she had no time to deal with them.

Now, the people she wanted to deal with actually joined forces with her. If she hadn't been careful and acted flawlessly beforehand, she might have been one of the people thrown into prison.

Hang Shuheng looked at Shang Wan's angry eyes and said with a smile, "I'm so sorry for ruining the county magistrate's wife's good fortune."

"It doesn't matter. We have a long way to go. Humph!" Wan was choked and her face was ugly. Just wait! She will always have a chance to deal with them. When the time comes, she will settle all the new and old grudges together.

She wanted to say a few more words, but Peng Desheng felt embarrassed and yelled at the servants to take Wan away.

Wan was not convinced, but she didn't say anything else. She snorted coldly and left with a flick of her sleeves.

After most people had left, Hang Shuheng and others walked out of the yamen.

"Miss."

Outside the gate, Mei's two maids had been waiting there. When they saw them come out, they trotted towards Mei and supported her on both sides.

"Miss, are you okay?" Xiao He hadn't seen Mei since she was taken away. Now she was looking her up and down carefully.

Xiaolan was busy on the side, thanking Hang Shuheng and Zhou Yin, "Thank you, Mr. Hang, and thank you, Guard Zhou."

"No need." Hang Shuheng responded lightly, his eyes already cast towards the entrance of the teahouse opposite. Song Ning and others had already come out of the teahouse and were waiting beside the carriage.

After Mei comforted the two crying maids, she walked to the other side and smiled at Song Ning and Zhou Ru.

The next moment, she rushed over and hugged these two good sisters who had no blood relationship with her. After a while, her eyes gradually became moist.

"Nice to have you."

Who said she has no one to rely on and no one to protect her? Isn’t the person who protects her right here?

Although they have no blood relationship, they are not relatives, but they are better than relatives.

Mei had never been so grateful as she was at this moment that she had met them and made friends with them.

The three of them hugged each other for a while before letting go. Song Ning said, "Okay, it's okay now. Let's go home."

"Yes, let's go home." Zhou Ru nodded heavily, took Mei's hand and said, "Good sister, get on the carriage quickly!"

"Okay, let's go home." Mei repeated what they said. She had never felt that the word "go home" was so warm.