Traveling through ancient times to escape famine, the prince led me to rebel

Luo Xiaoran didn't waste any time talking to Li Xinghua. She walked up to her and tore off the cloth wrapped around her left hand.

There was a bloody mess below.

A thick wound was very conspicuous, viciously entrenched between the thumb and index finger of Li Xinghua's left hand.

The deepest part of the wound had not yet completely scabbed over, and was quietly bleeding a very small amount of blood, and had begun to become infected and fester.

Luo Xiaoran raised her eyes and looked at Li Xinghua, her eyes were ambiguous: "Such a serious injury, how could you handle it so carelessly?

And it's obvious that the wound was not caused by a kitchen knife, but rather by some tooth-shaped tool, such as a saw."

Li Xinghua's face suddenly turned pale, her voice unconsciously rose, her eyes fixed on Luo Xiaoran, her head shaking slightly: "I don't know what you are talking about!"

Luo Xiaoran decided to trick her, so she deliberately said, "The village chief saw it with his own eyes yesterday. It was you who sawed the wooden planks on the bridge. Don't you admit it?"

Hearing Luo Xiaoran's confident words, Li Xinghua let out a breath she had been holding on to. She gave a dry smile but refused to speak again.

Luo Xiaoran nodded, showing an understanding expression, and continued:

"Zhang Erhe is your husband. If I send him to the authorities, you have a reason to harm me.

But the whole thing was started by him colluding with Wang Xiaofeng and instigating Zhang Xiaohe to steal my property, so there is nothing wrong with what I did.

You can say that I act without regard for neighborliness and am too cold, but I don't care.

But I never imagined that you were so thoughtful and knew how to secretly observe my whereabouts in the dark.

You know I take Chen'er to the wooden bridge for a walk every night, so you tampered with the bridge and caused Chen'er to fall into the river. "

Although Luo Xiaoran was questioning, her tone was calm and without any ups and downs.

The more she did this, the more scared Li Xinghua became.

The more scared Li Xinghua was, the more speechless she became.

Suddenly, a silver light flashed across Li Xinghua's eyes. It turned out that Luo Xiaoran took out a dagger from his sleeve.

"Kong Qing, hold her down!" Luo Xiaoran ordered coldly.

Du Kongqing was stunned for a moment, then held down Li Xinghua's head.

Luo Xiaoran: ...

Li Xinghua was very cooperative and stayed where she was.

It was not until Luo Xiaoran put the dagger on her left hand that Li Xinghua came to her senses and broke free from Du Kongqing's "pressure".

"What do you want to do!"

"Try to get you to talk."

"Miss Luo is so small, I'm afraid she can't do anything to a peasant like me who does rough labor every day!"

Three seconds later, Li Xinghua's intact right hand was bent behind her back by Luo Xiaoran. Although her injured left hand was free, she had no power to fight back.

Luo Xiaoran suddenly felt a little hungry. She looked up and saw that the sun was so bright that it was almost dazzling. It was definitely lunch time.

Thinking about finishing this matter quickly and going back to eat, Luo Xiaoran opened her red lips slightly:

"If you want to just keep wasting time like this and refuse to admit it, that's fine too. I'll keep you company. I'll come after your son Hu finishes school tonight.

By the way, don’t you have to pick up Zhang Xiaohu tonight? I have a carriage here, I can help you pick him up, and I can have a lot to talk to him about. "

"What do you want to do to Hu Zi!"

Li Xinghua struggled violently, trying to break free from Luo Xiaoran's control, but was suppressed tightly.

"You sent my brother into the river, so it's not too much for me to do something to your son!" Luo Xiaoran said coldly.

Seeing that she couldn't break free, Li Xinghua slowly dispersed her strength, hesitated for a moment, and then slowly spoke:

"I did it, I admit it.

That damn Zhang Erhe, even if he was forced to build the city wall, I think he deserved it.

But what did my Hu Zi do wrong?

Ever since Zhang Erhe was arrested, I became the criminal's wife and Hu Zi became the criminal's son.

I am not afraid of the rumors in the village, but Hu Zi is different. Because of this incident, the children in the village don’t want to play with him anymore.

Huzi used to be so outgoing and strong, but now he has become timid and cowardly."

Having said this, Li Xinghua raised her red eyes, tears hanging in her eye sockets but not falling.

"It's all because of you! Zhang Erhe is guilty, you can punish him however you want, but why did you open the ancestral hall and let so many people know about his scandal.

You didn’t stop there after you opened the ancestral hall, but instead sent him to the government, making him notorious, and causing his wife and children to suffer gossip among the villagers.”

Li Xinghua's resounding condemnation successfully silenced everyone present for a few seconds, and then Du Kongqing at the side couldn't help but jump out to defend Luo Xiaoran:

"According to what you said, Zhang Erhe has committed a crime, and we cannot send him to the authorities because if we do, the news will definitely leak out, which will cause you and Zhang Xiaohu to fall into controversy.

Opening an ancestral hall has been a tradition in Hexi Village for many years, in order to deter those with evil intentions.

According to your idea, we must not open the ancestral hall after we catch Zhang Erhe who stole money.

Do we need to quietly punish him without alerting anyone, and then send him back home to avoid getting you and Zhang Xiaohu involved in rumors?"

Du Kongqing's words immediately calmed down Li Xinghua, who was just feeling aggrieved.

Her upper and lower lips opened and closed several times, but she couldn't utter a single word.

Luo Xiaoran glanced at Du Kongqing, who had been deeply harmed by the rumors, and felt deeply comforted.

"Kong Qing was also criticized by the villagers because of her father's affairs, but she never felt resentful. Instead, she worked harder to support herself and her mother.

Just as she said, whether it was to open an ancestral hall or to send someone to an official post, Zhang Erhe's theft could not be concealed.

As a victim, it is reasonable, rational and legal for me to seek justice for myself.

Should I let Zhang Erhe take my money and elope with Wang Xiaofeng just to take care of your feelings?

In the ancestral hall, I did not expose the ugly deeds of Zhang Erhe and Wang Xiaofeng, which was already a great favor to you!

If I remember correctly, that night in the ancestral hall, you revealed their ugly deeds yourself, and it was the village chief who interrupted you, preventing you from revealing more.

If everyone in the village knew that Zhang Erhe not only stole money but also committed incest with his brother's wife, wouldn't you and Zhang Xiaohu suffer even more criticism?

Why do you treat yourself differently from how you treat others?

Aren't you afraid of being talked about for impulsively revealing your husband's scandal? I just punished the person who stole my money, and it harmed you and your son?

Even if we take a step back, because of Zhang Erhe's matter, I caused you and Zhang Xiaohu to suffer criticism.

But just because of this incident, you actually wanted to harm our lives, how vicious!"

Luo Xiaoran's words revealed Li Xinghua's unreasonableness completely.

For a moment, she was speechless.

"If you do something wrong, you must accept the punishment. This time I won't do both. You can choose between opening the ancestral hall and sending someone to the government office!"