Traveling through the farm, I just want to earn money by farming

"Wang, are you serious?"

The village chief looked at Wang and asked.

"Yes, Village Chief, Sister Wu's family is quite wealthy, otherwise I wouldn't have agreed."

Wang said this with an innocent look on her face.

The village chief pointed to the boy next to him who was squatting on the ground and grinning foolishly while eating candy.

"Is this the good family you found for Mai Miao?"

"Ah, how can you be like this? Although my son is a little stupid, he is caring."

Mrs. Wu couldn't stand others talking about his beloved son.

"I'm asking you a question. Is this the good family you found for Miao Jie'er?"

The village chief frowned and asked Wang in a stern voice.

Wang didn't dare to look the village chief in the eye and responded in a meek manner.

"You sold Sister Miao for twenty taels? Are you still a human being? She is your own daughter!"

The village chief was furious. Now every household in the village is living a better life, and people come to propose marriage to them, and they are the ones who have been carefully selected among the generals.

How good! He sold his daughter to a fool.

"I'm doing this for her own good. Women will eventually get married, so shouldn't I, as her mother, worry more?"

Wang was unhappy. What does it mean to sell?

"This marriage doesn't count. Get out of here."

The village chief frowned and drove the people away.

"Why not? The marriage certificate and engagement letter have both been stamped by the government office."

As Wu spoke, she took out the marriage certificate and displayed it in front of everyone.

"You probably know that Wang is no longer a wife of the Mai family. Mai Miao is a grandson of the Mai family and has nothing to do with her, a concubine."

"I don't care. The government has issued a seal, so she is my daughter-in-law. I don't care whether this Wang is a wife of the Mai family."

Mrs. Wu is smart, she only recognizes this.

"Come, let me make the decision."

Prince Fu was on the periphery. After hearing the whole story, he had already made a plan in his mind.

The villagers saluted him and brought in tables and chairs, which became a simple hall.

When Mrs. Wu saw this, she was a little confused. How could there really be a prince?

"Tell me, I'll judge a case for you. Who goes first?"

Prince Fu looked at the people below and asked.

"Your Highness, I will go first."

Wu then explained the whole story, "Your Highness, this is why I came to your house today."

Prince Fu signaled his attendants to present the marriage certificate, and he knew at a glance that it was real.

Turning to Wang, he said, "Wang, you know the laws of our dynasty. If a woman who has lost her husband or divorced remarries and does not take her child with her, all future affairs concerning the child will be decided by her ex-husband's family."

Wang's face was filled with grievance, and she said sadly, "Your Highness, I know that my mother-in-law is the only one left in the Mai family, and she is very old. Miao will be a marriageable girl in a year, and I really can't bear to see her left alone in the future, so I thought of finding her a good family so that she can have someone to rely on in the future."

"Is this the good family you were talking about?"

Prince Fu pointed at the boy who was standing aside and didn't know what day it was.

Wang looked up and said, "Your Highness, you may not know this. Although this boy is a little bit stupid, his family is well-off. Sister Wu only has this one son. In the future, all the family property will belong to them."

"Besides, Sister Wu said that they are getting old and are worried about only having this one son left. They want to find someone smart and capable of taking care of the family business, so they found out about my Maimiao."

"You do have plans, but have you informed Granny Wang?"

"This is my fault. I only thought about what was best for Miao Jie'er and forgot to discuss it with my mother-in-law."

"Bah, I'm not your mother-in-law."

Granny Wang spat in hatred, wondering how this woman could be so cruel.

"Do you agree with Granny Wang's proposal for Mai Miao's marriage?"

"I don't agree. Even if Sister Miao never marries, she will never marry a family like this."

This is a pure waste of her seedling. This child has already suffered enough in her life.

How dare she do that when her mother had to exchange it for money?

"Alright, let's just call it a day. If Granny Wang doesn't agree, this marriage is off the table. I'll return this marriage certificate to the government office to close the case. As for the betrothal gifts, you, Wang, can return them to Wu."

Prince Fu was too lazy to argue with them and made the final decision.

"Your Highness, this is unacceptable. How can we do something so easily?"

Wu naturally didn't want to do that, as she had finally found one that suited her.

"Ms. Wu, this Mrs. Wang is a remarried widow, no longer a member of the Mai family. And since Granny Wang is still alive, this marriage needs Granny Wang's approval. Mrs. Wang has no say in the matter."

"If you are dissatisfied, you can go to the county government office and file a lawsuit to see if there is anything wrong with my ruling."

Prince Fu's words stopped Wu from going back.

"Ms. Wang, what you did is considered selling innocent people. According to the law, you should be exiled. However, since this is your first offense, you will be punished with twenty strokes of the cane as a warning to others."

"Your Highness, you can't judge me like that! I'm her mother, how can I be considered a trafficker?"

How could Wang admit it when such a big hat was put on her?

"Why do you have objections to my sentence? Then what do you think the king should do?"

Prince Fu looked at Wang leisurely, with a smile on his face that seemed to have deep meaning no matter how you looked at it.

Wang was frightened by the stare. She turned to Mai Miao and pleaded, "Miao Jie'er, please plead for me. I really only want this for your own good. I don't mean to sell you out."

Mai Miao's eyes were calm, he just looked at her blankly for a moment and then stopped looking at her.

Seeing Mai Miao like this, Wang said anxiously, "Your Highness, I'm not selling my daughter. These three books and six ceremonies are all in accordance with the rules. How can I be selling my daughter? At most, I'm just too concerned."

"You're quite clever with your words. If everyone behaves like you in the future, what laws will there be?"

"This really can't be considered selling out innocent people, Your Highness."

"You are so unreasonable, woman. I have already been very lenient and given you a lighter punishment. Do you think the punishment is too light?"

Prince Fu handled the case promptly and decisively. Moreover, he was not biased and he even showed sympathy for the woman by giving her a lenient sentence.

"Wang, please express your gratitude quickly. Compared to exile, these twenty strokes of the cane are a light punishment."

"That's right, don't be so ungrateful. If the Ming Mansion comes to interrogate you, I'm afraid you will be in big trouble."

"You can't control Mai Miao, yet you secretly married her off. It's wrong both morally and morally. You even brought people to abduct her. It's a pity that you didn't charge her with raping a commoner."

"Don't try to persuade her. She's a black-hearted, evil woman who even sold her own daughter. She deserves to be thrown into that bitter cold place."

Everyone was talking at once, some were giving advice and some were scolding.

Wang was trembling like a sieve at this time. This was her own daughter, how could it be considered as selling an innocent person?

"Alright, suppress her. Tomorrow, execute her in public at the west entrance of the town. Explain the reason to the villagers and let everyone learn from her."

After that, someone took Wang away.

Mrs. Wu didn't dare to say a word and just took her son and left.

"You two should stay and watch the execution together tomorrow."

Prince Fu pointed at the two of them and then took them away.

Seeing what had happened, the villagers comforted Mrs. Wang with a few words and then dispersed.