Severed ties and living in a dilapidated house? No worries, the poor thing has a space.

Fang Youcai wouldn't listen to Zhu at all; he had been feeling resentful for too long.

If Fang Yu hadn't broken his leg, he wouldn't be lying in bed all day like a cripple.

He didn't even have the courage to go out. How could any uncle let his niece trample on his dignity? He just couldn't swallow this insult.

Upon hearing that an official had gone there, he guessed that Fang Yu must have used some underhanded means. If he went and exposed the true colors of Fang Yu and her two children, then his broken leg wouldn't have been in vain.

Once he made up his mind, even Zhu couldn't stop him; Fang Youcai was determined to go find Fang Yu.

Zhu chased after them, thinking that her father-in-law outside would help to stop them.

But to everyone's surprise, the person who was sitting in the main room just moments ago had vanished, leaving only Zhang Shi sighing all alone.

"Boss, why are you out here? What are you going to do?" Zhang asked, seeing Fang Youcai's limping and hurried steps.

Fang Youcai kept walking: "Mother, I need to find an official to seek justice for me. My leg can't just be broken like this."

Upon hearing this, Zhang quickly chased after him, saying, "Then I'll go with you."

"Mother-in-law..." Zhu's voice trailed off as she tried to stop them, but she had no choice but to follow the mother and son.

Since Fang Youcai broke his leg, he hasn't left the house, and the villagers haven't seen him for some time.

All that is known is that Fang Yu broke his leg, but the specific reason is still unknown.

Now that he's gone out, and in such a hurry, the onlookers are naturally very curious about what he's going to do.

"Fang family, what are you two doing?"

The gossipy woman who had followed them started asking questions.

Zhang said smugly, "Didn't you know a high-ranking official came to the village? Of course, we came to pay our respects to him."

The woman said in a similarly sarcastic tone, "Didn't we hear that a high-ranking official went to Yu'er's house? You kicked him out of the Fang family back then. Now that we hear a high-ranking official is staying for a meal, are you trying to take advantage of him? Be careful, you might not even be able to get in the door."

The woman finished speaking in one breath and then burst into laughter, which made the people who had just come to watch the commotion around her laugh as well.

Someone else added, "Yu'er's family is living such a comfortable life now. Their new house is about to be completed. My husband works at their house and can smell the aroma of meat every day. Some people see that others are living well and want to take advantage of them."

Zhang was surprised by these gossipy women's comments. She immediately put her hands on her hips, pointed at the man, and scolded, "Your man only smelled the aroma of meat, did he even get to eat it? What are you so smug about?"

"That's still better than some people who kick others out, then see that others are doing well and start eyeing their money. It's laughable."

Zhang wanted to retort, but Fang Youcai spoke up before she could, saying, "Mother, why bother arguing with these ignorant people?"

Zhu walked at the very back. Although she didn't say anything, she felt her cheeks burning. When had she ever been pointed at and talked about like this before?

Fang Youcai was eager to see the official, so even though he was limping, he walked very fast.

As the three walked over, the person who had just been arguing with Zhang stabbed them hard in the back.

"Pooh!"

"What's with the swagger? I bet when he sees the magistrate, his other leg will be broken too."

After several rounds of drinks, Fu Zhou had finished eating. He lifted the curtain and came out, where Fang Youcai and the other two were already at the door.

Seeing that Fu Zhou was a stranger with an extraordinary aura, Fang Youcai took two steps at a time and knelt down in front of Fu Zhou with a "plop".

"My lord, you must do justice for me! I have been wronged!"

Zhang insisted on coming, but when she actually arrived, she didn't even dare to look at him. She only saw Fang Youcai kneeling down, so she quickly knelt down as well and said, "Your Honor, my son is innocent!"

Zhu glanced at Fu Jue furtively. She felt that his clothes and appearance were different from what the others had heard them say.

But since Zhang and Fang Youcai both knelt down, she had no choice but to kneel down as well.

Fu Ju only needed a moment to react before he knew what was going on. He put his hand back on the hilt of his sword and took a step back, saying, "You've knelt before the wrong person."

After he finished speaking, Fang Youcai looked up, but he had already disappeared from sight.

"Where is he? Where did he go?" Zhang looked around, craning her neck, but couldn't find any trace of Fuju.

Fu Ju was already sitting on the leafy trunk of a tree, because he knew that Fang Yu and the others would be coming out soon, and there was no need for him to stay any longer.

Sure enough, the curtain was lifted from the inside, and Fang Xin came out first. Fang Xin was picking her teeth with a toothpick in her hand when she saw three people kneeling neatly at the door.

She froze for a moment, stunned, but quickly recovered: "What are you doing here? And kneeling at the door, we don't have any money for you."

Fang Xin knew perfectly well that they were there to ask for money.

The three men, kneeling before the younger generation, were understandably embarrassed and quickly got up.

Li followed behind and came out. She glanced at the three people at the door, seemingly unsurprised. She even gave them a calm look before putting the bowl she was carrying into the wooden basin and squatting down to wash it.

Fang Xin jogged over to help, completely ignoring the three of them.

Fang Youcai tried to see what was happening inside through the gaps in the tent, but there wasn't a breath of wind, so he couldn't see anything at all.

He continued shouting towards the door: "This humble subject, Fang Youcai, pays his respects to Your Excellency. Please, Your Excellency, do me justice."

After saying that, he stared at the door, naturally hoping that the person would come out quickly.

Two breaths later, the curtain at the door was indeed lifted, but it wasn't the official who came out; it was Fang Yu, who was still gnawing on a chicken leg.

Upon seeing the three people, Fang Yu slurped off the last bite of the chicken leg, tossed the bone in front of Fang Youcai, and deliberately asked, "Did you come here for this? That's all."

"You!" Fang Youcai was so angry that he dropped his cane. Instead of picking it up, he cursed Fang Yu, "You brat, I'm your uncle. Aren't you afraid of divine retribution?"

Fang Yu clapped her hands, took half a step, and looked at him leisurely: "You're barking like a dog at my doorstep, what do you want if not a bone?"

"Of course I'm here to pay my respects to Your Excellency."

As he spoke, Fang Youcai cupped his hands and addressed the still slightly swaying curtain, saying, "I, Fang Youcai, pay my respects to Your Excellency. Please grant me justice."

The onlookers had all come over, and hearing what Fang Youcai said, they all guessed that he was talking about how Fang Yu had broken his leg.

Fang Youcai wanted to see Xiao Jingqi, so Fang Yu naturally wouldn't stop him or send him away, since so many eyes were watching.

Fang Youcai was getting anxious. He wondered if he was too late and if the official had already left.