Chapter 173

173 Getting Serious

“Mr. Du, just go. If you have something to say, say it in court tomorrow. What’s the point of breaking it here?”

Although Mo Ruyue did not turn around, her imposing manner made Du Zhongheng uncontrollably believe her. He followed her words and got on the imperial carriage. Then, he cupped his hands at Qin Shi and said, “Old lady, this Du believes that everything has a clear heart. Just like what Lady Qin said, if there is a matter, it can naturally be clearly explained in court. There is no need to drag things out here. This Du will take his leave.”

Uncle Liu did not even bother to talk nonsense with Qin Shi. He directly pulled the big young mule’s reins and pulled the mule cart away.

“Hey, don’t go! Make it clear, don’t go!”

!!

Qin Shi wanted to chase after him, but she almost bumped into Mo Ruyue. How could she go around him?

“Grandma!”

“Mother!”

Madam Wang, along with her son and daughter, anxiously called out. They had originally planned to keep Du Zhongheng and force him to plead for mercy on their behalf. Now, it was great. He had been “saved” by Mo Ruyue and their thoughts were completely cut off.

“Mo Ruyue, what do you want? What can we do to make you let us go?”

Qin Shi really had no other way. She stuffed a bulging purse before she found out from the bailiff that a man in the city who slandered Mo Ruyue had already been sent to prison.

A full half a year’s sentence, a fine of ten taels of silver, and a public apology. This was just a rumor. When the time came, how would she, the person who started the rumor, be sentenced?

At the end of the day, not to mention being rich and powerful, they wouldn’t even be able to live a peaceful life and would even be reduced to prison. That wasn’t a place for people to stay!

Mo Ruyue sneered and sized up Qin Shi. “What do I have to do to let you go? Did I ask you to spread rumors? Was I the one who asked you to come looking for trouble every now and then? Who is the one who is not willing to let go of who? Straighten your tongue first before you speak!”

She then turned around and looked at the three people standing behind Qin Shi. Her eyes flashed with a cold light.

Qin Qingyuan had been planning to trick Da Bao and the others into losing money for a long time. However, he had overheard his plan and Da Bao had been prepared for it, so he had not succeeded.

Now, he came to ask for help and even wanted to give him a hard time. The words he came up with were so insidious that it simply didn’t seem like the thoughts of a child.

As for that Qin Qingfei, she was spoiled and domineering. Even now, she still didn’t understand the situation. She deserved to be a target for her brother’s schemes.

The two children, one bad and one stupid, were not good people. Why was it that they were both members of the Qin family, but they were so different, completely different people?

At this time, Madam Wang weakly opened her mouth and begged, “Sister-in-law, I’m begging you, please withdraw the charges! If Mother goes to court, our Qin family’s reputation will be completely ruined! Let’s not talk about our Qingyuan and Qingfei. Even your five babies are all surnamed Qin. Do you think you can stay out of this?”

“Sister-in-law, it’s a pity that Big Brother risked his life on the battlefield all those years ago. Wasn’t it all for the sake of earning money and military merits for the family, so that the Qin family could prosper? If he were to see you and Mother in such an irreconcilable state and still have to go to court, do you think he could rest in peace in the netherworld? ”

She directly brought Qin Ming out to talk about this matter. Although Mo Ruyue didn’t care, it once again pierced the hearts of the five babies.

“Father did not think that we would be swept out of the house before his bones were even cold. If we did not eat the meals of a hundred families, we would not have lived to this day. Could it be that Second Aunt thought that if we were to starve to death at that time, father’s eyes would have been closed?”

Er Bao said coldly. At the thought of how the five of them had survived, he felt terrible.

In the past, Mother was not good to them, but she changed later on. She was good to them from the bottom of her heart, but what about these real blood relatives?

His second aunt actually dared to mention his father?

They were not worthy!

“Second Aunt, don’t mention my father. It’s a bit decent if you don’t mention it, but if you do, it’ll inevitably make people laugh.”

Si Bao saw that his elder brother and younger sister had already spoken. How could he fall behind others? his words were not long, but they carried a lot of weight. After Madam Wang heard it, her body shook slightly. Her face was burning, but she did not dare to speak.

At this time, the sky was gradually getting dark. Those who went into the mountains to hunt and those who went to the fields gradually returned. When they saw Qin Shi blocking Mo Ruyue’s door with her family again, they asked the people who had already been watching what happened and each of them had their own thoughts.

Some of them just wanted to watch the show, while some of them were nervous.

“So, Lady Qin is determined to take her mother-in-law to court? I thought she was just trying to scare people.”

Someone asked the person beside him in a low voice, afraid that Mo Ruyue would hear them if they were too loud.

“There’s still a day off. This afternoon, the bailiff from the county came and said that tomorrow morning, Qin Shi will go for the hearing! Tsk, tsk, it’s been more than a month. Why did you only make such a big move now?”

The man shook his head as he spoke, but there was a gloating glint in his eyes.

When Qin Shi came to make trouble, these people even secretly gambled whether Lady Qin’s accusation was real or just for show. At that time, he said it was true, but later, he paid dozens of copper coins, and even now, he was still laughed at from time to time.

Now, it turned out that Lady Qin had really handed in the accusation. He had to carefully calculate how to get those copper coins back. Let’s see who can laugh at him in the future!

“There’s such a thing? Looks like she’s really serious.”

The eyes of the person who asked the question were a little erratic, and his breath was weak. Although his voice was low, every word he said was heard by Mo Ruyue.

She had long known that the villagers had used her to bet, but the expression and behavior of the person who asked the question was a little strange. Was there something else that she did not know?

However, she couldn’t go up and ask directly now. She had to wait and see for the time being. If something really happened, she would eventually give herself away.

What should be said and what shouldn’t be said had been said. Mo Ruyue was too lazy to continue to argue with Qin Shi here, not to mention gathering a group of people to watch. What kind of scene was this?

Alright, I have nothing to say to you now. If you really want to make a clear distinction, wait until tomorrow’s court. If you continue to pester me here, I won’t be polite!

As Mo Ruyue spoke, he gave Da Bao a look. He immediately turned around and returned to the courtyard. He did not know what he was fiddling with, but a field of caltrops suddenly appeared around the second branch of the Qin family.

That thing’s four corners were shining with a cold light. If one was accidentally stabbed by it, it would be a bloody hole.

Madam Née Wang did not expect to have such a thing under her feet. Her face suddenly turned pale with fright, and her feet went soft. She also lost the strength in her body and was about to fall to the side.

Fortunately, Qin Qingfei was beside her. Although she wasn’t very tall, she supported her and didn’t cause any blood to splatter on the spot.

“Mo Ruyue, who are you trying to scare with these weapons?”

Although Qin Shi’s face also turned pale, she did not lose as much face as Wang Shi. She still pretended to be brave and questioned Mo Ruyue.

“It’s getting late, and my house is remote. I don’t have a guard dog at home, so I have to have some means of self-protection. Otherwise, if any beasts come to my door, I can’t scare them away. Who’s going to be responsible if something happens?”