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Madame Li sighed. She looked at Song Xiangsi and then looked at the man beside her. "Little girl, I really don't know anything." With that, she stood up and hurriedly said, "Your uncle is still in the ground. I have to send him water, you guys … "Let's go back first."

Song Xiangsi was somewhat anxious. She did not understand why Madame Li did not say anything even though she clearly knew. She stood up and wanted to give chase, but was stopped by Meng Fanxuan's hand.

He took out a silver ingot from his purse, looked at Madame Li, and slowly said, "Here is one hundred taels of silver. You only need to tell us what happened in the Song Family's courtyard that day, and also come with us to testify that this silver is yours."

Madame Li's expression froze as she stared blankly at the silver ingot.

A hundred silver coins, even if they were to spend it all their lives, they still wouldn't be able to earn this much.

He walked to the side and calmly sat down. Then he said, "With these 100 taels of silver, you can move out of the house. If you sell the house, you can go to another county to do some small business. When the time comes, the child will be studying in the provincial capital."

After a pause, he smiled and said, "In that case, you no longer need to worry about the Song Family's people coming after you."

Song Xiangsi did not understand, but he did.

She had seen many people that chose to keep their mouths shut in order to protect themselves.

Madame Li pursed her lips and slowly walked back to her seat. She felt a surge of excitement in her heart.

How could Song Xiangsi not understand what Lady Li was worried about by now? However, she understood in her heart. After all, Madame Li had no relationship with them, and there was no need for her to risk everything to help them.

But understanding didn't mean she agreed. In order to not cause trouble, she could only watch as others were wronged and they might even be sent to jail. This was something she couldn't do.

"Aunt, you know what the lives of us siblings are like these past few years, and it seems that today's scheme to give us a big treasure has really succeeded. Once I enter the prison, my little sister and brother will definitely be brought back by Grandma Wang, and they might even be sold to a rich family for ruining their lives."

"You are a charitable person and have helped us a lot in the past few years. As long as you are willing to give me a certificate, you can leave with the money and don't need to worry about them disturbing you. You have also helped me, and I believe that my mother will remember your kindness and protect your family."

Madame Li's heart thumped, and finally sighed, "Lovesick girl, you're also a bitter person. To have such a father, such a suckling."

This was totally forcing the siblings to a dead end.

She shook her head, thinking as she spoke. "Your uncle and I had already gone to sleep that day, when we heard the sounds of fighting coming from next door, and then the sound of Bai Yi's screams begging for mercy. Your father even swore that she was a fox spirit, a shameless bitch who tried to hook up with men."

She shook her head and sighed, "What a sin, Bai Yi is screaming so miserably, your mother is also nagging at me, what are you talking about, Bai Yi is unruly, these days I sent Big Treasure away from home, I have to go out every day, come back in the evening, I probably went to have a private meeting with some wild men, this voice is intermittent, I can't really hear it clearly, I think, since that day, we haven't seen Bai Yi much."

Song Dabao had a bad temper. He used to beat up your mother a lot. We thought it was just a normal fight, so we didn't go over to take a look. Who would've thought that within a few days, she died?

Song Xiangsi frowned and turned around to look at Meng Ling Xuan. She had already come up with an idea.

It was most likely because he was giving away a great treasure that he was able to beat Bai Yiyi half to death when he found out that Bai Yiyi was meeting with a man outside. However, he didn't expect that someone had actually died within a few days.

He and old woman Wang were afraid, so they blamed it on her.

Song Xiangsi pursed her lips and said to Madame Li, "Aunt, I still have to trouble you with something. Can you come with me to the court and tell the county magistrate everything that you know?"

Madame Li was a little hesitant, but when she thought of going to court, she didn't dare to agree.

Meng Ling Xuan raised his eyebrows, and then took out a silver ingot from his purse, for a total of two hundred taels. He placed it on the table beside Madame Li and said solemnly, "Two hundred taels of silver is enough for you to buy a house in the county."

Lady Li gritted her teeth and raised her head to look at Song Xiangsi before replying, "Alright, I'll go with you."

Song Xiangsi let out a sigh of relief before making up her mind with Meng Fanxuan. She brought Madame Li to the county town as soon as possible, and Meng Fanxuan went to investigate which man had personally met Bai Yiyi that night and bring him to the court.

Time was limited. After Song Xiangsi left with Madame Li, Meng Liangxuan summoned all of the hidden guards who had followed them. They had to find that man within the time it took for an incense stick to burn.

On the other side, Song Xiangsi brought Madame Li to the county town. Along the way, Mrs Li's heart was in turmoil as she tightly gripped her sleeves. Suddenly, she felt somewhat regretful. Her brows tightly knitted together, thinking that she shouldn't have followed them.

That was going to be a confrontation in the court, they, the honest people, would never even dare to think about it.

Song Xiangsi rubbed her forehead and turned her head to look at her expression, immediately guessing what she was thinking. She pursed her lips, holding Lady Li's hand and softly saying, "Aunt, you need not be afraid. As long as what you say in the court is the truth, the county magistrate will not do anything to you."

"When I get rid of my grievances and have evidence that I sent a great treasure to kill Bai Yiyi, she will have to go to jail. If Old Lady Wang doesn't dare to come to your house and cause trouble, then the money will be enough for you to live in the county. When that time comes, your family's children will be able to study and get good results."

Madame Li was initially a bit afraid, but after thinking of how this amount of money would allow her children to study in the county, she gritted her teeth and no longer felt nervous. She turned to look at Song Xiangsi with a gentle smile.

"Don't worry, I know what to say."

"Yes." Song Xiangsi nodded. Then, as she was afraid Lady Li would make the decision to ruin the matter, she could not help but tell her, "You only need to speak the truth. You don't need to worry about anything else."

Madame Li was stunned, but still nodded in agreement.

Half a day later, when Song Xiangsi brought Madame Li to the yamen, the county magistrate had already gone back to sleep. He sauntered up to the court and slapped the log on his chest before continuing his promotion.