Yuan Chao Lin announced the punishment of the two men and then adjourned the court. He also cordially invited Nie Bowen to rest at his residence, but was politely declined. However, Yuan Chao Lin was not disappointed at all, because Nie Bowen gave him a very high evaluation of his abilities and was extremely courteous, making him secretly delighted.

  As the noisy crowd saw that the sentencing had ended and Xie's master and Wang Chengdong were also taken away, it was already late in the day, so they all dispersed in a hurry, rushing to the main gate of the government office.

  "We should also go back." Yun Lao Ye was older than Ye Yu Xi had expected, and after a day of hard work at the auction, he was already feeling exhausted. After being supported by a servant, he wanted to return home.

  "Let's go." Today's lawsuit went very smoothly, and Ye Yuqi was also quite happy in her heart. She called out to the crowd to follow her outside as well.

  Ye Zhuo didn't move. She saw Xie Yunfeng's mother, Guo Shi, looking at her husband being taken away, crying and grabbing onto Xie Yuntian, shouting with tears streaming down her face: "It's all your fault! If you hadn't fallen for that cheap woman and wanted to marry her back, and then backed out of the engagement and sought revenge, would our Xie family have encountered such disaster? You brought this calamity upon yourself, but instead of taking responsibility, you let your father go to prison for you. Is this the filial piety of a son? Your father is already 46 years old, his body isn't well, being exiled so far away, it's uncertain whether he can even come back. This is how you repay your father for raising you all these years? Aren't you afraid of heavenly retribution? Go and tell the adults clearly that this was all your doing, it has nothing to do with your father! Hurry up! If not, our Xie family doesn't need a son like you!"

  Xie Yunfeng saw his father being taken away, and he was extremely distressed in his heart. However, he couldn't muster the courage to take the blame upon himself and be exiled three thousand miles away. If that were the case, his life would be ruined. At this moment, hearing Madame Guo's scolding, he didn't dare to retort, but instead silently lowered his head, enduring her insults.

  But his mother, Wen, was not reconciled. A husband is shared, but a son is her own. She could survive without her husband, but without her son, she would be trampled by Guo's family and lose all support in the second half of her life. So she immediately stood up to block Xie Yunfeng and argued with Guo. However, reason was on Guo's side, and Xie Yunfeng letting his father take the blame was extremely unfilial. Wen couldn't say that this matter was actually done by Xie Jizong and had nothing to do with Xie Yunfeng. As a result, after two rounds of argument, she was scolded by Guo until she was speechless and her face was full of shame.

  Yè Zhuó patted this scene, and suddenly had an idea. He pulled Guān Shì's arm and said: "Grandmother, let's go back." Then, he pulled her towards where Guō Shì and Wén Shì were standing - these two people had just sent Xiè Jì Zǔ out the door and were standing not far from the entrance. As for Wén Shì, she was standing on this side of the crowd. As they walked past Wén Shì's side, Yè Zhuó pretended to be squeezed by someone and bumped into Wén Shì.

  The Wen family originally hated the Ye family to death. If it weren't for the Ye family, how would the Xie family have such a great disaster? At this time, she was scolded by Guo's wife and had been holding back her grievances. Now being bumped into by Ye Zhuo, she suddenly exploded like a firecracker, her eyes red as she pounced on Ye Zhuo, shouting: "It's all because of you, you slut! Because of you, my family's old master was imprisoned, I'll beat you to death, I'll beat you to death..."

  Ye Zhuo was already on guard and wouldn't let herself be hit. She dodged to the side while apologizing, "Sorry."

  At this time, Guan's loving heart for Ye Zhuo was such that he would have given her his own flesh to eat if necessary. How could he allow anyone to scold Ye Zhuo even half a sentence? Not to mention hitting her. Seeing Wen Shi cursing with malice, the anger in his belly suddenly found a place to vent, and he stood in front of Ye Zhuo, stretching out one hand to block Wen Shi's incoming body, while using the other hand to scratch Wen Shi's head, saying: "You damn are the lowly person. Your whole family is lowly, a family of shameless people, destined to not have a good death."

  Although she wasn't very knowledgeable, she was clever. She knew that if someone's head was bleeding in the court, they would be sued. So her powerful hands didn't slap Wen Shi's face, but instead scratched her hair. With her hair covering it, it only looked a little purple and swollen, and no one noticed. And let Wen Shi have a loose hair, while Xie family lost face. This kind of scratching wasn't considered fighting, so the judge couldn't convict her.

  Yue Zhuoyi thought Guan Shi's actions were laughable. She dodged behind Guan Shi while shouting loudly, "Mrs. Xie, this person is crowding me, I didn't intentionally bump into you, and I've already apologized to you. What more do you want? You scolded my family as being of lowly birth, what kind of people are the Xies then? It was your family who proposed the marriage and also broke it off, we didn't have anything to do with it. Yet you still harbor resentment in your hearts, set a trap for us, and put our family in a desperate situation. This outcome is well-deserved. Now you're putting all the blame on me, what kind of logic is that? Are we supposed to stand there and let you slaughter us, waiting for death with our necks stretched out? Furthermore, this matter was originally done by Mr. Xie, but your husband insisted on taking the fall for him, what does it have to do with us? By scolding like this, aren't you dissatisfied with County Magistrate's judgment? Are you trying to use your family's power to plot against my family again?"

  "Stop it, stop it." Xie Yunfeng had originally wanted his mother to teach Ye Zhuo a lesson, so he stood aside with his arms folded and didn't intervene. But Wen Shi, a refined and dignified lady of the house, was no match for Guan Shi, who was used to doing rough work? She couldn't even touch Ye Zhuo's sleeve before being scratched by Guan Shi until her hair was disheveled and her hairpins were scattered. He hastily stepped forward, wanting to rescue his mother. But Guan Shi wouldn't let him? And instead dragged him into the fight as well, scratching him a couple of times.

  Xie Yun'ai and her mother, Guo, stood aside with her elder brother, not stepping forward. Seeing Wen's disheveled appearance, Guo felt relieved and a cold smile of schadenfreude appeared at the corner of her mouth.

  Those lively people saw this scene, where would they be willing to go? They all stopped in their tracks and gathered around. The ones who were walking ahead quickly heard that the women of the Ye and Xie families had a dispute, so they hurried back to continue watching.

  Yuan Chaolin was talking to Nie Bowen and Du Haoran when he heard the commotion, his brow furrowed instantly, and he strode over, shouting loudly: "Stop!"

  Guan immediately quickly withdrew his hand and said, "They were the ones who made the first move, they were the ones who scolded people."

  "Sir, sir." Ye Zhuo came out from behind Guan's body, went down on his knees with a pale face and said to Yuan Chaolin "Sir, please save our Ye family."

  "What do you mean, Miss Ye? Don't worry, I'll take care of it myself." Although Du Haoran had already explained the reason for helping the Ye family, Yuan Chaolin still didn't dare to be too rude to Ye Zhuo. The reason was simple: although the girl from the Xie family was extremely beautiful and delicate, her temperament couldn't compare to Miss Ye's. If that Xie girl was like a rose in a flower garden, though charming and captivating, she was somewhat common; whereas this Miss Ye was like a snow lotus on a high mountain, extraordinary and elegant, cold and noble, making people not dare to gaze at her directly.

  For a girl like this, two men stretched out their hands to intervene in such trivial matters. Whether it was truly out of righteousness, only heaven knows.

  "The original proposal to break off the engagement was initiated by the Xie family, and yet, despite not having hindered them in the slightest, Mr. Xie still harbored a grudge against my family and set up such a vicious plot that nearly led to our downfall. Now, after this incident, Mr. Xie has been sentenced to severe punishment, exiled thousands of miles away, and fined one million taels of silver. Will the Xie family let us off easily? Earlier, Madam Xie's words were also heard by you, sir. They don't think they're in the wrong; they only believe that I brought misfortune upon their family head. It seems that from now on, they will employ even more ruthless and sinister tactics. Their family is wealthy and influential, while ours is as insignificant as ants, and our downfall can occur at any moment."

  "Yes, the one who proposed the marriage was the Xie family, and the one who broke it off was also the Xie family. The Ye family didn't do anything wrong, but the Xie family set up such a vicious trap. Now that this has happened, can they still let the Ye family live?""The onlookers nodded in agreement. At this time, even those who usually fawned upon and flattered the Xie family had changed their attitude by 180 degrees and were no longer willing to help the Xie family with a single word - the Ye family didn't provoke them, but they still set up such a trap; if I don't speak out against you in the future, won't you try to harm me? This kind of venomous family is truly hoping that the authorities can eliminate it once and for all, so as not to harm others. Now that they still have a thread of life left, let's be careful. What business or social interactions are there to speak of? Let's just avoid them altogether. This Xie family, what kind of family is this? It's actually a snake family! The most venomous kind. Can't provoke them, can we still hide?"

  And so, the Xie family went out, although not as hated as a street rat, they were also avoided like a snake's skin. Business plummeted, and no one dared to go to their workshop to process jade materials again, and their store stopped selling jade utensils. Nie Bao Wen returned home and made an announcement, the original stone supplier of the Nie family also didn't dare to supply jade materials to the Xie family again. The Xie family had lost its master, and the two households were in constant conflict, with everyone fighting each other. Thus, the once wealthy Xie family, one of the top two families in Nanshan Town, declined day by day.

  Of course, this is a later story.

  "Miss Ye wants this official to take responsibility for you in what way?" asked Yuan Chaolin.

  "The lady wishes to ask the respected elders and everyone present to bear witness for the Ye family. From now on, if any misfortune befalls the Ye family, she believes it must be the doing of the Xie family. Therefore, she wants to request that the respected elders order the Xie family members to take a poisonous oath: if they harbor evil intentions again and harm the Ye family, they will surely suffer retribution, meet a terrible end, and bring calamity upon their descendants."

  Yuan Chaolin's face sank.

  Although he thought Ye Zhuo was very reasonable, this poisonous oath, as a court official, he could not force the Xie family to take. The Xie family had done wrong and someone had been punished, within his duty, the case was already closed. Now he again used his official identity to force others to take the poisonous oath, that was not upholding justice, but bullying the weak. Moreover, it was in full view of everyone, relying on the power given by the court, oppressing the common people.

  Thank you to the daughter of Pursuing Day, Yan Yi Luans and Night Saya's pink votes!

  The fastest updated network: ω·u⑻