Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 704 Surrender
Stop arguing?

Madam Mao found it hard to believe that these words came from the mouth of the old man in front of her.

"My lord, what do you mean by 'don't argue'?" Madam Mao asked herself, she wasn't arguing about anything, she just wanted justice.

Master Hua understood the other party's feelings, and without saying much, he directly apologized, "I misspoke."

Madam Mao said with tears in her eyes, "My lord, you know I have elderly parents to care for and young children to raise. The reason I want justice is for my children. They cannot have a father who has broken the law."

With such accusations leveled against them, what future do they have?

Seeing her agitated, Hua Rujin advised her to calm down before saying, "But you have to think about it. What kind of people have wronged Lord Mao? He dares to lay a hand on even high-ranking officials. Wouldn't it be easy for him to fabricate another charge against you?"

"Madam Mao, is your future more important, or your life?"

Mrs. Mao found it difficult to answer such a question.

Hua Rujin then advised, "Your children are still young, and it's impossible to say what they will do in the future."

Moreover, the current emperor is merciful. Even if Lord Mao takes the blame, the emperor will not implicate his family, considering that he is already dead.

Although some of the words were unpleasant to hear, Hua Rujin felt it was a viable option: "Madam Mao, you are still young. If you remarry in the future, your children might be able to be included in another family's genealogy..."

Before Hua Rujin could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Madam Mao's incredulous gaze.

“I’ve lived to this age and seen and experienced more than you have. Some things may seem incomprehensible to you now, but you might understand them in ten or twenty years,” Hua Rujin said. “Think carefully about what I’m saying. Once you’ve figured it out, I’ll send someone to take you back to your hometown.”

Upon hearing this, Madam Mao rushed into the room and soon came out with a package, clearly intending to leave immediately.

Master Hua quickly stopped him, "Where are you going?"

“I have no face to stay here any longer,” Mrs. Mao said.

"If you want to return to your hometown, wait a few more days. I will send someone to make arrangements along the way, and then you can set off." Madam Mao shook her head. "I will not return to my hometown. My husband was murdered and even after his death, he was wronged. I have no face to see his parents again."

"Where are you going?" Lord Hua was anxious and blamed himself for speaking too directly. Seeing that she was determined to leave, he had his maid block her at the courtyard gate.

“Go to Beishan County,” Madam Mao said firmly.

Lord Hua felt even more helpless. "What's the use of going to Beishan County? If Lord Meng could help, he would have done so long ago. Why has he been keeping you waiting until now?"

Madam Mao covered her face and wept bitterly.

Lord Hua sighed and summoned a maid to help the person into the room to rest.

No one knew what Madam Mao had been thinking about all night, but two days later, she found Master Hua and said that she wanted to return to her hometown.

Lord Hua sent two trusted confidants to escort the person home.

At the end of July, the autumn harvest began.

The official school in Beishan County began its holiday for the busy farming season. Meng Changqing squatted on the edge of the field and thought to himself, "Bafang Laicai should be buried in his studies at the Meng residence right now."

Bafang and Laicai were indeed engrossed in their studies.

Just as she instructed, he ignored all the trouble along the way. Once he entered the Meng residence, he closed the gate and spent all his time studying except for sleeping and eating. Even when he went to the outhouse, he never put down his book.

But today, I have no choice but to let it go.

Because people from the Meng family came, and they happened to come specifically to visit the two of them.

The person who arrived was Chen Xingqi.