It’s hard to break a phoenix’s destiny

Chapter 646 Gossip can only be heard in private

Yang Xianrong softened her heart and coughed softly, signaling Liu Yao to let the mother-in-law sit down and talk. However, the mother-in-law was still very polite and refused to stand up no matter what, and continued to kneel on the ground. Liu Yao had no choice but to let Guo Jin and others help her and let her sit aside.

One after another, many neighbors were "invited" by the guards. Everyone's statements were similar to those recorded in the previous files, with nothing special.

Liu Yao was a little tired of asking questions, so he let Jin Xi continue asking for him. He sat next to Yang Xianrong and held her little hand under her wide sleeves.

Yang Xianrong listened very carefully, not wanting to miss anything.

By the time lights were on, the neighbors had not finished their questions. Liu Yao was afraid that Yang Xianrong would not be able to bear it, so he asked her in a low voice whether she wanted to go back to the general's mansion first. But Yang Xianrong shook her head and said, "I don't think I can finish my questions today. Let's send those who have not been asked back."

"Yeah." Liu Yao also glanced at the neighbors gathered at the door of the inn. There were quite a lot of them.

"By the way, let this mother-in-law stay for a while, I want to talk to her." Yang Xianrong suddenly said. Jin Zhun was planning to take this opportunity to go back, but he couldn't help frowning and said, "I've been asking questions for a whole day, but I can't get anything out of it. It's a waste of time."

"That's why we asked them to go back first and continue tomorrow." Yang Xianrong remained calm, "If Lord Jin is tired, he can go back first. Anyway, the content is almost the same, and you don't need to listen."

"I'm going to report this to the Emperor." Jin Zhun said unhappily, "Jin Xi has already written the copy for these statements, why are you repeating them?"

"It's just a question, why not?" Yang Xianrong's face fell, and Liu Yao naturally stood up and said in a much louder voice, "Lord Jin, go back and tell the emperor first. We didn't find out anything today."

"General, this is not good. How could you...?" Jin Zhun wanted to curse.

"What's wrong with me? I'm just investigating a case. Can't I learn more about the situation?" Liu Yao sneered, "You can go back. Guo Jin, see Master Jin off."

Jin Zhun really wanted to say something like, "How can you, a general, listen to a woman? This is simply treating the trial as a joke." But he really didn't have the chance to say it, and was directly invited out by Guo Jin half-embracing him. Even Jin Xi was invited out by the guards without any courtesy.

After everyone left, Yang Xianrong's waist slumped. She felt very tired after sitting like this for most of the day. Liu Yao asked, "Shall we go back too?"

"That's not necessary. Just ask Bian Heng to come again." Yang Xianrong waved his hand.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Liu Yao was a little anxious.

"No, no, I just want him to check on this old lady's legs. It looks like she's injured." Yang Xianrong sighed, "You know, ever since my eldest brother's leg got injured, I can't bear to see other people's legs hurt, and I always want to help heal them."

"You are really...a beautiful person with a kind heart." Liu Yao suddenly said this, and Yang Xianrong couldn't help but smile.

The owner of the cosmetics shop and the mother-in-law were very close to them, so they all heard what they said. It was inconvenient for the mother-in-law to kneel down, but the owner had already knelt down and even kowtowed to Yang Xianrong to thank her.

Yang Xianrong said softly, "We are all women, so we naturally know the hardships of women living in this chaotic world. You don't have to kowtow. I just caught up with you and helped you." "Thank you, Madam General." The proprietress kowtowed three more times, "This is for my mother-in-law."

"You are also a kind-hearted person." Yang Xianrong sighed, turned to Liu Yao and said, "Let Shuanzhu clean a clean room for us. I don't want to sit here anymore. The stool is too hard."

"Yeah." Liu Yao's execution ability must be top-notch. He grabbed the tie and went to clean up the room.

Soon, he turned back and helped Yang Xianrong to the first-class room. The guards naturally had to stay outside and not let anyone get close.

While waiting for Bian Heng, Yang Xianrong suddenly asked the two women, "Isn't Li Xiuying Mou Huaizhong's first wife?"

"No." The mother-in-law replied, "Ah, this matter is actually my fault for being too talkative, otherwise it wouldn't have harmed her for her whole life."

Since they were in a quiet and private environment, the mother-in-law started to talk more. It turned out that three years ago, Mou Huaizhong's first wife and children died of illness. The mother-in-law was his neighbor, and she felt sorry for him being alone, so she talked about this matter when chatting with the customers of the cosmetics shop.

Women naturally love gossip and are very enthusiastic about it. As they talked, they started to arrange for him to remarry. It happened that there was a teacher in the west of the city who had been impoverished due to the war and was unwilling to do some manual labor. His eldest daughter's husband died, and because she had no children, she returned to her parents' home.

With one more person to feed, the family is even more stretched.

So someone suggested that the eldest daughter, Li Xiuying, remarry. Even if the man was older, at least there was an inn and life was still acceptable. Moreover, "older men know how to cherish people better, and marrying him would also provide some security for her family... You know, what else can you do in your situation?"

The women spoke cryptically, but everyone understood. Especially Li Xiuying, who saw the state of her home, realized that if she continued to stay in her parents' home, she would probably end up hanging herself.

So, she didn't even hesitate and just nodded and agreed to get married.

When she got married, because it was her second marriage, there was no wedding banquet. Mou Huaizhong gave the Li family 100 taels of silver and invited the whole family to have a meal at the inn, which was considered a wedding.

Only Li Xiuying's mother cried bitterly, feeling sorry for her daughter. But she also understood that her husband was not doing well, and those children had to live.

I thought that by marrying here, my life would be guaranteed. At least in the first half of the year, the two of them lived in harmony. Li Xiuying could read and write, and became the second innkeeper of the inn. She could also help Mou Huaizhong with many things, and the two of them had a good relationship.

However, things changed one day.

During dinner that day, Mou Huaizhong suddenly overturned the table and beat Li Xiuying severely. Then there were rumors that Li Xiuying was a traitor and stole the money from the counter to support her brother's studies.

When the mother-in-law and her friends heard the noise, they rushed over to stop the fight. It took a long time for the fight to stop. However, from then on, Mou Huaizhong's attitude towards Li Xiuying became much worse. He would beat her up every now and then, and sometimes after drinking, she could be heard screaming in the middle of the night.