After being forced to leave the marriage, I became the wife of a top scholar.

Chapter 243 is absurd!

When Master Xiao heard last night that Xiao Fang had been sent to the government office, he immediately took his wife to Lord Hai for help.

Right now, Lord Hai has settled them in a small courtyard next to the government office.

The Xiao family was not considered a particularly powerful or influential family in Huaizhou City, but Madam Xiao's maternal family was quite powerful.

Madam Xiao's elder brother works in the palace, but the Xiao family has always kept a low profile, and even Xiao Fang didn't know about this.

Madam Xiao looked at the already bright sky and couldn't sit still any longer.

"Master, why don't we send someone to deliver a letter to my elder brother right now?" Madam Xiao turned to discuss with her husband.

The old man sitting to the side had a resolute face, but beneath the wrinkles of time lay a deep sense of melancholy.

"Hmph! Write a letter? What letter are you going to write!"

"If you ask me, Fang'er should be taught a lesson. It's one thing for him to philander all the time, but this time he actually set his sights on the sister of the prefectural governor's wife."

"What an unfilial son! What an unfilial son!" Old Master Xiao said, clutching his chest in anger.

Madam Xiao looked helpless. "My lord, although our son is absurd, he still has a sense of propriety."

"They must have been instigated by someone else."

Upon hearing this, Master Xiao became even angrier. "Instigating, instigating! Isn't it because he's stupid?"

"Alright, I've already swallowed my pride and come to beg Lord Hai."

"What kind of destiny he will ultimately have depends on him."

Madam Xiao wanted to say something more, but seeing that Master Xiao had already reached his limit of patience, she ultimately said nothing more.

Just then, a servant from the Xiao family walked in, and Madam Xiao, disregarding everything else, hurriedly stood up and asked.

"So, is there any news from Lord Hai?"

The servants of the Xiao family didn't dare to delay and quickly nodded, "Master, Madam, it's Madam Lin who has arrived."

Madam Xiao didn't realize who this Madam Lin was, but Master Xiao figured it out first.

"Did she come for her sister?"

Madam Xiao suddenly realized that this Madam Lin was none other than the famous Bai Wanqing.

It was the person who brought Xiao Fang and Bai Qinglian to the government office.

She knew it! They're siblings, blood sisters, how could she be so heartless as to send her own sister to jail? Now her Fang'er is finally saved.

"Reporting to your master, this Madam Lin has come for her sister."

Madam Xiao laughed, "My lord, this is perfect. I knew we were as close as sisters, how could you be so heartless?"

Madam Xiao turned her head and asked, "When did Lord Hai say he could release them?"

The servant of the Xiao family shook his head, "Madam, Lord Hai did not say he would release them."

"On the contrary, they are now saying they want to hold court."

Is the court session about to begin?

Mr. Xiao and Mrs. Xiao were instantly thrown up.

"What on earth is going on?!" Madam Xiao almost screamed, nearly fainting.

Fortunately, Mr. Xiao reacted quickly and caught the man.

Seeing this scene, the servants of the Xiao family dared not continue speaking. Although Master Xiao was angrily scolding his unfilial son, he still loved him very much in his heart.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have rushed over last night as soon as I heard the news, risking my reputation.

"Alright, stop talking, let's go see for ourselves."

Master Xiao's voice boomed above Madam Xiao's head, and Madam Xiao propped herself up and stood up again.

"Yes, yes, let's go see for ourselves."

She refused to believe that Madam Lin could be so heartless.
Guided by their servants, the Xiao family arrived at the courtroom, where a large crowd had already gathered outside.

"I told you, Xiao Fang was bound to get into trouble sooner or later. See, I was right."

"If you ask me, it's all because the Xiao family didn't discipline him properly, letting Xiao Fang run wild outside. The Xiao family must be furious right now."

The whispers of those around him reached Mr. Xiao's ears.

Master Xiao felt his face burning hot. He thought to himself, Xiao Zhong, that he had been a craftsman all his life, honest and upright, so how could he have given birth to such a rebellious son?

At this moment, Master Xiao really didn't want to care about Xiao Fang anymore, but when he turned his head and saw Madam Xiao's pleading eyes, he could only cough twice.

Those who were just gossiping about the Xiao family all shut up when they saw that Master Xiao had arrived.

Even if things aren't great, the Xiao family is still a family with some standing, so it's best for them not to provoke them.

As soon as Master Xiao and Madam Xiao arrived, Lord Hai offered them seats.

Upon seeing his parents, Xiao Fang immediately burst into tears, as if he had suffered a great injustice. Madam Xiao also cried frequently, wiping away her tears.

However, Master Xiao did not look at his son, but instead focused his gaze on Bai Wanqing below the hall.

The woman stood there tall and straight, her expression indifferent as if everything before her had nothing to do with her.

He knew it! What kind of woman could possibly bring down the Fang family?

Seeing it today, I can see that it truly lives up to its reputation.

Xiao Fang's crying grew louder and louder, so loud that Bai Qinglian couldn't help but purse her lips.

This man is utterly useless; he can't even handle the smallest things. He's already terrified over such a small situation. Come to think of it, Bai Qinglian is really unlucky; why does she always encounter such cowards?

"Shut up, all of you!" Hai Chengming finally couldn't take it anymore and slammed the gavel down.

For a moment, no one dared to utter a sound, whether outside or inside the courtroom.

Originally, this case should not have been handled by Hai Chengming personally, but now that Lin Yunche is not here, he doesn't trust anyone else.

So now he had no choice but to sit in the main seat, regardless of what others thought. What did it matter if he impeached him?

At this point, could the emperor really do anything to him?
For some reason, Hai Chengming felt a secret sense of satisfaction. Although Lin Yunche had gotten him on a bad side, this was the first time he had ever felt so important.

Even the emperor has to think twice before he can touch him; his life has been worthwhile!

Bai Wanqing, sitting below, had no idea what Hai Chengming was thinking. She only saw a faint smile appear on Hai's lips.

"I, Hai Daren, have a complaint to file."

As Bai Wanqing spoke, she held up the petition she had just written in front of her head with both hands.

Madam Xiao looked at Bai Wanqing in disbelief. How could such a seemingly dignified and virtuous woman be so heartless? Was she now going to sue her own sister?

She turned around and gave a wink to the servants of the Xiao family. The servants nodded slightly and quickly disappeared into the crowd.

"Bring it here!" Lord Hai ordered.

The yamen officials took the petition from Bai Wanqing and handed it to the table.

After reading the contents of the petition, Hai Chengming handed it to Meng Zhan, who was standing nearby, to read aloud.

"Today, I, your humble servant, accuse my younger sister, Bai Qinglian, of conspiring with Young Master Xiao Fang to harm my sister's unborn child."

As the list of crimes was read out, Master Xiao glared angrily at Xiao Fang.

Xiao Fang was dumbfounded. He had only wanted to flirt with Madam Du, how did he become the murderer who tried to harm the child in her womb?
Bai Qinglian remained silent, only a smile playing on her lips.

Xiao Fang also noticed that something was wrong with Bai Qinglian. As soon as Meng Zhan finished reading the indictment, he pointed at Bai Qinglian and begged for mercy.

"Lord Hai, I am innocent. I did not intend to harm Madam Du."

"It was all her. She said she was coming to Huaizhou City to visit relatives. I was just being kind by taking her home. I really don't know anything else."

"Please, Your Excellency, investigate this matter thoroughly. Please, Your Excellency, investigate this matter thoroughly."

Xiao Fang placed all the blame on Bai Qinglian.

Madam Xiao echoed, "Yes, sir! Although my son is sometimes absurd, he would never do such a heinous thing."

"That woman must have ill intentions; my son was implicated."

After Madam Xiao finished speaking, she didn't forget to say coldly to Bai Wanqing, "And Madam Lin, if you ask me, this should be a family matter for your Bai family."

"Since it's a family matter, why take it to court?"

"Isn't Madam Lin afraid of disgracing the Bai family?"

When Hai Daren heard Madam Xiao's impolite words, he coughed twice.

Bai Wanqing remained calm and smiled, "Madam Xiao, what are you saying?"

"As an official's wife, I naturally know what is a family matter and what is not."

"I need not trouble Madam Xiao with your guidance."

Seeing that Bai Wanqing was unyielding, Madam Xiao felt very uncomfortable. She had heard before that this girl had dealt with the Fang family, and she originally did not take her seriously.

Those things must have been done by Lord Lin Yunche, but the credit was given to this woman.

But now it seems that this woman is quite stubborn. Originally, she wanted to befriend Madam Lin, but now she doesn't think so anymore. A woman who insists on taking her family matters to court is clearly not someone to be trifled with.

She really misjudged him before.

Hai Daren asked Bai Qinglian, "Bai Qinglian, did you recognize Young Master Xiao's identification just now?"

Xiao Fang and his family members tensed up instantly. Bai Qinglian glanced at Xiao Fang, her eyes full of mockery, which sent chills down Xiao Fang's spine.

"Your Excellency, this humble woman has no idea what Young Master Xiao has done."

"I only knew that Young Master Xiao was going to take me home. Who knew that Young Master Xiao would actually have designs on my second sister?"

"My lord, it was all done by Young Master Xiao. I know nothing about the others."

After Bai Qinglian finished speaking, she bowed and kowtowed.

Xiao Fang immediately cried out that he was innocent. At this moment, he didn't care about propriety or shame. He poured out all the details of how he met Bai Qinglian, how he made love with Bai Qinglian, and how Bai Qinglian tricked him into seducing Madam Du.

"My lord, I really only wanted to kiss you, but I didn't succeed."

"The Du family's servants are heavily guarded, sir. I can only say it was an attempted crime; I didn't actually harm anyone!"

Xiao Fang's words sparked a discussion outside the courtroom.

"Did you hear that? This young master of the Xiao family has ill intentions."

"Yes! Everyone knows that the young mistress of the Du family is eight months pregnant and about to give birth."

"To actually set one's sights on someone like that, isn't that the act of a beast?"

Madam Xiao's face darkened, and Mr. Xiao felt that he had completely lost face today. He never imagined that his son would be so absurd as to have thoughts about a pregnant woman who was about to give birth.

"You unfilial son! You unfilial son!" Master Xiao jumped up in the courtroom.

(End of this chapter)