Transmigrated into the fat wife of the future prime minister

Chapter 197 Accused

After hearing this, Xu Qingmeng calmed down considerably.

It seems he has restrained his thoughts. If he can take Xinting out to play more often in the future, it will help the girl become more cheerful.

Of course, it all depends on Xinting's thoughts.

The next morning, Xu Qingmeng asked He Shi what Xinting thought.

Mrs. He smiled broadly: "There's no problem."

A young girl like her shouldn't say it directly, but when Madam He brought it up, Xin Ting's blushing face was enough for Madam He to understand.

As the two were talking, Aunt Zhou arrived, still looking disapproving.

"What's going on here?"

"Where is your Yunyi? I'm here to see him."

"Yes, I'm inside."

"Yunyi, what's Yuanjia doing at the county office? I'd like to ask if it's possible to find Young Master Huang?"

"What?" Mrs. He said in surprise.

Xu Qingmeng and Gu Yunyi exchanged a glance and asked in surprise.

"Isn't he going to a funeral yesterday? His uncle has a daughter whose father died and whose mother ran away. His so-called relative came up with a plan to have her come back with Yuanjia. Of course, Yuanjia was unwilling. Today, he even said that Yuanjia had defiled her and took Yuanjia to the yamen."

"How can there be such a person?" Mrs. He looked bewildered.

Xu Qingmeng and Gu Yunyi exchanged a glance, both with furrowed brows.

"Aunt Zhou, don't worry, let me take a look."

"Yunyi, your aunt has no other choice, otherwise she wouldn't have bothered you."

Xu Qingmeng said, "Auntie, please don't say that. Putting everything else aside, it was Young Master Zhou who saved my life and my child's. Please don't worry."

"Yeah yeah!"

When everyone arrived at the government office, they saw Zhou Yuanjia standing solemnly in the hall, facing a frail-looking young girl who was crying and telling Lord Huang something.

"My lord, you must do justice for me! He took advantage of my father's funeral to defile me!" the woman cried, tears streaming down her face.

Lord Huang frowned as he looked at the two men below him. He recognized Zhou Yuanjia, after all, he was a scholar from Quan County. Although he did not do as well as Gu Yunyi and Huang Boyang, he was still ranked high. Moreover, Lord Huang had been there when Gu Yunyi and the others were in danger, so he had a very good impression of him.

"You'd better think this through before you speak, because slandering a scholar can land you in jail."

When the woman heard about going to jail, her eyes visibly darted away.

Is there anything else Magistrate Huang doesn't understand?

Gu Yunyi and Xu Qingmeng exchanged a glance, it seemed there were no problems.

Magistrate Huang looked at the girl below the court and asked in a cold voice, "You say you were humiliated by Zhou Yuanjia, do you have any evidence?"

The girl was startled, but then, remembering something, she calmed down: "How could I possibly fake my innocence?"

“That’s hard to say. Besides, Young Master Zhou returned to Quan County last night. When did he humiliate you? Since you say you were humiliated by him, why didn’t you report it to the authorities?” Magistrate Huang asked.

"I...I was terrified at the time, all I could do was cry, I never imagined it," the girl explained.

"You'd better think this through. I can find out what happened yesterday with just one investigation," Magistrate Huang warned.

The little girl was easily frightened and immediately stopped talking.

In the end, Magistrate Huang determined that the girl was being unreasonable, but because of her young age, he only gave her a stern warning.

Stepping out of the county government office, Zhou Yuanjia breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Gu Yunyi and Xu Qingmeng beside him, "What brings you here?"

"With you in this situation, how could we not come?"

"My mother is just worrying unnecessarily. I didn't do anything, so what could possibly happen to me?"

"Aunt Zhou, wasn't she worried?" "Speaking of which, if you get the top score in the imperial examination, won't your doorstep be worn down by everyone who wears it out?"

"Brother Gu, you can't say that. I...I...Xin Ting...has she misunderstood?" Zhou Yuanjia looked at the two of them cautiously and said in a low voice.

"What... I didn't hear you clearly," Gu Yunyi said jokingly.

Zhou Yuanjia's face immediately turned red.

Seeing this, Xu Qingmeng knew perfectly well what was going on. She smiled and said, "Xinting went to Jinxiuxuan early this morning. She probably doesn't know yet. I'm going there anyway. Do you want to come along?"

"Um... is that okay?"

Gu Yunyi said disdainfully, "You don't usually seem this shy when I see you."

"Are we still brothers?"

“That’s different. Xinting is going to call me uncle. Let’s hear it and see if it sounds right?” Gu Yunyi joked.

Zhou Yuanjia glared at Gu Yunyi, then looked at Xu Qingmeng beside him and said with a smile, "Well, let's go then, otherwise it'll probably rain later."

Gu Yunyi looked up at the sky, then at Zhou Yuanjia, and was about to say something when Xu Qingmeng interrupted him.

"okay."

"Okay, listen to my wife."

The three arrived at Jinxiuxuan, and the manager immediately came out to greet them.

"Master, you've arrived. Young Master Gu, are you alright?"

"Yes, thank you for your thoughtfulness, shopkeeper."

"What are you saying? Isn't this Young Master Zhou? Are you alright?"

Zhou Yuanjia coughed twice and said, "It's nothing, you found out so quickly."

"The county town is so small, what secrets could it possibly have?"

"Hehe, that's true." Zhou Yuanjia laughed awkwardly.

Just then, Xinting came out carrying a plate of pastries. When she saw Xu Qingmeng and the others, she called out, "Aunt, Uncle, Young Master Zhou, what brings you here?"

Before Xu Qingmeng could speak, Zhou Yuanjia hurriedly explained, "Well... well, I came with them, and I wanted to explain something to you."

After hearing this, Xinting was slightly taken aback, and then, remembering what they had said in the kitchen, the smile on her face disappeared.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Yuanjia immediately panicked and hurriedly explained, "No, that's not how you are. I really have nothing to do with that cousin. I came back as soon as I found out yesterday, really!"

"Mmm." Her face flushed instantly.

"Alright, alright, Xinting, we'll be going now. It's just on our way. We can talk about it when we get back."

"Okay, Auntie, I'll go get busy now." Then she turned and went to the kitchen.

"Let's go, but keep watching." Gu Yunyi patted Zhou Yuanjia on the back and said.

"It looks good." Then realizing she had misspoke, she quickly shut her mouth. "Well, I'll be going now."

Gu Yunyi and Xu Qingmeng chuckled as they watched Zhou Yuanjia flee in disarray.

In the evening, after dinner, Xu Qingmeng and Xinting talked in the room.

"Didn't Mother tell you about Zhou Yuanjia yesterday?"

"Ah... um." She lowered her head shyly and said softly, "I already said it."

"What are your thoughts? Are you willing to marry him?"

Xinting's face immediately turned red.

Xu Qingmeng seemed to understand something, and then said, "We just went to the yamen, which I suppose you already know."

(End of this chapter)