He was silently observing, and after confirming that Jian Xiu wouldn’t be in any danger, he quietly left without making a sound.

“Master, shall we not wait a little longer for Miss Jian?” the servant Rong Yi couldn’t help but ask.

Earlier, the master had instructed him to go to Zhangjia Village.

However, when he arrived and asked around, he learned that Jian Xiu had already come to the county town.

And the reason was that she wanted to sue her mother-in-law.

After repeatedly asking, he had arrived at the courthouse, hoping to see if there was anything he could help with.

At first, he thought the young master would help her, but he never expected that Miss Jian would turn the situation around on her own.

Inside the courtroom.

At this moment, Old Madam Liu had already turned pale and sat motionless.

The voices that had previously accused Jian Xiu had now reversed, and the villagers were now accusing them instead.

But they couldn’t respond.

Because they all knew Jian Xiu was telling the truth.

“No matter what, he’s still the child I raised. I carried him for ten months, and he’s like flesh from my body. How could he treat me like this?” Old Madam Liu struggled, her words desperate.

However, as soon as she said this, before Jian Xiu could speak, the villagers outside the courtroom started pointing and whispering.

“How dare she mention ten months of pregnancy? If he was truly flesh from your body, would you treat him like this?”

“Exactly! I think she’s a poisonous woman. In my opinion, someone like her should be punished.”

“Not just punished, she should go to hell! She’s stealing wild boar meat that others risked their lives to catch. How can she be so shameless? They’ve already severed ties. If you’re brave, go steal from someone else!”

“Exactly! She only bullies good people. What can someone like her achieve?”

The murmurs grew louder and louder.

Even Old Zhang felt embarrassed and wanted to dig a hole to hide in.

At this point, Zhang Zirong and Fang Miaojun no longer dared to speak.

Originally, they weren’t the masterminds of this situation, and they hadn’t even harmed anyone.

In the end, it wasn’t even them who were supposed to steal.

So, it seemed they really didn’t need to get involved in this mess.

At this point, Magistrate Mo Shanrui had already made his decision in his heart.

With that in mind, he struck the wooden board in his hand again and addressed Old Liu.

“Let me ask you, was what Jian Xiu said the truth?”

“Your Excellency, this…”

“You just need to answer me, is it the truth or not!” Magistrate Mo interrupted her attempt at evasion.

“I don’t know what she’s referring to…” Old Madam Liu feigned ignorance.

Hearing this, Magistrate Mo slammed the wooden board again and asked, “Have you severed ties?”

“Yes… but…”

“Did you go to the village to steal their things?” Magistrate Mo interrupted again.

“Your Excellency, it wasn’t stealing, it was taking… She’s being filial…”

“Just answer my questions!” Magistrate Mo had completely lost his patience.

As he spoke, he slammed the wooden board hard again.

The courtroom immediately fell silent.

Old Madam Liu was now frightened and nodded, replying, “Yes… we went!”

“Did you take food from their house and scatter things around their rooms?”

“I…”

“Speak!”

“Yes, yes, we did scatter some things!”

“Did you return the things?” Magistrate Mo asked again.

Upon hearing this, Old Madam Liu instinctively looked toward Old Zhang.

Whether the things had been returned, she really didn’t know.

Seeing this, everyone turned their gaze to Old Zhang.

Even Jian Xiu gave him a half-smile, clearly waiting to see what would happen next.

Old Zhang: “….”

He wanted to argue, but seeing everyone’s eyes on him, he could only force himself to say, “Half of it has been returned.”

“Why only half?” Magistrate Mo asked again.

“Because the other half will be returned later when we go back!” Old Zhang quickly came up with an excuse.

As soon as he said this, there was a clear wave of complaints from outside the door.

Without exception, they all accused Old Zhang of trying to keep Jian Xiu’s wild boar meat for himself.

Seeing this, Zhang Zirong quickly shouted at everyone, “What’s it to you? Why are you gossiping?”

“Oh, so you steal someone’s things and still act so arrogantly? People like you should be locked up for ten or twenty years…”

As expected, when Zhang Zirong heard this, he immediately panicked.

He straightened his neck and said, “Why should you arrest me? I didn’t hurt anyone! It was my mother who told me to go steal…”

At this point, Zhang Zirong realized he had said the wrong thing.

He quickly covered his mouth, pretending as if he had nothing more to say.

Seeing this, Magistrate Mo Shanrui turned to Zhang Zihua and asked, “Do you know what your mistake is?”

“Your Excellency, I’m wronged… I didn’t…”

“Where am I wronging you? If you admit your mistake, I may still deal with you leniently, but if not…” Magistrate Mo’s expression already made his meaning clear.

Seeing this, Zhang Zihua had no choice but to confess everything that had happened that day.

“However, Your Excellency, although I acted harshly, Zhang Zixuan is still alive. And… and Jian Xiu has already fought back against me. I… I…”

As soon as he said this, there was a collective gasp.

“So his meaning is that he has to beat someone to death to consider it really severe?”

“People like him should be beheaded…”

“…”

Upon hearing the comments behind him, Zhang Zihua realized his mistake.

“Zhang Zihua, do you know what crime you’ve committed?” Magistrate Mo spoke again.

Sure enough, upon hearing these words, Zhang Zihua’s face turned pale with fear.

“Your Excellency… please spare me… I won’t dare again, please spare me…” Zhang Zihua begged desperately.

“Don’t worry, I will spare your life,” Magistrate Mo said calmly.

He wasn’t going to execute him for such a crime, so the question of sparing him didn’t even arise.

Hearing this, Zhang Zihua immediately became agitated.

At the same time, he cast a smug glance at Jian Xiu.