The Evil Mother-in-law: Torment Children, Work Hard, Be Rich!-Chapter 297: Gu Dashu’s Court Appearance

"Arrest me?" Dashi looked utterly shocked.

Equally shocked were Tong Huaqiong, Liu Yueer, Taohua, and others.

"On what grounds are you taking him?" Tong Huaqiong calmed down and asked Hong Xiaoxi.

Hong Xiaoxi glanced at Dashi and said, "They say there’s a murder at Tianxiang Building... Brother Dashi needs to go through the court process."

Liu Yueer immediately started cursing, "What’s the murder at Tianxiang Building got to do with our Dashi? What right do they have to take our Dashi? This whole thing has nothing to do with our Dashi from start to finish. That Second Young Master Chen and Xian Xian schemed against people, Dashi didn’t even report it to the authorities out of courtesy, and they still come for Dashi."

"It must be Xian Xian deliberately framing and setting him up."

"Whoever dares take him, I’ll throw myself to death."

Liu Yueer put on a fiercely aggressive posture.

A murder at Tianxiang Building; Tong Huaqiong didn’t understand.

From what she had inquired from the government official guarding Tianxiang Building, Second Young Master Chen wasn’t dead. The conflict between Xian Xian and Second Young Master Chen was instigated by Chen; Xian Xian acted in self-defense.

Could the story have turned around now?

He Chao came in with two officials.

Among them, Tong Huaqiong recognized one official, precisely the one she met in Pingchuan County, who was with Lord Yao.

Tong Huaqiong heaved a sigh of relief.

They didn’t come to arrest anyone, there was no chaos outside, and they didn’t cause a scene, indicating that Dashi was merely going through the motions as a witness.

Tong Huaqiong asked Hong Xiaoxi and Taohua to serve tea, then got cozy with the familiar official, saying, "Thanks, Officer. How is the matter at Tianxiang Building connected to our Dashi?"

The familiar officer, naturally recognizing Tong Huaqiong, showed her a respectful demeanor.

Officer Xie said, "Aunt Tong, Miss Xian Xian confessed that Second Young Master Chen enticed her under the pretense of buying her freedom to set up your second young master and scheme against Taohua Dessert. The two had a quarrel over this, which almost led to a fatal incident. Because your second young master is implicated, he needs to come once..."

At this point, Tong Huaqiong completely relaxed.

Dashi’s heartbeat instantly steadied, and he bluntly asked, "Should I be tied up and taken away, or do I go with you guys?"

Dashi thought that Lord Yao was a clear-minded, good official who knew his mother, and he hadn’t done anything illegal. This time he was just a witness going through the formalities.

Officer Xie said, "You are just a witness, how could we tie up a witness? We’d appreciate it if you’d accompany us."

Without another word, Dashi followed the two officials.

Liu Yueer anxiously asked Tong Huaqiong, "Mother, is everything really going to be alright?"

Tong Huaqiong said, "Don’t worry, everything will be fine."

Liu Yueer wiped away tears and said, "I didn’t expect we’d almost face a lawsuit a few days after arriving here. This capital city is quite tough."

Tong Huaqiong said, "This is a lesson for Dashi so that he dares not frequent Fengyue Building’s casino again. A slight carelessness could lead to legal trouble."

Although Liu Yueer agreed with her mother-in-law, she was still nervous.

Tong Huaqiong sent someone out to gather information.

Soon after, Lu Chaoyang also sent someone to reassure Tong Huaqiong and brought an invitation from Mr. Lu inviting her to visit the Lu Mansion in the evening.

By afternoon, Dashi returned.

As expected, nothing happened.

Dashi, being one to hold grudges, hired a group of beggars to shout across the city after leaving the government office, saying that Second Young Master Chen had coerced Xian Xian into setting up a trap for him and plotting against Taohua Dessert. Miss Xian Xian fearlessly resisted his tyranny, turning the tables on him.

This gossip quickly spread throughout the entire capital city.

Ultimately, it turned into a rumor that Second Young Master Chen used Taohua Dessert as a pawn to revive Jin Fengxiang.

Of course, Tong Huaqiong wouldn’t believe the speed of this propagation without Cake Scent Records pushing it.

Nonetheless, Tong Huaqiong had to thank Cake Scent Records as Taohua Dessert’s reputation in the capital city soared, attracting many Jin Fengxiang customers who came to Taohua Dessert to gossip while savoring pastries.

"...Weren’t you done with your court appearance in the morning? Why did you just come back now?" Liu Yueer couldn’t help but grumble.

Dashi replied, "I stayed to gossip."

Angry, Liu Yueer gave Dashi a hard punch and scolded, "Go on being arrogant; you nearly got caught up in this, and yet you’re so careless."

Dashi just chuckled.

"What was the final judgment?" Tong Huaqiong asked. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

This case shouldn’t be tough to resolve with both witnesses and evidence available.

"In the end, it was just a romance case... Second Young Master Chen was sentenced to thirty strokes and a compensation of fifty taels of silver to Miss Xian Xian, while she was acquitted," Dashi said.

Tong Huaqiong naturally wished that Second Young Master Chen would be exiled or something.

But that couldn’t happen as she wished.

Dashi and Taohua Dessert hadn’t suffered any losses, and Second Young Master Chen firmly denied coercing Xian Xian to scheme against Dashi.

Therefore, this matter ultimately turned into a romantic entanglement case.

But after this incident, Second Young Master Chen dared not scheme against Taohua Dessert again.

All of Jin Fengxiang was busy cleaning up the mess left by Second Young Master Chen’s actions.

Moreover, Dashi’s negative publicity against Jin Fengxiang served as a stark warning to others.

Anyone thinking of scheming against Taohua Dessert in the future must weigh their options carefully.

In the evening, the Lu family sent a carriage to escort Tong Huaqiong, Gu Taohua, and others to visit them.

Mr. Lu made quite an impression this time; the carriage bore a large ’Lu’ character and was more lavishly decorated than Boss Qian’s.

Tong Huaqiong knew that the Lu Family was backing Taohua Dessert.

Mr. Lu wanted the merchants of Pearl Alley to know that his relationship with Taohua Dessert went beyond just cutting ribbons.

As someone who clung to powerful alliances, Tong Huaqiong welcomed such backing.

In the evening, when Tong Huaqiong took Gu Taohua, Dashi, and others to visit the Lu family, the romance case of Jin Fengxiang’s second young master was still the talk of the town.

Some even said that not only was Second Young Master Chen’s head beaten, but his root was severed too.

As Tong Huaqiong passed by Tianxiang Building, she noticed the officials surrounding it had already left.

The Lu family was located on the west side of the capital city.

That area was where the city’s wealthy households were concentrated.

The Lu family’s residence occupied more than half of the street.

Thanks to Tong Dajiao, Tong Huaqiong was no stranger to the Lu family.

Years ago, after Lu Zhaoyang and Mr. Lu passed away one after another, only Zhao Zhao was left in the Lu family. Tong Dajiao had come to the capital to deliver silver and clothing to Jingzhe, who was studying at Wanliu Academy, and had pretended to console Zhao Zhao at the Lu family.

In a past life, when Tong Dajiao and Gu Taohua visited the Lu family, the display was comparable to the Empress and Empress Dowager.

However, Zhao Zhao, being innocent and naive, was coaxed by Tong Dajiao into severing ties with County Magistrate Liu’s family, only listening to the Gu family.

Ultimately, the Lu family was completely taken over by the Gu family.

If Mr. Lu and Lu Zhaoyang had known about what Tong Dajiao’s family had done in the past life, they might’ve given Tong Huaqiong a ’Hongmen Banquet’ today.

"Aunt Tong, Taohua."

Lu Zhaoyang and Zhao Zhao were already waiting at the gate. When Zhao Zhao saw the carriage sent by his grandfather returning, he knew Tong Huaqiong and the others had arrived and joyfully called out.

After the carriage stopped, Tong Huaqiong and the others got off.

Lu Zhaoyang and Zhao Zhao led Tong Huaqiong into the courtyard.