My Dear Wife, Please Be Gentle!

Chapter 324: Chapter 326: Caught Away!_1

Xiao Lingchuan suddenly fell silent; he estimated that if he spoke again, his head would likely part ways with his body.

Xiao Dazhi had a bit more sense and hurried out to defuse the situation.

"Gentlemen, let’s talk this out, she is my daughter, who never sets foot outside the main gate nor the inner gate; I don’t know why you’re arresting her?"

"She bought a snake to commit assault," the government official said coldly.

Zheng Shi anxiously said, "How could that be possible? We’re a decent family and can’t possibly do such a thing; you must have the wrong person. Why not investigate further?"

"It was her, I’m certain I didn’t mistake her!"

Wu Cheng spoke up again—hmph, he certainly didn’t want to be made a scapegoat for someone else!

The lead government official nodded, "Let’s go, we’ll return to the government office to report."

So Xiao Biyu was taken away just like that, experiencing for the first time the utter sense of helplessness when cries for help go unheard by heaven and earth.

As soon as the government officials left, the villagers exploded into chatter; purchasing a snake for assault was unprecedented in Big Willow Village.

"That Xiao girl is really something terrible, already so vicious at a young age. What will become of her in the future?"

"Where do you think those vicious daughters-in-law come from? Aren’t they taught by their parents?"

"Xiao Dazhi, you owe everyone an explanation!"

"Right, if not for the Fourth Boss’s household’s timely rescue, a life could have been lost!"

There were just over sixty households in Big Willow Village, and one could easily find out who was bitten by the snake.

"Stop them, don’t let them go until they make things clear!"

The Xiao family became the public enemy, surrounded by villagers in the middle of the village, unable to leave even if they wanted to.

Xiao Dazhi said angrily, "I’ve already said my Yu’er is being framed. Can’t you understand plain language?"

"It must be Qiao Duo’er; Tan Zhenghong has thoughts about my Yu’er, Qiao Duo’er harbors resentment in her heart, so she’s framing my Yu’er," Zheng Shi directed the blame towards Qiao Duo’er.

Unfortunately, the villagers weren’t fools.

The County Magistrate of White Stone Town was famously fair and incorruptible; how could he let the government officials arrest someone without evidence?

And to say Qiao Duo’er framed Xiao Biyu was even more of a joke.

That couple was so close as to seem as one, visible even to those who weren’t blind.

A woman spoke up unreservedly, "Oh, how come I’ve heard it’s your family’s girl who is fixated on Hong Yazi? He and his wife are living well; yet your daughter insists on meddling."

"Why bring it up? The Xiao girl is precious, how could you fabricate such things about her?"

"It’s simply shameless, the Xiao family looked down on the Tan family for being poor and didn’t let their daughter marry, but who would have thought the daughter herself would shamelessly persist, uncontainable by anyone!"

Many laughed out loud, leaving the Xiao family’s faces ashen.

The village head cleared his throat, "Fellow villagers, Lord Qin will definitely give us an explanation tomorrow; let’s disperse for today."

Only with the village head’s intervention could the Xiao family disappointingly return home.

It was as clear as day to them, they all knew that this incident was likely Xiao Biyu’s doing.

But they understood even more so that they could not admit to the crime; otherwise, how could the Xiao family ever stand in Big Willow Village again?

What a sin!

Why did they have to have such a debt-ridden daughter?

Zheng Shi cried, covering her face, "Old man, you must think of something quick!"

"I’ll go beg the Yan family, there might be a glimmer of hope," Xiao Dazhi said helplessly.

Just the thought of him, a man of such stature, groveling to others, was humiliating!

But besides the Yan family, what other options did they have?

"No way, if the Yan family finds out, Yu’er’s marriage will be off," said Zheng Shi.

The marriage arrangement with the Yan family had come by with great difficulty; they absolutely couldn’t miss this opportunity!