Chapter 688: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 688: Xiao Ruiyuan's Schemes (1)
With the situation coming to a temporary halt, the lead officer, accompanied by his subordinates, escorted the six dejected individuals out of the Mo household. Observing their retreating figures, those present knew that not only would these six face a grim fate, but Mo Yongxi, who had orchestrated their actions, was also doomed. If things went poorly, a few years in prison would be a light punishment.
However, no matter how the government ultimately ruled, all the consequences were Mo Yongxi's own making, and she had no one else to blame. No one here would sympathize with her, not even Wang shi and others who had previously colluded with Hong shi; they shrank away, hiding at the back of the crowd, afraid to come forward.
Finally, while everyone's attention was focused on Mo Yan and the rewards, Wang shi and the others sneaked away from the Mo household, fearing that their involvement in this scheme might be discovered.
They hurried to the old Mo household, relaying everything that had happened today to another culprit, Hong shi.
Hong shi, feeling guilty and fearing that others might discover she had incited Mo Yongxi to deal with the Mo family, had avoided the Mo household today. Despite her confidence in her youngest daughter’s abilities and her belief that her daughter’s schemes would succeed, she couldn't rest easy until she received the news she wanted to hear.
Reality, however, slapped her hard in the face. The person they had plotted against had soared to greatness, becoming a high-ranking County Princess, while her own daughter was about to become a prisoner, and she herself might be dragged into it, potentially ending up in the same cell with her daughter.
Faced with this possibility, Hong shi was devastated. After a moment of grimacing and convulsing, she started frothing at the mouth, and then collapsed to the ground, her body twitching uncontrollably as if possessed by a ghost.
Seeing this, Wang shi and the others screamed in fright, waking up Niu shi, who was sleeping in the next room. Rubbing her sleepy eyes and cursing, Niu shi came out to find Hong shi frothing at the mouth and unconscious. Terrified and wide awake, she screamed and called back the elderly Mo and Mo Yongfu, who were working in the fields.
By the time the father and son hurried back, Wang shi and the others, fearing responsibility, had already fled. Only Hong shi lay on the cold ground, her fate unknown.
The father and son tried shaking her, slapping her face, and splashing her with cold water, but no matter how much they called, she wouldn’t wake up. The two men sat on the ground, faces filled with despair.
In contrast to the gloom at the old Mo household, the Mo family was bustling with activity. Villagers who had been present during the decree were eager to congratulate them. Among them were sincere well-wishers as well as flatterers. Later, villagers who received the news in the fields put down their tools and flocked to the Mo household.
The noise was so loud it could be heard even from outside the courtyard.
People’s eyes were glued to the boxes of rewards in the courtyard. Although they couldn't see the items inside, they could guess that anything taken out was beyond their means to buy or use.
Mo Yan knew that flaunting wealth was unwise. Even though many already knew about these precious rewards, the impact of actually seeing them was far greater than just hearing about them. To avoid drawing unwanted attention or appearing superficial, she politely declined the villagers' requests to open the boxes and asked Lin Yong and Lin Da to help move the rewards to the family’s storage.
Without waiting for Xiao Ruiyuan’s instructions, Xiao Shiyi eagerly volunteered to help. It was no surprise that this County Princess would be his future mistress. By currying favor now, he might have someone to plead on his behalf in the future if he made a mistake.
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