Chapter 712: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 712: Intimidation and Mo Qingze's Arrest (1)
Although it's said that family scandals should not be spread, since the two families were no longer connected and the fault didn't lie with his own, Mo Qingze didn’t feel embarrassed.
After the villagers confirmed that what Mo Qingze said was true, the old professor decided not to intervene. "Since this is Ziyu's personal matter, you can handle it yourself." With that, he sat back down and continued drinking with the other professors.
Old Mo and the others were utterly stunned. They had deliberately chosen this moment to cause a scene, hoping to garner sympathy from the guests and pressure this ungrateful family into sparing their daughter (sister). But how did things end up like this?
The reaction from the professors put Mo Qingze at ease. He looked at the three with disgust. "Mo Yongxi repeatedly harmed my family. Her ten-year labor sentence was deserved and brought upon herself! Even if you kneel until the ground breaks, I, Mo Qingze, will not plead with the authorities to pardon the culprit who tried to destroy my family. Give up on that idea, and don’t try to entangle us any further. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being unkind!"
Seeing Mo Qingze's face darken, clearly not joking, Old Mo and his companions felt a twinge of fear. But having waited so long for this opportunity, they weren't about to give up easily.
A dark glint flashed in Old Mo’s eyes, but his wrinkled face only showed more desperation. "Ze'er, you're now a scholar, and Yan girl is a County princess. Both of you are people of status and reputation. Even if you've cut ties with us, blood relations can’t be severed! If this matter gets out, aren’t you afraid people will say you're bullying others with your power, or that you're ungrateful to your family?"
Bullying with power? Ungrateful? These accusations made Mo Yan and Mo Qingze’s faces turn cold. Was Old Mo implying that if they didn’t spare Mo Yongxi, he would go around ruining their reputation?
Mo Yan and her father weren’t the only ones who picked up on Old Mo’s veiled threat; the villagers did too. They looked at the trio with disdain, whispering among themselves. It’s one thing to plead for your daughter when she’s sentenced for harming others, but turning that plea into a threat was shameless.
"The whole village knows what Mo Yongxi did. She deserves the punishment she's getting. If you think you can threaten us into getting her off, think again!" Mo Yan was so infuriated by Old Mo’s words that she almost laughed. She declared firmly, "My family has nothing to hide. You want to spread rumors that we’re bullies or ungrateful? Go ahead! I’d like to see if you have the power to twist the truth!"
Mo Yongxi’s misdeeds were well known in the village. Trying to clear her name while tarnishing the Mo family’s wasn’t something Old Mo could pull off. If he had that kind of influence, the Old Mo family wouldn’t be in the dire straits they were now.
"You... you..." Old Mo was choked by Mo Yan’s disdainful gaze, unable to form a complete sentence, his face flushed with anger.
Mo Yongxi was the Old Mo family's only daughter, born when Old Mo was already old. He cherished her, but to say he was genuinely begging on his knees out of deep concern for her might not be entirely true.
Old Mo knew his eldest son was useless and that the future was uncertain. His second son had other intentions, beyond his control. His only hope was Mo Yongxi. If she could be released, the marriage with the Fang family could continue, ensuring he could rely on his daughter and the Fang family in his old age. So, in the end, today's commotion was more for his own sake.
Realizing there was no more to be gained and that his future hopes were dashed, Old Mo stopped pretending to be pitiful. He got up from the ground, pulled Mo Yongfu up with him, and glared viciously at Mo Yan and her father. "I'll remember this insult! If you two are heartless, don’t blame me for being ruthless. Hmph!"
(The End of this Chapter)
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