roccoschili Chapter 226: Auntie was taken away by the police
Chapter 226: Auntie was taken away by the police
Song Ning came to the front yard and saw several constables waiting there, including a familiar face.
"Detective Wang."
"Madam Hang, are you the owner of this house?"
"Exactly."
Wang Jin didn't expect that the person they were going to take away was actually Mrs. Hang. Thinking about how not long ago, Hang Tongsheng had done him a favor, but now he was going to take someone else's wife away. What was going on?
Song Ning asked, "I wonder what has brought you here?"
Wang Jin looked at his other companions. He was called along the way and had no idea what was going on.
One of the detectives stepped forward and said, "Someone has accused you of forcing their son and daughter-in-law to sign a contract to sell their bodies. The Lord has ordered us to bring the person back to the yamen for questioning."
So that's how it is. Song Ning laughed angrily and turned around to look at Chen Laoer and his wife meaningfully.
Chen Laoer and his wife turned pale immediately. They did not expect that the two elders and their brothers and sisters-in-law would actually take their master to court. They did not know whether their master would be held accountable.
"It's unfair, sir. We did it voluntarily. The young master and the mistress did not force us." Xu explained anxiously to several detectives.
"We'll discuss the right and wrong when we get to the yamen. Please come in!" Seeing that Wang Jin and Song Ning knew each other, the detectives spoke politely.
"Mom." Yang Yang held Song Ning's hand tightly. This scene reminded him of the last time his father was taken away by these people in red clothes.
"Yangyang, it's okay! You and brother Shuisheng are at home. Mommy will be back soon after going out." Yangyang still shook her head. Song Ning could only continue to coax her, "Don't worry, it's okay. You can wait for daddy at home. When daddy comes back, just ask him to pick up mommy."
Only after moving Hang Shuheng out did he feel at ease. Song Ning gave a few simple instructions, and then left with Chen Laoer and his wife, followed by several constables.
Uncle Chai asked Shuisheng to stay and look after the children. He lowered the brim of his hat and followed behind from a distance.
Coming out of the house, people on the street saw the officers arresting someone, a woman, and they couldn't help but stop and watch.
"Oh! What happened?"
Someone had seen the Chen family members crying and making a fuss before, and now, regardless of whether the story was true or not, they started shouting in the crowd, "Oh, I heard that the owner of this house forced others to sign a contract to sell their bodies, and then he didn't even give them the money. He really has no conscience!"
"Oh my! Isn't this forced buying and selling? This person is too wicked."
The voices of discussion were quite loud, and Song Ning heard them all.
Wang Jin glanced at Song Ning and saw that she looked normal. Then he pointed the hilt of his knife at the gossiping pedestrians on the street and shouted, "Shut up, shut up. What do you know? You are just gossiping here. If you want to know the whole story, go to the government office and watch. If you dare to talk nonsense here again, you will be charged with spreading rumors and causing trouble."
The pedestrians who were talking on the street suddenly became quiet. They were all ordinary people, so how could they dare to confront the official? Some people thought that what the official said made sense, so they followed the team and planned to go to the county government office to see what was going on.
Those gossips were of no concern to Song Ning and did not stir up any ripples in her heart, but she still gave Wang Jin a grateful look.
Shuisheng took the children to the door and watched the police team go away. He was also anxious, but he had to stay and look after the children and could not leave.
"Brother, what should we do?" Mudun asked.
Shuisheng thought for a moment and came up with a plan, "Mudun, go to Zhou's house now and find Manager Zhou. We will wait here for Uncle Hengzi to come back."
Mu Dun nodded in agreement, turned around and ran out like a little monkey. When he arrived at the street where Zhou's mansion was located, he saw Xiang Huan who seemed to have come back from outside and was about to enter the house.
"Sister Xianghuan, Sister Xianghuan..."
Xianghuan heard a familiar voice and looked over. Mudun had already run up to her. "Mudun, why are you here?" She looked behind him and saw no one else. "You came here alone?"
"Sister Xianghuan... I... I'm looking for... Shopkeeper Zhou..." Mudun said breathlessly.
Xiang Huan then realized that he was sweating and breathing heavily. He must have run very fast when he came here. "Mu Dun, why are you running so fast? What happened?"
"Auntie...Auntie was taken away by the police. My eldest brother asked me to come and find Shopkeeper Zhou..."
"What did you say? Madam Hang was taken away by the officials?"
When Xianghuan heard that Song Ning was in trouble, she hurriedly brought Mudun into the mansion to find Zhou Huan.
On the other side, Hang Shuheng returned to the house with the medicine he had just brought back from the clinic, only to find out that Song Ning had been taken away by the officials.
"Yangyang, you and brother Shuisheng wait at home. Daddy will go pick up mom right away."
After comforting the child, he turned and went out, walking towards the government office. Halfway there he met Zhou Huan's carriage.
"Shuheng, come up, it's faster to take the carriage." Zhou Huan lifted the curtain and called him.
Hang Shuheng didn't hesitate and got on the carriage, only to find that Mudun was also inside.
Zhou Huan explained, "Your wife was taken away by the police, and it was this child who came to my house to look for me. What is going on?"
Hang Shuheng told him roughly what happened. Actually, he didn't know everything, but he could guess most of it.
In the county government office, Song Ning was brought to the court. Several people were already kneeling in the hall. They were the Chen family.
Song Ning knelt down and saluted in a dignified manner, "I am Hang Song, a commoner, and I am honored to meet you, sir."
The county magistrate narrowed his eyes slightly. Is your husband's surname Hang? Why does this surname sound so familiar to him?
County Magistrate Peng Desheng, who was standing to one side, also kept looking at Song Ning. When Hang Shuheng was imprisoned, he had asked someone to inquire about her and found out that she was the wife of Hang Tongsheng from Shangtang Village.
As expected, he was born with a good appearance. No wonder his brother-in-law had his eyes on him and foolishly went to deal with that scholar named Hang.
Since the last time the prefect visited Pingyang County, the county magistrate was scolded by the prefect. Now he has started to take charge of things. He slammed the gavel and asked the Chen family members, "Is it her you want to sue?"
The Chen family members turned their heads to look at Song Ning and nodded, "My lord, it's her, it's her, it's her, my lord, you have to make the decision for us!"
"Silence!" The county magistrate slammed the gavel and turned to ask Song Ning, "Hang Song, do you recognize these people?"
"Your Excellency, I didn't know them at first, but an hour ago, these people came to the gate of my house and beat and scolded the servants in my house. I stepped forward to stop them, and that's how I got to know them."
Upon hearing this, Old Lady Chen started to yell, "I'm beating my own son and daughter-in-law, why would a little girl like you need to meddle in other people's business..."
Song Ning ignored her, looking at her with his eyes and his nose with his nose, and turned a deaf ear to her words.
"Shut up and keep quiet." The county magistrate shouted, "How can we tolerate you making such a noise in the court? You are not allowed to answer unless I ask you. If you do it again, I will have you slapped in the face."