General, the lady escaped again

Chapter 588: The Father’s Fault (2)

In the court, Lin Feng looked at Ji Xiaomu who was standing below, and glanced at the sky outside suspiciously.

Hmm... not red.

What is going on, sister-in-law?

"I, Aunt Ji, am suing Wu Zichang for owing me money and not paying it back. I beg you, sir, to give me justice." Aunt Ji said to Lin Feng. The lawyer had already heard about what happened from the people. After hearing what the lawyer said, Lin Feng looked at Aunt Ji with a questioning look.

Sister-in-law, how should he judge this?

"Wu Zichang, do you plead guilty?" Lin Feng decided to skip the tedious words and directly asked Wu Zichang.

"...I plead guilty." Wu Zichang did not refute. He felt hopeless and knew that he could not escape today.

"According to the law, you will be punished with thirty strokes of the cane and ten months of hard labor. You must repay the money you owe during your lifetime. Are you satisfied?" Lin Feng said as he looked at Ji Xiaomu. Seeing that Ji Xiaomu had no objection, he sentenced her.

When Wu Zichang heard that he would be caned thirty times, he trembled, but in his heart he thought that fifty strokes, twenty strokes less, was already a life saved. "I... surrender."

Ji Xiaowu nodded slightly to Lin Feng. "Thank you, sir."

"Go away." Lin Feng quickly asked Ji Xiaomu to go back and rest. The bailiffs dragged Wu Zichang out of the punishment hall, put him on the punishment chair, and the caning began.

Hearing Wu Zichang's screams, Ji Xiaou and Xiao An looked at each other and left silently.

From the beginning to the end, Ji Xiaowu never thought of asking Wu Zichang to return the twenty taels. Her original purpose was to teach him a lesson.

After returning to the teahouse, she saw Wu Zichang's parents standing in front of the teahouse waiting for her.

"Boss, this is the IOU we wrote. Please rest assured, we will return the twenty taels in full." The old man said seriously to Ji Xiaomu.

When Ji Xiaomu took it and looked at it, she couldn't help but be surprised.

The handwriting on the IOU flows smoothly, the strokes are soft yet powerful, and it is pleasing to the eye.

Ji Xiaowu looked at the old man and asked softly, "Can the old man read?"

"I took the imperial examination several times when I was young, but my writing was not expressive enough and I failed to pass," the old man said ashamedly.

When he was young and full of vigor, every examination essay was about the way to become an official. He was an upright and stubborn person and could not follow the crowd. He took the examination several times but failed to pass. He was even deprived of his fame because he offended the examiner.

Finally, all the family money was gone, and he gave up and focused on teaching his son, but... his son didn't live up to his expectations.

"Perhaps it was a good thing that I didn't become an official at that time." Ji Xiaomu looked at the old man and thought about how he had just criticized Wu Zichang and even slapped her twice. She knew that the old man was upright and would not tolerate mistakes.

Such a person is not suitable to be an official. He is not flexible enough and cannot integrate into the officialdom of the time. It may be a good thing that he cannot be an official.

"For so many years, I have felt the same way, but a man should not be ignorant. It's a pity that I taught my son knowledge but didn't teach him how to be a good person..." The old man sighed, "I know the boss has a kind heart. My son should be punished. It's his fault that he hurt the girl. I apologize to the girl on behalf of my son."

"Old man, there's no need to be like this. It's not your fault. I won't blame you." Xiao An said quickly. As a person to a person, she was just angry that Wu Zichang lied to her. It had nothing to do with the old man.

"Thank you, young lady, and thank you, master." The two elders bowed to Ji Xiaomu and Xiao An, then supported each other and left.

Ji Xiaomu and Xiao An looked at each other and saw their backs. How could Wu Zichang, who had such upright parents, become so crooked...