Chapter 207: 207 will be decided by the government office Chapter 207: 207 will be decided by the government office By the time He Shi returned, the outsider from the Li Family was already hanging by a thread.
Gasping for breath from exhaustion, Ye Jiu hurriedly poured her a glass of water, “Mother, Li Shi can no longer stay in our home. We must deal with her as soon as possible.”
Previously, she had thought that Li Shi, being suppressed, could never turn the tables; thus, although she disliked having such a person at home, she did not insist because He Shi disagreed.
Unfortunately, she had overlooked the saying that even a cornered rabbit will bite.
Thus, she had severely fallen flat on her face.
Now, Ye Jiu would absolutely not allow such a ticking time bomb to remain at home. Who knows when she might gather enough strength to explode again?
In the past, He Shi kept Li Shi under close watch in order to vent the frustrations of her own youth.
However, after the incident where Ye Jiu was kidnapped, He Shi dared not keep such a venomous-hearted old woman by her side anymore.
Even the fate of Ye Erya had been swiftly considered by her.
“When your father returns, I will have him speak to the Clan Leader. Li Shi should have been drowned long ago. Executing her would cleanse her sins and teach her how to behave in the next life!” He Shi declared gravely.
Li Shi had done such shameless deeds that she should have been caged with pigs months ago, but at that time, Ye Jiu’s whereabouts were unknown, and He Shi did not want her to die too easily, thus sparing her miserable life.
Unexpectedly, her initial suspicions turned out to be true—her daughter’s disappearance was indeed related to Li Shi.
Ye Jiu shook her head and said, “Let’s hand her over to the government office. The officials can decide Li Shi’s right and wrong, and whatever happens to her will be the punishment she deserves.”
“Send her to the government office… I’m afraid our family can’t decide this matter alone,” He Shi frowned.
“Why?” Ye Jiu did not understand.
“You’re inexperienced and don’t understand the ins and outs here,” He Shi sighed. “Li Shi is your father’s cousin, and now that she has committed adultery, if this gets out, it will affect the marriage prospects of their clan’s women.
Moreover, this matter also involves Ye Ning, that shameless old man, who committed adultery with his own cousin’s concubine and even fathered an illegitimate child. The Clan Leader would never agree to let our family spread such a disgraceful story for others to laugh at.”
It might be alright to dispose of Li Shi secretly, as Li Shi had committed adultery first, and the Li Family couldn’t have much to say about it, but making a fuss about it would be troublesome, concerning the honor and reputation of both families.
“Mother, this matter involves not only the reputation of our two families. Since Li Shi could contact traffickers to sell me, she must have connections with them, and even Ye Ning might be involved in this. If we, knowing about Li Shi’s collusion with traffickers, don’t report it to the government office and it gets exposed later, we could be charged with the crime of concealing it,” Ye Jiu said.
She was not being alarmist, but stating the facts.
Although she was not very familiar with Dongyue’s laws, in any era, knowingly concealing harm was wrong and would only lead to more girls getting hurt in the future.
Moreover, those people were so bold to dare to smuggle and traffic people from Nanchang to Dongyue, even daring to lay hands on someone like Ying Luoxue from the imperial family. There might be some powerful person in Dongyue backing them.