She thought to herself that it would either be a blessing or a curse, but if it were a curse, there was no avoiding it. She sighed inwardly, feeling sorry for her husbands to have reached such an age yet still had to endure hardship alongside her.
But at that moment, a series of hoofbeats sounded.
The Government Officials and Old Lady Cui looked toward the sound of the hoofbeats, only to see in the lead a stunningly beautiful girl sitting together with a tall and straight man, while on the horse behind them, a chubby and fair-skinned Baobao rode alone.
When Dong Feiyan and the others from the Dong family saw this scene, they became agitated.
Da Bao and Er Yuan, why have they returned now—such terrible timing!
Dong Feiyan clenched her fists and quickly made meaningful eye contact, seemingly hinting to Da Bao and Er Yuan to leave quickly.
But instead, Old Lady Cui shouted loudly, "These two little wretches also belong to the Dong family, come on, grab them before they can escape!"
The two horses stopped outside the Dong family courtyard, and Dong Xin Yuan, chubby as she was, hurried down from her horse. Seeing her parents and brother shackled, she became frantic.
She then furiously rushed forward, pushed a Government Official away, and tore the handcuffs and shackles off her parents.
Dong Xin Yuan supported Xu Wenzhou, who had a somewhat pale complexion, clearly having been frightened.
Xu Wenzhou looked at her, about to speak, then he sighed deeply,
"Why have you come back!!"
After dismounting, Liang Zhichen helped Dong Huiying down from the horse.
He knew that his Baobao might be small in stature, but she was not a delicate little woman. Even though she had Innate Divine Strength, even though she was capable, his care was meticulous, and his desire to look after her remained unchanged.
Dong Huiying, for her part, didn’t overthink it; it seemed that in these days, she had become more accustomed to interacting this way with Liang Zhichen.
Assisted by Liang Zhichen’s hand to dismount, she then walked towards Old Lady Cui and the others with an indifferent expression, a slight coldness to her demeanor.
"May I know if you gentlemen are here on behalf of Officer Han?"
Her gaze lingered on Old Lady Cui and smiled, then donning a smile that appeared somewhat naïve, like an innocent young girl unaware of the ways of the world.
The lead Government Official frowned and said, "Officer Han? No, we are from the Department of Surveillance!"
Dong Huiying’s lips curled up into a smirk, "That’s really unfortunate. It seems I’ve made a mistake, but the dispute between the Dong family and Cui family is a civil matter. Official Pang is in charge of supervising marriages, but in civil matters, it doesn’t seem to come under Official Pang’s jurisdiction, does it?"
Then, Dong Huiying looked coldly towards Old Lady Cui: "The guilty party files the suit first. Did you think that when you tied San Nian up the other day and I returned a slap afterward, the matter would be settled? What goes around comes around, it’s just that the time hadn’t come. The time is now, and we may as well settle old scores as well as San Nian’s account properly!!"
Within the Department of Surveillance, Official Pang sat firmly in a Taishi Chair while the Butler mentioned the recent harassment of the servants by Mr. Cui, Old Lady Cui’s son.
Official Pang looked displeased. "It seems I’ve spoiled him. I’m also to blame for once lusting after beauty for a moment. Even if these rustic commoners have fair looks, it can’t conceal their vulgar and base nature."
Mr. Cui was prone to causing trouble, taking advantage of favors to bully others. Old Lady Cui’s wailing visits lately had already given Official Pang a headache, and coincidentally, Mr. Cui had started causing trouble again, making her very frustrated.
A Government Official rushed in to report, and Official Pang recognized this Official as the one she had sent to Daliu Village.
"What’s the matter that you’re in such a hurry?"
The Government Official quickly said, "I followed your orders, escorting Old Lady Cui and her daughters back to the village intending to apprehend the Dong family. However, the eldest daughter of the Dong family suddenly showed up and mentioned Officer Han from the Government Office. Now Old Lady Cui and her daughter have been taken to Officer Han’s court, where he is preparing to preside over the case himself!"