HLnovel Chapter 505 The Fish That Escaped from the Immortal Temple?
Chapter 505 The Fish That Escaped from the Immortal Temple?
"Who told her to be so incompetent, carrying a worthless child..."
As soon as Zhou's mother opened her mouth to speak, a loud "slap" was heard. It was Zhou's father, who had always appeared very honest and quiet, who raised his hand and slapped Zhou's mother.
"You foolish woman, what nonsense are you spouting!"
Zhou's father shouted, then hurriedly bowed to Lu Yangyang and the Liang family, looking anxious and earnest.
"Honorable in-laws, our foolish wife is ignorant and ignorant, talking nonsense. Our Zhou family absolutely did not mean that. We only heard that the elixir can save lives, so we gave up our family fortune to try to get one to save her life. We did it all for the good of our daughter-in-law!"
Manager Zhou had already realized what was happening and hurriedly apologized, "Yes, yes, sirs, father-in-law and mother-in-law, brother-in-law, please believe me, I did it for Qiu Niang's own good!"
Lu Yangyang grabbed a handful of elixirs and handed them to him: "Since that's the case, I'll let you eat the elixirs. Why don't you eat such good things?"
"I, I, I..." Manager Zhou stammered, his body drenched in cold sweat, "I'm not worthy, yes, I'm not worthy, I..."
Lu Yangyang put the elixir back in the box and sneered, "You're not unworthy, you're just too afraid, aren't you? If you really thought this was something special, if you firmly believed the elixir could save lives, even if I told you it was poisonous, you'd still try it, instead of making excuses here. I've already asked your wife; your family didn't hire a midwife for her at all. They only had one come to check on her before. She's been in pain since last night, hasn't eaten a thing, and was exhausted. You forced her out to beg for the elixir, which is why she's having a difficult labor. She wasn't actually having a difficult labor; it's just that it's her first time giving birth, and she's been taking extra care of her head, making it a bit difficult. If you had found an experienced midwife, she could have given birth smoothly. But you insisted on asking for some elixir, just dragging her along like this, as if you wouldn't stop until she and the baby in her womb were dead. You know exactly what your intentions are!"
Shopkeeper Zhou's face turned pale instantly, and Zhou's father quickly knelt down, "Your Excellency misunderstands. We did not take good care of our daughter-in-law, but we had no intention of harming her. Please, Your Excellency, investigate thoroughly. Please be lenient and let us take our daughter-in-law back. We will definitely take good care of her."
"Really?" Lu Yangyang said, "She gave birth to a girl."
"Girl?" Zhou's mother immediately bristled: "A good-for-nothing, we don't want her, throw her away as soon as possible!"
"Shut up!" Zhou's father snapped, then quickly apologized, "We will definitely treat our daughter-in-law and granddaughter well."
Lu Yangyang nodded and continued, "She suffered a difficult childbirth and her body was damaged, so she can't have children anymore."
Even Zhou's father's expression changed.
Zhou's mother immediately screamed, "No, no, absolutely not! Our Zhou family has only had one son for three generations, we absolutely cannot let our family line die out! I told you long ago that that slut was carrying a girl, a useless thing, why doesn't she just die!"
Then she pulled Manager Zhou to his feet: "Son, write a letter of divorce and send that slut home! Trust me, Chunniang's belly is pointed, she's sure to have a son. Our Zhou family will have an heir, what use is that slut! Divorce her now!"
Her words completely enraged the Liang family members on the other side. Liang's mother let out a howl, pushed aside the yamen runner who had just stopped her, rushed forward, tackled Zhou's mother to the ground, and began to beat her with both arms.
On the other side, the Liang family father and son also rushed up and started punching and kicking the Zhou family father and son.
Seeing that their scheme had been completely exposed, the Zhou family members stopped pretending and began to wail.
"Stop! Stop it now! Who told your bitch to get pregnant with such a worthless child!"
"Our family has had only one son for three generations. Anyone who can't have a son doesn't deserve to enter our family!"
"That bitch can't have any more children, she's just a useless piece of trash. No matter how much you beat her, it won't change the fact. We don't want a hen that can't lay eggs!"
"Get your daughter out of here right now, and don't even think about setting foot in the Zhou family again!"
Enraged, the Liang family became even more ruthless.
The constable standing nearby made a few perfunctory remarks, then hesitated before asking Lu Yangyang,
"Miss Lu, should we stop her?"
Lu Yangyang said calmly, "I'm not an adult, how can I make decisions? I'm just a doctor, how can I be in charge of solving cases?"
The constable nodded: "What the young lady says is true, what the young lady says is true."
Only after the Liang family had beaten the Zhou family so badly that they were bruised and battered and could only lie on the ground groaning did the constables step forward and pull them apart.
Lu Yangyang cleared her throat and waved her hand, saying, "The Zhou family is suspected of intentionally killing their wives. This case is of great importance. Go and take them to the jail first. We will hear the case when the magistrate has time."
The constables immediately perked up and took the Zhou family members into custody.
Zhou's mother could barely speak properly, still struggling, "You, you, what right do you have to arrest us... to punish this little bitch, daughter-in-law, it's only right..."
Lu Yangyang said coldly, "Whether it's a matter of course or not, the laws of the Great Zhao will give you the answer, and the magistrate will handle it impartially. Just wait and see!"
The constables dragged the Zhou family members away.
The Liang family members hurriedly knelt down, expressing their deepest gratitude to Lu Yangyang: "Thank you so much, thank you so much..."
Lu Yangyang quickly helped the person up. She really disliked the kneeling and kneeling ritual: "My surname is Lu. You can just call me Doctor Lu. Your daughter is fine. Although she is injured, she can recover after a few months of rest and recuperation. Her health has not been damaged and it will not affect her future fertility."
Upon hearing this, Liang's mother burst into tears and knelt down before Lu Yangyang again, saying, "Thank you, Doctor Xie! No, thank you, miracle doctor, for saving my life! Thank you, miracle doctor, for saving my life!"
Lu Yangyang pulled the person back: "She wanted to live, that's why I saved her. Before giving birth, she told me that if she died, she would send the child to your family. If you were unable to raise the child, you would help her find a good family, as long as she wasn't sent back to the Zhou family. If she survived, she would rather be divorced and beg for food with the child than go back."
Liang's mother pounded her chest in heartache, crying out, "My poor child!"
“She needs rest now, and the child needs someone to take care of him. If you are willing to take care of him, you can stay. The new prefect is a good man and will definitely handle this matter fairly and get justice for Qiu Niang,” Lu Yangyang said.
Upon hearing this, Liang's mother immediately expressed her desire to stay, and after thanking the yamen runner profusely, she left with him.
After everyone left, Lu Yangyang was about to put away the box of elixirs when a figure approached hesitantly, "Miss, may I take a look at this...elixir?"
Lu Yangyang glanced at the Taoist priest suspiciously. Remembering how he refused to sell the elixir to Shopkeeper Zhou and had dragged him to the yamen, he didn't seem like a bad person. However, she now felt uneasy around Taoist priests and stared at him tentatively.
"Which sect are you from? A straggler from the Immortal Temple?"