Chapter 678 - 677: Showing Leniency
Lady Qian and her parents watched, stunned, as Wang Yongan was tied up by the soldiers and was about to be dragged out of the courtyard.
It was only then that Lady Qian snapped out of it and rushed forward, grabbing hold of Wang Yongan, "What are you doing? You can’t arrest my husband! Release him at once—"
Wang Yongan was their family’s support; what would they do if he was taken away?
"My... my son-in-law is the County Magistrate’s master! How dare you arrest him? I’m going to report you to the County Magistrate! Let me tell you, my granddaughter is the County Magistrate’s favored concubine, you’d better release my son-in-law immediately, or you won’t get away with it!" Lady Qian’s mother also rushed over, spreading her arms to block the soldiers.
The soldier, impatient, pushed Lady Qian’s mother aside with a sneer, "The County Magistrate is now a prisoner under our master’s feet, what is a master who climbed up by selling his daughter worth? If you obstruct our official duties again, be careful that we lock you all up in the big prison!"
Hearing this, Lady Qian’s mother immediately retracted her hands and stepped aside.
Both Lady Qian and Wang Yongan were dumbstruck; Wang Yongan had not expected Gao Jin to fall so quickly, and his last hope was lost.
Wang Yongan lowered his head, concealing his expression and eyes.
Lady Qian was taken aback by the soldier’s words; if the County Magistrate had been imprisoned, what about their daughter?
With this thought, Lady Qian came to her senses looking for the soldiers, but they had already dragged Wang Yongan far away.
"Father, father, what should we do now? And Jinchai, with the County Magistrate arrested, who knows how she is now?" Lady Qian, completely at a loss, looked at her father.