Chapter 711: Numerous Obstacles - The Ending of Mo Yongxi (4)_1
fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com Mo Yan, who was serving dishes to the little ones of the Han Family, heard the commotion outside and stood up. She excused herself to the women and hurried out. Witnessing Old Man Mo, Mo Yongfu, and his son kneeling on the ground and the unrecognizable Mo Hong’s family lying on the door plank looking neither human nor ghost, she was so furious that she clenched her teeth.
Had it not been for the distinguished guests in the main hall, making a scene would have looked bad, she would have thrown them out long ago.
Mo Qingze, sitting on his chair, unmoved, stared at the three people crying pitifully on the ground. His normally gentle face was exceptionally grim, "What are you doing?"
Seeing that Mo Qingze was willing to speak, Old Man Mo, trying to take an inch after being given a yard, shuffled closer on his knees and clutched onto Mo Qingze’s legs, crying profusely, "Qingze, your cousin has done something wrong to you all, it’s my fault for not teaching her properly. If you want to punish someone, punish me, I won’t complain at all. I just ask you to spare her this time, she’s still young, you can’t just ruin her like this..."
Old Man Mo’s tearful account described how pitiful Mo Yongxi was after the Government had captured her for her failed attempt to harm the Mo Family. He completely distorted the facts, painting Mo Yongxi as young and ignorant, which led to her mistakes, and he implicitly and explicitly accused the Mo Family of bullying by using their position; otherwise, Mo Yongxi’s punishment wouldn’t have been so severe.
As it turned out, the day Mo Yongxi failed in her malicious attempt, she was caught red-handed by Mo Yan, who brought the matter to the Government Office with a formal accusation. The leading government officer returned to the Government Office with the witness and immediately reported the incident to the Jingzhao Yin. As Mo Yan was recently titled a County Lord, when she accused someone, the Jingzhao Yin naturally couldn’t take it lightly. Besides, Mo Yongxi’s evidence of her misdeed was irrefutable, leading to her swift arrest and imprisonment in the dungeons.
Just a few days ago, Mo Yongxi was publicly tried in court. Under overwhelming evidence, she was severely punished and quickly confessed to the crimes against the Mo Family; subsequently, she was sentenced to ten years of labor in the mines. If she behaved well in the mines, she could return home after ten years.
Such a punishment was considered fair as Jingzhao Yin did not issue a harsher sentence due to Mo Yan’s status as County Lord. However, for a woman like Mo Yongxi to be sent to the mine—a place daunting to men—let alone ten years, she might not survive even a year...
Hearing the fate of Mo Yongxi, Mo Yan, who had been silent from the start, showed neither satisfaction nor hatred on her face.
In the beginning, she was fed up with Mo Yongxi repeatedly causing trouble for her family, so she schemed to have Mo Yongxi marry Young Master Fang, who had a preference for men. Had Mo Yongxi been willing to live peacefully in the Fang Family, they might have felt guilty and eventually fetched a child from distant relatives or their clan for her to raise, ensuring her future life wouldn’t be too difficult.