Chapter 1385: Having an Affair

Chapter 1385: Chapter 1385: Having an Affair

But Assistant Judge Jia suddenly pointed at Chen Mao and said: "Chen, you’re the son of the Xi Family’s Protector, your words can’t be trusted!"

Chen Mao was indeed the son of the Xi Family’s Protector, and after following Magistrate Xi into office, he was arranged to work in the government office as a Government Official. Though he hadn’t caused any trouble these years, he was Magistrate Xi’s confidant and ear.

Because of this, Chen Mao became the target of attack.

Hu Xueyao immediately cried out upon hearing this: "Oh, and now you say you’re not colluding to harm my Old Master? Letting the son of a household servant testify, saying all against my Old Master, such malicious hearts, you just want to kill my Old Master, don’t you?!"

The people gathered at the government gate heard this and began to discuss again: "This, isn’t this person a Government Official? How did he become a servant of the Lord Magistrate?"

"Could it be that the Lord Magistrate is really framing the Jia family?"

Magistrate Xi was almost furious. It is permissible for officials assigned to posts to bring family members, relatives, and guests into office and arrange for them to work in the government, so that the officials can quickly get a grip on the entire office and perform their duties.

But Hu Xueyao was formidable, adamantly claiming that Chen Mao was ordered by Magistrate Xi, deliberately conspiring with others to frame Assistant Judge Jia.

Manager Feng’s medicine effect had passed, and he was awake now, crying out: "It’s unjust, I’m wrongly accused!"

Judge Tang, upon hearing this, trembled with anger and pointed at him: "Feng Shiwen, you already confessed in He’an Prefecture, and He’an Prefecture Government sentenced you to be beheaded for public display, how dare you still claim unjust?"

What was this? Was he saying that the He’an Prefecture Government intentionally wronged him?

But Manager Feng paid no heed to Judge Tang, just crying for injustice, looking like he’d been tortured into admitting false guilt in He’an Prefecture.

He was already sentenced to death, seeing a turn of events, naturally he would fight to the end.

Mrs. Lin also cried out immediately: "God, my life has been innocent, I’ve only been with one man, yet now I’m accused of being a prostitute with two men, my daughter and son-in-law are being wronged like this, what is the point of living, let me die!"

Saying this, she was about to crash into Zhuzi.

But before she crashed, several carriages arrived outside the government office.

From the carriage came a group led by a boy about nine years old.

That boy was very good-looking, like a doll from a New Year painting, his face now cold, eyes fixed, showing a noble, aloof demeanor.

Only the weather was too cold, he dressed like a ball, with his current look, somewhat amusing.

"The witness is here, make way!" The protector accompanying the boy was shouting as he made way for him.

And the boy led the protectors forward, followed by a middle-aged man wearing a long jacket, walking briskly, looking quite imposing as he headed into the government office.

The boy kneeled down, loudly proclaimed: "Student Gu Jincheng, bringing witness Hu Dawen, pays respects to the Lord Magistrate."

He continued: "My Lord, Lord Hu wants to wear his crime to reveal Manager Feng’s affairs of keeping mistresses and daughters for nobles across various places, which also involves Manager Feng and Assistant Judge Jia conspiring for the wealth of the Gu Family. This is Hu Dawen’s confession, please have a look, Lord Magistrate."

Everyone present was stunned.

"What? Even Hu Xueyao’s father came to accuse Manager Feng and Assistant Judge Jia, does this mean Mrs. Lin really served two men?"

"What serving two men? Hu Dawen must be a nominal husband, it’s a dream if he wanted Mrs. Lin!"

"Pah, how do you know he hadn’t? Manager Feng is not often in Jiangnan, so even if Hu Dawen slept with Mrs. Lin, he wouldn’t know."

The people’s interest in Manager Feng and Assistant Judge Jia conspiring over the Gu Family’s wealth was nonexistent, everyone was talking about the gossip involving Manager Feng, Hu Dawen, and Mrs. Lin.

Mrs. Lin was shocked, she didn’t expect Hu Dawen to appear, and pointed at him, saying: "Weren’t you in Jiangnan? How come you’re here?!"

Hu Dawen cursed: "Pah! You can come to Tong’an Prefecture to meet Feng Shiwen, but I can’t leave Jiangnan? I’m done being patient, no act anymore, today I’ll reveal everything."

Hu Dawen kneeled, confessed that Mrs. Lin was Manager Feng’s mistress, Hu Xueyao was Manager Feng’s biological daughter, who was sent to Assistant Judge Jia as a concubine through connections, and mentioned that Hu Xueyao informed Assistant Judge Jia about the Gu Family’s wealth, persuading Assistant Judge Jia to conspire together for the Gu Family’s wealth.

At the end, he dropped a bombshell, he did have a fling with Mrs. Lin, many of Manager Feng’s schemes for the Gu Family’s wealth were relayed by Mrs. Lin while they were intimately together.

Not just the citizens, even Magistrate Xi was dumbfounded, contemplating: Ah, they really did sleep together!

Hu Dawen was originally a servant bought by Manager Feng, watched over him for years, feeling he was loyal enough only then arranged for him to fake marriage with Mrs. Lin.

But for so many years pretending, with Manager Feng often absent from Jiangnan, the two couldn’t resist and slept together.

However, they didn’t dare to have children, so Manager Feng hadn’t discovered anything over the years.

But Hu Dawen did have his own children, a son and a daughter, born with a widow, living in the widow’s home.

Originally, the Shadow Guards of the Dou Family were just planning to bring Hu Dawen over, but Brother Cheng had heard so much gossip in the village, while interrogating Hu Dawen, guessed any man wants to have children to carry on the family line, and tricked Hu Dawen.

Unexpectedly, the trick worked, revealing Hu Dawen’s children.

He used Hu Dawen’s children as a threat and incentive, saying if he didn’t want his son implicated, he should reveal the truth. After toppling Manager Feng, he would rescue him, and give him a sum of Silver, allowing him to openly recognize his son and live with his son.

Hu Dawen was not loyal enough to resist sleeping with Mrs. Lin, upon hearing Brother Cheng’s promise, and after enduring a day and night of torture from the Dou Family’s Shadow Guards, weakened to the point of death, he could only agree.

Manager Feng heard, his eyes widened, rushed over and strangled Mrs. Lin’s neck, cursing: "You whore, dare to make me a cuckold, without me, you’d still be a prostitute in a brothel, able to live as a rich wife? I’ll kill you, kill you!"

This could be considered a confession without torture.

Hu Xueyao, upon hearing this, nearly fainted, it’s over, it’s over, this time it’s really over!

However, she still wanted to fight to the end, hurriedly rushing to push Manager Feng away, cursing: "Feng, what do you mean cuckold? My parents are a real couple, naturally sleeping together, don’t falsely accuse innocent people!"

But it was too late, Hu Dawen had already testified, and in his panic, Manager Feng also admitted Mrs. Lin was his mistress, everyone knew the truth, who would believe Hu Xueyao now?

"Someone, separate them!" Magistrate Xi shouted, inwardly cursing, damn, no wonder they’re family, they can really stir up trouble.

Squad Leader Shi and his men immediately stepped forward, splitting Manager Feng and Mrs. Lin apart.

"Whore, I won’t spare you, you’ve made me wait for this!" Manager Feng was maddened, cursing Mrs. Lin.

Mrs. Lin still had some sense, didn’t retaliate against Manager Feng, she looked at Hu Xueyao, expecting her to quickly think of a way for them, mother and daughter, to escape.