She is the Side Character! — Watch Her Change her fate!-Chapter 261: Must You Marry the One Who Saved You from Drowning? (32)

Chapter 261: Chapter 261: Must You Marry the One Who Saved You from Drowning? (32)

Shuigan Village.

Qin Family.

A villager rushed to the door and shouted inside, "Is anyone from the Qin Family home? Something big has happened."

Liu Chunqin was at home changing the bedding. It would get cold soon, so she planned to change all the beddings at home and wash them before the cold really set in. With two paralyzed people in the house, it would be impossible to handle such things in the dead of winter.

Hearing the sudden noise outside, her heart skipped a beat. She quickly ran out and saw a familiar face from the village.

She asked, "Aunt Yu, what’s going on? What big thing happened?"

"It’s good that you’re home. I just heard from my eldest that your Qin Cheng was taken to the County Government. I don’t know what happened, but you should quickly go and take a look." Aunt Yu said, panting heavily. Upon hearing the news, she rushed over. Her enthusiasm was fueled by Qin Cheng’s frequent lessons to her grandson on recognizing characters.

Moreover, the Qin Family had just gotten engaged with Miss Li, who came from a wealthy family.

Liu Chunqin’s face changed drastically. How could Ah Cheng be taken to the County Government? Ah Cheng is just a scholar; what could he have done wrong?

There must be a misunderstanding here.

"Thank you, Aunt Yu."

She quickly ran back into the house and told the paralyzed Old Mrs. Qin and her husband, Qin Hongbo, "Aunt Yu said Ah Cheng was taken to the County Government. It must be a misunderstanding. I’ll go take a look. I’ll only change the bedding today. You lie down first. I don’t know when I’ll be back, so I’ll leave the things inside. If you’re hungry, eat by yourselves."

"We’ll just make do today."

The two of them were paralyzed, but they could still move their hands and usually did some things, though they needed someone to carry them out.

Old Mrs. Qin was worried, "You should go quickly and find out what happened with Ah Cheng. He has always been obedient, so it must be a misunderstanding. Now that he’s engaged, nothing can go wrong."

"Are you sure Ah Cheng didn’t do anything?" Qin Hongbo was less optimistic, always feeling something was off, "Would the County Magistrate just arrest someone? You should take all the silver in the house, just in case."

But given this County Magistrate’s style, even if they had more silver, it might not help.

Liu Chunqin was extremely flustered, "It should be fine; what bad could Ah Cheng have done?"

She couldn’t imagine Qin Cheng doing anything bad; he was just an honest scholar. Now that he’s engaged with Miss Li, they would marry at the start of the year, and life would soon improve. What bad could he have done?

Even so, Liu Chunqin heeded Qin Hongbo’s advice and took all the silver in the house with her as she hurried to the County Government.

Lanru County, No. 13 Yun Lane, Shi Family.

"At this time, why hasn’t Wenwen, that headstrong girl, returned?" Shi’s mother kept looking toward the door. It was almost time to cook dinner, yet there was no sign of her.

"That girl, could she be slacking off?" Shi’s mother’s face was displeased.

At that moment, she heard footsteps outside. She quickly looked up and saw that it was Father Shi entering. She didn’t notice Father Shi’s somewhat troubled expression and asked, "Have you seen Wenwen on your way back?"

Father Shi was momentarily stunned, then said, "No, what happened to Wenwen?"

Then, remembering something, his expression changed, and Shi’s mother noticed it. She quickly asked, "What’s wrong?"

"On my way back, I heard that Qin Cheng was taken to the County Government," Father Shi said in a low voice. "I haven’t found out what happened. Do you know anything about it?"

Shi’s mother was shocked, "How would I know? Could it be that Wenwen heard about this and went to check at the County Government? Oh, what is going on? Ah Cheng is normally fine; why would he be taken to the County Government?"

At this point, neither of them realized any connection between Qin Cheng’s arrest and Shi Wen.

"Let’s go to the County Government and have a look," suggested Father Shi, since Qin Cheng was, after all, his son-in-law.

Shi’s mother thought the same. The two quickly put down what they were holding, locked the door, and hurried to the County Government. But upon arrival, they were stunned to see Shi Wen being led back by soldiers.

"Wenwen, what’s happened to you?" Shi’s mother shouted uncontrollably, "Why are you arresting my Wenwen?"

The County Magistrate wasn’t there, giving Shi’s mother the courage to be bolder, for she couldn’t contain herself with her daughter being detained.

Upon hearing her mother’s voice, Shi Wen raised her head to look at her, her face pale, only to quickly lower it again.

She had lost the gamble.

How could she have known that Lord County Magistrate would focus on this and go to such lengths to make arrests?

With so many people present, what could she possibly convey to her mother?

She looked at Lin Chen, who had followed down the mountain, meeting his indifferent gaze. She clenched her fists. Had Lin Chen realized something was amiss from the start? Was Lord County Magistrate’s tactic known to Lin Chen?

If so, then hadn’t she been acting like a fool before him all this time?

When did Lin Chen start suspecting her?

But Lin Chen was supposed to be stupid, so how did he notice any flaws?

Was it Lin Daming? That was also a possibility.

I wonder how Qu Shao is doing. If he managed to escape, there might still be a chance to save her. Otherwise, she’d truly be finished. Not only would her reputation be ruined, with everyone in Lanru County seeing her as a disgrace, but she’d also face imprisonment.

With that, Shi Wen was taken inside the County Government, while Shi’s mother, in her excitement, rushed forward, "Why are you arresting Wenwen? What bad could a young girl do? Did you get the wrong person?"

Had Father Shi not pulled her back, she might have really rushed inside.

Unable to rile up the soldiers, Shi’s mother spotted Lin Ah Chen behind and immediately stormed over. Lin Daming was about to draw his knife from his waist, when Shen Xuan blocked Ah Chen.

"Shi Wen was arrested for a reason. The Lord County Magistrate wouldn’t arrest people at random. You’d better wait; the County Government will announce Shi Wen’s crime in due time."

Shen Xuan’s cold demeanor and commanding aura, unlike his usual unruly persona, truly intimidated Shi’s mother, stopping her in her tracks from causing trouble for Ah Chen.

Today, Shi’s mother hoped to see someone, but it was in vain. Father Shi, seeing no way around it, realized even offering silver to the soldiers yielded no information, leading him to pull Shi’s mother along to leave.

Looking at Ah Chen, Shi’s mother felt she might know something.

Suddenly, she bowed toward Ah Chen, knocking her head on the ground, "Chenchen, you must know what happened to Wenwen, right? Please, just tell me. I’m begging you."

No matter how Father Shi tried, he couldn’t lift her from the ground.

Ah Chen looked at Shi’s mother, whose worry was genuine.

Human emotions are indeed quite complex.

Despite wanting silver, Shi’s mother was willing to marry her daughter to Landlord Chen, who was older than Father Shi. Now that Shi Wen was taken to the County Government, she would kneel before her to learn any information.