Thus, under the lure of a "considerable amount" of silver, he cast aside his underlying fear and willingly beca Mo Erni’s blade, turning on Zhenzhen. After pushing Zhenzhen into the icy cave, he thought she was surely dood to die, so he fled to Mo Erni to avoid Mo Family’s vengeance, and also to secure those fifty taels of silver, believing the sum could help him escape Jing City and lead a carefree life forevermore.
"How do you plan to deal with these two?" Xiao Ruiyuan asked.
Mo Yan’s expression turned icy as he coldly said, "Send them to the governnt. They won’t survive."
Although Zhenzhen was rescued, the fact that these two people had intended to take her life was undeniable. Sent to the Governnt Office, they would be tried for the cri of murder, without the concept of "attempted murder" that existed in a past life. This ti, she would not be soft-hearted and let those two off the hook.
"In that case... I will send soone tomorrow to take them to the Governnt Office," Xiao Ruiyuan had intended to handle these two personally, but since Mo Yan wished to involve the authorities, he had no objection; the outco would be the sa either way.
Mo Yan realized he sowhat disagreed, yet offered no explanation. Those two indeed deserved to die, but they had no direct connection to him. Since the cycle of karma exists, she couldn’t let his hands be stained with the blood of irrelevant people. She certainly couldn’t let Zhenzhen kill them to resolve this enmity; sending them to the Governnt Office was the best option.
The next day, Xiao Ruiyuan’s subordinates threw Mo Erni and Wang Cai into Jingzhao Mansion. Jingzhao Yin dared not take the matter lightly; he temporarily set aside other cases at hand and focused on investigating this murder.
While the evidence was conclusive, due processes still had to be followed. Jingzhao Yin sent two constables to Liu Yang Village to verify the facts. The constables politely inquired about the specifics at Mo Family, then sought confirmation from the villagers. Once they were certain, they returned to the Governnt Office to report the results.
With both eyewitnesses and physical evidence at hand, and no doubt about the case, the verdict for Mo Erni and Wang Cai ca swiftly. As Mo Yan had predicted, they were sentenced to beheading. To avoid the festive season, the execution was scheduled for ten days later, the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month.
Mo Erni, having barely escaped the demon cave and seeing a glimpse of hope in life, was not willing to die. So during Manager Song’s prison visit, she pleaded desperately with him.
Manager Song knew full well of Mo Erni’s actions and who she had offended. That he brought her als every day was already the utmost kindness he could show. Besides, he simply didn’t have the power to rescue her.
As Mo Erni’s pleas grew more frequent and she began to express so resentnt in her words, Manager Song’s heart grew colder, and he beca less willing to visit.
Mo Erni was seething with hatred inside and placed her last hope on Mo Yonglu and Mrs. Niu. Yet, after Mo Yonglu learned that she had bribed soone to nearly murder Zhenzhen, aside from visiting her once in the cell on the day of the sentence, he never ca again, clearly having given up on this irredeemable daughter.
Mrs. Niu did co every day. Initially t with hostility from Mo Erni, the relationship transford into that of a filial daughter. Mrs. Niu had always felt guilt towards this daughter and could not bear to watch her die. Seeing her daughter seemingly co to a realization, she quickly disregarded Mo Yonglu’s warning and ran back to Liu Yang Village, pleading with Mo Family on Mo Erni’s behalf.
The Mo Family couldn’t wait for Mo Erni to die, so why would they save her? Mrs. Niu knelt outside all day and night, ultimately collapsing from cold and hunger, yet they didn’t allow her even to step inside the door. The next day, she was taken away by Mo Yonglu who had co to find her.
Before leaving, Mo Yonglu kowtowed three tis in front of Mo Family’s door!
As for the Wang family, they were already scared witless, living in dread of Mo Family’s retribution and not daring to plead for Wang Cai. The Wang family had plenty of sons; even if they grieved for this one, they wouldn’t take the risk.
On the seventh day of the twelfth month, as Mo Erni and Wang Cai were executed at the sa ti, the Wang family was driven out of Liu Yang Village. After that, they never set foot in the village again—no one knew where they went...
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