After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

The waiter was completely bewildered. "Shopkeeper, all the doctors in the county have moved out of the city. It will take them half a day to come and go!"

"What are we waiting for! Hurry up and take Master Zhu and the others to the outskirts!" The shopkeeper was extremely anxious.

Although Master Zhu was in so much pain that he couldn't move, he still shouted, "Someone deliberately tripped us with a rope! Report to the authorities, report to the authorities quickly!"

Everyone looked up at Su Tai and her three companions who were coming down.

The four of them looked completely innocent.

Su Tai frowned in displeasure. "Why are you looking at us like that? We only ran out because we heard them shouting. What could they have done in such a short time?"

The shopkeeper thought Su Tai's words made sense, so he immediately led his men upstairs to check. They found nothing, not even a hair, let alone a rope. Moreover, the ground was so clean that there was no dust, so there was no possibility of slipping.

The innkeeper went downstairs dejectedly and explained to Master Zhu and his companions in a polite tone, "We checked, everything is normal, there is no rope. Are you sure you've made a mistake?"

"Impossible! I was clearly tripped by a line!" a portly man shouted in dissatisfaction.

The shopkeeper was in a difficult position.

Su Tai thoughtfully suggested, "Manager, since they say so, why don't you send someone to thoroughly search the teahouse inside and out? To prove our innocence, you can also let the woman take a look at me, so that I don't get blamed for this. I don't want to take the fall."

These are all wealthy households; they can summon servants and maids whenever they go out, and they certainly don't lack servants.

At that moment, a maidservant stepped forward.

Officer Li angrily rebuked, "This is the wife of the county magistrate! Who do you think you are, to dare touch the wife of the county magistrate?"

The servant girl knelt down in fear.

Everyone was stunned by Su Tai's identity.

If she were truly the wife of the county magistrate, she would indeed have a motive to harm Master Zhu and his companions. However, the problem is that she only rushed out after Master Zhu and the others fell down the stairs, making it impossible for her to commit the crime. Moreover, she was accompanied by two boys. Could it be them?

The shopkeeper's mind raced. After looking around, he spotted a well-dressed woman in the teahouse and hurried over to ask for her help.

"Madam, could you do me a favor?"

The woman scoffed and turned around. "Does the shopkeeper want me to examine Madam Shen?"

"Hiss!" The shopkeeper gasped and quickly apologized, "This humble servant was blind and did not recognize the magistrate's wife. Please forgive me, madam!"

"Hmph! A few careless people tripped and fell, so what? What's the big deal? You even dared to search the county magistrate's wife? You must have a death wish!" Madam Tang arrogantly raised her chin and gave the shopkeeper a severe dressing-down.

Tang's maid, Pu Shan, added fuel to the fire, saying, "If they really find something on the county magistrate's wife, that's fine. But if they don't, I think the manager's teahouse is going to go out of business!"

The shopkeeper's face turned pale and then red. He couldn't afford to offend any of the people here, and he didn't think Su Tai had any problems. After all, with so many eyes watching, the fact that she dared to say that proved that she was truly innocent.

After thinking it through, the innkeeper gritted his teeth and decisively ordered the waiter to prepare a carriage. He then ran to Master Zhu and the others and persuaded them: "Gentlemen, I will have someone check the teahouse inside and out, including the private rooms, right now. If there is any problem, I will report it to the authorities. There will be no delay. What do you all think?"

The Zhu family was furious. On one side was the wife of the county magistrate, and on the other was the wife of the county magistrate. In addition, they couldn't find the tools to commit the crime, so they didn't dare to go too far. They could only swallow their anger and accept it.

The waiter found some helpers who transferred the people to stretchers and carried them away.

All along the way were their wails and groans.

When they arrived at the door, the people who were picking up the money blocked the way and refused to give way. In the ensuing scuffle, Master Zhu and his companions were accidentally injured.

Their wailing and howling could be heard even in the teahouse. Officer Li was delighted.

Su Tai stood still with a smirk on her face, looking at the sweating manager. "Didn't you say you wanted someone to search the teahouse inside and out? Hurry up and go! I'll be waiting here for your inspection results. Don't try to pin this on me after I leave this place!"

The shopkeeper was caught in a dilemma.

Tang chuckled, "Madam Shen is quite the character! Now that the county magistrate's wife has spoken, why don't you hurry up and go?"

"Yes! Yes, I'll take care of it right away!" The manager gathered all the people he could call upon in the teahouse and searched inside and out. The second floor was indeed spotless, and there was nothing out of the ordinary on the first floor either.

He immediately came over, looking distressed, to apologize to Su Tai.

Su Tai waved her hand generously, "This lady is magnanimous and won't hold it against you. Be smarter next time. Offending people you shouldn't have for a few rich old geezers can have serious consequences!"

She rarely uses her power to oppress people, but this time she was truly furious.

The shopkeeper was so frightened he almost fainted; his legs were trembling, and he couldn't even remember how he got out of there.

After reprimanding the shopkeeper, Su Tai turned around and nodded to Madam Tang with a gentle smile, "Madam Su greets the County Magistrate's wife."

“Madam Shen, there’s no need for such formalities. My maiden name is Tang, and I’m older than you. You can call me Sister Tang. If it weren’t for my help just now, I don’t know what I would have done!” Madam Tang spoke sincerely, her eyes filled with gratitude as she looked at Su Tai. “I’m going back to the county office now. Shall we go together, sister?”

Su Tai nodded and walked out with Tang Shi. Turning back, she instructed Yu Dong and Yu Bei, "You two take the carriage to the county government office and wait there."

Yu Dong and Yu Bei obeyed.

Just as they went to get the carriage, a man sneakily slipped them a string of coins and two candied hawthorns, enticing them with, "Good kids, Uncle has a question for you. What were you doing up there just now?"

Without a second thought, Yu Dong replied, "Sprinkle money! Madam told us to sprinkle money."

"anything else?"

The two shook their heads in unison, "That's all, we left after we finished throwing away the money."

The other party was not satisfied with this answer, thinking that the child did not understand, so they asked bluntly, "I mean, did the county magistrate's wife make you trip those people?"

Yu Bei laughed loudly, "Uncle, you're so silly! We're scattering money, how could we possibly trip up those fat guys!"

The man's expression turned somewhat grim. "What about the county magistrate's wife? What is she doing?"

"Tell us to throw money!" the two men said in unison, looking at the man as if he were an idiot.

"Uncle, have you finished asking all the questions? We're leaving now!" The two quickly put away the money, then licked the candied hawthorns inside and out, so that the other party wouldn't be able to take them back if they wanted to.

The man was so angry he was practically fuming, and he watched helplessly as Yu Dong and Yu Bei pulled the carriage away.

Su Tai and Tang Shi, who had already entered the county government office, quickly ran to the back hall.

Lu Tong and Shen Yi were treating the surface wounds.

Upon seeing them, he quickly lowered his sleeves.

"Why are you here?" Lu Tong and Shen Yi asked in unison.

They then exchanged a glance, somewhat awkwardly turning to their respective wives. (End of Chapter)