The wicked mother-in-law doesn't try to whitewash herself; she only abuses her awful children.

Chapter 297 Gu Dashu's Court Session

"Arrest me?" Gu Dashu looked shocked.

Tong Huaqiong, Liu Yue'e, Gu Taohua, and others were also shocked.

"What's the reason for coming to arrest them?" Tong Huaqiong asked Hong Xiaoxi as she calmed down.

Hong Xiaoxi glanced at Gu Dashu and said, "They say it was murder at Tianxiang Tower. We need Brother Dashu to go to court."

Liu Yue'e immediately started cursing: "What does the murder at Tianxiang Tower have to do with my family Dashu? Why are they arresting my family Dashu? This matter has nothing to do with my family Dashu from beginning to end. It's only polite that Dashu didn't report the scheming of those two young masters Chen Er and Qianqian to the authorities. Why are they arresting Dashu?"

"It must be that Qianqian deliberately framed him."

"Whoever dares to arrest me, I'll run them over and kill them."

Liu Yue'e adopted a shrewish stance.

Tong Huaqiong was baffled by the murder at Tianxiang Tower.

The information she obtained from the yamen runners guarding Tianxiang Tower was that Young Master Chen was not dead, and that the conflict between Qianqian and Young Master Chen was started by Young Master Chen, and that Qianqian acted in self-defense.

Could it be that things have taken a turn for the worse?
He Chao entered with two constables.

Tong Huaqiong recognized one of the constables; he was the same constable who had accompanied Lord Yao, whom she had met in Pingchuan County last time.

Tong Huaqiong breathed a sigh of relief.

The fact that Gu Dashu didn't come in to kidnap anyone, didn't cause any chaos outside, and didn't attract any onlookers suggests that he was simply going through the motions as a witness.

Tong Huaqiong then asked Hong Xiaoxi and Taohua to serve tea, and then tried to get on the good side of the familiar constable, saying, "Officer Xie, how did the Tianxiang Restaurant matter get involved with my family's Dashu?"

The familiar constable Xie naturally recognized Tong Huaqiong, and he adopted a very polite attitude towards her.

Xie, the constable, said, "Aunt Tong, Miss Qianqian confessed that Young Master Chen tricked her into setting a trap for your Second Young Master by promising to redeem her from her servitude. The two argued over this, almost resulting in a death. Because this matter involves your Second Young Master, he has to make a trip."

Now Tong Huaqiong was completely relieved.

Gu Dashu's heartbeat instantly calmed down, and he asked nonchalantly, "Are you going to kidnap me, or should I come with you?"

Gu Dashu thought to himself that Lord Yao was an honest and upright official, and he knew his own mother. He hadn't done anything wrong, so he was just going through the motions as a witness.

Xie, the constable, said, "You are a witness, how can we kidnap a witness? We'll trouble you to come with us."

Without saying a word, Gu Dashu followed the two constables.

Liu Yue'e asked Tong Huaqiong with a worried look, "Mother, will everything really be alright?"

Tong Huaqiong said, "Don't worry, nothing will happen."

Liu Yue'e wiped away her tears and said, "I never thought that we would almost get into a lawsuit in just a few days. This prefectural city is really hard to live in."

Tong Huaqiong said, "This can be considered a lesson for Dashu. He will never dare to go to Fengyuelou casino again, or he will get into legal trouble if he is not careful."

Although Liu Yue'e agreed with her mother-in-law's opinion, she was still uneasy.

Tong Huaqiong then sent people out to inquire about the situation.

Soon, Lu Chaoyang also sent someone to appease Tong Huaqiong, and also brought an invitation from Old Master Lu to Tong Huaqiong to visit the Lu residence that evening.

Gu Dashu returned in the afternoon.

Sure enough, nothing happened.

Gu Dashu is a vengeful man. After leaving the yamen, he hired a group of beggars to hawk their wares throughout the city. Chen Er Gongzi coerced Qianqian into setting a trap to frame Gu Dashu and plot against Peach Blossom Dessert. Qianqian refused to yield to his tyranny, and Chen Er Gongzi attempted to kill him, but Qianqian managed to retaliate.

This gossip instantly ignited the entire prefecture.

In the end, it was said that the Second Young Master Chen used peach blossom desserts as a pretext to revive Jin Feng Xiang.

Of course, Tong Huaqiong wouldn't believe that this speed of dissemination was possible without the promotion of Gaoxiangji.

However, Tong Huaqiong has to thank Gaoxiangji. Peach Blossom Desserts became even more famous in Fucheng, and many customers of Jinfengxiang came to Peach Blossom Desserts to eat melons and taste pastries.

"Didn't you say your court session was over this morning? Why are you only coming back now?" Liu Yue'e couldn't help but complain. Gu Dashu said, "I stayed to eat some melon."

Enraged, Liu Yue'e punched Gu Dashu hard and scolded, "You're so smug! You almost got involved, how could you be so careless?"

Gu Dashu chuckled.

"What was the final verdict?" Tong Huaqiong asked.

This case shouldn't be difficult to try, since there are witnesses and physical evidence.

"In the end, this is just a case involving a romantic affair. The Second Young Master Chen was sentenced to thirty strokes of the cane and to pay Miss Qianqian fifty taels of silver in compensation, while Qianqian was acquitted," Gu Dashu said.

Tong Huaqiong certainly hoped that Chen Er Gongzi would be sentenced to exile or something.

However, things didn't go as she wished.

Gu Dashu and Peach Blossom Desserts suffered no loss, but Chen Er Gongzi stubbornly refused to admit that he had coerced Qianqian into setting a trap for Gu Dashu.

So this matter ultimately turned into a case involving a romantic dispute.

However, after this incident, Young Master Chen dared not scheme against Peach Blossom Dessert again.

The entire Jin Feng Xiang company is cleaning up the mess left by Chen Er Gongzi.

Moreover, Gu Dashu's negative publicity about Jin Fengxiang also served as a warning to others.

Anyone who tries to take advantage of Peach Blossom Desserts in the future should think twice.

In the evening, the Lu family sent a carriage to pick up Tong Huaqiong, Tao Hua, and others to visit the Lu family.

Old Master Lu was quite impressive this time. The carriage he sent had a large "Lu" character on it and was decorated even more lavishly than Boss Qian's carriage.

Tong Huaqiong knew that the Lu family was backing up Peach Blossom Desserts.

Grandpa Lu wanted the merchants in Pearl Lane to know that his relationship with Peach Blossom Desserts went beyond just ribbon-cutting.

As someone who uses others' names to justify her actions, Tong Huaqiong naturally welcomes this kind of support.

That evening, when Tong Huaqiong took Gu Taohua, Gu Dashu, and others to visit the Lu family, the whole street was buzzing about the scandalous affair of Jin Fengxiang's second son.

Some even said that not only was Young Master Chen's head hit, but his manhood was also severed.

When Tong Huaqiong passed by Tianxiang Tower, she found that the yamen runners surrounding the tower had already left.

The Lu family lived on the west side of the prefectural city.

That area was home to many of the city's wealthy families.

The Lu family's residence occupied most of the street.

Thanks to Tong Dajiao, Tong Huaqiong was no stranger to the Lu family.

When Lu Zhaoyang and Old Master Lu passed away one after another, only Lu Zhaozhao remained in the entire Lu family. When Tong Dajiao came to the prefectural city to deliver silver and clothes to Gu Jingzhe, who was studying at Wanliu Academy, she pretended to come to the Lu family to comfort Lu Zhaozhao.

In their previous life, when Tong Dajiao and her daughter Gu Taohua visited the Lu family, the shop they owned was as grand as that of an empress or empress dowager.

Unfortunately, Lu Zhaozhao, being naive and innocent, was fooled by Tong Dajiao into severing ties with Magistrate Liu's family and only listening to the Gu family.

In the end, the Lu family was wiped out by the Gu family.

If Grandpa Lu and Lu Zhaoyang knew what Tong Dajiao's family had done in their past life, they would probably give Tong Huaqiong a trap today.

"Aunt Tong, peach blossoms."

Lu Zhaoyang and Lu Zhaozhao were already waiting at the door. When Lu Zhaozhao saw that the carriage her grandfather had sent out had returned, she knew that Tong Huaqiong and the others had arrived, and she shouted happily.

After the carriage came to a stop, Tong Huaqiong and the others got off.

Lu Zhaoyang and Lu Zhaozhao led Tong Huaqiong into the courtyard.