The wicked sister-in-law is in charge; meals include fish and shrimp.

Chapter 296 The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked

In the government jail, Lin Huaizhi, who was tied to a wooden stake, kept his head down and remained silent, ignoring whatever Guo Wencai said.

Guo Wencai found it boring, threw the whip on the ground, and left.

He had barely left when Wang Amiao came in. Seeing Lin Huaizhi huddled against the corner of the wall, she sneered.

Lin Huaizhi reacted, looked up and saw a face that looked like a ghost, and couldn't help but shrink back into the corner.

His eyes were fixed on Wang Amiao's face, as if he wanted to stare a hole through her.

Wang Amiao suddenly felt a chill run down her spine. She raised her eyebrows and glared at him, saying, "What are you looking at?! I'm still prettier than you even if you look at me a thousand times!"

"hehe"

Suddenly, Lin Huaizhi forced a laugh out loud, and Wang Amiao angrily shouted, "What are you laughing at!"

"I laugh at you for following Guo Wencai, that stud, and I laugh at your future childlessness."

His face was gloomy, and after a while he closed his eyes, leaned against the wall, and breathed heavily.

Looking at the mottled bloodstains on his body, Wang Amiao had an idea. She turned to the servant beside her and said, "Prepare more hot salt water for me, and find a bath tub."

"Madam, this..." The constable looked at him with difficulty, as they could not use private punishment without the county magistrate's permission.

Besides, this man was just a weak scholar; a few lashes had already taken half his life.

Another one like this, and I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to handle it.

Wang Amiao didn't care about any of that; she was the most important person here now.

Seeing the servant hesitate, she slapped him across the face. "You don't even dare to listen to me? Be careful, or I'll tell my father!"

The constable was startled by her and quickly took one of his brothers to prepare.

Lin Huaizhi seemed to be exhausted; he barely struggled when he was put into the bathtub.

A searing pain spread throughout his body, and Lin Huaizhi immediately realized what was happening and tried to climb out of the bathtub.

The constables had already left, and Wang Amiao ordered her four maids to hold him down tightly.

Lin Huaizhi let out a painful groan, his ten fingers gripping the edge of the bathtub tightly like claws.

Wang Amiao finally smiled with satisfaction, and only after seeing him faint did she order the maids to release him.

She didn't get him out, leaving Lin Huaizhi slumped in the bathtub.

Only after she left did the constables dare to bring her out and throw her on the ground.

After seeing Yan Feng and the others off at the gate of the mansion, Guo Liangcai hurriedly went into his own storeroom to see what good things had been delivered.

Wang Amiao felt refreshed after venting her anger, and now she was sitting in a chair, holding a delicate brocade box in her arms, unwilling to let go.

Seeing Guo Liangcai enter, she quickly stood up with a beaming smile, her face full of flattery, "Father, why don't you give this to your daughter-in-law?"

She opened the box, and Guo Liangcai was almost dazzled by what was inside.

A gold-inlaid jade dragonfly hairpin, gleaming with golden light, lay on a small cushion, its value immediately apparent.

Guo Liangcai glared and reached out to take it back, but Wang Amiao quickly closed the box and held it protectively in her arms. "Father, your daughter-in-law has been married into the family for some time now."

"You've worked hard managing the household, haven't you? This hairpin is for your daughter-in-law."

Guo Liangcai's heart was bleeding, but there were still servants at the door.

If others heard that he wouldn't even pass on a hairpin to his daughter-in-law, what would they think of him as a county magistrate?

So he waved his hand and said, "Take it! You'd better be more sensible from now on."

Wang Amiao's face lit up with joy, and she quickly thanked him. Seeing Guo Liangcai's pained expression, she whispered, "Father, they also sent a lot of good things. Please take a look."

She took out the gift list, and Guo Liangcai looked at the items on it, reluctant to let go.

Wow, this is amazing! Bosses are just different!

His eyes shone brightly as he calculated how much silver these things were worth.

Zhang Chunhua heard that Lin Huaizhi had been imprisoned at noon the next day.

She couldn't hear anything Huang Cuihua said after that; she took the remaining copper coins from home and rushed to town.

At the entrance of the government office, Zou Ersheng heard her say that she was looking for Lin Huaizhi and brought the person over there.

Seeing Lin Huaizhi lying there like a rag doll, Zhang Chunhua cried out in anguish, "My son! How did you end up like this!"

She wanted to go to jail, but Zou Ersheng stopped her, saying, "Letting you in was already an exception on my part; don't make things difficult for me."

"Lin Huaizhi offended the son of the county magistrate."

Zhang Chunhua nearly fainted. Seeing Lin Huaizhi's miserable state, she grabbed Zou Ersheng's arm tightly, demanding, "How much silver do you want? How much silver will it take to release my son?!"

She remembered that Wen Youcai and Yang Xiu were brought back by Old Madam Gu using silver!

Zhang Chunhua was almost delirious, clutching Zou Ersheng tightly as if he were her only lifeline.

Zou Ersheng shook his head. Guo Wencai was not someone to be trifled with, and Wang Amiao was an even more vengeful woman.

It's probably not as simple as just money.

Zhang Chunhua was stunned and didn't even realize what was happening when she was dragged out of the government office.

"Hey, what's this person doing here?"

"Auntie, if you have any grievances, go and tell the county magistrate! What are you doing standing at the door?"

She was pulled back to reality by the words of passersby. She grabbed a man's trouser leg and suddenly burst into tears, "Please! Help me save my son!"

The man's wife was still nearby. Startled, she pulled up her trouser leg and yelled, "What does your son have to do with me? Get out of here!"

Passersby thought she had gone mad and kept their distance from her as far as they could.

Zhang Chunhua walked to the entrance of Baiweizhai in a daze, where Wen Luozhi was seeing Yan Feng off.

Upon seeing Wen Luozhi, Zhang Chunhua lunged forward, grabbing her hand with a fierce look in her eyes. "My son is in jail! You're my daughter-in-law, you have to save him!"

Yan Feng pulled her away, but she stubbornly lunged at him again.

Wen Luozhi grabbed a broom from the side and pressed it against her chest, her expression icy. "What does his arrest for poisoning the county magistrate's daughter-in-law have to do with me?"

"Daughter-in-law? Aunt Zhang must have gone mad!"

With a little force, Zhang Chunhua was forced back a few steps by the broom and became much more awake.

Seeing Wen Luozhi's cold face, she said, "Luo'er! I'm begging you, please? If you're so capable, please save Huaizhi!"

Her eyes darted around, and remembering what she'd heard about the county magistrate's son being a womanizer, she spoke up again: "Luo'er! I'm begging you, why don't you just go and be with that county magistrate's son..."

"Snapped!"

Xie He rushed out of the restaurant and slapped her across the face. "Zhang Chunhua, if you keep spouting nonsense!"

Xie He showed no mercy, straddling her and attacking her from both sides, causing Zhang Chunhua to scream in pain.

Most of the onlookers knew what had happened yesterday, and they had heard what Zhang Chunhua had just said. They pointed and whispered among themselves at the howling Zhang Chunhua.

"No wonder he could raise such a vicious son! Bah!"

"Like father, like son!"

This is someone else's daughter! How could this shameless person say such things?

Who is Guo Wencai? How come his daughter is doing well in the past?

So vicious!

Wen Luozhi pulled the furious Xie He off Zhang Chunhua. "Let's go, Mother. There's no need to pay attention to this madwoman."

Xie He, still unconvinced, tugged at Zhang Chunhua again before entering the restaurant.

The onlookers dispersed, and Zhang Chunhua sat on the ground, crying out to heaven and earth in vain.