Fortune Really Did Take Turns, and This Time It Turned Deadly

Madam Lin gave a cold smile from the corner.

Several ladies rushed in and then screamed.

The room was in chaos, with all the ladies crowding inside.

Madam Lin was no exception; she was particularly eager to see the expression on Lin Yue's face.

But once inside, she was stunned. The person on the bed wasn't Lin Yue at all; it was Lin Xi.

She screamed, "Xi'er, what are you doing here?"

Lin Xi couldn't hear what she was saying at all; at this moment, everyone was dumbfounded.

Lin Yue walked in from outside and looked at the people in the room, saying:

"Ladies, why are you all standing in my courtyard?"

I was going to the front yard to pay my respects to the ladies! But I ended up taking the wrong turn.

What happened in this house?

She saw Lin Xi and screamed, "Sister, what are you doing? How can you do this to the Huo Family?"

Madam Chen stood outside, looking at Lin Yue and said:

"Yueyue, I thought it was you inside! You're such a cunning mother."

Even though her own daughter did something immoral, she insists on blaming you for everything.

If I hadn't insisted on coming in to check, who knows what might have happened!

Wouldn't that ruin your reputation?

Madam Huo, standing beside her, was now ashen-faced. It was truly a case of fortunes turning in the wind, and turning even more drastically at that.

Just as she was about to leave, Zhou Wanwan said:

"Madam Huo, your daughter-in-law has done such a thing, are you just going to walk away?"

"You two are planning to get married in a few days, so I'd like to congratulate you, Huo Family and Lin Yue, on your marriage. May you have a long and happy life together and many children."

Madam Huo couldn't help but swear:

"A woman like that, expecting to have a son early? Who would dare marry her?"

"Our Huo Family will not marry someone like that, lest it corrupt our family's reputation."

Madam Lin was stunned at this moment, while the old maid beside her had already knocked Lin Xi unconscious.

The room was in complete chaos.

Suddenly, Madam Lin pointed at Lin Yue's nose and said:

"Lin Yue, you prepared all these people, didn't you? Are you planning to ruin your sister? What are your grievances against her?"

Why do you have to ruin her reputation? She's already given you her fiancé, what more do you want?

This house is yours, and you're the one who called these people back, right?

Lin Yue looked at her with a smile and said:

"Mother, I knew you would wrong me, so I must clear my name."

I summoned the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review directly and ordered Court of Judicial Review to thoroughly investigate who was responsible for this.

I think we should deal with this according to the law. We can't let this bad guy get away with it, otherwise, what will become of the Lin Family's reputation?

Madam Lin's face turned deathly pale, and she nearly knelt down. "No, we can't call for the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, or it'll all be over."

Lin Yue looked at Madam Lin:

"What do you mean it's all over? I know Mother cares about my sister's reputation, but the news has already spread."

My reputation can no longer be hidden. The most important thing now is to catch the thief and clear my name."

Madam Lin:

"Lin Yue, are you trying to destroy the Lin Family, and destroy me?"

"Your sister is in this state now, why do you still call me the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review? You're insane."

Lin Yue shouted loudly:

"Mother, please figure out who really wants to destroy this family?"

"You're saying in front of so many people that I did this? What does that say about my reputation?"

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review arrived quickly. He frowned as he looked at the scene and said in a deep voice, "Wake these rascals up with cold water."

There were six ruffians in total. When they came to their senses and saw the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, they trembled with fear. "Your Honor, spare our lives! Spare our lives!"

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review looked at them and said:

"Spare my life? Tell me about the things you've done first."

You and your group scaled the wall and broke into the residence of an official's daughter, harassing a respectable woman. According to the law, this is a capital offense.

"I'll give you a way out now. Honestly confess who instigated you, and I'll spare your lives."

Those people quickly said:

"It was Jin Changshun who made us do this. He gave each of us twenty taels of silver, which we were unwilling to do at the time."

"It'll be twenty taels of silver per person, and he promised us that nothing bad would happen."

The others nodded and said, "Yes, it's Jin Changshun! Your Honor, please have mercy! We have elderly parents and young children to support!"

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review snorted coldly:

"You have elderly parents and young children to support, didn't you ever think of ruining someone's reputation? What should be done with this woman?"

That's a lifetime! Drag him out and lock him in a death row!

The men shouted, "Sir, didn't you say you'd spare us?"

"Sir, please spare our lives! We beg you!"

Lady Jin's face turned deathly pale. Soon, Jin Changshun was grabbed. He lowered his head and asked, "Why are you arresting me?"

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review sneered, "Jin Changshun, you instigated villains and ruined your niece's reputation. Do you know your crime?"

Jin Changshun was taken aback for a moment and said, "Oh! I thought it was something serious. This is my family matter, it has nothing to do with others, and besides, Lin Yue did it willingly, so what does it have to do with me?"

Lin Yue chuckled, "Me? Me, what? Jin Changshun, you'd better explain yourself."

Jin Changshun roared:

"Lin Yue, do you have any manners at all?"

"I'm your elder. Now that your reputation is ruined, how dare you talk to me like that?"

Lin Yue chuckled and said, "My reputation hasn't been ruined, so I'm sorry to have upset my uncle."

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review finally understood. The ladies around him whispered among themselves, "So it was Jin Changshun who did this. How shameless! He harmed his own niece."

"Don't you think something's not right about this? It was Madam Lin sent us over to help Lin Yue with her dowry in the first place."

These ladies are all shrewd and intelligent; how could they not know the problem here?

Madam Chen smiled and said:

"I never expected the Jin Family to produce such a remarkable person. I've truly had my eyes opened today!"

How can a maternal uncle harm his own granddaughter?

Jin Changshun looked at Madam Jin in surprise and asked, "Sister, what does this mean? What does it all mean?"

Madam Jin covered her face and wept bitterly; she didn't know what to do about the situation.

Lord Lin rushed back in a hurry and almost fainted.

He slapped Madam Lin across the face and said, "Lady Jin, what exactly do you want to do? What exactly does your brother want to do?"

Lady Jin cried her heart out.

What do I want to do? Hahaha...

"Your good daughter is really something, capable of doing such a despicable thing. Lin Xi is her sister, isn't she?"

Lin Yue said loudly:

"The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review is right here; he has already investigated the matter thoroughly. Why does Mother insist on blaming me for this?"

Could it be that you've never considered me your own daughter?

That makes sense, though. Who would let their own daughter live in a woodshed? Who would starve their own daughter? Who would covet their own daughter's dowry?

Even if my mother really wanted to take my dowry, she could have just said so. Why force me into this situation?

Now that you've ruined my sister's life, you're blaming me for everything.

How ridiculous!