The bailiff bowed to Old Madam Song and prepared to take Song Shijin and Song Yiyan back to the yamen.

Yuan Qinglian was a little impatient and said, "Sir, the child is still young, it's normal for him to fight and quarrel. It's late at night now, take him to the prison. The young master is used to a life of luxury. If a rat or insect bites him and he gets sick, who will be held responsible?"

"We are just following orders." The bailiff didn't buy Yuan Qinglian's words at all.

As he said this, he was about to go forward and grab Song Shijin.

Song Shijin's face turned pale instantly, he clutched the bed tightly, crying and wailing, "Grandmother, father, I don't want to go to the cell, Jin'er knows I was wrong."

Liu Yueru took the opportunity to say, "In ancient times, it was said that those who confessed would be punished leniently, while those who resisted would be punished severely. If you confess now, you can reduce your crime and suffer less physical pain!"

Song Shijin had never seen such a scene before, and was surprised to hear Liu Yueru say this.

He seemed to have lost his soul, and he knelt on the bed and confessed: "It's Jin'er's fault. I accidentally fell into the well and almost drowned. It was my second uncle who found me in time and rescued me."

Song Nanzhi was dumbfounded. This was not what his good son had said to him just now in the carriage.

Old Madam Song thought that Liu Yueru's words frightened him, which was why Song Shijin said that.

She hurriedly comforted him, "Don't be afraid, your great-grandmother and your father are here, just tell the truth."

Song Shijin glanced at Song Nanzhi with a guilty look in his eyes, and explained in a low voice: "What Jin'er said just now is true. It was my father who misunderstood what I said and misunderstood my brother and second uncle."

Song Nanzhi's face instantly turned pale, and he was furious. It was really unpleasant to be plotted against: "Asshole!"

Old Madam Song was also dumbfounded.

"Jin'er, you just told great-grandmother that someone pushed..." Old Madam Song didn't dare to continue with the rest of the sentence.

She smiled and stood up, apologizing to the yamen runners: "I am so sorry, gentlemen. This child is confused due to fever. This is all a misunderstanding. I am here to apologize to you all."

Mother Chen took out more silver from her bag and forced it into the leading yamen runner's hands.

Liu Yueru stood aside with a calm expression and said nothing more.

The bailiffs understood and left with the silver.

Wait until all outsiders leave.

Song Nanzhi raised his hand and was about to hit Song Shijin in the face.

"Stop!" Old Madam Song shouted harshly.

Only then did Song Nanzhi stop what he was doing.

His face was tense, and his anger was unabated: "This kid is really outrageous. He should be arrested by the government and made to suffer so that he will learn his lesson."

Yuan Qinglian was frightened and protected Song Shijin. "The child fell into the water unintentionally. He was probably frightened and spoke incoherently for a while, which is why he said nonsense that caused cousin to misunderstand him. How can you blame Jin'er for this?"

Old Madam Song looked at Liu Yueru.

Her bright and clear eyes are as calm as water.

But it made Old Madam Song feel unprecedented irony.

Her arrogance faded, and after a moment's silence, she slowly spoke: "Yue'er, you knew about this a long time ago, so just explain it to us clearly. Why do you need to report it to the police? Those people are ruthless with their swords and knives. What will happen if they hurt Jin'er?"

Liu Yueru thought it was ridiculous: "Just now I was explaining that it was my grandmother and my husband who insisted that Yan'er pushed Jin'er into the well, and now you are blaming me for not explaining it to you at the beginning."

Old Madam Song was a little impatient: "Jin'er was confused because of the fever. We were anxious and blamed you wrongly. But as a mother, you don't even have this much tolerance. You insisted on sending Jin'er in there."

Liu Yueru sneered: "It's not easy to be so thoughtful and mislead others when you have a fever."

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