Oh my god, I became the vicious stepmother of four villains

All the matters concerning the pastry shop have been arranged, so even if Xia Yingying wants to follow the Third Prince into the capital now, it is completely possible.

However, because it would take some time for Lord Wu to completely resolve the matter between her and Xia Xinsen, she couldn't just sit there and do nothing and leave this mess here.

If at that time her relationship with Xia Xinsen is tied together indefinitely because of her, it would be a waste of time and effort.

It's okay to go to Beijing later, as there is still some time before the Chinese New Year.

Xia Yingying suddenly thought of a question.

Xia Yingying can't just sit there doing nothing every day when she goes to Beijing, she still has to open the pastry shop.

Business in Beijing must be very good during the Chinese New Year period.

Now that Lu Ziren's letter has been sent, Xia Yingying can reply and ask Lu Ziren to help her find and renovate a store, and then she can go and open it directly.

In the letter, Xia Yingying told Lu Ziren about opening a pastry shop in Beijing.

After the letter was written, Xia Yingying asked Lu Haoran to use the secret communication channel that he used to contact Lu Ziren privately.

The reply letter soon reached Lu Ziren. When he saw that Xia Yingying wrote to say that she would come to the capital after she finished the things at hand, Lu Ziren curled his lips and his mood instantly improved a lot.

It was a clear, cloudless day.

Xia Yingying was busy making cakes in the kitchen with Zhao Wen, Zhao De, Huang Diao and others when she heard Song Ruyi speaking to her in a panic.

"Yingying, there are officials outside looking for you."

"What's the matter?" Xia Yingying asked subconsciously.

"The officer said he wants you to go to the county government office."

Although Xia Yingying had been to the county government office twice and each time it was not Xia Yingying's problem, Song Ruyi was still very panicked when she heard that she had to go to the county government office.

Xia Yingying immediately came to her senses, thought of the possible reasons why the officials came, and comforted Song Ruyi.

"Hey, don't worry, mom. It's not a big deal. Someone who went to the countryside of Qingshui Town must have found evidence that Xia Xinsen and I had severed our relationship. I'll be back soon. Don't worry. You're just scaring yourself."

Xia Yingying explained to Song Ruyi, and Song Ruyi immediately put down her worries and told Xia Yingying to go and come back quickly. This time, Lu Haojie heard it and was obviously worried and wanted to go with Xia Yingying. Xia Yingying had no way to take Lu Haojie with her.

After Xia Yingying arrived at the government office, Xia Xinsen was already kneeling in the hall. Xia Yingying walked over and asked Lu Haojie to wait beside her while she knelt next to Xia Xinsen.

Lord Wu did not put on airs. He just frowned as he looked at the relevant evidence.

"Xia Xinsen, Xia Yingying, regarding your last dispute, I have now retrieved relevant evidence from your registered places of residence. This is the result of a long investigation, with both witnesses and physical evidence. Do you have any objections?" Lord Wu pointed to the case file in his hand.

When Xia Xinsen heard the evidence, he immediately panicked and started to attack Xia Yingying.

"Mr. County Magistrate, this is all fake. Xia Yingying bribed those people in the village. This is the method Xia Yingying used. I have no money and no method, so I became a victim. Mr. County Magistrate, you can't arrest me without knowing the truth."

Lord Wu was instantly a little angry. He had been an official for many years and had seen some prisoners who made quibbles, but he had never seen such a shameless person.

"Bold Xia Xinsen, we have all the evidence. Are you saying that I didn't do my job well this time and I found so many witnesses and evidence to frame you? Do you think I'm bored?"

Lord Wu was so angry with Xia Xinsen that he slammed the chopping board hard, which frightened Xia Xinsen so much that he jumped up and down. Although he was afraid, he still tried his best to argue.

Fortunately, the yamen runners handled this matter quite well. They not only brought physical evidence, but also witnesses.

The witness is a member of the Xia family. He used to be friends with Xia Xinsen and is also Xia Xinsen’s cousin.

In order to avoid trouble, Xia Yingying specially found an authoritative member of the tribe to act as a witness, and this person was the one Xia Yingying found.

In order to sever the relationship, it must be done through a blood relative of Xia Xinsen as a witness.

Although Xia Yingying did this in a hurry at the time, she completed the procedures comprehensively to prevent such a situation from happening.

When the yamen runners invited Xia Xinsen's distant cousin, Xia Xinsen was dumbfounded.

"Xia Xinsen, look who this is? This is your cousin. What he said, plus what your village chief said, what Xia Yingying's village chief said, and the testimony of other people in your village, isn't that enough?

What are you still trying to argue about? I have seen many stubborn people in my years of investigating cases, but I have never seen anyone as stubborn as you. What are you still dissatisfied with?"

Xia Xinsen's cousin Xia Xinren doesn't like Xia Xinsen at all.

This was also one of the reasons why Xia Xinren was willing to testify at the time.

The Xia family has been making a living by farming for generations. When Xia Xinsen's parents were still alive, he found a wife. If he had lived a serious life in his next life, he would never have fallen to this point.

But Xia Xinsen himself was a bad person. He also brought bad reputation to the Xia family, and even affected the reputation of his cousin Xia Xinren. His cousin Xia Xinren hated him.

When Xia Yingying broke off her relationship with Xia Xinsen, she asked him to be a witness, and he readily agreed. He was even somewhat relieved for Xia Yingying's courage. After all, living under Xia Xinsen was really worse than living in hell.

When Xia Xinsen saw Xia Xinren, he was completely stunned, unable to speak, and his eyeballs seemed to have stopped moving.

"I don't recognize it."

Even at this point, Xia Xinsen was still unwilling to admit that he was a guilty person.

As long as he admitted it, he would lose his freedom. Even if it really violated the laws of Daliang, he would not admit it.

Lord Wu didn't care to say any more nonsense when he saw that Xia Xinsen was so stubborn. At this point, there were witnesses and evidence, and there was nothing he could do even if Xia Xinsen denied it.

"Someone, take Xia Xinsen to jail and wait for his punishment."

Shortly after Xia Xinsen was dragged to the prison by the yamen runners, Xia Xinsen took the initiative to ask the runners to bring him a confession letter, on which he respectfully pressed his palm print.

Even if Xia Xinsen pleaded guilty, it would not count because he disrupted the court even though he knew there was no way out. For this reason, Lord Wu sentenced Xia Xinsen to six months in prison in order to serve as a warning to others.

After Xia Xinsen went to jail, Xia Dawei no longer had his previous worries and his business was booming.

During this period, Xia Dawei and Bai Qingmiao have been cooking using the recipes Xia Yingying gave them, and their business is becoming more and more popular.

Now everyone in Qingshui County knows that the cakes at a restaurant called Gao Xing are delicious, and there is also a restaurant called Xia Dawei's Restaurant which tastes pretty good. Both restaurants are basically packed with customers every day.

The third prince knew that Xia Dawei’s family cooked good food, but he still did not go to Xia Dawei’s house for dinner. As usual, he came to Xia Yingying’s house for dinner.

Xia Yingying didn't say anything. She was quite happy with the interaction. However, every time the Third Prince left, he would leave some money behind, which made Xia Yingying feel a little embarrassed. She had been causing a lot of trouble for the Third Prince recently.

"Sister-in-law, I will leave the capital in two or three days. Haoran will go with us then. Do you want to take the children and go back to the capital with me?" The third prince asked Xia Yingying.

"Well, sure. But my mother has to go with us this time. Do you think that's okay?" Xia Yingying asked the third prince.

"Of course, I can arrange it even if everyone in your store goes." The third prince joked with Xia Yingying with a smile.

Because she was going to the capital and couldn't celebrate the New Year with the people in the store, Xia Yingying felt a little uncomfortable. In the past few days, Xia Yingying put all the money she earned every day into the space. The money she earned during this period has been exchanged for a large pile of silver. Because Xia Dawei's family also made money, they just sent Xia Yingying fifty taels of money for the recipe. "Please vote"