Cynthia Wu Wakes Up

Ernie Lee was covered in blood at this moment, his lower body wounds packed with medicinal powder and a tattered cloth draped over him, already stained red.

Lily Evans walked in, glancing at the terrified Ernie Lee and Mrs. Silver.

"Ernie Lee, Mrs. Silver, from now on, you two are husband and wife." Lily Evans looked at the limp pair, waved her hand, and had her people tie them up and carry them out.

"Ernie Lee committed adultery with my servant, so he’ll be sent to the magistrate for punishment. Mrs. Silver also engaged in illicit relations with a man—send them both off. Let them be a pair of ill-fated lovers." Lily Evans declared.

From here on, everything at the county office would depend on Arthur Evans's connections.

Meanwhile, Doggie Lee’s family was completely unaware. At the Lee Residence, Mrs. Warren finished a bun, helped Doggie Lee up, and the two prepared to go to Evans Manor to demand their relatives back.

Suddenly, someone rushed in with news: "Doggie Lee, bad news! Your younger brother’s been sent to the magistrate—you’d better hurry to town!"

"What? What happened to my brother?" Doggie Lee panicked.

"I don’t know either—just go check it out quick!"

Doggie Lee didn’t bother with Evans Manor anymore. Limping, he followed Mrs. Warren to the Greenfield County Office. As soon as they arrived, they were told Ernie Lee had been caught in bed with another, had his manhood cut off, and was sent to the magistrate.

Doggie Lee might have been a troublemaker, but he cared deeply for his brother. When he heard Ernie Lee had lost his manhood, he nearly fainted, begging everyone for help—but never got to see Ernie Lee.

"Oh no, what are we going to do now?" Doggie Lee was as frantic as an ant on a hot pan. Just then, a junior clerk secretly told him he had a way to help.

Doggie Lee quickly slipped the clerk some silver. The clerk led him to a small teahouse, where a man calling himself Judge Wayne sat. Judge Wayne said if Doggie Lee handed over one hundred taels of silver, Ernie Lee could be released.

One hundred taels? Doggie Lee couldn’t scrape together that much even if he sold everything, but he couldn’t abandon his brother.

"No money? Then your brother will be sent off to the army!" Judge Wayne's face darkened immediately.

"No, no, he’s my brother—I have to save him!" Doggie Lee dropped to his knees. "But one hundred taels is too much. Can’t you lower it a bit?"

Judge Wayne stroked his beard. "I’ll cut you a deal. I hear you have a daughter—sell her to me, and give me eighty taels, and I’ll save your brother."

Doggie Lee didn’t hesitate. He quickly wrote up a servant deed, selling Hannah Lee to Judge Wayne. As for the silver, he promised to gather it at home and deliver it tomorrow.

Back home, Mrs. Warren exploded when she heard. "Eighty taels? Where are you going to get that? Just for your brother, we’ll all starve to death!"

Doggie Lee shouted even louder, "He’s my own brother! What do you know? We’re going to Evans Manor right now to demand people and money!"