As for Wu Donglin, although manufacturing and selling counterfeit goods did not result in any deaths, it still caused several people to be nearly disfigured, which constituted a major offense. He was sentenced to at least sixty lashes, ordered to make restitution to the victims, and locked up for three months.
Given their family ties, Mother Cheng ultimately could not harden her heart. On the day Wu Chunlai was released from the yamen, she even took Jinyu and Zhenzhu to the entrance to pick her up.
Cheng Sanhu was thoroughly annoyed and refused to go to the yamen, yet he still prepared a brazier and willow branches according to custom to dispel the bad luck for Wu Chunlai.
Chapter 191