Youyang County Government Office, above the court hall.

Qiu Zhixian slapped the gavel tree in his hand heavily on the table, with a majestic look on his face: "Who is here?"

Sheng Wei hurriedly said: "Sheng Wei, a common man, pays homage to Master Qingtian!"

"What happened?"

Sheng Wei said: "The common people want to sue the common people's son-in-law, Sun Zhigao, the scholar of this county!"

"Sue your son-in-law?" Although he already knew the script, Qiu Zhixian still looked very surprised: "Sheng Wei, do you know what you are doing?"

Sheng Wei cupped his hands and said: "The grassroots know very well what they are doing. The grassroots are suing the grassroots' eldest son-in-law Sun Zhigao. Please magistrate and investigate!"

"Where is the petition?" Qiu Zhixian stopped asking and immediately started the process.

The master on the side quickly stood up with a piece of paper: "Here is the paper!"

Qiu Zhixian took the petition and hurriedly scanned the contents. He then raised his eyes and looked at Sheng Wei: "You said you want to sue your son-in-law Sun Zhigao for disrespecting his elders? Can you elaborate on it?"

"It is an honor to be the county magistrate!" Sheng Wei bowed his hands again and saluted: "Three days ago, it was my mother's sixtieth birthday. The common people held a banquet at home and invited old relatives and friends to celebrate my mother's birthday!"

"Yes, the Japanese officials also went there that day!" Qiu Zhixian nodded.

Sheng Wei said: "That day, my little girl Shulan and Sun Zhigao also came back to congratulate my mother on her birthday. But I never thought that Sun Zhigao not only showed no respect to my mother, but was also arrogant. He even attended the birthday banquet, completely ignoring the occasion and doing it in front of everyone.

In front of my mother and guests, I scolded Cao Min for being a bastard! Cao Min was Sun Zhigao's father-in-law, and he always treated him with courtesy and never slacked off in the slightest.

I never thought that after the guests had dispersed, my mother became more unhappy the more she thought about it. It seemed that Sun Zhigao was scolding the common people, but he was also scolding my mother. Thinking of this, my mother became depressed and fainted. She passed out for several days.

, couldn't eat, couldn't sleep, and watched him become thinner day by day, the doctor was also at a loss what to do.

And this is not the first time that Sun Zhigao has done this. In the past, he relied on his status as a scholar to dominate the families of ordinary people. He completely ignored the face of his father-in-law and spoke to his mother with a gun and a stick. He never did

More than half respect."

Qiu Zhixian's face became darker and darker: "Sheng Wei, can you take what you said seriously?"

"The grassroots people will never dare to tell lies. The grassroots mother is still sick at home, unable to eat, and has trouble sleeping. My mother said that Sun Zhigao neither regards me as his father-in-law nor regards my mother as his elder, then he

Our Sheng family cannot afford this son-in-law, so we sincerely ask the county magistrate to make the decision for my family and let my daughter Shulan and Sun Zhigao reconcile!"

"Sheng Wei, do you know the consequences of lying in court and deceiving your own officials?" Qiu Zhixian said with a majestic look.

Sheng Wei hurriedly knelt on the ground, with a sincere look on his face, he raised his hands and said loudly: "The common people will never dare to tell lies. The county magistrate can call Sun Zhigao to confront the common people! As for my mother's situation, Dr. Zhu from Huichun Hall can also do it.

testify."

"Come here, tell Sun Zhigao and Zhu Youzheng of Spring Hall!"

Soon, Sun Zhigao and Dr. Zhu were brought to the court.

Qiu Zhi County did not ask Sun Zhigao, but asked Dr. Zhu first: "Zhu Youzheng, I want to ask you, have you seen the old lady of the Sheng family recently?"

"Returning to the county magistrate, the common people have been going to the Sheng family every day to treat the old lady of the Sheng family!"

"Have you been going in the past few days? When did it start?"

"Three days ago, the night of the old lady's sixtieth birthday!"

Qiu Zhixian nodded: "Tell me how you treated Mrs. Sheng!"

Doctor Zhu said: "That night, it had been dark for a while, and the common people had closed their doors and were getting ready to go to bed. Unexpectedly, the husband of the Sheng family came knocking on the door, and said angrily that his old lady had fainted, and asked the common people to follow him.

Going back for medical treatment, life is at stake, so the common people naturally dare not slack off and follow the master of the Sheng family to the Sheng family!

After diagnosing Mrs. Sheng's pulse, Cao Min determined that the old lady was suffering from an emergency attack and a surge of qi and blood. He immediately gave the old lady an injection and prescribed a prescription. In recent days, Cao Min went to Sheng's home every day to give Mrs. Sheng a follow-up consultation.

, but the old lady was troubled by a heart disease. Instead of getting better, the condition became more serious and she became very haggard. If the heart disease is not cured, I'm afraid..."

"What are you afraid of?" Qiu Zhixian asked.

Dr. Zhu sighed, shook his head and said helplessly: "I'm afraid he will die soon!"

"Master Magistrate!" Sheng Wei immediately knelt down on the ground and even cried a little bit as he begged, "Please make the decision for my Sheng family!"

Then he pointed at Sun Zhigao and said angrily: "Sun Zhigao, you bastard, it's all you who made my mother become so sick."

With a "pop" sound, the gavel fell again.

Qiu Zhixian said sternly: "Quiet!" Sheng Wei immediately stopped talking.

Qiu Zhixian looked at Sun Zhigao and asked sternly: "Sun Zhigao, what else do you have to say?"

"The students are wronged!" Sun Zhigao defended himself with an innocent face: "The old lady of the Sheng family is sick. It's because she is old and in poor health. What does it have to do with the students? The county magistrate is aware of it!"

"You still dare to argue, if you hadn't been rude and rude at the banquet that day, yelling at me, my father-in-law, and even walked away, making my mother embarrassed in front of all the guests, and putting the face of my Sheng family on the line.

Trampled in the mud, how could my mother fall ill?"

"I······"

"Quiet!" Sun Zhigao still wanted to argue, but before he could open his mouth, he was slapped down with a slap that knocked back the rest of his words.

"Sun Zhigao, I want to ask you, were you the one who made such nonsense and cursed Sheng Wei at the birthday banquet of the old lady of the Sheng family that day?"

"Master Magistrate, the students were wronged!" Sun Zhigao almost subconsciously cried out, but as soon as his words came out of his mouth, Magistrate Qiu said "boldly" to block him back.

"Sun Zhigao, the Japanese official was also at the banquet, sitting not far from Sheng Wei. I heard you say with my own ears: 'There is no way to make a fool of yourself!' When you said this, you were looking at me and Sheng Wei.

direction, and glared at Sheng Wei, even if I saw and heard wrongly, there were so many guests at the banquet, could it be that they all saw and heard wrongly too?"

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "The county magistrate clearly knows that Sheng Wei is the student's father-in-law, how could the student scold him!" Sun Zhigao hurriedly defended himself.

"Is it possible that you are scolding me?" Qiu Zhixian's face darkened.

Sun Zhigao had long lost his usual arrogance. He was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and sweat was dripping from his forehead. "How dare a student?"

With a snap, the gavel sounded again.

"Sun Zhigao!"

Qiu Zhixian shouted again, almost draining Sun Zhigao's courage. Even though Sun Zhigao usually talked loudly with people outside, it was all about what I will do after high school, but when he came to the court, he became a prisoner.

The person who is judging is not only arrogant, but also has no courage.

"The matter has come to this, and there are all the witnesses and material evidence, but you still dare to make excuses? Could it be that because of your status as a scholar, you think that I will favor you?"

Killing people and killing people is nothing more than this!

"Master Magistrate, the students were wronged!" No matter how much Sun Zhigao cried out for injustice, he was so powerless in the face of the ironclad facts.

As early as the day of the banquet, the news that Sun Xiucai was rude and insulting his father-in-law at the banquet of the old lady of the Sheng family had already spread throughout Youyang. Youyang is only that big, so it would not take long for everyone to know about it.

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The next day, the news that the old lady in the main house of the Sheng family was made ill by Sun Xiucai had already spread out. In addition, Sun Xiucai was always high-minded and arrogant in the county.

The reason why Sheng Wei did not sue Sun Xiucai to court immediately the next day was simply to wait for public opinion to ferment.

Although this dynasty is not as harsh on women as in the Ming and Qing Dynasties in official history, it is not easy for a woman to reconcile with her husband. These days, the mother-in-law making things difficult for her daughter-in-law is no reason for reconciliation at all. A filial piety

Words can suppress all your reasons.

Confucianism emphasizes the three cardinal principles and five constant principles. The Sheng family not only wanted to free Shulan from the misery of the Sun family, but also wanted to protect their own reputation from being damaged, so as not to gain a reputation as a bully.

But the Sheng Wei couple and the eldest lady thought about it for two years, but couldn't find any suitable reason.

Fortunately, Pinlan mentioned it that day, saying that since everyone had nothing to do, why not ask Wang Zhong? So that day, Wang Zhong was invited to the hall, and he came up with such an idea, using filial piety

To suppress all the Sun family's countermeasures.

But it is not enough to have an idea, there must be truth, so that outsiders can believe it. Sheng Wei did not agree, and Li took the initiative to ask for help, but the eldest lady felt sorry for her granddaughter and did not want her granddaughter to continue struggling in the quagmire of the Sun family.

The decision was made immediately, so Wang Zhong gave the eldest lady an injection and used some tricks. In addition, the eldest lady herself was really angry with Sun Zhigao and became more and more worried about Shulan's life in the Sun family. Everything was natural.

It became logical.

Moreover, on the day Wang Zhong left, he made a special trip to visit Qiuzhi County and asked him to take care of the Sheng family.

Qiuzhi County immediately sentenced Sun Zhigao and Sheng Shulan to reconcile, but Sheng Wei said that Sun Zhigao was ruthless and the Sheng family could not be unjust. The Sun family's courtyard now was Shulan's dowry. The Sheng family should have taken it back, but they thought

After marrying two families, and the Sun family was born in poverty, they left the courtyard and the 20 acres of farmland from Shulan's dowry outside the city to the Sun family, allowing Sun Zhigao to continue studying and support his granddaughter, which was considered a complete Shu.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship between Lan and her grandma.

If they negotiate privately, even if they want to reconcile with Shulan, Sun Zhigao will never compromise without biting off several pieces of flesh from the Sheng family. However, this is in court. Sheng Wei's generosity

, even the magistrate of Qiu County praised him, saying that Sheng Wei understood righteousness well and that the Sheng family was worthy of being a scholarly family. How could Sun Zhigao dare to say anything else, for fear that if he continued to toss, even the current yard and the twenty acres of fertile land would be lost.

Naturally, the servant girls and servants who had accompanied Shulan in marriage also followed Shulan back to the Sheng family.

When Shulan returned home, the eldest lady and Mrs. Li held Shulan's hands and burst into tears.

A few days later, news came out from the Sheng family that the eldest lady's health had begun to improve.

Sun Zhigao, on the other hand, was still the same as before, drinking and sleeping with prostitutes every day, and often said outside that Shulan had not given birth to a child for several years after marrying him, and he had long wanted to divorce Shulan.

Sun Zhigao's original intention was to ruin Shulan's reputation and regain some face for himself, but others were not all fools, so how could he believe whatever he said.

Of course, those who accompany Sun Zhigao to eat wine and have sex with prostitutes will naturally follow Sun Zhigao's words and support him. After all, they still have to use Sun Zhigao's money to win, eat and go whoring!

According to Sun Zhigao's squandering speed, within a month, all the soft money that the Sheng family did not take away will be squandered by him.

But on the other side, after Wang Zhong left Youyang, he crossed the Yangtze River and did not take the waterway again. Instead, he took Wang Erxi and Yu Chuer, riding a fast horse, all the way north by land.
To be continued...