After divorcing my ex-husband, I became the princess of the county

Seeing the child in her arms, Lu Wanzhi said: "Xia Hehua, is this child born to your sister and your husband?"

Xia Hehua wanted to lie again, but when she saw Zhao Hengzhi's face, she didn't dare to lie anymore.

Xia Hehua said slowly: "This child is indeed my sister and my husband's. My family's conditions are not good. Back then, I started from scratch with my husband and managed to have the business we are today.

I felt sorry for my little sister who didn't have enough food and clothing in the village, so I brought her to live at home. Who would have thought that she would hang out with my husband.

After I found out what happened to the two of them, I was so angry that I asked my sister to go home and ask my parents to find a marriage for her.

Because I can't give birth to a son, my husband said that I have committed seven crimes and wants to divorce me, unless I am willing to let the pregnant younger sister be my concubine.

At that time, I was also five months pregnant, and I was so angry that I had a miscarriage and lost a brother.

I didn't dare to spread the word about the miscarriage. Later, I overheard that my husband and my sister were plotting. When my sister's pregnancy was a son, he would have a reason to drive me out of the house and make my sister his wife.

This business started to grow day and night when I was pregnant, weaving and selling cloth. I was unwilling to be abandoned like this.

As a last resort, I thought of this method to rob my sister's son. I can take revenge on my sister and have my son by my side, so I won't be divorced. "

Xia Lianhua pointed at Xia Hehua and said: "You wicked woman, if you don't have a son, it's because of your bad luck. You deserve to be divorced, and you want to snatch my child, so shameless."

Zhao Heng nodded and said: "That's right, Xia Hehua, you have a daughter yourself, what do you have to do with other people's bastards? You still want to raise this kind of adulterous son yourself, and raise a son for her for a lifetime, don't you feel aggrieved?"

Xia Lianhua was stunned when she heard Zhao Heng scolding the bastard: "Master, how can you..."

Lu Wanzhi gave the child in her arms to Xu Butou who was beside her and said: "Xia Lianhua, your adulterous brother-in-law has corrupt morals, and the people of Shanyin City are simple and honest, so a corrupt person like you cannot be tolerated. Since your child was born out of wedlock It is a child born to adultery, who was born in a humble family, someone sent the child to the music workshop, Xia Lianhua was imprisoned for three months, and sent to the frontier."

Xia Lianhua repeatedly said: "You! Why do you punish me like this? The county magistrate didn't even punish me!"

Zhao Heng patted the gavel and said: "As a woman, your sister took you in with good intentions, but you still keep saying that your sister can't give birth to a son, and you have an affair with your brother-in-law. The morals are so corrupt, you will repay your kindness with revenge, you What is the difference between this kind of people and animals?
And that Jin Dalang, who made his fortune by relying on his wife, owed his wife and daughter, and wanted to divorce his wife, should be punished too. You two should be distributed to the frontier together. "

Xia Lianhua looked at Zhao Heng in disbelief, "What about Xia Hehua? She robbed my son, is this the end of the matter?"

Zhao Hengdao: "Xia Hehua robbed someone's son, and the court officials deceived me, so they punished her with ten boards, so as to follow suit."

The people watching the excitement outside all wondered if the new county magistrate would punish him too severely.

"Master County, this punishment is too severe."

Zhao Heng stroked his chin and said, "The punishment for Xia Hehua is too severe, so let's just use the top five."

"No, even though Xia Lianhua was shameless and her brother-in-law got along first, but in the end it was because her sister couldn't give birth. Jin Dalang and Xia Lianhua shouldn't be punished so severely."

"That's right, this is the only son of the Jin family, why is he a lowly citizen?"

Lu Wanzhi listened to the loud voices of the people outside: "The one who carried the big sedan chair married the wife and gave birth to the legitimate son, what was born to the girl who was raised outside? What did Xia Hehua do wrong? Why should she endure the two? The child of the wicked?"

"Who made it impossible for her to give birth to a son!"

"Can't give birth to a son, isn't it her biggest mistake?"

The onlookers let out a roar of laughter.

Seeing that Lu Wanzhi was annoyed, Zhao Heng stood up and said, "The judge has made a judgment, so the case is closed."

Xia Lianhua was not convinced, but Xia Hehua breathed a sigh of relief.

Outside the yamen, the common people still felt that Zhao Heng's sentence to Jin Dalang and Xia Lianhua was too severe.

Someone in the crowd said: "You don't know something, don't you? Our county magistrate's wife is a second marriage. Before marrying the county magistrate, she used to be Madam Hou of the Marquis of Wu'an. She married for three years and had no children. , Later, my younger sister married and gave birth to a son in the Marquis of Wu'an, that's why our magistrate's wife helped Xia Hehua so much."

"Isn't the little county magistrate the empress dowager's most beloved county prince? How could he marry a second-married Mrs. Hou?"

In the backyard of the yamen.

Xia Hehua knelt down and saluted Lu Wanzhi and Zhao Heng, "Thank you, the magistrate and wife, for making decisions for me."

Seeing Xia Hehua, Lu Wanzhi said: "Miss Xia, since you have the ability to do business, you will raise your three daughters well in the future. It may not be worse than raising other people's sons. After all, your own blood is more important."

Xia Hehua nodded and said, "I really thank you two today."

Lu Wanzhi smiled at Xia Hehua and said: "It's not easy for a daughter in this world, if you encounter the Jin family in Shanyin City in the future to trouble you, feel free to come to the county government."

Xia Hehua said repeatedly: "Thank you Madam Magistrate."

After Xia Hehua withdrew, Zhao Heng looked at Lu Wanzhi's uneasy expression, and advised, "Don't get angry with those foolish people."

Lu Wanzhi nodded and said: "Of course I don't care about people like ordinary people. It's just that when I come to Shanyin, I find it ridiculous to see such things. Xie Jin's father is like this. The same is true of my old man, and it is the same today...

At first, I thought it was not easy for royal women, but the concubines in the royal family just wanted to have children, and it was the common people who really had the difficulty. "

Royal concubines, more or less, still have powerful natal families. If they don't do anything wrong, and don't end up in the cold palace, they will be able to eat and wear in this life.

But folk women are the real sufferers.

Xia Lianhua and her brother-in-law are at odds with each other, and the people watching the fun think that there is nothing wrong with the two of them. The fault is that Xia Hehua cannot give birth to a son...

Seeing that Lu Wanzhi was still angry, Zhao Heng said, "Don't be angry, just smile."

Lu Wanzhi said: "I won't go to court in the future, it's just annoying, I'll go and see Hua Ying. I don't know if she has woken up."

Zhao Heng said: "Yes."

Inside the old house of the Lu family.

Lu Hang was the only one who was with Hua Ying, Lu Wanzhi saw Lu Hang and asked, "Brother, how is Princess Hua Ying?"

Seeing Lu Wanzhi approaching, Lu Hang said, "Bai Ru said that Huaying's life should not be in danger, but now I don't know when she will wake up."

Seeing Hua Ying who was lying down, Lu Wanzhi said softly, "Princess Hua Ying will definitely wake up if she knows that you care about her so much."