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"My father married into the Zhou family twelve years ago."

"In the past twelve years, the Zhou family has provided him with good food and drink, and has never treated him badly with food and clothing. When his grandparents were alive, they treated him like a son. My mother was obedient to him."

"Five years ago, my grandfather and grandmother passed away from serious illness. Peng Cheng showed his true colors. On the pretext of running a business, he set up a foreign house and gave birth to a foreign wife. He also forced my mother to recognize the foreign wife and give birth to the foreign wife. The surname Zhou enters the Zhou family tree."

Zhou Ying straightened her chest and recounted the grievances suffered by mother and daughter: "My mother didn't agree, so Peng Cheng insulted and beat my mother. I protected my mother, so I was beaten together."

"My mother has many old injuries on her body. Your Excellency, you can ask the doctor to come and take a look."

In order to save her daughter's life, Mrs. Zhou risked her life and immediately pulled up her sleeves, revealing two scarred arms.

Of course the people outside can't see it, but this doesn't affect their gossip at all.

"Hey, a woman who rolls up her sleeves and exposes her arms in public is not behaving like a woman."

"No, no matter how bad a father is, he can't kill him with a knife! Isn't this ethical?"

Occasionally, another person muttered: "If the family were not in poverty, who would want to be a son-in-law? If the father-in-law and mother-in-law died, wouldn't it be natural for the son-in-law to inherit the family business?"

People around him raised eyebrows, and an acquaintance spat directly over: "You are so good at talking, why don't you just go home and talk to your father-in-law, and let him die early so that he can make room for you."

Emotionally, this is also a son-in-law.

Everyone burst into laughter.

No matter how thick-skinned the son-in-law was, he couldn't help being laughed at by everyone, so he hid his face with his sleeves and slipped out. However, after sneaking out, I walked half a circle along the crowd, finally found a place to squeeze in, and quietly listened.

At this time in the court, Yang Judi gave an order, and a doctor came out of the back office to examine Zhou's injuries in front of everyone. Then he reported: "As per Yang's review, the injury on Zhou's arm is indeed an old injury."

Zhou gritted her teeth and suddenly shouted: "There are still many injuries on the civilian girl's body. The civilian girl is willing to have her injuries examined."

As soon as this statement came out, there was some commotion in the courtroom. This Zhou family actually had to take off his clothes to have his injuries examined in public...could it be an eye-opener today?

Zhou Ying was startled and gritted his teeth to stop him, but saw his mother looking over with tears in his eyes.

Zhou Ying's eyes turned red and tears came out of her eyes.

"Ms. Zhou," the princess, who had been silent all this time, suddenly opened her mouth: "You insisted on having your injuries examined, so you went to the back office to have them examined. Chen Sheren, you go with me to be a witness."

Chen Sheren respectfully accepted the order, stepped forward to hold Zhou's arm, and walked to the back office together.

Zhou Ying wiped her tears with her sleeves, straightened her chest, and said loudly: "The daughter of the people still has something to report."

"Peng Cheng is a dirty and despicable person. Not only does he raise a family outside his home, he often drinks alcohol when he comes back, and he treats me, his biological daughter..."

boom!

The people outside the court almost exploded.

Chen Zhuo frowned, Magistrate Cui looked stunned, and Lu Xuan's face turned ugly after being shocked.

This Peng Cheng is really a shame in the world of son-in-law. After looking for flowers and willows, I went to the brothel to paint a boat. Even if he likes young girls, he can buy a few maids who are underage and attack his own daughter, which is simply a beast.

Jiang Shaohua frowned and looked deeply at Zhou Ying.

Yang Zheng showed off his demeanor as a child of a family of criminal officials, without any shock on his face, and continued to ask calmly: "Is there any witness to this matter?" Zhou Ying endured the humiliation and still replied loudly: "My mother is a witness, and there is The maid next to me can testify."

Yang Zheng said in a deep voice: "Ms. Zhou is your biological mother, so you can lie to protect yourself. Your maid is from the Zhou family, and what she said is not evidence. Now that Peng Cheng is dead, there is no evidence. Maybe you are trying to get away with it. He deliberately poured dirty water on Peng Cheng."

Lu Xuan also wanted to speak, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Jiang Shaohua gave him a cool look.

Lu Xuan closed his mouth again.

Zhou Ying wiped her tears hard and answered with her head held high: "Sir, the Min girl has evidence. The Min girl is the only daughter of the Zhou family, and she is pampered and raised in the inner house. The only man who can get close to the Min girl is his biological father."

"The civilian girl is no longer a virgin, sir, please have her tested."

Everyone was shocked by these words.

The people outside the court were in an uproar again, and someone shouted: "Peng Cheng should be killed!"

Then many people shouted together.

Even though most of the people watching were men, they were extremely indignant after hearing such shocking things. As the saying goes, a tiger's poison cannot eat its seeds. Anyone who attacks his own daughter is not worthy of being a human being at all.

Lu Xuan, who had always been full of resentment and anger, was horrified. He couldn't sit still anymore and stood up suddenly: "This Peng Cheng, since he is a son-in-law, he should be grateful to his in-laws for trying to seize the Zhou family's property. He is so ambitious and commits such a beast." It is not a pity to be cut into pieces by a thousand cuts for such evil deeds!"

"Zhou Ying had no choice but to kill his father. Please ask Yang to be more open-minded and spare Zhou Ying the death penalty!"

Yang Zheng turned around and said, "Please don't get excited, Junma Lu. I don't know yet whether this is true or false. We need to find a stable woman first and check it before making a conclusion."

Lu Xuan did not sit down, but looked high-spirited and excited: "Zhou Ying is only ten years old, how could she lie about such a thing? Why should Yang, the judge, find another stable woman to humiliate Miss Zhou for nothing."

Yang Zheng said in a deep voice: "If you want to use this as evidence in court, it must be checked."

Zhou Ying had already risked everything and immediately said loudly: "The daughter of the people is willing to accept the test."

Yang Zheng slightly nodded, turned around and ordered the Yamen servant to go and ask for Po Wen immediately.

The two government officials took over the errand and left in a hurry.

Lu Xuan turned to look at Jiang Shaohua: "Peng Cheng died unjustly. Please forgive Zhou Ying for his death penalty!"

Jiang Shaohua looked at the excited Lu Xuan for a moment, and the courtroom was subtly quiet for a while.

The people outside the Yamen who shouted "Peng Cheng deserves to die" also noticed that something was wrong, and they all looked around. The son-in-law, who had been laughed at before, stretched his neck hard to hear the conversation between the princess and Junma Lu.

"Is Lu Junma sincerely interceding for Zhou Ying?" Jiang Shaohua looked indifferent and said, "Even if there are thousands of reasons, Zhou Ying should not kill his father with a knife!"

Lu Xuan took out a breath and said categorically: "Peng Cheng was ungrateful, seized the family property, and abused his wife and children. Zhou Ying was forced to have no choice but to kill his own father. His feelings are pitiable and his crime can be redeemed."

"I, Lu Xuan, am also a son-in-law. I am deeply favored by my father-in-law, and I dare not forget it for a moment. I never thought that there is a shameless person like Peng Cheng in the world, trying to take over the property of my in-law's family, and even doing this to my own daughter! Worse than an animal, unworthy of being a human being!”

"Today the princess spared Zhou Ying's life, which can also serve as a warning to all the sons-in-law. Justice is in the hearts of the people. As long as the princess is here, Nanyang County will be as bright as the sun, and there will be no room for such dirty things!"