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Jiang Shaohua took the paper and quickly read it.

The first one was a married woman suing her natal family. This woman worked hard for many years in her natal family and saved two looms. It was originally agreed to take it away as a dowry. Later, my mother passed away and my father remarried. Xu Xian brought his son in. He couldn't bear to leave the loom and insisted on staying. The married woman was dissatisfied and had complained to the county government many times.

The second case that the daughter-in-law sued her mother-in-law was not a complicated case. The daughter-in-law was very diligent after entering the house, and half of the money she earned from weaving silk every year was used to support her parents' family. The mother-in-law was angry and made every possible effort to make things difficult for her. The daughter-in-law refused to accept it and filed a lawsuit with the county government.

The last case where a daughter sued her father was that her father refused to let her get married and kept her at home. The woman is already twenty-four years old and has become a standard old girl. There were matchmakers who proposed marriage, but were rejected by the biological father. The daughter was so angry that she filed a petition.

After Jiang Shaohua read the petition, he looked up at County Magistrate Cui: "If this princess's prediction is correct, this is not the first time that a petition has been submitted!"

Magistrate Cui was a little embarrassed: "I dare not hide it from the princess. It is indeed not the first time for these three families to submit petitions. I have also held trials, but they are not happy with the results of each trial."

Jiang Shaohua raised his eyebrows: "How does County Magistrate Cui try cases? You might as well tell me."

Magistrate Cui cleared his throat: "This is my verdict on the case of a married woman suing her natal family. This loom is the property of her natal family and should be kept in her natal family."

"The case of a daughter-in-law suing her mother-in-law. Since a daughter-in-law has married into her husband's family, she should put her husband's family first. How can she subsidize her mother's family for a long time?"

"In the last case, I believe that a woman should obey her father before she gets married. If her father doesn't allow her to marry, she should stay at home and be filial to her father."

Jiang Shaohua twitched the corner of his mouth, half-smiling but not smiling: "Magistrate Cui concluded the case like this, no wonder they were dissatisfied and filed petitions again and again."

Magistrate Cui: "..."

Magistrate Cui's fair face turned red, and he was obviously unconvinced. However, he could not and was not qualified to refute the princess in front of him. He held it in for a long time before he finally said a few words: "Then how should we resolve the case? Please give me some advice from the princess!"

Jiang Shaohua said calmly: "You are a child of a rich family. Since you were a child, you have been studying. All you have seen is that before a woman is married, she follows her father, if she marries, her husband will follow her son. These three petitions all boil down to the same issue, that is, women have no property rights. So, you will decide the case like this."

"Ye County is different from other places. Women grow mulberry and raise silkworms, spin and weave silk, earn money to support their families, and support their families. Under such circumstances, women's status is naturally much higher than in other places. As a county official, why do you You don’t know how to adapt, so you still use the old rules to resolve the case?”

Magistrate Cui's face turned red, he lowered his head and held his hands in his hands: "What the princess said is indeed reasonable. However, I will judge the case in accordance with the Daliang Law..."

"The law of Daliang can also be changed." Jiang Shaohua opened his mouth to interrupt Magistrate Cui: "Just like the case of Zhou Ying killing his father, there are many hidden things in it. If they were killed, Zhou Ying's mother and daughter would be so miserable."

Magistrate Cui almost blurted out the sentence "It was meant to be beheading", but fortunately he still had some sense and endured it.

Jiang Shaohua saw all the changes in Magistrate Cui's expression and smiled: "Does Magistrate Cui want to say that this is all intentional cover-up by the princess, so Zhou Ying, who killed his own father, can escape death?"

Magistrate Cui remained silent.

It's quite bold.

Chen Jinyu on the side frowned.

Jiang Shaohua stopped Chen Sheren's imminent move with his eyes, and said calmly: "Yes, I did do it intentionally. I believe that the Daliang Law has been formulated for decades, and some of the regulations are out of date and need to be revised. .”

"The case of Zhou Ying killing his father is a human tragedy that should never happen again. Therefore, this county wants to use this case to give a stern warning to the sons-in-law in Nanyang County."

I want to give Lu Junma a warning!

Magistrate Cui silently cursed in his heart. The princess continued: "The customs in Ye County are different from other places. Since women earn money to support their families, they should have certain property rights." "County Cui! These three cases will be heard by Yang Judi, you Be a deputy judge."

……

On the third day after Zhou Ying killed his father, Ye County held another public trial.

This time, it was not just men who came to watch the excitement outside the county government office, but many women showed up.

Most of these women are married women, and there are some who are still in their twenties and dress up as girls.

It was not convenient for the men to get too close. Most of us are neighbors who know each other well, so it’s really hard to take advantage of this.

"How many times has Mrs. Zhao sued her? Why haven't you given up?" Several acquaintances of the young wives gathered together and whispered: "Her father married his stepmother and treated his stepson as his own son. How could he be willing to give up?" The loom made her dowry.”

"After three complaints, Magistrate Cui ruled that the loom should be returned to her mother's family. Mrs. Zhao married well and her husband's family owns a loom, but she just can't swallow this."

"If it were me, I wouldn't be able to swallow this breath. It wouldn't matter if they were my own mother and brothers. The bottle of oil brought by my stepmother is not more valuable than my own daughter's gold."

After talking about it, everyone was filled with indignation.

"Shh, keep your voice down, the court has already started the trial."

Yang's expression was solemn during the trial, and he tapped the gavel forcefully to announce that the plaintiff and defendant were in court.

Magistrate Cui, as the deputy judge, sat at the head of Yang's trial.

As for the princess, she has nothing to do today, so she came to listen. Before the trial started, the princess specifically told him: "I just want to take a look, and will not say anything at will, nor will I interfere with Yang's trial of Magistrate Cui. You can just decide the case with an open mind."

Yang responded respectfully in front of the judge and sighed inwardly.

The Yang family's reputation may be lost in his hands!

The princess was watching coldly from the side, could he still dare to go against the princess's wishes?

These three cases were actually disputes arising from the fact that the woman's high status was fighting for her own property rights. That is to say, the situation in Ye County is special. In other places, no woman would go to the county government to file a complaint.

Yang Wenhuan kept slandering in his heart, but it did not delay the trial at all.

In the first case, the Zhao family was sentenced to give a loom to Mrs. Zhao.

Zhao's father looked dissatisfied, and Yang Wenjian sneered: "This loom is the property that Mrs. Zhao saved from weaving day and night. You also accepted your daughter's dowry before, but now you insist on refusing to give it. What's the point?"

"This trial only sentences you to give your daughter one loom, which is too lenient. If you dare to be nagging again, I will give you thirty more looms, and then I will cut off both looms to Mrs. Zhao!"

As soon as Yang Cheng became angry, Zhao's father immediately shut up.

The stepmother who was kneeling aside originally wanted to raise her head to argue, but Father Zhao glared at her and had to lower her head.

The stepson, who was sixteen or seventeen years old, was even less confident to say anything.

With tears in her eyes, Mrs. Zhao choked and said, "Thank you, sir. In fact, my husband's family is rich, and I have a loom to use on weekdays. I just can't swallow this suffocation in my heart." (End of Chapter)