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"I raised silkworms when I was five years old and weaved cloth when I was eight years old. I didn't get married until I was eighteen years old. With the money I earned through ten years of hard work, I built a house for my family, bought twenty acres of land, bought a cow, and saved two looms. . I can’t take away the house, fields and cattle, and I won’t fight for them. Those two looms were promised to be my dowry, why don’t you give them to me?”

"I'm not convinced!"

"So, I filed petitions again and again, and I wanted to seek justice."

Madam Zhao's cries came from the courtroom.

Most of the women watching the excitement outside the public office had red eyes, and some of them felt the same and shed tears.

Isn't it just that I held my breath and felt angry and resentful?

When a woman gets married, she loves her daughter and prepares a dowry. Not to mention, almost all the women in Ye County have grown mulberry trees, raised silkworms, spun silk and made a lot of money since childhood. It is natural to have a generous dowry when you get married.

The Zhao family withheld the dowry. How could the strong Mrs. Zhao hold her head high in her husband's family?

"I sued three times, but to no avail. Magistrate Cui is not willing to seek justice for a weak woman like me. Now that the princess is here, you are willing to vent your anger on me. I am really grateful."

Madam Zhao's words made Magistrate Cui completely embarrassed.

Magistrate Cui moved his hips and glanced at the princess subconsciously.

The princess' expression remained motionless, showing no hint of happiness or anger.

Mrs. Zhao kowtowed heavily while crying: "I kowtow to the princess, and to your lord. I only ask for justice. I was awarded a loom, and my mood calmed down. From now on, my mother's family and I will never be together again." contacts."

Mrs. Zhao was indeed a fierce woman, she actually said harsh words while crying, with a decisive attitude.

Father Zhao finally panicked: "What are you talking about? You are my biological daughter and I am your biological father. Blood is thicker than water and cannot be broken!"

The stepmother finally saw the opportunity and echoed: "What your father said is true. Even if you don't like me as the stepmother, you can't leave your father alone. Your father only has a biological daughter like you, and he will rely on you to support him in his old age in the future. !”

The stepson remained silent.

Mrs. Zhao raised her red tearful eyes and sighed: "Didn't your son change his surname to Zhao? Why, he just wants to inherit the Zhao family business and doesn't want to take care of my father in his old age? There is no such truth in the world! One day, I will continue Come to the county government office to file a complaint and tear your mother and son’s faces apart!”

The stepmother regretted it endlessly and pulled Father Zhao's arm with her hand.

Father Zhao didn't know whether he suddenly came to his senses, or he didn't dare to face his step-sister in court. He pulled back his arm and glared angrily: "It's all your fault! If you hadn't instigated me in every possible way, how could I have been so confused that I deducted my daughter's dowry."

Mrs. Zhao wiped her tears with her sleeves: "It's too late to say this now. There's no need to use these nice words to coax me. I keep my word. If I go to court today, you and I will end our friendship!"

The princess, who had been silent until now, suddenly opened her mouth: "Ms. Zhao, do you really want to end your relationship with your biological father?"

Madam Zhao looked determined and determined: "Yes!"

Jiang Shaohua said lightly: "In that case, write two letters of righteousness in the hall. You and your daughter will press your fingerprints and keep one copy each. To avoid any confusion in the future!"

Madam Zhao's eyes turned red again, and she kowtowed repeatedly: "The princess supports the daughter of the people and makes the decision, and the daughter of the people thanks the princess!"

Jiang Shaohua turned to Chen Jinyu and said, "Chen Sheren, write down your righteousness immediately!"

Chen Jinyu accepted the order with his hands raised.

She has been studying since she was a child, and is familiar with all kinds of official documents. She also practiced calligraphy with her grandfather, and her handwriting is straight and smooth. At this time, the righteous indignation in my heart was difficult to quell, so I wrote in front of the court.

After the righteousness was written, Madam Zhao pressed her fingerprints first. Father Zhao finally regretted it at this time and cried to his daughter to confess and seek peace.

Mrs. Zhao hardened her heart and ignored it. The yamen officer stepped forward, grabbed Father Zhao's hand and pressed his fingerprints.

The case was settled, and the fiery Madam Zhao took the letter of righteousness and left with red eyes. Father Zhao, who was in tears, was supported away by Xuxian's stepson.

I don’t know what will happen in the future, and no one cares about it right now. Outside the courtroom, almost everyone clapped and applauded the lively women who were watching the trial.

"It's great that the princess is here. Finally, someone is supporting us women!"

Snapped!

The gavel fell heavily on the case table, and Yang continued to examine the case.

Magistrate Cui wiped the sweat from his forehead and moved his hips again.

In the second case, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law went to court together. The mother-in-law cried while wiping away tears, saying that her daughter-in-law supported her parents' family all day long.

The daughter-in-law there was also very fierce. She raised her head in front of the court and said, "I make money by weaving my own cloth. Why can't I honor my parents?"

The mother-in-law said angrily: "If you marry into my Lu family, you will become the Lu family, and all the money you earn belongs to the Lu family."

The daughter-in-law said with a sneer: "So, the money in the mother-in-law's hands should belong to the Lu family. Why not give it to the son and daughter-in-law, but instead give it to the outside lover?"

The mother-in-law was as thick-skinned as a city wall and said loudly: "Then I didn't subsidize my mother's family! Today in front of the princess and all the adults, I want to comment on this truth!"

"When a woman marries into her husband's family, is it her husband's family? A woman just earns money, is it her husband's family's money? Your own parents have your brothers to support you. As a married woman from the Lu family, you should focus on landing. Home."

Magistrate Cui nodded secretly.

This old woman from the Lu family may speak harshly, but she speaks the truth.

Women are like duckweeds, with a low status and cannot set up a household on their own. Therefore, when you are in your natal family, you should obey your parents' orders. When you marry into your husband's family, you should be filial to your parents-in-law and obey them in everything. Otherwise, it would be extremely unfilial.

Does the money you earn belong to you?

No, even your people are from your husband’s family! Where do you get your property rights?

Therefore, Magistrate Cui dismissed the two previous lawsuits. No wonder Magistrate Cui! If it was Yang who was in charge of the trial, the case would be decided in the same way.

However, today the princess was present and made it clear that she wanted to support the weak woman. Magistrate Cui did not dare to say anything, and Yang Wenhuan had no choice but to hold his nose and go against his true intention.

"Shut up, everyone! No noise is allowed in the courtroom!"

"Ms. Lu Wang, as an elder, you should be considerate of your daughter-in-law's hard work. She is scolding and mean all day long, making the house restless, and making everyone around her look on. Isn't that a good thing?"

"And Mrs. Lu Zhang, when you marry into the Lu family as a daughter-in-law, you should respect your elders. There is no point in scolding your mother-in-law."

"If you dare to yell at the court again, everyone will be hit with twenty boards!"

As expected of Yang Cheng, who comes from a family of criminal officials, he has been learning how to interrogate and resolve cases since he was a child. He has an outstanding demeanor in the courtroom and can easily handle the scolding mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Jiang Shaohua looked thoughtfully at Yang Juan, who was talking endlessly.

She had tried her best to drive Yang Zheng away, but in the end, Yang Shilang of the Ministry of Punishment personally wrote a letter to apologize. It won’t be easy to expel people in the short term.

Now it seems that Yang Zhengyang's serious efforts in the trial have merits. After a little training, you can still use it.