Chapter 624 Peasant Woman 53
Chen Yue shook her ponytail and said, "You're welcome. I'll leave now if I have nothing else to do. You scholars have more tricks than sieves."

Jiang Qi looked at Chen Yue's back and thought to himself, "Second Miss, you may say that, but when it comes to your mind, you are no worse than a scholar. How many people who march and fight are stupid?"
Only a real fool would think that a warrior is only good at showing off his bravery.

On the day of the trial of Chen Cui and Qi Yaozong, the Dali Temple was surrounded by crowds of people. It was said that Chen Cui was the aunt of the current emperor, and it was said that Chen Cui had become a concubine and murdered the original wife...

I heard that General Anwen is the posthumous son of the original wife...

With all these buffs stacked up, it naturally attracted the attention of countless people. Scholars, peddlers, court officials, and so on, almost everyone was paying attention to the outcome of the trial of this case.

Chen Xi is a typical bodhisattva with a heart of mercy and ruthless means. Now that a member of the Chen clan has committed a crime, how will Chen Xi judge? Will she firmly protect the face of the royal family, or will she just suppress the matter?
If this were the case, then the law would have no meaning.

As everyone waited anxiously, Jiang Zhu read out the evidence of Chen Cui, Qi Yaozong, and the midwife's crimes before announcing the result of the execution: "Qi Yaozong, you murdered your first wife, harmed your offspring, and embezzled the Zhang family's property. I now sentence you to be executed immediately and you will be executed in three days."

"Chen Cui colluded with Qi Yaozong to kill his original wife, Madam Zhang. Later, he used a trick to switch his biological son Qi Chen with Madam Zhang's son An Wen. Now they should all return to their respective positions."

"Because of your selfish desires, you have killed four people in the Chen clan. You are now sentenced to be executed immediately. You will be executed in three days."

"Midwife, you are greedy for profit and forget your principles. As an accomplice to Qi Yaozong and Chen Cui's crimes, you can escape the death penalty, but you can't escape the punishment of life. Now you are sentenced to confiscation of all your property and three years of imprisonment."

"An Wen is the eldest son of Qi Yaozong..."

After Jiang Zhu read out Chen Cui's death sentence, everyone outside the Dali Temple was shocked and talked about it. It was not until Jiang Zhu mentioned that An Wen was the eldest son of Qi Yaozong that An Wen stood up and stood in the middle.

Tan You was sitting on one side, and when he saw An Wen's actions, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

As expected, An Wen bowed and said, "I feel ashamed that I have Qi Yaozong's blood flowing in my veins. Now I have a request. I ask Lord Jiang to allow my biological mother, Madam Zhang, to divorce Qi Yaozong."

"Although my biological mother has passed away a long time ago, I think that if my mother knew that Qi Yaozong was such a heartless person, she would not be willing to stay in the Qi family's ancestral tomb."

"As a child, I have only just realized my identity, and there is only so much I can do for her. I hope my mother can have peace in the future, and remain in people's hearts with a clean mind. I am determined to follow my biological mother's surname and return to the Zhang family with my mother."

When An Wen said this, it was like a drop of water splashing into a boiling oil pan.

"Asking a deceased person to divorce his biological father? This... is too bold!"

"Would your Excellency agree?"

"This is equivalent to someone who has already entered the ancestral tomb..."

If everyone was just watching and talking, then the old couple of the Zhang family were overjoyed. In the feudal era, people generally attached great importance to the continuation of the family line. If An Wen returned to the Zhang family, the Zhang family lineage would not be completely cut off in the future.

Jiang Du didn't dare to make up his mind, but his eyes kept drifting towards Tan You from time to time.

Tan You sat up straight: "An Wen, have you thought it through?"

An Wen bowed to Tan You and said, "Madam, I have made up my mind. Please help me!"

"Get up, I promised you." Tan You raised his hand slightly: "An Wen, I'm glad you would do this."

An Wen's eyes were slightly red: "It is my aunt who understands me, only my aunt understands me." Tan You smiled: "You asked to return to the Zhang family on your own initiative to fulfill your mother's filial piety to the Zhang family elders. This is a good thing. There is no reason for me not to agree. You grew up in my Chen family for the first 18 years of your life."

"You were born by Madam Zhang and raised by the Chen family. During these eighteen years, Qi Yaozong had nothing to do with your life. In my opinion, you are you, Madam Zhang's son."

"You are the grandson of the Zhang family elders and my nephew, but you are not Qi Yaozong's son."

An Wen clasped his fists towards Tan You and said, "Thank you, aunt!"

He knew that Tan You was clearing obstacles for him and preventing him from being criticized by others.

Tan You smiled: "Today, the emphasis is on establishing a country with filial piety, but the so-called filial piety is not foolish filial piety. If your parents are bad people, then such parents, then leave them without hesitation.

"To be filial to bad people is to be an accomplice to the evil, even if they are your biological parents. Before being filial, think about the law first, and then talk about filial piety on the premise of abiding by the law."

Tan You's words were almost fundamentally different from the benevolence and filial piety emphasized by traditional Confucianism. For a moment, the scholars all had their own opinions, and some of them even attracted more discussion than An Wen's words just now.

Seeing everyone arguing so hard that their faces turned red, Tan You couldn't help but smile: "If you have any objections to benevolence and filial piety and the rule of law, then go to the debate stage and argue about who is better. Everyone can speak freely."

"Today is Anwen's home game, please don't let this take the spotlight."

As soon as she said a few words, everyone immediately quieted down. The lady said that if there was anything to say, they could go to the debate stage to argue about who was better, but now they had to wait for the trial of the case.

So after everyone quieted down, Tan You looked at An Wen and said, "The verdict on the personal relationship has been made. I will add a few words about the property."

Jiang Zhu also stood up and said respectfully, "Madam, please speak."

Tan You smiled and waved his hand: "Please sit down. I'll make a simple suggestion."

"The reason why Qi Yaozong was able to make a fortune in recent years was that he embezzled the dowry of Madam Zhang. At the same time, you and your wife also gave half of your assets to Qi Yaozong."

The old man of the Zhang family nodded: "It is true."

Tan You nodded: "It's OK if you have it. Qi Yaozong's business has been very successful over the years. In addition to your own good ability, this family fortune is the root of everything."

"Mrs. Zhang was murdered. As the culprit, Qi Yaozong should compensate the Zhang family. If a murder case only requires one life for another, then the cost of the crime is too low."

"My suggestion is to transfer 90% of Qi Yaozong's assets to the Zhang family. The remaining 10% belongs to Qi Chen. Although your parents committed an unforgivable crime, you are ultimately unaware of it, and the disaster will not affect your descendants."

"I just hope you learn from your parents' lessons and be a kind person in the future."

Qi Chen was shocked: "Aunt...Aunt, I am your biological nephew. Why are you siding with an outsider? I don't accept it!"

Tan You wanted to speak, but Chen Yue was furious. She jumped up like a leopard and said, "Why are you dissatisfied? Your mother killed others in order to live a good life."

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