Tofu Xishi: General Mo ran

Chapter 7 Aunt Dou! (three)

　 After a while, the gate of the yamen opened slowly, and a team of yamen servants trotted out, standing in two rows on the left and right.

Xiao Jiaozi followed Miao Douer and waited outside the gate of the yamen for the county magistrate to come.

After a while, the county magistrate walked out with his goatee raised, and sat in the middle of the hall.

"Ascension!"

Under the instruction of the yamen servant, Miao Douer walked into the yamen, and then knelt down.

"Who is kneeling down, and what are you suing?"

"My lord, the youngest girl is Miao Douer, the only daughter of the Miao family. I want to sue Aunt Zhao of the Miao family for committing the crime of abusing the Miao family's property privately and committing adultery with outsiders!"

Sitting on the high hall, the official lord raised his eyebrows.

Of course he knew Miao Douer. When her father was still alive, the official and Miao were also good friends.As a wealthy household in one side, Mr. Miao not only paid more taxes, but also did a lot of good things for the people in this side.

And when Master Miao passed away, he also vaguely knew something about the Miao family, but, after all, he was an outsider, and the Miao family had no other relatives, which made him unable to intervene even if he wanted to help him.

But now, Master Miao's stupid little daughter suddenly became smarter and came to sue her aunt?
In the view of the official, there is no need to search for evidence, and he can directly order arrests.

However, the process still has to follow the rules.

The magistrate cleared his throat and said, "What evidence do you have?"

Miao Dou'er straightened out her thoughts, spoke clearly, and laid out one by one: "Reporting to my lord, what Aunt Zhao did in the past may be seen by all the neighbors in the hall, but for the physical evidence, my lord You'll know it when you go to my Miao family." Miao Dou'er said loudly, "Then Aunt Zhao committed the crime without permission and moved into the main house as an aunt when my father's body was still cold. I was locked in the woodshed and refused to even give me more food. Just when I was about to starve to death, my father finally couldn’t stand it anymore and woke me up, so the daughter of the people was ordered to kneel here and report to the lord.”

The county magistrate raised his beard, and before he had time to say anything, he could hear all the villagers watching outside the yamen under the hall have started whispering.

"No wonder Miao Douer suddenly became smart. It turns out that Master Miao finally couldn't stand it... Amitabha!"

"Didn't you see that all the servants of the Miao family put this Miao Douer in the coffin and were about to bury it on their backs, but this girl woke up in front of the street! And she spoke clearly, but It's not his father who is protecting her in the spirit of heaven!"

"Yes, yes, yes..."

The magistrate of the county knocked on the gavel, and the louder and louder sound gradually died down.

"I know what you have complained about. After I investigate clearly, I will give you justice. Do you have other matters?"

When Miao Douer heard this, he quickly kowtowed again.

"My lord, I beg you to make the Miao family a female household!"

As soon as these words came out, the originally quiet discussion among the villagers in the hall suddenly rang out again.

"Ah, this little girl actually wants to set up a female household!"

"But... according to her family, it's not possible to set up a female household, right?"

The magistrate stared wide-eyed, and quickly knocked on the gavel again: "Douer...can you think clearly?"

"My lord, the daughter of the people has considered it clearly!"

The county magistrate wanted to persuade, but he didn't know how to speak, so he said, "It's not impossible for you to set up a female household. I and your father are good friends, but I can't bear to see your little girl's family going out in public!"

(End of this chapter)