Princess, she is the one who facilitated the extradition.

Gui Yao looked at Bai Shi and said, "There's a deep pond nearby. We can find out if she lied by throwing it in for testing."

Actually, she wasn't sure if Bai had learned to swim over the years.

After all, there was the Lady of Qi, who, in order to avoid being seen through, painstakingly learned all of her husband's martial arts skills and completely lived like a man.

However, it is clear that Gui Yao overestimated the Bai family.

Upon hearing this, Madam Bai's body went limp, and she hurriedly hid behind Master Zhang, her eyes brimming with tears. "Master, you know that I developed a cold after giving birth and can no longer go into the water."

Anyone with eyes can see that this is just an excuse.

But Master Zhang believed him. He spread his arms to block Bai Shi, saying, "Without evidence, you must not humiliate my wife."

They had been married for decades, and he knew better than anyone how much his wife loved him. There were no secrets between them, and his wife would never lie to him.

He had promised to protect her for life and would never let her be thrown into the water in public.

As for the others, he looked at the dead souls, his tone cold and hard, "Although I sent you away, I never mistreated you."

Every year, Vivi sends things to the countryside and asks the neighbors to take good care of you and your child.

The Weiwei he mentioned was Bai's maiden name.

He paused for a moment, then emphasized his words.

"Sending you to the countryside is a punishment you deserve for your wicked nature and the harm you caused Weiwei. Why have you all become like that? You should reflect on yourself and see if you are still the same as before in the countryside, scheming and despised by everyone..."

"Bang!"

Aye punched him in the face.

"My mother kindly saved you, but instead she created an enemy."

His eyes were bloodshot as he pointed at Bai Shi, "My mother should have been just like her, living a carefree and well-maintained life."

But she died young. She died from exhaustion, from illness, and from starvation—it was all your fault.

Master Zhang's words ignited A-Ye's anger, which burned like wildfire.

He shouldn't have harbored any delusions, any illusions that the beast felt any remorse or repentance. Right now, all he wanted to do was beat the beast to death.

Another punch was thrown, but Master Zhang dodged it.

Master Zhang was furious. "Stop! You unfilial and disobedient beast!"

He's his father, how dare he lay a hand on his father? Like mother, like son.

"It's all for nothing that I was just trying to make it up to you. You wretched child, you don't deserve to be my son."

He never felt he was wrong. It was clearly his wife who had gone too far with Weiwei. He was just seeking justice for the weak woman and punishing the shrew.

"I am my mother's son alone."

Ah Ye's chest heaved violently. "She suffered a brain injury, became mentally impaired, didn't know how to do farm work, and often went hungry."

The villagers teased her, saying that if she went hungry, the baby in her belly would starve to death.

To keep me from starving in her womb, my mother ate wild vegetables and fruits. The villagers were jealous and even tried to take these from her.

When she had nothing to eat, she ate wild grass and tree roots until her stomach was bulging.

These were stories the villagers told him as jokes after he grew up, and every time he thought about them, his heart ached terribly.

"She was too weak to produce breast milk and was afraid I would starve to death, so she went to do laundry for others right after giving birth."

In the dead of winter, they soaked me in cold water all day, just so I could have a sip of their breast milk.

With your instructions, how could the villagers let us have an easy time? I drank roe deer milk; it was a mother roe deer that my mother caught after spending a whole day and night in the snow, falling and bleeding all over.

I've also drunk pig's milk. When the mother roe deer was stolen, the village sow gave birth to piglets. The family said that if my mother washed their clothes for a year, they would let me drink pig's milk for ten days.

Mother agreed, but the sow disagreed. Every time she took me to nurse, she would be bitten by the sow, but Mother never backed down...

Ah Ye's eyes were blurred with tears, his throat was choked with sobs, and he was speechless several times.

A hint of unease finally flashed across Master Zhang's face. He was about to interrupt when Gui Yao gave him a fierce glare, and Master Zhang inexplicably felt a little intimidated.

Aye's lips trembled for a long time before he continued, "My mother's mind is damaged, but she knows how to protect me and raise me."

And you? What have you done? You've pushed us into hell, inflicting suffering upon us time and again. What right do you have to talk to me about filial piety?

Old Master Zhang hesitated for a moment, then said, "Her injury has nothing to do with me. I just don't want her to leave the village and harm people again..."

"fart!"

Ah Ye clenched his fists tightly. "If my mother has really made a mistake, the law will punish her. What right do you have to take everything away from her?"

You're doing all this just to cover up your affair. I went through so much trouble to escape to the capital, not to find a father figure.

"It's to avenge my mother. If it weren't for you, she wouldn't have collapsed and died so young."

He dragged his leg as he approached Master Zhang step by step, saying, "The hatred for killing my mother is irreconcilable. What's a punch to you?"

With resentment filling his deep-set eyes, A-Ye suddenly lunged at Master Zhang with all his might.

Bai Shi was hiding behind Master Zhang. Unable to dodge in time, he was pinned down by A Ye.

Naturally, he was strong and healthy, while A-Ye was skinny and bony, so this pounce wouldn't cause him any real harm.

He tried to push A-Ye away, but found that his hands and feet were restrained by something again.

Aye learned from Guiyao, his rough fingers gripping Zhang Erye's neck tightly, while his other hand swung his fist and slammed it into Zhang Erye's face again and again.

"You're a high-ranking official who can distort the truth, so I'll avenge my mother myself."

His eyes were bloodshot, and he exuded a do-or-die spirit.

He thought that as long as he found this man and exposed his true colors, he could get justice for his mother. He never expected that the beast would turn the tables and slander his mother.

His mother was bullied so much in the village, yet she never harbored the slightest intention to harm anyone.

How dare that beast throw dirty water on his mother?

He was furious on behalf of his mother, completely forgetting that he had just advised her not to kill anyone.

"Murderers must pay with their lives, Ono. You're still young, your mother wants you to live a good life..."

The departed spirit, tears streaming down her face, shook her head frantically, pleading, "Mother's little wild one, don't do anything foolish..."

The two warriors, their eyes red with anger, relayed the story word by word. The onlookers were either angry, anxious, or sympathetic, and they all tried to persuade A-Ye.

Some were also dissatisfied with the Crown Prince, wondering why that rotten Zhang Erye hadn't been dealt with yet.

The Minister of Justice bit his cheek.

In fact, when A Ye appeared, he noticed that he resembled Master Zhang in his youth.

However, due to the lack of concrete evidence and the involvement of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, he did not take the lead.

But people are all made of flesh and blood. After hearing what A-Ye said, he temporarily put aside his political savvy.

He stepped forward, grasped A-Ye's wrist, and loosened his grip. "Young man, your mother is weeping and wailing beside you. Don't let your deceased loved one be troubled."

Before Aye could exert any more force, he said loudly, "According to the laws of the Great Sheng Dynasty, forcibly driving away one's wife without fulfilling the seven grounds for divorce shall be punished with one and a half years of penal servitude; for falsely accusing an adulterous woman of impersonating one's legal wife shall be punished with two years of penal servitude."

He severely injured his pregnant wife, seized her dowry, and placed his legal wife in dire straits, causing her early death; these actions could aggravate the circumstances. He should be punished for all crimes, and exiled three thousand li.

This is a reminder to Aye that if he uses the law to deal with Master Zhang, Master Zhang might end up in a terrible situation.

But the law may not be able to punish the powerful and wealthy, otherwise that beast surnamed Zhang wouldn't still be so arrogant.

Aye called out to the void, "Mother, don't be sad. After I avenge you, I'll keep you company. We'll continue to depend on each other for survival."

One sentence brought tears to the eyes of the onlookers.

Gui Yao walked over and pulled him up. "With so many people here, you can strangle one unfaithful man, but what about the other one? Don't you want her to be punished too?"

Startled, Bai hurriedly helped Zhang Erye up. Her face was deathly pale, and she looked weak and helpless as she stared at Zhang Erye in panic.

Seeing this, Master Zhang felt that she had suffered a great injustice, and scolded Gui Yao, "Gui Yao, what are your intentions?"

Even though it was his wife who saved him back then, it was Weiwei who had been his loving partner for decades, and it was Weiwei he loved.

Gui Yao glanced at him indifferently, "I am just like Miss Zhang Liu, hating evil as if it were my enemy and upholding justice."

A single sarcastic remark left the Zhang family of three looking grim.

Gui Yao raised her hand and gently stroked A Ye's eyes. "Your mother's spirit is still alive. Let her sue Zhang Er and Bai Shi."

According to the laws of the Dasheng era, if a son accuses his father of a serious crime other than treason, he shall be hanged.

But if the deceased is one's wife, then there is no such concern.

Fearing that A-Ye might act impulsively, they could only open his Yin Eyes and let the spirits of the dead comfort him.

A-Ye suddenly saw his mother, hugged her and burst into tears, "Mother, I am incompetent, I am unfilial."

"No, Mother's Ono is very capable; he is the best son in Mother's heart."

After calming her son, the spirit pulled him to kneel before the Crown Prince. "Your Highness, your humble servant, Bai Shi, wishes to file a lawsuit against Master Zhang of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and his mistress, Bai Wei..."

Someone started it up, saying, "The Zhang family is going too far. We beg Your Highness to do justice for the people."

The Crown Prince could only nod, his face solemn as he looked at the Minister of Justice. "Take him away and interrogate him."

Gui Yao glanced at Bai Shi and spoke again, "Just now I noticed that Bai Shi was not surprised that Tong Er was Zhang Erye's son."

If she had known about this beforehand, I suspect that the decline of Lady Cheng'an's family was also due to her jealousy.

And this dagger, capable of killing and destroying souls, Minister Lao, should be examined as well. Let's see just how virtuous the kind woman in Master Zhang's heart truly is.

Now that she's seen it all, she understands that the Bai family is no benevolent person.

When the Minister of Justice was giving A Ye his advice, he had already offended the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. Now, he had no choice but to order his officers to arrest him.

Just then, a deep, authoritative voice rang out from above the crowd, "Wait!"