How dare such vile beasts have the nerve to cry out for injustice?
Jiang Shu laughed at Zhao Dezhu's shamelessness and said coldly: "Since you feel you have been wronged, then hand over the matter to Yousi Yamen for trial and let them investigate thoroughly and find out everything."
Zhao Dezhu was horrified and subconsciously raised his head.
Without the obstruction of the screen, Zhao Dezhu looked up and saw Jiang Shu.
Jiang Shu, wearing a sapphire-colored feather gauze skirt, sat at the top, with bright and noble features like a painting, like a fairy descending from the Nine Heavens to the mortal world.
Compared with Jiang Shu, the village girls and peasant women are like dust and high clouds.
Zhao Dezhu was stunned.
He had never seen such a beautiful woman.
"Bastard!" Seeing Zhao Dezhu staring at Jiang Shu without blinking, Shen Changze was furious and kicked Zhao Dezhu hard in the chest.
Zhao Dezhu was kicked over, and when he came back to his senses with trembling fear, he suddenly felt a huge pain in his chest.
But he didn't dare to cry out in pain, so he knelt down again in a cold sweat and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I didn't mean to offend you."
The furious Shen Changze didn't want to listen to his sophistry anymore and said sternly: "Zhao Dezhu oppressed the bankers, bullied men and women, was daring, and committed all kinds of evil deeds that are unforgivable. He is now deprived of his status as a banker and handed over to the Yamen of Yousi. A fair trial.”
When people outside the hall heard Shen Changze's words, they were all shocked and looked happy.
Zhao Dezhu was really evil. Everyone in the village couldn't bear to look at him, but there was nothing they could do about it. Today he felt bad.
"Master Hou, this villain has been wronged. It's all made up by the untouchables and cannot be taken seriously." Zhao Dezhu was still crying without seeing the coffin.
"Huo Chong!" Shen Changze shouted outside the hall.
Huo Chong entered in response, followed by a timid woman and a three or four year old girl.
"Dad." The girl followed the woman and shouted timidly.
Zhao Dezhu turned around and was shocked when he saw the woman and girl: "Why are you here? Go back quickly."
"I invited them here."
Shen Changze stood with his hands behind his hands, looked down at Zhao Dezhu and said disdainfully: "Don't you keep crying out for injustice? In order not to accuse you unjustly, I have gone out of my way to find witnesses and physical evidence. Do you still feel you are wronged?"
Zhao Dezhu's eyes were full of horror. He turned back to look at the woman and the girl, and warned in a low voice with fierce eyes: "Don't talk nonsense in front of Mrs. Marquis."
The woman was so frightened by him that she trembled, clenched her clothes in fear, bit her lips and did not dare to speak.
"Huo Chong." Shen Changze shouted.
Huo Chong understood and stepped forward to pick up Zhao Dezhu and drag him out of the hall.
"Master Hou, don't listen to her nonsense, I am very loyal to the Hou Mansion..." Zhao Dezhu shouted unwillingly.
Huo Chong was so disgusted that he took off his shoes and stuffed them into his mouth, gagging him.
Zhao Dezhu still wanted to resist, but Tan Yu hurriedly handed over the rope, and Huo Chong tied him up with three strokes.
The chubby Zhao Dezhu fell to the ground, his face flushed and struggling to death, like a pig waiting to be slaughtered.
"If you have any grievances, you can speak out boldly now." Jiang Shu spoke softly.
The woman pulled the girl to her knees and saluted tremblingly: "Wang Cui, a civilian woman, has met the Marquis, madam."
Shen Changze returned to his seat and said in a deep voice, "I will make the decision for you today. You don't have to be afraid of anything."
Wang Cui had been humiliated for many years and her life was worse than death. Now she finally had a chance to redress her grievances. Her nose felt sore and she wiped away tears and broke down in sobs.
Jiang Shu and Shen Changze waited patiently without blaming or urging.
After her mood stabilized, Wang Cuihong told the story about her forced marriage five years ago with her eyes in pain.
"Zhao Dezhu is such a beast! He refused to let me go even when I was sick or pregnant. It was difficult for me to give birth to Xiaotao. He disliked me as a girl and spoiled me before I even finished my confinement. As a result, I was injured and unable to get pregnant again. "
"When he saw that I couldn't have another child, he asked me to serve him like a cow and a horse. If anything didn't go his way, he would hit and scold me and Xiao Tao..."
Wang Cui told the story with tears streaming down her face, her eyes bursting with bone-gnawing hatred.
Jiang Shu looked at Wang Cui and saw that she was haggard, had dry hair, and had bruises and red marks on her face. She looked like a woman in her thirties.
But Wang Cui is only nineteen years old.
Xiao Tao, who was next to Wang Cui, was as skinny as a kitten. Her yellow face was so thin that her bones were visible, and her wet eyes revealed timidity and fear.
Treating his own flesh and blood like this, Zhao Dezhu is simply a beast.
Jiang Shu became angry and asked Wang Cui what he wanted to do with Zhao Dezhu.
"I wish I could skin him, eat his flesh and drink his blood, but I find him disgusting."
Wang Cui gritted her teeth and said bitterly: "I beg Madam Hou to make the decision for the women of the country. Kill Zhao Dezhu and throw it to the wolves in the back mountains."
"Then what will you and your child do next?" Jiang Shu felt that their mother and child were really pitiful.
"Go home, take care of your father and fulfill your filial piety, while raising Xiao Tao." Wang Cui hugged the thin Xiao Tao, with mixed emotions in her eyes.
Out of maternal instinct, she loves her children. But when she thought that Xiao Tao was born after she was raped by Zhao Dezhu, her heart ached with hatred.
As both women, Jiang Shu understood the pain in Wang Cui's heart, but was helpless.
After thinking for a while, Jiang Shu said to Shen Changze: "Master Marquis, Zhao Dezhu must have accumulated a lot of property over the years."
"you mean?"
Jiang Shu approached him and whispered a few words.
Shen Changze thought for a moment and said loudly: "Huo Chong, bring him in."
Huo Chong carried Zhao Dezhu into the house and pulled off the smelly shoes from his mouth.
"Master Hou, please spare your life. I have realized my mistake. I will never dare to do it again." Zhao Dezhu cried bitterly.
Shen Changze stared at him coldly and said solemnly: "Now I give you two choices. One, hand over all your property and escort you to the government for trial. Two, tie you up and throw you to the back mountain to feed the wolves."
Although Shen Changze did not have the right to kill at will, he had many reasons if he wanted to.
He could even directly claim that Zhao Dezhu slipped and fell off a cliff without having to bear the charge of murder.
Zhao Dezhu obviously knew this well and chose one without much thought.
There is still a glimmer of hope for being escorted to the government, but if you are tied up and thrown into the back mountains, you will only be buried in the belly of a wolf.
Zhao Dezhu, who was temporarily alive, was imprisoned in the woodshed, and Shen Changze ordered Huo Chong to take people to inventory his property.
The crime committed by Zhao Dezhu was very serious, and Wang Cui was just one of the victims.
In order to give an explanation to other victims, Shen Changze ordered people to distribute all of Zhao Dezhu's property to them as compensation.
Xiao Tao is Zhao Dezhu's daughter, and Wang Cui is the one in the most miserable situation, so they get the most property.
But they were not satisfied with the result.
"We don't want these dirty money, we just want Zhao Dezhu dead." Wang Cui and others knelt down and begged.
Shen Changze comforted him: "Don't worry, Zhao Dezhu has committed serious crimes and should be executed according to law."
Jiang Shu also patiently advised: "Money does not matter whether it is dirty or not, it all depends on whose hands it is. Some of it was even exploited by Zhao Dezhu from you, and it should be yours."
After hearing these words, Wang Cui and others felt relieved and waited to see what happened to Zhao Dezhu.
Zhao Dezhu, who was imprisoned in the woodshed, was unwilling to accept his fate after calming down and tried his best to see Shen Changze.
The guard who was guarding him didn't bother to pay attention, but after Zhao Dezhu shouted something, the guard's expression changed, and he hesitated for a moment before reporting to Shen Changze.
