Just when Lin Tailai was looking at the filial wife across from him, puzzled, the hall drum sounded, and the servants on duty shouted loudly.
Then the county magistrate Feng Qu was promoted to the throne. This was the first time that the county government clerk surnamed Lin saw the county government's eldest son. He had no deep impression and was not a famous person in history.
In addition to the public case in front of the magistrate's seat, there is another case table next to it, and the executioner's clerk stands behind the case table.
At this time, there was a stack of petitions piled on the table, all of which were cases to be heard today. Of course, other cases were of Lin Tailai's concern.
In a bunch of pending cases, there is a trick to the order of interrogation, and anyone who is an official knows how to do it.
That is to quickly review the simple and easy ones first, and then review the difficult ones; review the influential ones first, and then review the ones that receive less attention.
According to this rule, the first case that opens today will definitely be the "case of a filial daughter's revenge murder for her father."
The county magistrate gave an order, and the murderer was brought to court and identified on the spot. Her name is Huang Suzhen, she is a professional bartender and is seventeen years old.
Dr. Lin looked at it for a few times and then felt relieved.
The five-money girl looks good, which proves that she was not mistreated in prison, and the outcome of today's trial is probably very optimistic.
I have done everything I can. I only hope that the five-money girl will keep her promise and help her promote her poetry at the moment of her release.
From then on, everything went as smoothly as Lin Tailai imagined. The magistrate completed the interrogation process according to the procedures, and listened to the execution room's report, saying that the on-site investigation was correct, etc.
Then it came time for the verdict. The county magistrate did not write the sentence in person, but read the verdict loudly and clearly.
Nothing more than "filial piety is commendable", "his feelings are pitiful", "there are still laws of nature outside the law", etc. It seems that he will be given a lighter sentence.
The clerk in the execution room next to him was busy writing and drafting the verdict.
Everything is harmonious, except for the dead bully hall leader Wu Yikui, everyone seems to be happy.
The child care workers who had been arranged in advance were already preparing to take the lead in cheering in the crowd, praising the virtuous administration of the county magistrate.
At this moment, the filial woman surnamed Fan, who had been stared at by Lin Tailai, suddenly walked onto the platform, knelt down outside the court hall, and shouted to the magistrate:
"Master Qingtian is above, if the widow has any intention of telling me, please tell me!"
Depend on! Lin Tailai secretly screamed in his heart, this bitch is really going to cause trouble!
It's a pity that this is in the county government hall. He is just a spectator and there is nothing he can do to stop it!
As the widow of the deceased, Mrs. Fan expressed her wish to plead her case in court, and the magistrate would not allow her to speak.
Then I heard Mrs. Fan say: "If the female prisoner named Huang can kill someone and be released lightly because of her filial piety, can civilian women follow suit?"
To imitate what? Most people present didn't understand.
Mrs. Fan raised her finger and pointed at the five-money girl, and added: "Suppose the girl named Huang is released from the county government, and a civilian woman kills the girl named Huang to avenge her husband, and then swears to keep her husband's integrity, she will be rewarded with justice. Like or not?
The imperial court advocates filial piety among children, but it also advocates chastity among women. Can Master Qingtian treat them equally? "
The county magistrate sitting on the throne was speechless for a moment. This dutiful woman's question was really tricky and difficult to answer.
Originally, the county magistrate had absolute authority in the court and had unreasonable power.
But the bad thing is that Zhixian Feng was already "reasoning" and building a character before, so it was difficult to change his image immediately.
The trial, which was going smoothly, suddenly came to a standstill.
No one spoke, only Mrs. Fan continued: "Kowtow to Master Qingtian again, please think again! The law is not a child's play, and criminals should not be let off lightly!
Even if everyone thinks that the woman named Huang is excusable, she must be punished! The women of the country thought that at least the girl named Huang should be punished to be convict! "
Wonderful! The magistrate's eyes lit up. This proposal was getting better and better the more he thought about it!
The so-called Leji can be understood as officially registered practitioners in the custom entertainment industry.
On the one hand, punishing a good citizen into a happy family is like banishing the wife and daughter of a criminal official to the Jiaofangsi. On the surface, the prisoner is punished and avoids the excuse of indulging the murderer.
On the other hand, the female prisoner surnamed Huang was originally a bartender who worked privately. She was fined to be admitted to the music list, but she only changed from privately working to an official registered person.
She had no actual loss, and it was a mild punishment, which also demonstrated the official's tolerance for filial daughters, otherwise they would have to kill to pay for it.
In the blink of an eye, the magistrate's perception of the filial woman surnamed Fan changed. It turned out that she was a woman with general knowledge!
And he knows how to make the master less embarrassed and the solution he proposes is more feasible!
Only Lin Tailai was even more confused. Did this girl come over and cause such a setback just for "forgiveness"?
Everyone originally thought that the performance of the dutiful woman surnamed Fan was over. However, the dutiful woman kowtowed again and said to the county magistrate:
"My Lord Qingtian, the widow still has a petition to submit! Before my late husband died, he was seriously injured, otherwise he wouldn't have died at the hands of a female descendant!
The case regarding the death of my late husband has been closed, but the case regarding the serious injury remains unresolved!
Therefore, I am suing Lin Tailai here for beating my husband for no reason, causing him to be seriously injured on the spot! From experience, my jaw was shattered, eight teeth were lost, and half of my tongue was bitten off. I was delirious and almost dead! "
Lin Tailai, standing in the front row for the best viewing position: "..."
Yesterday, the woman who was so blindly in love with her and so tolerant of her, why did she turn her back on her and start suing herself to death in the blink of an eye today?
Could this be the legendary hatred that arises out of love? Although women are fickle, they can't be so illogical, right?
Anyway, what Old Man Tang said is right, this bitch is really not a good person! I can't afford to offend him, just run away!
It is impossible for the county government to refuse complaints such as human life or serious injury. The superior magistrate took the case and said according to the procedure:
"Where is the defendant Lin Tailai? If he is not here, a summons will be issued today and the trial will be held at another date!"
Mrs. Fan quickly pointed to the tallest and eye-catching figure under the platform: "Master, Mr. Lin is here! He is about to leave!"
In full public view, Dr. Lin did not intend to rebel, so he could not leave the county government office, and finally had no choice but to walk on the platform.
At this time, the executioner's secretary came forward and whispered a few words to the magistrate, and then the magistrate added: "If the law of serious injury resulting in illness is invoked, the perpetrator should give half of all family property to the injured!"
Lin Tailai took out the two taels of silver that he couldn't spend before and said that this is all his family's assets currently are.
Then he generously threw it to Mrs. Fan. No need to divide it in half, just pay the whole amount to the victim!
The filial woman surnamed Fan wiped away her tears and said, "I heard that someone wants to give a large sum of money to Mr. Lin, and Mr. Lin also wants to buy a lot of property.
I am a poor widow who has lost her husband. I can only get one or two taels of silver as compensation. What an unfair fate! "
Damn it! Damn it! Dr. Lin finally understood what this sister-in-law, who loved him blindly and hated him because of her love, wanted to do!
This horse-riding person wants to forcefully "partner" with him!
