"My officer put emetic medicine in the longevity noodles. Now that the truth has been revealed, what else do you have to say, Mr. Li?"
Zhu Ping'an slapped the gavel hard in the courtroom and said loudly to the old woman in the hall.
In fact, Zhu Pingan had doubts at the beginning. The old woman was freshly dressed, had a fat body, a rosy complexion, and was strong, and she did not look like she had been harshly abused. After her daughter-in-law He Wang came on stage, Zhu Pingan's suspicions became even stronger.
What's more, He Wang's clothes are simple, there is a patch on her skirt, and she looks like she is working hard...
Because Mr. He and Wang just cried and refused to say anything, the case could not go to trial, so Zhu Ping'an came up with the idea of adding emetic medicine to longevity noodles. Since you are unwilling to speak, let your stomach speak.
"Zhi... the county magistrate, I, I..."
Faced with the unarguable truth, faced with Zhu Ping'an's interrogation, faced with the pointing fingers of the people outside the courtroom, the old woman in the courtroom blushed, stammered, and wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl in.
"It turns out that the county magistrate put emetic medicine in the longevity noodles. No wonder they vomited after eating it... If not for meeting the county magistrate, how would the truth of this case come to light one day."
"The magistrate is worthy of being the number one scholar in the Ming Dynasty. It's amazing that he could come up with such a method. Bao Gong could only be like this when he was alive."
"I really deserve a beating. Just now I actually doubted the county magistrate and criticized the magistrate for being ridiculous."
The melon-eaters watching from the outside of the courtroom now bowed to Zhu Pingan in admiration and worshiped him.
"It's true that you know people but don't know their hearts. I saw this old lady crying in agony and how pitiful she was. But who would have thought that she turned out to be a false accuser?!"
"Haha, this old lady is really capable. On her birthday, her daughter-in-law gave her fish and meat, and she ate vegetables and radishes by herself. What else is there to be dissatisfied about? She actually made a fool of herself, confused right and wrong, and made false accusations.
My daughter-in-law is disobedient and unfilial?!"
"This is confusing right and wrong. This aunt is really good at acting. Now when I look at it again, I notice that the clothes on this aunt are much better than her daughter-in-law, and she eats much fatter than her daughter-in-law. How can I
First, it looked like he was being abused..."
"I thought she was an evil daughter-in-law, but who knew she was actually an evil mother-in-law. Thanks to the magistrate's divine judgment..."
The people eating melon outside the court pointed at the old woman and talked a lot.
"Ms. Li, you fabricated lies and falsely accused your daughter-in-law of disobedience and unfilial piety. The truth has been revealed and cannot be denied. According to our Ming Dynasty laws, those who make false accusations will be punished with additional punishments. If you falsely accuse your daughter-in-law of disobedience and unfilial piety, then you will be punished for the false accusation.
The crime of disobedience and unfilial piety will be punished, and the punishment will be aggravated. Those who are disobedient and unfilial are a heinous felony, second only to rebellion. In the circumstances of this case, disobedience and unfilial piety will be punished with a heavy beating of fifty big boards and paraded in the streets. If you make a false accusation, additional punishments will be given.
, he was punished by having sixty boards slapped on him, and he was paraded through the streets with signs inserted."
Zhu Ping'an slapped the gavel hard, and pronounced the verdict to the old woman in the courtroom expressionlessly. As he spoke, he reached out and pulled out a writ from the lottery tube.
What?!
A major 60-year-old board?! We still need to put up signs and parade them around the streets?!
I'm already this old, and even if I survive this sixty-year-old age, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out of bed...
When the old woman Li heard this, she felt as if she had been struck by lightning. Her face turned pale and her legs became weak. She collapsed and collapsed on the ground. She was so frightened that she kowtowed and begged for mercy.
Ah, old lady, I don’t dare to do it anymore, I don’t dare to do it anymore, I beg the magistrate to have mercy on you..."
"Now that you are afraid, what have you done?! On your birthday, your daughter-in-law gave you a lot of fish and meat, and they ate vegetables and radishes. You also falsely accused them of disobedience and unfilial piety, and asked the magistrate to sentence your son to divorce. You have such a bad heart.
Why is it so dark... If you let it live a good life, it will be a moth!"
The people watching the melon eating laughed at the old woman.
"Mr. Magistrate, please, my mother-in-law is old and can't bear the sixty-year-old board. My mother-in-law is also a face-saving person. If she is allowed to put signs on the street, wouldn't it cost her life? I beg you, Magistrate."
Please be merciful and spare my mother-in-law this time. A commoner’s wife is offering a longevity tablet to the magistrate at home..."
Hearing that Zhu Pingan was going to punish her mother-in-law, Wang He was not only worried about her mother-in-law, she kowtowed repeatedly and interceded with Zhu Pingan on her mother-in-law's behalf.
"Your mother-in-law falsely accuses you of being disobedient and unfilial, and wants me to order your husband to divorce you. If he treats you like this, do you still want to plead for your mother-in-law?"
Zhu Ping'an stopped throwing the lots in his hand and asked Wang He with great interest.
"Yes. I beg the magistrate of Zhizhi County to have mercy and spare my mother-in-law this time."
Mrs. He nodded vigorously, and then kept kowtowing to beg for mercy. Her forehead was bruised by the exertion.
"Oh, my mother-in-law made a false accusation, and she even interceded on her behalf. She couldn't find such a good daughter-in-law even with a lantern. This old godly woman was really deceived by eating lard. She didn't even know how to cherish such a good daughter-in-law...
....”
When the onlookers saw this, they were full of praise for Mr. He Wang who repaid evil with kindness, and sneered at the old woman who made the false accusation.
"Ms. He Wang, I feel your filial piety, but the family has family rules and the state has national laws. Those who make false accusations will be punished with additional punishments. This is a clear stipulation of our Ming Dynasty regulations..."
Zhu Pingan shook his head and picked up the lottery ticket again.
"Master, the county magistrate, I am a civilian woman who is willing to be punished on behalf of her mother-in-law. Please ask the county magistrate to do it for me..." Seeing that her mother-in-law's crime could not be forgiven, Wang He asked to be punished on her mother-in-law's behalf, kowtowing and pleading.
The surrogate mother-in-law is punished!
Wang He's actions moved the crowd watching the melon. This scene was all in the play, but they didn't expect that they would see it in reality.
"Oh, daughter-in-law, I...it was all my lard that blinded my heart. Dog's eyes cannot recognize a good heart. I was wrong..."
When the old woman saw that Mr. Wang had his head smashed in order to plead for her and be punished on her behalf, she couldn't help but feel regretful and burst into tears.
"Ms. Li, you falsely accused your daughter-in-law. Your daughter-in-law not only interceded for you, but also took the punishment for you. What do you have to say?" Zhu Ping'an held the order in his hand and said to the old woman in the hall who was already repentant.
people said.
"Master Magistrate, old lady, I was wrong, wu wu wu, I see my son is good to my daughter-in-law, but old lady, I don't like my daughter-in-law, wu wu wu... Let's live a good life, but I'm not a human being
Ah..." The old woman said and gave herself a mouthful. Mrs. He hurriedly stepped forward and took her mother-in-law's hand, crying to stop her.
"Do you know you are wrong?!" Zhu Pingan asked.
"Old lady, I know I was wrong and I won't dare to do it again. My daughter-in-law is so good to me. If I don't cherish it anymore, then I will be a beast. I will live a good life in the future and treat my daughter-in-law as my own daughter. If my son doesn't treat my daughter-in-law well,
Okay, I will risk my life and teach him a lesson..."
The old woman knelt on the ground, hugging Mrs. He tightly, and her tears of regret were like a river bursting its banks.
"The family is in harmony and everything is prosperous. The father is kind and the son is filial. Mrs. Li, I hope you know your mistakes and can correct them. You are old and today is your birthday. The most important thing is the victim, that is, your daughter-in-law not only forgives you, but also takes care of you.
Please forgive me. I will write this down for the time being. If you do it again in the future, you will be punished as well. Severe punishment will not be spared!"
Zhu Ping'an put the decree in his hand back into the tube and said sternly to Mrs. Li in the hall.
"Thank you so much, Mr. Magistrate. Thank you so much, Mr. Magistrate. This old woman will never be seen again. I will cherish this good daughter-in-law and live a good life." The old woman burst into tears of gratitude. She kowtowed to express her gratitude and swore that she would not do it again.
Offend again.
"Filial piety comes first among all good deeds. Madam He Wang, you are very filial and can be a role model for contemporary daughters-in-law. I will reward you with ten taels of silver as a token of appreciation. As a document, remember to make a commendation order and send it to Mr. He Wang together with the silver reward."
At home, as a token of appreciation."
Zhu Ping'an commended Wang He for his filial piety in public in court and ordered the clerk to issue a commendation order to express his commendation.
"Thank you so much, Lord Magistrate. Thank you so much, Lord Magistrate." Mrs. He and the old lady kowtowed happily to express their gratitude.
The people watching the melon meal were also greatly moved and applauded one after another, praising Zhu Ping'an for being alive and resolving the case of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and praising He Wang's filial piety. They warned the old woman to cherish her blessings and cherish her good daughter-in-law.