At this moment, there were many people doing good things standing at the entrance of the yamen, and they would not look conspicuous when they walked among them.
Qi Xiaoyue nodded and followed Lin Zhongchun over.
At this moment, Dong Ying and Aunt Ruyi were kneeling on their knees in the courtroom. Magistrate Du rubbed his swollen temples and let out a long sigh.
"Snapped--"
"Who is in the hall? Tell me your name."
Dong Ying held the complaint with both hands and said: "Dong Ying, a civilian girl, lives in Yunkai Alley, Chengnan District, and she is suing Meng Xibao from the Meng family on Shangkou Road, Chengnan District for bullying a civilian girl."
This sentence is not as difficult to say as imagined.
The big stone in Dong Ying's heart finally moved away at this moment, and she felt extremely relaxed.
She looked up at the county magistrate sitting above her and continued: "Sir, the daughter of the people asked someone to write a complaint. I hope that you can seek justice for the women of the people."
"Send it up."
After getting the complaint from the government servant and seeing the words on it, he subconsciously looked in the crowd for the beautiful figure he saw last time. Sure enough, this complaint was written by the girl from last time.
After carefully reading the above request, the county magistrate put down the complaint and said: "Someone, go to the south of the city and bring Meng Xibao."
The Yamen were located to the west of Jindu City, closest to Jingzhou, the imperial capital of the Dajing Dynasty. The Yamen in other counties were also oriented towards the Imperial Capital, forming a situation of "all the stars holding the moon".
The distance between the south of the city and the west of the city was close, but it still took a few sticks of incense to wait. Lin Zhongchun watched the government servants walking out in her direction, and was about to go to the south of the city to capture Meng Xibao.
However, before the yamen servants could walk out and were just beside her, Meng Xibao's voice came from behind her.
"Sir, Lord County Magistrate——"
Following the sound, she looked back.
I saw Meng Xibao walking over with two servants in a swaggering manner. When he walked into the Yamen, he knelt on his knees, crying and crying, and suddenly shouted injustice.
"Sir, the common people have something important to report to you." As he said this, he moved his eyes to Dong Ying who was kneeling next to him, and his eyes showed surprise in the next second.
Meng Xibao said: "I didn't expect you to be here. Do you think you can convict me if you come to the Yamen before me? Let me tell you, the county magistrate is the most particular about justice. What do you want to convict me of?"
impossible."
He kowtowed hard to the magistrate who was sitting in the court, and it seemed that he had summoned up all his strength. Even when she raised her head, there was a red mark in the middle of her forehead, and the skin was scratched and bleeding.
Really willing to give it all!
Meng Xibao continued. "Sir, three months ago, Cao Min had a relationship with the woman kneeling next to him. Who would have thought that she would secretly come to Cao Min and drug him. In this situation, Cao Min had a relationship with her.
.She wanted Cao Min to take her as a concubine, but Cao Min didn't want to, so she lied and claimed that Cao Min had defiled her.
Now, she has come to the court to sue the grassroots again, and specially hired a lawyer to write a complaint. If she wants to punish the grassroots, you must uphold justice for the grassroots!"
The county magistrate had a certain understanding of Meng Xibao.
He is the county magistrate of Jinducheng, so he naturally knows everything about this city. He also knows that Meng Xibao is one of the bullies in the south of the city. Therefore, what he said is partly true and partly false. He is very clear in his heart.
.
However, in court, nothing matters more than factual evidence.
He judged the case based solely on his knowledge of Meng Xibao, which to a certain extent was unfair to him.
As an official, the most important thing is to be "fair". You should never define or draw conclusions about a case based on your personal ideas.
Dong Ying's eyes widened, "You are talking nonsense. You have obviously stained my innocence, but how dare you say such ridiculous things? In front of the court, you are so shameless."
Qi Xiaoyue, who was standing in the crowd, was indignant. The origin of the matter was very different from what Meng Xibao said. If the county magistrate had believed Meng Xibao's words, then Dong Ying would not only lose the case this time, but would also be cast aside by everyone.
Lin Zhongchun had experienced a similar situation, and it was not surprising that Meng Xibao acted like this to protect himself. What they had to do now was to collect evidence, sort out the loopholes in their thinking, and improve it.
Qi Xiaoyue said nervously: "Zhongchun, do you think the county magistrate will listen to him?"
Lin Zhongchun shook his head. "For him to be able to sit in the position of county magistrate, there must be something special about him. I have been in contact with him before, and he is an innocent and good official, so you don't have to worry about him leaning towards one side."
She is now worried that Meng Xibao has a habit of bullying men and dominating women in the south of the city. Although the people in the south of the city are quite critical of him, no one dares to go against him.
If witnesses can testify in this lawsuit, it will be the icing on the cake, but will anyone be willing to accuse him?
This is not only Dong Ying's personal case, but also an opportunity to seek justice for Dong Ying's dead father.
At that time, Meng Xibao committed an attack in front of his house and ordered his servants to beat Dong Ying's father to death with sticks. Didn't anyone see it on the roadside?
Naturally impossible.
Even if there were not ten pedestrians passing by, there would be one or two here and there. These were all witnesses. If they were found and brought to court to accuse, Meng Xibao could be convicted of intentional homicide.
Although Meng Xibao was said to have defiled Dong Ying, there were no witnesses on their side, and there was no evidence to prove that he was defiled by Meng Xibao. However, Dong Ying's father was beaten with sticks by the Meng family's slaves in full view of the public.
Death, there is no doubt about this matter.
This was the second plan she thought of yesterday.
Lin Zhongchun really couldn't sleep last night, so after thinking about it, he knocked on Dong Ying's door. Coincidentally, the other party was also afraid that he would not be able to compete with Meng Xibao's interpretation. When he was tossing and turning and came out for air, he bumped into
Arrive at Lin Zhongchun.
The two found a quiet place and talked for a long time before finally deciding on the second plan.
Lin Zhongchun asked Dong Ying's opinion if his own case was to be used as the main point of the lawsuit.
Although it is said that the county magistrate will accept the case, there is great uncertainty in overthrowing Meng Xibao.
Dong Ying told her that her father's death was the key to bringing down the Meng family, so he wanted to change the lawsuit plan with her.
As long as the Meng family's cancer can be removed from the south of the city, not only will their family be able to live a stable life, but the people in the south of the city will also be able to resume the happy life they had before the Meng family came.
Lin Zhongchun admired Dong Ying's righteousness. Before, she thought Dong Ying was depressed because of his innocence. Now it seems that she feels guilty about the death of her father.
It's just that I am narrow-minded.
In the courtroom, Meng Xibao saw Dong Ying's silence and said even more proudly: "Your Excellency, you can go and investigate. The Dong family has always been poor. It's not easy for them to be in my family. They will definitely get some wealth so that they can ascend to heaven. I have no feelings for Dong Ying at all."
, we definitely can’t let him get in trouble with us adults, and you can’t just believe their words.”
