As soon as the alarm bell sounded, Mr. Ji shouted: "Whoever dares to make noise and hurt others in the courtroom will be punished with fifty canes."
Those who wanted to help were too scared to move and knelt back obediently.
Shen Wan let go of the old woman's hand, knelt down again, raised her hands and said to Magistrate Ji: "This old woman has hurt people in the court, despised the king's law, and treated you as nothing. Shouldn't you deal with her?"
Hui'er's face was scratched with blood. We can't just let it go. Those who hurt others must pay the price.
Master Ji frowned, looked at the old woman's age, and hesitated.
According to the law, anyone who makes a noise in court and hurts others will be punished according to the severity of the case.
Cao Dian immediately cupped his hands and said, "Grandma Yang lost her temper in the court because her grandson had her legs broken. She saw her enemy get excited, so she lost her temper in the court. She doesn't know the rules in the court, please look at Grandma Yang's age." Damn, please forgive her for not knowing the rules."
"Widow Shen is so cruel. Grandma Yang is so old, but she still wants the prefect to punish her."
"My grandson had his legs broken. He was so angry that he took action in the court. It is understandable."
"That's right, that's right. It's said that those who don't know are not to blame. This Widow Shen is too intolerant."
"If she was tolerant, she wouldn't beat the elderly and children."
The people standing outside the court looked at Shen Wan who was kneeling in the court with disdain, and they said each other one by one.
Hui'er was so angry that her lungs were about to explode. She covered her arrested face with a handkerchief and thought bitterly, couldn't these people just tell the other side what happened and then make a conclusion?
Why should their wife be scolded like this when she is such a good person?
Shen Wan didn't care what others thought of her or what they said about her. She always believed that truth could never be false, falsehood could never be true, and lies would always be exposed.
So what she wants to do now is to punish the old lady who scratched Hui'er's face.
"Is it okay to break the rules now that you're old?"
Shen Wan seemed to be asking Cao Dian and everyone.
Cao Dian: "...Don't Grandma Yang know this rule?"
"Oh——" Shen Wan raised her neck with the elongated tone.
"It turns out that you don't have to obey the rules if you don't know them! Then if I don't know that murder is illegal, does that mean that I am not guilty if I kill you?"
Cao Dian: "..." Shen Wan said seriously: "The court is a sacred place, representing justice and the dignity of the law. But if someone makes a noise in the court and hurts others, this is contempt for the court and even more disrespect for the law. of trampling.
How can you avoid the punishment you deserve just because you don't know or because you are old?
If he is exempted this time, if someone makes trouble in the hall next time and says he doesn’t know even though he knows he cannot do that, must he be exempted in order to be fair?"
"If everyone follows suit, who will fear this majestic and holy court and the law?"
Everyone in the hall was stunned by Shen Wan's impassioned speech and fell into silence.
These words simply spoke to the hearts of Master Ji and Master. Yes, the court is such a place. Whether it is the court or the law, one must have awe.
What Mr. Shen said is absolutely right. If they don't pursue the case because they are old and don't know, wouldn't it make some people feel confident that they are old and don't need to be punished? people.
If a person is punished and people use the lack of punishment as an excuse, wouldn't it make people feel that the government is unfair?