The court became a little tense because the two adults had completely different opinions.
"Master Li, do you mean that their righteous deeds worthy of commendation for openly robbing family property?" The judge looked livid and stopped looking at the plaintiff and defendant in the hall. Instead, he looked at Li Jietui, his words filled with emotion.
Got into satire.
I had known that this carpenter loved money, but the carpenter's nature in his heart made him always do things in a satisfactory way, take the benefits in a satisfactory manner, and do satisfactory things for others, but today he actually showed some indifference and disregard for his favoritism.
How many benefits did the Zhou family give? It was worth it for him to dare to risk impeachment and ruin his official career to insist on helping.
"Tongjian misunderstood." Li Jietui said with a solemn expression, "What is robbing? Taking something other than one's own is robbing. Taking back what is yours is not robbing."
"Your Majesty, please take this as a warning!" Cao Gui said immediately, "I had no choice but to do this because my wife's dowry was stolen."
"Is there any witness?" Li Jietui asked immediately.
The snap of the gavel covered up Cao Gui's reply.
"The son said something wrong to his father, and it was for money and silk. He is considered a treasonous act. Come on." Lord Tongpan stood up, holding the gavel in his hand, with an expression that could not hide his anger, "Twenty sticks, strike out!"
The two squads of yamen servants shouted in unison, and came forward fiercely holding water and fire sticks.
Lin Jiu and others looked at Cao Gui and the others with gloating eyes, and Mr. Miles in the side room also breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he couldn't see it, he could still imagine the shameless push by almost being shirtless. He had never seen money in his life. Is it worth this?
"Wait a minute."
Another shrill sound came from the hall.
"Sir, you also said that a son has made a mistake against his father, and doing so for money and silk is considered a treason. What if it wasn't so?"
Tongxuan looked at Jietui and was almost furious to death. He shouted in his heart over and over again: "Carpenter, son, carpenter, son."
"Why isn't this?" he shouted.
As soon as the words came out, he and Magistrate Song inside both screamed in their hearts that it was bad.
But it's too late.
"Sir, my wife did not say anything about her father's sins, and she had to fight for money and silk. The fight was not for money, but for moral integrity." Cao Gui, who was held down by the yamen, immediately said, "I have witnesses, I have witnesses.
"
"Call the witness!" Li Jietui reached out and grabbed the gavel, and slapped it hard and shouted.
Lord Tong San looked at the gavel that had been taken away, and his face was livid with anger.
This Li Jietui is really crazy!
No matter what you say, it’s just a family quarrel. Anyway, what if we beat him back with an unethical conclusion? Let’s wait and see!
He sat back with a puff of sleeves and looked at him coldly.
Witness? It's not a dispute over money or silk? Ethics? What's going on?
Mr. Cheng frowned and walked a few steps outside. When he saw a woman being brought out by the Yamen servants in the room over there, he suddenly looked startled and became furious.
it turns out!
"This slave has met your master."
The woman came in, knelt down and kowtowed and said.
"This servant is Mrs. Cheng's second wife. She comes here on behalf of the second master and his wife."
Naturally, the second master, who has an official status, cannot come to the hall, and his wife will not come, so a servant will take his place.
"What do you want to testify about?" Li Jietui asked, feeling relieved in his heart.
Thank God, there are real witnesses!
"The lady is not suing her father, the Second Master, nor is she suing anyone." The servant girl lowered her head and replied. Although she had been taught at home, she was still shaking all over when she went to court for the first time. Fortunately, she could still speak, although she stuttered.
"It's because of the dowry, the dowry..."
"How about the dowry?" Li Jietui asked.
"The eldest master said that the wife will not give a dowry when she gets married," the servant woman said.
As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the hall was stunned.
What was shocking was that no dowry was given, and what was even more shocking was that the second master turned out to be the eldest master!
The mileage old man in the side hall was shaking with anger and felt cold all over his body.
He knew that his second wife was dissatisfied with him, and he didn't care about it. As a parent, he couldn't always satisfy everyone. What he had to do was to maintain the balance of the entire family and ensure the family's glory and future.
He knew that his younger brother was no longer the eldest brother he used to be. He had grown up and had his own selfish desires. This was human nature, and he didn't think it was strange. It was understandable.
He knew everything, but he didn't know that his brother would do this to him! Has this selfish desire already made people crazy?
Mr. Cheng stretched out his hand to hold on to the door frame. His face was pale, and his heart was agitated. He wanted to curse loudly but also wanted to cry loudly.
He knew they were going to see this idiot, and he guessed that they would say bad things about him behind his back. Just say it, even if the bones are broken and the tendons are still connected, are you still afraid of being said?
I just didn't expect that instead of just talking, they stabbed me fiercely with a knife.
He couldn't hear clearly what the people in the lobby were saying, and he felt his ears buzzing while holding on to the door frame.
What kind of benefits did the Zhou family give them to make them do such a thing!
Crazy, crazy!
Mr. Cheng clenched his fist and slammed it on the door frame. His pale face turned ashen. The image of Sun Guanzhu bowing to Cheng Jiaoniang once again appeared in front of his eyes. However, this time, there were two more people beside Sun Guanzhu. The second master and
Second lady….
Is evil deceiving people? That fool...
Mr. Cheng suddenly came to his senses. These were the thoughts of Mrs. Cheng, an ignorant woman! How could he have thought of this!
The questions and answers in the lobby came to my ears as if they were far away.
"...No dowry? Was the dowry left by Mrs. Cheng's mother?"
"...Yes, it was left by Mrs. Cheng's mother..."
"...Your Majesty, it is clear to me that my wife is not doing it for the money, but to clear her name. If she gets married without a dowry, wouldn't it mean that the world will laugh at her for not having a mother..."
The initial confrontation scene has been swept away in the lobby. Lord Tong San has stopped talking. He just sits with a livid face and watches coldly. As the victims of the fight, Lin Jiu and others no longer paid attention to them. They also looked at it in stunned silence.
Watching Li Jietui, Cao Gui and the servant girl from the second room of the Cheng family talking and asking questions.
After all, it comes down to the dowry.
Magistrate Song in the inner room also looked gloomy.
He still underestimated Li Jietui's determination. Even though he expressed his attitude with silence and Tong Juan was so sarcastic, he still worked hard to achieve his goal regardless of his own life.
This carpenter kid is crazy!
"She asked for a dowry because it was for her mother, so if we don't give her a dowry, wouldn't it be because of her mother?"
A slightly dull male voice came from the hall.
Mr. Cheng still had to come forward in person, so he had to come forward in person.
Magistrate Song sat upright and prepared to stand up.
Looking at Mr. Cheng walking into the lobby, Li Jie pushed and coughed lightly with a straight face.
"Who is this person? How could he enter the lobby without being summoned..." he said.
"Master Li!" Tongpan couldn't stand it any longer and said coldly, "That's almost enough!"
"How can rules be abolished?" Li Jie said righteously.
The general judge leaned forward and raised his eyebrows, and Mr. Cheng spoke first.
"Sir, sir." He raised his hands and saluted, and said solemnly, "A certain Cheng Nan received Yin Rong from his ancestors, and was granted a title in the eighth year of Xiping."
The judge glanced at Li Jietui and stretched out his hand to invite him.
"Give Mr. Cheng a seat," he said.
This was also the rule, so Li Jietui didn't say anything, and he didn't care about the unconcealed hatred in Tong Xuan's and Mr. Cheng's eyes.
Mr. Cheng was sitting in the hall on a four-legged stool brought by the Yamen servant.
The second lady's servant who was kneeling on the ground did not dare to raise her head and was trembling.
After all, it was the first time in the history of the Cheng family that brothers turned against each other and went to court.
Mr. Cheng didn't look at the servant girl or anyone in the hall.
"Everyone must be familiar with this sweet girl of mine," he said. "She was born stupid and unable to take care of herself. Can such a child get married?"
Of course not, because no one will marry her.
"Master Cheng, Miss Cheng is fine now," Cao Gui said.
"Okay? Today we won't talk about whether Silly Child will recover. I'm going to ask today, which one of you is willing to marry a person who was once Silly Child?" Mr. Cheng said, looking at everyone in the hall, "Pat, pat."
Think about it in your hearts."
Of course not, what if I am laughed to death or give birth to a stupid child in the future?
"Sir, you are taking it for granted when you ask this..." Cao Gui said.
"There are no questions or answers in court!" Lord Tongjian slapped the wooden door and shouted. After speaking, he looked at Li Jietui and smiled, "How can the rules be abolished?"
Li Jietui smiled and said nothing, but this smile was a bit far-fetched in the eyes of the judge.
Deserve it!
Tongpan groaned in his heart and looked at Mr. Cheng.
"Mr. Cheng, please tell me more, what are the reasons for this dowry?" he asked.
Mr. Cheng did not continue, but took out a document from his sleeve.
"Please take a look, adults," he said.
What is this? A petty official came over to catch it and gave it to the judge.
When the general sentence was opened, his expression changed drastically. He seemed a little excited and a little surprised.
"This is the dowry list for Cheng Jiaoniang's mother." Mr. Cheng continued, "Adults, please pass it around and take a look."
He said and raised his hand to signal to the others.
"Everyone take a look."
Everyone is watching? People in the hall couldn't help but look at each other, but everyone was curious. I heard that the Cheng family was very rich, and I also heard that the wife of the Zhou family had a generous dowry when she married. However, the exact list could not be seen by the public. For a while, I couldn't help but
Everyone probed their necks.
Master Tongpan was still holding it in his hand and looking at it, as if he couldn't pull it out. Li Jie pushed on the side and reached out to grab it, but he didn't look at it as seriously as Master Tongpan did, but just glanced at it.
He handed it to the official next to him without changing his feelings.
This little carpenter actually didn't lose his composure. Master Tongpan curled his lips inwardly, he is really good at pretending!
But other people are not as good at pretending as Mr. Jietui. As the news spread, the originally solemn lobby became noisy. There were low-pitched exclamations and low-pitched discussions. Whether they were in exclamation or not, their
The expressions have one thing in common, and that is the shining eyes.
The kind of envy and jealousy that comes from the nature of seeing gold and silver mountains, and the greed that comes from people’s selfish desires.
All this came into Mr. Cheng's sight, his face expressionless.
Magistrate Song, who was already standing by the door in the back hall, stopped and listened to the discussions outside.
"...a lot of money...so rich..."
"...This was a few years ago... Now those farms and shops are more valuable..."
"...at least 50,000 yuan a year..."
One year! Fifty thousand dollars!
Magistrate Song's eyes suddenly lit up, he was indeed very rich.
Mr. Cheng spoke.
"Everyone, if you had this dowry, would you marry a fool?" he asked, stretching out his hand to ask the question again.
The clerk holding the paperwork reluctantly handed back the dowry list.
At this moment, hearing Mr. Cheng ask these words again, the atmosphere in the hall completely changed.
With all this dowry? Not to mention marrying a fool, they are willing to marry even a dead person!
Of course no one actually said it in public.
Mr. Cheng didn't take it seriously, smiled, and put the document into his sleeve.
"Money and silk are so touching." He said, "With these dowries, this daughter of my family will not be short of help at all. But, what are they doing for this? It's for money!"
Mr. Cheng suddenly raised his voice, startling those who were in a daze due to the impact of the money.
"It's not an exaggeration to marry my daughter for money. Nowadays, the city prepares a heavy dowry for married girls, but this daughter of my family is different from ordinary people." He continued, standing up from the four-legged stool.
He got up, walked a few steps in the hall, and glanced at everyone, "She is a fool and a sick child. She has not developed her mind and cannot take care of herself. Such a child was begged to marry with this dowry. Excuse me
, can you be somewhat sincere to her!"
People in the hall all looked away.
Mr. Cheng took out a breath and smiled to himself.
"Having such a child is what our Cheng family should have. We can't escape or get rid of it, but what about other people's families?" He asked, looking at the people in the hall, "What about other people? No relatives, no connections, just...
We accepted her with money and silk. Even if we can look after her for a while, how can we look after her for a lifetime? Money and silk touch people's hearts, but money and silk are also killing weapons. Tell me, how can I show off the dowry?
Come out? How can you tell the world that you want to give her such a dowry? That is not good for her, it is forcing her to die! That’s why we don’t say we won’t give her a dowry. What am I doing? Isn’t it because we want to find someone who is not just for money?
Do you really want to marry her?"
Having said this, he took a step forward.
"What's wrong with this?" he shouted, raising his voice. "What's wrong with this? What's wrong with this?"
Everyone in the hall felt deafened.
Yes, what's wrong with that? That's right.
There is nothing wrong with a child walking in a busy city, but it is wrong for a child to walk in a busy city with red gold in his arms, and it is the parents’ fault!
Looking at the people in the hall who were nodding involuntarily, and then looking at the slightly pale faces and dull eyes of Cao Gui and others over there, Mr. Cheng let out a heavy sigh in his heart.
Fight with him! He is a few years older than you! He eats more salt than you eat rice! Young man, please remember!
But Mr. Cheng was not very happy in his heart. Winning was a win, but in fact it was also a loss. The moment he had to step in, he lost.
The dignified parents of the Cheng family were in court because of their nephews and descendants. They suffered a huge loss of face, not to mention that they had to produce a dowry list. It is a time-honored motto that wealth should not be exposed.
This time, the Cheng family's net worth is exposed to the outside world, and I don't know how many prying eyes it will attract!
Mr. Cheng gritted his teeth and secretly resented that it was this fool! And this second wife!
This time he will not spare them lightly when he goes back!
Mr. Cheng's eyes flashed with hatred, and he looked up at the courtroom.
"Sir! Is someone at fault?" he said in a deep voice.
Both Tong San and Ji Tui came to their senses.
"No." Tongpan said, then nodded again and reiterated his confirmation, "No."
He reached out and picked up the gavel, shouted to retreat and was about to take a picture.
