Chapter 65 Going to court
Seeing that the bailiffs were really going to take the two away, Old Man Qin turned around and said to Qin Zhi angrily, "Er Ya, are you really going to be so heartless? One of them is your father and the other is your grandmother. Do you really have to send them to jail again and again?"
"Why don't you ask them? One is our biological father and the other is our biological grandmother. Why do they have to plot against us again and again?" Qin Zhi asked back.
"After all, your surname is Qin. You have to leave a way out for yourself. When you grow up and get married, you will understand the importance of your mother's family. How can your mother, a woman, support you?" Old man Qin continued to speak earnestly, hoping that Qin Zhi would soften her heart and let them go.
Qin Zhi snorted coldly and said, "My last name is not Qin. You can ask your son. When he married into the family, he changed our last name to Shen." Qin Zhi smiled as she spoke. Shen Zhi was a good name. She felt inexplicably happy when she saw the old man Qin's face getting darker and darker. She added, "My mother is my best supporter. If anyone in your family can support me, I will burn incense and pray to Buddha. Also, it's not me who went to the government to sue you this time. You are in big trouble."
Qin Zhi, no, now he should be called Shen Zhi. Shen Zhi said hello to the yamen runners. The yamen runners began to take the two people to the court.
Liu was really anxious this time. He had seen the horror of prison and didn't want to go in again.
Liu pulled Qin Dahai and shouted, "Dahai, please save me. I don't want to go to jail. You've done things in town and you know a lot of people. Please tell them not to arrest me."
Qin Dahai always paid attention to his image. He was caught by Liu in such a rude manner in public, and his face was full of anger. Why didn't his mother think about him? She knew that he had committed a crime in the restaurant, and now he dared not go anywhere. She also asked him to go to his old friends. Isn't that waiting to send herself to prison? At least he knew a master lawyer before, but now the master lawyer himself has been arrested, who cares if he lives or dies?
Old Man Qin pulled Liu's hand away with a dark face and shouted angrily: "Be quiet, this is not a big deal, it's just an internal family conflict. The county magistrate is an upright official who can distinguish right from wrong. He will release you after a few days at most." Old Man Qin said this not only to Liu, but also to Shen Zhi.
"Hurry up, hurry up, the county magistrate is still waiting in the county government office to try the case." A yamen runner leader urged loudly.
Upon hearing this, the bailiffs behind them took Liu and Qin Erzhu away.
As family members, Qin Dahai and Old Man Qin had to follow.
Some villagers who like to watch the fun also went to the town. There was not much work in the fields now, so many people followed. However, many people returned before entering the town. If you want to enter the city, you have to pay 20 coins.
The head of the village was also among these people, but he still paid the money. He had a gloomy face the whole time. What evil did the Qin family do? The old man got into trouble and was locked up by the government in a few days, and even he, the head of the village, was embarrassed. He was afraid that it would affect the reputation of the village. There were many girls and boys in the village who wanted to get married in the past two years.
In the county government office, County Magistrate Song Shijie and Song Che were drinking tea at the table. The two were originally brothers from the Song family and had a close relationship.
It turned out that today, Shen Zhi left the Qin family and rode to the Song Mansion. As soon as Shen Zhi met the Song family, she apologized to the old lady Song, saying that she had lost the kingfisher hairpin that the old lady Song had given her. After Shen Zhi explained the whole story, the Song family was furious at the Qin family's extreme behavior.
Song Che was grateful to Shen Zhi for saving his daughter who was almost suffocated at the birthday party of his mother-in-law in the Liu Mansion, and now he saved his own elder brother, so he decided to solve the matter himself.
Song Che went directly to the county government office to find his cousin Song Shijie, and filed a lawsuit against Qin Erzhu and Liu.
When Song Shijie saw that it was the Qin family's top wicked people who committed crimes again, he immediately ordered the bailiffs to bring the two men back for investigation.
After Song Shijie and Song Che had finished sipping their tea, a servant came to report that the bailiff had returned with two suspects, followed by a large group of common people who had come to watch the trial.
Song Shijie straightened his clothes, put on his crown and went to the court. As the plaintiff, Song Che also followed him to the court.
In the court, Song Shijie sat majestically in front of the hall. Liu and Qin Erzhu were already kneeling in the hall, but the plaintiff Song Che had already achieved fame and did not need to kneel.
Song Shijie slammed the gavel down, and a majestic voice came out of his mouth, "Who is this person in the audience? What are you accusing of? Tell the truth."
Song Che bowed to Song Shijie and said, "Your Excellency, I, Song Che, am suing the Liu family of Shitou Village and Qin Erzhu for stealing the imperial gift."
"A gift from the Emperor?" The onlookers gasped. Who would dare to do such a thing that could cost them their lives?
"These two people look quite honest, but they dare to do such a rebellious thing."
"Hey, that person is from Stone Village. I know him. Last time, wasn't her grandson beheaded for molesting a girl? We went to watch it together."
"Oh, it's her family. How could this family be so evil? The old one steals the things bestowed by the emperor, and the young one kills people. Tsk tsk tsk tsk."
The onlookers were talking a lot.
Song Shijie slammed the gavel and said "Silence". The surrounding discussions stopped immediately.
Song Shijie looked at Liu and asked, "Defendant Liu, do you have anything to say?"
Liu said hurriedly, "Please help me, sir. We didn't steal anything given by the emperor. We only have some jewelry and silver. My son gave them to me, not me. If you have any problems, go find my son."
Qin Erzhu was stunned when he heard his mother's words, "Mom, didn't you ask me to steal Yulan's jewelry and silver?"
Liu slapped him so hard that Qin Erzhu saw stars.
"You're talking nonsense. I asked you to give me some money to spend, but I didn't ask you to steal the things bestowed by the emperor." Liu scolded Qin Erzhu so much that he was stunned. His mother clearly didn't say that.
Song Shijie slammed the gavel and said, "No noise is allowed in the court."
Liu was frightened by the noise and shrank her neck.
Song Shijie asked Qin Erzhu: "Qin Erzhu, do you want to defend yourself for stealing the things bestowed by the emperor?"
Qin Erzhu had only dealt with land all his life and had never appeared under the gaze of so many people. He was so nervous that he couldn't even speak.
"Qin Erzhu?" Song Shijie asked again.
Qin Erzhu raised his head and said, "Your Excellency, I did not steal the things bestowed by the emperor. I do not even know the plaintiff, so how could I possibly steal his things?"
Song Shijie asked again: "Plaintiff Song Che, is this true? The defendant does not know you, how could he steal your things? What is your imperial gift?"
Song Che replied calmly, "Your Excellency, my elder brother died in the anti-Japanese war in Yuanzhou many years ago. The current emperor is wise and has specially conferred the title of General Protector of the Nation on my elder brother and the title of Lady of the Second Rank. Among the gifts given to my mother at that time, there was a blue kingfisher hairpin with five top-grade pearls, which is priceless. A few days ago, my little girl swallowed a cherry pit by mistake while attending my mother-in-law's birthday banquet at Liu's Mansion. It got stuck in her trachea and she was in danger. It was Qin Erzhu's little daughter who saved her life. To thank Miss Qin for saving her life, my mother later gave Miss Qin her most treasured imperial gift. This imperial gift could not be given to others, but when the imperial edict was issued that year, it was stated that these jewelry could be given to relatives and friends."