readsfreenovel Chapter 99 Don't lay a hand on people
Chapter 99 Don't lay a hand on people
Jiang Xinyi had no intention of listening to Jia Yi's words. She said to the Ministry of Justice official again, "I beg you to punish him severely."
Upon hearing this, Grandmother Jia went berserk and rushed forward to scratch Jiang Xinyi, yelling, "Jiang Xinyi, you worthless wretch! What good will this do for my son?! You heartless monster! He's still your husband!"
Jiang Xinyi wasn't giving Grandmother Jia a friendly look either. "Grandma, I'm only letting you off the hook because of your age. Don't think I don't know you've been hiding a lot of my things and haven't returned them yet. If you insist on doing this, I won't hesitate to tear off the mask and search your house directly."
Upon hearing this, Grandmother Jia sat down on the ground, exclaiming, "Are you trying to die? Are you trying to die? Those things were gifts you willingly gave us to save our lives. You said you were afraid of affecting my son's reputation and wanted to take them back, but in reality, you had already discovered everything. You took everything back first and then called these people to sue my son. How could you be so heartless? He was your husband after all!"
"Old Lady Jia has slandered my reputation. Please, Doctor, do me justice!" Jiang Xinyi said to the doctor of the Ministry of Justice, no longer willing to tolerate the old lady's slander.
The Ministry of Justice official couldn't stand this old lady either, so he directly ordered, "Jia Yi's mother has slandered the daughter of the Minister of Rites of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Gag her and drag her away to be given twenty strokes of the cane."
The officers around her acted swiftly, dragging Grandmother Jia away in no time, and the entire yamen finally quieted down a bit.
Seeing that things had come to this point, Jia Yi felt as if all his energy had been drained away, and he collapsed to the ground.
Upon seeing this, the Ministry of Justice official delivered his verdict: "The evidence against Jia Yi for murdering Miss Jiang is conclusive. He also concealed the fact that he was already married and had children, and was engaged to Miss Jiang. His actions have violated Article 13 of Part 5 of the Great Zhou Laws, which states that those who murder for money shall be punished with one hundred strokes of the cane and imprisoned for twenty years."
Because the victim, Miss Jiang, demanded severe punishment, Jia Yi was first stripped of his right to take the imperial examinations, his family was barred from taking the examinations for three generations, he was also subjected to castration, and exiled three thousand miles away.
As for Fang Niu, he conspired with Jia Yi to murder Miss Jiang and was a secondary offender. Because he voluntarily surrendered himself and showed a good attitude, he was sentenced to thirty strokes of the cane and three years in prison, but could pay a fine to avoid punishment! However, he must be careful with his words and deeds in the future, and if he commits another offense, his punishment will be more severe!
Court adjourned!
Upon hearing Jia Yi's verdict, Cui Niang, who had been outside, suddenly burst into laughter, "Hahahaha, Heaven has eyes! You're truly childless! Hahahahaha..."
Jia Yi's eyes were bloodshot with rage. "You madwoman, I'm going to kill you! It's all your fault, all your fault! Why did you ruin my plans..."
He could no longer get even a fraction closer to Cui Niang.
Zhou Hanzhang paid the fine for Fang Niu and gave him a large sum of money so that he could marry Xiaoxue and start a small business. Fang Niu was very grateful and he and Xiaoxue decided to stay by his side and work for him.
Zhou Hanzhang saw that although this person had acted without restraint, he was not entirely without conscience. After thinking it over, he felt that this person was usable, so he kept him. From then on, he and his wife lived in the courtyard set up in the west of the city and worked for Zhou Hanzhang outside.
After Jia Yi was castrated and exiled, Grandmother Jia took Cui Niang and Bao Zi back to the countryside. Because Bao Zi was the last surviving member of the Jia family, Grandmother Jia doted on him even more, which made him more and more unruly. In the end, she asked all the children in the village to push him into the lake and drown him.
This is a story for another time and will not be discussed further.
Seeing that the matter was resolved, Jiang Xinyi bowed deeply to everyone present, saying, "Thank you all for your help. If it weren't for you, I would probably have fallen into a fire pit."
Upon seeing this, Jiang Bowen also bowed deeply to everyone along with Jiang Xinyi, saying, "Thank you all. We will never forget your kindness to the Jiang family. If any of you here ever ask for our help in the future, our Jiang family will do everything in our power to assist you."
Zhou Hanzhang and the others quickly helped the two up. "Sister Xinyi, Bowen, what kind of relationship do we have? Let's not talk about these things anymore. Now that Sister Xinyi's matter is resolved, why don't we go to Zuixianlou for a good meal?"
"Very good." Mo Xuan, who had been silent until now, agreed upon hearing this.
Although Mo Xuan didn't say much and came with the intention of watching the show, his status in the Great Zhou was so high that wherever he appeared, all cases would be taken seriously.
Everyone assumed he had come along to support Jiang Xinyi, and they were especially grateful to him.
Mo Xuan naturally knew this, but he simply didn't say anything, enjoying the admiring gazes of the crowd.
When the group returned to Zuixianlou, most of the students from the academy had already left, but a few remained standing there.
Just as Li Xianda was about to go up and say hello, his small eyes suddenly widened, and he rubbed his eyes, trying to see more clearly.
Jiang Mingyun quickly stepped forward and said to one of them, "Brother."
Lee Hsien-tae: !!!
Look closely, those are the oddballs.
Upon seeing Mo Xuan, the group first bowed to him, saying, "Dean."
Mo Xuan nodded to them, his face practically crinkling with smiles.
These are some of the most precious treasures in his academy.
Why did it take you so long to arrive?
"I'm going to wait until the midday sun is at its strongest to take out some of the freshly picked medicinal herbs to dry in the sun and let them absorb some yang energy," Shen Moli said first.
Everyone: We don't understand, but it sounds really impressive.
“I just heard that Junior Brother Li and Junior Brother Zhou are hosting a banquet at Zuixianlou today. Given our relationship, how could I not come?” Jiang Yichen continued.
Chen Moran looked at Zhou Hanzhang and said, "I saw that Junior Brother Zhou had gone home. I was just thinking of looking at some of the books in her house, so I came out as well. After we finish our meal, would it be convenient for you to take me to your study to read some books?"
inconvenient!
That's inconvenient!
It's so inconvenient!
Zhou Hanzhang was initially quite happy because he had resolved Jiang Xinyi's matter, but now that he had met Chen Moran, he was no longer happy.
However, she remembered what Madam Zhou had said, so she decided to let her unreliable father take the blame; at least he had fulfilled some of his responsibilities as a father.
Gu Qingfeng walked over to Zhou Hanzhang as if they were old friends and hooked his arm around her shoulder. "My good brother is hosting a banquet, how could I not come?"
Mo Xuan's eyes twitched upon seeing this, and he slapped Gu Qingfeng's hand away.
Gu Qingfeng: ? ? ?
“You can talk, but what kind of behavior is this, resorting to physical violence? Where did you learn these street-smart behaviors?” Mo Xuan glared at him.
Gu Qingfeng touched his hand, which had been slapped red by Mo Xuan. "I was just happy to see Junior Brother Zhou. Dean, you didn't have to hit him so hard. It's all red from your slap!"
After saying that, he stretched out his hand in front of Mo Xuan, and sure enough, there was a handprint.
Mo Xuan didn't feel sorry for him at all, and slapped him again, "Don't lay a hand on people in the future. You're a proper young master from a prominent family, don't make yourself look like a hooligan."