Spring comes to the desperate place

Chapter 246 Junior 1

Zhou Daya came prepared, and spoke clearly and logically, which even surprised Zhou Ning. He knew his cousin very well. How could she, who could not read a single word, tell the difference between the way the Ministry of Justice and the prefect of Jingzhao handled a case?

The criminals arrested by the Ministry of Justice were generally those who had committed the most heinous crimes, or those who had committed crimes against the emperor. Stealing grain seeds was a crime of theft, and according to the Dajing Law, it was indeed correct to hand it over to the Jingzhao Prefecture for handling. However, the grain seeds stolen by the Li family were related to the foundation of the country, and the matter was of great importance. The emperor specially approved the Ministry of Justice to accept the case, so the Ministry of Justice could directly arrest the criminals without going through the Jingzhao Prefecture.

Of course, ordinary people are definitely not aware of the twists and turns involved. Even Zhou Ning and Song Chunsheng heard about it for the first time. Although both of them handle cases, the Ministry of Justice only handles major cases, important cases, and homicide cases, while the Jingzhao Prefecture probably only handles some petty theft cases and is more focused on mediating civil disputes. It is fundamentally different from the Ministry of Justice.

So today Zhou Daya came here to seek justice for her husband, which was reasonable in the eyes of outsiders.

But the Song family are not outsiders. At this time, Song Chunlin and Gu Fengyue also came down from the dinner table and came to the door. They stood behind Gu Fengyun, waiting for Gu Fengyun's next words.

However, Gu Fengyun had a strange look on his face and asked Zhou Daya her husband's name again.

"You just said your husband's surname is Li, and his given name is Xu? He is a member of the Li family, and his generation is named Ri. He is twenty-four this year, and the fifteenth in the family."

Zhou Daya had some doubts in her heart after hearing this, but she still answered honestly: "That's right, my husband is a member of the Li family, the Li family is rich and powerful, and my husband is highly valued by the head of the family. What reason does he have to steal a few grain seeds? Those grain seeds can't grow mountains of gold and silver, so why would my husband steal them?"

Gu Fengyun was so angry that he laughed. He looked at Zhou Daya as if he was looking at a clown.

"You said you are Li Xu's wife? If I remember correctly, Li Xu is indeed highly appreciated by the head of the Li family. Even his wife was specially asked to marry him. She is the youngest daughter of the side branch of the Lu family in Fanyang. The Lu family is a big family in Fanyang. The daughter of their side branch has a higher status than Li Xu. You said you are his wife, but your last name doesn't seem to be Lu. If I heard correctly, this Chunsheng daughter-in-law even called you cousin. What's wrong? Do you think I am someone you can play with?"

Gu Fengyun was full of charisma when he said the last sentence. Zhou Daya had never seen such a scene before. She felt her legs go weak after hearing his harsh shout and was about to fall. The people following her hurriedly stepped forward and supported her.

Gu Fengyun is not the kind of person who is kind to women, especially someone who comes to spoil the fun during the New Year. It would be fine if she was really Li Xu's wife, but she is not. Li Xu's crime was determined by the emperor. Gu Fengyun is only responsible for arresting people. Even if it was really Li Xu's wife who came here today, he would not let her go.

Zhou Daya looked like she was about to cry. Just as she was about to say something, Zhou Ning suddenly spoke up, "Cousin, didn't you say that your brother-in-law has a wealthy family and treats you very well? Why did the Marquis say that your brother-in-law has already been married? Did you also know that your brother-in-law already has a wife?"

Zhou Ning's question hit the nail on the head. Zhou Daya hesitated and avoided the question.

"I have a deep love for your brother-in-law, and now I have his child. If the Marquis takes him away, leaving us an orphan and a widow, how will we live in the future?"

Zhou Ning snorted coldly: "If you pawn your jewelry and hairpins, the money you get can barely raise a child. If you are in trouble, I don't believe that your aunt won't help you."

When she heard that she wanted to pawn the jewelry, Zhou Daya immediately yelled, "You are such a bad guy, Zhou Ning, you just can't let me live well, right? I should have married you to the Feng family. You are such a vicious person, and you are perfect with that sickly guy!"

"Zhou Daya!" Song Chunsheng was furious. "Have you forgotten whose territory this is? You came to my doorstep and acted wildly on New Year's Day. Do you really think that there is no one in our Song family?"

As Song Chunsheng spoke, he blocked his wife behind him. Song Chunlin next to him also stood up. He squeezed to the front and glared at Zhou Daya and others together with Song Chunsheng.

"Zhou Daya, I'm warning you, words can cause trouble. We are being polite to you because you are pregnant. Don't take advantage of me."

Zhou Daya looked at the Song family members who stood up and secretly regretted it. How could she forget that the Song family was not a soft persimmon like Zhou Ning? Now Li Xu, whom she could rely on, had to rely on Gu Fengyun to get him out. Thinking of this, she didn't care about anything else and actually knelt down in front of Gu Fengyun immediately.

"Lord Gu, I beg you to be kind and let my husband go. I admit that I am not Li Xu's legal wife, but please look at my child and let Li Xu off the hook. My husband is only guilty of theft, and his crime does not deserve death! Lord, I beg you, please have mercy!"

The maidservants who came with Zhou Daya also knelt down, shouting, "Please show some mercy and let my master go. Please show some mercy, Lord. Don't let the child be fatherless before he is even born!"

These people knelt in front of the Song family's door and cried. Even though the Song family was far away from the village, as their voices became louder and louder, those who lived closer could vaguely hear the noise.

"What's going on with the Song family? Why are they making so much noise?"

"Who knows? Who would be so unlucky as to visit someone else's house during the Chinese New Year?"

Because their voices were getting louder and louder, the others who were originally sitting calmly at the dinner table could no longer sit still. Grandpa Song even frowned. Song Dazhuang and Song Dahao stood up immediately after hearing the noise. Chen Yuer wanted to go over to see, but was held down by Song Qinshi.

"You are heavy, don't go forward with this kind of thing."

Aunt Song also tried to comfort her: "That's right, don't scare the child later. Dazhuang and Dahe have already gone to see it, so we shouldn't go and join in the fun."

Chen Yuer knew very little about Zhou Ning's family, and she felt a little unhappy when she heard the wailing sounds at the door.

"This Zhou family is so unbecoming. Who would come to someone's door and howl on New Year's Day?"

Song Qin sighed: "Ning'er is good in every way, except that he has such a bad family."

Zhou Daya and her group were still howling at the door. Gu Fengyun felt a headache listening to them. Zhou Ning also wanted to rush up and slap Zhou Daya, but was stopped by Song Chunlin, who still had some sense.

"Sister-in-law, don't. She's so pregnant. If she blackmails you, wouldn't that be more trouble than it's worth? Calm down, calm down!"