Back Off, Let Me Come

As soon as the words were spoken, the whole hall fell into silence.

The old woman's cloudy eyes widened in shock at first, then she reacted, her expression froze, and finally she howled loudly to cover up her guilty conscience. Typical – I’m older, I’m louder, I make sense, I can mess around.

The people watching were also caught up in Shen Tang's logic and couldn't recover from it for a long time. They looked at each other in confusion. They always felt that what he said made sense, but they couldn't explain why. If they hadn't been silenced by Shen Tang, they would have been chatting for a while.

Which family's daughter-in-law is not allowed to work?

What happened to the knife, needle, and thread?

but--

If pregnant women touch these, the fetus will be deformed.

So, to touch or not to touch?

If pregnant women are not touched, who will do these jobs?

Do you want your mother-in-law and husband to serve you with tea and water? After thinking about it again, I have never heard of any of their wives/mothers/other women in the family being treated like this when they are pregnant. Isn’t the child born fine? So, the work can be done.

Shen Tang ignored the old woman's true feelings.

"What, can't you give me an explanation? Didn't you swear that the child looked like this was caused by Widow Zhuo? Is there any evidence that the child was injured at that time? It was not you and your son who intimidated a pregnant woman to hurt her? What if a pregnant woman was injured? If you really can't touch these, you mother and son have evil intentions to harm your daughter-in-law and grandchildren! If you can touch them, you are falsely accusing Widow Zhuo!"

Then he asked Gu Chi: "Wangchao, what is the crime of false accusation?"

Although Gu Chi's understanding in this area is not as proficient as Kang Shi's, he still has some basic knowledge.

He bowed and spoke slowly.

"If we follow the old law, we will sit down on false accusations."

"what for?"

Because a group of onlookers below were stretching their ears to listen carefully, Gu Chi could only explain it in a simple and easy-to-understand manner.

"If it is verified that it is indeed the old woman's family who fabricated the facts and falsely accused Widow Zhuo, the crime of the falsely accused will be used for sentencing. That is, the old woman's family falsely accused Widow Zhuo of murdering her only grandson. According to the law, the old woman's family must be punished for the crime of 'murder' .”

And what is the consequences of murdering others...

Even illiterate people who cannot read or write know that one life is worth another!

The old woman's face turned pale.

Widow Zhuo had not yet recovered from this reversal, but she knew that she and her daughter were safe, and she couldn't help crying with joy.

Shen Tang asked again: "This is the old law, what about the new law?"

Gu Chi said: "Depending on the seriousness of the case, the lighter punishment may be thirty sticks, paraded in the streets for seven days, and one year of torture; the more severe punishment may be one hundred sticks, five or seven years of torture."

All the people watching took a deep breath.

When Shen Tang saw this, he snorted coldly.

To deal with feudal superstition, earnest explanations are useless. People don't know what science is. Only magic can defeat magic. Only by defeating them in their logic can they truly have a long memory!

The old woman had been so frightened by the conversation between Shen Tang and Gu Chi that her face turned pale, her whole body was shaking like chaff, and she did not dare to howl any more.

He glared hard at his daughter-in-law from the corner of his eye.

The little woman trembled due to her glare and hesitated: "Yes, but the civilian woman did feel pain at that time..."

Shen Tang was speechless: "You were about to give birth at that time, so the child's movements were abnormal? This argument is untenable!"

The little woman was so anxious that sweat broke out on her forehead.

As soon as the child landed, she felt terrified when she saw his terrifying appearance. Her first reaction was to worry that her mother-in-law and husband would blame her.

She was so scared.

The child crawled out of her belly and something happened. How could she escape? This is the lifeblood of mother-in-law and husband!

If she admits this crime, her miserable life will be ruined. When she was frightened and uneasy, her mother-in-law said that taboo with a ferocious expression. She was like a drowning person holding on to a wooden stake. She didn't want to harm anyone, but she didn't want to die. He half-heartedly admitted the charges against Widow Zhuo.

The more my mother-in-law said, the more she began to believe it.

Carefully recall that Widow Zhuo was indeed a slut. My husband is strong, strong and honest. He works more and complains less. Many of his daughters-in-law secretly like him. Is it unreasonable for Widow Zhuo, who has been in drought for many years, to seduce her husband and harm her son?

Even if he wronged Widow Zhuo...

But flies don't bite seamless eggs. Widow Zhuo herself takes care of herself. How could these misunderstandings arise?

Who knew that things would turn out like this.

According to Lord Shen, he will be tortured with a rod to pound rice.

He said in a crying voice: "If Widow Zhuo didn't harm the children of civilian women... then why were they born with such weird looks?"

Cowardly, she struggled unwillingly.

Shen Tang said: "This is related to many factors. Maybe some of your ancestors were like this, or maybe you worked too hard when you were pregnant and didn't eat enough. To put it simply, you ate too bad. Think about it, the baby will have to eat too much. Only by absorbing it from the mother's body can we grow up smoothly. If you are not doing well, how can your child be well? All in all, this matter has nothing to do with Widow Zhuo..."

Widow Zhuo is fine.

But the old woman's family of three has a big problem.

If we don't cure them, how can we curb this unhealthy trend of fabricating and framing people? If the person sitting here today is not Shen Tang, but anyone who believes in this taboo, what will happen to Widow Zhuo and her daughter? If you don't want to die, you will be forced to death!

We must set an example ruthlessly!

"Since it is your first offense, I originally wanted to give you a lighter punishment, but - if you succeed in falsely accusing me, Widow Zhuo will have no other choice but to die to prove her resolve! This is a living human life! Without imposing a severe punishment, it is not enough to serve as a warning. Convince the crowd!”

Shen Tang took a heavy breath.

"Old lady, since you are already old, I will spare you the punishment of twenty sticks. You only need to be punished with ten sticks, three years of grinding rice, and seven days of public display!"

"As for you—"

Shen Tang looked at the little woman.

"I am considerate of the fact that you have given birth less than a month ago and are physically weak, so I will spare you the punishment of thirty sticks, three years of grinding rice, and seven days of public display!"

Finally, he looked at the man who had remained silent.

"As an adult male in the family, you are unable to distinguish right from wrong. You allowed your old mother to maliciously and falsely accuse innocent people without stopping you, and almost killed an innocent person. It is a heinous crime! The fifty lashes that your mother and wife were spared are yours. I accept it. I sentence you to fifty canes, three years in prison, and seven days in public!"

The old woman's son and the young woman's husband vaguely knew the seriousness of the matter before Shen Tang opened his mouth to impose the punishment, but he did not dare to say a word. However, he could not help but feel a little hatred towards the old mother, daughter-in-law and even the innocent son in his heart.

I hate my old mother's overbearing strength.

I hate my wife’s incompetence and cowardice.

I hate that my son is a deformed monster and that he is embarrassed.

But when he heard Shen Tang's penalty, he was instantly dumbfounded.

Finally, he stopped keeping silent and opened his mouth to cry out for injustice - fifty canes and three years in prison. Wouldn't this cost his life?

The old woman and the little woman were also frightened.

A bigger reaction than hearing his own penalty.

Everyone was wailing as if the sky was falling and the earth was falling.

Under the speechless expressions of Gu Chi and others, Shen Tang gave their family of three the treatment of [no words and no sound], and the world instantly became peaceful. Shen Tang turned to ask Gu Chi: "Is the sentence severe?"

She cannot decide this matter alone, lest the sentence be too light or too heavy. Gu Chi wrote down the final verdict.

He smiled and said, "Just right."

It is light and heavy and full of humanistic care, fully considerate of the age of the old woman and the body of the young woman, which is very good.

Even if Kang Shi comes, the sentencing will be very different.

Shen Tang looked at the common people below again and spoke with sincerity, "A kind word will keep you warm for three winters, but a bad word will hurt you for six months. I hope you will remember this and keep in mind that words can kill people invisible!"

The moment she finished speaking, the young scribe and Qishan looked up in tacit understanding and saw auspicious clouds and rays of light gathering above their heads!

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The last inspection was not completed, and it was said that an appointment was required, so I have to go to Wenzhou Annex 1 again tomorrow on the 17th. Alas, I hope it goes well. I can meet my daughter in eight or nine weeks, hahahaha.