Eat the whole family? I emptied the storehouse of the Marquis' Mansion and married the crippled

"My humble servant Zhang Xian greets the Queen of Qin."

Zhang Xian wanted to delay some time, but unfortunately Ye Jintang didn't give him any time.

"Mr. Ying, since the defendant is here, can we try the case?"

Ying Hui nodded, took Gu Waner's complaint and strode into the lobby to start the trial.

Given Ye Jintang's status, they would have someone bring a chair for her to sit on.

"Who is kneeling in the hall? What grievance do you have? Who do you want to sue? Tell me quickly."

Gu Wan'er, kneeling on the ground, kowtowed first, and then told her story of grievance.

When she mentioned that Zhang Xian and Zhang's mother had slandered her innocence, Zhang Xian said sternly, "Gu Wan'er, you are slandering me. It's not me who slandered you, it's clearly..."

Zhang Xian had just said half of his words when Ying Hui slammed the gavel on the table with a bang.

"I didn't ask you to speak."

"Gu, please continue."

Gu Wan'er glared at Zhang Xian fiercely and continued, "I was tied up by several women from the Zhang family and thrown into the woodshed. They were going to throw me into a pig cage and sink me into a pond the next day on the grounds that I was not a faithful wife."

"When they tied me up, one of the women said to me in front of me that Zhang Xian was afraid that I would cause trouble in the future and affect his career, so he wanted to kill me to silence me."

When talking about these past events, Gu Waner almost gritted her teeth.

"I was so young, and I was naturally unwilling to endure so much pain. That night I bit off the hemp ropes that bound my hands and feet, and quietly climbed over the wall to escape."

"When I got married, the princess gave me 200 taels of silver as a dowry. I have kept these two hundred taels of silver and have not dared to spend a penny."

"It was really with this much money that a woman like me could go to the capital alone through so much hardship."

"I came to the capital with silver, hoping to find Zhang Xian to argue with him. I didn't expect that Zhang Xian would tie me up without saying a word after seeing me."

At this point, Gu Wan'er choked up several times and cried so hard that she couldn't speak.

She really never thought that Zhang Xian would be so cruel to her. At first, she thought it was her mother-in-law who wanted to kill her. After coming to the capital and seeing how Zhang Xian treated her, she finally realized that Zhang Xian was the one who wanted her life.

"After Zhang Xian kidnapped me, he took away all the silver I had and wanted to sell me to a human trafficker to be a prostitute in the southern barbarians."

"My Lord, I hate Zhang Xian so much. How could he treat me like this? I desperately ran away from that house in order to have a chance of survival. If it weren't for the princess taking me in, I would have starved to death on the street by now."

As she spoke, Gu Wan'er covered her face and cried.

What will be the fate of a beautiful woman who is penniless and living on the streets? Even if Gu Wan'er didn't say it, everyone can guess it.

"You are talking nonsense, Gu Wan'er, you can't lie with your eyes open. How could I, a newly-appointed Jinshi, do something like kidnapping someone?"

Ying Hui frowned and looked at Zhang Xian.

"Zhang Xian, this is the lobby of Dengwen Drum Court, not your home. You can shout as much as you want. This officer has not asked you to speak. If you dare to speak again, you must open your mouth twenty times before continuing the trial."

"It was the student who was too impatient. Please calm down, Master Ying."

"Zhang Xian, I want to ask you, you and Gu have a marriage certificate, and she is your legal wife. Do you have any objections?"

"Sir, no."

"All of Gu's dowry will be used to subsidize the Zhang family. Do you agree to this?"

Zhang Xian's face turned red when he was asked by Ying Hui. What could he say?

Deny? Gu Wan'er must have the dowry list in her hand, and she will know it after taking it out.

If he admitted it, it would be too embarrassing. How would Zhang Xian survive in the capital in the future?

"Zhang Xian"

Ying met Zhang Xian who was hesitant to answer and shouted at him in an unfriendly tone.

"Yes"

"What is it?"

"Gu's dowry did help to support my family, but she also had to eat and drink, so it wasn't entirely me who used her dowry."

Zhang Xian was really angry and had no sense of propriety in his words.

As soon as he finished speaking, the women watching laughed at him.

"Mr. Zhang, you are so shameless to say that. How can you use your own wife's dowry and still say it so confidently? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by others?"

In the Tianqin State, a woman's dowry is her private property. Anyone who touches her daughter-in-law's dowry will be ridiculed.

Zhang Xian is a man who not only uses his wife's dowry but also abandons his wife in order to curry favor with the powerful. He is considered a scum in the eyes of all women.

Seeing that he didn't realize how wrong he was, some hot-tempered women couldn't help but yell at Zhang Xian, and some even spit at him.

"How could such a person with such corrupt character pass the imperial examination? God is really blind."

"I've seen a lot of people and a lot of things at my age, but this is the first time I've seen a scholar as calculating as Zhang Jinshi. He almost schemed to death the person next to him."

"Everyone should be more cautious in the future. When dealing with someone like Zhang Jinshi who dares to scheme against even the person next to him, you should be more careful to avoid being schemed against as well."

As soon as one person took the lead in attacking Zhang Xian, others followed suit.

Especially those women who had suffered, their voices were particularly loud, and for a while the hall outside almost turned into a vegetable market.

During this period, no one spoke for Zhang Xian. Even the men felt that Zhang Xian had gone too far.

"Quiet, quiet."

His head would hurt from the shouting, and the gavel in his hand would make a clattering sound.

"If you want to divorce, all the dowry of Gu must be returned to her. And the silver you stole that day must also be returned. I have roughly calculated that Zhang Xian, you have to give Gu 1000 taels of silver, and your divorce will be settled."

Zhang Xian, who was frowning just now and didn't know how the matter would end, immediately smiled when he heard the word "end".

If he could use 1000 taels of silver to get rid of Gu Wan'er, it would be extremely cost-effective. After all, she has the support of Princess Qin. If the two sides really get into a fight, he won't get any advantage.

As for the 1000 taels of silver, he didn't have it on hand for the time being, but he could ask Qiu Ying to borrow it. Qiu Ying wasn't very smart, and as long as he said something nice, she would definitely give him the silver immediately.

"Sir, I am willing to give Gu Wan'er 1000 taels of silver. From now on, we will go our separate ways and owe each other nothing."

"very good."

Someone should immediately write the document and have the two people sign it.

Zhang Xian had to take out 1000 taels of silver before the case was closed. He didn't have that much cash, so he sent his servant to go find Qiu Ying to borrow it first. If he couldn't see Qiu Ying, he would pawn all his properties and gold and silver jewelry in his home, and that should be enough to raise the money.

As for the silver, when he gets to Gu Wan'er, he can just hook his finger at Qiu Ying and she will hand it over to him with both hands.

"Gu, you are accusing Zhang Xian of slandering you for having an affair with someone and that he wants to kill you. Do you have any evidence?"

After Ying Hui finished speaking, Zhang Xian was a little confused.

"Master Ying, didn't you just say that as long as I pay 1000 taels of silver, the matter will be over? Why did Gu Waner want to sue me?"