This is almost a tacit understanding among the nobles. The law has so many rules and regulations, who would really abide by them?

Censor Qin Yun, although he will no longer be the Censor soon, the document has not been issued yet.

He staggered back to the mansion, not understanding why they were there to seek justice but he was dismissed from office instead.

His eldest son came out to greet him: "Aye, what's going on?"

"Has your majesty said how to deal with the eldest princess?"

Qin Yun nodded.

Qin Dalang asked anxiously: "How was it handled?"

"One year's salary deduction."

Hearing this, Qin Dalang frowned, "Our child was beaten by her and her people, and he is still crying now."

"She brought people to break into so many houses and aroused public anger, but Your Majesty only let her pay a fine for one year? What kind of punishment is this?"

Qin Yun smiled bitterly: "Public outrage?"

"I also thought it was public anger, haha, but this anger poses no threat to them at all."

"Do you know what punishment your father got?"

Qin Dalang couldn't believe it: "Aren't we the victimized party? Why should we be punished?"

"That's naturally because you raised a good son who ruined his grandfather's reputation in his later years."

"Relying on the fact that he has a censor in his family, he dares to bully others at will, thinking that he can handle anything in his family."

"Well now, I've hit a wall."

Qin Dalang said angrily, "Who knew that a princess's son would hide his identity? If I had known his background, my son would never have done anything to him."

Qin Yun shook her head, "You haven't realized your mistake yet."

Qin Yun's aged body stepped over the threshold in a daze, the plaque of Qin Mansion above her head still looked as bright as new.

But he is covered with traces of time.

Indulge your children and bully the weak.

Yes, this is what he deserves.

He had forgotten what the teacher said when he asked them why they wanted to take the imperial examination.

"Establish a mind for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the people, carry on the lost knowledge of the past sages, and bring peace to the world for all eternity."

After decades of immersion in officialdom, he had forgotten the youthful vigor and vitality he had when he was old.

Forget your original intention.

……

After returning from the last Hundred Days Banquet, the Minister of the Chancellery had people follow the clues given by Yiguo to investigate. When they learned that Madam Yu was bought while she was pregnant, it was basically confirmed that Yiguo was his daughter.

Although it is also possible that this child was conceived by Mrs. Yu due to the misfortune of being raped on the way.

Regardless of whether it was his or not, the Shangshu Ling was ready to accept it.

He failed to find his wife in time, leaving her to wander outside until her death. This was due to his lack of ability and he felt sorry for his deceased wife.

If he doubts Yiguo's bloodline because of this, then is he still responsible as a husband?

But what made him even more angry was the rampant trafficking of innocent people in that remote mountain village.

He had no way of finding out all about Mrs. Yu's experiences, but from what other women had experienced after being abducted, it was not difficult for the Shangshu Ling to imagine what his own wife had gone through.

Ten years of life and death are boundless.

The friendship between the young couple made him feel heartbroken.

Yu Jijun held the memorial in his hand, determined to make those people pay the price.

In the imperial study, Bei Jingchu was flipping through gossip out of boredom. Not every piece of information had a hidden task, and she couldn't read them all. She didn't have enough points, so she could only read selective ones.

Although these things are bloody and exciting, Bei Jingchu is a little tired of them after watching them too much.

Eunuch Jiang came to report: "Your Majesty, the Minister of the Chancellery requests an audience."

The Minister of the Chancellery walked in with tears in his eyes and bowed.

The emperor stood up and helped him up: "My dear minister, what's the matter? Please tell me slowly about your difficulties. Please take a seat first."

The minister of state confessed his guilt: "I have lost my temper."

He showed what he had found out, and said in tears: "Your Majesty, my late wife was abducted by human traffickers and taken to this deep mountain called Yushan after she disappeared."

"It is true that poor and remote places breed unruly people. What these people do is worse than that of animals!"

"Ordinary people marry and have children, all of them go through three matchmakers and six betrothals, and treat each other with courtesy."

"But these people just treat women as tools for reproduction. Not only are they often naked, but... there have even been cases where several people in the village shared one woman."

But the Shangshu Ling could not continue speaking, as even opening his mouth seemed cruel.

The report has been submitted to His Majesty, and he will read it himself.

When his people went to investigate, there were still many women imprisoned in the village. They were eating the leftover soup and rice of the buyers, and they used another basin next to the rice basin to go to the toilet.

The food and excrement are placed together, which is even worse than a pigsty.

His men also happened to come across a female corpse being carried up the mountain to be buried. The body looked miserable, with marks of abuse all over its body.

"Your Majesty, I dare not even imagine what my late wife went through after she disappeared."

"If those people are not severely punished, I will not be able to face her in the underworld."

The emperor looked at the memorial in deep thought. He admitted that he was cruel and didn't even know that there were such unscrupulous things in the world.

Besides, where do these people get the courage?

"I remember that the Dai Viet law states that anyone who kidnaps and sells a good person to another person as a wife or concubine will be sentenced to three years in prison. The crime is the same for buying and selling."

“Why is it that when everyone in the village commits a crime, the local government does nothing?”

Bei Jingchu sighed: [My silly father~ You have been living in the capital since you were born. Who dares to do anything wrong under the feet of the emperor? ]

[Even if you go out, who dares to show their bad side in front of a prince? ]

[But in other places, not to mention the county magistrate, even the village chief is a local tyrant.]

[Those officials and runners were selected from the local area, and they were all acquaintances and relatives of the surrounding villagers.]

[Of course I will cover it up. ]

The emperor didn't expect to be educated by a kid who had not yet been weaned.

But it does make sense.

However, Bei Jingchu's inner voice has not stopped: [And do you want to see if this law is reasonable? ]

[There were originally more men than women, and since concubines were allowed, many people simply could not find a wife.]

[Even if they were caught, for them, spending three years in jail in exchange for having a wife is really a sure win.]

[The cost of crime is so low that it is not false at all. ]

Bei Jingchu clenched her fists: [When I grow up, I will change this sooner or later. ]

【Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, all of them.】

The emperor said to the minister, "Since you have such a request, I will certainly satisfy you."

"I will send an imperial censor to Yushan to severely punish the criminals."

The Minister of the Chancellery stood up and thanked him: "I have one more request. My daughter wants to go back with the team to avenge my mother."

The emperor was somewhat puzzled: "Did your daughter's injury heal so quickly?"

The wound from being beaten hundreds of times will require lying in bed for several months.

Shang Shu Ling smiled bitterly and said, "Of course it's not good. This way, she won't be allowed to be willful."

"So I want to transport those criminals to the capital, and have my daughter execute them personally after she recovers."

"It can be regarded as a fulfillment of her filial piety."

This was not a big problem, so the emperor agreed.

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