The moon falling to the ground

Zhao Sanniang's voice froze Qian's body. She slowly lowered her eyes to look at her raised right arm.

She could lift her right arm? She could actually move it?

Qian moved up and down without any discomfort.

"It's okay! I can move!" Qian blurted out excitedly.

There was an eerie silence in the courtroom, and everyone looked at Qian with disdain.

It's bad enough that the country woman is uneducated, she also has bad character.

Qian realized it belatedly and looked around, including the county magistrate who was sitting above her. Without warning, cold sweat began to fall on her forehead.

She knelt down in panic and made an incoherent defense: "No, sir, my right arm really can't move. No, I don't know why it can move now."

"Sir, I want to sue Qian for deliberate blackmail and slandering my reputation." Zhao Sanniang knelt down and said loudly.

Lu Jinhua followed closely: "Sir, I also want to sue Qian for deliberate blackmail and slandering my reputation."

When the two family members who were hiding in the crowd saw the reversal of events, they immediately shouted for justice.

Magistrate He glanced at Butler Yan.

The Jian family is related to the mansion lord's daughter. If he doesn't give them any face, it would be a slap in the mansion lord's face. But if he doesn't punish them at all, it would be obviously unfair.

Magistrate He slammed the gavel heavily: "Silence! Qian is suspected of blackmail, but considering that she has not caused any substantial harm, she will be punished with five strokes of the cane and ordered to pay one tael of silver to Lu Jinhua and Zhao Sanniang respectively. Qian, do you accept this?"

If the laws of Nanchang State were really taken seriously, people like Qian who were suspected of extortion would be punished with at least twenty strokes of the cane and a month in jail.

Magistrate He had already given Qian a lot of face because she was the adopted mother of the mansion master's daughter. Butler Yan had nothing to say about this verdict.

However, the young lady's insistence on bringing the Jane family into the city to repay her gratitude was a bit hasty.

Butler Yan shook his head secretly in his heart.

"I don't..." Qian wanted to refute, but suddenly met the deep gaze of Yan Guanjia. Her heart skipped a beat and she swallowed the "disobedience" that was about to come out of her mouth. She said aggrievedly: "I obey the verdict."

Lu Jinhua and Zhao Sanniang were overjoyed.

I didn't expect such a good thing to happen. After being wrongly accused, I got one or two taels of silver.

"Qian, please be nicer to your daughter in the future. If Jian Zhaodi is abused again, she will file a complaint with the authorities. I will enforce the law impartially."

Butler Yan glanced at Magistrate He again. He was hinting that if Jian Zhaodi was wronged, she could sue the authorities.

Nanchang is a vast country with a sparse population, and the current emperor encourages childbirth. Beating children is out of the question, but there are laws to punish abuse.

Qian Shi was already very upset after being fined and beaten with a stick. The magistrate also wanted to take care of her family affairs and beat her, which made Qian Shi very dissatisfied. Now Jian Zhaodi was more stubborn than anyone else, and no one could let her suffer any injustice.

Qian gritted her teeth in hatred and could not help but say, "Sir, you don't know. This evil girl of ours is very powerful now. Not only does she not do any housework, she also beats and scolds her sister, insults other women, and steals the rice, flour and eggs from our house to eat."

Magistrate He looked at Jian Yue and asked, "Is what your mother said true?"

"It's true, it's true." Jian Yue nodded hurriedly, with a look of forbearance on her face, "Whatever mother says is right. If mother says I did it, then I did it."

Qian: "...You are a wolf in sheep's clothing, pretending to be pitiful to gain sympathy."

"Yes, what mother said is right."

The onlookers... How cruel is the mother usually? Look how scared the child is.

County Magistrate He's face darkened: "Jian Zhaodi, have you really done what your mother said?"

Jian Yue bit her lower lip tightly and said aggrievedly: "Mother said I did it, so I did it! Sir!" Jian Yue looked up at Magistrate He with tears in her eyes, "You are a good official. But Sir, it is impossible for you to take care of me every day. No matter what crime mother accuses me of, I have to accept it. Sir, do you understand?"

I understand! I understand very much!

Even the onlookers understood it.

If this little girl disobeyed Qian, she would punish her behind her back. How could there be such a mother in the world?

The idea of ​​favoring sons over daughters is widespread, but intentional abuse like Qian's is rare.

Everyone looked at Qian with disgust. Even Magistrate He did not hide his hatred for Qian.

hateful!

Then, Qian became miserable.

Five solid blows from the board, without a trace of fakeness, directly beat Qian so hard that she couldn't get up.

Magistrate He announced the adjournment of the court, and Jian Yue thanked him profusely again.

This magistrate is a just and fair person and a good official.

County Magistrate He also felt pity for Jian Yue's weakness and pity, so he comforted her and told her that if she encountered injustice, she could go to the yamen to appeal for justice.

Jian Yue thanked him sincerely.

Butler Yan found a carriage to take Qian back. He went straight back home. He had to go back and have a good talk with the master and the young lady.

The two yamen runners sent the man back and supervised Qian to pay the compensation.

Qian was so frustrated that she felt like she was about to explode, and her head started to hurt again.

Lu Jinhua and Zhao Sanniang held their heads high, like cocks that had won a battle, and were full of pride and arrogance. When they met people they knew, they would not forget to spread the news about Qian's blackmail.

Qian was annoyed and angry, and her heart, liver and lungs ached.

The families of the two men surrounded them, and they all complained and ridiculed Qian, who hated these neighbors completely.

Wait!

Wait until my son passes the imperial examination and becomes the top scorer, and I will take care of you one by one.

When they arrived at Qingshui Hutong, because Qian had offended all the neighbors, no one came to help carry her. In the end, it was the servant who carried her into the house.

Qian felt sorry for the situation and took out two taels of silver and gave them to Lu Jinhua and Zhao Sanniang, and only then did the yamen runner leave.

Qian was clamoring for a doctor again.

Jian Yue sneered: "Mom, your injury is on your buttocks, which doctor can come and see you?"

Although she hated Jian Yue's words, she did have a point. Qian asked the maid to buy her some ointment.

"Zhao Di, I have no money left. You can pay me first. I will pay you back when I have money."

Jian Yue turned around and walked away, saying as she walked: "You gave Jian Xiaohe so much pocket money, why don't you ask her for it? Shouldn't you let her show her filial piety?"

"Jian Zhaodi! I'm going to sue you for being unfilial." Qian roared.

Jian Yue turned around and sneered: "You have so much internal energy, it seems that you don't need ointment."

Qian was so angry that she pounded the bed.

"Zhao Di, go cook quickly. You have to take medicine after eating." Jian Dacheng urged.

Doctor Qi's medicine was very effective. After taking it twice, the number of diarrhea episodes was significantly reduced. Therefore, Jian Dacheng and his son were very positive about taking the medicine.

"Go and boil the medicine first! Let it cool down, and then go buy some ointment." Jian Dacheng instructed the maid.

The maid looked at Qian and seeing that she had no objection, she went out to boil medicine.

Qian was in so much pain that she was sweating profusely. She felt unhappy and cried out in grievance: "Master..."

Jian Dacheng looked angry...