Transformed into a furry person, I am doing public relations in the Northern Song Dynasty

In the Song Dynasty, most cases were heard in public, with the judge sitting in the court, the victims and the accused kneeling below. Witnesses were summoned for questioning from time to time, and the people gathered around the railings.

If people heard that someone had done something evil or had poor moral character, they would immediately be scolded and denigrated by the people, which would be very gratifying for the victim.

The people moved to the court, and only then did Lord Zhang have time to ask Liu Yunqing a question. Seeing that she was young, he wondered if she had come here on a whim without even preparing a complaint, which had to be presented in the court.

Fortunately, he still needs to call his colleagues to go with him. Currently, the interrogation and adjudication are separated, that is, the trial and the judgment are separated and handled by different officials respectively. He cannot make the decision for Madam Liu alone, so he needs some time to prepare.

"I know that Madam Liu is trembling in her heart, but you are young and ignorant. Have you asked someone to write the complaint for you? If not, you can spend a few dollars to ask an idle man to call someone from a bookstore, and he can write it for you now."

This bookstore is not an ordinary bookstore, but a store that specializes in writing complaints. There are several of them near Kaifeng Prefecture.

The content of the complaint must clearly state the facts of the case, the language must be concise, and the number of words must not exceed the specified number. Ordinary people are usually unable to write their own complaints.

Liu Yunqing didn't invite anyone. He took out a piece of paper from his cloth bag and handed it over with both hands.

"This complaint was written by a commoner. I wonder if it can be used?"

Lord Zhang took it and looked at it. The handwriting was beautiful and clear, and the words and sentences were all exquisite. There were no flowery words or awkward sentences, nor any unnecessary complaints. It was actually better than the one written by someone else.

"Madam Liu actually has such a talent, very good, very good!"

Lord Zhang stroked his beard and felt very favorable towards Madam Liu. She looked like his own granddaughter.

Thinking back to when she jumped into the river, there was such a big fuss, luckily she was rescued.

Liu Yunqing went to the court to wait. She didn't have to kneel because the trial hadn't started yet, but she still knelt down in the court properly, not causing any trouble to others. This earned her a lot of goodwill from the people in the yamen.

Cheng Li was ordered to arrest people. Yesterday, he arrested two rough men involved in the case. After arresting Madam Yu Lian, he can start the trial.

After waiting for about two quarters of an hour, Lord Zhang came to the front of the hall with two colleagues. He sat in the first seat, and the other two lords, one surnamed Bai and the other surnamed Chen, sat below him on his left and right.

There were two small tables on the side, behind which sat a prosecutor and a clerk. The prosecutor was responsible for sorting out details and scrutinizing evidence for the adults.

Liu Yunqing was distracted, wondering whether the task she had given Yunxi before leaving had been completed, when suddenly a gavel was struck in the hall, and the guards around shouted, "Mighty!"

The surroundings suddenly became quiet. Liu Yunqing was startled. When she heard Mr. Zhang asking her to introduce herself, Liu Yunqing hurriedly handed over the complaint.

It's nothing more than repeating what you cried about earlier, Lord Zhang asked.

"Madam Liu, how did you know that the mastermind behind this was Yu Lian from the Imperial Music Bureau? According to what you said, Yu Lian is only fifteen years old and a prostitute of low status. Why would she mess with your Liu family mother and daughter?"

These are already clearly stated in the complaint. Asking again is just to see if there are any discrepancies, and also to let the people around understand the whole story of the case.

"I first learned about this person not because she hired a killer, but because Yu Lian was a girl my father kept away from home. This is a family scandal that should not be disclosed to outsiders. My mother did not mention her, so we, as her children, should keep silent."

"But she has been domineering since she became pregnant. When I fell into the water and passed out, my father disappeared soon after. She seized two of my Liu's bookstores and humiliated my mother in public. My mother was soft-hearted and ignored her."

"But who would have thought that she would come into the house yesterday, claiming to be my father's legal wife, and even shouted and wanted to kill us. If the neighbors hadn't spoken out to stop us, and the government hadn't sent people to investigate, I'm afraid I would have been kneeling in front of the house dead today."

The people around heard it clearly and some were shocked and felt indignant. They did not expect Yu Lian to be so arrogant.

To put it bluntly, she was having an affair with the shopkeeper Liu. Not only is she shameless, but she even had the guts to kill someone. I don't know where she got the courage from!

Someone who knew the situation described in vivid detail the arrogance of Yu Lian and his men yesterday, and even saw blood, which caused the people to exclaim in shock.

The gavel rang again, and Judge Bai said, "Call Yu Lian and the criminal to the court!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several officers forced Yu Lian and two disheveled men to kneel beside Liu Yunqing.

Considering that Yu Lian was pregnant, they did not put her in the wooden shackle. However, the two rough men were not so lucky. They had already spent a night in prison. They were as wilted as rotten vegetable leaves, shivering and unable to even kneel.

"Yu Lian, now that you have heard what the victim has said, are you willing to plead guilty?"

Yu Lian was pulled out of her bed by the officers. She was shocked and angry. She had just heard Liu Yunqing's slanderous remarks, and now that she had just regained her freedom, she pounced on him fiercely.

"This bitch is full of shit! I may be a little arrogant, but how did I hurt you? You even slandered me for killing my beloved. How dare you!"

Liu Yunqing screamed and fell to the side. Because the incident happened suddenly, everyone thought that it was Yu Lian who pushed Madam Liu, and they couldn't help but feel dissatisfied and angry with her.

"I am right in front of you, and you still dare to hurt someone. Yu Lian, do you admit your guilt? I dare not punish you just because you are pregnant with the baby!"

Lord Zhang slammed the gavel again, and the officers stepped forward and pinned Yu Lian to the ground with a stick. Only then did Yu Lian come to her senses and sobbed.

"Why do you ask me to admit it, my lord? I am innocent!"

"I was confused yesterday. I brought people to your house just to scare them, but I didn't mean to kill them. My husband said that he would drive away Qi and the three ladies after the boy in my belly was born. I just went to check out the house in advance."

"How dare I..."

"You are such a shameless bitch! You are pregnant with a child born out of wedlock, yet you ride on the head of your wife!"

Some of the onlookers couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so they swung their arms and threw a handful of melon seed shells at Yu Lian's head.

Everyone followed suit and threw things away. Yu Lian started crying again. She had never suffered such hardship before. She was a little overwhelmed and couldn't speak clearly.

After Lord Zhang restored order, Liu Yunqing opened his cloth bag, took out two fingers and presented them.

"From what Madam Yu said, you and my father are in love. You keep saying that it was my father who promised you, so why didn't I see my father coming?"

"I dare to assert that you did not kill my father without purpose. Please look at this evidence. These two fingers are from the kitchen knife that Madam Yu asked someone to steal from my family yesterday. When they swung it, they accidentally injured one of our own people. They ran away in a hurry and forgot about this."