Song Jinxiu said, "Oh, this is a serious crime. But I'm very busy recently, so I won't go. Aunt Chang, you go and let the Jingzhao Yin handle the case impartially."

After thinking for a moment, she continued, "Let my father take Song Dalang and Song Silang to Jingzhao Yin to listen in. They'll have witnessed it with their own eyes, and then they can go back to Songjia Village and talk to the old Song family."

Humph! If you don't seek death, you won't die.

"Yes."

When Song Dalang and Song Silang followed Aunt Chang to Jingzhao Yin, Song Shuangwu and Zhang Bo had already been beaten to a pulp.

Although Zhang Xiaoqiao was not beaten, she was trembling with fear and crying bitterly.

Cangwu law stipulated that ordinary people must file complaints from the bottom up, step by step. First, they would be heard by the prefecture or county yamen. If they were dissatisfied, they could then appeal to the higher yamen (prefecture, prefecture, prefecture-level, and court). If they appealed to a higher level, this was considered "over-appeal," and those who over-appealed would be punished with beatings.

Song Shuangwu and his companions were originally from Lunshan County, Kunzhou, Cangwu. They went to Jingzhao Yin to file a complaint, so naturally they were punished with a beating.

Moreover, they were suing Princess Kangle, which was "people suing officials", and was considered an act of insubordination. Those who insubordination would first be punished with a beating.

So before the mother and daughter could even file a complaint, they were beaten to death.

Song Dalang and Song Silang were so frightened that their legs went limp.

Aunt Chang was invited to sit in the main hall. She said, "Master Sun, please ask the doctor to examine their injuries. If they die, who can we turn to for redress for our princess's grievances?"

Sun Fang quickly sent someone to treat them.

Song Dalang was so scared that he covered his mouth: So, if their aunt comes to complain, not only will she be beaten, but if she is beaten to death, then her death will be in vain?

San Ya doesn't even need to show up, and she doesn't have to kneel when a housekeeper comes. She can just sit there and order Jingzhao Yin to do things. Is San Ya so powerful now?

It would not be an exaggeration to say that she can cover the sky with one hand.

The eldest aunt is so confused, how dare she provoke such a San Ya?

The Jingzhao Yin is the same, he doesn't even change his expression even if he kills someone.

These officials are so hateful.

Song Jinxiu was not indifferent to this matter. Since it concerned her own reputation, she certainly would not stand idly by.

But she was really busy. It was the end of the year, and she had to keep an eye on the assessments of the students in the Imperial College, as well as the production of telescopes, the implementation of the new accounts of the Ministry of Revenue, the improvement of technology in the Ministry of Works, and so on.

Therefore, she had no time to deal with these boring people. She just asked the treasure-hunting rat Junjun to skillfully present the collected evidence to the Jingzhao Yin officials.

So the truth of the case was soon revealed.

On that day at Yanyan Lake Hot Spring Villa, the one who pushed Song Jinxiu from behind was Zhang Xiaoyu.

Song Jinxiu was prepared and dodged her clutches, and she also dragged her into the lake.

As luck would have it, he was rescued by Prince Yin, who wanted to be a hero and save the beauty.

Zhang Xiaoyu was also a generous person. When she was held in the arms of the noble, she suddenly felt something in her heart. She wanted to repay the noble for saving her life and pledged herself to the prince.

However, after Prince Yin saved her, he never paid any attention to her again, and she couldn't even get close to Prince Yin.

Finally, she came up with a plan and took advantage of the chaos to sneak into Prince Yin's carriage.

Who is Prince Yin? How dare a maid covet him?

As a result, he was kicked off the carriage by Prince Yin and fainted on the spot.

The reason why he died at his doorstep was because of the Grand Princess's Mansion.

The drowning incident couldn't withstand scrutiny, so they wanted to silence the witness. And Zhang Xiaoyu was someone they had specifically brought in to take the blame for Song Jinxiu's death.

Now that Song Jinxiu is alive, none of those involved can be spared. After all, those who fell into the water were all noble ladies from aristocratic families.

If people really find out that the Grand Princess's Mansion did it on purpose, then a lot of people will be offended.

If they wanted to silence him, Zhang Xiaoyu, one of the culprits in the Yanyan Lake drowning incident, would naturally die.

Someone from the Grand Princess's residence was involved, and the Jingzhao Yin went to arrest them, but only a little maid came. The little maid was holding Zhang Xiaoyu's indenture contract, and looked at Song Shuangwu with disdain and said:

"She's a runaway slave from our Yanyan Lake Hot Spring Manor. What's wrong? Do you have any objections to our Grand Princess's Mansion dealing with our own runaway slave?"

There is really no need to hide what the Grand Princess's Mansion does. If they kill someone, they kill him. Who dares to object to how the Princess's Mansion deals with runaway slaves?

The one who instigated Song Shuangwu and the others to come and complain was actually Chen Yaer.

Chen Yaer came up to the classroom and said softly, "I also met them by chance. At that time, the woman fainted from crying. I felt sorry for her, so I asked someone to invite a concubine to see her.

When she woke up, she pulled me and cried, saying that her daughter was murdered and she died with her eyes open.

So I said, if there is injustice, then file a complaint? Isn't that the right thing to do?

What? Did I do something wrong?

Yes, this is a kind-hearted young lady who cannot bear to see the sufferings of the world, and she even paid for a doctor for you out of her own pocket!

They don't know the truth, they just passed by and couldn't bear to see you cry, so they gave you a suggestion.

Of course, murder cases must be reported to the Jingzhao Yin. What he said is right!

You should be grateful to them, right? Who can you blame?

At this point, the truth of the case was revealed, and Princess Kangle had nothing to do with it. And no one else was at fault either.

To put it bluntly, Zhang Xiaoyu's death was her own fault. She brought this upon herself.

At this time, no matter how stupid Song Shuangwu was, she knew that her family had been plotted against. She was so angry that she couldn't breathe and died of vomiting blood on the spot.

That’s not all. If you falsely accuse an official, you will be beaten with a stick before you can release him.

Zhang Bo turned pale with fear. Zhang Xiaoqiao collapsed to the ground, trembling.

In the end, Song Sanzhu asked Aunt Chang to intercede for them, and they were spared the beating. He frowned and bought a coffin and sent them back to their hometown.

When they came, Song Shuang and the other two dancers were full of vigor and vitality, but when they left, they were carrying two coffins and covered in wounds.

Song Dalang was frightened by this incident and never again talked about staying in the capital.

The capital city is so scary. My aunt’s family was plotted against and their lives were lost, but we can’t even find a trace of the enemy.

The capital city is a big tiger that eats people. He doesn't want to stay here, so he pulls his brother and follows the New Year's truck back to Songjia Village.

When New Year’s goods arrived in Songjia Village, some families were happy while others were sad.

Everyone in the village was naturally happy to receive the New Year's goods from the young patriarch.

Not to mention the chaos in the Zhang family, the Song family was in an uproar.

Song Dashi listened to his grandson's story, his hands shaking. "I knew that girl is powerful now, and we can't afford to offend her."

From the last time he saw the girl's fierce eyes, he knew that she really dared to kill people.

Old Mrs. Song sat in the yard, crying and cursing.

Her daughter died, and her eldest niece also died.

When she left, her daughter said that once she had settled down in the capital, she would take her, an old woman, to the capital to enjoy a good life.

The words were still ringing in my ears, but what awaited me was my daughter’s seventh day.

Old Mrs. Song cried and cursed.

They called Song Jinxiu an ungrateful person, cruel and ruthless, and refused to help someone in need. They also called Song Sanzhu heartless, saying he couldn't even protect his own sister.

If Song Dazhu hadn't stopped her, she would have gone to the street banging bowls and pans and cursing.

Just when Song Dashi fell ill and Old Lady Song cursed even more crazily,

Song Shuangwu's twin sister, Song Shuanghua, is planning a divorce.

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