The younger sister-in-law falsely accused the sickly uncle and ran away with the baby

Yu Ruyue's words were sonorous and powerful, just like a drop of water dropped into hot oil. Suddenly, many people gathered around. Zhao Hui heard the noise outside and hurriedly brought people out. When he saw Yu Ruyue, his eyes were filled with shock and helplessness.

This silly girl actually came.

So he brought the person in personally, but the county magistrate only arrived late after Yu Ruyue had been kneeling there for about half a cup of tea.

Yu Ruyue prostrated herself on the ground very properly from beginning to end, maintaining the posture of kowtowing, trying not to make any mistakes. After all, this was a feudal dynasty, and she was used to kneeling.

Zhao Hui immediately handed over the complaint.

The pot-bellied county magistrate took the complaint but didn't examine it immediately. Instead, he rubbed his eyes, picked up the teacup beside him, took a sip, and then said, "Well! Who is here? Is there a lawyer?"

Yu Ruyue quickly responded loudly, "Your Excellency! I am Yu Ruyue! The lawyer is waiting!"

The magistrate nodded and said, "Alright! Call the lawyer up as well."

Lin Yihao immediately stepped forward, knelt down and saluted, saying, "I, Lin Yihao, greet you, sir!"

The county magistrate frowned and silently repeated the name twice, "Lin Yihao!? Lin Yihao!? Why does this name sound so familiar?"

The legal advisor beside him immediately whispered in his ear, "Lin Yihao! The son of Dean Lin of Tiande Academy is a name. I've seen this young man with an imposing bearing and wearing expensive clothes. It's very likely that he is the young master Lin."

When the county magistrate heard this, his eyes lit up immediately and his voice softened. "Oh! Excuse me, is this Mr. Lin from Tiande Academy?"

Lin Yihao replied respectfully, "It is I, the common people."

The county magistrate raised his hand with a smile, "I didn't expect this little girl to be so capable that she actually invited Master Lin over. Quick, bring a stool for Master Lin."

"Yes! Master Lin! How many people will Tiande Academy need next year? To be honest, my youngest son is almost old enough to go to school. If he can learn from Dean Lin, he might even be able to become a county magistrate in the future."

To be honest, he just volunteered to be the lawyer yesterday, but regretted it when he got home. However, his father said that this was a good training opportunity, and he also wanted to help Shen Chou and Yu Ruyue, so he came here anyway.

But he didn't expect that after the county magistrate knew his identity, he would be so... utilitarian...

He looked at the stool that had been moved in front of him, feeling a bit caught in a dilemma. After all, scholars like them were the only ones who didn't have to kneel when meeting the county magistrate. He was just a young student, so he should have knelt like Yu Ruyue the entire time. But if he didn't sit, he was afraid the county magistrate would think he was offending him...

"Mr. Lin, why are you still kneeling there like an idiot? Sit down quickly."

"If Dean Lin knew about this, he would think I was being harsh on you."

"Speaking of Dean Lin, he is indeed a graduate of the Imperial College in Kyoto. It is so difficult to meet him. If I didn't have this little girl with me today, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to see Master Lin."

Lin Yihao knew that there were many people who wanted to curry favor with his father and establish connections with Kyoto, but this was the first time he had seen someone who forced others to do so in court like the county magistrate.

Yu Ruyue hadn't expected the county magistrate to be so inconsiderate of the occasion, with so many people watching at the door...

Lin Yihao's smile froze. He bowed again and moved the chair aside. "Thank you for your kindness, sir. I won't sit on this chair. I'll just stand. Now I'm just a lawyer. As for what you said, I can go back and ask my father if there's any misunderstanding."

The county magistrate stroked his beard and laughed heartily, "Alright! All is up to Master Lin!"

Only then did he turn his attention to the girl kneeling below.

"Yu-Yu Ruyue!? Tell me! What's the grievance?"

Yu Ruyue repeated what she had just said, "I am Yu Ruyue! I am accusing Mr. Shen of killing his wife and marrying another! He is also trafficking children! He poisoned and murdered our eldest son, Shen Chou! He also attempted to rape our daughter-in-law! These crimes are unforgivable. I beg the Lord of Justice to help me."

The county magistrate frowned slightly, "Oh~ Is this Mr. Shen so vicious?"

"Okay! Zhao Hui! Then bring the defendant here!"

"You two should confront each other in court."

Zhao Hui clasped his hands together and bowed, replying, "Your Excellency! I'm afraid Mr. Shen can't be brought here. The man who was arrested yesterday for patricide was Mr. Shen."

"The body has not been found yet!"

Upon hearing this, the portly county magistrate immediately stroked his beard and laughed heartily, "Little girl! Death settles all debts. Look, isn't this case closed?"

"Even if you had reported her to the police, she would still have been sentenced to death. Now she's dead, and everyone is happy."

"Alright! Let's all go down quickly. Mr. Lin, please stay for a while. It's not easy to see you again. Let's go inside for a drink and catch up."

Lin Yihao didn't say anything, and Yu Ruyue continued, "Sir! We can't just let this matter go. Mr. Shen's death was his business, but my suing him is mine. I've prepared all the witnesses and evidence, so why don't you listen to it?"

The county magistrate rubbed his brows impatiently and was about to raise his hand to chase the man away when Zhao Hui bowed again and said, "Sir, please listen to me again! Perhaps there is something else going on here."

The county magistrate was surprised that the usually stern and polite Zhao Hui would interrupt. He immediately became interested. "Okay! Since you've said so, I'll listen."

"Someone! Bring up the witness."

The first one to come up was Feng Cai'er. She looked at the two rows of officials standing neatly on both sides and the wooden boards in their hands, and was so scared that her legs went weak and she sat down on the ground.

Before anyone could ask, she told him everything. "Sir, every word I said is true! If you don't believe me, just go to any casino and pick up anyone. You'll find out that every month someone gives money to Mr. Shen."

"And the murder of his wife really has nothing to do with me. Who would have thought that he would do such a thing just to marry me?"

The county magistrate looked at the crying woman below, waved his hand impatiently and asked someone to pull her down. Then it was Shen Hua's turn. She came up and her legs went weak at the sight of the scene before her.

She also confessed everything in one breath, including how Shen Laocai had poisoned her and what Shen Laocai had said.

Of course, what she said was also beneficial to herself, packaging herself as someone who was threatened and had no choice but to poison others.

The county magistrate frowned even deeper upon hearing this. "Since you said he gave you poison, where's the poison? Didn't he give it all to your eldest brother?"