"I don't want to go in! What do you want to do? Let me go!"

Qian was carried into the county magistrate's mansion by two guards, and she began to feel scared.

These people looked at her with sinister eyes, as if they wanted to skin her alive.

Qian was arrogant and domineering at home because she had someone to support her, but she didn't dare to say a word outside.

Especially those official families with unequal status.

Hao Qiulan didn't even bother to glance at Qian, but looked at Cheng Ziqian worriedly.

"Ziqian, your face is bleeding from scratching. Does it hurt?"

She is about to get married, but her face is ruined. She just hopes there will be no scars, otherwise she will be laughed at when she goes to the wedding.

Cheng Ziqian shook his head lightly and chuckled, "Teacher, I'm fine. These are just scratches. They will heal when I go back and apply some medicine."

After saying that, Cheng Ziqian glanced at Qian coldly. He hadn't bothered her yet, but she came to him first.

If the dispute with the Cheng family is not completely resolved this time, Qingqing will definitely be bullied by this vicious woman after marrying him.

When I arrived at the reception room, Song Jinshu was already waiting there.

Qian's legs were weak and she couldn't stand up, so the guards threw her to the ground.

Hao Qiulan looked at Qian, who was arrogant and domineering outside the mansion. He was amazed that she suddenly seemed like a different person.

"Are you Ziqian's vicious stepmother? You look mean and harsh." Hao Qiulan said softly.

From this we can see that Cheng Ziqian's father is short-sighted and likes such people.

Qian was suddenly choked and did not dare to refute. She was shivering all over and glanced at Song Jinshu who was sitting in the upper seat with fear.

Cheng Ziqian simply glanced at Qian indifferently, then knelt straight down and said, "I, Cheng Ziqian, am suing my stepmother for maliciously framing me, fabricating false evidence to frame me, and spreading rumors and slander... Please, sir, make a decision for me!"

Song Jinshu then looked across at the opposite side. When Qian heard Cheng Ziqian's words, she forgot her fear and gritted her teeth, ready to pounce on him and beat him.

Fortunately, the guards were watching closely and pulled her away in time.

"Cheng Ziqian, you motherless beast, what nonsense are you talking about? You are the one who hurt me!"

Compared with Qian's heart-wrenching cries, Cheng Ziqian seemed much calmer. He didn't want to go to the government office today to clear his grievances, but Qian was too bullying and he didn't want to endure it anymore.

Just now, Song Jinshu had been waiting to see Cheng Ziqian's attitude. Seeing that he really had no feelings for Qian, he finally felt relieved.

"Zi Qian, I have already informed the judge. When he comes, he will re-examine the case between you two."

"The dispute between you and the Cheng family should be resolved once and for all. I don't want them to come to my residence again in the future."

Cheng Ziqian and Song Jinshu looked at each other, and he understood Song Jinshu's purpose.

His relationship with the Cheng family was completely severed since he was driven out of Shun'an Prefecture.

Moreover, his good father had listened to Qian's words and expelled him from the clan, and their nominal father-son relationship no longer existed.

Soon the magistrate arrived at the county magistrate's office, and he took Cheng Ziqian and Qian to the yamen.

If he were to say what Song Jinshu was most satisfied with after becoming the county magistrate, it would be that his subordinates would handle the trials and he only had to listen in.

She only needs to personally judge major cases, and the rest of the time she is on patrol, just needing to grasp the general direction.

This can also be considered another kind of retirement!

When we arrived at the government office, the people had already surrounded the gate and it was impossible to get in or out.

Cheng Ziqian had made great achievements, so although he was once banned from taking the imperial examinations, he could meet officials without bowing.

In the huge courtroom, only Qian was kneeling tremblingly. The feeling of oppression was even stronger, and she was so scared that she didn't even dare to raise her head.

Cheng Ziqian handed over the petition he had drafted, and the prosecutor felt very uncomfortable sitting in the main seat.

He was the one who tried the case of Cheng Ziqian murdering his mother. At that time, the governor of Liang County was his superior, and he never cared about these matters.

So when Qian presented the physical evidence and gave him some silver in advance, he didn't even investigate carefully and hastily closed the case.

Now that Cheng Ziqian has suddenly caught the eye of Lady Song and is about to become her future brother-in-law, how can the magistrate not be panicked?

Strictly speaking, if Cheng Ziqian was really wrongly accused, he is also responsible.

Lord Song had made it clear that he wanted to investigate the matter thoroughly, so he didn't dare to lie and investigated the case carefully according to the procedures.

I rediscovered the old case and found loopholes everywhere in just half a day.

The prosecutor found the owner of the pharmacy, the neighbors of the Cheng family, and Cheng Ziqian's friends from Songjun Academy to testify, and finally proved that he did not have the time to commit the crime, thus clearing his name.

Seeing that her plan had failed and being threatened by the prosecutor with instruments of torture, Qian cried and begged for mercy, confessing what she had done.

After hearing the real reason, everyone fell silent.

It turned out that the child that Qian falsely accused Cheng Ziqian of poisoning her, which led to her miscarriage, was actually the one she conceived through adultery.

Qian was worried that the child would not look like Cheng's father after he was born, and that things would go wrong, so she decided to have an abortion.

She drank the abortion pill in advance and asked someone to take Cheng Ziqian home, but he was unwilling to go back, so Qian went to the academy.

In front of everyone, she pretended to argue with him and accused him of poisoning her.

There are actually loopholes in this matter, but no one stands up for Cheng Ziqian.

In Songjun Academy, Cheng Ziqian's grades were among the best, and there was already competition among the students.

Seeing that the imperial examination was approaching, they naturally didn't want to have another person competing.

They turned a deaf and dumb, allowing him to be maliciously framed, and even secretly added fuel to the fire.

If one person says that this person is not capable, it may not be credible. But if most people say that he is not capable, the teacher of Songjun Academy would not even be willing to investigate and would directly sentence Cheng Ziqian to death.

Father Cheng looked at his wife in disbelief. He treated her well and regarded the son she brought as his own son. He even drove his own flesh and blood out of the house.

But what he got in return was her betrayal?

Cheng's father didn't care that he was in court. He stood up and slapped Qian fiercely.

Qian's mouth instantly turned red, and she roared, "What right do you have to slap me, you bastard? You can't do it yourself, and you won't let me find someone else?"

"You! You! Vixen!" Cheng's father's hands were shaking and he couldn't stand steadily.

This has always been his weakness, but he didn't expect that this woman could not stand the loneliness so much and put a green grassland on his head!

Cheng Ziqian looked at the two men's ugly behavior with indifference. He glanced at Song Jinshu inconspicuously, then pleaded, "Sir, I have a favor to ask of you!"

The magistrate looked at Cheng Ziqian and then at Song Jinshu, feeling uneasy, fearing that Cheng Ziqian would make excessive demands.

"Mr. Cheng, please speak!"

Cheng Ziqian said calmly, "My innocence is clear. I beg Your Excellency to restore my eligibility to continue taking the imperial examinations."

"Of course! I will restore your eligibility to take the imperial examination. I wonder if Mr. Cheng has any other requests?"

"Yes! The Cheng family has already expelled me from the clan. I am no longer a member of their family. Cheng Ping has also severed ties with me long ago. I want to formally sign a letter of severance with them."

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