On the wedding day, my wife was abnormal

Xia Zhu slowed down his tone and looked at Liu Cuilian with a barely perceptible gentleness in his eyes.

"Cui Lian, please raise your head. There is no need to be afraid or nervous. Just tell me everything that happened that day. As long as you tell the truth, I will definitely uphold justice for you and will never let the evildoers succeed." After saying that, she deliberately glanced at Cao Xiong and others, acting like an older sister standing up for her younger sister.

Liu Cuilian raised her head timidly, her eyes red, and her voice was filled with tears: "Reply... reply to what the lord said, I and Dapeng are indeed engaged. We just held the wedding banquet a few months ago, but we haven't consummated the marriage yet..." She twisted the corner of her clothes, and her voice became smaller and smaller.

"That day, Dapeng was passing by my house while selling goods. Seeing that no one was home, he...he had evil intentions and insisted on consummating the marriage with me. I refused, so he...forced himself on me and was rude...I was so scared afterwards that I called the police for help...Wuwuwu..." When she said this, she suddenly burst into tears, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

"That's nonsense!" Dapeng raised his head suddenly, his forehead throbbing with rage. "Liu Cuilian! You're lying! We consummated our marriage six months ago, in the dilapidated temple at the east end of the village. And you said then..."

He suddenly paused, a trace of embarrassment crossing his face. "Anyway, we've already been married, so how can you say I'm forcing you? It's clearly your father who thinks the betrothal gift from my family is too little, and at the instigation of the silk shop's young master, he told you to find an excuse to break off the engagement!"

He turned to Wang Chunsheng and shouted anxiously, "Sir! If you don't believe me, go ask Granny Zhang in the village. She saw us come out of the dilapidated temple together! Also, check Butcher Liu's account books to see if he accepted the betrothal gift from the silk shop!"

"Enough!" Xia Zhu interrupted harshly. She slammed the gavel, her face livid. "Dapeng! I warn you again and again, do not act presumptuously without my permission! If you dare to interrupt again, I will torture you immediately!"

Dapeng was frightened by her aura. He closed his mouth unwillingly and kowtowed heavily. His forehead hit the blue brick with a dull sound, and blood instantly oozed from his forehead.

He recalled that in order to raise the bride price, he went out to sell goods before dawn every day, lived frugally, and even spent all the family savings, but he did not expect to get such a result.

Wang Chunsheng saw all of this and understood about 70% of the situation.

He leaned forward slightly, his eyes piercing as he stared directly at Liu Cuilian. "Liu Cuilian, you said Dapeng raped you. Do you know there are two types of rape? One is rape committed, and the other is not. Tell me clearly, did Dapeng have sex with you that day?"

He deliberately slowed down his speech, observing every subtle reaction of the other party.

Liu Cuilian's eyes flickered, she bit her lip, and whispered, "My Lord... he... he went in..."

As soon as she finished speaking, she couldn't help but tremble all over and didn't dare to look Wang Chunsheng in the eye.

"Okay." Wang Chunsheng nodded, his tone calm but with a sense of oppression. "Since you know you are the plaintiff, you should also be aware that if a false accusation is proven, according to the law, you will be punished for the crime you falsely accused. Do you understand?"

"I understand..." Liu Cuilian's voice became even softer, her body shaking like a sieve, her knees weakening, and she almost fell to the ground. She thought of what her parents had said.

As long as you accuse Dapeng of rape, he will have no way to prove himself.

Because the county government only believes your damaged clothes and nothing else.

"Very good." Wang Chunsheng continued to ask, "You said Dapeng forced himself on you. Did you resist at the time?"

"Of course I resisted!" Liu Cuilian raised her voice, trying to sound justified. "I scratched and bit him, so he couldn't succeed for long..."

She subconsciously raised her hand to cover her arm, as if there was really a scar there.

"Oh? Are you sure you fought hard?" Wang Chunsheng sneered and suddenly raised his voice.

"Yes! I resisted fiercely at that time!"

"Well, someone come!"

A burly and powerful soldier from the Huben Camp stepped forward, clasped his fists and waited for orders.

Wang Chunsheng looked at the soldier, then at Liu Cuilian, and said in a deep voice, "Go, rape her again for me."

"what?"

The soldier was stunned and looked at Wang Chunsheng with difficulty, then at Xia Zhu and Zhongcheng.

Xia Zhu's face turned pale instantly. He slammed the table and stood up, his voice trembling with anger: "Master Wang! What do you mean? Are you going to let the soldiers do something indecent to the plaintiff in court? How shameless!"

The Zhongcheng also stood up suddenly, pointing at Wang Chunsheng and saying, "Sir Wang! I know you have the prince's token, but the case is the case, how can you act so recklessly? This is against moral principles and is absolutely unacceptable!"

Wang Chunsheng remained unmoved. He stared at Liu Cuilian with a steely gaze and said in a deep voice, "Master Xia, Master Zhongcheng, please be patient. I know what to do."

He turned to the soldier and said solemnly, "Go! I'll take responsibility for anything that happens!"

"Yes!" the soldier replied in a deep voice.

Although he had doubts, he still followed the order and walked towards Liu Cuilian.

When everyone in the hall saw this, they were suddenly in an uproar.

The onlookers stretched their necks and stared at the scene that was about to happen in the court with wide eyes. The crowd burst into exclamations:

"Good heavens! What is this?"

"Are the soldiers going to attack that young lady?"

"What on earth is that gentleman from the capital planning to do...I'm afraid there's something special going on?"

Liu Cuilian looked at the soldiers approaching step by step. The blood drained from her face and her body involuntarily shrank back. Her voice trembled: "Sir... Sir... What are you going to do? Don't come over!"

"Miss, I'm sorry."

The soldier was nearly seven feet tall, with broad shoulders and back, and he looked even more powerful and sturdy in his armor.

Following Wang Chunsheng's instructions, he stretched out his big hand and pretended to grab Liu Cuilian's wrist, his movements carrying a sense of well-trained oppression.

"Ah——!" Liu Cuilian screamed, dodged backward suddenly, and her body bumped into the yamen runner behind her.

She waved her hands wildly, trying to push the soldiers away, shouting, "Don't touch me! Let me go!"

Her fingertips scraped against the soldier's armor, making a harsh scraping sound.

Seeing this, the soldier pretended to pull her sleeve with his other hand, simulating a scene of forced pulling.

Liu Cuilian screamed and dodged sideways, but the cuff of her floral skirt was hooked by the soldier's fingers, and with a "swish", the cuff was torn open.

She took the opportunity to struggle backwards, stumbled, and almost fell to the ground. Her hair bun came loose during the struggle, and a few strands of hair stuck to her sweaty cheeks.

Seeing this, the soldier pounced on her and tore off her panties with all his might.

"Stop!" Xia Zhu shouted with a pale face.

The soldier did not stop but continued to commit crimes.

Liu Cuilian burst out with amazing strength while crying, and suddenly raised her knee and hit the soldier's lower abdomen.

Although the soldier dodged her attack in advance, her movements were extremely fierce, completely unlike the weak look she had shown in front of Xia Zhu before.

The soldier was caught off guard and hit directly, and groaned.

She took advantage of the moment when the soldier turned sideways and punched his arm with both fists, scratching and clawing, even opening her mouth as if to bite, crying and cursing non-stop: "Beast! Let me go! Help!"

There was chaos in the hall. Zhongcheng was so angry that he was shaking all over, but was stopped by the soldiers signaled by Wang Chunsheng.

Xia Zhu's face turned pale and blue as she watched Liu Cuilian display strong resistance during the rape, completely different from her previous weak image.

"You useless piece of shit!" Wang Chunsheng stood up and pointed at a soldier behind him, "Go help too!"

The soldiers had been expecting this for a long time, and were overjoyed when they heard this, and immediately rushed forward.

But Cui Lian kicked left and right and fought back hard. The two strong soldiers couldn't do anything to her for a while!

The onlookers were stunned, and then they broke out into even more heated discussions:

"Hey, hey! Look at how fierce she is! She was crying just now, but now she's like a tigress!"

"Yeah! If she was really raped, how could there not be some injuries?"

"That's what I was saying. Dapeng looks so honest, how could he do something like that?"

"Tsk tsk, for a little betrothal gift, they even gave up their innocence. This family is really..."

Wang Chunsheng saw it clearly and said coldly, "Stop!"

The two soldiers immediately stopped their actions and stepped aside. There were still a few scratches from Liu Cuilian on their armor.

Wang Chunsheng stood up and walked over to Liu Cuilian. Pointing at her distraught appearance, he boomed in the hall, "Liu Cuilian! What you just did is what you call a fierce resistance? Facing the assault of two Tiger Guards, you were still able to protect yourself. How could Dapeng rape you alone?"

Liu Cuilian was breathing heavily, her face was pale, her eyes were full of fear and panic under her messy hair, and she was unable to speak.

Wang Chunsheng turned to the crowd and said loudly, "Everyone saw it! Those two were brave men from the Tiger Guard Battalion, veterans of battle and slaughter! If such strong men couldn't get in, how could Dapeng do it alone? She's lying!"

He looked at Dapeng again and said, "Dapeng, please stand here and let everyone see your figure."

Dapeng stood up as he was told. He was of medium build and a little thin. One could even see the clear outline of his ribs on his arms. Compared with the soldier from the Huben Camp just now, he was completely different.

Wang Chunsheng pointed at Dapeng and said to Liu Cuilian, "Liu Cuilian, look at Dapeng's physique, and then think about the physique of that soldier just now. Even a man as strong as the Tiger Guard Battalion's simulated assault would have been resisted by you desperately. But Dapeng is frail. If he was really as forceful and rude as you say, why didn't you resist as fiercely as you did just now? Why doesn't he have any scars on his body?"

These words were like a thunderclap, exploding inside and outside the hall.

The onlookers suddenly realized what was going on and started whispering to each other. They looked at Liu Cuilian with disdain and shouted rebukes one after another:

"Great! It turned out to be a false accusation!"

"It's shameful that they've thrown away their conscience for money!"

"County Magistrate Xia is too foolish. How could he believe the words of such a woman?"

"That's right! He almost killed that young man!"

Xia Zhu stood aside, his face turning red and white. Listening to the people's accusations and recalling his previous judgment, he felt ashamed. His fingers tightly grasped the hem of his official robe, and his knuckles turned white.

Liu Cuilian collapsed to the ground, her face ashen, knowing that her lies had been completely exposed.

Wang Chunsheng took out the account books and letter and threw them in front of Liu Cuilian. "The evidence is irrefutable! What else do you have to say?"