My sister became the empress, but I'm still growing vegetables and raising chickens

He started arguing with his family, but they were few in number and were soon drowned out by the voices of others.

Feng Zizhou protected his second sister and retreated, saying, "Let's go back first..."

The second sister refused to listen to him. Instead, she pushed him aside and faced the villagers in front of her, looking at them coldly.

Such fearlessness actually made the shouting villagers lose their momentum. Seeing that the second sister was still coming forward, they subconsciously retreated. After all, shouting was one thing, and actually fighting was another.

However, the second sister had no intention of provoking. She walked around the Zuo family and came to Sister-in-law Xiang. She bent down and helped Sister-in-law Xiang up, saying, "If the Dianshi cannot enforce the law impartially, you can go to the county government office and beat the drum to complain. If the county government doesn't help, then go to Lingnan City. If you don't know how to get there, I will find a way for you."

"You..." Sister-in-law Xiang never thought that the person who was really willing to help her was actually an outsider! Her parents and brothers didn't know what to do, and the outsider...

At this moment, the registrar could no longer hold back. He pointed at his second sister and Feng Zizhou and said to the constable beside him, "Come here, these two are stirring up trouble and stirring up trouble. Arrest them!"

He was the county magistrate, and he had the final say on how cases were judged. These two men were practically shitting on his head. How could he tolerate this? Even if the Si family was connected to the Lingnan City magistrate, so what? It took more than two days to get from the county to Lingnan City! And the magistrate had so many things to do, how could he possibly travel back and forth for a country bumpkin?

Feng Zizhou said coldly, "Your Excellency wants to arrest us? May I ask what crime we have committed? Where is the evidence that we are stirring up trouble?"

"you……"

The second sister interjected, "Arresting innocent people without any guilt? Are the officials of Fenghuang County so utterly tyrannical and disregarding the law? I, Si Mutong, refuse to acknowledge this!"

"You are simply committing a crime against heaven!" The Dianshi was so angry that his hands were shaking.

The clever villagers of Songji Village quickly ran back to find Song Lizheng. Song Lizheng led the villagers over and saw Feng Zizhou and his second sister confronting the officials.

Song Lizheng listened to the general situation and walked over to Ermei without hesitation and said loudly: "Sir, we in Songji Village are all good people who abide by the rules and would never commit crimes. Please investigate!"

He said he was observing everything, but he stood calmly at the front, preventing the detectives from touching his second sister.

Several brave villagers from Songji Village also gathered around and said in unison, "Sir, please investigate!"

Feng Zizhou watched all this in astonishment. He had lived in Songji Village for half a year, and these villagers were simple yet funny. He used to laugh at them for being timid and worldly-wise. He even disliked them for being dark-skinned and old, and not very clean. The women were rough and ugly, and the men were hunched and very short.

But now, these villagers who he thought were "short" were trying hard to stand in front of them, using their weak strength to resist those they had never dared to resist before.

The second sister looked at the official calmly and said in a strong voice, "Sir, please enforce the law impartially and give justice to my sister-in-law and my family!"

The Dianshi's face turned pale and blue, and finally he took a deep breath, flicked his sleeves and looked at the head of the pavilion: "You tell me, what should we do about this matter?"

The headman paused for a moment and said, "This is a problem within my jurisdiction that has caused the officials to worry. Second Miss Si is right about this matter. It was the Zuo family who injured people and threatened the Xiang family first..."

The Zuo family was shocked and became dissatisfied.

"Captain, this is clearly a family matter!"

"Yes, what couple lives without disputes? If they go to the government office over a little quarrel, what kind of atmosphere would that be?"

"This matter shouldn't be decided by the people of Songji Village! Is it a big deal that there are more people in Songji Village? We have quite a few too!"

Song Lizheng said, "Are we relying on our numbers? We are on the side of the law! Husband and wife should be one, living together and raising children."

As an outsider, he couldn't say the rest. Although Xiang Xiaodi was young, he was smart and started shouting immediately.

"A quarrel? You make it sound so easy, but was it a quarrel? My sister was beaten so badly that if my mother hadn't supported her, she wouldn't be able to stand. Can't you see the injuries on her face and body?"

The old man of the Zuo family was so angry that he pounded his crutch on the ground: "She is my wife of the Zuo family, she should bear this!"

Xiang immediately said to his brother, "Then I wish that all the girls in your Zuo family will be mistreated, toil all day without rest, and be beaten and scolded by their parents-in-law and husbands every day!"

"How dare you talk nonsense!"

He shouted to his brother, "I dare you! I will spread the news about your Zuo family's actions everywhere, so that no man in your family can ever marry again. Without a wife, there will be no heir!"

Chief Zuo was still able to hold on, but when he heard the words "no heir", he suddenly became furious and fell down with his head back.

Zuo Lizheng was in a panic and yelled at his brother, "You bastard, I'm going to skin you alive sooner or later!"

Xiang was not afraid of his brother at all. He walked up to the registrar, knelt down and cried, "Sir, you have seen it. The Zuo family bullied others in front of you! Just because the village head belongs to the Zuo family, they are biased!"

Things had gotten to this point, and it was impossible for the registrar to ignore it. He scolded the headman and took away the people from the Zuo family and the Xiang family who had caused trouble.

The second sister wanted to go and take a look, but was stopped by Song Lizheng.

"Tong girl, it's getting late, don't join in the fun, your father and elder sister will be worried soon!"

Feng Zizhou nodded and said, "Sister Tong, take Xiaoxia back first. I'll go to the county town to take a look and tell you the result when I come back!"

Song Lizheng was sending his second sister home, and on the way he was still trying to persuade her: "Tong girl, you were really too impulsive today. After all, he is an official from the county. If he really arrests you, what will you do?"

Second Sister said sternly, "If everyone fears power and refuses to stand up, the grievances of the victims will remain unresolved, and the perpetrators will go unpunished. In the long run, public trust will be lost, and everyone will be in danger, which will only lead to more perpetrators and victims. Wouldn't the laws of our Great Zhou be meaningless then? Uncle Village Head, if I hadn't encountered this, it would be fine, but now that I have, I will definitely not ignore it."

The headman sighed: "Child, if you don't think about yourself, you should think about your children and your family!"

The second sister hugged Xiaoxia tighter in her arms, and she felt a little scared when she thought of her serious elder sister.

But when they got home, no one said anything except the younger sister who angrily took Xiaoxia away.

After Si Muyan knew that Feng Zizhou had gone to the county town, she frowned and said, "My cousin is not a member of the Si family. He has been here for half a year. It's almost the end of the year, so he should go back to Kyoto."

The second sister said, "My cousin doesn't want to go back."

Si Xingzhi observed his second sister's expression and said, "He is the legitimate son of a noble family and has a bright future. How can he stay in the countryside forever?"