Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character's Revenge

With a thud of the gavel, the court finally began.

Upon seeing the county magistrate sitting in the hall, Chen Dahu immediately kowtowed and shouted, "Your Honor, please do justice for this humble subject!"

The magistrate stroked his beard, looked at Chen Dahu, and asked, "What grievance do you have?"

Chen Dahu pointed at Qi Ning and Meng Shaoqing: "This humble citizen is suing my cousin and sister-in-law and Meng Shaoqing, a villager from Mengjia Village. This adulterous couple conspired to kill my aunt."

Upon hearing this, Meng Shaoqing immediately retorted, "Sir, Chen Dahu is spouting nonsense and deliberately slandering us. Please investigate thoroughly."

“What slander? On the day of my aunt’s funeral, I discovered you two having a secret rendezvous in the backyard. All the villagers of Mengjia Village were there; everyone saw it.”

Many of the villagers from Mengjia Village were present at the hearing today, and they did indeed see the scene in the backyard on the day of the funeral.

Chen Dahu added, "You must have been in cahoots for a long time. After learning that my cousin had died of the epidemic in Beijing, you conspired to murder my aunt."

Chen Dahu's words shocked the villagers of Mengjia Village even more, as it turned out that Meng Jiyang had already passed away in the capital.

Now that Meng Jiyang is no longer alive, the two things that Qi Ning and Meng Shaoqing had an affair, and that they killed Chen Hehua, become more believable.

"you……"

Just as Meng Shaoqing was about to retort, Qi Ning turned around and glanced at him, signaling him to let her handle it.

Dealing with a scoundrel like Chen Dahu, it's not very useful to argue or reason with him in a serious manner.

Qi Ning shed two lines of tears and said tearfully, "My lord, Chen Dahu is talking complete nonsense. It is true that my husband died of illness, but I did not have an affair with Meng Shaoqing. The one who really coveted me is Chen Dahu."

"It was because the woman refused to comply that Meng Shaoqing kindly helped her, and Chen Dahu retaliated against her."

Qi Ning cried pitifully, her words filled with grievances, instantly shaking those who had just believed Chen Dahu's words, and they began to sympathize with her instead.

Meng Shaoqing looked at Qi Ning with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

That day in the cave, Qi Ning said she didn't want outsiders to know that Chen Hehua wanted her to have a child with Chen Dahu, because she felt ashamed.

Although Qi Ning didn't reveal Chen Hehua and Chen Dahu's affair, she did mention that Chen Dahu coveted her, which surprised Meng Shaoqing.

Qi Ning cried and said, "As for my mother's cause of death, it was an accidental drowning. Not only do all the villagers know this, but the adults also sent a coroner to examine the body. The evidence is clear. On the contrary, Chen Dahu just made things up without any evidence."

The magistrate nodded upon hearing this: "That's right."

Seeing that things were not going well, Chen Dahu quickly said, "Sir, don't be fooled by this young woman's words. How could I possibly covet my cousin's wife?"

“My lord,” Qi Ning said, “since it is Chen Dahu who is suing this woman, we cannot let him slander us with empty words. We must produce evidence.”

"Hmm," the magistrate responded, then asked Chen Dahu, "Do you have any evidence?"

Chen Dahu's face stiffened. Where did he get the evidence? This was just his guess, plus some nonsense. How could there be any evidence?

"Grassman..."

"You have no evidence?" the magistrate asked again.

Chen Dahu stammered and couldn't speak.

At this moment, Qi Ning said, "Sir, if Chen Dahu cannot produce any evidence, then he is making a false accusation."

The magistrate slammed his gavel down, his eyes wide with anger: "That's right, you're making a false accusation without any evidence. What are your intentions? Guards, give Chen Dahu twenty lashes and make him confess the truth."

"grown ups?"

Chen Dahu panicked. He hadn't expected the magistrate to listen to Qi Ning so much that he would actually torture him.

Meng Shaoqing, who was standing to the side, was also a little puzzled. He had also noticed that the county magistrate seemed to be very biased towards Qi Ning.