Speaking of Master Zhao of Northern Bar County, he was actually quite a nice person. Although he was not honest and honest, he was still quite good to the people.
His family had been single for three generations, and his father had passed away early as well. His mother had helped him grow up, but after a long time, he finally got his name.
When Zhao Zhixian saw that the Shen Alliance had arrived, he did not want to make things difficult for him. Moreover, as per the rules of the imperial court, those with honorary titles need not kneel down before an official, because this servant might just one day become the official's colleague or even a senior leader. Moreover, this was also the rule set by the Great Xuan Emperor, which was to respect the students and allow the citizens to study more.
"Shen Lian, do you know why this county has summoned you here today?" Zhao Zhixian knew that Shen Lian was a well-known benevolent person, so he asked him in a gentle voice.
Shen Lian cupped his hands and said: "Reporting to Zhixian County, student knows." The reason why you've summoned your students this time is because someone has spread rumors outside, slandering and slandering your student for adultery with your sister. Even though I do not know who was the one who said that, I hope that sire can investigate this matter and uncover my true identity. In the name of my student, I beg for your innocence! "
As expected of someone who had read a book, the Shen Lian's words were logical and fair.
Zhao Zhixian nodded and said, "No matter, I don't believe that your Shen Alliance is such a wicked person. I will give you an explanation after I find out."
When Luo Lingwei and the others heard this, they all felt that there was nothing wrong with the matter. This was just a simple dispute between two neighbors. If it was handled properly, the case could at most be resolved in a couple of hours. But when Shen Chunniang went on, the matter became complicated and confusing.
That day, Shen Chunniang was learning embroidery at home with her aunt when the maidservant informed her that someone was coming to the yamen and invited her over. Shen Xiu was a quick-witted girl, moreover when her brother and Huang Wen were talking in the living room earlier, she had heard the servant talk about it before, but did not take it to heart. Now, it seems that Huang Wen was really something, actually believing the slanderous words of the villains and going against his own brother. Thinking of this, Shen Xiu hid a pair of scissors inside her sleeve and brought it out with her.
After half a day, Shen Chunniang was still waiting at home for her aunt to come back and teach her embroidery. Unexpectedly, her father, whose hair was in a mess and was wailing loudly, came to her.
"Father, what's wrong? Where's Aunt? " When Chun Niang saw her father like this, she knew something had happened. When she saw that her aunt was not around, she had a bad premonition.
"Your aunt …" This man surnamed Huang is with this Zhao Zhixian. He accused me of adultery with your aunt and said that she was pregnant. I also asked a midwife from the county to come and examine your aunt, but I don't know why she slandered your aunt, saying that she was already pregnant for two or three months, and your aunt was furious, and got a pair of scissors from somewhere, and on the spot … "Then …"
At this point, Shen Lian could not continue any further. He pounded his chest and fell down onto the living room. A pitiful scholarly man had been forced into such a crazed state today.
After crying for a while, Shen Lian's heart quivered. He suddenly stood up and said to his wife and children, "This matter cannot be let go. I cannot let my sister die in vain! I want to report this case to my superior, the prefectural yamen. I want the lord of the prefecture to return the innocence of my wife to him! Otherwise, I will be ashamed to face the ancestors of the Shen family! "
With that, he ordered people to prepare their luggage and hired a horse carriage to head to the local magistrate's office. This Northern Bar County and Panshan County were both under the jurisdiction of the Prefecture Kingdom. However, the prefectural yamen was not located in Beihang County, but, like the prefecture overseer's prefecture, in Pan Shan County, where the climate was pleasant and the waters bordered the mountains.
Shen Lian walked towards Pan Shan County and handed the case over to the government office. After seeing the case, the magistrate knew that something was amiss. It was also because Shen Lian was a High Scholar, had a great reputation, and was also a famous and benevolent person. As a result, special attention was given to the case.
The next day, after packing his luggage, he brought a few yamen runners to North Bar County for trial.
Zhao Zhixian from Beitang County was trembling in fear when he saw his superior's arrival. Fortunately, this Residence of Jiang was also a good person. He smiled at Zhao Zhixian and told him not to be nervous. He said that he would definitely investigate the case thoroughly. If he was innocent, he would definitely return the innocence.
After that, he ordered all the servants he brought to stay with him at all times. This was done for no other reason than to prevent people from bribing them.
Finally, it was the day of the trial. Prefect Jiang brought several of his men to conduct the trial. Shen Chunniang did not know the details. She only knew that the corpse in front of the court was not the corpse of her aunt, Shen Xiu. Instead, it had turned into a woman.
Later on, his father was sent to prison. After the case was concluded, Prefect Jiang also left North Reed County. When Shen Chun Niang's mother heard about this, she was so angry that she couldn't take it anymore. She invited several doctors to treat her mother's illness and spent a lot of money, but they were still unable to save her. Not long after, her mother passed away. There was no one else in the house, only the girl, Shen Chun Niang, who was working in the house, seeing that there was no one in the Shen family, the servants were all looking for another way out. It had only been a year and the Shen family had been defeated, Shen Chun Niang had no choice but to disguise herself as a man and live in the streets, while the Shen Alliance is still imprisoned.
Later on, Shen Chun Niang said in her heart that she couldn't let her aunt die in injustice, and her father was still in prison and unable to return home, so she went to Pan Shan County by herself to complain to the prefecture overseer. Unexpectedly, she couldn't even enter the prefecture overseer's manor. Afterwards, she once tried to take advantage of the prefecture overseer's absence to call him wrongdoer. This was the reason why she met the prefecture overseer.
When Lord Liao heard of this, he was also shocked. He agreed to Shen Chunniang's investigation and informed her that he would go to the government office in two days' time to file a lawsuit.
However, two days later, when Shen Chunniang arrived at the Prefect's yamen, she discovered that it was as if Lord Guardian Mu had become a completely different person.
At first, the servants thought it was a beggar, so they threw her out. If the person who accompanied the prefecture overseer that day didn't recognize her, she probably wouldn't even have been able to enter the yamen.
However, once Shen Chunniang entered the yamen, she didn't expect to hear the screams of her father, Shen Lian.