Back Off, Let Me Come

Shen Tang's proposal was a bit ahead of the times for the local common people with simple folk customs, and the two families and the woman were stunned instantly. The Li family and the Wang family looked at each other and hesitated: "But this, how can a woman have two husbands? It's not appropriate!"

Hearing the two families say this, Shen Tang was surprised.

Is the customs of the Northwest Continent so different from those of the Central Continent?

In the Northwest and Southwest regions, it is normal for noble ladies to have a male confidant before marriage. As long as they don't carry the male confidant's blood when they get married, it's fine. It's not uncommon for women to marry twice or three times or even marry higher and higher. The purpose of the marriage is to cooperate with the two families rather than the woman herself. In addition, in troubled times, there is no tomorrow, so there are no such things. Why is it not possible here?

Shen Tang decided to reason with the Li and Wang families.

"What do you mean by one woman with two husbands?"

The head of the Li family was confused by the question, but he was calm and only asked: "Didn't you just say that the two families each recruited a son-in-law?"

Did I misunderstand?

Shen Tang said: "Yes, each family has a son-in-law, but how can it be equal to one woman with two husbands? Let me ask you two, this body is your Wang family daughter, right? The soul is your Li family daughter, right? These are clearly two daughters, two women! Two women looking for two husbands to marry, isn't it reasonable?"

Find a son-in-law for the soul of the Li family daughter.

Find a son-in-law for the body of the Wang family daughter.

Wouldn't everyone be happy with this solution?

The parents of the two families: "..."

It sounds a bit reasonable. If they deny that there are not two women, their motive for fighting for their daughters will not stand.

The head of the Li family looked honest and did not dare to confront Shen Tang head-on. He whispered: "This... There is nothing wrong with two women looking for two husbands, but my daughter now... She only has a body..."

Shen Tang: "This does not affect the two families having only one son-in-law."

The head of the Li family: "..."

He regretted running to the court a little bit.

Shen Tang rubbed his brows: "If you two families are unwilling to agree to my suggestion, I have another way. Since the body belongs to the Wang family, then return it to the Wang family, and the soul belongs to the Li family, then return it to the Li family. Is this a good way to deal with it? Your daughter's situation is too special, no matter which family is sentenced, it will be unfair."

The Wang family couldn't sit still: "How can this be returned?"

Shen Tang smiled and said: "Why not? The words of the literati are ever-changing, and everything can be done. It depends on whether you two families are willing. But let me say it first. The body without the soul is no different from a corpse, and the soul without support is a lonely soul."

The parents of the two families had no choice but to agree.

The woman opened her mouth to say something, but was glared back by Shen Tang. She lowered her head suddenly and swallowed the words that were choked in her throat. Seeing that the two families reached an agreement, Shen Tang made a straightforward judgment.

The matter had a result, and the two families were also ready to go back to find a suitable candidate for a son-in-law. Shen Tang ordered someone to send a letter to the parents of the Li family.

The head of the Wang family had not left yet, and he glared at the situation.

He said indignantly: "Okay, you are indeed colluding!"

That is obviously his daughter's body, why should he give half to the Li family? This sentence itself is problematic. If the dog official had not threatened to divide his daughter in two to be fair, he would not agree at all!

In order to prove his innocence, the head of the Li family asked the other party to read it together.

After seeing the content clearly, both families were silent.

The content of the note was not like what the head of the Wang family thought, but it reminded the head of the Li family that although the body was not his daughter, the soul was. I hope he will not arrange a man who is too close to him as a son-in-law in order to bring in blood. At that time, it will involve ethical and moral issues. If the two families sue again, it will cause trouble for the government. She reminded first, so that they don't have to argue later.

Very humane advice.

The head of the Wang family snorted: "This makes sense."

He must not let his daughter suffer injustice.

The head of the Li family had a sullen face.

He said angrily: "How can I be that kind of person?"

Even if Shen Tang didn't mention it, he didn't plan to do it.

The head of the Wang family saw that he had wronged someone, but he couldn't bring himself to apologize, so he left in anger, thinking about what kind of son-in-law to find for his daughter, and he must suppress the Li family! When the two families went back home, they encountered another problem-who will their daughter go with?

The girl saw that the two parents were going to quarrel again.

She said softly: "Why don't you let your daughter live in the government office first?"

The two parents: "..."

Xiahou Yu didn't understand Shen Tang's judgment: "My lord, the Ox-Head and Horse-Face seduced the wrong soul and let the victim borrow other people's bodies to return to life. It sounds like a strange story in the streets. There must be something hidden in this matter... Why don't you let me use the Word Spirit to make that girl tell the truth?"

It's not difficult to detect lies with the Word Spirit.

Xiahou Yu's literary mind has recovered and he can do it.

Shen Tang said, "Why expose it?"

Xiahou Yu knew that the master also knew that there was something fishy, ​​so he was even more confused: "In this case, isn't it a false case?"

"Zi Kuan, did you notice that the testimony of this girl in court is exactly the same as the one on the complaint? Even if it is something that you have experienced personally, there will be slight differences in the two descriptions. This one is good, a one-to-one replica, and the description of time and place is not changed. What does this mean? It means that this scam is carefully prepared, and one of the two families is not innocent, or both families are innocent, but this girl has her own thoughts."

Xiahou Yu frowned: "Is the Wang family faking it?"

Deceiving the Li family that she is a girl of the Li family, intending to seize property?

Shen Tang shook his head: "Not necessarily."

The real answer will soon be known.

As soon as he finished speaking, a yamen official reported that the two families couldn't argue about the queen's stay, so they decided to let her stay at the yamen. The local economy is poor, and the government government also relies on local wealthy households for financial support, so it is okay for people to stay for a few days. Shen Tang said: "Isn't this coming?"

The lady waited anxiously.

Xiahou Yu came in first, and she saluted.

He turned a blind eye to Shen Tang next to Xia Houyu.

It wasn't that she didn't recognize Shen Tang who was judging the case when she turned around, but the official who took office this time was a bit strange. He seemed to be suffering from a strange illness, and he could only rely on his confidants for some things. Funny thing, the person sitting at the top this time is still the bald maid.

Looking at Xia Houyu's seat, the female monarch was a little confused.

Shen Tang leaned on Ping Ji and said in a deep voice: "There are no outsiders here. Can I tell the truth?"

Xiahou was drinking tea as if there was no one around.

Although she has an extraordinary calm demeanor, she is slightly inferior to the bald maid above her in terms of aura. The latter is more like a superior person who can attract attention. The female monarch turned around in her mind several times and did not dwell on these doubts. She knelt down and put her forehead on the ground.

A look of apology.

"The daughter of the common people and the sister of the Li family are in love with each other."

Shen Tang nodded: "Continue."

The female monarch carefully observed the expressions of Shen Tang and Xia Houyu, and when she saw that neither of them had any intention of getting angry, she relaxed a little and told the truth. Just as Shen and Tang judged, there was no resurrection of the dead from the beginning to the end.

This is just a lie.

"Are your parents insiders?"

The female monarch shook her head: "They don't know."

This farce was all her fault.

In this way, the suspicion that the Wang family conspired to seize the Li family's property could be ruled out. Shen Tang thought about the reminder he gave to the Li family's parents and shook his head inwardly. It was an unnecessary step on his part. Xia Houyu asked curiously: "In that case, why do you pretend to be the female queen of the Li family?"

The female monarch looked quite embarrassed.

Shen Tang said, "Just keep talking."

The female monarch can only continue to explain.

Her motivations are not complicated.

The two girls are both the only daughters of a wealthy local family, and they were born on the same day, same year, same month, and their fate is very strong. The daughters of the two families met each other by chance and felt that they were in love with each other, and they became friends. In this world, they are relatively lucky women. Their parents only have one daughter. At the same time, I am also unlucky because I have no brothers.

Having no brothers means that after Ji Ji gets married, the parents' property will be eaten up by relatives. If the two elders are in poor health, they may even be forced to die of illness. Sister Li was the first to discuss the marriage. Her parents were not in good health and their situation was not optimistic.

Relatives in the clan put pressure on them.

Or, adopt one as their son.

Or, let the child marry their daughter.

No matter what, they are desperate to eat them.

Of course, they still do a good job of saving face. On the surface, they are devoted to the parents of the Li family and admire Li's sister as if they are the most affectionate in the world. This matter has been going on for more than half a year, and finally the parents of the Li family were moved and wanted to relent.

Perhaps because he thought he had a chance to win, the man started to deal with it, and by chance, Sister Li heard the truth. She also informed the Queen of the Wang family about this matter, and the Queen of the Wang family was horrified. In addition to worrying about her good sisters, she also began to worry about her own future.

We went out together to burn incense at the beginning of the year, and both of them caught the cold.

Sister Li was too preoccupied and weak to bear the burden.

She was lucky enough to recover after being seriously ill and lying in a coffin. When she woke up, she received the bad news about Li's sister, and thought about how she came to visit her even though she was seriously ill, and she felt extremely sad for a while. Thinking that the other party was thinking about her parents in their later years, she had a bold idea in her mind, and she simply lied and said that the spirit of Sister Li's sister was possessed. I regretted it a bit afterwards, but it was hard to get over it. Both parents believed it, and they fought over the lawsuit for more than half a year.

Xia Houyu felt incredible.

Asked: "Is it because of this?"

Queen Wang said: "This is called righteousness!"

If she hadn't said that she was the spirit of Li's sister, the Li family's parents would have had to adopt that wolf-hearted bastard. Maybe the Li family's parents would be killed in a few years. This made Li's parents who were seriously ill still miss their parents. How can my sister go away with peace of mind? By telling this lie, she could at least delay the matter.

Shen Tang rubbed her eyebrows. She knew that there was not much conspiracy theory about this matter, but it was just a "prank" that the Wang lady acted out of her own courage and slapped her forehead, which she never expected.

"If I don't judge this way, how do you plan to end it?"

Wang's daughter said: "The daughter of the people has read a story about Yan Ling before. This is how the officials judged each family to recruit a son-in-law. Even if you don't judge like this, the daughter of the people will let you see it when you look back. Isn’t it just... a precedent decision?”

There is no precedent in reality, but the spirit of words does.

"...The author of Yanling is still a member of your family, right?"

The Wang lady lowered her head and wring her fingers.

Shen Tang: "..."

A little smart, but not much.

It's simply a perfect example of a naughty kid getting into trouble.

She said: "Have you read the story about the spirit of speech? Then you should also know that the speech spirit of the literary scholar can make people tell the truth? Have you never thought that if I don't protect you, you are in the lobby now?" Go ahead, what will happen if you tell me that you set up such a scam?”

Queen Wang's face instantly turned pale.

After scaring him, Shen Tang still wanted to affirm the other party.

"You do know how to use strength to gain strength."

If only one family is looking for a son-in-law, they will be unable to resist being eaten up. If both families are looking for a son-in-law, they can supervise and check each other, which is the most favorable situation. Both families believe that this is their daughter, who will allow their daughter to suffer in the other family?

This move can protect the Li couple in their later years, and can also protect the Wang family's daughter's smooth life in the second half of her life. No matter who wants to eat up the two families, they must ask the other family whether they agree. Having said that, it cannot be ruled out that the Wang family's daughter covets the Li family.

Fake is fake after all.

Faced with this question, the Wang family's daughter hesitated.

Shen Tang has no patience: "Don't want to explain?"

The Wang family's daughter said: "I am going to tell the Li family's father and mother that this body has no blood relationship with them. If I want to recruit a son-in-law, I will try to recruit one who has some relationship with them. In this way, the children born in the future will be closer to them."

She was late in discussing marriage.

After seeing the experience of the Li family's elder sister, she was also worried about her future.

She did have some selfish motives. She used this incident to pretend to be the other party's identity and use the other party's parents to protect herself, but she really wanted to take care of Li's father and mother on behalf of Li's elder sister. She also wanted to take care of Li's elder sister and see them to the end of their lives.

"A little reckless, but also courageous."

In the relatively conservative Qi country, it is not easy to have such a girl with ideas. Shen Tang lowered his eyes to think about what benefits this matter could bring to himself. The lady Wang below was uneasy: "You... won't expose me, right?"

Shen Tang asked back: "Are you going to confess?"

The lady Wang lowered her head: "I don't know."

Once she confessed, she was afraid that things would be difficult to end.

"The case has been sentenced, and the government cannot intervene. It's up to you to do it. However, I prefer honesty."

The lady Wang hesitated for a few breaths.

"Can you give me some time?"

She wanted to find a suitable time.

Shen Tang thought about it and said: "It's up to you."

The lady Wang was arranged in the guest room of the government office.

Xiahou Yu said, "My Lord, don't you need to tell Li?"

Shen Tang smiled and said, "How do you know they don't know?"

Wang's parents were kept in the dark, but Li and his wife might not know the truth. After all, she is their biological daughter. Even if Wang and Li have a good relationship and have no secrets from each other, it is difficult for them to know everything. The couple may also go with the flow.

Xiahou Yu: "..."

Shen Tang smiled and said, "Keep the secret for them. They owe us a favor, but they will pay it back double in the future."

Both families are local wealthy families and can provide a lot of convenience.

Shen Tang's branch in Qiguo also needs angel investment.

These two families look quite angelic.

When the yamen runners reported the reaction of Li's parents to the note, Shen Tang was more certain of his guess. That night, Li sent a generous gift, under the pretext of thanking the government for taking care of his daughter, and that his daughter had trouble while living here.

Shen Tang accepted it generously.

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