Rise From the Humble

"My officer put emetic medicine in the longevity noodles. Now that the truth has been revealed, what else do you have to say, Mr. Li?"

Zhu Pingan patted the gavel hard in the courtroom and said loudly to the old woman in the hall.

In fact, Zhu Pingan had doubts at the beginning. The old woman was freshly dressed, had a fat figure, a rosy complexion, and was strong, and she did not look like she had been harshly abused. After her daughter-in-law He Wang came on stage, Zhu Pingan's suspicions became even stronger. What's more, He Wang's clothes are simple, there is a patch on her skirt, and she looks like she is working hard.

Because Mrs. He just cried and refused to say anything, the case could not go to trial, so Zhu Ping'an came up with the idea of ​​putting emetic medicine in Changshou noodles. Since you are unwilling to speak, let your stomach speak.

"Master Zhizhi County, I, I"

Faced with the unarguable truth, faced with Zhu Pingan's interrogation, and faced with the pointing fingers of the people outside the courtroom, the old woman in the courtroom blushed, stammered, and wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in.

"It turns out that the magistrate put emetic medicine in the longevity noodles. No wonder they vomited after eating it. If they hadn't met the magistrate, the truth of this case would never have come to light."

"The magistrate is worthy of being the number one scholar in the Ming Dynasty. It's amazing that he could come up with such a method. Bao Gong was probably nothing more than this when he was alive."

"I really deserve a beating. Just now I actually doubted the county magistrate and criticized the magistrate for being ridiculous."

The melon-eaters watching from the outside of the courtroom now bowed to Zhu Pingan in admiration and worshiped him.

"It's true that you know people but don't know their hearts. I saw this old lady crying in agony and how pitiful she was. But who would have thought that she turned out to be a false accuser?!"

"Haha, this old lady is really capable. On her birthday, her daughter-in-law gave her fish and meat, and she ate vegetables and radishes by herself. What else is there to be dissatisfied about? She actually made a fool of herself, confused right and wrong, and made false accusations. My daughter-in-law is disobedient and unfilial?!"

"This is confusing right and wrong. This aunt is really good at acting. Looking at it now, I noticed that the clothes this aunt is wearing are much better than her daughter-in-law, and she also eats much fatter than her daughter-in-law. Where is it? First, he looked like he was being abused."

"I thought she was an evil daughter-in-law, but who knew she was actually an evil mother-in-law? Thanks to the magistrate's divine judgment."

The people eating melon outside the court pointed at the old woman and talked a lot.

"Ms. Li, you fabricated lies and falsely accused your daughter-in-law of disobedience and unfilial piety. The truth has been revealed and cannot be denied. According to our Ming Dynasty laws, those who make false accusations will be punished with additional punishments. If you falsely accuse your daughter-in-law of disobedience and unfilial piety, then you will be punished for the false accusation. The crime of disobedience and unfilial piety will be punished, and the punishment will be aggravated. Those who are disobedient and unfilial are a heinous felony, second only to rebellion. In the case of this case, disobedience and unfilial piety will be punished with a heavy beating of fifty big boards and paraded through the streets. If you make a false accusation, you will be punished with other punishments. , he will be beaten with sixty boards and paraded through the streets with signs."

Zhu Ping'an slapped the gavel heavily and pronounced the verdict to the old woman in the courtroom expressionlessly. As he spoke, he reached out and pulled out a lotus stick from the lottery tube.

What? !

Major sixty boards? ! Are you going to put a sign on the street and show it to the public? !

I'm already this old, and even if I survive this sixty-year-old age, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out of bed.

When the old woman Li heard this, she felt as if she had been struck by lightning. Her face turned pale and her legs became weak. She collapsed and collapsed on the ground. She was so frightened that she kowtowed and begged for mercy. Ah, old lady, I don’t dare to do it anymore, I don’t dare to do it anymore, I beg the magistrate to have mercy on you.”

"Now that you're scared, what have you been doing?! For your birthday, your daughter-in-law gave you a lot of fish and meat, and they ate vegetables and radishes. You also falsely accused them of disobedience and unfilial piety, and asked the magistrate to sentence your son to divorce them. You have such a bad heart Why is it so dark? It’s just a good life, it’s just a moth!”

The people watching the melon eating laughed at the old woman.

"Mr. Magistrate, please, my mother-in-law is old and can't bear the sixty-year-old board. My mother-in-law is also a face-saving person. If she is allowed to put signs on the street, wouldn't it cost her life? I beg you, Magistrate." Please be merciful and spare my mother-in-law this time. A commoner's wife is offering an immortality tablet to the magistrate at home."

Hearing that Zhu Pingan was going to punish her mother-in-law, Wang He was not only worried about her mother-in-law, she kowtowed repeatedly and interceded with Zhu Pingan on her mother-in-law's behalf.

"Your mother-in-law falsely accuses you of being disobedient and unfilial, and wants me to order your husband to divorce you. If he treats you like this, do you still want to plead for your mother-in-law?"

Zhu Ping'an stopped throwing the lots in his hand and asked Wang He with great interest.

"Yes. I beg the magistrate of Zhizhi County to have mercy and spare my mother-in-law this time."

Mrs. He nodded vigorously, and then kept kowtowing to beg for mercy. Her forehead was broken by the exertion.

"Oh, my mother-in-law made a false accusation, and she even interceded on her behalf. She couldn't find such a good daughter-in-law even with a lantern. This old godly woman is really deceived by eating lard. She doesn't know how to cherish such a good daughter-in-law."

Seeing this, the onlookers praised He Wang for repaying evil with kindness, and scorned the old woman who made the false accusation.

"Ms. He Wang, I feel your filial piety, but the family has family rules and the state has national laws. Those who make false accusations will be punished and punished with additional punishment. This is a clear provision of our Ming Dynasty regulations."

Zhu Pingan shook his head and picked up the lottery ticket again.

"Master, the county magistrate, I am a civilian woman who is willing to be punished on behalf of her mother-in-law. I ask the county magistrate to grant you permission." Wang He saw that her mother-in-law could not be forgiven for her crime, so she asked to be punished on her mother-in-law's behalf, kowtowing and pleading.

The surrogate mother-in-law is punished!

Wang He's actions moved the crowd watching the melon eating. This scene was all in the play, but they didn't expect that they would see it in reality.

"Oh, daughter-in-law, I was blinded by my lard. A dog's eyes cannot recognize a good heart. I was wrong."

When the old woman saw that Wang He had smashed her head in order to plead for her and be punished on her behalf, she couldn't help but feel regretful and shed tears all of a sudden.

"Ms. Li, you falsely accused your daughter-in-law. Your daughter-in-law not only interceded for you, but also took the punishment for you. What do you have to say?" Zhu Pingan held the order in his hand and said to the old woman in the hall who was already repentant. said the man.

"Master Magistrate, old lady, I was wrong, wuwuwu, I see my son is good to my daughter-in-law, but old lady, I think my daughter-in-law doesn't like her, wuwuwu, I can only live a good life, I am not a human being." The old woman After saying that she gave herself a chance, Wang He hurriedly stepped forward and took her mother-in-law's hand, crying to stop her.

"Do you know you are wrong?!" Zhu Pingan asked.

"Old lady, I know I was wrong and I won't dare to do it again. My daughter-in-law is so good to me. If I don't cherish it anymore, then I will be a beast. I will live a good life in the future and treat my daughter-in-law as my own daughter. If my son doesn't treat my daughter-in-law well, Okay, I'll risk my life and teach him a lesson."

The old woman knelt on the ground, hugging Mrs. He tightly, and her tears of regret were like a river bursting its banks.

"The family is in harmony and everything is prosperous. The father is kind and the son is filial. Mrs. Li, I hope you can correct your mistakes when you are old. Today is your birthday. The most important thing is the victim, that is, your daughter-in-law not only ignores you, but also takes care of you. Please forgive me. I will write this down for the time being. If you do it again in the future, you will be punished as well, and you will be punished severely!"

Zhu Ping'an put the decree in his hand back into the tube and said sternly to Mrs. Li in the hall.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Magistrate. Thank you so much, Mr. Magistrate. This old woman will never be seen again. I will definitely cherish this good daughter-in-law and live a good life." The old woman burst into tears of gratitude. She kowtowed in thanks and swore that she would not Offend again.

"Filial piety comes first among all good deeds. Madam He Wang, you are very filial and can be a role model for contemporary daughters-in-law. I will reward you with ten taels of silver as a reward. As a document, remember to make a commendation order and send it to Mr. He Wang together with the silver reward." home as a token of appreciation.”

Zhu Pingan commended Wang He for his filial piety in public in court, and ordered the clerk to issue a commendation order to show his commendation.

"Thank you so much, Lord Magistrate. Thank you so much, Lord Magistrate." Mrs. He and the old woman kowtowed happily to express their gratitude.

The people watching the melon meal were also deeply moved and applauded one after another, praising Zhu Ping'an for being alive and resolving the case of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and praising He Wang's filial piety. They warned the old woman to cherish her blessings and cherish her good daughter-in-law.