flstandardbreds Chapter 157 Final Result
Chapter 157 Final Result
Since the Duke said so, the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review was relieved and decided to make a normal judgment according to the law.
The court ruled that the Lai family should return twice the amount of what they took from the Jia family; if the items were not found, they should be compensated with silver.
Lai Da and Lai Dajia were executed three days later.
The village head who colluded with them also paid back the money, but still had five years in prison.
Lai's eldest son, Lai Shangrong, and his daughters were sentenced to exile, but they could redeem themselves with silver.
As for the other prisoners, they each received their own sentences according to the law.
Some were exiled, others were imprisoned.
When the final verdict was announced, Granny Lai's legs went weak, and Lai Er could barely support her.
Granny Lai was filled with despair. There was no hope left. Her son and daughter-in-law were dead, and the Lai family was ruined.
Although her grandson and granddaughter could be redeemed with money, they would still have a criminal record. Her grandson would never be able to take the imperial examinations again, and the Lai family's fortunes would come to an end.
When the verdict was handed down, the people below wept and made a huge fuss.
Wang Shaoqing slammed the gavel.
"This is a government-controlled area; how dare you make such a ruckus!"
Then he looked at the two dukes.
"How about this, Your Excellency?"
Jia Daishan:
"That's good. Now that things are settled, we'll be going."
The Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review stood up and bowed to see him off.
Today is going to be busy, with all these people going to be beheaded or exiled, one case after another.
Granny Lai was already on the verge of collapse, looking at her sons, grandsons, and granddaughters who were crying in front of her.
Unable to contain himself, he stepped forward, grabbed Jia Daishan's clothes, knelt down, and begged:
"My lord, I beg you, please spare my grandson and the others for the sake of our past relationship! They are innocent!"
Jia Daishan looked at the old woman in front of him, reached out and helped her up.
“Granny Lai, if it weren’t for our past relationship, your grandson and granddaughter would be dead, and even your second son would be gone.”
Now that things are settled, you should quickly gather the money and return it. After that, your family will be expelled from the Jia family, and where you go from there will be up to you.”
Granny Lai was filled with remorse. She blamed herself for being so arrogant and for not seeing things clearly.
Lai Er supported his elderly mother, feeling distressed. After all, she was his elder brother and sister-in-law!
Seeing his nephews and nieces crying in a group, Lai Er felt heartbroken; his family was completely ruined.
But things still had to be done, Lai Er:
"Mother, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's hurry back and raise the money to return everything."
Then switch out the nephews and nieces; that's the real deal.
Looking at Jia Daihua and Jia Daishan, and their figures in the distance, Granny Lai, supporting her second son, suddenly looked much older, no longer possessing her former vitality.
Grandmother Jia also didn't sleep a wink last night, waiting for news from Jia Daishan and his group.
Upon closer inspection, she appeared somewhat haggard. When Jia Hu and Jia Zhu came to pay their respects, they clearly sensed that something was wrong with their grandmother, and Jia Hu immediately asked her what was wrong.
This matter was originally related to Hu'er, and Grandmother Jia did not intend to hide it.
Let's say that I accidentally discovered that my things were missing, and only after checking did I find out the whole thing.
Jia Hu's mouth dropped open in astonishment. It was truly incredible! He had always wanted to deal with the Lai family, but he lacked evidence and was too young to do so.
Originally, after having a heart-to-heart talk with my grandfather that day, I thought I would trust him and let him investigate. But before I could even say anything, Lai Da and Lai Da's family were discovered for stealing!
Seeing Jia Hu's stunned expression, Grandmother Jia also laughed.
Are you that surprised?
Jia Hu nodded vigorously. How could he not be surprised!
I'm so lucky! Could it be that I've really become the chosen one after I came back?
By the way, my own awareness of the world is perhaps the only thing helping me!
After learning about the matter, Jia Hu and Jia Zhu were unwilling to go back and insisted on waiting for news here.
Grandmother Jia knew about them, and since there was no need for class today, she didn't bother with them and let them wait there.
They waited until dawn, and after all that trouble, the two brothers finally returned home.
When Grandmother Jia saw them return, she quickly had the prepared food brought out and asked:
"How is it?"
After hearing this, Grandmother Jia was still not satisfied.
"Brother, you're too soft-hearted. Otherwise, even Lai Er would have been sentenced."
Jia Daihua sighed, "Well, it's been so many years, and the amount of silver he embezzled was only a small amount. Let it be."
Jia Hu was still surprised.
My grandfather and great-uncle are so efficient. As soon as they found out, they raided the house and kidnapped people last night, and they found out everything this morning. Their efficiency is too high.
However, his great-uncle showed mercy, but Lai Er didn't actually embezzle much, unlike his elder brother, who was truly ruthless.
If his elder brother doesn't teach him a lesson, he'll ruin the Jia family's reputation!
Jia Daihua and Jia Daishan were satisfied with Jia Hu's words. It seemed that the matter was resolved and Hu'er was quite pleased.
Grandmother Jia also smiled and said:
"Speaking of which, I have to thank Hu'er for this!"
Jia Hu was taken aback. He hadn't even said anything yet, so what did it have to do with him?
Grandmother Jia looked at her eldest grandson and loved him dearly.
"If it weren't for Hu'er praising the vase in my room that day, I wouldn't have thought to go to the storeroom to see if there were any similar ones to send to Hu'er."
"If you hadn't gone, you wouldn't have discovered the things were missing."
Jia Hu was a little stunned. He had praised it, but what kind of vase was pretty? He hadn't paid attention to it. He thought he must have been too busy to remember.
Jia Hu laughed heartily, somewhat embarrassed.
Seeing him like this, Grandmother Jia couldn't help but laugh. She had only made up a pretext, but Hu'er was really something else.
My eldest grandson is indeed clever and capable in everything he does, but he can also be quite a bit of a scatterbrain in some situations.
After having breakfast, Jia Daihua returned to the East Mansion.
Knowing that their grandparents had been busy all night without rest, Jia Hu and Jia Zhu obediently left with Jia Zhu, letting their grandparents get some rest.
As expected, things turned out much as Jia Daihua and Jia Daishan had anticipated. They had just finished dealing with their own affairs, and even the people from the Dali Temple were still busy and hadn't sorted things out yet.
The people in prison, those to be exiled or beheaded—the arrangements haven't been made yet.
The news had already reached the Emperor. It wasn't that the Emperor had sent people to keep an eye on things; he had just finished court when someone came to impeach Jia Daihua and Jia Daishan.
The emperor frowned as he listened to the ginseng's words. He wanted to ask what had happened to his two important ministers that had not come to court today.
Who knew that as soon as I returned, someone came to complain, saying that making the old servant kneel down showed a lack of benevolence, that I didn't treat servants like human beings, and that I hadn't taken good care of the imperial gifts, which were lost.
The emperor grew increasingly annoyed as he listened, and those below, seeing him frown, assumed he was angry.
Who knew the emperor would just snort coldly,
"I just finished court, and before I even received the news, you already knew!"