【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

Chapter 159 The Queen Mother who picked up the bargain is very upset 5

"What's more, there are old scholars who say that the country values ​​filial piety and that patricide is a heinous crime, so they sent him here to be judged by the emperor."

Yun Xi looked at the details. Ten-year-old Zhang Li and his mother Ji Xiaohua were a pair of miserable people. Their father died early, their property was taken away by the clan, and their mother was sold by her family. He secretly followed her...

His stepfather did not accept him. He was an alcoholic and abused his wife, causing Ji Xiaohua to have two miscarriages. He also often beat Zhang Li for no reason. In order to survive, he endured it all and tried hard with his mother not to provoke the other party.

Before the murder occurred, Ji Xiaohua was found to be pregnant again, and it was very likely that it was a boy. The two naively thought that good days were coming, and as long as they gave birth to a boy for their alcoholic husband, they might not be abused in the future.

However, when Ji Xiaohua was three months pregnant, the drunkard became beastly after getting drunk and wanted to rape Ji Xiaohua. Ji Xiaohua tried to persuade and resist for the sake of the baby in her belly, but it was of no avail. Zhang Li was awakened and went to help. During the pushing and jostle, he accidentally pushed the drunkard to the ground. The drunkard hit his forehead on the corner of the table and died.

"This is a really difficult matter. In modern times, such matters are easy to handle. In ancient times, Zhang Li happened to kill his stepfather. However, there is room for maneuver."

The system hurriedly asked: "Do you want to find him not guilty?"

"That's not the case. Under Lian Guo law, children aged seven to ten are only held criminally responsible for crimes like treason, murder, theft, and wounding, and can be held liable for ransom. The difficulty in this case lies in the fact that Zhang Li killed his stepfather, a heinous crime, but Zhang Li wasn't registered with the drunkard, so a stepfather-stepson relationship doesn't exist. Since that doesn't exist, social condemnation is absurd."

Yun Xi thought about it and wrote down her own opinions on how to deal with the matter. She asked Aunt Xiu to bring the emperor's private seal and stamp it directly to make the final decision.

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"Old Chen, has the Zhang Li patricide case been approved?"

In the Ministry of Justice, all the officials were quite curious about this case and didn't know what the verdict would be.

"It's coming down. Is this handwriting approved by the Empress Dowager?"

Chen Chu's gray eyebrows moved, and he opened the memorial and began to read.

"This, this, this..."

"how?"

The others couldn't sit still anymore and came over to take a closer look.

Yun Xi’s judgment has the following main meanings.

First, there is no legal father-son relationship between Zhang Li and the deceased, so the claim of patricide is nonsense.

Second, according to the law, a ten-year-old child who kills someone can pay a ransom.

Third, the Zhang family was ordered to return the property left by Zhang Li’s father to Zhang Li intact. As for robbing other people’s property, the Zhang family would not be allowed to take the imperial examinations within ten years.

Fourth, the Ji family was ordered to return the money obtained from selling Ji Xiaohua.

Fifth, Zhang Li was sentenced to pay a ransom of 100 taels of silver in lieu of his crime, and to pay 10 taels of silver to the deceased's clan in return for the deceased's kindness in taking him in. If the money was not enough, he had to pay it back before he turned 20 years old under the supervision of the local government, and he was not allowed to leave the county before the payment was made.

Sixth, the accomplice Ji Xiaohua was sentenced to provide free support to a local orphanage for two years after giving birth to the child.

Seventh, the deceased's estate was ordered to give half to Ji Xiaohua and the baby in her belly, and the other half to the deceased's clan.

Eighth, Ji Xiaohua is allowed to establish a daughter household. She does not want to be forced to marry.

It can be said that this judgment took everything into consideration.

However, all the officials had a vague and indescribable feeling. How could the Empress Dowager have taken advantage of this loophole?

Chen Chu was the first to come back to his senses. He coughed lightly and said, "If you all have no objection to this judgment, then issue it. It has been delayed for several months. If it is delayed any further, Ji Xiaohua will be in labor."

"No objection, no objection."

"That's it."

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Even if you have any opinions, you have to keep them to yourself. The Empress Dowager is still very sensible.

The Ministry of Justice quickly completed the process and issued the verdict. This verdict was praised by the people in the market. Unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager also disliked the behavior of eating up the whole family, which made many weak people sympathize with it.

If the family had not been wiped out, Ji Xiaohua and her son might not have experienced the hardships that followed. The family was wiped out was the root cause of their suffering.

The news spread to Yueya County thousands of miles away, causing an uproar. The county magistrate was severely scolded by the court officials, who said that it was common in Yueya County to eat up all the families, sell daughters, and beat women and children. It was a poor and remote place with bad morals. Could it be that people couldn't even survive there?

This is the result of the upper level following the lower level, and some people immediately followed the Queen Mother's attitude.

The magistrate of Yueya County looked dejected. It was all over!

The teacher asked tentatively, "Sir, is it now?"

"Quick! Release Zhang Li and Ji Xiaohua. This is a case personally decided by the Empress Dowager. Follow the instructions strictly. County Magistrate Hong, take the yamen runners to Zhangjia Village and make sure they spit out what they've eaten. It's possible that Zhang Li's family isn't the only one wiped out. If there are other families, investigate them thoroughly and return the items to their original owners. Also, take care of the Ji family as well. County Magistrate Lin, investigate the students in the Zhang family. Cross out their names and suspend their imperial examinations for ten years. There's also the issue of the female household registration..."

After making all the arrangements, the county magistrate sat in a chair in a daze. The teacher beside him was anxious and said carefully, "Sir, the Zhang family is definitely not the only one involved in this situation. Should we go to the countryside to investigate? Although we have made a mistake now, there is a way to remedy it. The verdict in this case shows that the Empress Dowager is kind and merciful. If we actively correct our mistakes, we will surely impress her in the future."

"Yes! Yes! You're right! Come on, saddle up the horses, let's go on patrol!"

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After listening to the system's report, Yun Xi was satisfied, "It's not hopeless."

"Will you think you're weak?"

"Whoever thinks I'm weak can come forward, as long as the nine clans are strong enough." Yun Xi didn't care. The imperial power in Lian State was centralized, and the civil servants couldn't cause any major disturbances. "Let's go find the emperor. It's been so long and he still hasn't given us a result. How long do you want to delay it?"

The Qianqing Palace was solemn and dignified. Yun Xi walked in slowly without taking a sedan chair. Seeing the handsome men standing in a row outside, she was very satisfied.

"Feng An did a great job, reward!"

Nanny Zhong quickly agreed.

Arriving at the main hall, the group witnessed a scene of chaos: the emperor was arguing with that Liang Bao. Yun Xi was furious, "Feng An, teach him some manners."

"Yes!"

Feng An excitedly rushed in with some eunuchs and dragged Liang Bao away to be beaten with a stick in the open space in front of the main hall.

clap clap clap!

The sound of the board hitting flesh was like a stick pounding inside Lian Cheng. Lian Cheng rushed out, anxiously saying, "Mother! Tell them to let Liang Bao go!"

"My son, why are you so excited? Don't even mention that you haven't decided to marry him yet. Even if you do, I'm still your mother-in-law. It's my duty to educate my ignorant daughter-in-law. The royal family values ​​rules above all else. Even the empress can't yell at you, let alone a nobody like him. I should serve you well. How dare you turn your back on me if I don't?"

Yun Xi didn't even glance at the person behind her. She raised her hand and waved at a handsome man.