Ye Xiaotian said in surprise: "Who is the little lady? You... you let go, how decent is this appearance?"
The young woman was terrified and anxious, and was always worried that her family would find her back. Now she finally saw Ye Xiaotian, just like a drowning person who grabbed a piece of wood and was willing to let go. He was desperate and refused to let go.
Ye Xiaotian looked at Master Wang in embarrassment, Master Wang looked helpless. Ye Xiaotian looked at Tian Miaowen pleadingly again, and said embarrassingly: "Miss Tian, look at this..."
Seeing this scene, Tian Miaowen also realized that her previous guess was wrong, so she stepped forward, bent over to support the young woman, and said softly: "Sister, please get up and speak, if you have any grievances, just say it. There is no way to cry at this door like this."
Being both women gave the young woman a sense of security, and seeing Tian Miaowen speaking in a friendly manner, the young woman also knew that she had lost her manners, so she hurriedly nodded and stood up wiping her tears.
Seeing this, Master Wang said to Ye Xiaotian: "Ye Dianshi, do you think we should talk in the revolving hall, it will be very inconvenient at this door."
While speaking, some passers-by stopped and looked over curiously, Ye Xiaotian nodded, and the three of them led the young woman back to the living room of Master Wang's house.
Master Wang and Ye Xiaotian sat down at the top, Tian Miaowen helped the young woman to sit down at the bottom, and after a few words of comfort, she also went back to her seat and sat down.
Only then did Ye Xiaotian ask with a pleasant face: "My lady, what grievance do you have to ask me to uphold justice? Oh, next to me is the county's chief secretary, Mr. Wang, hehe, if you have a grievance, feel free to sue, if the two of us still If you can't solve it, I'm afraid there is no one in this county who can make decisions for you."
The young woman glanced timidly at Master Wang, lowered her eyes quickly, and said quietly: "The two elders, the servant's surname is Ye, and each name is a Chinese character. They are from the East Erlipu of this county."
Ye Xiaotian smiled and said: "Okay, it's my family. Tell me, what grievances, neighborhood disputes, bullying by the gentry, or..."
The young woman hesitated and said: "None...none of them. Nu... The husband of the slave family died of illness two years ago, and the slave family wanted to remarry, but... but the father-in-law refused, and the uncle still... threatened and insulted, the slave family..." The young woman couldn't help but I shed tears again.
When Master Wang and Ye Xiaotian heard this, their faces sank at the same time, and they looked at the young woman with contempt.
Master Wang was born as an orthodox scholar, and he believed in "starving to death is a small matter, but infidelity is a big matter." Although the court has never stipulated in law that widows should not remarry, the government has always encouraged chastity, such as keeping chastity to a certain level At the beginning of the year, the family can be exempted from taxes, and after more years, they can set up a chastity memorial archway for this woman. They have always been encouraging and advocating. The king's master will naturally not have sympathy for those who remarry after the death of their husbands.
Ye Xiaotian was born in a commoner and grew up in a commoner area. He knows how hard it is for a widow from a poor family to have an independent family, so he has no resistance to women remarrying. But having no resistance does not mean that he welcomes them with both hands and feet.
In particular, although he understands women's remarriage, but seeing that the young couple died within two years, she just cried and begged for remarriage, and even came to the officials to complain.
Master Wang said in a deep voice: "If you want to remarry, your husband's family will not allow it. Have you discussed this matter with your natal family?"
Ye Qian lowered her head and said in a low voice: "The slave family's natal family is poor, while the husband's family is rich and powerful, parents and brothers dare not offend, how can they be the masters of the slave family."
Master Wang said: "Since this is the case, you should go to the magistrate of this county to make the decision. Dianshi is responsible for arresting murderers and thieves. How can such civil disputes have the right to overstep the rules?"
Ye Xiaotian nodded and said: "What the master Wang said is right, such matters are the authority of a county's lord, not the official can decide, Miss Ye, you have found the wrong person!"
Ye Qian anxiously got up from her chair, knelt on the ground, and begged: "Master Ye, my family went to the county government last year, but the magistrate sent my family back as soon as the county magistrate heard about it, saying that either father and brother agree, or Weng Uncle agrees, otherwise he will not pay attention to this matter, Mr. Ye, I have heard of your name for a long time, you are a well-known upright official in this county. gone."
As soon as Ye Xiaotian heard that she went to the county magistrate last year, her husband had only been dead for two years, and last year was just one year after his death. Before that, there must have been disputes with her in-laws, so she sued the court. In other words, not long after her husband died, she clamored to remarry, and she became even more contemptuous in her heart, so she said coldly: "This matter is not within the authority of this official, Ye can't help you, Miss Ye, please go back Bar!"
When Ye Qian heard this, she wept in despair and said, "My lord, if you don't become the master of the slave family, the only thing left for the slave family is to die!"
Ye Xiaotian was furious, and slapped the case and said: "It's unreasonable, are you threatening this official with death, drive her out!" The two servants of the royal family in the hall immediately looked at Master Wang, who's shameless lewdness to this woman Lang had hated him for a long time, and as soon as he pouted, the two servants rushed towards him viciously.
"Wait!"
Tian Miaowen got up gracefully, glanced at Ye Qian who was crying in despair, and asked slowly: "Miss Ye, you want to remarry, but do you already have someone you like?"
Miss Ye was stunned, and said in a low voice: "Not...not yet. However, as long as the husband's family agrees to remarry, the slave family can live back with the mother's family first. The slave family is still young, so it is not very difficult to remarry. "
Master Wang said coldly: "Not only is he young, but he is also quite pretty. It's not difficult to remarry!"
Ye Qian blushed and looked a little annoyed, but on the one hand, she was weak in nature, and on the other hand, the master Wang was an official, so she didn't dare to refute her a few words, but moved her lips a few times without saying a word.
Ye Xiaotian was young, and his mental reaction was faster than Master Wang's. Hearing Tian Miaowen's question, his heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly realized that he had made a serious mistake.
Tian Miaowen glanced at Ye Xiaotian with a smile that was not a smile, stepped forward to help Miss Ye, and said softly: "I think it's my sister who has something difficult to say and it's not appropriate to announce it to the public. You and I are both women, so there is nothing wrong with it. Come on, we Accompany my sister to the back, let's talk slowly."
Tian Miaowen took the little woman's hand, and walked slowly towards the back hall. Master Wang and Ye Xiaotian looked at each other. At this time, Master Wang also came back to his senses, frowned, and said: "This little girl The woman seems to have something to hide?"
Ye Xiaotian smiled wryly and said: "Ye is ashamed. When he heard that this woman was impatient to remarry, Ye felt disgusted and ignored it. I am an official and I have inquired about the case. Why don't I make my niece more careful, and I should attract her attention." I thought I learned it."
Master Wang smiled and said nothing, "This is the eldest lady who is in charge of the Tian family's internal affairs. She can manage the Tian family's huge family business in an orderly manner, and it is more than enough to manage a province. You are just a small history. If you are not as good as her, what is there to be ashamed of?"
Tian Miaowen took Miss Ye to the back hall, sat down with her and questioned her carefully, in such a private place, she was facing an amiable and amiable person of the same sex, Miss Ye no longer had so many scruples, so she expressed her difficulties to She confessed.
As Tian Miaowen expected, this little lady Ye clearly has no sweetheart, but she desperately wants to remarry, it is indeed out of a family scandal. The husband she married had been a sick child since she was a child. Otherwise, with her husband's family being the richest man in the castle, she would not be able to marry a woman from a small family like her.
But Miss Ye was only married for more than half a year before her husband died. She was born young and beautiful, and the unscrupulous father-in-law and brother-in-law disregarded their identities and made her idea, causing Miss Ye to rest every night It's like a war, the doors and windows are tight, and scissors are placed under the pillow, and the fearful Chinese have to rest for a while.
Fortunately, Uncle Weng also cared about the dignity of the family and didn't dare to be too unscrupulous. She survived until now and kept her innocence. However, her natal family didn't dare to support her, so she sued the government because of that reason, which was really hard to say, and the county magistrate Hua flatly refused.
In desperation, she happened to hear that Ye Xiaotian had a good official reputation and was a well-known upright official in the county. After a long time, Miss Ye finally won a chance to leave her husband's house. The back wall was turned over, avoiding the eyes and ears of the servants who followed, and fled to the county town for help.
Tian Miaowen listened to Miss Ye's tearful story, she frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice, "I know about your affairs, these matters are indeed not suitable to be announced to the public, as long as you speak out, no matter whether you have been offended or not, you will always There are some boring people who add things and ruin your innocence, and you will never be able to hold your head up. And if your husband's family firmly denies it, you don't have any evidence, and I'm afraid it will become you who slandered your husband's family in order to remarry."
Miss Ye wept and said: "Miss is saying that the little girl really has no ideas, and she doesn't want to do something worse than that beast, so... I thought of asking Ye Qingtian for help. If Ye Qingtian can't help the little girl, then... The little girl can only die with her full name."
Tian Miaowen twitched her lips, and said disdainfully: "Ye Qingtian? You mean Ye Xiaotian? What kind of Qingtian is he? Among scoundrels, he is barely an official. Among officials, he is a scoundrel..."
Miss Ye opened her eyes wide, and argued: "Miss, I don't know, Mr. Ye is really a good official, he..."
Tian Miaowen said: "Okay, okay, is he a good official? It is impossible for you to ask him for help in this matter. He has always been at odds with the magistrate of this county, and this matter is in the hands of the magistrate. He has nothing to do Help you, if he oversteps the rules, not only will he not be able to help you, but it will also be a big trouble for him."
The brilliance in Miss Ye's eyes gradually dimmed, and she said faintly: "Master Ye is the last hope of my family, if Master Ye can't help my family, then my family can only..."
Tian Miaowen smiled slightly and said: "Of course he can't help you, but I can!"
Miss Ye asked in surprise, "You?"
Tian Miaowen looked at her mischievously, and said sweetly: "That's right! Why don't you hire me to be your lawyer, and I'll help you win this lawsuit, how about it?"