Hua Qingfeng looked down at the paper, and first secretly praised: "Good calligraphy!" Then he looked at the content written on the paper, and couldn't help gasping.
Tian Miaowen's certificate reads: "To keep the festival and break the festival, change the whole festival: I was nineteen years old, my husband died and had no children, I was strong and widowed, and my uncle was not married, so I begged and remarried."
The latter paragraph is easy to understand, and the previous sentence is a bit awkward, but after reading it carefully, the finishing touch is right here: If you keep your chastity, you will inevitably lose your chastity. Only by changing the festival can the whole festival be completed. why? It is because this woman is just young, and the father-in-law is not only in his prime but also his wife is dead, and the uncle is an adult but has not married a wife yet... The amount of information is quite large.
According to the law at that time, the father-in-law's adultery with his daughter-in-law was a capital offense, and the uncle's adultery with his widow's wife was also a capital offense. If such a case really happened, it would have to be heard by God. Now the little lady surnamed Ye has brought the lawsuit to the court. If Hua Qingfeng is not allowed, if such a scandal really happens in the future, it will be a major misdeed for him, and it is inevitable that he will be dismissed from office.
Tian Miaowen also grasped Hua Qingfeng's always timid and fearful mentality. Although this statement is only a few sentences, it is as sharp as a knife. When Hua Qingfeng saw such a statement, the words "no remarriage" The verdict was that he couldn't say it anyway.
Hua Qingfeng was very dissatisfied with Tian Miaowen's lawsuit as a woman, and she was the niece of Master Wang, who suspected of attacking herself, and was very dissatisfied in her heart. Now seeing such a pleading paper, he hesitated for a while and dared not answer.
Under the corridor, Ye Xiaotian and Master Wang were a little curious. They didn't know that Tian Miaowen wrote it in one stroke, but what did she write in just a few pens, which made Hua Zhixian's face so ugly.
Hua Qingfeng stared at the certificate for a long time, her face was cloudy and uncertain. Tian Miaowen smiled slightly when she saw it, knowing that she had hit the heart of Huazhi County, and he would never take this responsibility on him. The case was won.
Sure enough, Hua Qingfeng slowly put down the pleading paper, glanced at Feng Laifu, and said, "Feng Lizheng!"
Feng Laifu quickly raised his head and said, "Xiaomin is here."
Hua Qingfeng said: "Your daughter-in-law is young and young, and has no heirs to support her. It is indeed not appropriate to live alone all her life. This county has repeatedly thought about it, why not... allow her to remarry."
"What?"
Feng Laifu became anxious when he heard this. Although he is shameless and covets his daughter-in-law's beauty, it is also because forcing this daughter-in-law to observe chastity is of great benefit to the Feng family. According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, a woman who was 30 before her husband strictly observed chastity, and after 50, she still did not remarry. , It is a great honor and a real benefit to be exempted from the servants of the family.
Feng Laifu refused to give up, and immediately shouted: "My lord, the common people are not convinced! Observing etiquette and doing women's morals are the foundation of women! Husbands are named by righteousness, and women behave by observing chastity. There is a saying in "Book of Changes":' Women's chastity, from one to the end'. There is a saying in "Book of Rites": "One is equal to it, and it will not be changed for life". The sky cannot escape, the husband cannot leave, women keep chastity, it is a matter of nature. Now the husband's family and mother's family do not agree with Feng Ye. If your family remarries, will your lord care about the etiquette because of his youth?"
Hua Qingfeng's face darkened, and he said, "Bold and presumptuous, how dare you directly denounce the county."
Only then did Feng Laifu realize that he was disrespectful, he quickly knelt down again, and said: "Young people don't dare, but the Elder Master's order is really contrary to etiquette, and I absolutely dare not obey."
Hua Qingfeng slowed down her tone and said, "Feng Laifu, how old are you this year?"
Feng Laifu was startled, not knowing why he asked his age, he hurriedly said: "Xiaomin is forty-two years old this year."
Hua Qingfeng said again: "Is my wife okay?"
Feng Laifu said: "Uh... Chunshang died of illness the year before last."
"Has it been continued?"
"Never!"
Hua Qingfeng said: "Okay! How old is your son this year? Has he ever been married?"
Feng Laifu hurriedly motioned his son to take a few steps forward, and said: "Feng Song, the dog, is eighteen years old. He is the second son of Xiaomin and has not yet married. The eldest son, Feng Yu, also died of illness in the spring of the year before last."
In the spring of the year before last, there was a flood in the area of Huxian County, and then the plague prevailed. The plague itself was not fatal, but it was a catastrophe for people who were already weak. More than 400 people died in the county. People are all elderly or usually infirm.
Hua Qingfeng nodded, and said: "Yes, Feng Laifu, you are a widower in your prime, your son is an adult but has not yet married a wife, and there is a widowed woman left at home, are you not afraid of being criticized by melon fields and plums? After thinking about it, I decided to judge Feng Yeshi to remarry..."
When Feng Laifu heard this, he was secretly surprised: "So that's the case. No wonder the magistrate suddenly changed his tone. This shameless little bitch must have told everything to this female lawyer. If I press too hard, She broke her heart and said everything in class, how can I be a human being? But... just let her go like this, I am really not reconciled... "
Hua Qingfeng saw Feng Laifu bowed his head in thought and said nothing, thinking that his words had made him feel guilty and flinched, so he coughed and said: "Cough! The county pronounced a sentence..."
"Wait!"
Feng Laifu suddenly raised his head, first stared at Miss Ye resentfully, and then slowly shifted his gaze to Hua Zhixian: "The magistrate is very worried, but Xiaomin also thought about this matter, and came up with a plan." A proper way."
Hua Qingfeng was very curious when he heard it, and hurriedly asked: "What can you do?"
Feng Laifu said: "Xiaomin once discussed with his in-laws that the widowed daughter-in-law should go back to live with her natal family. Xiaomin will still provide food, clothing, and other expenses. This way, criticism from the village can be avoided. Or when the widowed daughter-in-law gets old, my Feng family will naturally take her back to take care of her, in this way, I can do my best and avoid criticism from others, isn't it killing two birds with one stone?"
Hua Qingfeng was originally forced by the situation, and she was afraid that the Feng family would really do something scandalous, and she would not be able to get rid of it at that time. Now when she heard Feng Laifu say this, she immediately praised: "Good! Good idea! It's rare for you to put so much effort into it. , Feng Yeshi, what else do you have to say?"
Miss Ye said in panic: "Minister... Minnaught..."
Tian Miaowen took a step forward, glared at Feng Laifu and said, "Have you discussed this with her natal family?"
Feng Laifu stared at her charming big eyes, and couldn't help but jump in his heart: "A coquettish and coquettish little lady, wearing men's clothes, is still so alluring!" But he also knew that he had no idea what to do with this woman. Not daring to think too much, he quickly responded: "Feng said it, and discussed it with his in-laws!"
Seeing Tian Miaowen's angry look, Hua Qingfeng secretly sneered and said, "Come here, go and tell Feng Ye's parents to come to the church! Leave the hall for now!"
Hua Qingfeng slapped the gavel and walked away. Feng Laifu, Feng Song and his son, Feng Liushi, and Tian Miaowen were taken to the next office room to wait temporarily. The plaintiff and the defendant stayed in two classrooms separated by a corridor. .
Ye Xiaotian and Master Wang also entered the classroom where Tian Miaowen was. As soon as they entered the classroom, Master Wang said: "Hey! I just said, don't worry about this matter. Nowadays, people's parents and in-laws don't agree with this girl's remarriage. And came up with an appropriate method, even if you have the ability to reach the sky, so what can you do?"
The reason why Tian Miaowen was willing to help Feng Yeshi at first was that she wanted to use this to draw one of the three giants in Hu County into the Tian family's camp, so that he would never regret it. But at this time, he was really angry because of Feng Laifu's shameless greed, but he didn't want to ask about the result, but only wanted to help her get out of Feng's control.
Tian Miaowen turned to Miss Ye angrily, and asked, "What do you say?"
Miss Ye timidly said: "My family... I have no knowledge, I really don't know... I don't know what to do. If... If my father-in-law is willing to let me go back to my mother's house and stop harassing me, then... that is also possible."
Miss Ye lowered her head and said quietly: "My family is not a shameless woman who just wants to remarry a man, but it's good if I can avoid... avoid...!"
Tian Miaowen snorted coldly, and said: "This is obviously his plan to delay the attack. After a while, they will take their daughter-in-law back. As long as your parents don't object, who can do anything to them? This matter must not be left alone. "
Master Wang sat down on a bench, stroked his beard and said slowly: "So what if you don't want to give up? Is there anything else you can do to get them now?"
Tian Miaowen glanced at Ye Xiaotian who had been silent all this time, and said: "Aren't you always resourceful, can you find a way?"
Ye Xiaotian grinned and said: "Young lady, how do you know that I've always been resourceful?"
Tian Miaowen snorted coldly, raised her chin and did not answer.
Ye Xiaotian remembered that his uncle was in front of him, so it was not easy to flirt, so he coughed, raised his airs and said, "In my opinion, this matter is very easy."
Tian Miaowen's eyes lit up, and she said happily, "You really have a way? Tell me quickly!"
Ye Xiaotian said: "First of all, I will use both soft and hard tactics to intimidate the Feng family. I am an official, what is he? He is just a local rich man. I don't scare him so much that he doesn't even know what to do. If he doesn't buy it , I will invite Li Bohao and Gao Ya to come forward!"
Tian Miaowen was startled, and said: "What are these two people doing, are they famous local litigators?"
Ye Xiaotian shook his head and said: "No, they are the Shaozhai masters of the mountain tribe. The people in the county have always told them that they are ferocious and ferocious, which is unreasonable. I asked them to bring thirty or fifty strong men to harm Feng during the day. The family's field, throwing feces and urinating at their house at night, within three days, the Feng family must be crying and begging Miss Ye to remarry!"
Tian Miaowen was stunned when she heard that, she stared at Ye Xiaotian for a while and asked, "Are you really an official?"
Ye Xiaotian also imitated her appearance just now, and raised his chin arrogantly: "It's true!"
Tian Miaowen sighed, and murmured: "Fortunately, there is no one like you in the officialdom of Ming Dynasty."
Ye Xiaotian said indifferently: "As long as the goal can be achieved, is the means important?"
As long as the goal can be achieved, the means are not important! This is the principle of Ye Xiaotian's life! Tian Miaowen glanced at him again, remembering everything she had learned about Ye Xiaotian, and had a deeper understanding of this person.
Ye Xiaotian said: "It's too simple and rude, isn't it? Could it be... Girl, do you have a better way?"
Tian Miaowen's eyes flickered slightly, and she said sweetly: "Try it, if my method doesn't work, then I will have to trouble Mrs. Ye to use that stupid method."
Tian Miaowen's eyes are full of tears, she looks very charming, Ye Xiaotian sees in her eyes, but she has a new understanding of this Tian girl: "This Tian girl is a person in the world, she is a fellow traveler with me!"