novelden Chapter 163 I'm going to sue you
Chapter 163 I'm going to sue you
"Sir, you must stand up for me. Yang Qingjun fell in love with my wife and dragged her into the alley and humiliated her in public.
I reported this to the police, and they said it was my wife who seduced Yang Qingjun in the street, and that no one else was involved. That same night, my wife jumped into the river. Please redress this for me, sir!
With someone taking the lead, everyone knelt down one by one.
"Sir, my grandson was trampled by Yang Qingjun on horseback in the street and died from his injuries. Yang Qingjun sent someone to give me ten taels of silver, saying it was money to buy my grandson's life.
But they turned around and sent people back to snatch the silver away, without even replacing the people who gave me the silver. Please, sir, redress the injustice for me!
Magistrate Yang wiped the sweat from his forehead and signaled his subordinates to stop them quickly and not let anyone in.
But before he could make a move, a group of women rushed in.
They are the women who were rescued from the ship.
"Please, sir, help us women. We are women with clean backgrounds. We were abducted by Yang Qingjun on the street and forcibly taken to a boat to entertain customers. Luckily, some of us survived, while others were dragged to a mass grave and thrown away."
The leading woman looked calmly at Magistrate Yang who was sitting on the high hall, waiting for him to speak.
"This is the very reason I came to judge this case. Now that I know about this matter, I will judge it strictly."
But the woman was neither humble nor arrogant. Seeing that Magistrate Yang said he would try the case, she did not give up and continued to speak.
"But I don't just want to sue Yang Qingjun."
Yang Zhifu frowned and wiped the sweat from his forehead:
"Then who else is there? Didn't Yang Qingjun force you to do it?"
He really didn't know what the point of trying such a case was. The person who caused the riot was already dead, and at most a few people who helped him would be implicated.
But seeing that His Royal Highness Prince Ning kept his head down and said nothing, he didn't dare to say that he would not hold the trial.
"I want to sue you, Lord Yang!"
When the leading woman said this, Yang Zhifu was stunned for a moment before slamming the gavel:
"Nonsense, what does this have to do with me? Although Yang Qingjun is my nephew, I was completely unaware of what he did. Now that he's dead, even if you're venting your anger, you shouldn't involve me."
The woman stood up straight, no longer bowing and scraping. Seeing this, the women behind her also stood up. Although they were a little scared, they all looked at Yang Zhifu with a firm gaze:
"Master Yang was not involved, but it was precisely because of your indulgence that Yang Qingjun dared to act so recklessly. All those who were bullied by him were unable to file a complaint. No matter how big or small the matter was, all the cases were suppressed by the people in your house. His disregard for human life and his reckless behavior were also caused by your indulgence."
After that, she pointed at every official standing in the hall:
"You are all responsible. Everyone who is oppressed here is doing so with your consent, isn't it?"
"nonsense!!!"
Old Madam Yang, who had hurried in from outside, slammed her cane hard and looked at the woman who had filed the complaint:
"How can I believe what you say, a girl from the land of cherry blossoms?"
When the woman saw the person coming, hatred filled her face:
"You despise me for being a prostitute? It was your grandson who killed my family and dragged me aboard to be a prostitute. If an old lady was walking down the street and was suddenly dragged away to be a prostitute, tied up all day and serving different men, would you still stand there and look down on us? Would you still say these words so lightly?"
"How dare you! Who are you to compare yourself with me?"
Madam Yang showed no remorse or disbelief, and said with disdain:
"Since you are innocent and have been humiliated, why not just die? If so, you can make the world look up to you and avoid accusing my precious grandson now!"
"False accusation!! Hahaha, why should I die? You murderers are not dead, so why should I die? Even if I die, I want to see what happens to you guys before I die.
Even if I die, I will drag you Yang family members to the eighteen levels of hell."
The woman pointed at the old lady and yelled:
"I must live. If I don't live, how can I convict you and let you continue to go unpunished? Look, your retribution for the Yang family has come. We are all waiting for you in hell."
Tangning couldn't help but give her a thumbs up in her heart. She was truly very courageous.
If she had had the courage to speak out loudly and report the crime to the police, perhaps she wouldn't have been sad for so many years.
But she was too young at that time. A woman's chastity is never revealed under her skirt, but she is afraid of other people's eyes.
"Nonsense, you said my grandson forced you, what evidence do you have?"
The old lady knocked her cane loudly, but the woman was not afraid.
He took a step forward and took off his outer clothes in the hall:
"Now that Prince Ning is willing to seek justice for us, I'm not afraid of death, nor am I afraid of being cursed by the world. The scars all over my body are proof of that. Almost everyone here has suffered such unfair treatment."
There is almost no good flesh under her white shoulders, which forms a sharp contrast with her beautiful face. There is no trace of damage on her facial skin, and it is delicate even to the hair.
But her body was covered with scars, and the interweaving of old and new scars, combined with her stunning appearance, gave her a sense of tragic beauty.
The people outside the door fell silent for a moment, while some shameless men started discussing loudly.
"I didn't expect this girl to be such a hot-tempered person."
"That's right. He was beaten to the point of being half dead, but he refused to beg for mercy."
"Why, have you been there?"
"Yeah, a friend dragged me along, and Young Master Yang did it himself. He almost died. I heard he even used a knife to cut off a few slices of meat from that place to eat with his wine."
"what!"
"Dirty!"
"shameless!"
The two men's discussion made the woman next to them glare at them fiercely.
"No, it's none of our business. It wasn't us who did it."
"Then why are you saying this? How can such a thing be publicized so openly!"
"That's right, you men are disgusting!"
The woman paid no attention to the whispers outside, put on her coat, and looked at Madam Yang fiercely:
"You old bastard, if you hadn't raised such a vicious grandson, why would we have to endure this? All of you Yang family members are accomplices!"
"quiet!!!"
Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Prefect Yang was so anxious that he wanted to step forward and pull the woman away. He couldn't go on like this. If he continued, he was afraid that he would lose his life here.
"Yang Zhifu, you allow such a nephew to endanger us women and let him hurt the people. As a parent official, you read the books of sages in vain. Even the sages will be ashamed because of you. You deserve to die!"