Ye Panjiu watched coldly, wishing he would faint now so she could throw him out the door in the blink of an eye.

The onlookers helped him up, and some people tried to comfort him.

"Forget it, after everything we've been through, it's best not to bother each other!"

"Yes, you went too far before. Belated affection is worthless!"

Du Pengzhi was unwilling to listen to these words, so he shook off the other person's hand and walked step by step towards the outside.

Ye Panjiu was very satisfied. As soon as he left the Ye family home, the door closed tightly behind him.

Every second counts as disrespect for the air!

Sun looked at her, her eyes full of praise, "Little sister is really amazing! No, I have to go out and see what's going on."

As she spoke, she grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds, opened the door, and went out.

Ye Panjiu's eyes twitched. This commotion wasn't really hers to watch, so she let them watch and didn't stop them.

There is a small river flowing through Yejiacun Village, and the river water has only recently thawed, with some ice still floating on the surface.

Du Pengzhi walked towards Dujia Village, still carrying the thorny branches on his back.

He saw the river from afar, and his heart froze. It was so cold!

He wasn't worried at all about drowning; with so many people around, it was impossible for no one to save him.

He wouldn't be as foolish as Ye Panjiu before, jumping into the river without even checking if anyone was around! Foolish!

No matter how slowly he walked, he eventually reached the riverbank.

The crowd held their breath.

Everyone is curious about what this person will do.

Du Pengzhi closed his eyes and his body floated lightly as he was about to fall into the river.

But the people around him were too close and quickly stopped him.

"No! As long as we're alive, we can always fight another day! Life is the most important thing!"

Du Pengzhi scoffed at these words, thinking, "What's the use of life without wealth and honor?"

He struggled fiercely, shouting, "Let me go! If she wants me to fall into the river, I'll do it! As long as she can marry me again, it's all worth it!"

In the crowd, the villagers of Yejiacun who loved watching a good show received melon seeds from Sun and enjoyed the spectacle.

"Aunt Tian, ​​do you think he'll be able to get water today?"

Aunt Tian spat out the sunflower seed shells forcefully, "It looks difficult to me, but you know what, the actors on stage may not be as realistic as him."

"That's right, actors don't have as many tricks up their sleeves as he does, dragging so many people along with them."

Despite the efforts of others to pull and persuade him, Du Pengzhi, who was already outnumbered and outmatched, could not break free no matter how hard he struggled, and his clothes didn't even get wet.

Many of the people who had been waiting grew impatient and walked away, grumbling and cursing.

Do you really think they have nothing better to do? The busy farming season is starting now!

Sun didn't leave; the sunflower seed shells in front of her were densely covering the ground.

After waiting for another fifteen minutes, Du Pengzhi was exhausted and could no longer speak. He was so cold that he started to feel feverish.

He didn't shake off the clothes that someone draped over him; he held them tightly.

After Sun finished eating the last melon seed, only her neighbor Tian was left by her side.

The two men exchanged a glance and stepped forward to pull away the people next to Du Pengzhi.

Sun laughed and called out, "Jump quickly, no one will stop you. If you really jump, I'll put in a good word for you with your younger sister."

Tian smiled brightly, "That's right, that's right, I said it too! What a good child Panjiu is, he listens to his elders so well!"

Du Pengzhi's teeth chattered, and he looked at the two of them with pitiful eyes.

He could only muster up his courage for a moment; it was all used up the moment he closed his eyes.

I can't even move now, my whole body is frozen stiff.

After seeing off the well-meaning onlookers, Sun spat in his face and said, "Pah! If you ever come to Ye Family Village again, I'll have someone beat you up every time they see you!"

Tian followed closely behind and spat in his face as well.

The two turned around and walked back.

Du Pengzhi shakily picked up someone else's clothes and rubbed his face to wipe away the saliva.

The two onlookers were even more distressed by his behavior; these were their clothes!

The two sighed and came up to help him. "Go back. You brought this on yourself!"

Ms. Tian had to go to the fields, so she waved and left.

When Sun returned home, she saw Ye Taohua practicing martial arts under Heng Tong's tutelage.

Look at this little girl, she's now focused on martial arts, and she doesn't get angry over trivial matters anymore.

Upon entering the house, Ye Panjiu was not seen; only Ye Erniu was adding charcoal to the charcoal brazier.

"Where's my little sister? Let me tell you, that Du Pengzhi is a real coward! He pretended to jump into the river, making me wait for so long for nothing."

Ye Erniu looked at her, smiled, and pointed at her, "My dear wife, don't you find it cold outside to go and look at that dirty stuff? Little sister has gone to the county government office."

Madam Sun looked regretful. "If I had known, I wouldn't have gone. It would have been more appropriate to go to the county government office with my younger sister to see our magistrate."

Chu Guan has a very masculine appearance and a unique kind of handsomeness. Of all the handsome men she's been attracted to, she's most drawn to this county magistrate.

Chu Guan was somewhat shocked to see Ye Panjiu for three consecutive days. "What a lucky three days it is to see Sister Panjiu all the time."

"No wonder I've been hearing magpies calling every morning lately."

Ye Panjiu raised her hand to stop his witty remarks, "I've come today to ask the magistrate to judge a case."

Chu Guan smiled, "Sister Pan Jiu's cases are all complicated, so please feel free to tell me."

Ye Panjiu recounted the fact that the original owner and Du Pengzhi had been married for fourteen years, stating that it was the truth and that she had not shown any favoritism.

Chu Guan felt this was truly a difficult situation, and he was also angry, thinking, "How could there be such a heartless man in the world!"

Ye Panjiu raised her hand to interrupt him, "Don't let your personal emotions get in the way. Just tell me, according to the current laws of the Great Liang Dynasty, how should it be judged?"

Chu Guan rushed over and beckoned to Zi Ping, "Master, you are more familiar with the laws and regulations, so you can speak."

Xiang Ziping felt a little embarrassed and didn't dare to speak. He had already offended Ye Panjiu and didn't want to make her even more displeased.

Ye Panjiu smiled and said, "Please speak freely, Master."

She's been single since birth, and now she has to deal with this divorce case.

That's why life is so interesting; even if you had two brains, you would never have imagined encountering this situation.

Xiang Ziping then spoke up, “According to the law, Madam Ye has not given birth to a son, which is considered childlessness and constitutes one of the seven grounds for divorce. On the surface, Madam Ye injured Du E’li, which also constitutes one of the seven grounds for divorce. It is not wrong for Scholar Du to divorce you, nor is it wrong for him to take your dowry.”

Xiang Ziping paused for a moment, then continued, "Even if Scholar Du sells his daughter, it doesn't violate any laws."

Ye Panjiu had an "I knew it" look on her face, which further solidified her decision to do next: the letters to Sheng Ping and Su Yan were indeed correct.

Chu Guan scratched his head, "This is outrageous! This is absolutely outrageous!"

Ye Panjiu then asked, "Master, what could a scholar have done to be stripped of his academic honors?"

Xiang Ziping dared not hide anything and told him everything: "committing crimes, violating prohibitions and taboos, engaging in factional strife and implicating others, violating laws and teachings."

Ye Panjiu's eyes darted around, recalling what Granny Li had said at the shop earlier, "Could being unfilial and committing adultery also lead to the loss of one's official rank?"

Xiang Ziping nodded straight.