"Shut up?"

"Zhou Qing, are you still a man? Now your son has been bullied at home, and you just let it go?!"

Mother Zhou's tone was filled with shock and doubt. Regardless of the situation, she stood up and started arguing with Zhou Qing, not caring about Zhou Qing's dignity at all. She angrily shouted, "How can you be a father like this?"

"Are you really going to let them imprison your son and let him suffer such an unjust crime?"

There is no harm without comparison.

Ning Cheng'an wanted to sue her son for the sake of his daughter, but her son's father wanted to put all the blame on his son. He didn't even say a word to defend his son. He let his own flesh and blood stay in jail for two days and was unwilling to even spend money to get him jailed.

Thinking of this, she became even more upset.

But Zhou Qing, who had been enduring it, couldn't bear it anymore. He pulled Zhou's mother's hand off fiercely, raised his hand high, and wanted to slap Zhou's mother.

Looking at Zhou Qing's raised hand, Zhou's mother subconsciously shrank her neck, and the next second, she heard an extremely loud slap.

The already quiet courtroom suddenly became even quieter.

Mother Zhou, who had not yet come to her senses, opened her eyes slightly and subconsciously stroked her face: No...it doesn't hurt?

The court was no place for a woman like Zhou's mother to act recklessly. Her outrageous remarks were simply a disregard for the authority of the government. Even if Huai'er was right, she would not get away with it.

Zhou Qing thought so, without reducing the strength in his hands. He knelt on the ground very quietly and said ashamedly, "My wife's words were a slip of the tongue. Please forgive me, sir."

Ning Cheng'an looked at this scene and silently looked away.

Zhou Qing was really willing to use heavy hands. Not only was his face red, it was also swollen.

When Zhou's mother heard this, she looked up and realized that the slap just now was caused by Zhou Qing hitting her. She also came to her senses completely.

"Alright, I don't want to hear any of your family gossip here. If your goal today is to take Zhou Wenhuai back, then there's only one way: get the Ning family's forgiveness and make them give up suing your son."

"Otherwise, according to Jingping Law: for the crime of intentional injury, six months in prison is unavoidable."

The adult in the hall had a serious expression, and his calm tone sounded a bit more majestic to the ears of the few people.

Hearing this, Mother Zhou opened her mouth and glanced at Ning Chengan who was standing on the other side. Just as she was about to speak, Zhou Qing pulled her behind her and said angrily:

"Huai'er shouldn't have left Miss Ning alone on the mountain out of spite. Huai'er and Miss Ning are still young, so how could they bear any grudges? They can just clear up the misunderstanding later. What on earth are you making a fuss about?"

"Do you really have to make these two children never have any contact with each other again?"

"Can't you be reasonable? Do you think coming to the government office is an honorable thing?"

Even though he was extremely angry, Zhou Qing did not lose control and yell. He just pulled Zhou's mother closer and spoke softly.

He and Ning Cheng'an had both been in the business world for many years, and they believed most in the principle of harmony bringing wealth. Although the two families were somewhat at odds, there was no need to escalate the situation to the point of total conflict.

Not to mention, the girl from the Ning family has always been interested in Huai'er. If Huai'er can marry her in the future, wouldn't it be a good thing for the Zhou family?

Unfortunately, Ning Cheng'an seemed to have seen something and hastily arranged a marriage for his daughter without even waiting for her to wake up. It seemed that his son really had no chance.

Zhou's mother didn't even have the chance to speak, and naturally didn't have the time to tell Zhou Qing that she had changed her mind.

"Brother Ning, why don't we just settle this privately? Huai'er was beaten with a stick, and the prison is really not suitable for recuperation."

After Zhou Qing pondered for a while, he forced a smile, but he felt helpless in his heart.

It was clearly a private matter, but now that there's been such a commotion, I have to smile and say nice things to people.

Ning Cheng'an had no intention of taking this matter to heart, but when he thought about how Zhou's mother had done the opposite and reported his daughter to the authorities, he couldn't get over the anger in his heart.

"You don't need to say anything more. We can make a decision after my daughter wakes up."

Ning Cheng'an thought about it, but didn't say anything absolute.

Zhou Qing naturally knew that the Ning family girl had been in a coma for three days. Looking at Ning Cheng'an who was about to leave, Zhou Qing didn't care too much and quickly spoke again:

"Brother Ning, you can't do that. Huai'er's injury can't be delayed."

Ning Cheng'an paused for a moment, shook off Zhou Qing's hand, and said with a hint of resentment: "Could it be that the little girl's injury is..."

"Father."

"Nonsense, she just woke up, why did you bring her here?"

When Ning Cheng'an heard the familiar voice, he subconsciously turned around and saw Ning Wan who had just woken up. He frowned slightly and felt that his wife was making trouble.

Ning Wan's grip tightened slightly. She glanced inside the courtroom again, and after greeting the people inside according to etiquette, she quietly explained to Ning Cheng'an, "Father, it was I who insisted that Mother bring me here."

"Wan'er is doing this for the young master of the Zhou family?"

Ning Cheng'an snorted coldly when he heard this, but he had already determined the purpose of his daughter's visit.

Ning Wan didn't hide anything and nodded slightly, "My fall from the mountain had nothing to do with the young master of the Zhou family. He can't be blamed."

"Does Wan'er know that he deliberately sent your maid away?"

Although Ning Cheng'an is a businessman, he also has a certain dignity, and his tone is inevitably a little serious.

Zhou's parents, who were standing by and watching, couldn't help but feel nervous when listening to the conversation between father and daughter. Zhou's mother almost reflexively wanted to explain a few words for her son, but Zhou Qing held her hand tightly.

Mother Zhou was a little puzzled. When she looked up, she saw the disapproval in Zhou Qing's eyes. She hesitated for a moment but didn't say anything.

"I know." Ning Wan's voice was still firm, but with a hint of disappointment.

Hearing this, Ning Cheng'an looked at Ning Wan, who was pale, weak, and had to rely on her mother to stand. He couldn't help but sigh, "Wan'er, do you really not want to hold him accountable for his mistakes?"

"No, he's already been punished. He should just apologize. Why should he suffer further misfortune?"

"Well, go ahead."

Zhou's parents, who were listening on the side, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The adults in the hall finally breathed a sigh of relief as they watched the farce come to an end.

There had been no prisoners in that prison for a long time. If a prisoner was suddenly sent in, he naturally would not have the courage to hide it. However, the entire Jingping was peaceful and not even a petty thief appeared.

If this happened in Rongping County, under the emperor's feet, his salary would be affected to some extent.

These days, it's becoming increasingly difficult to make money.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly carried the people out of the government office next to him, fearing that if it was too late, the Ning family would go back on their word.