Upon seeing this, Madam Yang panicked slightly, asking, "Who are you?"

"You audacious shrew! How dare you not bow before the magistrate's wife!" Cuizhu shouted sharply. Yang was momentarily stunned, but she quickly recovered.

"This humble woman pays her respects to the county magistrate's wife."

Qiu Dayong and Qian were terrified and quickly knelt down to pay their respects to Jiang Liu.

Jiang Liu looked coldly at Yang Shi and said, "Drag her in!"

Madam Yang turned pale with fright. This was terrible! That wretched girl Qiu Yan had actually managed to climb up to the magistrate's wife and scheme against her. "Madam, please explain! What crime have I committed?"

Jiang Liu ignored her and, at her command, the constables bowed and dragged Yang into the county government office.

Then, Jiang Liu and Qiu Yan looked at each other and nodded.

Qiu Yan took the letter of severance from Jiang Liu's hand, glanced at it, and the two followed side by side.

Qiu Dayong and his wife felt a chill in their hearts. What incredible luck Qiu Yan had to get to know the county magistrate's wife?

They mingled with the crowd and entered the county government office, wanting to see what Qiu Yan was up to.

Ms. Qian was very fortunate that the whole thing had nothing to do with her.

In the courtroom, the county magistrate, clad in his official robes, sat high at the head of the table, forcefully striking the gavel in his hand. "Who is beating the drum to appeal for justice? What is the matter?"

When he saw Jiang Liu standing next to Qiu Yan, he was somewhat surprised. What did she have to do with this?

Magistrate Tang was completely bewildered. He gestured to his wife with his eyes, signaling her to leave.

Jiang Liu smiled faintly, "Sir, you should hurry up and start the trial."

Magistrate Tang really didn't know what to say to Jiang Liu, so he just let her be.

Qiu Yan looked at Magistrate Tang carefully, then bowed and said, "Your Honor, I wish to file a lawsuit against Yang for falsely accusing my second uncle, Qiu Dafu, of being disobedient and unfilial!"

The county magistrate was handsome and dignified, a charming young man at first glance. No wonder Jiang Liu married him.

After Qiu Yan finished speaking, she took out the document severing ties with the family and had the clerk present it to Magistrate Tang.

Magistrate Tang took the document with suspicion, read it carefully from beginning to end, and said to Qiu Yan, "Explain it in detail!"

After receiving permission, Qiu Yan explained the matter in detail, essentially saying that Qiu Dafu and Yang Shi had severed ties, and there was no question of Qiu being unfilial.

Yang's accusation was malicious and false, so her crime is even more serious.

The more Yang listened, the angrier she became, but since this was a courtroom, she dared not throw a tantrum and could only keep crying out that she was innocent.

"I was forced... I'm innocent, Your Honor..."

After Yang finished speaking, Qiu Dayong, who was outside the hall, also stepped forward to defend her. After all, as a son, he couldn't just stand by and watch Yang be framed by Qiu Yan.

Madam Qian kept her head down and showed no intention of going up into the hall from beginning to end.

"Silence!" Magistrate Tang slammed his gavel, startling Madam Yang so much that she trembled and fell to her knees with a thud, her lips quivering.

Upon hearing Qiu Yan's words, Magistrate Tang recalled the past, took another careful look at Madam Yang below the court, and instructed his advisor to retrieve the old case and clarify the details of the matter.

Although he couldn't remember Yang's face, he remembered the events.

After all, such cases are extremely rare in a small county like Baiyang.

Magistrate Tang looked sharply at Madam Yang, "You claim you were forced to write the severance document, do you have any evidence?"

“Yes, I have witnesses!” Madam Yang looked to her side, “My son and daughter-in-law can testify.”

“Yes, we can testify.” Qiu Dayong still sided with Yang. On the other hand, Qian had long since disappeared from the crowd.

Jiang Liu shook her head, her red lips parted slightly, "That's not appropriate. Of course, your son and daughter-in-law will side with you."

Magistrate Tang asked Yang if she had any physical evidence. Yang thought and thought but couldn't think of any.

Qiu Dayong thought of the document and said loudly, "Sir, that document is physical evidence!"

Magistrate Tang looked at the document again and asked, "What does this mean?"

"Sir, you are unfilial first and sever ties with your family later. When Qiu Dafu beat my mother, he did not sever ties with her!" Qiu Dayong was unusually clever for once.

"Yes, that's it." Madam Yang seemed to have found her pillar of support; the severance document had only been written yesterday.

However, they are clever, and Qiu Yan is not stupid.

Before Yang and Qiu Dayong could breathe a sigh of relief, Magistrate Tang struck the gavel again.

"Nonsense! The date on this divorce decree is clearly from last year, while the date on the old case is from the beginning of this year!"

It was just yesterday last year, and Qiu Yan even specifically asked Zhao Shan to write it on old paper.

Yang and Qiu Dayong were dumbfounded again. Qiu Yan, you are so cunning and meticulous in scheming.

Magistrate Tang glanced at his wife and ordered, "Guards, take her to the jail and await further orders!"

The mother and son in the courtroom were talking nonsense. They had just been accusing each other of being forced to write documents, but in the blink of an eye they changed their story. It was really unbelievable.

Yang was completely terrified. She looked up at Qiu Yan, her eyes glaring fiercely at her.

"Qiu Yan, how could you scheme against me like this? Where is your conscience... I will haunt you even in death... Sir, I want to sue Qiu Yan, accuse her of disobeying my grandmother and repeatedly trying to kill me with a knife..."

"Don't forget, we've already severed ties!" Qiu Yan's icy gaze seemed to be coated with frost as she coldly watched Yang being dragged away by the bailiffs.

You can't beat her alive, and you're no match for her even in death.

If Yang doesn't go to jail, it's her second uncle who will die.

Based on Yang's crimes of beating her and her brother over the years, and her false accusations against her second uncle, she should have been sent to prison long ago.

For so many years, Qiu Xu, Qiu Ling'er, and the original owner of this body have lived in a nightmare every day. Today, Qiu Yan has finally stood up for them and her second uncle.

Magistrate Tang ultimately declared Qiu Dafu innocent and released him.

With the matter resolved, Qiu Yan finally felt a sense of relief.

Qiu Dayong left dejectedly, feeling a lump in his throat.

Qiu Yan solemnly thanked Jiang Liu and followed the yamen runners to the prison to meet her second uncle.

Jiang Liu waved her hand, indicating that Qiu Yan didn't need to thank her.

After Qiu Yan left, Jiang Liu looked at Magistrate Tang with a smile.

"Your Excellency is wise!"

Jiang Liu hadn't given Magistrate Tang a kind look for many days, but now she was all smiles. Magistrate Tang suddenly realized that his position in his wife's heart had been surpassed by a strange woman.

Magistrate Tang: "What is your relationship with that girl? When did you meet? How come I don't know anything about it?"

Jiang Liu: "She is my savior. When have the adults ever cared about my affairs?"

Magistrate Tang: "Don't call me 'Sir'... Oh, so she's the girl who saved you that day. Don't you think she deliberately approached you?"

Jiang Liu: "You have the mind of a petty person." She had already investigated the assassination attempt that day and found that it was clearly Aunt Hu who plotted against her, but Magistrate Tang refused to believe it no matter what.

Magistrate Tang: "In my opinion, there's more to this than meets the eye. Why didn't Qiu Dafu explain this back then?"

Jiang Liu: "What could be suspicious? Qiu Dafu is just stupid, not as smart as his niece, and doesn't know how to protect himself."

Yang was Qiu Yan's step-grandmother. After Qiu Yan's biological father died, she intensified her torment of the three children...

…Qiu Dafu couldn't stand it and argued with her. She then accused you of filial impiety, and you, you muddle-headed magistrate, almost made a grave mistake.”

Based on what Qiu Yan said, Jiang Liu recounted Yang's evil deeds one by one.

"I see!"

Magistrate Tang knew that his wife usually disliked meddling in other people's business and even less so of gossiping behind people's backs.

...

"Qiu Dafu, you can be released from prison now." In the prison, the jailer's words brought Qiu Dafu out of his daze.