"Executor, do you really want to file a complaint?"

Huoshui is still in a dazed state.

"Yes! Of course I have to sue! I can't bear the stigma of being an adulterer and being divorced. My son can't be a bastard either."

Gu Qingcheng said confidently.

A person's reputation is very important, especially to a woman.

Gu Qingcheng knew this very well, so the first step she took was to "clear her name".

"But, but you, oh no, it was Gu Sanniang who was indeed caught in bed with someone."

The troublemaker was going crazy. He never knew that a person could be so shameless.

"Then let me ask you, did Gu Sanniang really have an affair? Was Li Yaozong, the child she gave birth to, really a bastard?"

Gu Qingcheng held Li Yaozong's hand. Her body was still a little shaky, but her steps gradually became steady.

Her attitude was firm and resolute, and her swollen eyes were filled with a persistent and determined light.

"no!"

Huoshui uttered these two words subconsciously, but soon added, "But everyone saw it. Gu Sanniang really did sleep with a strange man."

Although the last step was not taken, in this era, being involved with other men other than your husband is considered cheating.

"Who saw it?"

Gu Qingcheng asked coldly.

Huoshui was stunned for a moment, "Everyone. Master Li, Han Qiuyu, and the Li family's servants, they all saw it."

This was a trap set by the original owner, Gu Sanniang, for Han Qiuyu. Han Qiuyu took advantage of the situation and called everyone from the Li family over.

This is the fact in full view of everyone!

"hehe!"

Gu Qingcheng sneered twice, "You also said that you are from the Li family!"

The bad premonition in Huoshui's CPU grew stronger and stronger. "Executor, do you really want the villain to file a complaint first?"

Gu Qingcheng did not continue to talk with Huoshui. She supported Li Yaozong, and the mother and daughter staggered to the outside of the county government office.

"It's unfair! I am innocent!"

Gu Qingcheng stood at the gate of the yamen and observed carefully, and found that in this so-called Republic of China, although everything had been reformed, the yamen still looked "traditional".

A drum for appealing for justice was placed at the entrance of the yamen, with the drumstick on a drum stand.

Gu Qingcheng didn't say anything, just picked up the drumstick and started hitting the big drum hard.

In the county government office, there was a middle-aged man in military uniform, sitting in the main seat with a majestic figure.

A frail man in a Zhongshan suit and with a mustache stood beside him, nodding and bowing.

The two were talking when they suddenly heard the heavy sound of drums.

The uniformed man's eyes lit up. "Hey, are there still people beating drums to protest injustice these days?"

This is a joke that only appears in operas.

The man with a moustache frowned. He had been the local official in this county for more than ten years.

He was a Jinshi in the Qing Dynasty and also served as an official in the Qing Dynasty.

But just as he arrived in this county, the Qing Dynasty fell.

This man was quite clever. He used a bamboo pole to knock off two broken tiles from the county government office and then claimed that he had overthrown the Qing Dynasty.

The county town is too small and is not an important checkpoint, so the people above don’t pay attention to what happens here.

So they allowed the magistrate to transform himself into the county chief.

However, this person still has old-fashioned ideas at heart.

Under his management, the county government office also looked old - the gate of the government office faced south, and people were not allowed to enter without money.

The magistrate is greedy. Even if he can't squeeze the people dry, once he finds an excuse, he can make a lot of money.

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If the victims who went to the yamen to file a complaint were not careful, they would lose both their money and their lives at the hands of the county magistrate.

Under normal circumstances, the magistrate would be happy to hear someone beating the drum.

Hey, here's another chance to make some money.

But today—

The magistrate secretly glanced at the man in military uniform. He was some new general in their county, and it was said that he was a sworn brother of the commander-in-chief in the provincial capital.

He was called a general, but in fact he was just a peasant. He had some strength and was brave. After being drafted into the army, he stood out.

I heard that he carried the Marshal out of the chaos and was the Marshal's close confidant.

He was promoted all the way by the Marshal and now has thousands of guns under his command.

Although this person could not read a single word, he particularly respected intellectuals.

The magistrate, a remnant of the Qing Dynasty, was able to continue to hold on to his official position because he was educated and could pretend to be an honest official.

But this pretending is not real after all.

In the past few months since the general came to the county, the county magistrate has not been able to make any money under his supervision.

"Commander Ma, since someone has complained about the injustice, shall I go and take a look?"

Be careful, the magistrate asked tentatively.

"Go! Hurry and go to the court!"

Commander Ma waved his hand and urged repeatedly.

He muttered, "After waiting for several months, I can finally see the court session."

"Hehe, I don't know if this county magistrate is an honest official or a scoundrel."

"No, I want to go to the court to see it too. Hey, if this sour old scholar is corrupt and abuses his power—"

Magistrate: ...If you want to "talk to yourself", just speak softly.

With your loud voice, I don’t believe you didn’t say that to me on purpose!

However, with the presence of Commander Ma, the greedy and lawless county magistrate finally restrained himself a lot.

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