Chapter 290 Result

When they arrived at the county government office, Zheng Qinghe was already waiting there. When the gavel was banged and the tiger bench was brought up, Liu was so frightened that she told them everything.

Mrs. Liu: "My Lord, this matter really has nothing to do with me. It was the eldest aunt of the Gu family who ordered me to do this."

Gu Chunyan yelled, "You're talking nonsense! My aunt is not that kind of person!"

Mrs. Liu was almost crying. "Every word I said is true. My son can testify to it."

Qian Yulin nodded quickly. "Yes, yes, yes, it was the eldest aunt of the Gu family who ordered my mother to do these things. She couldn't stand the Gu family's good life, and she wanted revenge."

Zheng Qinghe slammed the gavel, shocking everyone in the hall. His gaze blazed as he turned to Liu and Qian Yulin, coldly demanding, "If that's the case, then what benefits did Aunt Gu promise you, and what words of revenge did she utter? Tell me in detail. If you lie, don't blame me for severely punishing you!"

Liu's knees softened, and she fell to her knees on the blue brick floor, her forehead almost touching the ground. "My Lord, the eldest aunt of the Gu family said that the Gu family has built a new house and bought good farmland, and they live a prosperous life, but they never help a lonely relative like her. She is very jealous. She also said that the second daughter of the Gu family, Gu Jiayue, is smart and capable, and is now of marriageable age. She thinks Gu Jiayue is a perfect match for my husband's nephew Qian Hanzi. If

If the two of them can be together, I will definitely benefit from it in the future. That’s why I was blinded by greed and did such a mistake.”

As she spoke, she wiped her tears with her sleeve, "My Lord, I have no bad intentions. I just want to bring Gu Jiayue and Qian Hanzi together."

Gu Chunyan was so angry that she was shaking all over. She pointed at Liu and shouted angrily, "You don't have bad intentions? If you don't have bad intentions, then how could my sister be infected with that drug?"

As she spoke, she turned to look at Zheng Qinghe, her eyes reddened, "Master Qingtian, please investigate. This mother and son must have deliberately framed my aunt in order to exonerate themselves!"

Although the eldest aunt is a bit stubborn, she is still a member of the Gu family. Gu Chunyan is unwilling to believe that the eldest aunt would do such a thing.

At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside the hall, and Gu Dagu was seen being escorted in by the yamen runners. Her hair was disheveled and her clothes were covered in dirt, obviously she had been forced to come.

As soon as Aunt Gu entered the hall, she cried out to Zheng Qinghe, "My Lord, this is unjust. I have been wronged. Please investigate this matter."

Zheng Qinghe narrowed his eyes and looked at Aunt Gu, then said in a deep voice, "Gu, Liu and her son have accused you of instructing her to poison and frame Gu Jiayue. Do you have anything to say?"

Gu Dagu straightened her back and met Zheng Qinghe's gaze fearlessly. "Sir, this is pure slander! I'm a member of the Gu family, and Gu Jiayue is my niece. How could I do such a heinous thing? This must be Qian Yulin and his mother trying to cover up their own evil deeds and use me as a scapegoat!"

Zheng Qinghe turned and looked at Liu. "You heard it too. Gu denies ordering you to do anything. Was there anyone else present when you conspired that day?"

Mrs. Liu quickly pointed at Qian Yulin. "My son was there, he heard everything."

But Zheng Qinghe shook his head. "He's your son. His testimony isn't strong enough. Did anyone else see or hear anything?"

Liu became confused and tried hard to think about the scene of that day.

But no matter what he thought, he got nothing in the end.

It was the first day of the new year, and everyone had gone out to visit relatives early. Usually no one would come back until dark, so there was no one on the road.

Seeing Liu's expression, Zheng Qinghe still had something to wonder about. He then asked, "Who bought the medicine you gave Gu Jiayue?"

Mrs. Liu gave up struggling at this point. "It was bought by my youngest son, Qian Yulin!"

Qian Yulin turned to look at his mother in disbelief. "Mom, I didn't."

Liu looked at him hesitantly, her eyes full of pleading.

Qian Yu finally opened his mouth but still didn't say anything more.

What could he say? That was his mother. But the coldness in his heart could not be expressed or confided in words at this moment.

Zheng Qinghe stared at Qian Yulin like a hawk, his knuckles tapping on the table, making a "dong dong" sound. "Qian Yulin, your mother has admitted that you bought the Ruan Ruan Powder. Do you admit it?"

Qian Yulin swallowed his saliva, his greasy hair stuck to his face, and he forced a grin and said, "It's me..."

"Why did you do that?"

Qian Yulin suddenly smiled and looked up at Gu Chunyan, who was standing not far away, avoiding him like the plague. "I just can't stand the Gu family's condescending attitude. My mother was just passing by, and they accused her of stealing. Gu Chunyan and I just had a few arguments, and they're forcing me to split up!"

"Why should they? A daughter who is married off is like water spilled. Since Gu Chunyan married me, she is mine. Why should they interfere?"

Liu, who was standing by, suddenly started coughing violently, and turbid tears slid down her wrinkles: "Sir, I am confused and shouldn't teach my child to do such a wrong thing..." She reached out her trembling hand to touch Qian Yulin, but was stopped by the yamen runners.

Zheng Qinghe suddenly threw the account book to the ground, shocking everyone in the hall: "What a loving mother and son!"

"Have you forgotten? Pharmacies need to register when purchasing this kind of medicine? I just need to visit every pharmacy in the county and I'll know exactly who purchased the medicine!"

Qian Yulin's pupils suddenly contracted, and Liu's feet curled up unnaturally under her skirt.

Zheng Qinghe slowly walked up to Liu and said coldly, "Do you still want to continue your nonsense and deceive me?"

Liu's lips trembled violently and she finally collapsed to the ground.

The case was clear. After Liu and Old Man Qian reached an agreement, they went to the county town to buy medicine, intending to trick Gu Jiayue into their home, drug her, and then let Qian Laizi rape her. Finally, after the matter was settled, he would control Gu Jiayue and obtain all of Gu Jiayue's property.

According to Dagan law, rape is punishable by hanging. Liu and Old Man Qian conspired to lure Gu Jiayue to their home, drugged her, and then had Qian Laizi rape her. This behavior constitutes "using a trick to induce confusion," meeting the criteria for rape. Qian Laizi, as the perpetrator of the rape, should be sentenced to death by hanging. Although Liu and Old Man Qian did not directly commit the rape, they were co-conspirators and accomplices, and should also be charged with rape and face possible death by hanging.

The death penalty needs to be reported, so Zheng Qinghe ordered the person to be detained in the cell first and the execution will be carried out after the reporting results come out.

Qian Yulin did not help in any way; he simply knew about the incident but did not inform the Gu family to take precautions. However, he attempted to perjure his mother and kept it a secret, for which he was beaten with fifty sticks and thrown out of the county government office.

As for the eldest aunt of the Gu family, she was not punished because there was no solid evidence to prove that she was the one who bewitched Liu.

After the trial ended, the onlookers gradually dispersed, and their praise for Zheng Qinghe drifted away with the wind.

But these were not important to Zheng Qinghe. He walked down quickly, looked at Gu Jiayue, and asked worriedly, "Are you okay?"

Gu Jiayue nodded. "Thank you. The doctor you called just now has examined me and given me some pills. I feel much better after taking them."

Before going to court, Gu Jiayue had already seen a doctor. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to hold on until now.

Zheng Qinghe breathed a sigh of relief, his expression relaxed. "I'm glad you're okay."

"Yayi Chen said you have something important to tell me?"

Zheng Qinghe nodded. "That's right. News has come from Kyoto that starting this year, those with the title of Scholar who wish to take the imperial examination must have three months of teaching experience each year, and the number of students they teach must not be less than twenty."

"The provincial academician is responsible for assigning personnel and conducting assessments, so I called you here to ask if you need any help. If you do, I'll have the academician send someone to your school."

Gu Jiayue couldn't believe it. How could such a great thing happen?

This great emperor was truly a wise ruler.

"Yes, why not?"

If there were a few more teachers, she would be able to recruit more students this year.

As for how to keep these scholars to continue teaching, she has plenty of means and methods.