"You...I...you bitch! Stop yelling at me! Believe me or not, I'll beat you up again!" Wang Er, probably driven to desperation by Jiang Ling, frowned and glared fiercely at her, threatening her.

Jiang Ling didn't ask any further questions, seeing Wang Er's exasperated appearance.

"How dare you! Making a scene in court!" Magistrate Duan slammed his gavel down and shouted.

Upon hearing Magistrate Duan slam his gavel, Wang Er immediately deflated like a punctured balloon, drooping his head and remaining silent.

Magistrate Duan glanced at Wang Er, then his gaze immediately fell on Zhao San beside him. He said to Zhao San with a serious expression, "Zhao San, I'm asking you, what did you eat at Jiang's place?"

"This..." Zhao San was taken aback by the question, and beads of sweat the size of soybeans began to appear on his forehead.

He glanced guiltily at Wang Er, who was also in dire straits and didn't even look at Zhao San beside him.

"Zhao Sanben is asking you a question!" Magistrate Duan said, slamming his gavel heavily once more.

Zhao San trembled with fear and immediately kowtowed to County Magistrate Duan, repeatedly begging for mercy with phrases like "Your Honor, I was wrong!"

"Wang Er, do you have anything else to say?" Seeing that Zhao San had already confessed, County Chief Duan immediately focused his fire on Wang Er.

Wang Er was so frightened that he trembled all over and knelt on the ground, kowtowing and begging for mercy.

Magistrate Duan glared at the two ruffians below the court and ordered the bailiffs beside him to put them in jail.

Jiang Yaojie, however, was still somewhat unconvinced. He glared angrily at Magistrate Duan and said, "Your Excellency! This humble subject has something to ask you!"

"Yaojie!" Jiang Ling quickly pulled Jiang Yaojie's arm, but Jiang Yaojie stubbornly shook his hand and slammed his head heavily on the ground.

"Just tell me what you need to say, there's no need to kowtow like this!" Magistrate Duan quickly said.

"My mother was inexplicably bullied by these two scoundrels. They knocked over our things, and they also damaged the tableware my mother had prepared. I dare to ask Lord Duan, is it really that simple to just detain these two people?" Jiang Yaojie's upright posture was exactly the same as Jiang Ling's. But the aura in his eyes was even more fierce than Jiang Ling's.

Jiang Ling looked at Jiang Yaojie, who was almost up to her shoulder, and was momentarily dazed. When did her eldest son grow so tall? Seeing how capable he was of standing on his own, Jiang Ling felt very gratified.

But this was, after all, a courtroom setting, and the principle that the common people should not fight against officials is an age-old truth. Jiang Ling quickly tugged at Jiang Yaojie's sleeve again.

Jiang Yaojie turned to Jiang Ling and said, "Mother, don't pull me. Magistrate Duan is an honest and good official, not a muddle-headed one. We've lost so many things for no reason, we can't just let it go with a simple detention!"

"Yaojie! How could you be so rude! How have I taught you all this time?" Jiang Ling was really getting angry. She even reached out to cover Jiang Yaojie's mouth. Jiang Ling wasn't angry about Jiang Yaojie's words, but she felt that Jiang Yaojie was too young. If he was always so blunt, he would suffer sooner or later.

Although Magistrate Duan is much more honest and incorruptible than Lord Zhao, it would still make even the most good-tempered person uncomfortable for a child to question him in front of everyone. Moreover, he is the local official in charge, and if he were to cause you trouble in the future, you would have no recourse.

"Mother! Are we just going to suffer this undeserved disaster for no reason?" Jiang Yaojie retorted, glaring and pouting.

"Yaojie, stop talking! How could Magistrate Duan, an incorruptible official, judge such a muddled case!" Jiang Ling quickly covered Jiang Yaojie's mouth and then kowtowed to Magistrate Duan, saying, "Your Honor, the child is impolite, please forgive him!"

"It's alright, it's alright. On the contrary, you are very fortunate to have such a good son, Jiang! You don't need to worry about the losses. I will send someone to investigate and then I will naturally compensate you!" Magistrate Duan said with narrowed eyes.

Jiang Ling and Jiang Yaojie kowtowed to thank Magistrate Duan, and the farce came to a temporary end. Jiang Ling did not want to stay any longer, so she quickly led Jiang Yaojie out of the yamen.

"Yaojie! Do you know how angry your mother is today?" Jiang Ling led Jiang Yaojie into the nearest deserted alley and said with a serious expression.

“Mother! I don’t think I did anything wrong!” Although Jiang Yaojie was afraid of Jiang Ling, he still felt wronged and raised his head to refute her.

"Yaojie! Sigh..." At this moment, Jiang Ling knew that Jiang Yaojie had really grown up and had his own ideas and way of doing things. Jiang Ling was filled with mixed feelings of sadness and joy.

She turned around, gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and tried to calm herself down before saying to Jiang Yaojie, "Yaojie, do you know why your mother is angry?"

Jiang Yaojie was stunned for a moment. According to his previous thinking, his mother would definitely beat him or scold him. But things didn't seem to be going the way he expected.

He scratched his head, looking anxiously at Jiang Ling beside him. After a long while, he tentatively asked, "Mother... are you... are you angry because I contradicted Magistrate Duan in court?"

Hearing this answer, Jiang Ling almost laughed out of anger at Jiang Yaojie. She shook her head helplessly and patiently explained, "Yaojie, I know you've grown up now and have your own ideas and ways of doing things, but you're still too young!"

“We are common people, and Magistrate Duan is an official. It is common sense that common people do not fight against officials. You just pressured Magistrate Duan in front of everyone. Did you consider what would happen if he retaliated against our family later?”

"No! I don't believe Magistrate Duan is that kind of person!" Jiang Yaojie shook his head in denial after hearing Jiang Ling's answer.

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