"Okay, I won't be polite with you." Gu Can looked at these people and felt warm in her heart. She was not fighting alone.
After separating from them, Gu Can asked for leave from Minister Zhang and went to see Madam Li. Gu Can told her what happened today. She didn't even sit for the confinement period, and after leaving the little girl in Feng Xiao's care, she had someone carry her to the Dali Temple.
The mother and son were also brought to court.
When they saw Lady Li, they started to tell her everything, cursing and swearing, even about the rape.
Mrs. Li's father was a carpenter. His family was full of craftsmen and owned three shops. Compared to ordinary people at the bottom of society, they were considered extremely wealthy.
He had originally intended to rape her, but she didn't dare to speak out, so the Li family had no choice but to let her marry him, promising her a dowry. But who could have imagined the Li family would be so ruthless, sending her packing with nothing but her clothes? He ended up with nothing, and now he has to go to jail.
Gu Can looked at the speechless Dali Temple Chief Justice and the common people who came to listen to the trial.
"According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the man shall be castrated and his entire family exiled for the crime of rape. You assaulted someone in the street, causing serious injury, and are punishable by fifty strokes of the cane. I hereby sentence you and your spouse to divorce. All of Zhao Erqiang's property shall belong to Madam Li, and your daughter shall be raised by her."
"You dog official, are you having an affair, you bitch, bitch!" Chao Erqiang immediately jumped up, and then was suppressed by the killing stick.
"Insulting an imperial official is a more serious crime. You will be punished with eighty strokes of the cane. Drag him away and beat him!" The Dali Temple official gave the order directly. And you dared to insult him!
"According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, women can establish their own household. You are free now." Gu Can walked to Lady Li. She hugged him and burst into tears.
"I'll take you back to the clinic first. I'll help you with the matter of setting up a daughter's household." Gu Can picked her up. She was so small and light.
"Master Gu, she was raped and she sued her husband. Don't you think it's unlucky?" The person asking the question was a woman who looked only fifteen or sixteen years old. Judging from her clothes, although they were not made of silk and satin, she definitely could not be from a poor family.
"It wasn't her fault that she was raped. As a human being, don't impose other people's mistakes on yourself."
"But everyone will point fingers at her, and your reputation will be affected."
"Right and wrong are in the hearts of the people. Those who wrong you know better than you do how wronged you are, so don't try to reason with them. If they point fingers, break their hands; if they gossip, tear their mouths. If you want fame, turn a blind eye to suffering and disregard human life. Then, don't worry about that fame."
"Dear ladies, there is nothing in this world more precious than yourselves. If your life is threatened, your chastity and reputation are bullshit. Staying alive is the most important thing for you."
"Pa pa pa, well said!" Looking up, a woman in red came over, bright, bold and enthusiastic.
"Meet Princess Pingyang!"
"Everyone, get up. I haven't been back to the capital for a few years. I didn't know there was such an interesting person like you. When you have a rest, this princess will treat you to tea."
"It is my honor. Madam Li, please do not blow the wind. I will take my leave now."
"Go ahead. Madam Li, if anyone dares to say anything bad about you, let them try to see if I can break their mouth with my whip."
"Thank you, Princess."
With the princess's words, Gu Can's work of helping Li Niangzi to set up a household would be much smoother. After Li Niangzi finished her confinement at the clinic, she took her daughter to Gu Can's house, kowtowed, and left.
Although Zhao Erqiang's family didn't have much money, their house was quite solid, and they and their daughter had a place to live. Mrs. Li had attended school for a year and was an excellent embroidery woman, so it wasn't difficult for her to support herself.
After this incident, many more women came to the capital to report crimes. So many that the emperor had to revise the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
In the case of domestic violence, regardless of who committed the offense, if the victim reports the case and the case is verified to be true, the couple will be forced to divorce and the party at fault will give the victim half of the property as compensation.
If you dare to bother me afterwards, you will be warned once, lashed with a stick thirty times twice, and exiled to the frontier three times!
If someone is injured and killed, the entire family will be exiled and the main culprit will be executed immediately!
All of a sudden, the people in the Ministry of Household Affairs were extremely busy, visiting all parts of the country to establish household registration. The more remote the area, the more serious the phenomenon was. The next few years were the years with the highest number of killings in the Zhou Dynasty.
Use this blood to support the starting point of the woman's rebirth. If there is no reason, then the only way is to use killing to deter the villains!
"Minister Gu, Gu Can!" After the court session that day, Prime Minister Gu stopped Gu Can who was about to leave.
"I wonder what orders the Prime Minister has?"
"It's been half a month, and you've done what you should do. Do you really not recognize me as your father?" Gu Jizhou looked at Gu Can with some resentment in his eyes.
"I thought the Prime Minister's decision was to maintain the status quo." Gu Can really thought so.
"Xiangzhi has already returned to the Grand Tutor's Mansion, don't you know?"
"Going back to the Grand Tutor's Mansion? When?" Gu Can really didn't know. She had been pushing for legal reform recently. If Gu Pingqiao hadn't come to pick her up that day, she would have forgotten what she promised Gu Pingqiao.
"I know they love you very much. It's normal that you can't let go. It's so easy to make up for these past ten years. When you have a few days off, why don't you come to our house for a meal and meet our family members?" Gu Jizhou looked at Gu Can's confused expression. It didn't matter, as long as he wasn't angry and didn't want to come back.
"Okay, I'll go when the time comes." Gu Can thought about it and agreed.
After returning home, Gu Can also told Gu Wenlu and Feng Xiao.
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