But she is still too young and has a lot to learn.
This idea was still too far away for her, and it was even just a vague thought without any outline at all.
Qingtian was talking to everyone when Mr. Wei, who was not far away, suddenly called out to her: "Qingtian, come here quickly."
It turned out that the constable from the government office recognized Mr. Wei and Qin Hexuan and immediately invited them in.
Qingtian also took advantage of the situation and entered the government office early.
After entering the government office gate, Qingtian couldn't help looking around, and found everything new and interesting.
Qin Hexuan held her hand and whispered, "Watch your step, be careful not to fall."
Shortly after the three people went in, Shuntian Prefecture Governor Guo Chongliang came out in official uniform to attend the court session.
This case had been investigated thoroughly long ago, and with Ye Qingshan's suggestion and the eloquence of Attorney Jin, the truth of the case was soon revealed.
When the villagers heard about the dirty things Ye Laizi had done, they were all filled with righteous indignation and said that such a person deserved to be put to death.
If he had not been beaten to death by Lu Fei, the villagers would have beaten him up to vent their anger.
Wei Yan brought two apprentices with him and explained some legal knowledge and the court's practices in handling such cases to Qin Hexuan while listening to the trial.
These were still too profound for Qingtian, so she sat quietly beside Qin Hexuan, listening to the two of them talking and answering each other from time to time.
After the whole truth of the case was clarified in court, Guo Chongliang asked Xiao Huang and Lu Fei whether they would plead guilty.
Xiao Huang and Lu Fei, who were kneeling below, both kowtowed and confessed their guilt.
"The guilty woman Huang confessed her guilt."
"I, Lu Fei, plead guilty."
Upon hearing this, the villagers who were listening to the trial outside and some people in the capital became excited and shouted for Lord Guo to show leniency.
Guo Chongliang was quite straightforward and quickly said as he had discussed with Ye Qingshan before: "The main culprit, Lu Fei, I am concerned about your young age and that I had to take action to protect your sister. I did not intend to kill you, so according to the usual practice of sentencing in previous cases, you will be exiled.
"Ms. Huang knew something had happened at home, but she did not report her son to the police immediately. Instead, she chose to dispose of the body and disguise it as an accident. Her behavior was unwise.
"Considering that you later voluntarily surrendered yourself and cooperated with the investigation, and that you had no direct connection to the deceased's death.
"So according to the law, he was sentenced to twenty lashes of the cane and exiled together with the main culprit, Lu Fei."
Upon hearing the verdict, Xiao Huang and Lu Fei both had tears in their eyes and couldn't help but hug each other in the court.
Until just now, the mother and son did not dare to confirm whether the final outcome of the matter would really be as Boss Ye said.
Now, after hearing the verdict of Lord Guo, the two finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But when he thought about the fact that Xiao Huang had to be beaten with twenty sticks, Lu Fei couldn't stop crying.
He suddenly knelt down straight and kowtowed to Master Guo, saying, "As you have said, I am the main culprit. My mother made the mistake only to protect me. I am willing to take the twenty strokes of the cane in my mother's place. I hope the Lord will grant my wish."
Lu Fei's words deeply moved the villagers who were listening to the trial outside, and many women could not help but wipe away their tears.
"Lu Fei is such a sensible kid."
"With Xiao Huang's physique, she'd probably be dead in half a day if she was beaten with twenty sticks."
"But he did kill someone, so Lord Guo has already given him a lenient sentence..."
Mrs. Huang didn't expect her son to say this suddenly. After all, she already knew the result would be like this.
Lu Fei didn't say anything at that time, but why did he suddenly start talking nonsense in the hall?
Xiao Huang quickly covered Lu Fei's mouth with her hand and kowtowed to Lord Guo with him, saying, "The child is ignorant and speaks nonsense. I hope the Lord will forgive me."
Guo Chongliang had been entrusted with a task, so he said in a friendly manner: "You have given birth to a good son. After exile, mother and son should live a good life!"
"Yes, thank you very much, sir." Xiao Huang and Lu Fei kowtowed to Guo Chongliang repeatedly.
After Guo Chongliang finished reviewing the case, he stood up, said hello to Mr. Wei next to him, and quickly left the lobby.
The yamen runners were in no hurry to take Xiao Huang and Lu Fei away, leaving them here to talk to the villagers.
Xiao Huang and Lu Fei were detained for a few days, but apart from looking a little haggard, both of them seemed to be in good spirits.
In front of so many people, Xiao Huang had no way to thank Boss Ye and his family, but the look in her eyes when she looked at them was filled with deep gratitude.
Before they could say a few words, Xiao Huang and Lu Fei were taken away.
Wang Guangping came over and patted Boss Ye on the shoulder excitedly, saying, "Boss, you are really capable. You handled this matter very well.
"Fortunately, you didn't listen to my bad advice, otherwise..."
Before he could finish, Boss Ye interrupted him, saying, "Village Chief, you are kind-hearted. Both mother and son are grateful to you!"
"I've now discovered that good intentions don't necessarily lead to good results.
"When encountering problems, I still have to use my brain like you."
At this point, Wang Guangping looked at Ye Laoda with some regret and said, "If you hadn't gone to the capital with your wife to make a fortune, I really want to give you the position of village chief."
When Boss Ye heard this, he waved his hands repeatedly. The conflict between the Ye and Wang surnames has been going on for a long time, and most of the villagers in Rongxi Village are surnamed Wang.
Even though everyone has no objection to the village chief asking him for help now, if he really were to become the village chief, the village would be in chaos.
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