"Zhao, think carefully before you speak. Talking nonsense in court will get you beaten," the magistrate warned. What was this old woman Zhao saying? It made no sense at all.
"My lord, no matter what, I confess." Granny Zhao also felt that what she said was far-fetched, but she couldn't drag her daughter in.
After further interrogation of Zhou Niangzi, Hua Rumeng, Qian Duobao, Zhao Erni, Li Rouniang, the human traffickers, and others, the magistrate reached a verdict:
The facts of this case are clear and unambiguous, and all those involved have confessed. Zhou Niangzi is sentenced to three years in prison, the human trafficker will be executed in the autumn, and Zhao Pozi will be sentenced to five years in prison.
"Your Honor, I've been wronged! I refuse to accept this!" Upon hearing this, Granny Zhao naturally protested. Five years!
"What are you dissatisfied with?"
“My daughter-in-law, Li Rouniang, is disrespectful to her mother-in-law, so you should punish her too!” Granny Zhao wanted to say that she shouldn’t have given such a heavy sentence, but after glancing at Granny Gu and seeing her shake her head, she changed her mind.
"Do you have any evidence?"
"This~"
"Since there's no evidence, this is a false accusation. They know they're wrong but refuse to admit it, and they're even disrupting court proceedings! Guards, give them ten strokes of the cane and lock them up!" the magistrate roared.
"My lord, spare my life!" Granny Zhao begged for mercy, but no one paid any attention. She was dragged out by the yamen runners and beaten until she screamed in pain!
The villagers of Zhao Family Village never imagined that Granny Zhao really was a child trafficker, and they all expressed that they didn't want to live in the same village as such a person.
Zhao Youtian walked up to Granny Zhao, who was disheveled after being beaten with a board, and said, "Granny Zhao, when Dayou and the others return, I will open the ancestral hall. After that, you will no longer be a member of my Zhao Family Village."
"What? Clan Chief, you can't do this! I know I was wrong, really!" Granny Zhao grabbed Zhao Youtian's sleeve and said.
In the end, nothing could be changed, and Granny Zhao was imprisoned by the yamen runners.
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