Chapter 009: Justice must be given!
Hearing these two voices, Shen Ningyuan's eyes instantly turned red.
Turning in the direction of the voice, she saw her parents coming towards her against the light under the gaze of countless people.
Chen didn't expect that the Shen family would arrive so quickly.
She stood stiffly beside the spirit pillar, frightened and at a loss as to what to do.
Shen Ningyuan had not expected to see her parents so soon, and she stood there in a daze.
Until the tall Shen Potian strode up to her and pulled her behind him.
Shen Ningyuan suddenly came back to her senses, and her nose became more and more sour.
Her parents really came.
Shen Potian stood in front of Shen Ningyuan, staring at Ji Zehai with a cold and intimidating look.
He yelled angrily: "Ji Zehai, come to me if you have anything to say, don't bully the child!"
Seeing his ferocious look, Ji Zehai couldn't help feeling a little scared.
After all, Shen Potian was well-known, and no one knew how many lives he had reaped with the spear in his hand.
But even if she was afraid, she had to be strong and calm, and smiled ingratiatingly at Shen Potian.
At this time, Cui Jin glanced around, walked over and held Shen Ningyuan in his arms, and said distressedly: "Yuan'er, don't be afraid, your mother and your father are here, no one will bully you anymore."
Looking at her father standing in front of her, and her mother standing in front of her, caring for her tenderly.
Shen Ningyuan's nose became even more sour.
Looking at my parents standing in front of me alive.
The scene of their previous life where they were turned into human pigs and taken to the chastity arch by Ji Yunchuan emerged in their minds.
Seeing Shen Ningyuan's eyes slightly red, Cui Jin felt even more distressed.
"Yuan'er, don't cry. Mother knows you've been wronged."
As she spoke, Cui Jin's eyes couldn't help but turn red.
His own daughter was forced to become a widow just after getting married.
Now that he had finally made it through, Ji Yunchuan left without a second thought.
As a mother, she didn't want her daughter to experience such pain more than anyone else.
Thinking of this, Cui Jin restrained her gentleness and cast a cold gaze towards Ji Zehai and Chen.
He said coldly: "We heard that Yuan'er committed suicide by taking poison while we were on our way to the funeral. We all thought that our daughter was so depressed that she committed suicide for her late husband. But no matter how much I thought about it, I could never have imagined that it was Ji Yunhuan who wanted to poison my daughter, and you two from the Ji family actually wanted to force her to let the murderer go!"
After hearing what Cui Jin said, Ji Zehai quickly cupped his hands and forced a smile, saying, "My dear relatives, this is all a misunderstanding. We have no intention of forcing Ning Yuan."
"Misunderstanding?" Cui Jin snorted coldly, "The poison of Hedinghong is right on the floor, and you said it was a misunderstanding!"
"Ms. Chen just threatened to die, saying that if she died, it would be my daughter who forced her to death!"
"Ji Zehai, so many people saw everything that happened, and you're telling me now that it's all a misunderstanding!"
Ji Zehai was speechless after being criticized by Cui Jin.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Cui Jin became even angrier.
"Ji Zehai, tell me, what is the grudge? My daughter is so young, yet you want to attack her!"
Ji Zehai quickly waved his hands, "No, no, no, it's not like that. We never thought of harming our daughter-in-law. It's really all a misunderstanding!"
At this point, Ji Zehai really doesn't know how to argue except to say it was a misunderstanding.
Cui Jin was not going to listen and continued to press, "Ji Zehai, since my daughter married into your Ji family, Ji Yunchuan has been away on a military expedition. My daughter has been a widow for a year. Do you recognize her?"
Ji Zehai gritted his teeth and said, "Admit it!"
Cui Jin continued, "Over the past year, my daughter has been respectful to her parents-in-law and compassionate to her husband's children. She has devoted herself to managing household affairs and taking care of the whole family. She even used her own dowry to support the entire Ji family. Do you acknowledge her?"
Under Cui Jin's repeated questioning, Ji Zehai's face turned red and he had no idea how to respond.
Not to mention Chen who was lying on the ground.
Because what Cui Jin said was true.
The others present widened their eyes in shock after hearing these words.
"What? From what Madam Shen said, has the young lady of the Ji family been using her dowry to support the Ji family for the past year since she got married?"
"This... is too shameless. No matter how poor you are, you can't embezzle your daughter-in-law's dowry. If this gets out, you will be so embarrassed!"
"I never thought that the Ji family would raise an ungrateful person like Ji Yunhuan. The young mistress of the Ji family treated her so well, yet she actually poisoned her own sister-in-law!"
"Yeah yeah……"
After hearing these people's whispers, Chen and Ji Zehai were too embarrassed to look up.
In today's world, although women have a humble status, they must be humble in their husband's family.
But the husband's family, who have a little dignity, dare not use the bride's dowry at will.
Now, Cui Jin made it clear that their Ji family relied on Shen Ningyuan's dowry for support.
The Ji family has completely lost face!
"It's fine that you used my daughter's dowry, but you also wanted to poison her. What on earth are you, the Ji family, planning?"
Cui Jin still refused to give in. Today she was determined to seek justice for Shen Ningyuan!
At this time, Ji Zehai had calmed down.
He forced a smile, bowed and stepped forward, saying, "My dear relatives, this matter is a long story. It's not a good idea to solve it here with so many people watching. How about... we solve it privately? I will definitely give my daughter-in-law justice!"
The more Ji Zehai thought about it, the angrier he became.
Shen Potian and Cui Jin are notoriously difficult to deal with in the capital.
One was a great general guarding the country, and the other was from the Cui family of Qinghe.
As soon as they appeared, the situation immediately turned around.
Thinking of this, Ji Zehai glared at Chen and Ji Yunhuan fiercely.
A good-for-nothing who is always causing trouble and can't even do something as small as poisoning!
"no!"
After Ji Zehai finished speaking, Shen Potian directly refused in a cold voice: “This matter cannot be resolved privately, Ji Yunhui must be sent to the government, the matter must be investigated clearly, and justice must be done to my daughter!”
Upon hearing this, Ji Zehai's face jumped.
If the case is sent to the government, the Ji family will definitely not end up well.
But if it is resolved privately, there is at least room for easing the situation.
While thinking, Ji Zehai saw the ancestral tablets on the ground, gritted his teeth and said quickly: "My dear relatives, my daughter-in-law got angry today and overturned the ancestral tablets of our Ji family. How are you going to deal with this matter?"
"What? Yuan'er overturned your family's ancestral tablet?"
Shen Potian was stunned.
He tilted his head to look at Shen Ningyuan and asked hesitantly: "Yuan'er, did you really do this?"
Shen Ningyuan nodded, "I did it."
"this……"
Shen Potian was in a dilemma.
Why did your own daughter do something wrong? Why did she smash other people's ancestral tablets?
This matter...
It’s not easy to handle!
Just when Shen Potian was in a dilemma, Cui Jin waved his hand and said in a heroic voice: "Just destroy it. Your Ji family's ancestral hall was repaired by my daughter a year ago, especially the ancestral tablet on the top. If I remember correctly, it cost a full fifty taels of gold, right?"
"My daughter spent so much money, lost her husband, and was almost poisoned to death. She was in a bad mood and smashed it to vent her anger. What's wrong with that?"
"At worst, I can pay for it myself and repair another one for you!"
Everyone: “…”
Cui Jin’s words stunned everyone.
For a moment I didn't know how to express my feelings at this moment.
Especially Shen Ningyuan, looking at her mother's heroic look, she couldn't help but sigh with her hand on her forehead.
After Shen Potian came back to his senses, he tugged at Cui Jin’s sleeve and said in a muffled voice: “My wife, although it is said that being rich makes you willful, you should not be too willful!”
Cui Jin rolled her eyes at Shen Potian and said unhappily, "I am just willful. Otherwise, why would I earn so much money? Do you want to learn from the Ji family to make a pure gold ancestral tablet?"
“…”
Everyone was dumbfounded again.
Chen and Ji Zehai stared at Cui Jin in a daze, their faces turning purple with anger.
But he could only grit his teeth and swallow the humiliation.
After taking a deep breath, Ji Zehai said in a deep voice: "We can ignore the matter of the tablet."
"But my two relatives, you have also seen that my son Yunchuan died so tragically. Just because he was so good to my daughter-in-law when he was alive, can you give the Ji family a chance to live?"
"As long as you don't send it to the government, you can ask the Ji family to do anything!" Ji Zehai emphasized again.
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