Upon hearing this, Li Guixiang couldn't help but burst out laughing. Song Dahai's family was currently the best-off in the entire Tianxiang County. If she got his house and money, she would be rolling in money.
Song Ning frowned slightly. The ten unforgivable crimes were treason, and filial impiety was also among them.
Li Guixiang has a vicious mind.
But this time, it seems things won't go as she wishes.
Song Dahai and Song Xiu'e had long been disappointed in their mother, and now that they understood the magistrate's meaning, they were even more disillusioned with Li Guixiang.
Song Dahai said firmly, "Sir, Li Guixiang is indeed my mother, but we have no relationship with her anymore."
Song Xiu'e gritted her teeth and said, "My lord, everything my elder brother said is true. Although Li Guixiang is our mother, she has long since disowned us."
"Brother and sister, aren't you afraid of losing your conscience by saying such things? This is our mother! I, as her daughter-in-law, am still by her side, taking good care of her. You, as her own children, are completely ignoring your own mother. Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning? What's wrong with this world? There are sons and daughters who don't even recognize their own mother!" Chen said with heartfelt emotion, her eyes red as she accused the two men.
Li Guixiang, with great tact, cooperated in the act, covering her face in pain.
"My lord, they don't recognize their own mother! Quickly condemn them!"
Song Ning sneered: "Are you really going to sue my father and my aunt?"
"I'm going to sue! Your whole family disrespects your elders and has even instigated your aunt to disown me. I'm going to sue!"
Song Ning turned to Zheng Gaoyi: "Lord Zheng, it is true that Li Guixiang is my grandmother, but it is also true that she has severed ties with us."
Song Ning took a piece of paper out of his sleeve and handed it over.
Shi Tou presented the item in Song Ning's hand to Zheng Gaoyi. Zheng Gaoyi glanced at it and asked in a deep voice, "Li, this is the letter of severance of kinship presented by the Song family. It has been signed and sealed. Do you recognize it?"
Upon hearing this, both Li Guixiang and Chen Shi's expressions changed.
Song Ning scoffed. "Li Guixiang herself signed and sealed the letter of severance of kinship. Has she already forgotten it?"
Or perhaps the two men thought that the letter of severance had been lost long ago during their escape, and that's why they dared to bring them to court today.
Li Guixiang finally seemed to remember this matter and raised her voice to refute: "Sir, I did not sign or put my fingerprint on this document. These are all forgeries. I did not put my fingerprint on this document. They must not want to support me, so they came up with this trick. Sir, you cannot believe their words."
Song Ning smiled and said, "My lord, there are fingerprints on the letter of severance of kinship. If Li Guixiang is not satisfied, I will request a comparison of the fingerprints."
As soon as these words were spoken, Li Guixiang panicked.
Chen's face turned pale and then paler. Wasn't it said that the letter severing ties was long gone?
In this era, fingerprint verification can only be done by visual inspection, but there are specialized people in charge of this work.
Song Ning never expected that it was Shi Tou who did this.
Following instructions from his master, Shi Tou placed the necessary documents for signing in front of Li Guixiang.
Li Guixiang kept backing away, but Gao Tiedan pressed her down and forced her to put her handprint on the document.
Shi Tou picked up the paper with his fingerprint and compared it with the letter severing ties. He then tore the paper in half and imprinted one half of the torn paper onto the letter severing ties. He looked at it again and again, then looked at Zheng Gaoyi and nodded slightly.
Zheng Gaoyi immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that Song Ning, who was so smart, would definitely have a backup plan.
Zheng Gaoyi asked coldly, "After comparison, the fingerprints on this severance letter are indeed those of Li Guixiang. Li, what else do you have to say?"
Li Guixiang trembled and dared not speak.
"Bang!" Zheng Gaoyi slammed the gavel again and shouted, "You Li family, since you have already signed the letter of severance, you still come to sue the Song family. According to the laws of our dynasty, the crime of false accusation is punishable by fifteen strokes of the cane and ten days in jail. Guards, drag these two away."
The courtroom echoed with desperate pleas for mercy, which were ultimately silenced by Gao Tiedan covering his mouth.
The Liu family members on the side started sweating profusely, but when they remembered that their family hadn't signed any severance agreement, they straightened their backs.
Li Guixiang and the others were pulled away, and next it was Liu Yuelan's turn.
"The Liu family, now tell us about your affairs."
Liu Hong knelt to the side and kowtowed: "Sir, Liu Yuelan is my sister. Ever since she married Song Dahai, she has not cared about the lives of our parents. Now she is instigating my mother not to come home. I am now disabled, my wife is also a cripple, my second brother is also in poor health, and my father is almost dying at home but she does not care. Sir, you must do justice for us!"
Song Ning: ......
That's truly a case of "a second bloom."
Meanwhile, the Song family members were pacing anxiously in the courtyard.
Li Xingwang rushed in, and Grandma Liu quickly stepped forward to ask, "How is it? What happened?"
Li Xingwang, panting, said, "The Song family and the Liu family both said... they want to sue Uncle Dahai and Aunt Yueniang for being unfilial. The county magistrate also said they want to punish them."
Grandma Liu's face turned pale, and she almost lost her balance as her vision blurred.
"However, the Song family did not succeed. They had previously signed a letter of severance with Uncle Dahai and Aunt Xiu'e, and they are now locked up in jail."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Yunniang asked anxiously, "What about the Liu family?"
Li Xingwang took a breath: "The Liu family is accusing Sister-in-law Yue Niang of being disrespectful to them. There's no conclusion yet, so I came back to report the news."
What a terrible thing! What a terrible thing!
Grandma Liu hurriedly asked, "Who from the Liu family went?"
"The eldest son of the Liu family, and the second son and his wife."
"Didn't the head of the Liu family go?" Old Mrs. Liu asked again.
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