After Xie Yiqing's trial was over, the next case was the Qian family.
“Madam Qian, you previously reported that Dr. Rong Dong’an had killed your second son’s concubine, Hao Zhi. Now, witnesses and physical evidence have proven that Dr. Rong Dong’an is innocent and that you slandered him. So, I ask you, why did you do that?”
Knowing full well that Hao Zhi was Qian Ye's woman, you still allowed your eldest son Qian Rong and County Lieutenant Xie Yiqing to forcibly take Hao Zhi, causing her to contract syphilis. What were your true intentions?
If Zuo Li had asked her these questions before, she would definitely have said that she had not wronged Rong Dong'an and that everything she said was true.
Qian Rong hadn't done anything immoral, nor had the county magistrate, but now the evidence was laid bare before her, leaving her no room for argument. So, Old Madam Qian, pale and weak, knelt on the ground, stammering:
"Your Excellency, I... I never imagined things would develop this way. If I had known, I certainly wouldn't have made such a foolish move. Please punish me, Your Excellency. It is my fault for failing to properly educate my children, leading them to do wrong!"
"It's all my fault for failing to protect my children... for letting the county magistrate treat my daughter-in-law like his own family. It's all my fault..."
Zuo Li didn't want to hear what Madam Qian was saying. In order to get Madam Qian to tell the truth, Zuo Li had Qian Rong beaten ten times.
Before the punishment even landed on Qian Rong, Old Madam Qian couldn't bear the sound of Qian Rong's wailing and confessed everything.
The reason they reported Rong Dong'an's death to the police was to frame Rong Dong'an and make their eldest son, Qian Rong, feel better. They wanted to assure Xie Yiqing, the county magistrate, that the Qian family would handle everything.
The reason why Qian Rong and Xie Yiqing were allowed to force themselves on Hao Zhi was simply because Hao Zhi was Qian Ye's woman! It was because Qian Rong liked Hao Zhi and wanted her to be his!
In order not to disappoint or cause her son pain, Madam Qian made Hao Zhi compromise with Qian Rong and insist that she be with him.
If Hao Zhi disagrees, send someone to beat Qian Ye half to death, forcing Hao Zhi to compromise and be with Qian Rong.
Who told Qian Ye to be such a good-for-nothing, a lowly wretch who shouldn't have been born? When she was pregnant with Qian Ye, Old Master Qian was keeping many women outside, which made her very angry. She even tried to win back her man by using the Qian Ye in her womb, but to no avail.
Moreover, because she was angry throughout her pregnancy and did not take good care of her health, she suffered severe bleeding during childbirth and would have died if she hadn't been so lucky.
Therefore, she deeply resented Qian Ye's incompetence and had disliked him since childhood, even wanting to kill him.
Because of these things, Old Master Qian disliked Qian Ye, so they treated him coldly after he was born, as if by prior agreement.
If it weren't for the kind-hearted people in the Qian family who took pity on Qian Ye, gave him milk, and tried to feed him properly, Qian Ye would have died long ago.
As Qian Ye grew up, everything Qian Rong did was right, while everything he did was wrong!
No matter what mistakes Qian Rong made, he had to clean up the mess.
Therefore, for Qian Rong to want Qian Ye's woman, Hao Zhi, is simply a matter of a simple statement!
Upon hearing these words from Old Madam Qian, Qian Ye's eyes turned red, as if they were dripping blood. He felt an urge to pounce on her and kill this heartless old woman!
But he held back, because the Qian family had not yet received the punishment they deserved. He wanted to watch them die before his eyes, or receive the punishment they were due!
He never expected that his Zhi'er was not with Qian Rong and Xie Yiqing willingly, but was forced by his heartless parents.
If I had known, I would never have married Zhi'er.
If I don't marry, nothing bad will happen.
Then I wouldn't be living such a miserable and helpless life!
Qian Rong and Xie Yiqing confessed to everything without hesitation, and even the servants of the Qian family testified on their behalf. Therefore, Xie Yiqing and the Qian family's crimes were confirmed, and they had no chance to turn their lives around.
After Zuo Li convicted the Qian family and Xie Yiqing, Qian Ye, the second son of the Qian family, could no longer tolerate it.
He stood up furiously, punching Qian Rong hard with both fists: "It's all because of you! If you hadn't defiled Zhi'er, how could my Zhi'er have suffered so much pain and misery? And all of you..."
As he spoke, Qian Ye's gaze fell on Old Master Qian and Old Madam Qian. "If you hadn't indulged Qian Rong and allowed him to forcibly take Zhi'er and tear this family apart, would our Qian family have ended up like this? You ruined yourselves, ruined Zhi'er, and ruined me! You are not human, you don't deserve to be human!"
Qian Rong didn't expect Qian Ye to suddenly attack him. He was knocked to the ground before he could react, but he didn't fight back.
Why retaliate? He did indeed do something wrong to his brother!
When Old Madam Qian saw Qian Ye hit Qian Rong, she panicked, rushed over, grabbed Qian Ye's arm, and cried out, "You scoundrel! This is your elder brother! How could you hit your elder brother? Your elder brother did nothing wrong! Your woman is his woman, what's wrong with him sleeping with her? What right do you have to hit him? Blame yourself for being so useless and not protecting your woman properly! Alright, harmony in the family is the most important thing. You stop right now and don't hit your elder brother anymore, or I'll kick you out of the Qian family and leave you to wander the streets and die a horrible death!"
Rong Sheng was stunned!
The Xu family and the four Rong brothers were dumbfounded.
Even the onlookers were stunned. They never expected that Old Madam Qian could say such shameless things. Did she think that Qian Rong was her son, and Qian Ye was born from her womb?
I've seen many awful people, but none of them are as disgusting as Old Madam Qian.
Qian Ye stared blankly at Old Madam Qian, his face full of hurt. It wasn't that he hadn't expected it, but he couldn't accept that his good mother had reached this point and was still speaking up for Qian Rong!
"Mother, am I your biological son?" Qian Ye asked in anguish.
Madam Qian: "Yes! But so what? You will never be as important to me as Qian Rong. In my eyes, you are not even as good as a beggar on the street! If I could, I would wish I didn't have a son like you!"
Qian Ye was devastated and retreated repeatedly: "So... you never liked me, so why did you give birth to me?"
All those years of filial piety, forbearance, and hard work have gone down the drain, to no avail. Seeing Qian Ye so devastated, Qian Rong felt bad too. He hadn't considered Qian Ye's feelings at all when he was with Hao Zhi. At first, he could tolerate it, but every time he saw Hao Zhi, he couldn't control his heart and wanted to have her, to have her immediately.
Once, he accidentally got drunk and forcibly took Hao Zhi for himself.
When his mother found out about this, he thought he would be scolded. But instead of scolding him, his mother thought he had done the right thing. She said that Hao Zhi was Qian Ye's woman, and also his woman. Everyone in the Qian family, every single one of them, belonged to him. Whatever he wanted to do was right and reasonable, and no one could say that he was wrong.
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