"Oh? Is that so?"
As the county magistrate spoke, he secretly stretched out one hand, probing forward with two fingers until he finally touched a chess piece. He glanced at it out of the corner of his eye, confirmed it wasn't his piece, and then unceremoniously tried to put it away.
However, before he could even pick up the chess piece, he heard the county magistrate cough twice, which startled him so much that he immediately withdrew his hand.
He coughed lightly, pressing his fist to his lips, and secretly glanced at the other person. Seeing that the county magistrate was smiling at him, he immediately looked away and pretended to listen to the servant's reply with a serious expression.
"...That's what everyone says, so it must be true."
"Let's go take a look ahead."
The county magistrate gestured across the chessboard, instructed his servants to put the pieces away, then put his hands behind his back and left.
Seeing this, the county magistrate happily followed.
With a slam of the gavel, the county magistrate announced, "Court is now in session!" Immediately, the three rows of bailiffs standing below the court began rhythmically banging their sticks and drawing out their shouts of "Majesty!"
Yue Jiuyue had seen all of these things on TV, but she never imagined that she would actually experience them firsthand.
Although she felt a sense of detachment, Yue Jiuyue still had to kneel when she was supposed to, and she still had to act as the plaintiff properly.
Of course, she wasn't the only plaintiff; there were more than a dozen villagers!
"Who is kneeling below the court, and what grievance does he have?"
With another thud of the gavel, the county magistrate asked in a deep voice, sitting upright in the hall, exuding official authority.
The plaintiffs remained silent.
They came to the county government office in a moment of excitement. But when they saw the two officials in the hall and the three shifts of yamen runners, especially the repeated thuds of the gavel and the runners' unanimous shout of "Majesty!", the excitement that had been building up to them vanished instantly, leaving only fear in the face of the officials.
Yue Jiuyue didn't feel any fear, but she still felt the atmosphere was too oppressive. She frowned and quietly looked around. Everyone was keeping their heads down and not saying a word.
In the past, she would definitely have been a member of the silent group. After all, it's better to avoid trouble. As an ordinary girl, she dared not provoke anything, otherwise she probably wouldn't have been able to bear the consequences.
But isn't this an extra lifetime for no reason? She felt she could be bolder. At worst, if she said something wrong, she'd just get a beating, or at most, die.
"Reporting to Your Excellency, we want to sue 'Master Huang' for staging an accident!"
Yue Jiuyue's shout, delivered with a deep breath, startled the plaintiffs around her, who all turned to look at her.
The two adults in the hall also felt a sudden jolt in their hearts, quite frightened by this reckless and foolish old woman.
This is the first time I've seen an elderly farm woman who isn't afraid of them.
Next, things became simple: it was just a matter of each side giving their own account. The plaintiffs had a brave Yue Jiuyue, who gradually made the other plaintiffs forget their initial fears. They each spoke a few sentences, creating a noisy atmosphere like a marketplace.
"quiet!"
Another gavel fell, but this time, the plaintiffs no longer felt the fear they had shown when facing the officials.
Although the plaintiffs' statements were incoherent, the two officials in the courtroom naturally understood what had happened. In addition, a doctor examined the defendant and confirmed that he was unharmed, with not even a scratch on his knee. Therefore, Yue Jiuyue and her group naturally won the case.
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