Chen Yingjiao then spoke frankly and openly, but what she said was nothing more than that, and there was no evidence.
Yinzhen was very familiar with the law.
"The dowry of a married woman is kept on file in the government office. Your mother's dowry should also be on file. According to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, now that your mother has passed away, her family must leave it to her only daughter to inherit. There is another thing you may not know: Chen Lingjun's biological father is your father."
Chen Yingjiao couldn't believe it.
"What? How is that possible?"
"Doesn't that mean he's been lying to my mother all along? How could he dare?"
There's nothing he wouldn't dare to do. Although Chen Xingyu didn't marry into the Wang family, he was penniless when he married the eldest daughter of the Wang family, so naturally people would gossip behind his back, and it's normal for him to cheat on her.
What Yinzhen didn't say was that Chen Xingyu also kept two mistresses, and both had children. He still wouldn't talk about this.
After her initial shock, Chen Yingjiao regained her senses and said with resentment, "I don't know what to do."
Yinzhen: "You should cooperate by listing your mother's dowry. Someone will tell you the specifics of how to do it. You can rest assured that Chen Xingyu will get what he deserves. At the same time, you should also consider your future path."
This matter is not difficult for Yinzhen, but if Chen Yingjiao's father is punished, she will become an orphan and will not be able to protect her huge family business!
Chen Yingjiao didn't think about the future; all she wanted now was to seek justice, for her sake and for herself.
Chen Yingjiao: "Please, my two benefactors, show me a way out."
Yinzhen didn't plan to speak for the time being and sent Chen Yingjiao to handle the matter first.
After everyone left, Yunrong asked, "What are your plans?"
Yinzhen didn't keep Yunrong in suspense: "The existence of female households is permitted."
"Women's household?"
Yinzhen explained, “Nowadays, the heads of households are all men, and female heads of households cannot exist alone. Many families have only one daughter, and if there is no son to carry on the family line, the daughters of such families generally do not have a good life, even if their maternal family is not poor. If female households are allowed to exist, families with only one daughter can keep records of their property in the government office, and this property can only be left to the children born to the female household. This can avoid some of these situations.”
In fact, Yinzhen also knew that there were loopholes in the female household system. His idea was to allow women to have inheritance rights as well, but that would probably cause turmoil throughout the Qing Dynasty. The current situation of the Qing Dynasty did not allow him to do so, and he had to wait.
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