It seems that in the ancient times with strict class divisions, she, a commoner, really had a miserable life. She had to obey her parents at home, but she had no freedom outside.
She thought she could rest easy after climbing up the high branch of Ye Changge, but she didn't expect that the nobles were not as effective as a county magistrate. She was so angry that she almost died of vomiting blood.
"Shut up." Tian's father shouted angrily, "I don't have a daughter as shameless as you."
Everyone knew that the Tian family had a daughter who was not a faithful wife, and as a result, the two elders in the village could not even hold their heads up. There was a little girl waiting to be married, but because of Tian Wan'er's incident, all the matchmakers who came to the door disappeared. Even the eldest daughter who was married came back crying, saying that her in-laws despised her.
The two elders really hated Tian Wan'er. They originally thought that Tian Wan'er was a lucky star who would bring money to the family, but they didn't expect that she was actually a disaster star.
"Father, what are you talking about? How could Wan'er do something that would let you down?"
Xu Jing squinted, unable to see Tian's father kneeling outside. He winked at Bai Shinian, who brought two yamen runners to bring Tian's father and mother in. They knelt on either side of Tian Wan'er. Tian's mother tugged at her, signaling her to kneel. Tian Wan'er refused, saying, "Mother, what are you doing? I'm already the future princess of a county. There's no need to kneel."
"I still ask the same question. Do you have a marriage certificate as proof?"
Ye Changge snorted coldly and said, "Master Jiang, you won't even give me face? I say it's there, so there's no need for you to worry too much."
Xu Jing put down the gavel and stood up. "If that's the case, there's no need to try this case. Everyone, beat them out with sticks and leave the court."
"Wait a minute," Tian Wan'er said loudly. "I've never seen such an irresponsible official. He called off the court before even starting the trial. Who gave you that right?"
Everyone present was shocked. Zhang Zhiwei rolled up his sleeves and was about to attack, but was stopped by Song Yao. Song Yao bowed and said, "Tian, who gave you the courage to roar openly in the hall? Was it the prince?"
"That's right." Tian Wan'er patted her chest and said angrily, "I'm already the future princess of a county. In terms of rank, everyone here should kneel down to pay homage to me. Can't I just be a mere prefect?"
Xu Jing glanced at Luo Ying, and it made him uncomfortable. There was a hint of disdain in his eyes. It was as if he was asking, "Why did you fall for a moron in the first place?"
Luo Ying's face darkened as he said, "Tian, please don't be so presumptuous. First, you don't have a marriage certificate to prove your relationship with the prince. Second, Lord Jiang is an official appointed by the imperial court. A commoner like you who openly defies an imperial official deserves to be beaten to death. It's best not to use your tongue to gain advantage."
"Bah." Tian Wan'er was so angry that she had no place to vent it. When she saw Luo Ying, she became even more furious and blurted out the words without thinking.
"Who do you think you are to lecture me? If you hadn't broken off the engagement that day, I wouldn't have been pointed at by others. I wouldn't have been laughed at by people all over the street. This is all your fault. You bastard, if you don't punish Luo Ying, I will go to the prefectural government and file a complaint. If the prefect doesn't do anything, I will go to the capital and file a complaint with the emperor."
Xu Jing laughed angrily.
She could say such stupid things.
Ye Changge quickly covered her mouth, signaling her not to speak nonsense. With an apologetic look on his face, he said softly, "Wan'er has been spoiled by me. If she has offended the prefect, please forgive me."
"Ms. Tian, I have no right to punish General Luo. If General Luo is truly inappropriate, you must stop the censor's sedan chair and let him impeach him."
Tian Wan'er rolled her eyes and said, "Does that mean you can't do anything about it?"
Xu Jing smiled slightly and said, "I can't control him, but I can control you. Come, drag her out and give her forty strokes of the cane."
Knowing that Ye Changge would stop him, Xu Jing continued, "If the prince is determined to protect a troublemaker, I can't say much. I can only submit a letter to the emperor, and the emperor will decide the right and wrong. What do you think?"
If this matter were brought to the attention of the emperor, it would not be a simple matter, and he would also be the one to suffer the consequences.
The emperor looked at a commoner like an ant; he was wary of the power behind the clan.
He had offended Jiang Xuqing, who would undoubtedly have publicly exposed the faults of the Nanping Prince's Mansion and even the Rong Prince's Mansion in his memorial. The emperor would be furious after reading it, and the lives of hundreds of people would be at stake.
Thinking of this, Ye Changge had no choice but to close his eyes and let two strong yamen runners drag Tian Wan'er out.
Tian Wan'er kept cursing. "You bastard, you've offended me, aren't you afraid of my revenge? I will never forget our vengeance. Ah, where are you two going to drag me to?"
What Tian Wan'er didn't know was that in ancient times, women were also required to take off their pants when being beaten with a stick. In order to save some dignity for the female prisoner, she was dragged to the inner hall where no one could see her.
If it is caning, a two-foot-wide wooden board is used, and this applies to both male and female prisoners.
For convenience, two strong yamen runners dragged Tian Wan'er directly to the side room. There was a bench prepared in the side room, and the two men pressed her onto the bench and then tied her up with hemp rope.
Seeing Tian Wan'er cursing, the bailiff directly took a rag and blocked Tian Wan'er's mouth.
Tian Wan'er made a "wuwu" sound and struggled to get up, but the ropes bound her so tightly that she couldn't move and couldn't get up at all.
As her back felt cold, Tian Wan'er's eyes showed horror.
No way, are the beatings in TV dramas all fake? Why does it include pulling off people's pants?
Tian Wan'er originally thought that she could have some resistance with the help of her clothes, but reality slapped her in the face. In the face of force majeure, she had no resistance at all. It was really embarrassing.
She stared with wide eyes as the yamen runner brought over a two-foot-wide wooden board, and her heart sank.
If this thing hits your butt, you will be crippled if not dead.
Until the moment of execution, Tian Wan'er was filled with regret. If she had known that Ye Changge was so unreliable, she would not have come to the prefectural government office to seek trouble.
Will she just go ahead and do it?
"Ah!" The board fell, and Tian Wan'er's mouth twitched in pain, and her eyes became blurred for a moment.
It hurts so much. Being hit by a solid board is like killing her!
"Two, three..." The yamen runners didn't care about anything and counted until they finished beating. Before the beating, Mr. Bai had specifically instructed that the skin must not be broken and that the girl should be given some dignity.
The yamen runners really didn't know what respectability meant. But they did have some skills in beating people. After forty strokes of the cane, the skin remained intact, but the inside was completely rotten.
The bailiff helped Tian Wan'er put on her pants, untied her, and escorted the unconscious person into the inner hall.
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