"Your Excellency, this is Yun Youliang's father. It's unfair for him to testify, isn't it? Your Excellency, I think it would be best if you sent someone to examine Yun Duo's injuries, so that she wouldn't be deceived by these people." As soon as he saw Yun Dazheng step forward, Yang Youfu became worried, fearing that Yun Dazheng would help Yun Youliang, and quickly spoke up to stop him.
Cao Limin felt another surge of displeasure and said impatiently, "What? Do I need you to teach me how to do things?"
"No, no," Yang Youfu hurriedly shook his head and waved his hands, saying with a fawning expression, "I understand that the county magistrate has his own ideas, but I'm worried that you might be deceived by them."
"Hmph!" Cao Limin snorted coldly and said, "Do you think I'm someone who can be so easily fooled?"
Yang Youfu naturally said "no" repeatedly, but Cao Limin ignored him and looked at Yun Dazheng with a gentle expression, saying, "Old man, tell me, what kind of certificate do you need?" He paused and added, "This county wants to hear the truth."
"Yes." Yun Dazheng replied respectfully, hardening his heart and forcing himself not to look at Yun Youliang, but only looking at Cao Limin and saying, "I am Yun Youliang's father, and also the grandfather of Yun Duo, who was originally to be used in a marriage exchange. I can testify that Yun Duo's mother, my second daughter-in-law Zhao Cuifen, has indeed tormented my poor granddaughter Yun Duo for many years. Beating and scolding her are commonplace. Several times she has even almost beaten my granddaughter to death. If it weren't for my granddaughter's good fortune, she probably wouldn't be alive now..."
At this point, Yun Dazheng's voice choked with emotion.
Zhao Cuifen panicked. Regardless of whether there were officials present, she pointed at Yun Dazheng and said fiercely, "You old fool, what nonsense are you talking about? Did you hit your head? How have I mistreated Yun Duo? Have I deprived her of food or clothing? If it weren't for me, would she have lived this long?"
Yun Youliang was secretly pleased, thinking that "the old man is still on my side." He even thought of showing his filial piety and protecting Yun Dazheng when he saw Zhao Cuifen scolding Yun Dazheng. However, Yun Dazheng's next words made him hate Yun Dazheng to the core.
"And then there's my second son, Yun Youliang. Although he has never hit Yun Duo, he has always ignored her as his daughter. You could say he has never treated Yun Duo as his own daughter. He is the head of the family. Just look at how Zhao Cuifen treats Shui Sheng, whom he values and loves. If it weren't for his indifference and indulgence, Zhao Cuifen would never have been able to torture Yun Duo so severely."
"It can be said that he is the culprit who caused Yun Duo to be abused for a long time!"
"Dad? What are you saying?" Yun Youliang forcibly suppressed the resentment in his heart and put on an innocent and sad look: "Dad, I know you usually favor my older brother, but you can't treat me like this, can you? I am your son. Although you and Mom don't live in my house, you still give me enough food for my old age every year, right?"
“I… I don’t ask you to treat me and my elder brother equally, because I myself am more biased towards Shuisheng. But that’s because Shuisheng’s mother passed away early, and I promised her that I would take good care of Shuisheng.”
"You should at least treat me like a son, right? I don't expect you to protect or help me, but you can't just drag me into this and throw mud at me like this... What you're doing really breaks my heart..."
"Second son! You're the one who has broken our hearts!" Before Yun Youliang's words had even finished, the furious voice of the Yun family matriarch, Yun Qishi, rang out.
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