Chapter 93 Trial

"I am blind and have offended the Empress and the Prince. Please forgive me!" Yamen runner Qian begged.

"Empress, please spare my life!" Yamen runner Li was so scared that he peed his pants.

[Oh, if I had known this would happen, I would not have done it in the first place! ]

Xia Miaoyuan sighed as he looked at Yamen runner Li's frightened expression.

The villagers on the side were so shocked that they couldn't close their mouths.

Yamen runner Qian glanced at them with hatred, stretched out his hand and yanked two villagers who were close to him, motioning them to kneel down.

"Kneel down quickly, it's the Empress!" He said in a low voice.

Seeing this, the other villagers also knelt down in a hurry.

Knowing the identities of the Empress and the Prince and Princess, the Yamen runner did not dare to neglect them, and hurriedly led the way, bringing the Empress and her group to the county government office.

In the hall of the county government, the county magistrate respectfully invited the empress to sit in his seat, and he stood in front of the empress, bending down and smiling.

[What a face, tsk tsk tsk.]

Xia Miaoyuan covered her mouth with her small hands and laughed secretly.

"Empress, Second Prince, please decide on the case of Han Qingbo." The county magistrate's tone was full of flattery.

The empress said with a stern face: "Lord Sun, you don't have to be like this. You are the parent official here, and the case here should be judged by you."

After that, she stood up with Xia Miaoyuan in her arms and sat on the armchair on the side.

"This palace and the second prince can listen to the trial."

County Magistrate Sun nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, yes, I will listen to your majesty."

Then, County Magistrate Sun ordered the court to go to the court.

Han Qingbo and the village chief and his gang all went to the hall and knelt on the ground.

Then, County Magistrate Sun followed the usual order and asked the plaintiff and the defendant to explain the situation.

"Wang Dabao, you said Han Qingbo raped your daughter after drinking. Do you have any evidence?" County Magistrate Sun asked.

"Sir, do you still need to ask this? A man and a woman were alone in the same room, lying on the same bed. There must be something wrong. What evidence do you need?" Wang Dabao, the village chief of Laowang Village, looked righteous.

The queen frowned and said, "You are the head of the village, how can you be so confused! Evidence is needed for everything. A man and a woman in the same room cannot prove what happened between the two people."

"Whenever a man forces a woman, there will definitely be traces left by the environment or the person involved." After the queen finished speaking, she gave County Magistrate Sun a look.

[Mother is so powerful. I didn't expect that mother, who has lived in the palace for a long time, is also good at judging cases.]

Xia Miaoyuan looked at the queen with admiration.

County Magistrate Sun smiled like a pug and nodded to the queen. He slammed the alarm clock and said righteously, "Wang Dabao, stop talking nonsense!"

Then he shouted, "Come here, go to Wang Dabao's house immediately. Go to Wang Caifeng's room to check."

"Call Granny Liu and Coroner Liu to examine the bodies of Wang Caifeng and Han Qingbo respectively in the back hall." Half an hour later, the yamen runner who was in charge of checking Wang Caifeng's lady's room, as well as Granny Liu and Coroner Liu who were in

charge of examining the bodies of the male and female parties, all came to the hall to report.

The yamen runner said, "In Wang Caifeng's room, all the items were neatly arranged, and the bed was also tidy, without any traces."

Liu Wenpo said, "Wang Caifeng had no injuries on her body, her lower body was intact, and she was still a virgin."

Liu the coroner said, "Han Qingbo's body was covered with bruises and bloodstains."

Sun County Magistrate slapped the alarm board hard and said to Wang Dabao, "Now that the evidence is conclusive, what else do you have to say?"

"It's obvious that you wanted to marry off your stupid daughter, so you deliberately set up a trap to frame Han Qingbo."

"Han Qingbo didn't want to, and wanted to run away, but you beat him half to death."

Wang Dabao and several others all knelt with their heads down, not saying a word.

Sun County Magistrate looked at the empress flatteringly, seeking her opinion.

"Good, Lord Sun's review was clear and fair." The Queen gave Lord Sun a thumbs up.

Lord Sun's mouth immediately turned to the back of his head.

"Come here, Wang Dabao and his son have committed the crime of false accusation and leading the beating and injuring. They are sentenced to one year in prison and a fine of 100 taels of silver. The fine silver will be given to Han Qingbo for treatment. Han Qingbo is not guilty and is released." Lord Sun pronounced the verdict with a righteous look on his face.

[That's more like it!] Xia Miaoyuan muttered.

Wang Dabao and his men were so scared that they turned pale and limp on the ground.

Several yamen runners stepped forward and dragged Wang Dabao and his son out of the hall.

Lord Sun looked at Han Qingbo with a smile: "Qingbo, take this 100 taels of silver back and take good care of your injuries. You can spend the rest slowly."

"You are talented and a good student. I remember that you answered very well in the last imperial examination, but because you were so hungry, you knocked over the oil lamp and soiled the test paper."

"If it wasn't for the accident, you would have definitely passed the imperial examination."

"This time you don't have to worry about your livelihood. Rent out the land and study hard. If you pass the imperial examination, I, the county magistrate, will also be proud."

[Wait, wait! He lost the score in the imperial examination because of the knocked over lamp oil! ]

[I remember this part! ]

Xia Miaoyuan's eyes lit up.

[He really is the conspirator under Liang Chaozong in the book. 】

【Mother, please take him back quickly. Don’t leave him in the countryside. This man must not fall into the hands of Liang Chaozong! 】

Xia Miaoyuan was so anxious that she climbed onto the empress’s shoulder and babbled baby talk in her ear.

【The book does not mention that Han Qingbo was set up by the village chief and forced to marry a fool. When Han Qingbo appeared, he was on the official road. 】

【Liang Chaozong passed by and happened to see him fainting from hunger on the road, so he rescued him and put him in a carriage, and took him to the capital. 】

【Han Qingbo told Liang Chaozong that he was a son-in-law in his hometown and his life was not satisfactory, so he divorced and wanted to go to the capital to have some fun. 】

【This time I finally understood that Han Qingbo was forced to marry a fool in the book. Judging from the family background of the village chief, Han Qingbo must have had a hard time after marriage. 】

【He really couldn't stand it anymore and ran away from the village chief's house. 】

The queen listened attentively to her daughter's voice. Han Qingbo, who was kneeling in the hall, had already finished expressing his gratitude and courtesy to Lord Sun.

"Your Majesty, I would like to express my special thanks to you and the Second Prince for your kindness today!" Han Qingbo moved his knees and kowtowed three times to the queen.

"After I go home, I will burn incense for the emperor, you and the second prince, and pray that everything goes well for you and that you are in good health."

The queen curled her lips and said in a gentle tone: "The emperor and I value you, the scholars from grassroots backgrounds, the most."

"It is not easy for you to study hard under the conditions of lack of food and clothing."

"I seldom leave the palace. Meeting you here today is a fate given by God."

"Are you willing to go to the capital with us?"

Han Qingbo was stunned and murmured, "Go to the capital?"