Chapter 243 Follow-up
The daughter of the eldest wife of the Deng family has been found.
But they would rather not find it.
Deng Gui was so cruel that he actually pawned his eldest niece to a gambling house, and the people in the gambling house sold her to a brothel in order to get money.
The county government found out about her and when they rushed over to look for her, the greedy madam had already asked her to hang up a sign and receive customers.
The silver lining in this unfortunate situation was that she had just listed the item, and the client who took the photo of her was about to do something to him, but had not yet reached the final step.
However, after entering the brothel, even if her innocence was not lost, her reputation was ruined. The Deng family had no way to find a good family for her to marry. She could either shave her head and become a nun, or move away from this place, marry far away, and live in a place where no one knew her.
Everyone in the Tang family stood outside the county government office, listening to the trial process inside.
"Sir, my innocent daughter has lost her reputation and will never be able to get married. I beg you to help us and ask this mother and daughter to pay 500 taels of silver."
"Why are you looking for us instead of Deng Gui for what he did?" Deng Shaoyao is no longer the poor little girl she used to be. Now she dares to argue with him.
Tang Caiyun shrank back and dared not speak.
They were now facing the government, the county magistrate. Even though she was now a cook in the backyard of the county government, she would still feel weak and powerless as soon as she stepped into the court.
"Can we find Deng Gui? You are the only ones we can look for. One of you is Deng Gui's wife, and the other is Deng Gui's daughter. Who else can we look for?"
"One of you is Deng Gui's biological mother, and the other is Deng Gui's elder sister-in-law. When something goes wrong, you only make trouble for the younger generation, and even ask for five hundred taels." Deng Shaoyao knelt down in front of the county magistrate and kowtowed. "Sir, we mother and daughter were unaware of what Deng Gui did. We have never left the county government during this period. In addition, we don't believe what she said. Deng Gui became like this because of their own evil deeds. Your Excellency doesn't know that I originally had two sisters, and they were the ones who instigated Deng Gui to be sold."
The eldest sister-in-law of the Deng family did not expect Deng Shaoyao to tell such a family scandal in court. She suddenly felt guilty and said in a weak voice: "That is your family's business. How can we instigate it? Your father is a gambler and has lost all the family property. He, as a father, wants to sell his daughter. As a sister-in-law, can I stop him?"
Deng Shaoyao kowtowed to the county magistrate: "Sir, every wrong has its perpetrator. Even if they want to sue, they should find trouble with Deng Gui. My mother and I have not been back to the village for a long time, and we don't plan to go back. We want to make money to find my two sisters who were sold to who knows where."
The county magistrate clapped his hands and said, "Mr. Zhong, we will send people to arrest Deng Gui, but Deng Shaoyao and Tang Caiyun have nothing to do with this matter, so please stop making trouble."
"Sir, I would like to ask for a favor from you and let my mother and Deng Gui divorce." Deng Shaoyao said.
"No way." Old Madam Deng said beside her, "You are a money-loser. You want to get rid of our Deng family? You have Deng blood in your veins. You are just dreaming."
"Sir, look at the wounds on my mother's body..." Deng Shaoyao rolled up Tang Caiyun's sleeves.
There was not a single piece of healthy flesh on Tang Caiyun's arms; they were all covered with scars from the past.
"Not only on my arms, but all over my body. Over the years, Deng Gui would beat my mother and my sisters no matter if he was happy or not. My mother protected us, so all the beatings fell on her. When he beat us, other members of the Deng family would watch and laugh at us, and sometimes they would deliberately fan the flames to make Deng Gui beat us even harder. My lord, you are the judge, please give my mother and me a way out. Deng Gui sold my cousin from the eldest house because he didn't dare to come to the county government to find me. The next time he shows up, I'll be the one to die."
"Sir, this is our family affair, you shouldn't interfere, right?" Old Lady Deng said, "Since ancient times, only men have divorced women, and no woman has ever initiated a divorce."
"Who said no?" the county magistrate said calmly, "You spend all day in the countryside. Do you know how big the sky is outside? Tang, your daughter has always been speaking for you, and you have never defended yourself. Now I ask you, do you want to divorce Deng Gui?"
"My lord, I think about it. I dream about it. Everything Shaoyao said is true. If you don't believe me, you can send someone to our village to ask. Deng Gui has been beating me and my daughters for years. Not long ago, he sold my two daughters and finally wanted to sell Shaoyao. Fortunately, Shaoyao went to the city and escaped this disaster. My lord, that man is an evil ghost. I would rather be a widow for the rest of my life than have anything to do with him again."
"Master, write a divorce letter, stamp it with the official seal, and have Tang Shi put her fingerprints on it. From today on, Tang Caiyun is no longer Deng Gui's wife, and Deng Shaoyao is no longer related to Deng Gui."
After the county magistrate gave the order, the lawyer immediately made arrangements.
While the master was arranging this matter, the county magistrate said to the crowd, "I hope you won't say like this brainless fool that only men can divorce women, and no woman takes the initiative to divorce. It is never uncommon for women to divorce men. This law is clearly written in the current dynasty. The Deng family's situation is rather special. Deng Gui committed a crime and absconded. The government doesn't know when they can catch him back. For the safety of Deng Shaoyao and her daughter, I will make a decision to let Tang's mother and daughter get rid of this cannibalistic Deng family. As for Deng Gui, we will continue to search and arrest him."
"Also, Zhong's proposal to ask Tang's mother and daughter to pay 500 taels of silver as compensation is wishful thinking. Even if compensation is required, it should be asked from Deng Gui. This concludes today's case and we are adjourning."
Zhong was unwilling, but did not dare to say anything.
She glared at Deng Shaoyao fiercely: "I really underestimated you. Now that you are capable and have the county magistrate's son as your backer, we can't do anything to you even if we sue the officials."
"The county magistrate is a great judge, he can see through everything, how could he be deceived by you?" Deng Shaoyao said, "Also, I will have nothing to do with you in the future. Don't cause trouble for us, or I will never let you go. Don't forget that my elder sister's debt has not been collected yet."
"Mom, let's go back. I don't want to be stared at by so many people." Deng Xing'er, the girl from the eldest branch of the Deng family, pulled Zhong's arm and pleaded.
"Shut up, you loser." Zhong slapped him. "Why don't you die outside? Death will put an end to everything. I haven't embarrassed myself enough."
"That's enough." Old Mrs. Deng said irritably, "If you want to make a scene, go home. Is this the place for you to make a scene? You've been embarrassed enough today. Why don't you leave now?"
"Mom, you agreed too!" Mrs. Zhong felt embarrassed and pulled Deng Xing'er to follow Old Lady Deng.
Tang Caiyun looked at the divorce agreement in her hand and said excitedly, "Shaoyao, I am not dreaming, I am really free from your father."
"Mother, the hard times are over. In fact, I met you before when I was serving the young master, and I mentioned your matter. I have already consulted you, and today I just took advantage of the situation to do this." Deng Shaoyao said. "Your Excellency said that when a woman encounters injustice, she must fight for opportunities for herself, instead of waiting for fate to decide."
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