Chapter 752: Getting anxious!
When he spoke, Yao shuddered with fear.
Yao cried, "I know my crime. I shouldn't have stolen Madam Zhou's jewelry. I was just greedy, not stealing. I just borrowed it to wear. I didn't take it away. It's still in the Marquis of Qingning's mansion. I won't dare to do it again next time."
This is avoiding the important issue.
It was her son Liao Yan who suggested this idea to her, and the result of a family discussion: borrowing Mrs. Zhou's jewelry to play with. As long as she didn't sell it secretly and returned it, it wouldn't constitute a crime. At most, she would be beaten with a stick and wouldn't do it again.
Xiang Zuo said again, "What else?! Confess everything honestly."
Yao glanced at the team with such high-ranking officials sitting at the top, and even Liao Jiu and Jiang Lianzhu were there, she felt very panicked.
But she gritted her teeth and held it in.
He kowtowed repeatedly, "I kowtow to the great judge, but we are also guilty of secretly moving into the Marquis of Qingning's mansion without Madam Zhou's consent. We were wrong. Our family really has nowhere else to live. We have offended a First Rank Imperial Madam! We are guilty..."
This is Tai Chi.
What she was talking about were all family matters. Even if the Six Gates defended Madam Zhou, they would only be beaten with a few sticks, which would not constitute a crime.
This is what her son told her.
Xiang Zuo snorted coldly, "I'll give you one more chance, is that all?"
Yao's heart was made up, "No, no more!"
"You're lying! Madam Zhou is suing you not because you took her jewelry or moved into the Marquis of Qingning's mansion without permission, but because you spread rumors during an extraordinary period, causing unrest among the people. There's all sorts of evidence, both human and physical. If you don't confess, you'll be severely punished!"
"Ah!" Yao was so frightened that she shook her body and pretended to faint.
Two officers carrying buckets of water had been waiting by her side for a long time, and they woke her up with a bucket of ice water.
Yao wailed like a pig being slaughtered, "My Lord! I didn't spread any rumors! I know nothing! Even if you beat me to death, I still wouldn't know anything!"
"Is it you who you said about the imminent doom of the Great An Kingdom, the Five-Nation Alliance about to invade the capital, the Left and Right Regents abandoning their country and fleeing, and that you were going to sell off your property and return home? Did you tell everyone you met? You told them to flee, too, and you even encouraged Lord Liao to return to the countryside with you, saying that when the coalition forces entered the city, they would first kill your entire family? Were you the one who spread these rumors that shook the people's hearts?"
Seeing that she could no longer deny it, Yao panicked and simply dragged Liao Honghai into the matter.
"I forgot. I don't understand anything. Even if it was said by me, it was all our Lord's idea. Our Lord wants to sell his property and take us back to the countryside to live. I just say whatever our Lord says. Lord, I gave birth to two sons and a daughter for you. You can't just stand by and watch us die! It's obvious that Madam Zhou wants to use this opportunity to get rid of our branch. Madam Zhou is capable of giving birth to sons, and now she's the regent of Da'an State, and she wants to kill us! Lord!"
"Liao Jiu, you want to avenge us on behalf of your mother and vent your anger, right? Then put my father, Liao Honghai, in jail as well. Whatever we say, your father taught me. I'm just an old country girl, I don't know anything. I learned everything from your own father. If you want to kill us mother, kill your father first. Then I will believe that you are selfless. So many high-ranking officials are watching, so kill your father first!"
"Master, please save us!"
"Grandpa, we don't want to die!"
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Liao Honghai was a little angry when he first heard what Yao said.
After hearing the rest, he understood what Yao meant.
His children and grandchildren looked at him with despair, but he still gave it his all.
"Yes, I taught you that. It's my fault. I was confused for a moment and said something stupid. Everyone makes mistakes. I said something wrong, isn't that okay? Liao Jiu, if you want to investigate, just kill me! In front of so many people, kill me with your own hands and kill all my nine clans! Come on, come on..."
There was silence in the hall.
I didn't know how to respond to the left.
Lord Liao was betting that Liao Jiu wouldn't dare to attack his biological father.
At this moment, Mrs. Zhou stood up.
"Liao Honghai, you are so short-sighted that it's really disgusting. Since you don't take me, your wife, seriously, let's get divorced. From today on, I, Zhou Se, will have nothing to do with you, Liao Honghai. I voluntarily move out of the Qingning Marquis Mansion. From now on, you can take care of yourself."
Lord Liao was stunned.
"Divorce? You wish! Hahaha, are you afraid that the extermination of your entire clan will implicate you? I won't divorce you!"
Mrs. Zhou became even more disappointed in him.
"Don't want to divorce? Fine, I'll divorce you. Our Da'an Kingdom has laws that allow a woman to divorce her husband if she finds fault with him. You, Liao Honghai, are immoral, unfaithful, and unrighteous. You are unfit to be a husband, a father, or a subject! In front of all these people, I will divorce you today."
Lord Liao was dumbfounded.
"You have no say. I don't agree! I don't agree!"
"The law is here, and you have no right to disagree! Your moral conduct is flawed, and I will divorce you today. Even if you report it to the Emperor, it will be useless."
After saying this, Madam Zhou turned to the other judges and jurors in the courtroom and asked, "My Lords, I would like to request a piece of paper and pen to write a letter of divorce in court. Is this permitted?"
The presiding governor said solemnly to the left, "Approved! Come, give Madam Zhou a pen and paper."
An official brought pen and paper to Mrs. Zhou.
Lord Liao is getting angry!!
If he was divorced by Mrs. Zhou, it would be a huge joke.
If you don't tell anyone about it even though it's become a joke, your life will be in danger.
He was now betting that he was the son-in-law of Prime Minister Zhou and that Liao Jiu's son was the regent. If he could save his life, as long as his life was saved, the accomplices Yao and the others would surely be spared as well.
If Mrs. Zhou divorced him, he would have nothing to do with Prime Minister Zhou's mansion and no in-law relationship. She would definitely not care about him and there was a high probability that she would take advantage of him.
His son Liao Jiu would also hate him even more because his mother divorced him and would not speak for him anymore.
"Zhou se, are you going to bully others today?"
Madam Zhou looked at him coldly, "That's fine if you want to understand it that way. Anyway, no matter what you say, today, you and I will have nothing to do with each other. You and the Yao family will love each other and go to hell together!"
Lord Liao was anxious. He looked at Liao Jiu and Jiang Lianzhu and said, "Son, daughter-in-law, please persuade your mother. She's gone mad. She's old, but she still wants a divorce. She can't tell anyone, and she's not afraid of being laughed at. If we divorce, people will not only laugh at me, but you too. With a mother who is disrespectful to her elderly parents, where will your dignity as regents be? And a woman has done such a thing as divorcing her husband. Isn't this setting a bad example for the Great An Kingdom? You should take care of her quickly..."
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