Chapter 555555: Sentence [Please vote]
As soon as the words were spoken, the whole hall was silent.
The old woman first widened her turbid eyes in shock, then reacted again, her expression froze, and finally she howled loudly to cover up her guilty conscience. Typical – I’m older, I’m louder, I make sense, I can mess around.
The people watching were also caught up in Shen Tang's logic and couldn't recover from it for a long time. They looked at each other and felt that this made sense, but they couldn't explain why. If they hadn't been silenced by Shen Tang, they would have been chatting for a while.
Which family’s daughter-in-law is not allowed to work?
What happened to the knife, needle, and thread?
But——
If pregnant women touch these, the fetus will be deformed.
So, to touch or not to touch?
If pregnant women don’t touch it, who will do these jobs?
Do you want your mother-in-law and husband to serve you with tea and water? After thinking about it again, I have never heard of any of their wives/mothers/other women in the family being treated like this when they are pregnant. Isn’t the child born fine? So, the work can be done.
Shen Tang ignores the old woman’s true feelings in her performance.
“What, you can’t give me an explanation? Didn’t you swear that Widow Zhuo caused the child to look like this? Is there any evidence that the child was injured at that time? It’s not you and your son who intimidated pregnant women to hurt them. If pregnant women really can’t touch these things, it’s because of their treacherous intentions. Evil, harming your daughter-in-law and grandchildren! If you can, you are falsely accusing Widow Zhuo!"
And asked Gu Chi: "Wang Chao, what is the crime of false accusation?"
Chi's understanding in this area is not as proficient as Kang Shi's, but he has the foundation and can talk about some basic common sense.
He bowed and spoke slowly.
"If you follow the old law, you will sit down after being falsely accused."
"What do you mean?"
Because a group of onlookers below stretched their ears to listen carefully, Gu Chi could only explain It has to be easy to understand.
"If it is verified that the old lady's family has indeed fabricated the facts and falsely accused Widow Zhuo, the person who was falsely accused will be sentenced. That is, the old lady's family falsely accused Widow Zhuo of murdering her only grandson. According to the law, the crime of 'murder' must be punished." The crime imposed punishment on the old woman and her family.”
And what are the consequences of murdering others...
Illiterate people who cannot read or write also know that one life is worth another!
The old woman’s face turned pale.
Widow Zhuo has not yet woken up from this reversal, but she knows that she and her daughter are safe, and she can’t help crying with joy.
Shen Tang asked again: "This is the old law, what about the new law?"
Gu Chi said: "Depending on the seriousness of the case, the lighter punishment may be thirty sticks, paraded in the streets for seven days, and one year of torture; the more severe case, the punishment may be one hundred sticks, five or seven years of torture."
The people watching all took a deep breath.
Seeing this, Shen Tang snorted coldly.
To deal with feudal superstition, earnest explanations are useless. People don’t know what science is. Only magic can defeat magic. Only by defeating them in their logic can they truly have a long memory!
The old woman was so frightened by the conversation between Shen Tang and Gu Chi that her face turned pale, her whole body was shaking like chaff, and she did not dare to howl any more.
He glared hard at his daughter-in-law from the corner of his eye.
The little woman trembled at her glare and hesitated: "Yes, but the civilian woman did feel pain at that time..."
Shen Tang was speechless: "You She was about to give birth at that time, so the baby's movements were abnormal? This argument is untenable!"
The little woman was so anxious that sweat broke out on her forehead.
As soon as the child landed, she felt terrified when she saw his terrifying appearance. Her first reaction was to worry that her mother-in-law and husband would blame her.
She was so scared.
The child crawled out of her belly and something happened. How could she escape? This is the lifeblood of mother-in-law and husband!
If she admits this crime, her miserable life will be ruined. When she was frightened and uneasy, her mother-in-law said that taboo with a ferocious expression. She was like a drowning person holding on to a wooden stake. She didn't want to harm anyone, but she didn't want to die. He reluctantly admitted the charges against Widow Zhuo.
My mother-in-law said a lot, so she believed it. Carefully recall that Widow Zhuo was indeed a slut. My husband is strong, strong and honest. He works more and complains less. Many of his daughters-in-law secretly like him. Is it unreasonable for Widow Zhuo, who has been in drought for many years, to seduce her husband and harm her son?
Even though she had wronged Widow Zhuo...
But flies don’t bite seamless eggs. Widow Zhuo herself was more careful on weekdays. How could these misunderstandings arise?
Who knew that things would turn out like this.
According to Shen Jun, I will be tortured with a rod to pound rice.
In a crying voice, he said: "If Widow Zhuo hadn't killed the children of civilian women... then why were they born with such weird looks?"
Cowardly, she struggled unwillingly.
Shen Tang said: "This is related to many factors. Maybe some of your ancestors were like this, or maybe you worked too hard when you were pregnant and didn't eat enough. To put it simply, you ate too bad. You Think about it, the child must be absorbed from the mother's body to grow up smoothly. If you are not doing well, how can the child be well? All in all, this matter has nothing to do with Widow Zhuo..."
Widow Zhuo is not. It's related.
But the old woman’s family of three has a big problem.
If we don’t cure them, how can we curb this unhealthy trend of fabricating and framing people? If the person sitting here today is not Shen Tang, but anyone who believes in this taboo, what will happen to Widow Zhuo and her daughter? If you don't want to die, you will be forced to death!
We must set an example ruthlessly!
“Since it is your first offense, I originally wanted to give you a lighter punishment, but if you succeed in falsely accusing me, Widow Zhuo will have no other choice but to die to make her determination clear! This is a living human life! No infliction will be imposed. A severe punishment is not enough to serve as a warning to the public!"
Shen Tang took a heavy breath.
"Old woman, since you are old, I will spare you the punishment of twenty sticks. You only need ten punishments, three years of grinding rice, and seven days of public display!"
"As for you - —”
Shen Tang looked at the little woman.
"I am sorry that you have given birth less than a month ago and are weak, so I will exempt you from the punishment of thirty sticks, three years of grinding rice, and seven days of public display!"
Finally, I looked at the man who had been silent.
"As an adult male in the family, you are unable to distinguish right from wrong. You allowed your old mother to maliciously and falsely accuse innocent people without stopping you, and almost killed an innocent person. It is a heinous crime! Your mother and wife were exempted from the five crimes. You will be punished with ten sticks. I will sentence you to fifty sticks. Three years in prison and seven days in public.”
The old woman’s son and the young woman’s husband vaguely knew the seriousness of the matter before Shen Tang spoke about the punishment, but he did not dare to say a word, but he couldn’t help it in his heart. I felt a bit of hatred towards my old mother, daughter-in-law and even my innocent son.
I hate my old mother’s overbearing strength.
I hate my wife’s incompetence and cowardice.
I hate that my son is a deformed monster and that he is embarrassed.
But when he heard Shen Tang’s penalty, he was instantly dumbfounded.
Finally he stopped keeping silent and opened his mouth to cry out for injustice - fifty canes and three years in prison. Wouldn't this cost his life?
The old woman and the little woman were also frightened.
A bigger reaction than hearing his own penalty.
Everyone cried and howled as if the sky was falling.
Under the speechless expressions of Gu Chi and others, Shen Tang gave their family of three the treatment of [no words and no sound], and the world instantly became peaceful. Shen Tang turned to Gu Chi and asked: "Is the sentence harsh?"
She cannot decide this matter alone, lest the sentence be too light or too heavy. Gu Chi wrote down the final verdict.
He smiled and said, "It's just right."
It's light and heavy, full of humanistic care, and fully considerate of the old woman's age and the little woman's body. It's very good.
Even if Kang Shi comes, the sentencing will be very different.
Shen Tang looked at the people below again and said earnestly, "A kind word will keep you warm for three winters, but a bad word will hurt you for six months. I hope you will remember this and remember that words can kill people invisible!"
The moment she finished speaking, the young scribe and Qishan looked up in tacit understanding and saw auspicious clouds and rays of light gathering above their heads!
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The last inspection was not completed, and it was said that an appointment was required, so I have to go to Wenzhou Annex 1 again tomorrow on the 17th. Alas, I hope it will go well. I can meet my daughter in eight or nine weeks, hahahaha.
(End of this chapter)