I turned the cold palace into a paradise

Chapter 203 Trial 2

"Zhang Dashu, have you forgotten again that your eldest daughter is studying for free at our Hope College? Not to mention that the regulations for studying here require them to work for the government for three years after graduation. Before they complete this, you have no right to deal with them. Let's just say that from the time they entered school until now, they have spent a lot of money on paper and pens. Why did you sell her out at will? Huh?"

"Then I'll give you the money back."

"Snapped!"

"Zhang Dashu! Do you think you can pay it back just because you want to? I'm telling you, I spent so much money to train a talent not for you to dispose of as you please, and you can't do anything with him!"

"Bring Nie Erniang up here!"

Nie Erniang, who had been waiting for a long time, walked to the hall nervously, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Yun Yue: "I greet the prefect."

"Niang Nie, please get up."

"Thank you, Mr. Prefect."

"Mrs. Nie, let me ask you, has Zhang Dashu ever given you any money for household expenses over the years? Has he been able to support your children?"

Nie Erniang smiled bitterly and said sadly, "Sir, no. The matchmaker deceived my parents back then, and I only found out he was a gambler after I married him. Not only has he never given me a penny since I got married, he also gambled away all the dowry my parents gave me. If it weren't for my parents' help, I and the children would have died a long time ago."

"What the hell are you yelling about! What's yours is mine! Believe it or not..." Before Zhang Dashu could finish his words, Li Wanhua hit him on the face with a water and fire stick used by a servant next to him.

He closed his mouth in pain.

"Has he ever abused you? Has he ever hit you?"

Nie Erniang looked at the man who covered his mouth, her heart filled with hatred and satisfaction.

"Sir, I have been married to him for thirteen years, and I have been beaten for thirteen years! Sir, look!" Nie Erniang no longer cared about the differences between men and women, and lifted up her sleeves to reveal the scars on her arms.

Anyway, she is in this state now. She is not afraid of death, so why should she be afraid of people seeing her arms? Get out of here, chastity!

The whole arm was covered with bruises, old and new wounds. It was painful to see.

"Hiss!!!!" The people watching the excitement outside the hall and the police officers all took a deep breath. Then they felt something was wrong and looked away.

"This big tree is really not a human! Nie Erniang gave birth to two children for him. Even if she didn't have any credit, she still worked hard. How could she be like this?"

"Thirteen years! I don't know how Nie Erniang managed to survive..."

"I think there must be something wrong with Nie Erniang, otherwise why would Zhang Dashu always beat her? Why doesn't she get a divorce?"

Nie Erniang didn't put down her sleeves. She turned her head sharply and looked at the man who said that: "Hahahaha my problem? What a my problem! Yes, I have a problem. My biggest problem is that I shouldn't have married him! I would be more comfortable even if I became a nun!"

"Divorce? Do you think I don't want it? As soon as I said I wanted a divorce, he threatened me with the two children, saying he would sell them to a brothel. I'm a mother, they are my flesh and blood, how could I bear it?"

"You men, just because you are men, you think that no matter how bad he does, there are reasons and it is all forgivable. We women give birth to children and take care of our parents-in-law, but we still have to endure beatings and scoldings from you. Finally, you say that all women are like this..."

The men outside the hall had different expressions, but most of them still felt that what Nie Erniang said was too exaggerated.

Zhang Dashu is certainly hateful, but as a woman, how normal is it to beat him up? Giving birth to children and serving your parents-in-law, this is what you should do as a wife and mother.

If it weren't for the fact that Miss Yue on the stage was also a woman, some of the men would have been unable to help but refute.

"He also sold my daughter! My poor daughter...had such a father. She was beaten and scolded since she was a child. She finally had a good life, but she was sold...I'm so sorry for you..." The more Nie Er Niang thought about it, the more heartbroken she became, and she couldn't stop crying.

"Bang!" The gavel sounded again.

"Zhang Dashu! You are not qualified as a father or a husband. You beat up our textile department employees and sold out our students. You also injured Mr. Huang, the manager of the textile department. Therefore, I sentence you to divorce Nie Erniang and put you in jail for ten years!"

Zhang Dashu raised his head and stood up: "Sir, this is not in compliance with the law! The sentence is too heavy!!!"

Yun Yue stood up and slowly walked to Zhang Dashu, looking down at him and said calmly: "Law? In Chengnan Prefecture, my words are the law!"

"You woman! Do you really think you are the prefect? ​​You women are just taking advantage of Prince Rong's power! Are you a bunch of stinky women who get together and want to make trouble? You are not fair at all! You are just helping that bitch because you are a woman!!!"

Yun Yue challenged, "Yes, I am helping women. What's wrong? If you have the guts, come sit in my place!"

"Law? If the law is fair, why don't the princes get the same punishment as the common people when they break the law? Why are you still ordinary people? Why are people divided into different classes? Because it's unfair!"

"So starting today, I'm going to change the law! I can't control other things, but in Chengnan Prefecture, men and women are equal! If anyone disagrees, you can either hold it in, get out, or... come and kill me and take my place."

After Yunyue finished speaking, she glanced at the people outside the hall. Some men with guilty consciences did not dare to look at Yunyue and lowered their heads.

"Since Zhang Dashu is not convinced, I will make a new judgment. I will sentence Nie Erniang to divorce Zhang Dashu, and Zhang Dashu to leave the house with nothing. The child, the house and the land will all belong to Nie Erniang and the child. Nie Erniang, since Zhang Dashu has started selling the child, it seems that he doesn't want the child either. Let the child change his surname to yours, Nie."

Nie Er Niang was ecstatic and kowtowed to Yun Yue three times: "Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir. I'm just afraid that after he comes out..." he will threaten us.

Zhang Dashu opened his eyes wide and wanted to say something, but Li Wanhua slapped him again.

After the fight, Li Wanhua wiped her hands in disgust.

"Zhang Dashu said that the law sentenced him too harshly. Of course, I don't want to raise a moth in the cell for nothing. Chu Ren, take him to the engineering department, they are short of people. Let him chisel rocks and chop trees, anyway, let him do the heavy work. I won't let him work for nothing, all the income from his labor will be given to Nie Erniang as support for the two children. Remember, watch him carefully, if he dares to escape, I will chop him off directly."

"Yes!" Chu Ren took the order, walked forward, grabbed Zhang Dashu's collar and dragged him out with disgust.

Zhang Dashu was really scared at this time and started to beg for mercy, but when no one paid attention to him, he started to curse again.

Li Wanhua felt that this man was really thick-skinned. Even after being beaten several times, he was still so mean, so she followed Chu Ren out.

"I, the peasant woman Nie Erniang, thank you, sir!" Nie Erniang bowed her head heavily. She...she was finally free.

"Nie Erniang, get up. Someone will take you to transfer the property deed and change the child's name. Of course, it's up to you to change the name. If you want to change it, then change it. If you don't want to change it, then don't change it."

"Change it! I will change it! Since he doesn't care about the children, then let him do as he wishes." Nie Erniang's eyes were full of determination.

"Ah."

People outside the hall thought Yunyue's move was too cruel. Zhang Dashu not only lost his wife, children, house and land, but also changed his child's surname.

Hiss... That's too cruel. I must be nicer to my wife and kids when I get back...

"Sir, could you please help me find my Xiaocao? I am willing to work for free to earn money to redeem my daughter." Thinking of her eldest daughter, Nie Erniang felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife and tears welled up like a spring.

“Wuuuuuu sister… I want my sister…” Niu Niu, who was held by Yu Xiyun at the side, also started crying.

"Nie Erniang, look behind you." Yun Yue said with a smile.

Nie Erniang wiped her tears with her sleeve and turned around, and saw her daughter running towards her from the crowd.

"Little Grass? Grass!!! My son!!!" Nie Erniang took a few steps forward on her knees.

Zhang Yuecen threw himself into Nie Erniang's arms, and the two hugged each other tightly and cried bitterly.

The scene of the mother and daughter meeting each other made everyone around them burst into tears and sigh.

Yunyue explained to the crowd, "Fortunately, when Zhang Dashu was selling her yesterday, my people found her and bought her. They took her to the government office and kept her there overnight. Now you and your daughter are reunited. You will work hard together in the future. Yue Cen, stay with your mother today. You have to go back to class tomorrow."

"Yes, sir." Zhang Yuecen wiped his tears and agreed with a happy grin.

Nie Erniang kowtowed to Yun Yue again in gratitude. She knew that her daughter must have been sold to that kind of place, and Master Yue said this just to shut others up.

How could there be such a good woman in the world...