Queen Mother, she just wants to lie down

"It's good that Lord Su has this awareness. I remember there is a saying among the people that if an official does not serve the people, he might as well go home and grow sweet potatoes.

It just so happens that our Daxi has already introduced sweet potatoes this year, and we should be able to plant them on a large scale next year." Ruan Qing smiled slightly.

"Your Excellency is right. Please follow me into the court first." Beads of sweat instantly flowed down the forehead of Magistrate Su.

It looks like if he doesn't handle this case well, he will be sent back home to grow sweet potatoes.

In fact, it’s not a bad idea to go home and grow sweet potatoes, but I don’t know if my property will be confiscated.

He was a relatively moderate official who seldom offended anyone and had never engaged in corruption or bribery.

It's not that I have high moral standards, it's mainly because I'm afraid of trouble. Once you get into this kind of thing, it's hard to get out.

He was afraid that if he wasn't careful, not only would he be ruined, but his entire family would also be implicated.

He worked diligently in the officialdom for more than twenty years.

The silver and money he had saved was only a few tens of thousands of taels, half of which was earned by his wife from managing the household business.

If he loses all this family property, he will be ashamed to face his wife, children and the people of Jiangdong.

Ruan Qing was about to follow Magistrate Su in, but after taking two steps, he found that Qiao Jun was still standing there in a daze.

He stepped back and patted her on the shoulder: "Little girl, what are you daydreaming about? Let's go to the court."

"Oh, sorry, I was distracted." Qiao Jun's pretty face turned slightly red after she came back to her senses.

Not shy, but excited.

She was stunned by the conversation between Magistrate Su and Ruan Qing.

She could never have imagined that the kind-hearted lady on the street who stood up for her was actually the rumored empress dowager?

The emperor and Minister Lin, oh, no, now he is Shangshu Lin.

With the vigorous propaganda of the emperor and Minister Lin and others, the empress's reputation for punishing evil and promoting good, eliminating treachery and punishing corruption has spread throughout the country.

Compared with those powerful officials with corrupt hands, after hearing her story, the common people were not worried or afraid. Instead, they very much hoped that she could visit their areas more often.

When Qiao Jun was forced into a desperate situation by his uncle and grandmother, he thought of the rumors about the current empress dowager that he had heard in teahouses and bookstores, and a thought occurred to him: Is the empress dowager really like the rumors said?

If so, when will she come to Jiangnan?

If she went to Jiangnan, wouldn't she have a chance to get redress for her parents' unjust deaths and her own injustice?

This was just her inner expectation and wish when she faced difficulties.

Unexpectedly, she really came just when her siblings were in desperate situation.

Not only did he come, but he was just as kind and gentle as the rumors said.

No, she was better than the rumors said. Although she was the queen mother of a country, she did not have the slightest arrogance of the powerful.

She would not use the principles of hierarchy to oppress others. She was just like an ordinary person with a sense of justice, hoping to use laws and regulations to uphold fairness and truth in the world.

With such a queen mother, the current emperor must not be too bad.

If they had come to power a few years earlier, their father might not have been suppressed so much, nor would he have been killed so easily.

Thinking of his father, Qiao Yun almost shed tears again.

After entering the hall of the prefectural government, Prefect Su walked to the desk with a bright mirror hanging high, sat down, picked up the gavel and slammed it lightly: "Daughter of the Qiao family, if you have any grievances, please tell the truth."

Ruan Qing, Jiang Yuan and the two chief detectives from the Ministry of Justice all stood in the spectator seats very consciously.

"Your Excellency, I want to sue my uncle and step-grandmother for hiring a killer to kill me, seizing my siblings' property, and wanting to kill me and my siblings. I hope your Excellency will help me get justice."

Qiao Jun took a deep breath, suppressed his excited and chaotic emotions, knelt down and bowed to Lord Su, then stood up and spoke slowly.

When she said this, both Master Jin and Prefect Su's eyebrows jumped.

They thought that the Qiao brothers and their mother were bullying Qiao Yun and Qiao Ze, the orphaned siblings, only after meeting Qiao Sima and his wife, with the intention of occupying the ancestral home.

Why is it related to murder?

Could it be that there is some hidden story behind the death of Mr. and Mrs. Qiao Sima?

If the death of Mr. and Mrs. Qiao Sima is really related to the Qiao brothers, then this matter would be quite troublesome and a lot of people would be implicated if one is not careful.

"Do you have any evidence?" Magistrate Su took a breath and asked.

"Of course there was. My parents were clearly murdered at home, but the local officials insisted that they died of illness.

When I was dissatisfied and wanted to file a complaint for justice, my uncles arrived.

After they came over and met with the local prefect, they concluded that my parents died of illness.

And as an elder, he held all the property in my family in his hands.

He also secretly threatened me that if I continued to make trouble, he would let us die silently.

My younger brother's life was in their hands at the time. I was powerless to resist and could only obey their arrangements.

I carried the coffin back to Su Lin with my younger brother.

To prove this, all we have to do is open the coffins and examine my parents’ bodies.

There is no need for me to say much about what happened after we returned home, as the adults know it.

After my parents were buried, they wanted to detain my younger brother and send me to a temple for asceticism.

I was not happy about it, so I had a big fight with them and left the Qiao family with my younger brother.

Soon after, the accusation that the girl was unlucky in both father and mother and was disobedient and unfilial spread throughout Sulin City.

There is no need for me to provide evidence for this. My younger brother has been ill for many days and I can't even find the money for his medical treatment.

The ancestral house is occupied by their family, and they refuse to return it even if they are beaten to death..."

When Qiao Jun said this, he could no longer hold back the tears that rolled down his eyes.

She was still four months away from her marriageable age, but due to the sudden death of her parents, she had to carry her younger brother on her young shoulders to survive amidst numerous pursuits and blockades.

Even though her temperament was much tougher than other girls of her age, she was still unable to fight against her uncle's family.

The two sides are not heavyweight opponents at all.

If the Queen Mother had not suddenly come to Su Lin and interfered in her affairs, she might have collapsed immediately.

After Qiao Jun finished speaking, the huge courtroom fell silent.

The bailiffs and constables standing quietly on both sides unconsciously lowered their heads to look at their toes.

Ruan Qing, Jiang Yuan and the two captains Zhang and Yu all frowned.

Magistrate Su and Master Jin, who had already become veterans in the officialdom, also felt inexplicably upset.

After a moment's silence, Magistrate Su said to the constable standing by, "Constable Yang, take people to bring Master Qiao Wu and his mother Tang to the court.

Bring more people with you. If you dare not come, you will be detained by force."

This time he was not forced to do so by Ruan Qing's intimidation, but he hated the Qiao brothers and the Tang family from the bottom of his heart.

Having been an official for so many years, I have seen too many injustices.

Having seen too many relatives fighting over profit, Magistrate Su considered himself to be relatively hard-hearted.

The passion in my heart had been worn down by the constant setbacks I encountered when I first entered the officialdom.

But what the Qiao brothers and their mother did was too much.

In order to seize a house, he killed Qiao Sima and killed Qiao Sima's two children.

My niece will also be burdened with the bad reputation of being unlucky and will never be able to turn over a new leaf.