At the beginning, I was a rich female prisoner

"Sir, my father Dachun went to the woodshed outside the mountain village to get firewood during the cold winter last year and told me that Snake Eyes seemed to be beating a woman in the woodshed. It was Zhang Bao who asked Dachun not to tell anyone and found him a bundle of the best firewood. At that time, I thought they were all in trouble and came to the mountain village, so I didn't think much about it." said a woman holding a seven-year-old boy.

"Sir, our daughter was kidnapped by three bandits in the cold winter and has not been heard from since." The family who lost their daughter said, "We went to Nanling County to visit relatives in the cold winter and to find a good marriage for my unmarried daughter. But we ran into bandits on our way back. They robbed us of ten taels of silver without saying a word and kidnapped my unmarried daughter. We reported it to the authorities when we returned to Wangshan County."

"Do you recognize what the bandits look like?" Yu Tinghai asked.

"It was dark then and we couldn't recognize it," the man replied.

"Do you remember any characteristics of them?" Yu Tinghai asked.

"No, they are all dressed like farmers and we can't recognize them." The first family replied.

Yu Yunxin couldn't sit still when she heard this. Was it really that difficult to find features in ancient times? The clothes were all the same. Unless there was a very special height, weight or size, it was really hard to identify. This was also a good excuse for some people with bad intentions to get away with it.

Yu Tinghai then asked another household, "When was your daughter kidnapped? Do you remember what the bandits looked like?"

"It was early summer last year, sir. I remember the bandit's eyes were very small, like snake eyes," said another household.

"Go and see if the man you mentioned is among these bandits." Yu Tinghai said.

When Yu Yunxin heard the word snake eyes, she thought that the bandit who had been making excuses for her had a pair of snake eyes. Finally, someone remembered the characteristics of the man who had kidnapped his daughter.

Three people from that household started looking at the bandit and finally their eyes fell on Snake Eyes. "My Lord, it's him. I remember his eyes."

"Yes! He is the one who kidnapped my sister." said a young man.

Yu Tinghai slammed the gavel again and asked, "Snake Eyes, do you have anything else to say? Tell us where those two women are now."

"The adults are all dead." The youngest one was stunned by the gavel and blurted out.

"Xiao He, Sister Qiu is so good to you, why didn't you tell me these two things earlier?" Qiu Yingying asked when she heard it.

"But Snake Eyes saved my life and I can't tell you, otherwise the Third In command will beat Snake Eyes to death when he finds out." Xiaohe replied.

The two families who lost their daughters in the hall wanted to rush over and tear the snake's eyes apart as soon as they heard it. They cried, "My daughter, you died so tragically. Sir, please execute these beasts to avenge my daughter."

Upon hearing this, Yu Tinghai asked, "Xiaohe, tell everyone here what you know."

"Xiaohe and I saved your life. It was you who rescued you from the sea of ​​fire." Snake Eyes threatened.

"Brother Snake Eyes, I have no way to repay you for saving my life, but weren't you afraid when you killed those two sisters? I get scared every time I pass by the place where their bodies are buried." Xiaohe said tremblingly.

Among the three of them, Zhang Bao is the youngest. Zhang Bao is older than Snake Eyes, but he often goes down the mountain with Snake Eyes. When he sees Snake Eyes doing those bad things, he would only stop Snake Eyes first, saying that they are covering for Snake Eyes.

Zhang Bao said, "Snake Eyes Xiaohe is still young. Once he is brought to the court and frightened, he will tell the truth. We have done something wrong, so let's admit it!"

"Zhang Bao, what are you thinking about? What are you talking about? We haven't done anything yet." Snake Eyes wanted to make a final struggle.

"I am young and ignorant, please let him go. I did those things alone, and they have nothing to do with these two brothers. I also buried the bodies of the two girls alone." Zhang Bao said while kowtowing.

"Brother Zhang, it wasn't you who killed them..." Xiao He wanted to say something but was pushed by Snake Eyes.

"Snake Eyes, you bastard. Zhang Bao has already taken the blame for you, but you still don't confess the truth." Yu Tinghai said as he slammed the gavel.

"Your Excellency the County Magistrate, Wu Jincai from Shangyang County burned my village and robbed women. Why didn't they get punished? We are ordinary villagers, working as peasants. Isn't it up to you to decide our life and death?" Snake Eyes said with disdain as he glanced at Yu Tinghai.

"But the daughters of these two families have no grudge against you, and you have killed two women. Who can they go to for justice?" Yu Tinghai asked.

"Three years ago, I saw with my own eyes that the Wu family kidnapped my eldest sister. They also did shameful things to my eldest sister in front of me and burned more than a dozen households in my village who were unwilling to move away. All my relatives were killed by Wu Jincai and Wu Jinke. Sir, can you make a decision for my family of ten?" Tears flowed from Snake Eyes' little eyes.

"I will seek justice for the dead. Even though you are forced to become bandits, you must not harm the lives of innocent people no matter what." Yu Tinghai said.

"Okay, sir, can you seek justice for my dead family? I saw that the two girls were pretty and had evil thoughts for a moment. I thought I would be responsible afterward, but they disagreed. One fell off a cliff on the way to escape, and the other committed suicide by hitting a pillar in the woodshed. Zhang Bao and I buried them. I can take you to find the place where they are buried." Snake Eyes said.

"You beast, give my daughter's life back to me!" the two families who lost their daughters cursed loudly.

"It's getting late today. Tomorrow I will send someone to take these two families to look for their daughter's corpse. Put the three Snake Eyes men in death row first. As for the more than one hundred of you who robbed the government silver, I can spare your death penalty because you voluntarily handed it over. But you can't escape the punishment of living and will have to serve in this prefecture for three years." After Yu Tinghai finished speaking, he and Lin Jingmo left the court together.

After leaving the court, Yu Yunxin looked at Jin Chen and said, "What do you think? I was right, wasn't I?"

"Mr. Yu, today I have witnessed the court session and it has broadened my horizons. I did not expect that Mr. Yu would judge the case so fairly." Jin Chen said.

"It's not over yet. This is just the preliminary review, there will be a re-review." Yu Yunxin said.

"Oh, how do you mean?" Jin Chen asked.

These were also what Yu Tinghai had taught her before. She analyzed, "According to the Dacheng Law, the original sentences of these bandits will be maintained, but there are many women and children among them, so the sentences will be lightened. That Xiaohe does not seem to be an adult. Although he is an accomplice, his crime is not punishable by death, so he will be given a light sentence."

"Thank you, Mr. Yu. We have to hurry back to Boss Yang, so we'll take our leave now." Jin Chen said.

"It's getting dark now. Why don't you stay in Wangshan County to rest for a night before leaving?" Yu Yunxin asked.

Jin Chen looked at the sky, smiled, and said to the people outside the door: "Well, brothers, let's stay in Wangshan County to rest for one night and return to Nanling County tomorrow."

Yu Yunxin returned to the back court, where Lin Jingmo and Lin Dengyuan were drinking and eating with Yu Tinghai in the pavilion.

"These are all made by my cousin. The roast duck and roast rabbit taste so good. I have never eaten such delicious food." Lin Dengyuan said while gnawing on a rabbit leg.

"Really, cousin? I want to open a tea house here, raise some poultry, and open a few processing workshops." Yu Yunxin walked over and said.

"Yun Xin, your second uncle supports you in doing business. By the way, don't you have your eyes on the mountain area in Huyue Village?" Lin Jingmo asked.

"Yes, what happened to my second uncle?" Yu Yunxin asked.

"If you buy two more hills near Nanling County City, I saw a small patch of ash trees there." Lin Jingmo said, "Do you know what else that tree can be used for besides refining ash?"

Yu Yunxin shook her head and asked, "Ash tree? What else is it good for?"

"Good materials for making sticks and spears." Lin Jingmo took out a five thousand tael silver note and said, "Don't tell anyone. I will send some gun-making engineers to help you there. These are considered as a batch of spears I asked you to buy in advance."

"Uncle, why don't you just take over the hill over there?" Yu Yunxin asked.

"Nanling County is not far from the Nanchuan military camp, so I feel at ease with you here. By the way, I can arrange some experts to secretly protect you and your daughter. I am afraid of the spies from the Nandian Kingdom." Lin Jingmo said, "Okay, Xin'er, remember your second uncle's affairs." Lin Jingmo smiled at Yun Xin.

Yu Yunxin nodded and said, "I understand."

After that, she went to the kitchen and made another dish of braised chestnut duck for the three of them. Now she wanted to make beer duck and fried chicken with beer. Now she wanted to make a few dishes quickly, but unfortunately she had no space and could only raise the baby slowly by herself.

After the delicious braised chestnut duck was brought to the pavilion, the three of them tasted it and kept praising it.

"Xin'er, go get your zither and help your uncle have fun." Yu Tinghai said, "Xin'er's zither skills have improved a lot since she came to Nanling County."

"Yes! Cousin, you can use the sound of your piano to control those ten bandits to lead the way. That's amazing." Lin Dengyuan said to Yu Yunxin.

"Nothing, I'm just practicing the piano here. If Nanling County wasn't so dry, the beautiful scenery here would be very suitable for me to compose music." Yu Yunxin said and asked Chunyu to bring the piano over. Qiu Shuang had already prepared the piano stand and chair.

The moonlight shone on the earth. There was a rockery and a pavilion in the middle of the back court. The moonlight was beautiful. Yu Yunxin began to play the piano. He knew that his second uncle liked to listen to some high-pitched music, so he played "A Laugh in the Sea".

The three of them were surrounded by the sound of the zither. The sound of the zither reached the county jail and the fourth brother heard it and said, "Military Advisor, the zither music outside is much higher than what you play. That day I wanted to capture this zither player and bring him back to the mountain village to be your zither friend, but I didn't expect that they were the newly appointed magistrate of Wangshan County."

"Okay, the first and second in command don't blame you. It's a good thing to fall into the hands of County Magistrate Yu. At least it's better than being in the hands of that bastard official Shangyang County Magistrate." said the military advisor with a mustache.

"Military advisor, is there any way we can sue Wu Jincai and the Shangyang County Magistrate?" Qiu Yong asked.

"Let's take it slow. We are in the light now. I believe that bastard Wu Jincai will get restless. When the time comes, Wu Jincai and Magistrate Ge will have a miserable death." After the military advisor said this, he closed his eyes, listened to the faint sound of the piano, and began to beat the rhythm with his hands.

"Military advisor, don't listen too intently. Let me tell you, this musician is very good. I have been fooled by him several times." The fourth brother said to the military advisor who was listening intently.

"Where are the first, second and third bosses?" asked the person next to the fourth boss.

"The third boss ran away with his men last night, and the second boss and his women were detained in the utility room at the back of the yamen." Qiu Yong replied. They were wondering what the county magistrate would do.

"Uncle, what do you think we should do with these female bandits tomorrow? We can't let them do the hard labor of digging the river tomorrow!" Lin Dengyuan asked Yu Tinghai.

"How about being your maid?" Yu Yunxin asked jokingly.

"I don't want it. Or, cousin, you can take in a few of them as maids." Lin Dengyuan replied.

"I already have three maids, why do I need so many?" Yu Yunxin replied.

"Doesn't every rich girl in the capital have a group of more than ten or twenty maids serving her?" Lin Dengyuan replied.

"I don't want so many people around me. It's annoying to see them all around me." Yu Yunxin said, "I have a good idea. I will give them a clean place to live and let them help cook and wash clothes for the male prisoners. I also need a few people in my tea garden to help me take care of the chicken coop. I also need to raise some cattle and sheep over there."

"That's fine. Even though Xin'er and those women are bandits, you should still make the arrangements!" Yu Tinghai said.

After playing the last song, Yu Yunxin replied: "Don't worry, father. I will make arrangements."

Early the next morning, Lian Qiao and Chun Yu were waiting outside the door as soon as Yu Yunxin woke up. As soon as Yu Yunxin opened the door, they walked straight in and started to dress Yu Yunxin without saying a word.

"I'm still wearing men's clothes today." Yu Yunxin said as she looked at the many people in front of her in their skirts.

"No, Miss, you have to go to the county government office today to receive gifts from the Queen Mother. You can't be so casual." Chunyu said.

"Look, young lady, you've gotten tanned from being outside all the time these days." Chunyu said as he looked at Yu Yunxin's tanned skin.

"It's okay, I'll put some makeup on you, young lady. I guarantee you'll look beautiful." Lian Qiao smiled and took out some rouge and powder, and started to dress up Yu Yunxin with Chunyu.

Yu Yunxin has been wearing men's clothes recently, and she only needs to wear a long braid with a crown, which is convenient and saves trouble. Now, the two of them have combed her hair into a bright red bun that matches her age. On her head is a Lingyun bun that is suitable for girls of this era, with six pink transparent silk flowers tied in a bun and tied to her chest.

She wore a light green Yunyan Luo skirt over a light pink transparent silk dress of the same color as the head flower. The scraps of the head flower were the leftovers from the tailoring process. The set was a complete match from head to toe, which made Yu Yunxin's skin look particularly fair. With Lian Qiao's makeup, her face didn't look tanned in the past few days, but instead looked fair and rosy, which further highlighted the girl's liveliness.

At this time, outside the Wangshan County Government Office, Crown Prince Nangong Sheng and the eunuchs around the Queen had all arrived. Prefect Yang and Wu Tongzhou also received the news last night, but they did not expect that the Crown Prince would come directly to the Wangshan County Government Office. Eunuch Zhang came following the Crown Prince's carriage.

Eunuch Zhang, who was delivering the Queen's decree, slowly got off the carriage and asked, "Our family was specially granted by the Queen's decree to use the diabolo to divert water and the waterwheel to divert water from the ground to the rice fields. Lord Yu, where is your eldest daughter?"

"Please wait a moment, sir. Yun Xin will be here soon." Yu Tinghai replied.

Soon, Yu Yunxin came out from the back hall. When Eunuch Zhang saw her, he immediately smiled and said, "Yunxin, why don't you come over here and receive the Queen's order?"

When the prince saw Yu Yunxin coming towards him, he walked up to her with joy in his eyes and said, "Sister Yunxin, long time no see. I didn't expect you to be more and more beautiful."