Rebirth: From being expelled from the imperial court to becoming a high-ranking official

Why did Qin Yun think he had heard wrongly?

"She asked you to divorce her just to marry her daughter?"

Just ridiculous.

Gao Juren felt ashamed of having such an absurd thing happen in his family, and his face was filled with helplessness and shame.

“I didn’t know at first.

On weekdays, Yang would occasionally order us to do this and that. Although she always liked to grumble and occasionally find fault, we never cared about it. We have never refused to do anything that we can do. "

The Dianshi from Xunlin County who followed him said, "Sir, I can testify to this for Mr. Gao.

Gao Juren is well-known in our village for his good character and good temper. Even though Yang had been so troublesome before, Gao Juren did not bear a grudge against her. Whenever he was called, he and his wife would not refuse.

We also found a few neighbors to testify this time. They heard that Yang had come to the government office to file a complaint again, so they followed us without any help.”

Qin Yunhe nodded.

Although it is the off-season, people may not be willing to come from far away to testify. If they are willing to come, they must really have some sense of justice in their hearts and feel sorry for Gao Juren.

Gao Zhong looked frustrated, sighed heavily, and continued, "About half a year ago, Yang suddenly began to frequently find things to instruct my wife and me, and we didn't dare to slack off. But for some reason, she was never satisfied with anything we did, and always made indirect accusations. Especially to my wife, she was picky and harsh in her words.

I couldn't bear to see my wife being angry, so I did everything I could do myself, and only let my wife do it when it was really inconvenient. But she became more and more picky about my wife, causing her to come back to get angry with me several times.

This made Yang even more unhappy, so she said that my wife was disobedient and unfilial and asked me to divorce her.

I have been married to my wife for more than ten years, and our children are already so grown up, how could I possibly divorce her? I thought she was just talking, but who knew she would start proposing marriage to me.

He said that this woman was so capable and virtuous. He not only told me but also the neighbors, so that everyone knew about it. My wife was so angry that she came home and cried several times..."

At this point, Gao Zhong's chest rose and fell several times, and it was obvious that this matter really made him very angry.

"Later, a neighbor told me that the woman Yang was talking about was her daughter with her ex-husband, and that her daughter had just divorced and returned home not long ago.

It dawned on me.

Before this, I only heard that she had a daughter with her ex-husband, but I had never seen her. I never thought that something like this would happen."

The Dianshi of Xunlin County said, "Sir, I am the Dianshi who testified for Gao Ran back then. I know everything that has happened to the Gao family over the years."

Qin Yunhe nodded and said, "When Yang went to Xunlin County to sue, what did Lord Lin say?"

“Our magistrate asked the neighbors and learned the whole story, and found out that Gao Juren had always been praised for what he said and did.

He tried to comfort Yang, only briefly telling her about the crime of false accusation, and sympathized with her old age and lack of knowledge of the law, so he did not punish her. He only advised her that it was a blessing to have an adopted son like Gao Juren, and she should go back and live a good life with him.

She didn’t say anything at the time, but who would have thought that within a few days, before our case file had even been submitted for review, she would come to the government office to file a complaint…”

Qin Yunhe was also at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Xunlin Dianshi continued, "In short, Yang's accusations against Gao Juren are really nonsense. Gao Juren has absolutely no rebellious behavior. On the contrary, Yang did not show much kindness in raising Gao Juren.

Yang is used to taking advantage of her age and knowing that the official doesn’t want to argue with a fool like her, she jumped up and down to make a fuss.”

Qin Yunhe nodded and said, "I understand. Zhuzi, go and bring the neighbors who testified to the second hall. Zhao Ping, go to where Yang is staying and invite her to come over."

Soon Yang was brought into the second hall, and Gao Chong quickly stood up and called her aunt.

Yang didn't even look at him. She kowtowed to Qin Yunhe as soon as she came in. Qin Yunhe asked her to stand up and asked someone to bring her a stool to sit on.

Gao Chong watched her sit down before he sat back down.

"Ms. Yang, why did you ask Gao Chong to divorce his wife and marry someone else?"

Yang opened her mouth and said, "His daughter-in-law is disobedient to her mother-in-law and talks back to the elders."

Gao Chong was so angry that his face turned red again: "Aunt, how has Qianniang ever contradicted you? When you caught a cold a few years ago, wasn't it she who took care of you for several days without taking off her clothes?"

"As a daughter-in-law, shouldn't she take care of her mother-in-law when she's sick? She took care of her for a few days and she's asking for credit? She can talk back to her mother-in-law after taking care of her for a few days?"

Gao Chong was so angry that he couldn't speak.

A neighbor who came to testify could not help but say, "Aunt, how can you say that about Azhong's wife? Not to mention taking care of you when you were sick, when you had something to do on weekdays, they always came as soon as you called them. Many times, I even asked my grandson to call them for you. The couple has never treated you badly."

"Do you know whether she is being treated badly or not? She talks back at you and she talks back in front of you?"

Another neighbor couldn't stand it and said disdainfully, "How shameless. What do you mean by talking back at you? It's just that your own daughter wanted to be divorced, and you fell in love with Gao Juren, who is honest, has some property, and has a reputation. Have you forgotten how you took over other people's property in the past?"

Upon hearing this, Yang immediately jumped up and rushed over to fight: "You are talking nonsense! Whoever usurped the property was originally my late husband's property. He didn't even do his filial duty for a day before he got it..."

It was inconvenient for the people in the hall to pull her up, so the two children Zhao Ping and He Sheng had to come up and hold her.

Qin Yunhe slammed the gavel on the official seat and frowned, saying, "No noise is allowed in the court."

Yang was dragged down and gasped with anger. If you didn't know, you would think she was the one who was wrongly accused.

"Ms. Yang, have you proposed marriage to Gao Chong?"

Yang pulled her arm back and sat back on the stool: "Yes."

"Whose daughter are you talking about to Gao Chong?"

The neighbor who had just been disdainful of Yang stood aside and watched what Yang said with an expression of watching a good show.

Yang groaned for a long time, then continued confidently, "She is my own daughter. My daughter is capable and virtuous. How would it be unfair to Gao Zhong if I gave her to him?"

Almost everyone in the hall was so angry that they laughed.

Not to mention whether your daughter is really capable and virtuous, even if she is, you can't force Gao Chong to divorce his wife just to make her marry him, right?

And he said it so confidently.

"Ridiculous. Even if your daughter is capable and virtuous, Gao Chong already has a wife and they live in harmony. You can't force him to divorce her.

I have already asked your neighbors, and they all said that Gao Zhong and his wife have never neglected you."

"She's not their daughter-in-law, how do they know if they've neglected her?"

"Then do you have any evidence that they neglected you?"

When Qin Yunhe asked this, Yang was speechless.

"You keep saying that you have raised Gao Zhong for many years, but why can't you bear to see him punished? Instead, you accuse him of disobedience without any reason. Do you know that if a disobedience accusation is approved, it will result in death or injury, and the future will be ruined?

Gao Chong is now a juren, and maybe he will pass the imperial examination next year. He has a bright future, and he treats you with great care. When he enters the government, even if he cannot earn you an imperial edict, you will still be proud of it in the future."

At this time, a neighbor also advised: "Yes, his aunt, before Ah Zhong passed the imperial examination, everyone called you old lady, weren't you very happy?"

Yang remained silent, but looked up at Gao Chong with an unfathomable expression.

Gao Chong was also looking at Yang with a guilty conscience.

Qin Yunhe took the opportunity to say, "Gao Chong, your adoptive mother Yang is getting old, and it's normal for her to be confused from time to time. Are you willing to continue to take good care of her?"

Gao Zhong bowed and said, "Sir, this is what we agreed on before. I am willing to continue to support you."

"Ms. Yang, are you willing to go back with Gao Chong and live a good life?"

Yang was silent for a while and then nodded: "Okay, let's go back. As long as they are filial, I will have nothing to say."

Qin Yunhe nodded: "Okay, then Gao Zhong, you can take your foster mother back and live a good life."

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Qin Yunhe asked someone to sort out the case files, and the case was closed.

Chen Er and Fan Zheng did not wait for Qin Yunhe to take a break. They said goodbye and left after staying in the city for only two days.

Qin Yunhe was so busy with official duties that he didn't have time to accompany them. He felt very reluctant and guilty. However, he really couldn't spare the time, so he could only ask someone to prepare many specialties of Xu Ningfu City for them and send them back.

Now that Yang's case of treason has been closed, he recalled that they had discussed the case together when they were here before, but in the end they went back without waiting for the result, and he felt a little regretful.

In the blink of an eye, more than a month has passed.

On that day, it was the day when Qin Yunhe was filing a petition. Liu Dianshi came in with a petition and had a strange expression on his face.

"Sir, Yang is here to file a complaint again, accusing Gao Zhong of being disobedient and unfilial, and the reason is still that he disobeyed his mother's orders."