Chapter 1412: Chapter 1412: Find a Family a Hundred Times Better Than Yours

Lin Guangtong and Ms. Lin Su have both confessed, and they have said that Lin Yueyun is indeed not pure. Everyone was not surprised after hearing this.

However, Lin Yueyun was very agitated. Just after her body was examined, she was escorted out by the female prison guard, crying and shouting: "Nonsense, you are falsely accusing me. I am pure and have never slept with anyone!"

"Pah, just because you say you haven’t, it means you haven’t?" Young Master Dou couldn’t take it anymore and pointed at her: "Your mother and brother have already said that you were slept with by Young Master Shi, yet you still claim purity. What, was Young Master Shi sleeping with the wind?!"

Lin Yueyun angrily retorted: "Who do you think you are to dare talk here? Shut up immediately, or I’ll make you regret it!"

Young Master Dou laughed insidiously: "Don’t know who I am? No problem, in the coming months, I, Young Master Dou, will let you know exactly who I am!"

County Magistrate Zheng was speechless.

This Lin Yueyun is too foolish. If she had been a bit smarter, she shouldn’t have provoked Young Master Dou. Is the Dou family someone she can afford to provoke?

Now, having angered Young Master Dou, the Lin family, Lin Yueyun, Lin Guangtong, and even the Su family might be doomed.

"Lord Zheng, this Lin Yueyun also participated in plotting against Scholar Gu, and should be beaten first, then sign a confession and be thrown into prison." Young Master Dou looked as if he was determined to destroy Lin Yueyun.

County Magistrate Zheng nodded: "Indeed, it should be done this way. Come, use the torture!"

"Torture? Stop, do not hit me!" Lin Yueyun was dumbfounded, not expecting that she would really be beaten.

With a slap, the female prison guard struck her, cursing: "I’ve never seen someone as disgusting and stupid as you, stop shouting, endure the punishment quietly, or I’ll let the male officials handle you, and then you’d suffer even more!"

Previously, there were no female prison guards in the county office, but Lord Zheng comes from a noble family with structured methods, he funded a group of female prison guards specifically to watch over female prisoners, to prevent any scandalous events from occurring in prison.

Lin Yueyun, after all, is a young lady, was frightened by this and was hit with twenty boards while being held by the female prison guard, crying until she fainted from the pain.

The female prison guard pinched her awake, pressed her hand to sign the confession.

"The three members of the Lin family conspired against Scholar Gu and defamed Miss Gu, sentenced to three years in prison. Atonement can be made with three thousand taels of silver."

"Ms. Lin Su’s abuse of Shang Xiuyu was extremely vicious, further sentenced to six years in prison, and paraded in public for three days. Atonement can be made with six thousand taels of silver, but they must serve at least one year before redemption with silver!"

The act of Ms. Lin Su abusing Shang Xiuyu and threatening to have a servant violate Shang Xiuyu was intolerably disgusting and must be severely punished. County Magistrate Zheng issued a heavy sentence, demanding a high price for atonement silver.

"Parade in public!" Ms. Lin Su shrieked upon hearing this, fainting from the blow.

Doctor Wu was exhausted, this time he did not step in to treat Ms. Lin Su, just letting her remain unconscious.

"Your Lordship, the Lin family beasts are untrustworthy, I plead with Your Lordship to allow my granddaughter to divorce the Lin family scion!" Village Chief Shang, supporting his frail body, knelt and pleaded with County Magistrate Zheng.

"Village Chief Shang, please rise." County Magistrate Zheng commanded the official to support Village Chief Shang up and brought a chair for him to sit: "The Lin family is without virtue, naturally they should be divorced."

County Magistrate Zheng did not delay and quickly decreed the divorce of Lin Guangtong and Shang Xiuyu, pointing at Lin Guangtong: "In this divorce, it’s your Lin family at fault, so your family must return all of Shang’s dowry!"

When Shang Xiuyu married Lin Guangtong, due to a higher match, the Shang family provided a substantial dowry, which, if calculated, was worth at least a thousand taels of silver.

Lin Guangtong was very reluctant, unwilling to part with the silver, shamelessly saying: "Your Lordship, divorce should be a matter between me and Sister Yu, how can the Shang family’s elders say a word and tear us apart? I want to see Sister Yu and ask if she truly wants a divorce. Otherwise, I won’t sign the divorce paper."

"You beast, how do you dare demand to see Sister Yu? Haven’t you Lin family harmed her enough?!" Village Chief Shang angrily stood up and roared, then fell back onto the chair from the excessive shock.

Lin Guangtong was truly shameless, still shouting: "I want to see Sister Yu, ask her personally if she truly wants a divorce, otherwise, I won’t sign!"

Heh, that bitch Shang Xiuyu has been beaten into fear by his family, she wouldn’t dare defy him, just wait until they meet, he’ll put on an angry face and scare her, and she won’t dare to divorce.

Lin Guangtong’s request was reasonable, and County Magistrate Zheng was in a bit of a bind, but not for long, as Shang Xiuyu was soon brought in by Ms. Jiang and Shang Laoda’s wife.

Upon seeing Shang Xiuyu, Lin Guangtong immediately shouted at her: "Sister Yu, your family wants to tear us apart and have you return home, do you agree?!"

Lin Guangtong’s demeanor was fierce, and Shang Xiuyu, already frightened by the Lin family, instinctively started trembling.

Ms. Jiang held her, comforting: "Sister Yu, don’t be afraid, this is Tianfu County, your family is here, the Lin family beasts dare not bully you again. Speak your mind."

After hearing this, Shang Xiuyu glanced at Ms. Jiang, then at Lin Guangtong, tears suddenly welled up, and she squatted down, covering her mouth, sobbing... Her cries weren’t loud, but she looked truly pitiful, arousing empathy from everyone in the courtroom.

Ms. Jiang squatted with her, saying nothing, just letting her cry.

"My poor Sister Yu!" Ms. Zhang couldn’t hold back her tears either, rushing over to hug Shang Xiuyu, but she was avoided by Shang Xiuyu.

Village Chief Shang was taken aback, pointing at Shang Laoer: "Go drag Ms. Zhang back, don’t scare Sister Yu... Look at how you all act as parents? Sister Yu’s ordeal is your fault, your greed!"

Shang Laoer was reprimanded and hurriedly dragged Ms. Zhang back.

Ms. Zhang, understanding she reached too high with her connections, felt heartbroken by Shang Xiuyu’s rejection, but did not want to scare her again, retreating with Shang Laoer.

Lin Guangtong didn’t have the leisure to listen to Shang Xiuyu cry, pressing: "Sister Yu, your family wants to separate us, don’t you have something to say?"

Cry for what? Cry for whom? To show how wronged you are? I am more wronged than you, it’s my first time at the government office and being beaten so badly.

Upon hearing Lin Guangtong’s voice, Shang Xiuyu trembled again, but a moment later, she eventually stood up, glanced at Lin Guangtong, and said to County Magistrate Zheng: "Your Lordship, this civilian woman wants a divorce...this civilian woman wants a divorce!"

Aunt told her, if she doesn’t take this opportunity to leave the Lin family, it will not only harm herself but also her Shang family, and even her future children.

Aunt said, you’ve already been harmed and lost two pregnancies, do you want a third one?

She didn’t want to suffer anymore. She loves children dearly, dreaming of having a child over these five years, a living child, but the Lin family had already killed two of her children, and if she has more in the future, they’d likely be harmed, too.

She couldn’t endure it anymore; for the sake of her future children, she stood up and agreed to divorce.

"You wench, what did you say?!" Lin Guangtong was shocked, not expecting Shang Xiuyu to dare say she wanted a divorce.

Bam, Young Master Dou rushed over and kicked Lin Guangtong to the ground, cursing: "What did she say? She said to divorce you, you beast!"

"Do you think you’re some hot commodity, and every woman wants to be with you? Let me tell you, once Miss Shang divorces you, I, Young Master Dou, will definitely use the Dou family’s connections to find her someone a hundred times more prestigious than your family!"

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