Chapter 220 220 The real daughter who was divorced 39

This group of refugees were able to travel thousands of miles to Beijing to file a petition despite all the hardships. Naturally, it was not as simple as just bringing a mouth.

They also had tax notices torn from the wall, as well as tax account books stolen from the county office of Dingyuan Marquis.

According to the refugees, this year's tax was heavier than last year and the year before that. Even if they paid in all the harvest from the fields, they still couldn't make up the tax.

"Everyone said they couldn't afford the tax, but the county magistrate said that the Marquis wanted so much, and he couldn't pay a penny less. If there was any less, he would pay for it with someone else."

Speaking of this, the leader of the refugees burst into tears:

"First, the young girls in the village were taken away by the county magistrate, and then the young men were also taken away. I felt that I could not continue like this, so I stole this account book and came to the capital by begging along the way. Now I see you

If you tell your grievances, sir, it will be worth it even if I die."

The other refugees kowtowed fiercely, with expressions of determination to die without regrets. Coupled with their skinny, monkey-like figures, it made people feel very sad just looking at them.

The yamen guard took the account book and handed it to the lord's desk. The lord picked it up and read it briefly, with an angry look on his face.

This tax is really shocking!

The Lord slapped the gavel and shouted loudly: "Marquis Dingyuan, now that the witnesses and physical evidence are all there, do you know your guilt?"

As early as when he saw the notice, Dingyuan Hou knew that he was helpless. Later, when he saw the thick stack of account books, he even lost the strength to struggle.

Lord Marquis, Lord Marquis, how can Lord Marquis be so easy to be?

The fiefdom has private soldiers that have been raised for generations and need to be maintained, and it is not easy to live in the capital.

The emperor always wanted to reduce his vassal status. If he didn't have any money, how could he get so many people to work with him? How could he ask those close ministers of the emperor to speak kind words for him?

Coupled with the daily social interactions, favor exchanges, and Wen Pengfei who was always causing trouble, the money was flowing out.

But if those things passed down by ancestors were touched, it would appear that he was far incompetent in literary matters. The only thing he could make decisions about was the taxes on the fiefdom.

It's just that the taxes in the fief have become so heavy that even the people can hardly survive, which even Dingyuan Marquis doesn't know.

How can he care about these chores? As long as he can get the money from below, how can he care about the source of the money?

Marquis Dingyuan closed his eyes and felt complicated. He had nothing to say.

Seeing this, the adult gritted his teeth and asked, "Since you have nothing to say, do you admit all this crime?"

The levying of taxes in princely fiefdoms exceeding the regulations set by the court is a major crime of corruption, bending the law, and harming people's livelihood. According to the laws of the country, this crime is enough to punish the three tribes (parents, themselves, and children).

In addition, he exchanged a woman for a son and mixed up the bloodline to obtain the inheritance of the title, which can be regarded as the crime of deceiving the emperor.

No matter what, Dingyuan Hou is finished, completely finished.

Marquis Dingyuan didn't want to admit it, but he couldn't argue.

It's just a matter of a prince's fiefdom. Even the adults on the stage can't make the decision on this matter. They can only order the Yamen Guards to put him in prison and wait for the report to the Holy Emperor before making a decision.

Also imprisoned were Wen Pengfei, Liu Shangzhi and Chen Xiucai.

There is no other reason, just because Wen Pengfei has been the heir for more than 20 years and is suspected of paying for murder. Liu Shangzhi, as the confidant of Marquis Dingyuan, helped Marquis Dingyuan do all the bad things. So he changed his son.

Chen Xiucai and his wife were also well aware of the incident and could be called accomplices.

When Wen Pengfei knew that Marquis Dingyuan had committed a crime against the three clans, he was so frightened that he peed his pants, pointed at Mingyue and shouted: "Don't arrest me, you can't arrest me, I'm not Dingyuan"

Marquis Yuan's biological son, if you want to arrest her, arrest her, she is Marquis Dingyuan's biological daughter."

Seeing his appearance, Marquis Dingyuan felt a surge of disgust in his heart.

Sure enough, dragons and dragons give birth to phoenixes. Even though he personally educated Wen Pengfei for more than 20 years, the son of a down-and-out scholar was still a helpless man who couldn't stand on the stage.

On the contrary, Marquis Dingyuan looked at the bright moon with a calm face. On the contrary, his daughter, whom he despised, knew how to hide her talents and bide her time when she was in the country. When she left the country, she immediately became dazzling. She dared to sue her own father. She was a heartless person.

Seriously, this is quite like him.

It's a pity that she is a daughter.

Even at this moment, Marquis Dingyuan still didn’t feel that it was a mistake to change his seed, he only thought that he had not chosen the right seed!

Mingyue quietly watched Wen Pengfei's futile struggle, not to mention that it was 'she' who saved these refugees, she had already killed her relatives out of righteousness.

It is said that she has never enjoyed the slightest bit of power from the Dingyuan Hou Mansion, but instead accepted the persecution from the Hou Mansion. It is not her turn to be imprisoned.

Sure enough, without Mingyue opening her mouth, the people in the audience scolded Wen Pengfei for his shamelessness, and the adults on the stage even asked people to drag him down quickly.

When Chen Xiucai and his wife looked at Wen Pengfei's fate and Mingyue, who was no longer the same as before, they both subconsciously chose to protect themselves.

"Mingyue, I am my mother. Have you forgotten? It was my mother who raised you like this. She doesn't even know about those things about changing children. Please tell them to let me go."

"Yes, Dad doesn't know either. Dad has been deceived by others. He only has your daughter, and he doesn't recognize the others. Mingyue, please beg the adults to spare Dad."

The two of them played the emotional card one after another and begged Mingyue to forgive them.

At this moment, their faces showed true feelings. Unfortunately, the original owner who really cared about their feelings was long gone.

And what they did to the original owner does not deserve to be forgiven.

Seeing them calling Mingyue like this, Mrs. Hou on the side immediately became serious: "Who are you, and you dare to claim to be Mingyue's parents? Mingyue is my daughter and has nothing to do with you."

Mingyue looked at her protecting food, and a smile appeared on her face.

There are still relatives in this world who truly care about the original owner. She and they are worthy of Mingyue's protection.

The adults on the stage did not want to continue this farce, and quickly waved their hands to ask the Yamen Guards to take the people down. If they yelled again, they would be gagged and dragged off.

After the adults resettled the refugees and ordered the Zhou family to be driven out, only Mrs. Hou and Mingyue's mother and daughter were left in the court.

This is also a dilemma for adults.

Now that Marquis Dingyuan and Mrs. Marquis have not reconciled, they are still husband and wife. She is also implicated in the crime of embezzlement and bending the law committed by Marquis Dingyuan, and she should be imprisoned in prison.

But let alone the Minister of the Ministry of Finance and Yun Yu'an who are watching closely, even Mingyue is also Prince Chen's right-hand man. This Madam Hou is not easy to move, she can't move!

But with so many people watching in the audience, you can't bend the law for personal gain. In the end, he avoided the gaze of the Yun family father and son He Ren, and still asked people to invite Mrs. Hou to the prison, but privately gave instructions to the Yamen Guards.

Be respectful to her.

For the rest, let’s see how the Holy One decides!
Chapter completed!