Hearing Guo Dayou's words, Ceng Cheng glanced at Du Qi.
The key was Du Qi.
Ceng Cheng had to deal with this matter properly, especially since Du Qi had witnessed it with his own eyes. He couldn't leave a bad impression on Du Qi. Otherwise, everything he had done would be in vain.
Ceng Cheng was even more alert.
He had to do it well this time.
Ceng Cheng patted the gavel in his hand and said in a deep voice, "Guo Dayou, have you finished your words?"
Guo Dayou was stunned.
He had finished what he needed to say!
Was there anything he missed?
Guo Dayou thought for a while and added, "Your Excellency, Mrs. Guo Li married into the Guo Family and didn't have a son. Now her family property can't be passed down. Therefore, we can't let Mrs. Guo Li handle the money and the title deed. We're doing this just to manage it. We don't have any other thoughts. Your Excellency, please understand. "
"Your Excellency, please understand!"
The other two elders of the Guo Family also spoke.
For them, Mrs. Guo Li was an outsider no matter what she did, especially since she had two daughters. Under such circumstances, they didn't want to believe Mrs. Guo Li no matter what.
Moreover, they were even more righteous.
Because this was the unspoken rule.
Ceng Cheng nodded, then looked at Mrs. Guo Li and said, "Mrs. Guo Li, do you have anything to say?"
Mrs. Guo Li hurriedly said, "Your Excellency, this is slander! Guo Dayou and the other two elders can't be trusted at all. What they said is just nonsense. They just want to seize the family property. "
Guo Dayou said angrily, "Mrs. Guo Li, you slut, how dare you slander me. You're really doing this for money. She could say anything and do anything. She really deserved to die. The Guo Family has treated you well, but you're doing this. "
"You don't respect your elders. Slap him!"
Du Qi directly ordered after hearing Guo Dayou's words.
When Ceng Cheng heard this, he immediately understood. He looked at the arrogant and despotic Guo Dayou and ordered, "Guo Dayou, this official didn't allow you to speak. Shut up." Men, slap him! "
The yamen runner stepped forward and raised his hand to slap him.
"Pa!"
A loud slap echoed in the hall.
Guo Dayou was immediately stunned by the beating.
What's going on?
Why did he hit him?
Guo Dayou looked at Du Qi and then at Ceng Cheng. Clearly, Du Qi's status was higher than Ceng Cheng's, which was why he could give the order. Guo Da had his heart, but he knew that he couldn't show his cowardice today, let alone admit defeat.
Otherwise, his family fortune would be completely gone.
Then the Guolis would be in chaos.
Guo Dayou looked at Zeng Cheng and shouted, "County Magistrate Zeng, I can't accept this!"
"Open your mouth ten more times!"
Ceng Cheng ordered again.
Now that he had received Du Qi's orders, he understood Du Qi's attitude from this matter. Du Qi wanted to support Madam Guo Li and avenge her.
Moreover, Madam Guo Li was in the right.
Therefore, when Ceng Cheng gave the order to deal with Guo Dayou, he did not feel the slightest bit of psychological burden.
The yamen runner struck again.
"Pa! Pa! Pa!!! "
The sound of continuous slaps echoed in the hall, and Guo Dayou's head turned back and forth. After a long while, the yamen runner stopped and stood aside.
Guo Dayou was almost dumbfounded.
He saw stars and was about to cry.
He was too miserable.
Especially now, Guo Dayou's face was burning. His face was beaten into a pig's head, and the handprint was bright red. There was even a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth.
Fortunately, his body was strong and healthy, so he was fine. If his body was not good, he would probably be crippled by the ten slaps. He definitely wouldn't be able to withstand it.
Guo Dayou was about to open his mouth again.
However, he immediately swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
He was afraid that he would be hit again if he spoke.
After all, Guo Dayou immediately thought of it. Now that Ceng Cheng didn't let him speak, Guo Dayou could only suppress his thoughts for the time being and wait quietly.
Ceng Cheng glanced at Guo Dayou and sneered in his heart.
He couldn't wait for Guo Dayou to jump out.
Only in this way could he continue to show off in front of Du Qi and win Du Qi's praise.
Ceng Cheng saw that Guo Dayou didn't speak, so he turned his eyes to Guo Lishi and said, "Guo Lishi, you said that Guo Dayou and the others were slandering, making irresponsible remarks, and even plotting to seize your family's property. You need evidence for this matter. Without evidence, you can't stand on your side. You can't stand on your own two feet. What evidence do you have? "
Guo Lishi was also from a scholarly family.
The Li family's foundation had been established for decades, but the Li family had declined before, especially because Guo Lishi's parents only had one daughter. With the death of Guo Lishi's parents, the Li family had disappeared. There was no one left at all.
Guo Lishi now knew that the county magistrate was helping her, so she pulled herself together and said in shock, "County magistrate, there are three reasons why I said so."
Ceng Cheng nodded and said, "Let's hear it!"
Guo Lishi said, "First, I married into the Guo family, so I'm a member of the Guo family. From now on, I have nothing to do with my mother's family. Since I married into the Guo family, I've never helped the Li family. On the contrary, my mother's family helped my husband a lot. "
Guo Dayou frowned after hearing that. He couldn't help but say, "Nonsense."
"Slap him!"
Ceng Cheng ordered again.
The yamen runner stepped forward and raised his hand to slap him again.
When the slap landed, Guo Dayou fell to the ground, feeling dizzy.
Ceng Cheng stared at Guo Dayou and said in a low voice, "Guo Dayou, I'm interrogating a case. Don't interrupt when I don't ask you to. If you disturb the court again, I'll flog you to death. All the charges will be on you. "
Whoosh!
Guo Dayou's expression changed abruptly.
At this moment, Guo Dayou's heart had sunk to the bottom of the valley.
The county magistrate was on Guo Lishi's side, which was extremely disadvantageous for them.
Guo Dayou stood up. He gritted his teeth and stared at Guo Lishi with burning eyes. His fierce eyes looked as if he couldn't wait to kill Guo Lishi immediately. However, Guo Dayou didn't dare to interrupt at this time.
He really didn't dare to interrupt again.
Because the county magistrate didn't give him any face at all. Even when he was old, he was still targeted.
It was really abominable.
Ceng Cheng continued, "Guo Lishi, please continue."
"Thank you, sir."
Guo Lishi glanced at Guo Dayou with a carefree look in her eyes. Because these days, Guo Dayou had gathered the Guo Clan's people to harass the three of them, and even wanted to seize the Clan's property.
It made their lives difficult.
Now, Guo Dayou was beaten in front of the county magistrate. That was really satisfying.
Guo Lishi continued, "Sir, the reason why I said I've never helped my mother's family is because my mother's family has helped the Guo family from the beginning to the end. That's why the Guo family developed and became what it is today. Because my parents don't have any extra children, I'm the only one left. "
"Six years ago, my parents passed away, and all the property of the Li family was merged into the Guo family."
"It became a part of the Guo family."
"After all, these properties were inherited by me."
Guo Lishi said, "So Guo Dayou said that I wanted to seize the Guo family's property, which was completely fabricated and deliberately made up to target me. I don't have anyone in my mother's family, and I only have two daughters. The Guo family is my home and my roots. Where else can I go? Please judge clearly, sir. "
Her words were like weeping and complaining.
Her words made the onlookers outside the hall nod one after another.
If Guo Lishi still had her mother's family, the situation would be different. The problem was that Guo Lishi's mother's family was gone, and everything of her mother's family was merged into the Guo family. That was different.
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