Chapter 276
The Dengwen Drum was different from the ordinary Mingyuan Drum*. The former was a drum hang that was hanging outside the court hall, once it was played, it would alarm the entire court hall and even the emperor. If that happens, the whole capital would watch the Qin family as a joke!
(*a drum to cry out grievances but no lawsuit can be brought directly to the court)
Qin Jiu continued walking and ignored him.
This action from Qin Jiu was nothing more than a silent provocation in Qin Zhun’s eyes. He felt his face hot, and from the corner of his eyes, he saw Yanbai’s frown tighten even more and the people around looked at him with contempt or mockery and questioning gaze…
“Jiu’er.” Qin Zhun said furiously, “This marquis is the head of the Qin family! If you still consider yourself a member of Qin family, you must listen to this marquis!”
Qin Jiu wiped the corner of her eyes with her handkerchief but refused to give in at all. “I won’t listen, I won’t listen, I won’t listen.”
Boom!
A fire rushed straight to his head, burning Qin Zhun’s sanity completely causing him to blurt out angrily, “Then get out of the Qin family!”
Qin Jiu stood stiffly on the spot, lowered her head again, and covered her face with a handkerchief while her body slightly trembled.
Qin Zhun’s stomach moves up and down, thinking that she was finally willing to give in, but who would have thought that Qin Zening would stood up with Zhang Chen’s help, ” Second Uncle, are you driving us siblings away?”
“Okay! We’re not moochers either, we’ll move right away!”
At the same time, Qin Zeyu immediately stood next to his eldest brother, showing by actions that he was definitely on the same front as his eldest brother and sister.
If they want them to move, the three of them would move together!
Qin Zening turned his head and looked at the magistrate again, who was directly in front of him, and clasped his fist and said, “Lord Hu, please make the decision to divide the family for us!”
“……..”
“…”
“…..”
And once again the public hall fell into dead silence.
The hand that was still grasping the wooden gavel shook as the magistrate was startled by the turn of events and didn’t know how to react.
Wasn’t this an “attempted murder” case, why did it magically turn into a “separation” case?!
Qin Jiu slightly moved her face from the handkerchief and a small curled upward could be seen from the corner of her lips behind the handkerchief. She and Qin Zening darted a glance at each other, and winked her right eye as if telling him well done!
Qin Zening also tacitly blinked his right eye in response.
Meanwhile, Qin Zeyu, who was standing beside Qin Zening, just saw the exchanges of winks between his brother and sister and felt as if he was struck by lightning especially when he hears Qin Jiu’s suppress laugh echo in his ears.
“It’s not appropriate for eldest brother to mention it, so let second uncle do it.”
Qin Zeyu’s heart suddenly brightened and finally figured it out.
His sister really let the second uncle take the “initiative” to mention the separation!
After his realization, Qin Zeyu’s expression became extremely subtle. Now when he recalled the scene after he came to the public hall just now, he felt that his righteous indignation was fed to the donkey’s liver and lungs, and———
Black, his sister was really black, black heart, black lung, and black-bellied!
Ai, does his third brother-in-law know that his sister was such a “black” person?!
Qin Zeyu suddenly felt pity for his future third brother-in-law, who was as warm as jade, and hoped that his eyes would be glued for the rest of his life…
While Qin Zeyu’s thoughts were flying around without any care on his surrounding.
Qin Zhun right now was fuming as the corner of his mouth was trembling, his chest violently heaving, and he was even slightly panting. He felt tightness in his chest as he clutched it while staring at Qin Zening and said, “You… say that again?”
Qin Zhun’s voice was tense, and he almost said this sentence word for word.
“Second uncle is going to drive us out, if we don’t leave, you will blame us and that’s the end of us siblings.” Qin Zening calmly stared back at Qin Zhun as he said this frankly. He was now half a head taller than Qin Zhun, and looking at each other gives the latter a sense of unspoken oppression.
Qin Jiu walked closer to Qin Zhun, wiped the corner of her eyes with her handkerchief, and resisted the “grievance” as she said, “Second Uncle, you told me to leave, didn’t you?”
She matched her eldest brother, and sang the same tone cooperatively, shifting the responsibility of separating the family to Qin Zhun.
Qin Zhun: “…”
“Lord Hu,” Qin Jiu did not care about Qin Zhun’s reaction, and said to Magistrate Hu once again, “Su Xiyang intended to kill my eldest brother for the position he wanted in the fifth military battalion. The evidence is conclusive, so please punish the culprit and give my eldest brother justice.”
Things have already developed to this, and this time the magistrate knows that today’s case could never be solved amicably. Especially after seeing that the head of the Qin family would separate the family, which shows the determination of the Qin brothers and sister.
That being the case, the magistrate could only make a fair judgment.
“Pak!”
The sound of the wooden gavel resounded once again, the magistrate said solemnly: “Su Xiyang deliberately hurt someone, and the witnesses and material pieces of evidence are conclusive, with this according to the law of the Daqi, our government will punish you with 3000 Liang of silver and one year of imprisonment. Do you accept?!”
What?!
Su Xiyang couldn’t believe his ears and looked at Yanbai for help, “Father….”
Madam Su’s complexion had also turned green and was going crazy.
Qin Zhun was no different, he was so angry that he didn’t know what to say. He wanted to talk to Yanbai but before he could utter a word, he heard him calmly said to his son, “Don’t be afraid, Xiyang. Father, will go to the palace to ask the emperor for help.”
As he said this, Yanbai gave Qin Jiu and Qin Zening a ruthless gaze and didn’t pay any attention to Qin Zhun at all as he walked away.
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