The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 325: Punishment according to the law
Chapter 325: Punishment According to the Law
Magistrate Zhou thought of Bai Qingyan’s words that he would report him to the prince, and hurriedly raised the file in his hand high above his head.
“My Lord, what you are teaching me is that it is not that I do not want to make decisions for the people, but that the Bai clan is well prepared every time, so I can only act according to the laws of Jin.”
“Over the years, I have worked day and night and finally, God has paid off. I have finally found evidence of the Bai family bribing witnesses and hiring murderers in some cases! I hope the princess will understand.”
County Magistrate Zhou is indeed a… fence-sitter who can see the direction of the wind from the slightest sign, and his words and deeds have completely discredited him.
“Uncle Zhou, you and my father are close friends!” Bai Qingjie widened his eyes.
County Magistrate Zhou tilted his head and sneered, “I am the father and mother of the people. Who would be close friends with a villain like your father who is just bullying others? I have endured humiliation all these years just to find evidence of your Bai family’s crimes and redress the injustices for the people!”
“You!” Bai Qingjie was furious.
Bai Qingyan cast an indifferent and disdainful look at Bai Qingjie, and said to County Magistrate Zhou: “Since this is the case, I believe County Magistrate Zhou will certainly handle it impartially. Who hired a killer to kill someone in Shuoyang City, who forced a sale in Shuoyang City, who forcibly abducted a woman, and who took human life…all of them must be examined clearly! No favoritism or perversion of the law!”
“Today, I, Bai Qingyan, will also put my words here. If we find out who in the Shuoyang Bai family… has used the power of the King and Princess of Zhenguo to bully the people, once verified, I will ask the clan leader to expel them from the clan and compensate the people who have been bullied.” Bai Qingyan pointed at Bai Qingjie and his group, “If the clan leader does not allow the expulsion of those who are not worthy of being the descendants of the Bai family, my Dadu Bai family… will expel ourselves from the clan and have nothing to do with the Shuoyang Bai family anymore!”
County Magistrate Zhou’s forehead was covered with cold sweat. He understood that Princess Zhenguo wanted to sever her relationship with the Shuoyang Bai family. His throat was churning, and he was glad that he reacted quickly and took the time to think of a humiliating excuse for himself.
Bai Qingjie thought he had heard wrongly. His father Bai Qiyun clearly said that Bai Qingyan would have to rely on the clan for retirement in the future and he definitely would not have the courage to fall out with the clan!
In Bai Qingyan’s opinion, the people of Shuoyang Bai clan have had it too easy in recent years, to the point that they do things without using their brains at all. They are greedy and selfish, and they don’t know where they get their self-confidence from. They think that most of them are orphans of the Bai family and must rely on the clan to survive and be at their mercy?
It was so stupid that it was not worth her using any strategies or tricks. Asking Manager Liu to find a way to gather people from other branches of the clan here was a waste of talent.
Now that I think about it, it was because my grandfather placed the position of the clan leader too high, causing them to really treat me as a dish.
But Bai Qingyan is not my grandfather.
Bai Qingyan didn’t want to take the trouble to correct and guide such a clan, nor did he have the energy to do so.
In order to prevent the reputation of their Bai family from being tarnished, Bai Qingyan can get rid of the burden of Shuoyang Bai family cleanly.
She wanted to see who would be unable to survive in Shuoyang in the future.
Bai Qingyan clasped his fists and said to the people who were watching the excitement, “Please tell our relatives, friends, and neighbors that anyone who has been harmed by the Shuoyang Bai clan can come to County Magistrate Zhou to appeal for justice.”
After saying that, Bai Qingyan looked at County Magistrate Zhou again: “County Magistrate Zhou… I have only one rule here, debts must be paid, murder must be punished! Punish according to the law, no leniency!”
“Yes!” Magistrate Zhou turned around and ordered the officers, “What are you still standing there for! Arrest these people who are holding someone else’s child hostage and robbing someone else’s restaurant!”
Amid Bai Qingjie’s shouting and cursing, all the members of the Bai clan who came to cause trouble today, whether they were masters or servants… were detained by the officers.
“Bai Qingyan, you will have to rely on the clan for your retirement in the future, how dare you do this to me! My grandfather is the clan leader… would he expel me from the clan because of you?! Just wait… I will never let you have an easy time in the future!”
“No need to wait until the future! I will make sure you suffer the consequences now!”
Bai Jinzhi raised his hand and lashed out with a whip. With a loud whip crack, one of Bai Qingjie’s teeth flew out with blood.
“This County Magistrate Zhou and the Bai family are in cahoots!” a brave citizen shouted to Bai Qingyan.
“That’s right! Princess, if you let him come to try… he will definitely protect the Bai family!” A man said this, and then he realized that Bai Qingyan was even more of Bai’s man, and he shrank his neck.
Bai Qingyan nodded and looked at County Magistrate Zhou: “I have visited many families and have asked people to record what the Bai family of Shuoyang has done in recent years. In early May, the Bai family of Dadu set out from Dadu to return to Shuoyang. The first thing I did was to find you to find out how the case went. County Magistrate Zhou, please don’t let the people down, don’t let me down! When the prince asks about your guilt later… the lighter the case, the heavier your guilt will be. Do you understand?”
“I understand! I understand!” County Magistrate Zhou’s back was covered with sweat.
“The fifth branch of the Bai family has robbed our family’s fertile land. Can they return it?”
“And the rouge shop they robbed two days ago, can we give it back?” a girl said dissatisfiedly, “Now the price of the rouge shop has tripled!”
“Everyone, rest assured. As long as the Bai clan took it away by improper means, if it is verified, Bai Qingyan will make the clan return it in full! If the clan refuses, Bai Qingyan will compensate you even if it means losing everything. After all… you all suffered because our Bai family was careless and allowed the Bai clan to bully the people in the village! Here… Bai Qingyan apologizes to you on behalf of the Bai family.”
Bai Qingyan put his attitude extremely low and bowed deeply to the ground.
For the Bai family, the reputation in Shuoyang is very important. In the future, if Bai Qingyan wants to train troops in Shuoyang under the pretext of suppressing bandits, then… he must get the support of the people.
Therefore, Bai Qingyan had to make a special trip back to Shuoyang to accompany these arrogant and ignorant descendants of the Bai clan, spending time and energy to put on such a drama.
The people looked at the woman on the high steps, who had a stern demeanor and spoke and acted in a steady and calm manner, and they inexplicably felt a sense of prestige.
Before Bai Qingyan mounted his horse and set off, he sat upright on the horse’s back, holding the black gold whip in one hand and the reins in the other, and said to County Magistrate Zhou from a high position: “County Magistrate Zhou, you should do your job. Since you are the parent official of a place, you should love the people like your own children and make decisions for them! A vegetarian… will not be able to keep his position, you understand.”
“Yes! I understand! I understand!”
The people watched Bai Qingyan and his group leave quickly. After a moment of silence, someone said…
“That’s the Princess who guards the country? She’s different from what I imagined!”
“Princess Zhenguo just said that she arrived in Shuoyang last night and visited the people this morning. Could it be that she came back because of the Bai clan bullying the people?”
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