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Above the court was a signboard with the words' Integrity 'written in large characters on it. The county magistrate smacked the wooden board and glared at the people in front of him. He asked, "Who is in the court and why are you complaining?"

Song Xiangsi's mouth gaped open, but just as she was about to speak, Dabao took a step forward and knelt down before her with a thud. He wailed: "This commoner, Song Dabao, sues his daughter, Song Xiangsi. A few days ago, she suddenly barged into my house and beat up my successor, Bai Yiyi."

"At that time, I wanted to go up and block her, but she took a knife and threatened to chop me and her breast to death, so I had no choice but to watch her fight and kick her around. I didn't expect that ever since then, Bai Yi would not be able to recover from his illness until he abandoned me yesterday and let go."

He was crying his heart out. Everyone could feel that he was defending his deceased wife.

"We were fine at home the other day, but this girl suddenly rushed in aggressively. She blamed her father for marrying her stepfather, causing a ruckus, and even beat Bai to death regardless of anything, and even wanted to chop us two old girls into pieces with a firewood knife!"

The county magistrate's brow furrowed as he looked at Song Xiangsi. With a "pa" sound, he patted his wooden stick and asked in a deep voice, "Is that true, Song Xiangsi?"

Song Xiangsi pursed her lips and looked at Song Dabao with a cold smile, "Song Dabao, must you force me to tell you all the dirty things you did that day?"

Song Dabao's eyes twitched, and then he felt angry in his heart, "Sire, look at her, she's so arrogant only in the court, and doesn't even put me, her father, in her eyes. You can imagine how she would torture me like this, and even less regard me as a wife, and that's that she's beaten to death …" Song Dabao's eyes twitched, and then he thought angrily in his heart, "Milord, look at her, she's only so arrogant in the court, and she doesn't put me in her eyes at all."

"My lord!" "My lord is clear that Meng Da Bao has kidnapped my younger brother and sister to threaten me, to get money from me. That day, I was furious, and did use a firewood knife to threaten him, to make him tell me the whereabouts of his younger brother and sister. However, I did not realize that he was right."

"As you can see, she was the one who threatened me and her milk with a firewood knife." Song Dabao immediately pointed at Song Xiangsi and denounced her.

Song Xiangsi looked at him coldly and pursed her lips, "Song Dabao, I did hit you and even threatened you with a firewood knife, but I definitely did not do anything to you."

Then, she seemed to have thought of something and narrowed her eyes. She suddenly said in a deep voice, "Could it be that you were in a bad mood and wanted to frame me because you didn't get any money from me the other day?"

Song Dabao's heart jumped, and he immediately retorted, "You're speaking nonsense! How could you hit such a good person who doesn't even want to kill her?"

Old Lady Wang also spat on the table, "Stop slandering people here. My son and Bai Yiyi love each other very much. The couple love each other dearly, and they are usually like glue. Why would he hit her?"

Song Xiangsi laughed coldly, "What are you all so excited about?"

"When I heard that you wronged me, of course I was excited!" Song Dabao's eyeballs rolled around. He was panicking, especially when he saw the pair of sunken eyes of Song Xiangsi. It was as if they could see through everything, causing him to panic.

She smiled even colder. "You can beat my mother to death, but how can you not beat Bai Yi to death?"

Song Dabao immediately cursed through gritted teeth, "How could that bitch of the Lin Clan compare to Yiyi? That bitch deserved to be beaten up, and she died a good death!" His eyes darted around as he pointed at Song Xiangsi and scolded, "You must be holding a grudge because the Lin Clan is dead. That's why you want to kill them to vent your anger, you venomous wicked woman!"

The county magistrate sat in his seat, his gaze gloomy as he revealed a troubled expression. "Since both sides are so adamant on this, who should I trust?"

Song Dabao immediately said, "Sire, my wife has been beaten to death by this girl. You must uphold justice for me! Even if I have to exterminate my relatives, I must seek justice for her!"

Song Xiangsi followed suit and straightened her back, kneeling down and looking like a county magistrate. She said calmly, "Your excellency, I have indeed been to the Song Family, but I did not beat up Bai Yiyi. If you don't believe me, you can ask around."

She had an idea. Based on their behavior just now, she guessed that they might have killed Bai Yiyi. She was afraid, so she took the opportunity to blame it on them.

Yes, all the spearheads were pointed straight at her, and she couldn't find any evidence to prove that Song Dabao beat Bai Yi to death!

The county magistrate was silent again. He pursed his lips and his beard trembled.

"May I speak a word, sir?" Meng Ling Xuan, who had been standing at the side the whole time, took a step forward, clasped his hands, and bowed to the county magistrate. However, he didn't kneel down.

The county magistrate slightly narrowed his eyes. With his many years of experience as an official, he had a feeling that this person wasn't someone to be trifled with. Moreover, the aura around him wasn't something that an ordinary person could possess.

He could not help but feel his mind wander. The first time he saw Song Xiangsi beat the drum, he received that mysterious letter.

He was slightly shocked in his heart. He raised his head to look at Meng Ling Xuan, pursed his lips, and sweat began to drip down from his forehead.

Meng Ling Xuan just stood there, neither fast nor slow, waiting for him to speak. He had a faint smile on his face the entire time.

After calming his mind, the county magistrate looked at him and solemnly said, "Just speak frankly."

Meng Liangxuan smiled. "Since both sides are adamant on this, why don't we invite a coroner to examine the corpse and see exactly why Bai Yiyi died? We'll find out."

When Song Dabao heard that he was going to examine the corpse, his heart skipped a beat and he immediately panicked. He gritted his teeth and roared angrily, "You can't! You're not allowed to examine the corpse!"

Old Lady Wang was also frightened. With a deathly pale face, she exclaimed, "My lord, we can't have an autopsy! We can't!"

Song Xiangsi narrowed her eyes and looked at them coldly. Suddenly, she asked with a cold smile, "Why can't we examine the corpse? Could it be that there is some shameful reason behind this?"

Song Dabao rolled his eyes and immediately threw himself at Bai Yi's side, wailing, "I couldn't protect her when I was alive, can't I still give her peace after death?"

"I pity you — ah, you died with grievance, but you now hate my wicked daughter, and now you are asking for a disemboweled corpse. This is truly sinful, sinful —"