hsntnovel Chapter 2362 Fulfill them
Chapter 2362 Fulfill them
Li Shen frowned and his face darkened:
"Hmm? Zhao Guang, are you teaching me how to do things?"
"I...I dare not." Zhao Guang was just too angry, and only after being reprimanded by Li Shen did he realize that the person sitting up there was King Ji.
Everyone among the merchants knows that King Ji is the evil god of wealth.
No one who dared to provoke Prince Ji would have a good end, and this was true for all the noble families and aristocrats.
Zhao Guang was so scared that he started stuttering.
"Step aside. This is the government hall. How can I tolerate your insolence? I have my own reasons and will give you justice."
Li Shen waved his hand in disdain.
Zhao Guang immediately stood aside obediently and didn't dare to say anything more.
"Wang Lianzhi, you have to think carefully. If you are sentenced to three years in prison, when you return, the eldest lady of the Zhao family will probably be married.
Is it worth it for you to do this?"
Li Shen ignored Zhao Guang and asked Wang Lianzhi again.
Wang Lianzhi showed sadness after hearing this. He knew what Ji Wang said was true. After returning from his imprisonment, the next person he would see might be a woman.
And even if Aunt Zhao was waiting for him, he would not come to disturb her, after all, he was a guilty person.
I am not worthy of her now, and I will be even less worthy of her after serving my sentence.
He took a deep look at Aunt Zhao beside him, his eyes full of reluctance, and after a while he turned to look at Li Shen.
His eyes were replaced with determination:
"Your Highness, Prince Ji, I have thought it over. This was indeed my own fault. It has nothing to do with Auntie. Please punish me, Your Highness."
"Yeah." Li Shen nodded and looked at Aunt Zhao beside him.
"Madam Zhao, you heard what Wang Lianzhi said. He said you were abducted by him. Is that true?"
Aunt Zhao turned her head to look at Wang Lianzhi, who nodded to him.
Aunt Zhao shook her head slightly, and Wang Lianzhi nodded again.
"Auntie, His Royal Highness Prince Ji is asking you a question. You must tell the truth. Your mother is waiting for you at home."
Zhao Guang spoke at this time. He saw Aunt Zhao and Wang Lianzhi exchanging glances.
Li Shen also saw this scene and had some idea in his mind. Now it depended on Aunt Zhao's attitude.
Li Shen looked at Zhao Guang with sharp eyes, which made Zhao Guang swallow the next words.
"Your servant..." Aunt Zhao looked at Wang Lianzhi again, but did not say the rest of the words.
"Mrs. Zhao, you need to think carefully before answering. If you say that Wang Lianzhi abducted you, he will be sentenced to three years in prison.
If you say no, then both of you will be sentenced to one and a half years in prison.
This prince, considering your consideration for the past, reminds you that if you are really abducted, your reputation can be saved.
But if you have an affair, your reputation will be ruined."
Looking at the hesitant Aunt Zhao, Li Shen said solemnly.
"Your servant..." Aunt Zhao still couldn't say anything.
“Well, since Wang Lianzhi has admitted it and you haven’t refuted it, I will impose the penalty.
According to Wang Lianzhi's confession, he abducted a girl from a decent family, a heinous crime, and was sentenced to three years in prison.
"do not want!"
As soon as Li Shen finished speaking, Aunt Zhao finally spoke.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, I have something to say."
"Tell me." Li Shen nodded.
"Auntie, you..." Zhao Guang wanted to stop her, but Li Shen shouted angrily:
"Zhao Guang! I didn't bother with you because you were the one who filed the complaint. Now you dare to defy the court and obstruct my investigation.
If you say another word, you will be punished with fifty strokes of the cane."
"Yes." Zhao Guang shut up in fear.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, Prince Wang did not seduce me. I followed him of my own free will."
After seeing her father's true face, Aunt Zhao finally told the truth.
"Are you sure he wasn't the one who seduced you?" Li Shen admired the lady from the Zhao family very much. She actually had the courage to admit it.
This quality is much better than that of later generations.
"No, it was the villain who tempted me. It's all his fault."
Wang Lianzhi also shouted, and the two of them scrambled for it.
"Look, this is such a warm moment, two people in love with each other."
Li Shen whispered to Wang Xuance beside him.
"Then how does Your Majesty plan to punish?" Wang Xuance asked.
"Of course I will help them." Li Shen said as a matter of course.
"Help them?" Wang Xuance was stunned. Adultery has been a serious crime since ancient times, no matter whether you are married or not.
The Zhou Li believed that men and women should maintain the purity of chastity.
There are also related records in the Book of Documents.
Therefore, from the pre-Qin period to the Qin and Han dynasties, adultery was almost always a capital crime, and only in the Tang Dynasty was the sentence very light.
Although Wang Xuance had followed Li Shen for many years and his ideas were no longer so old-fashioned, it was still difficult for him to understand the confusion between men and women.
In his opinion, women should remain chaste.
"Yes, look at them, aren't they a perfect match and they love each other." Li Shen nodded.
After saying this, Li Shen looked at the two of them:
"Alright, there's no need to argue anymore. Since it's an affair, then we'll act according to the laws of the court.
I sentence you to one and a half years of imprisonment."
"Your Highness, Prince Ji, my daughter is only sixteen. Please have mercy on me. It was all bewitched by that lecherous thief, Wang Lianzhi."
When Zhao Guang heard that his daughter was going to be sentenced to hard labor, he immediately refused to do it.
Even a good person couldn't stand it there, let alone his weak daughter.
"Zhao Guang, come forward and talk." Li Shen rolled his eyes and shouted at Zhao Guang.
Zhao Guang hurried forward.
Li Shen saw this and waved again, asking Zhao to come to the table. Li Shen lowered his voice and said:
"Zhao Guang, I can see that the two of them are actually in love with each other, so why not help them get together?
This way, your daughter's reputation can be preserved, so why not do it?"
"this....."
Zhao Guang had not expected that Prince Ji would actually want to bring the two of them together, and a hint of masculinity appeared on his face:
"Your Highness Prince Ji, to be honest, Wang Lianzhi comes from a poor peasant family, his family is in financial difficulty, and he still has to support his parents.
Although I am a merchant of humble origin, I also understand the importance of marrying someone of equal social status. If my daughter marries him, won't she suffer?
The little girl has been spoiled since she was little, and she has never had to do housework. After she gets married, she will have to take care of his parents.
I am unwilling to accept this."
"What you said is not right. No matter which family your daughter goes to, she should serve her parents, greet them morning and evening, and serve them tea and water.
It's just a matter of doing laundry and cooking. Do you think what I said is right?"
Li Shen understood what Zhao Guang meant. It was nothing more than finding a rich man of equal status. His daughter would have servants to serve her since she was a child.
You can't go to Wang Lianzhi's house to serve others for them.
Li Shen understood his feelings very well. It was the same as more than a thousand years later. He even wanted to find someone rich and powerful, and didn't care about whether they were a good match.
"Your Highness is right. I don't really ask for much. I just hope my daughter can find a businessman and not live such a poor life. That would be enough for me."
Zhao Guang nodded in acknowledgment.
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