Shocking! In this matriarchal society, every man wants to marry me!

Chapter 91 Seeking Justice

When Zhongtian was brought to the main hall, she was extremely surprised. She saw the sleepy-eyed Lord Zhao and the conscious but bewildered Zhou Xiaodi.

But the most conspicuous was Xia Muning, who, in the middle of the night, struck the grievance drum, breaking the silence of the night with each strike.

Once the drum for appealing grievances sounds, court must be convened to handle the case, regardless of the time of day.

Xia Muning stood in the center of the hall, like a green bamboo, neither surprised nor afraid, neither humble nor arrogant.

Zhongtian's gaze was fixed on Xia Muning, who was dressed in dark blue clothes and wearing a cloak that covered his slightly protruding pregnant belly. Shishu stood beside him, protecting him.

Zhou Qiao, however, knelt in front of him in a disheveled state.

Lord Zhao slammed his gavel: "Who is below? Why is the grievance drum being sounded in the middle of the night?"

Xia Muning knelt on the ground and answered loudly, "I am Xia Muning, the husband of Zhongtian. I have come today to seek justice for my wife."

Zhou Qiao knelt on the ground, her face covered with whip marks, looking extremely aggrieved.

“These two shrewish men led a group of people into my house and whipped me several times without saying a word, saying that I should confess my crimes. My brother was insulted, and I, as his older sister, committed a crime for seeking justice for him. What law did I break?”

Zhongtian looked at Xia Muning with some concern. Would such a grand display affect the fetus? Could his body withstand it?

Xia Muning shook his head at Zhong Tian, ​​indicating that she didn't need to worry. He couldn't beat Zhou Qiao by himself, but what about with Shi Shu and Xia Jin'an?

“Lord Zhao, Zhou Qiao has a silver tongue and is very eloquent, but that only makes her look more repulsive. The one who raped Zhou Xiaodi was not my wife, but Zhou Xiaodi’s brother, Zhou Qiao.”

A collective gasp rippled through the crowd.

Zhou Xiaodi was the first to react. His voice was extremely sharp as he stood up and retorted, "Impossible! This is impossible! She's my own sister, how could she do such a thing?"

Xia Muning stretched out her hand, revealing the key hidden in her palm.

“Little Zhou, do you recognize this key? Your key has always been kept by your brother. She said she lost it a few days ago. Do you know where I found it? In your sister’s room.”

Zhou Xiaodi stared blankly at the key in Xia Muning's hand.

Xia Muning had no intention of reopening Zhou Xiaodi's wounds, but today he had to say it: "18 years ago, Zhou's husband found a baby boy in the snow and raised him for 18 years. Who was that person? That person was you!"

Zhou Xiaodi seemed to have been ripped out of his wits: "No, no."

"Little Zhou, think about it, would your own sister treat you this badly? Would she beat you non-stop all day long?"

Zhou Xiaodi was plunged into painful and protracted memories.

He was often hungry and cold as a child, and being beaten and humiliated was a common occurrence. He was a boy, and he always told himself that it was because of his gender. But it turns out that it wasn't because he was not related to her by blood.

However, Zhou Xiaodi's mind immediately cleared up.

"No, you're lying! That night, I clearly recognized that person as Nakata. I remember her voice, and I will never forget that voice!"

Zhou Qiao knelt beside her, her expression clearly showing her nervousness.

"Little Zhou, do you remember how many years your sister has been away?"

“I remember, she went out to earn money for us.”

"Then do you know how she earns money?"

"..."

Xia Jin'an entered the lobby from outside, followed by a woman with a face full of grief and indignation.

"He learned some ventriloquism from a charlatan, specializing in luring people out, robbing them of their money, and then raping and killing them. Later, because he committed too many murders, he fled back."

"Brother Zhou, does this technique seem extremely familiar to you?"

Zhou Qiao's expression became somewhat unnatural after she saw the person behind Xia Jin'an, but she still remained defiant and roared loudly, "You're spouting nonsense!"

Xia Jin'an showed no fear and approached Zhou Qiao step by step: "Those seeking revenge have already arrived here. Do you want to ask them yourself?"

Zhou Qiao felt guilty.

"Your younger brother respects and loves you. Even though he is constantly abused and tormented by you, he still tries to bring you the best food. Don't you feel even a little bit guilty for doing such a beastly thing?"

Seeing that her scheme had been exposed and there was no room for excuses, Zhou Qiao looked at Zhou Xiaodi with contempt and said, "I've raised him for 18 years and done everything I could for him. If I don't give him my body, am I supposed to let some other woman have it?"

"Hey bro, let's go, we won't sue!"

Zhou Xiaodi was like a puppet on strings, performing one action at a time.

After he learned the truth, his soul slowly vanished at that moment.

Xia Muning stood in front of Zhou Qiao, blocking her way, and said coldly, "You have wronged my wife, and I will not let this go so easily."

A malice flashed in Zhou Qiao's eyes.

She discovered that the man was pregnant and had been carefully protecting his child.

She immediately lowered her head, arched her body, and tried to ram herself hard into Xia Muning's stomach.

If she manages to crash into him solidly, he'll definitely lose his baby. You meddlesome man, this is your retribution.

She got to hear a man's wail!

But it wasn't Xia Muning's; it came from a man she knew quite well.

She looked up and saw that Zhou Xiaodi's face was deathly pale, and blood was slowly seeping from his legs.

Zhou Qiao panicked. It didn't matter that her younger brother was dead, but her child couldn't be harmed! Her husband had been unable to have children, and this child was the only heir the Zhou family could hope for.

She slapped Zhou Xiaodi across the face. "You slut, what are you blocking for?!"

Zhou Xiaodi was used to such beatings. He spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes bloodshot, and cursed, word by word: "You, Zhou Qiao, deserve to be childless and without offspring!"

Zhou Qiao was furious. Her vicious gaze turned to Xia Muning once again, and she prepared to kick him again!

Zhou Qiao had just lost her daughter, and Zhong Tian should also experience that pain.

Then, a cold hairpin was pressed against her forehead: "Try moving, why don't you try?"

Suddenly, Xia Jin'an stood behind her and pressed the cold hairpin against her forehead.

Zhongtian immediately broke free from the constables who were restraining her, stepped forward, and kicked Zhou Qiao in the leg.

With a kick to the left and a kick to the right, two crisp cracking sounds rang out, and both of Zhou Qiao's legs were broken.

She knelt on the ground, facing Zhou Xiaodi, as if she were kneeling down to admit her mistake.

The constables immediately stepped forward and took Zhou Qiao into custody.

"Please, Lord Zhao, treat Brother Zhou as soon as possible." Xia Muning looked at Brother Zhou, whose face was extremely pale, and pleaded with Lord Zhao to treat him.

"Someone, please fetch a doctor."

"Lord Zhao, is this my wife?"

"Naturally released without charge."

"Wait! How much silver did Lord Zhao receive from Zhong Tian? How could he be so brazen as to bend the law for personal gain? Zhong Tian is distributing portraits of the prince without permission, and you're not going to do anything about it?"

Xia Lan rubbed his body, which was still aching slightly, but he was unwilling to accept that Zhong Tian had gone to jail unharmed while he himself had been beaten up.

“Lord Zhao, if you do nothing, I will have my mother submit a memorial impeaching you.”