"It was clearly your lecherous daughter who coveted beauty and molested my husband, so I merely taught her a few lessons. Even Boss Jiang, the gambling house owner, can testify to that."
"Don't try to play clever tricks before Magistrate Guo, thinking you can deceive him, blind him to the truth, lead him by the nose, make him pass the wrong verdict, and ruin his spotless reputation."
Magistrate Guo watched the old woman chasing Su Qiao and beating her, his face livid:
"You brazen shrew! How dare you cause a commotion in court? If you do that again, drag her out and give her thirty heavy strokes."
The old woman no longer dared to act recklessly, and Su Qiao obediently stood to one side as well.
Only then did Magistrate Guo signal for Su Qiao to continue.
Su Qiao cupped her hands and said righteously, "My lord, any woman would be unable to tolerate her own husband being molested in broad daylight on the street, right?"
"Of course, my husband was also at fault. His fault was that he shouldn't have been so devastatingly handsome, with beauty enough to make fish sink and flowers hide, a face like a jade crown, eyes bright as stars, graceful bearing, and an extraordinary presence, but..."
"But under my lord's governance, our little town has always been one where lost belongings are left untouched, doors remain unlocked at night, order is maintained, and the people live and work in peace.
It's perfectly normal for men to stroll the streets at ease, right?"
"My lord, if this had happened to you, you would surely have been angry too. You would have needed to teach that lawless, depraved, and audacious scoundrel a lesson, wouldn't you?"
After hearing Su Qiao out, Magistrate Guo found her words extremely