Even if Blood Butcher himself came, he'd still have to abide by the law!

"I naturally refuse to accept this. This is what my man traded his life for; how can I let them forcibly seize it?"

"I took Huang Sheng's Beheading Merit Conferment Decree to the County Court to file a complaint."

"Zhao Jia rejected it on the grounds that the inheritance documents were not processed in time, and he even cited the Military Rank Code, claiming that if one dies before being formally enfeoffed, they are not entitled to the reward!"

"He is spouting nonsense! Before Huang Sheng died in battle, he had already performed meritorious service and been granted a rank; the rewards simply hadn't arrived yet. They are bullying us, a widow and an orphan, because we don't understand the law."

"But even if I don't understand the law, I at least know that Old Zhang in the neighboring county performed less meritorious service than Huang Sheng, yet he still received more rewards after his death. How could Huang Sheng be any worse than him?"

"I said I would report this to the Ministry of Justice Office, but that Village Overseer claimed that according to Qin law, those who bypass the local authorities to appeal are to be punished with forty lashes. The Lu Family also threatened that if we dared to make a scene, they would accuse us of hiding weapons, which would result in tattooing and penal labor!"

"They have power and numbers. If they were to secretly plant weapons in my home, the matter would implicate Little Stone, so I had no choice but to swallow my pride and give up."

"My mother couldn't stomach this injustice, so she went to the Lu Family's gate to demand fairness. She got into a scuffle with their servants and was beaten into a critical condition."

"My mother was already