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Chapter 1174: Why can't you let me farm? (Part 1174) [Seeking monthly votes]

Shen Tang's proposal was a bit too advanced for the simple folks in the area, and the two families and the woman were stunned. The Li and Wang families looked at each other and hesitated, "But how can a woman have two husbands? That's inappropriate!"

Shen Tang was surprised to hear the two families say this.

  Are the customs between the Northwestern Continent and the Central Continent so different?

In the northwest and southwest regions, it is normal for noble ladies to have a male confidant before marriage, as long as they don't have the male confidant's blood in their arms when they get married. It is not uncommon for women to marry twice or three times, or even marry higher and higher. The purpose of marriage is cooperation between the two families rather than the woman herself. In addition, in troubled times, there is no such thing as so many considerations. Why is it not allowed here?

Shen Tang decided to reason with the Li and Wang families.

"What does one woman and two husbands mean?"

The Li family's head was stunned by the question, but he remained calm and only asked, "Didn't you just say that each family would recruit a son-in-law?"

Did I understand it wrongly?

Shen Tang said, "Yes, each family recruits a son-in-law, but how does that mean one woman has two husbands? Let me ask you two, this body is your Wang family's daughter, right? The soul is your Li family's daughter, right? These are clearly two daughters, two women! It's not reasonable for two women to find two husbands to marry, isn't it?"

Find a son-in-law for the soul of the Li family girl.

Find a son-in-law for the body of Wang’s daughter.

Wouldn’t this be a win-win situation for everyone?

Two parents: "..."

It sounds reasonable. If they deny that there are not two girls, their motive for fighting over the daughter will not be tenable.

The head of the Li family looked honest and did not dare to confront Shen Tang head-on. He whispered, "This... there is nothing wrong with two women finding two husbands, but my daughter is now... she is just a flesh body..."

Shen Tang: "This doesn't affect the fact that there is only one son-in-law in each family."

Li's parents: "..."

He kind of regretted coming here to sue.

Shen Tang rubbed his brows and said, "If you two families refuse to agree to my suggestion, I have another solution. Since the body belongs to the Wang family, then return it to the Wang family. Since the soul belongs to the Li family, then return it to the Li family. Is this a good way to deal with it? Your daughter's situation is too special. It would be unfair to judge either family."

The Wang family couldn't sit still anymore: "How can this be returned?"

Shen Tang smiled and said, "Why not? The words of scholars are ever-changing and can do anything. It just depends on whether you two families are willing. But let me be frank with you. A body without a soul is no different from a corpse, and a soul without support is a lonely soul."

The two parents had no choice but to agree.

The woman opened her mouth to say something, but was glared back by Shen Tang. She suddenly lowered her head and swallowed the words that were stuck in her throat. Seeing that the two families had reached an agreement, Shen Tang made a straightforward judgment.

The matter had come to a conclusion, and the two families were ready to go back and look for a suitable son-in-law. Shen Tang sent someone to send a letter to the head of the Li family.

The Wang family's head hadn't left yet, and glared at the situation.

He said indignantly: "Okay, you guys are indeed in collusion!"

  That was clearly his daughter's body, why should he give half to the Li family? The judgment itself was problematic. If the dog official hadn't threatened to split his daughter in two to be fair, he would never have agreed!

In order to prove their innocence, Li's parents asked the other party to watch it together.

After seeing the content, both families fell silent.

The content of the note was not like what the Wang family head thought, that they were in collusion, but it reminded the Li family head that although the body was not his daughter, the soul was. He hoped that he would not arrange a man who was too close to him as a son-in-law in order to close the bloodline. Then it would involve ethical and moral issues, and the two families would cause trouble for the government if they sued again. She reminded him first, so that they would not have to argue later.

Very personal advice.

The Wang family head snorted, "That makes sense."

He would never let his daughter suffer any injustice.

The head of the Li family had a dark face.

He said angrily, "Am I that kind of person?"

Even if Shen Tang didn't mention it, he wasn't going to do it.

The head of the Wang family saw that they had wrongly accused someone, but they couldn't bring themselves to apologize, so they left in anger, thinking about what kind of son-in-law to find for their daughter, and they would definitely suppress the Li family! When the two families went back home, they encountered another problem - who should their daughter go with?

The girl saw that the two parents were about to quarrel again.

She said softly, "Why don't you let your daughter live in the government office first?"

Two parents: "..."

Xiahou Yu was a little confused about Shen Tang's judgment: "My Lord, the Ox-Headed and Horse-Faced Demon seduced the wrong soul and asked the victim to return to life by borrowing someone else's body. This sounds like a strange story. There must be something hidden in this matter... Why don't you let me use the Word Spirit to make that girl tell the truth?"

It is not very difficult to detect lies with the help of words.

Xiahou Yuwenxin has recovered and can do it.

Shen Tang asked, "Why expose it?"

As soon as Xiahou Yu heard this, he knew that his master also knew that there was something fishy going on, so he became even more puzzled: "If so, isn't this a false case?"

"Zi Kuan, did you notice that the testimony of this girl in court is exactly the same as that in the complaint? Even if it is something that one has personally experienced, there will be slight differences between the two descriptions. This one is good, a one-to-one replica, without changing the description of the time and place. What does this mean? It means that this scam was carefully prepared, one of the two families is not innocent, or both families are innocent, but this girl has her own ideas."

Xiahou Yu frowned: "The Wang family is faking it?"

Deceiving the Li family by saying she was a daughter of the Li family, with the intention of stealing their property?

Shen Tang shook his head: "Not necessarily."

The real answer will soon be known.

As soon as he finished speaking, a yamen runner spread the rumor that the two families were arguing over whether the lady should stay or go, so they simply let the lady stay at the government office. The local economy is poor, and the government office also relies on local wealthy families for support, so it is okay to let her stay for a few days. Shen Tang said, "Isn't it here?"

The lady waited anxiously.

Xiahou Yu came in first, and she bowed.

He ignored Shen Tang who was next to Xiahou Yu.

It's not that she didn't recognize Shen Tang, the judge, but the official who took office this time was a little strange, as if he had a strange disease, and some things could only be entrusted to his confidants. Unexpectedly, the person sitting at the top this time was still the bald maid.

Looking at Xiahou Yu's seating arrangement, the lady was a little confused.

Shen Tang leaned against the bench and said in a deep voice, "There are no outsiders here. Lady, can you tell me the truth?"

Xiahou Yu drank tea as if no one was around.

Although she was calm and composed, she was slightly inferior to the bald maidservant at the top. The latter was more like a superior who could make decisions. The lady thought about it for a while, but she didn't dwell on these doubts. She knelt on the ground with her forehead touching the ground.

He looked like he was asking for forgiveness.

"I and the Li family's elder sister are close friends."

Shen Tang nodded: "Go on."

The lady carefully observed the expressions of Shen Tang and Xiahou Yu, and seeing that neither of them had the intention of getting angry, she felt relieved and told the truth. Just as Shen Tang and Xiahou Yu had judged, there was no resurrection from the beginning to the end.

It's just a lie.

"Are your parents aware of this?"

The lady shook her head: "They don't know."

This farce was all her idea. This way, the suspicion of the Wang family conspiring to seize the Li family's property can be eliminated. Shen Tang thought of the reminder he gave to the Li family's parents and shook his head in his heart. It was unnecessary. Xiahou Yu asked curiously: "If that's the case, why did you pretend to be the lady of the Li family?"

The lady looked quite embarrassed.

Shen Tang said: "Just keep talking."

The lady could only continue to explain.

Her motives are not complicated.

The two girls were the only daughters of a wealthy local family. They were born on the same day of the same month of the same year. They were very close to each other. When the two girls met each other by chance, they felt that they were compatible and became close friends. In this world, they were relatively lucky women because their parents only had them as daughters. At the same time, they were also relatively unlucky because they had no brothers.

Having no brothers meant that after the marriage, the parents' property would be eaten up by relatives. If the parents were in poor health, they might even be forced to die of illness. Li's elder sister was the first to discuss marriage, and her parents' health was not very good, and her situation was not optimistic.

Relatives in the clan put pressure on them.

Or, adopt one as their son.

Or, let the child marry their daughter.

Anyway, we are going to wipe out their entire clan.

Of course, they still did a lot of face-saving work. On the surface, they were wholeheartedly good to the head of the Li family and admired Li's elder sister, as if they were the most affectionate person in the world. After half a year of negotiations, the head of the Li family finally moved and was willing to give in.

Perhaps thinking that he had won, the man began to play it off, and by chance, Sister Li heard the truth. She also told the Lady Wang about it, and the Lady Wang was horrified. She was worried about her good sister and her own future.

They went out together to burn incense at the beginning of the year, and both of them caught a cold.

Sister Li was worried and weak, so she couldn't make it.

She was lucky. She was seriously ill and lying in a coffin, but she was able to recover. When she woke up, she received the bad news about Li's elder sister. Thinking that she was seriously ill and still came to visit her, she was heartbroken. Thinking that she was concerned about her parents in their old age, she had a bold idea in her mind. She simply lied and said that it was Li's elder sister's spirit that possessed her. She regretted it afterwards, but it was too late to change it. Both parents believed it and fought a lawsuit for half a year.

Xiahou Yu found it incredible.

Asked: "Just because of this?"

Lady Wang said: "This is called righteousness!"

If she hadn't said that she was the spirit of Li's elder sister who had returned to life, Li's parents would have long been forced to adopt that heartless bastard. Maybe Li's parents would have been killed in a few years. How could Li's elder sister, who was seriously ill and still worried about her parents, die peacefully? She lied to at least delay the matter.

Shen Tang rubbed her brows. She knew that there were not so many conspiracy theories about this matter, but she never expected that it was just a "prank" that Lady Wang did out of courage and impulse.

"If I had not ruled in this way, how would you have ended this?"

Lady Wang said, "I have read a story about a spirit before, and the officials above made a judgment in this way, that each family should take a son-in-law. Even if you did not make such a judgment, I will let you see it later. Isn't this... a precedent judgment?"

There is no precedent in reality, but there is in words.

"...The author of the Word Spirit is also your family, right?"

Lady Wang lowered her head and twisted her fingers.

Shen Tang: "..."

A little clever, but not much.

It's a perfect example of a naughty kid getting into trouble.

She said, "You have read the story of the Word Spirit, so you should know that the Word Spirit of the Wenxin Writer can make people tell the truth? Have you ever thought about what would happen if I didn't cover for you and you said in the hall that you had set up such a scam?"

Lady Wang's face turned pale instantly.

After scaring the other party, Shen Tang still wanted to affirm the other party.

"You know how to use the opponent's force to your advantage."

  If only one family is looking for a son-in-law, they will be eaten up and have no power to resist. If both families are looking for a son-in-law, they can supervise and check each other, which is the most advantageous situation. Both families believe that this is their daughter, so who would allow their daughter to suffer in the other family?

This move can protect the Li couple in their later years and also protect the Wang family's later life. No matter who wants to eat up the two families, they have to ask the other family whether they agree or not. That being said, it cannot be ruled out that Wang family covets the Li family.

What is fake is fake after all.

Faced with this question, Lady Wang hesitated.

Shen Tang had no patience: "You don't want to confess?"

Lady Wang said, "I am going to tell the Li family that this body has no blood relationship with them. If we are going to find a son-in-law, we should try to find one who has some relationship with them. That way, the child born in the future will be closer to them."

She was late in getting married.

After seeing what happened to Li's elder sister, he also worried about his own future.

She did have some selfish motives, using this incident to impersonate the other party and use the other party's parents to protect herself, but she really wanted to take care of Li's father and mother on behalf of Li's elder sister. She also wanted to take care of the two elders on behalf of Li's elder sister and see them to the end of their lives.

"It's a bit reckless, but also courageous."

In the relatively conservative Qi Kingdom, it is not easy for such a girl with ideas to emerge. Shen Tang lowered her eyes and thought about what benefits this matter could bring to herself. The Lady of the Wang family below was uneasy: "You... won't expose me, right?"

Shen Tang asked back: "Are you ready to confess?"

The Lady of the Wang Family bowed her head: "I don't know."

Once she confessed, she was afraid that things would be difficult to resolve.

"The case has already been decided, and the government cannot intervene. It's up to you to decide what to do. However, I prefer the honest answer."

The lady of the Wang family hesitated for a few moments.

"Can you give me some time?"

She wanted to find the right time.

Shen Tang changed his mind and said, "It's up to you."

Lady Wang was arranged to stay in a wing room of the guest house in the government office.

Xiahou Yu said, "My Lord, there is no need to inform Li?"

Shen Tang smiled and said, "How do you know they don't know?"

Wang's parents were kept in the dark, but the Li couple might not be unaware of the truth. After all, she was their biological daughter, and even if Lady Wang and Lady Li had a good relationship and no secrets from each other, it would be difficult for them to know everything. The couple might also go with the flow.

Xia Houyu: "..."

Shen Tang smiled and said, "Keep the secret for them. They owe us a favor, so you have to repay them double in the future."

Both families are wealthy local families and can provide a lot of convenience.

Shen Tang’s branch in Qiguo also needs angel investment.

These two families look quite angelic.

When the yamen runners reported the reaction of the Li family's parents after receiving the note, Shen Tang became more certain of his guess. That night, Li sent a generous gift, under the pretext of thanking the government for taking care of his daughter, saying that his daughter had been in trouble while living here.

Shen Tang accepted it generously.

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