"... They are the family members of an official who was framed by Liu Xiaoli. They were falsely accused by him and were sent to Nanzhou. They died on the way. They also raped and forced their female family members to death, leaving a young daughter about eight years old.

Sold to the Jiaofang Department, when the official's wife bit her tongue and committed suicide, she hid a blood letter of grievance and evidence in the arms of the young girl. It was Liu Xiaoli's negligence in not eradicating the root cause. This girl has always remembered the hatred for so many years. This time she got the opportunity to beat the drum and voice her grievances.

"Cheng Jiaoniang said.

She spoke slowly, but in one breath, without stumbling after a sentence.

After she finished speaking, everyone in the room, including Qin Shisanlang, stared at her with expressions of surprise.

"That's right." Qin Shisanlang came back to his senses and looked at Cheng Jiaoniang, "That's Miss Zhu."

He paused again after speaking.

"It's just, what does rape ahem mean?"

The maid who had just come back to her senses and was drinking tea to moisten her mouth spat out a mouthful of tea.

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Note 1: Bai Juyi in "Hu Xuan Nu"
Chapter completed!