章 221: Chapter 221: Hitting Someone So Handsomely

"Are you still trying to argue your way out of this? Do you believe I will submit a report to deprive you of your scholarly title?" Officer Li struck the courtroom wooden block again. He was genuinely angered today. How could there be such heartless parents? They claim to have developed feelings for the child after raising him for six years, are these feelings cultivated through beating then?

Sitting on the side, Mister Xie's eyes were red, his hands tightly gripping the armrests of the chair. His frail fingers turned pale from the grip. He had heard about the child's abuse from Yu Hongxiu and how the Bai Ruozhu family wished to adopt the child. But witnessing it all himself was far more shocking than he had imagined. How could a man like Bai Yibo, who had the audacity to seek his recommendation for the Study Palace, be eligible to sit for the Imperial Examination? Such people are not deserving!

Just like Bai Ruozhu said, all the saintly books he read over the decades were in vain.