The next day, the county government of Ye County opened the main hall to publicly interrogate the case of Zhou Ying's patricide.
The crowd outside the county government was bustling, each person straining on tiptoe to get a better view, their voices filled with uncontrollable excitement and fervor.
"A daughter kills her father, an act of utter unfiliality and rebellion. Does such a case even need a trial? Just execute Zhou Ying on the spot!"
"I heard that the father was a live-in son-in-law who wanted his illegitimate son to take the Zhou family name and inherit the family's estate, often verbally and physically abusing his wife and daughter. That Zhou girl was tough and spirited, forced to extreme rebellion."
"But even so, she shouldn't have killed her own father!"
"So should she have just endured the beatings and watched the family estate being taken over?"
"Shh! Keep your voices down! I heard that our Commandery Princess will be personally attending the trial today!"
