Yun Feiwan, acting under the Empress’s decree, departed the Capital for Jiangnan. While passing through Boshui Town, she encountered a case.
A married couple who ran a morning market stall had a dispute. The husband shoved his wife into a pot of boiling noodle soup. Had her older brother not arrived on business at that exact moment to rescue her, the consequences would have been unthinkable. Though she was saved, she fell into a deep coma. The doctor predicted she might never wake up.
The wife’s family charged the husband with attempted murder. Because the victim remained unconscious, the case rested solely on the husband’s one-sided account, and the brother was unaware of the full circumstances, leaving the matter deadlocked. However, based on the testimony of witnesses who saw the husband assault her, there was clear suspicion of attempted murder. The husband was detained, but since the victim’s life was not in immediate danger, the case remained in limbo.
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