Chapter 378: Reversal of Confession in Court
Thinking of this, seeing no one around, she blushed, half-closed her eyes and pursed her lips, waiting for him to kiss her.
But this time, Leng Yu actually raised his hand with a surprised look on his face and pressed her pouted mouth back, "Little girl, I said I was hungry. Let's go eat. Why are you pouting? I'll take you to a restaurant today.
How was the meal?"
ah?
It turns out that he is really hungry and doesn’t want to play with kisses?
Luo Lan suddenly felt that his face was red and hot. His behavior just now was so embarrassing.
Seeing that she was still in a daze, Leng Yu directly took her hand and muttered as he walked towards the door,
"Why is your face so red? Is it hot?"
"Well, this room has good lighting, so I feel a little hot."
She could only reply to him awkwardly like this, otherwise it would be extremely embarrassing if he discovered what she had just done.
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The next day, Shuntian Mansion.
The courtroom was a bit lively today. In addition to a few people from yesterday, Mrs. Li and her son also came.
Li Tianyang walked around the courtroom with a stupid look, looking here and there, completely ignoring Yu Shiming who was sitting in the courtroom.
Leng Yu didn't come because he had something to do in the army. Only Luo Lan came with A Cai and A Hong.
She didn't want to come in the first place, but she felt relieved that the Lord was hearing the case.
But because I was eager to know why Leng Xi was so involved in this matter, I thought about it again and again, and finally came.
Yu Shiming slapped the gavel hard, and Li Tianyang shivered with fright, then returned to Mrs. Li with a trembling body, too scared to look at Mr. Yu.
"Now in the hall, mother and daughter Li, you got up early to play drums. What's wrong with you?"
When Mrs. Li saw this, she knelt down on her knees. When Li Tianyang saw this, he also knelt down.
"Sir, my husband-in-law Li Hongfu was wrongly accused. These women came to the Li family voluntarily and voluntarily entered the darkroom to gather people in order to exorcise my son from evil spirits. No one forced them, nor did they want to send them outside.
This is a false accusation about the state being a slave and a maid, and my master has not kidnapped anyone. Please be aware of this."
Hearing this, Yu Shiming's brows knitted together. He looked at the seven women and asked sternly:
"Did you hear what Mrs. Li said? Did you voluntarily go to Li's house, voluntarily be tied into a dark room, and voluntarily exorcised evil spirits for Li Tianyang?"
These women huddled together and were silent for a while. Finally, Shui Chunhua stood up and said loudly and righteously:
"Sir, Mrs. Li is right. We all voluntarily went to exorcise Master Li. We were also willing to be locked up in a dark room, so there was no such thing as abduction."
Hearing this, Luo Lan couldn't believe her ears. She looked at Shui Chunhua and asked coldly:
"Shui Chunhua, you are talking nonsense. Yesterday you were locked in a dark room by Li Hongfu. You also said that you heard them talking about selling you to foreign countries, but now you deny it? Why are you doing this?
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Shui Chunhua raised her eyebrows, stared and smiled softly,
"Yesterday? Yesterday, our minds were not very sharp, and all we talked was nonsense. After sleeping all night, our minds became better and we no longer want to tell lies."
Her words made Luo Lan's face suddenly turn blue. She looked at the woman named Dani and asked sternly,
"Dani, tell me."
Dani bit her lip tightly and shook her head vigorously, looking very scared.
Seeing her standing there without moving, Shui Chunhua took two quick steps, pulled her out of the crowd, and shouted angrily:
"Just say what you have to say, why are you pretending to be dumb?"
Being pulled to the front by Shui Chunhua, Dani knew that she had to say something, so she whispered softly:
"Yes, I voluntarily married into the Li family."
Hearing Dani's words, Luo Lan felt like he was going to explode on the spot.
She looked at the other women. Without exception, those women shook their heads vigorously and whispered back:
"We also voluntarily married into the Li Mansion and entered the darkroom voluntarily."
The words of these people made some monks like Luo Lan confused. Yu Shiming looked at Shui Chunhua in the hall with a stunned face, patted the gavel wood again and asked,
"Are what you guys said true? If someone threatens you, just speak up and I will make the decision for you."
Shui Chunhua was the first to raise her head and replied arrogantly:
"Everything we say is true, and we never dare to deceive even a single word."
Luo Lan was stunned on the spot. Although she knew what went wrong, but just overnight, these women changed their stories unanimously, and she couldn't figure it out at all.
In the end, because no one identified him, the case could only be concluded hastily.
Yu Shiming ordered that Zhou Dasheng be dismissed from his official position. Yuan Gang made witchcraft and caused trouble to the public. He was severely beaten and ordered not to deceive people again in the future. Li Hongfu was acquitted.
Luo Lan couldn't accept this verdict, but there was nothing he could do about it.
When she walked out of Shuntian Mansion, she looked at the women and suddenly laughed at herself,
"I was really stupid. I wanted to help you, but in the end, I became the biggest joke."
The woman named Dani looked at her timidly and said cautiously:
"Princess, I'm sorry."
Several other women also followed suit and said:
"Princess, I'm sorry, no matter what, we are very grateful to you."
A Cai, who was standing behind, pointed at them angrily and asked,
"Are you being threatened? If so, just say it. Don't worry, the princess will make the decision for you."
Hearing this, the women shook their heads in panic, "No, no, Princess, we are going home. Say goodbye."
After leaving these words, the women bowed and bowed, then ran away as if they were running away.
Judging from their actions, they did not dare to speak to Luo Landuo, as if they were afraid that if they stayed for a while longer, they would say something they shouldn't say.
Just when Luo Lan felt a little depressed, Ah Hong pointed to a short distance and said angrily:
"Princess, look, that Shui Chunhua is following Prince Xi. Why do I think this matter is related to Prince Xi?"
Luo Lan looked in the direction of A Hong's finger and saw that Shui Chunhua really followed Leng Xi and got on the carriage of Prince Xi's Mansion.
This matter was really weird. She had originally suspected that Shui Chunhua had a problem with retracting her confession in court, but now it seemed that there was indeed a problem, and this matter must have something to do with Leng Xi.
But now that things are like this, it seems useless for her to argue. Fortunately, those women are all safe, which can be regarded as fulfilling her original intention.
Thinking of this, she shook her head with a smile and said to Ah Hong:
"Let's go back home."
After saying that, she turned around and got into the carriage...
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Chapter completed!