Although the couple quarreled, when Master Cheng returned home, Mrs. Cheng still eagerly welcomed him.
"How was it?" she asked.
Mr. Cheng's expression was relaxed, completely different from when he went out in the morning. Mrs. Cheng already knew the answer in her heart, but she was relieved to hear it with her own ears.
"No need to worry." Master Cheng said, lifted up his clothes and sat down, "I will attend the ceremony tomorrow."
Mrs. Cheng, who was just relieved, almost fainted without taking a breath.
"Ascension!" she shouted.
Did you really get sued by this fool? Oh my god, Mrs. Cheng was covering her heart and was about to cry.
"It's okay, it's okay." Mr. Cheng said with a smile, "She sued as soon as she sued, but it angered all the officials in Jiangzhou Prefecture except Li Jietui. She thought that if we were afraid of going to court, we would be subdued by her.
If we are not careful, we are afraid that the world will tell us what we are wrong about, then she is really wrong, and she is asking for trouble!"
Mrs. Cheng looked at him with an uneasy expression.
"Really?" she asked.
Several times in succession, when I was full of confidence, I was unexpectedly thrown a basin of cold water by that fool.
"Even Daozu Zhenren and Sun Xiangu can't suppress her, can the officials in the government do that?"
"What are you talking about!" Mr. Cheng glared, "Which official is willing to be threatened? This time they have provoked public anger. Just wait and see, they will definitely beat up the lobby with sticks. Don't they want to make a decision? This meal
Fighting is a decision, and it also lets the world see whose fault it is."
Mrs. Cheng said, her expression still hesitant, which made Mr. Cheng feel a little uncomfortable.
"And don't mention your real fairy girl. How could she control that fool? She paid homage to that fool." He said with a snort.
Mrs. Cheng looked at him in astonishment.
"Sun Xiangu pays homage to her?" she asked.
Mr. Cheng nodded, thinking of what he saw when he looked back that time.
"Yes, that's when she came home." He said.
That time...
"Why?" Mrs. Cheng asked.
Why did the fairy aunt pay homage to a fool?
Mr. Cheng was startled.
Yes, why?
Why did this person, who looked like a noble and aloof person in front of him, be so generous to that fool?
Why has Sun Xiangu never stepped into their home for more than a year, but why did she come right after this idiot came back?
Mr. Cheng's expression darkened.
"You went to Xuanmiao Temple the day before yesterday and saw Sun Xiangu?" he asked.
Mrs. Cheng shook her head slowly.
"I donated a hundred ounces of sesame oil..." she murmured, "I wanted to see Guanzhu Sun, but they said that the Guanzhu was in retreat and couldn't see visitors..."
She spent a hundred dollars and still couldn't see the fairy. She couldn't even kneel down to worship the fairy. But that fool actually made the fairy bow down...
Why?
She raised her head and looked at Mr. Cheng with wide eyes, and suddenly her eyes lit up.
"Is that fool's evil spirit so powerful?" she said hurriedly, "The fairy girl couldn't control her at all but was surrendered by her?"
"Can your mind be normal?" Mr. Cheng shouted.
"Then why do you have a normal mind?" Mrs. Cheng shouted not to be outdone.
There was silence in the room, and the couple stared.
"Oh, by the way, did the second room go there last night?" Mr. Cheng asked as he thought of something.
"Yes, yes." Mrs. Cheng also hurriedly replied.
The couple breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, finally able to talk about normal things.
"What did they say?" Mr. Cheng asked.
"You talk secretly in the room while avoiding people. Who knows what you're talking about is shameful." Mrs. Cheng sneered, "Anyway, she's not saying good things about us."
Mr. Cheng twisted his beard and thought for a moment.
"You can say whatever you like, and let's teach them a lesson together this time," he said.
Originally, there was no rush for this kind of fight lawsuit to go to court, and it would often drag on for ten days and a half. However, at the suggestion of Mr. Cheng, the Jiangzhou Prefecture went to court for the trial the next day.
The banging fire sticks made a clear sound on the bluestone floor of the lobby, and accompanied by two shifts of government officials shouting in unison, the plaintiff and defendant came to the court.
But this time there is something strange. Roughly speaking, it is the perpetrator who is being sued, and the victim who is being called.
Manager Cao and the four others stood in front of the hall, looking at Lin Jiu and other four shopkeepers opposite with hatred, and smiled slightly.
Either a fool or a lunatic, Lin Jiu and others said in their hearts, spat and turned away their eyes.
This kind of fighting lawsuit does not require the presence of the prefect, so there are only two people sitting in the hall, Tong Ju and Ji Tui.
Because he was concerned about his identity, Mr. Cheng would naturally not appear in front of the hall. In order to avoid suspicion, he did not sit next to Magistrate Song in the side door next to the hall, but in the wing room outside the door. Although he was farther away, he
It does not prevent him from hearing the proceedings in front of the court.
After paying tribute and checking his identity, the dark-faced Lord Tong San slapped the gavel without waiting for a moment to say anything.
"Cao Gui, as a servant of the Zhou family of Guide Lang in the capital, you went rampant in Jiangzhou and injured good people. Do you know your guilt?"
Hearing him point out the identity of General Guide Lang specifically pointed out that the Zhou family was relying on their power. All the officials in the hall, including the servants, looked a little dissatisfied. Li Jie, who was sitting next to him, said
His expression remained unchanged, and he seemed not to notice the meaning of the judgment at all.
In the back hall, Magistrate Song held a tea bowl and blew on it.
"It's rare for me to hear about such a small case. I hope it can be more exciting." He said.
"It should be very exciting." The Qingke on the side laughed in a low voice, "Sir, there are many witnesses. There are seven or eight people waiting in the room over there. They are all ready from the south to the north."
Of course this was not a fight case, but a dowry case that was involved in a fight case.
"It's better to leave early so that we can have lunch in time." Magistrate Song said with a faint smile and took a sip of tea.
Involved in a dowry case? It's a good idea, and within a few sentences, these people in the court will be beaten out!
Don’t they want to go to jail? Then let them sit as long as they can!
Someone hurried in from outside.
"Sir, someone wants to listen." He whispered.
Because of the identity of the Cheng family, this case did not attract the attention of the people, but the news has probably been leaked. For Jiangzhou Prefecture, it is an unprecedented rare thing for an unmarried girl to sue her parents for dowry. There are many people who want to watch the excitement.
Countless.
"Fight him away!" Magistrate Song said without raising his head.
The handyman stood but did not move.
"Sir, I am sending the minister of Tianzhang Pavilion and fellow practitioners to the daily life note to agree with the Lang Qin family..." He looked at the post in his hand and read.
Before he finished speaking, Magistrate Song spit out a mouthful of tea.
"Who?" he yelled.
The noise inside spread outside, and the people in the courtroom couldn't help but be startled, stopped talking, and looked to the side.
A handyman lifted the curtain and waved his hand at the judge and judge.
"...Lin Jiu, did you just say that Cao Gui broke into your store and beat people arrogantly?" Tong Xuan looked at the people in the hall and asked.
"Yes, sir, he forced my shop to close and even injured me. Look at my injuries..." Lin Jiuyi said angrily, lifting up his clothes.
What Tong San wanted to say, Ji Tui took over.
"Lin Jiu, why did Cao Gui have a dispute with you?" he asked.
The judge sneered, glanced at Jietui, and saw that he was in such a hurry. He didn't know how much money he had received from him, so he didn't say a few words before he hurriedly talked about other things.
He coughed lightly.
"Come on, let's do an injury test." The judge said in a deep voice, while looking at the schedule, he smiled slightly, with a bit of sarcasm, "Master Li, let's test the injury first, don't be impatient."
"My lord, that's what you said." Li Jietui also said with a smile, as if he couldn't see the sarcasm on the judge's face at all.
The magistrate no longer paid attention to the exchanges of words outside. He lowered his head and read the post in his hand three times, his expression still unbelievable.
"What did Qin Shi say... why did you come to Jiangzhou? Do you still want to listen to this?" he asked.
"It's not Minister Qin, it's a few women," the servant said. When he saw the post, he thought it was a fake. But when he saw the magistrate's expression, he was convinced.
A servant who can hold the master's name card is not an ordinary servant.
Magistrate Song stood up, slightly flustered.
"This, this." He looked at Qing Ke and said, "Who do you think the Qin family is here for?"
Qingke also looked puzzled.
"Qin Shi said that he has never had anything to do with our Jiangzhou side. Could it be because of the Zhou family?" he said.
Magistrate Song looked grave. Could it be that he underestimated this case?
"Sir, are you allowed to listen?" the handyman asked.
Magistrate Song pondered for a moment and nodded.
"Listen." He said, "It's better to stay still. After listening, they will naturally come looking for you. Then you will know who it is for."
"Then this case should still proceed as agreed?" Qingke asked in a low voice.
According to the agreement, the case would only be decided by a fight, and they would never be involved in the dowry, but now there are sudden changes...
Magistrate Song pondered for a moment and nodded.
"Let's stick to what we have agreed upon. As for the rest, let's see what the other party does." He said.
The Qing Ke also nodded and handed the post to the busboy.
Not everyone can accept this kind of adult post. You have to return it after reading it.
Mr. Cheng, who was sitting in the room next to the lobby, put down his tea bowl and suddenly saw three or four women coming in, brought in by the government servants. He couldn't help but frown.
Women only meet their female relatives. The female relatives of the prefect are all in the back office. Why are they here?
When I was confused, I saw those women being taken into the side hall on the other side, and they were also listening!
Mr. Cheng couldn't help but stand up and walk over a few steps to lean on the door and look.
Who wants to come to hear their case? And the prefect actually let them in?
He suddenly felt a little uneasy in his heart, always feeling a little uneasy.
The scene of Sun Xiangu kneeling down and worshiping Cheng Jiaoniang appeared inexplicably before her eyes.
"Could it be that the evil spirit of that fool was so powerful that the fairy girl couldn't control it at all and was surrendered by her instead!"
Mrs. Cheng’s words also rang in my ears.
Mr. Cheng cleverly shook his head to shake off the auditory hallucinations, and heard the clear sound of the gavel snapping in the lobby.
"...Cao Gui, don't make excuses. When your wife from the Zhou family marries into the Cheng family, she is a member of the Cheng family, and that shop has nothing to do with you! Your behavior is undoubtedly a robbery in broad daylight! Come on! Give it to me.
beat……"
"...Sir, wait a minute, Cao Gui injured Lin Jiu and others, but he was a grievance on behalf of his master. This is loyalty and filial piety. Afterwards, he turned himself in, confessed and abided by the law. This is loyalty and justice. How can he think it is robbery?"
In the court, Master Tongxuan and Master Jietui finally began to argue.
Mr. Cheng quickly put away his thoughts and leaned forward to listen carefully. (To be continued)
