Tang Shirong said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone: "Meng Langjun, did you have an appointment with your sister-in-law yesterday?"
Meng Xanyang glared at him angrily: "So what if I see you?"
"Have you ever asked for recipes for Fushou wine and Tangjia wine?"
"So what if I want it!"
"If my sister-in-law refuses, you will send someone to force my sister-in-law to come to the house. Is this possible?"
Meng Xiyang said, "So what if I just invited you!"
One sentence after another, he asked questions calmly and answered questions neatly. He was extremely confident.
There was a loud bang below.
Butler Feng had known that something was wrong. Seeing that he still wanted to talk, he rushed forward and tried his best to hold him. It took several people to pull him down. Butler Feng apologized profusely and stepped back.
But everyone in the hall was already shocked.
Meng Xiyang's unscrupulous behavior has completely offended the public. He even dares to roar in court. What else can he not dare to do? What's more, he has admitted it himself!
Suddenly the crowd was furious.
So having pig teammates and stuff like that is really bad.
Tang Shiyue watched it with great interest and wanted to share her thoughts with her friends.
As a result, Qi Jing's face turned dark. She looked around and saw that no one was paying attention. She quietly reached out and hooked his sleeve: "Ah Jing?"
He glanced at her.
That look was so sharp, like a leopard whose territory had been violated, showing its sharp fangs.
If you are not familiar with him, you may be scared by him.
But soon, he calmed down and said softly: "He doesn't deserve it."
She smiled and asked: "What do you not deserve?"
"I don't deserve to miss you."
"You are thinking too much," Tang Shiyue said with a smile, "What he is thinking about is my prescription and silver."
"That's not possible," he said in a deep voice, suppressing his anger: "You covet my things and think I'm dead?"
Tang Shiyue: "..."
His young and handsome face, coupled with this cold and angry expression, had a strange charm that made her even forget to explain what "his things" were.
He was still young at this time, and no matter how strict and self-possessed he was, no matter how calm and calm he was, he would still be aroused by some things.
A young and energetic Qi Xiaolang, his sharp energy is hidden in his sheath, and when he pulls it out, he will be sharp.
So damn fascinating! So charming!
Everyone was talking about it, and the two of them talked together without being conspicuous.
In the courtroom, Magistrate Lin shouted again: "Quiet! Quiet!"
After talking a few times, he gradually became quiet.
County Magistrate Lin turned to Tang Shuizhi and asked, "Do you agree with what Tang Shirong told you?"
Tang Shuizhi could no longer stand still. She sat on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "But at that time, I had already bought her. She, since she was my servant, why couldn't I beat her..."
Meng Xanyang wanted to speak again, but Butler Feng hurriedly stopped him, covered his mouth, and repeatedly begged in a low voice. He managed to swallow it, while still glaring at County Magistrate Lin, thinking that he would definitely bypass this.
Facing Tang Shiyue.
He would never allow this dog official to be so partial!
Unexpectedly, County Magistrate Lin said directly: "Flogging a good fellow countryman is naturally different from whipping a servant. You said you have bought her, but you have agreed to become a slave?"
Tang Shuizhi said anxiously: "Yes, yes, we agreed to be the maid."
"Who can prove it?"
Tang Shuizhi said: "My family and the people in the village... can all prove it!"
Steward Feng took a step forward: "I am the steward of the Meng Mansion. This person is the concubine of the Meng Mansion. She is ignorant and ignorant of the law. I want to answer the lawsuit on her behalf."
County Magistrate Lin responded: "Yes."
Butler Feng said, "That's what he did." He pointed at Tang Shirong and said, "He is indeed avoiding the important and taking the easy."
"The truth of the matter is that the master of the family wanted to take Tang Shuizhi as his concubine. Before Tang Shuizhi got married, his family wanted to buy her a maid to take care of her daily life, so they bought Tang Shiyue from the same village for ten taels of silver. That was it.
Human sister,"
"But after she bought her, Tang Shiyue didn't know how to discipline her and bumped into her master. In desperation, Tang Shuizhi whipped her a few times, but it wasn't serious. Otherwise, the girl wouldn't have recovered so quickly."
Magistrate Lin asked: "Do you have any evidence for buying her as a slave?"
Butler Feng said: "There is a document, and the guarantor can vouch for it."
He presented the document, and County Magistrate Lin read it and announced that the guarantor should appear in court.
The guarantor was actually the neighbor who lived next to the Tang family's mansion. Two old men came to the court to testify fearfully. Granny Sun and Tang Ancheng who were called also acknowledged their identity.
No one in the audience expected such a reversal.
If you have really been sold into slavery, the good and the bad are different. "Slaves, maids, and bitches are more disciplined than animals." Then whipping is not a serious offense.
I just didn’t expect that the head of Tang’s wine shop was actually a slave? And the county magistrate’s wife was still doing business with her?
Everyone was whispering to each other, but Meng Yanyang was simply refreshed.
As long as the title of "fugitive slave" is determined, there is no fear that Tang Shiyue will change the world!
The most they could do was accuse Tang Shuizhi of beating the maid for no reason. Anyway, she wasn't beaten to death, so a slap of twenty or thirty would be enough.
Meng Xiyang had already thought about it. If Magistrate Lin really made this decision, then there would be no need for him to argue anymore. He would just let him beat Tang Shuizhi. Tang Shiyue would feel at ease. He had already done this.
I don’t believe that Tang Shiyue, a runaway slave, dared to fight with him!
Tang Shuizhi never expected that he would have such thoughts in his mind. When Butler Feng finished speaking, Magistrate Lin seemed to have nothing to say. He suddenly felt that he had someone to rely on and relaxed.
Tang Shirong said: "Documents are just a thing made by the people. How can I go to court to prove it! If my sister-in-law is a good girl from a good family, if she becomes a lowly official just because of a document, the common people will not accept it!"
Butler Feng said: "If Tang Xiaolang is not convinced, he can go to the government to check the files!"
When this matter was mentioned, not only Meng Xiyang, but also Butler Feng felt a little proud.
Yesterday, they urgently went to the government to change their registration. They originally thought that County Magistrate Lin would definitely block it, but they didn't expect it to go through smoothly. It can be seen that they moved too fast, and even County Magistrate Lin didn't react.
Nowadays, they are very confident!
County Magistrate Lin asked someone to deliver the household registration booklet. Looking at the record with fresh ink, he said: "It was just registered yesterday? Why did it take so long?"
Don't talk about yesterday, even today, as long as you enter.
Butler Feng said proudly: "I'm busy with things at home, so I forgot about it for a while."
County Magistrate Lin nodded, put down the household registration book, and said, "Since Tang Shiyue is a slave of the Meng family..."
But I heard someone in the hall say: "Your Majesty, wait a minute!"
County Magistrate Lin paused for a moment, then saw Tang Shiyue walking forward, bowing her knees and saluting, and said, "The little girl Tang Shiyue is exactly what they call the 'fugitive slave' of the Meng family."
Magistrate Lin asked: "What do you have to say?"
Tang Shiyue said: "The little girl thinks that the matter of escaped slaves needs to be discussed!"
Butler Feng said: "It's written in black and white, it's confirmed. What does it mean to be open to discussion? You are clearly talking cleverly!"
"Don't be anxious," Tang Shiyue said loudly: "Excuse me, the county magistrate, should the deed of sale be based on a document or official records?"
Lin County Magistrate Su Rong said: "The state-owned laws are naturally based on official records! This is especially true when a good person's family name is changed to a bad one!"
Tang Shiyue turned to Meng Xuanyang and asked: "Mr. Meng, should the deed of sale be based on a document or official records?"
Meng Xiyang felt confident and said loudly: "Of course it is based on official records!" He also added a sentence: "Who knows, documents are the order, and case comparisons are the basis!"
"Very good," Tang Shiyue's voice was clear and crisp: "The date on the document is April, but the official record was made yesterday. Since the county magistrate and Mr. Meng both said that the official record shall prevail, that is
Say, based on yesterday?"
Meng Xiyang only felt that something was wrong, but thinking about it, there was no problem: "So what? Anyway, it has been registered! You are my slave! Why do I want to find out the date?"
Tang Shiyue said loudly: "Young Master Meng has learned that our family has been separated in June. Now the head of my family is Tang Shirong, and the 'Tang family's third room' written in your document is different from mine."