Li Xuandao was still worried about Cui Weizhen's disappearance, and the next moment disaster struck unexpectedly.
He looked in shock at the man in front of him who had produced a wanted document and was said to be Shaoqing Dali Temple. All his panic and fear were condensed into one sentence, "My lord, I am unjustly accused."
Zhou Weiran asked his entourage to handcuff the person and said calmly, "It's not up to you to decide whether he was wronged or not. The truth and the law will decide for you. Take him down and bring him to court tomorrow."
Li Xuandao was quickly thrown into a cell, and there were many guards waiting outside. Even though he was a local snake and had the help of secret forces, he could not fly.
The Li family was caught off guard by a sudden accident, and the female relatives who had lost their mainstay were running around like headless flies. Mrs. Su quickly sent a letter to her parents' family for help, but she was beyond reach.
She had no choice but to call Ye Jiajia over, and while holding back her disgust and anger, she ordered, "That Mr. Zhou came back with your Cui family. They must have done something behind his back. Go and find out what's going on. If you can help me,
If you don’t come back, you won’t be able to live.”
It was impossible for Ye Zhenzhen not to guess the source of the love potion. She must have hated her to the core now, so why would she want to let her pry for information?
But Ye Jiajia couldn't refuse, because she knew what the madam said was true. If something happened to the master, the madam would definitely not let her go - she hadn't enjoyed enough glory and wealth, how could she die!
So Ye Zhenzhen was told by Yuxiu that Ye Jiajia was outside the door asking to see him.
"Ignore it. Except for my parents and third uncle, there is no need to notify anyone else in the Ye family when they come."
Yuxiu passed the news on, but Ye Jiajia, who had expected it, still inevitably felt despair and unwillingness, and even resented Ye Zhenzhen for her indifference and ruthlessness, which destroyed her hard-won status and honor.
No, she must not accept her fate!
No matter how Ye Jiajia tries, nothing can stop the case from proceeding as scheduled.
Linxi County Yamen Court. A bright mirror hangs high, and a Yamen officer is on duty. Zhou Weiran, wearing a crimson official robe and a silver fish bag, sat down in the hall. He was accompanied by the famous local gentry and wealthy people in the hall. Outside, people gathered to watch the excitement.
The people are solemn and solemn, no one dares to disturb the court.
Amid the mighty voices of the government officials, Zhou Weiran was stunned and said, "Tell me who you are and what I am suing for."
Cui Weizhen stood in the court as a lawyer. He bowed and saluted when he heard the words, "I report to Zhou Shaoqing and his student Cui Weizhen to sue Su Yinghuai for insulting a good woman and murdering people. The county magistrate Li Xuandao acted as an accomplice, aiding Zhou in his evil deeds and collaborating with others.
Please make a clear decision, Zhou Shaoqing."
"Bring up the prisoner."
Li Xuandao, who was wearing a prison uniform, was escorted up by the government officials, followed closely by the pale Su Yinghuai. When Li Xuandao saw him, he was shocked and panicked. He didn't understand why someone who should have left long ago was here.
What made him even more desperate was yet to come.
Zhou Weiran repeated Cui Weizhen's accusation and asked, "Can you plead guilty?"
Li Xundao naturally refused, "Sir, I am unjustly accused."
Su Yinghuai even quibbled, "I have never forced women from good families. Those people sacrificed themselves voluntarily. I am not guilty of anything!"
"How dare you quibble even if you die at a fraction of the cost."
Zhou Weiran was in his forties, with a fair and pure face, a gentle and calm demeanor, and the demeanor of a gentleman. But now he couldn't control the anger on his face, "Declarator."
There are definitely many witnesses, including the husband and biological father of the deceased, the government officials who were ordered by Li Xuandao to clean up the mess, and the relevant witnesses in the case of Su Yinghuai forcing Ye Zhenzhen...
Originally, Ye Zhenzhen also wanted to testify in court, but Cui Weizhen didn't want her to appear in public and be criticized, so she refused directly and was currently observing the trial at the Yamen Gate.
The first person to be named was the husband of the deceased.
This man had a sinister look on his face. Under the hatred gaze of his father-in-law, he suddenly said, "Sir, my late wife was indeed defiled and murdered by Su Yinghuai. When he first fell in love with his wife, but the villain refused, he used coercion and inducement. The villain just had no choice but to do so.
Compromise... Sir, my wife died tragically, you must provide justice to this villain."
"That's nonsense. I don't have any kind of woman for you. Why use coercion or inducement? You personally sent that woman to my bed."
Su Yinghuai still looked arrogant and domineering at this time, "You accepted the benefits from me, and now you are here to frame me. Are you impatient for life?"
The man shrank in fear and suddenly did not dare to speak.
The biological father of the deceased sighed, "Sir, although Zhao Yu is my daughter's husband, he does not have the power to control my daughter's fate. I have a letter written in blood by my daughter, which is enough to prove that Zhao Yu and Su Yinghuai sold their wives for glory and harmed other people's lives! Please punish me severely!"
Zhao Yu and Su Yinghuai, avenge the little girl!"
The blood letter was presented to Zhou Weiran and then circulated among the jury. Zhao Yu instantly transformed from a witness to a defendant. He was so frightened that he was paralyzed and unable to utter a single word of defense.
But Su Yinghuai struggled to her death and still refused to plead guilty, "I refuse to accept it. That woman hanged herself and it had nothing to do with me."
He humiliates people first, and the humiliated person commits suicide later. Even if he did not kill him with his own hands, what difference does it make? What's more, if he does not repent after harming people, and continues to rob women from good families, his crime will be increased!
The confessions of the servants and concierge of County Magistrate Li's family were enough to convict Su Yinghuai of another crime.
Su Yinghuai's eyes turned red, "Cui Weizhen, your..."
Before he could finish his words, Cui Weizhen removed his jaw.
Facing the frightened and angry gaze of the son of an old enemy, Cui Weizhen looked cold and ruthless, as if looking at a dead person, "You talk too much."
In order to protect Ye Zhenzhen's reputation, Cui Weizhen asked the witnesses to conceal Ye Zhenzhen's reputation before the trial began. Naturally, he did not want Su Yinghuai to say it again.
——Although Ye Zhenzhen has not been bullied, he is afraid of people's words and does not allow any uncontrolled rumors to appear.
Zhou Weiran turned a blind eye to Cui Weizhen's violent methods and continued to ask the government servant to provide testimony, "Li Xundao, the evidence is solid, can you plead guilty?"
The evidence is solid, so what can you do if you try to quibble?
All the evidence was secretly controlled by Cui Weizhen and became the sharp blade that put him to death today. Li Xuandao looked around the courtroom. The gentry and wealthy people who had flattered him in the past, when they came into contact with his sight, they all avoided it with flickering eyes. They were not willing at all.
Get involved with him.
When a tree falls, the hozens scatter, and this has been the case since ancient times.
No one was willing to speak for him. Li Xuandao knew that the situation was over, so he buried his head deeply and said dejectedly, "I plead guilty."
As Yin Hong's fingerprints were stamped on the complaint, the charges of Su Yinghuai and Li Xuandao were officially determined, and the final criminal law would be determined after they were submitted to the imperial court.
Zhou Weiran couldn't trust the prison cell in Linxi County, so he took him back to the capital that day. The lingering effects of this major case on Linxi County will remain for a long time.
