Qin Rushuang went to the Yamen to beat the grievance drum, which indeed attracted many people to watch.
When the county magistrate in the yamen heard that Qin Rushuang was coming, he was naturally so frightened that he peed his pants and rushed out without holding his hat in place.
Within a moment, Qin Rushuang was respectfully invited to the court. Even if the county magistrate had ten courages, he would not dare to let Qin Rushuang kneel down.
Not to mention Qin Rushuang's status as the royal concubine, but to mention that she is still pregnant with the royal child, who dares to ask her to kneel down?
However, Qin Rushuang didn't want to embarrass the county magistrate, nor did she want the people to think she was arrogant and domineering, so she took the initiative and said to the county magistrate: "My lord, can you get on a futon?"
When the county magistrate heard this, he immediately agreed and asked the yamen servant to prepare two soft dumplings, which were thick enough for Qin Rushuang to put under her knees.
Qin Rushuang knelt down neatly, and the magistrate's hand shook again.
How virtuous and capable he is! How virtuous and capable he is!
Let Prince Huai and his concubine kneel in front of him like this!
Seeing Qin Rushuang kneeling down like this, the people watching outside the court also started talking a lot.
"Oh my God! Isn't this the princess? Why are you kneeling in the hall? Could it be that you have committed something?"
"You've just come here, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand. The princess is here to sound the drum of grievance and sue others!"
"Scared! Who dares to touch the princess?! Besides, if something happens to a family like Wangfu, would they come to the Yamen to complain? I thought it was all done in private..."
The commoner who spoke made a gesture of wiping his neck, and the companion next to him quickly pulled his hand down.
"Don't talk nonsense? The princess has always been fair. Did you know that a few days ago, an aunt of her mother's family beat up an ordinary citizen. The princess didn't say anything and asked the county magistrate to handle the matter impartially. The princess will never engage in such favoritism.
,Abuse of power!”
The people's discussions were not small, and the county magistrate naturally heard these discussions, which made him feel even more uncomfortable and did not know what to do.
Seeing that the county magistrate was at a loss, Qin Rushuang said: "My lord, the magistrate, as I said before, you must be tired of hearing it. Now I am here to report to the official. We will handle the matter impartially in the court, and we will do whatever we want."
With Qin Rushuang's approval, the county magistrate finally felt that the stool under his butt was no longer so hot, so he slapped his hands in shock and asked as usual: "Who is here? What grievances are there?"
Qin Rushuang was well aware of the yamen's case-handling procedures. She had already written the petition and signaled Qingzhi to submit it.
Qin Rushuang said in a deep voice: "My lord, the county magistrate, the daughter of the people wants to sue the concubine Qin Fanghao in the mansion today."
The county magistrate was literate and not blind, so he read the paper presented by Qin Rushuang line by line. When he heard Qin Rushuang said that he was suing the concubine in the palace, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat based on the contents of the paper.
According to what Qin Rushuang wrote on the paper, the concubine in the mansion actually wanted to murder the grandson in the princess's belly!
This is not a small case. If there is even the slightest mistake, not to mention the black hat on his head, I am afraid that even his life will not be saved!
This matter is not comparable to the previous petty fights.
The county magistrate finally became serious.
If he was still conciliatory before, now he has to face this case seriously.
"You are suing the concubine in the palace. Is there any witness? Is there any physical evidence? Do you know that today you have sounded the drum of injustice. If you can't produce evidence in the end, no matter who it is, you will be punished by thirty boards!
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"Of course the citizen girl knows, and she also asked the county magistrate to summon witnesses to the court."
After a while, Zhu Er and the steward, who had been waiting outside the court for a long time, were invited to the court.
Although the county magistrate sometimes seems unreliable, he is certainly capable of being the county magistrate of Kyoto.
If he is determined to handle this case, he will understand the strict process.
According to the situation described in the paper, he asked Zhuer and the steward about the situation that day.
Zhu Er followed Qin Rushuang's instructions and told the county magistrate how Qin Fanghao ordered her to drug Qin Rushuang that day and how he arranged for her to lurk around Qin Rushuang.
At the same time, he also talked about how on the day of the birthday party, he received Qin Fanghao's instructions and poured the drug-laced wine that was supposed to be given to Qin Rushuang to Qin Fanghao.
According to Zhu Er's initial intention, she wanted to say that pouring the wine to Qin Fanghao was a mistake, but after hearing this, Qin Rushuang felt that it was inappropriate and sounded too far-fetched, so she arranged a new argument for Zhu Er.
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She only said that there were too many people that day, and she was too timid to poison Qin Rushuang, so Qin Fang asked Zhuer to dilute the wine mixed with medicine out of spite, and drank it herself, thereby framed Qin Rushuang.
On the other hand, the steward honestly told the county magistrate how he was bribed by Qin Fanghao, who paid off his gambling debt and asked him to arrange for the palace to purchase a two-heart pot specially used for drugging.
At the same time, Qin Rushuang also obtained the IOUs from underground banks for repayment of debts owed by the previous manager.
Originally, Qin Rushuang knew that the person who repaid the manager that day was Linglong, but she thought about it later and asked the manager to change her story, saying that she only knew that the person behind the scenes was Qin Fanghao, and who specifically helped him go to the underground bank.
He didn't know about the gambling debt he was repaying.
Qin Rushuang also had considerations in doing so.
In her opinion, Linglong has been with Qin Fanghao for so many years, and his family has been held hostage by Qin Fanghao for so long. Qin Fanghao must have been accumulating power in front of Linglong for a long time.
Although she persuaded Linglong on the surface that day, it could be seen that Linglong was still struggling in her heart, so she must make Linglong give up her heart on Qin Fanghao.
After hearing what the two witnesses said, the county magistrate agreed with the pleadings. He had the witnesses, but he still needed physical evidence.
Qin Rushuang asked her servants to bring the Two-Heart Pot intact. The county magistrate immediately sent a notification and tested the remaining wine in the Two-Heart Pot. It turned out to be a medicine for abortion.
The matter has come to this, and the witnesses and material evidence are all there. The county magistrate also understands the whole story, so he nodded, "Send the order and let Qin Fanghao come to this court!"
The palace courtyard.
Qin Fanghao always felt uneasy today, and he couldn't tell what was wrong.
As uneasy as she was, there was Linglong.
Linglong knew that Qin Rushuang was going to the Yamen to sue Qin Fanghao today, and she was very panicked.
She was afraid that Qin Fanghao would find out something, so she went to the kitchen and said she wanted to make some sugar water for Qin Fanghao to prevent pregnancy.
Therefore, when the Yamen servant came to the palace, Linglong was not present.
One of the people at the concierge was Qin Rushuang's confidant. He got Qin Rushuang's signal early this morning, and when he saw people from the Yamen coming, he took him directly to the side courtyard.
When the yamen servant arrived, Qin Fanghao was pretending to sew a small child's clothes, his face full of kindness.
If the government officials didn't know what was going on today, they would definitely think that this was a gentle and kind woman.
But when he thought about the words of the two witnesses and the fact that Princess Huai was pregnant and almost framed, the Yamen officer really couldn't like this person in his heart.
The two yamen servants walked quickly to Qin Fanghao: "Miss Qin, please come with us to the yamen!"
