The two of them walked together, Zhong Yao followed Fang Zilan, walked through the corridor in the courtyard, and looked up to see the court hall.
He hesitated several times, and finally asked: "Does Mr. Fang want to interrogate him in person this time?"
Fang Zilan kept walking and didn't look back at him. She just said lightly: "No, I can just listen. At this time, I won't steal Mr. Zhong's limelight."
Zhong Yao composed himself and said, "Master Fang is joking."
Fang Zilan stopped at the door of the court and turned to look at him, "Master Zhong, are you still stable?"
"Since Mr. Fang is backing him, even if it is a bluff, it must be stable." Zhong Yao said and waved his hand, indicating that Fang Zilan did not need to worry.
"That's good." Fang Zilan raised her hand to make a gesture of invitation, and Zhong Yao walked into the courtroom unceremoniously. She walked in and sat aside.
Many people had gathered outside the hall to watch the excitement. This was the second time Fang Zilan appeared in the court, but the situation was very different from the previous one.
Vice General Cao was watching from the sidelines. When A Wan saw Fang Zilan sitting down, she jumped up and ran to her side.
She glanced at Awan and nodded her forehead gently, "In court, be more steady."
Awan nodded and stood beside her obediently and stopped talking.
Over there, Zhong Yao had already angrily shouted to the court. The Yamen servants carried out the bodies of several Shangguan women. This time they were exposed to the public without any cover. The crowd was furious and the whole hall was in an uproar.
After Zhong Yao ordered the hall to be silent, he summoned the witnesses to interrogate the suspects in one go. It was not until Huo Sanniang named Lu Tang and other Yanzhou dignitaries that the hall became noisy again.
"Quiet!" Zhong Yao slapped the crowd on the wall to suppress the noise in the hall.
Fang Zilan knew that Zhong Yao's methods were really powerful. From the shocking corpse to the ruthless orphan Shangguan Fei, and then from the famous proprietress in Yanzhou to the famous Lu Tang who was behind the scenes, he peeled off layers of layers to expose the shady story of the incident to everyone. In front of him, everyone's emotions were aroused.
Nowadays, everyone's emotions are like boiling water in a boiling pot. The bursting bubbles are waiting for an outlet to vent. No one can escape today.
Lu Tang obviously did not expect such a scene when he was summoned to the hall, and he simply dragged Fang Zilan into the water.
He said coldly: "Mr. Fang is so scheming. Without your permission, who can buy or sell at will? Not to mention that you used this case to suppress my Lu family, and you also threatened me with Sanniang, asking me to She transferred all the business in her hands to your name, and now that she got an advantage, are you going to kill us and silence us?"
"Does Lord Fang have anything to say about Lord Lu Tang's accusation?" Zhong Yao turned to Fang Zilan, who was watching the show. She stood up and walked to the center of the courtroom without any surprise. The fire started because of her would eventually burn her.
She didn't answer but asked, "By saying this, Mr. Lu admitted that he was behind the scenes instigating Huo Sanniang to do these shameful businesses?"
Lu Tang snorted coldly, "When did I admit it?"
"If it has nothing to do with you, why should I use this case to suppress your Lu family? Why are there no other aristocratic families in the courtroom today?" Fang Zilan's lips curled up slightly, "Master Lu Tang is so shameless when he shouts "Catch the thief".
"What a thief. Catch a thief." Lu Tang sneered, "I think you are confusing right and wrong. You can blame Shangguan Pei for buying and selling Shangguan women. You can say that I was behind Sanniang's business, but now Sanniang All the business is in your hands, how do you explain it?"
"You have to ask Huo Sanniang about this." Fang Zilan lowered her head and glanced at Huo Sanniang who was kneeling in the hall in a miserable state.
She raised her head numbly, "Isn't it that Mr. Lu Tang transferred the business in my hands to Mr. Fang in order to get rid of the crime?"
"Sanniang, you...you actually helped her frame me!" Lu Tang was shocked, but Huo Sanniang smiled disdainfully, "I'm not related to Master Fang, so why would I help her frame you? Now that there are witnesses and material evidence, we have no choice but to deny it. Or are you planning to blame it all on me, Mr. Lu Tang, and ask me to take the blame for you?"
"Sanniang, you know I can't..." Lu Tang hurriedly defended, but Huo Sanniang interrupted him coldly, "You can't. You won't plead guilty with me, right?"
Fang Zilan looked coldly at the two people going back and forth in the court, and said to Zhong Yao in the hall: "Master Zhong, these two are fighting each other. I have nothing to say, and I would like to ask Master Zhong to make a decision."
"Master Lu Tang, even if you come from a famous family and hold an official position, you must not act arrogantly in court." Zhong Yao spoke solemnly, with a majestic air, "The evidence is as solid as a mountain, do you know your guilt?"
Lu Tang ignored Zhong Yao's words and just looked at Huo Sanniang blankly, as if he didn't understand why she was like this.
Huo Sanniang sat upright on her knees and kowtowed deeply.
After that, she held her head high and said loudly: "Today, Mr. Zhong is upholding justice, and Mr. Fang, the Lord of the North, is by my side. I have nothing to hide. How many people from the famous family in Yanzhou are involved, and how many people have been harmed? How many lives have been lost, I have written it all clearly in my confession. If there are still people who are unwilling to admit it and try to cover up the matter with money and power, although I, a little girl, cannot touch them in the slightest, the justice of God is at home in the hearts of the people. All of you and the people in this hall can bear witness that I, Huo Sanniang, will not let them go even if I have to pay my life in court today!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she hit the beam on the side of the court hall.
The government officials and Lu Tang beside her had no time to stop her. They could only watch her hit the beam and her blood splattered in the courtroom, hanging by a thread.
"Sanniang!" Lu Tang staggered to her side, but she used her last bit of strength to throw him away, "Master Fang, please..."
Hearing the voice, Fang Zilan knelt down next to her and held her hand, "I know, don't worry."
"Sanniang!" Lu Tang knelt down beside her, crying and shouting hoarsely, "Why are you here?"
"Lu Tang, if I die, I won't owe you anything anymore..." Huo Sanniang was as angry as a gossamer, but her eyes were brighter than ever before, "You will never be able to repay what you owe me in this life..." "
She died after saying the last word, her eyes filled with tears but the corners of her lips curled up, and she died in front of everyone in the most extreme way.
The courtroom was completely silent for a moment, but within a short time, the people in the hall were extremely excited, shouting for the guilty to be brought to justice.
The crowd was roaring with voices as if a pot was exploding, as if they would swarm into the courtroom the next moment.
Fang Zilan reached out and closed Huo Sanniang's eyes, stood up slowly, took a deep breath, and her solemn voice covered all the noise and reached the ears of everyone present.
"Today Huo Sanniang is suing the dignitaries of Yanzhou headed by Lu Tang. We, Zilan, now guarantee as the lord of the North that we will bring the guilty person to justice and give her an explanation so that she can die in peace."
Every word she spoke seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, causing the whole room to fall silent, and all eyes focused on the Lord of the North, whose face was as deep as water.
After she finished speaking, she turned to Zhong Yao, who was sitting as straight as a pine tree in the court hall, and said in a deep voice: "Master Zhong, pronounce the sentence."
