The hand holding the account book stopped in mid-air, and Fang Xu was stunned for a moment.
Pei Heng...
I never thought that one day I would hear this name again.
Fang Xu came to his senses, put down his account book, and asked with a bad look on his face, "What are they doing here?"
"He said he came to seek justice for his grandson." Su Zi said with an angry look on his face, gritting his teeth, "This is the old scoundrel with a dark heart, how shameless!"
"Ask for justice?" Fang Xu couldn't help but laugh and whispered, "What kind of justice can you get from me?"
Su Zi shook his head, "I don't know what these two old guys are thinking, so they are blocking the door, clamoring to see you. There are already many people outside the door!"
Fang Xu sighed, held his forehead, and said softly, "I think it's because I have such a good temper that I make those scum forget my true nature."
"Madam..." Su Zi raised his eyes to look at her and whispered, "Are we going to come forward?"
"Of course, if I don't go, how will they finish the play?"
Fang Xu Youyou stood up, with a light smile on his face, but his eyes were frighteningly cold, "The King of Hell is not here, the devil is in trouble, and their family has made trouble on my head again and again. Today, it should come to an end."
When Su Zi heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, "Madam, what you mean is..."
Fang Xu turned his head to look at her, the corner of his mouth curled up slightly, "Xie Shu'er is dead, what do you think?"
"Understood!" Su Zi couldn't hide his excitement, "I will go find all the guards in the house now!"
Fang Xu straightened his clothes, raised his chin slightly, and walked out of Chengyuan.
Seeing this, the old woman hurriedly chased after Fang Xu, following Fang Xu three steps away, as if she was afraid that she would be wronged.
In front of the Houfu gate, many people were bustling around.
Ms. Yang sat on the ground, patting her thighs with both hands, and cried loudly, "God damn Yongcheng Houfu, kill my grandson and cut off my life!"
Standing beside her was an old man with gray hair and a stooped body, holding a cane in his hand. He was crying and silently accusing the Yongcheng Marquis.
"Hey, what song is Mrs. Yang singing?"
Everyone followed the sound and saw Fang Xu stepping out of the door, surrounded by servants, standing on the high platform, looking down at the old couple with a smile on his lips.
"Vicious woman!" the old man shouted angrily, raised his crutch and was about to step forward.
"Stop!" Su Zi took two steps forward and stood in front of Fang Xu. He raised his face with disgust, "Who do you think you are, and you dare to attack our wife?"
"If you step on this step, don't blame me for having no eyesight for weapons!"
Su Zi clapped his hands, and the guards behind him all drew out their long swords, and some even revealed their arrows and crossbows.
Fang Xu smiled and looked at the man, without saying a word, as if he acquiesced to Su Zi's actions.
The old man's feet froze in place, not daring to move forward, and he slowly lowered the crutch he held high.
Yang took a quick look, slapped her thigh hard, and cried at the top of her lungs, "It's murder! In broad daylight, the Yongcheng Marquis is going to kill someone!"
As soon as she said this, the arrow and crossbow behind Fang Xu changed its direction in an instant and pointed directly at Yang's face.
"Kill..." Yang's voice was stuck in her throat, and it was impossible to say it, and it was impossible not to say it.
Seeing her cowardly look, Su Zi snorted with a look of disdain, "Go out and find out what our Lord Hou did before he was alive, and then come and cause trouble for our Lord Hou."
"There is no one next to the Yongcheng Marquis Mansion. We have enough weapons!"
Yang looked panicked and stammered, "You...you killed my grandson in prison, but you still want to kill my old woman in the street?"
"Where are these words?" Fang Xu smiled instead of getting angry, his eyes full of sarcasm, "You must provide evidence when you speak. If you don't have evidence, I will put you two in jail."
"Why is there no evidence?" Yang wiped her face, pulled the man aside, and said loudly, "He is a prison servant, and he saw your maid in prison with his own eyes!"
After saying that, Yang pushed the man hard.
The man shook his body and said in a low voice, "Yes... I saw it. It was your maid who brought me snacks from Wenxiangzhai and went to the prison that day."
After saying this, Yang stood up like a victorious rooster, puffing out his chest and loudly saying, "How is it? You poisonous woman, do you still want to deny me?"
Fang Xu looked at the man for a while, then chuckled, "Interesting, really interesting."
"Come here, arrest this man."
With an order, the guards behind him rushed down from the high platform, and before the man could react, he quickly grabbed his arms and pressed him to the ground.
"Ah!" Yang exclaimed, pointed at Fang Xu and shouted, "What do you want to do?"
Su Zi has long disliked this family, and now she has found a reason to vent her anger, "If you dare to yell at our wife, you don't want your fingers anymore, do you?"
Yang's face looked embarrassed, and she retracted her hand angrily, but she still held her neck, "It's obvious that your Marquis has been bullying others too much!"
Fang Xu had a smile on his face, closed his cloak and robe, and said in a calm tone, "Why did I go too far in bullying others? It is reasonable and reasonable to order someone to arrest him."
The man struggled hard and gritted his teeth and said, "I don't know why Yongcheng is waiting for his wife to marry!"
Fang Xu lowered his eyes and looked at him, his lips parted slightly, "Are you sure...that you saw the maid in my house put into prison with your own eyes?"
"Then..."
"I'm only asking this once, please think carefully before answering." Fang Xu stared at him with a kind smile, but the words he said were horrifying, "You just said it, and you personally accepted the snacks sent by my maid. "
"If you agree to this matter today, you will be accepting a bribe." Fang Xu raised his eyebrows and smiled harmlessly. "No visits are allowed in the prison. Those who violate the order will be detained for three months with twenty-spine canes. Officials and servants are not allowed to abuse their positions and secretly Those who accept bribes and violate the rules will be jailed for 50 years and three years."
"If you really accept the gift and allow my maid to enter the prison, you will be punished for several crimes, a total of seventy canes, and will be imprisoned for three years and three months."
As soon as these words came out, there were repeated gasps.
The man's legs went weak and he subconsciously looked for his master in the crowd, but he only saw a back figure.
Fang Xu looked calm, his eyes fell on him, and he whispered, "How was it? Listen to me, do you recall what happened that day?"
The common people's curiosity was also aroused and they asked questions.
"Yes, have you seen the people in Yongcheng Houfu?"
"Speak quickly! If you really see it, you have to follow me in!"
"If you hadn't seen it, you would have kept Yongcheng Houfu innocent!"
"Say it! Say it! Say it!"
The man clenched his back teeth and shook his head vigorously amidst the urging of everyone, "I...I lied! I didn't see the maid of Yongcheng Houfu!"
Hearing this, there was a roar of cheers all around.
Fang Xu sneered, looked sideways at the guards on both sides of him, and said softly, "Take him to the palace."
Hearing this, the man looked panicked and said, "I even admitted to lying and you are innocent. Why should I be detained in custody?"
Fang Xu's expression did not change, and there was still a slight smile on his lips, "Anyone who slanders others' innocence will be punished with ten sticks if the evidence is solid."
The man lost all strength for a moment and collapsed on the ground.
Co-author No matter what he chooses, he can't escape the pit dug by Mrs. Hou.
