"Haha, of course you won't admit it easily if you do such a scandal!" Huang Qide said with a sneer.
"You...you...!" Yao Sanniang was so angry that her whole body trembled, tears fell from her eyes, and she was speechless for a moment.
Chen Xiaomu slapped the crowd in shock and shouted: "Huang Qide, it is a serious crime to falsely accuse someone of their innocence. You must think clearly and never trust what you say!"
Huang Qide couldn't help but tremble when he heard the sound, and he began to feel guilty, but he still insisted: "Master Tongjuan, what I said is not unfounded! I can also find witnesses to testify!"
"Oh!" Chen Xiaomu said curiously: "You can still find witnesses?"
Huang Qide raised his hand and smoothed the short tufts of beard on his chin to hide his uneasiness, and then hesitated: "To be honest with you, my witness is in court right now!"
Chen Xiaomu knew immediately who the witness he was talking about was, but he still asked casually: "Well, then point it out to me, I have something to ask him!"
Huang Qide immediately looked at the servant Wang Chuang, pointed at him and said to Chen Xiaomu with red lips and white teeth: "Master Tongjuan, the witness I am talking about is the person involved in this matter, the nursing home guard Wang Chuang of the promissory note number! He once and Another nurse from the bank account said while drinking that he and Yao Sanniang had already made a good deal!"
Chen Xiaomu raised his eyes and looked at Wang Chuang and shouted: "Wang Chuang, now Huang Yuanwai wants to identify you as a witness to Yao Sanniang's stealing food. Are you willing to testify for him?"
At this time, Wang Chuangji was so frightened that he was trembling. Hearing Chen Xiaomu's question, he couldn't help but be in a dilemma. He was hesitating when he suddenly heard Huang Qide coughing heavily. His heart was agitated. He quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "Master, sir, The common people are willing to testify for Mr. Huang!"
Chen Xiaomu nodded slightly and said: "Okay, let me ask you, do you and Yao Sanniang really have the kind of relationship Huang Yuanwai said?"
Wang Chuang paused for a moment and glanced at Huang Qide, only to see that his face was gloomy and his eyes were as wide as a bull's eye, staring at him. Wang Chuang hurriedly withdrew his eyes and stammered: "Return to the official, Just as Mr. Huang said, the young one did have skin-to-skin contact with Yao Sanniang!"
"What!" When Yao Sanniang heard this, she jumped up as if she had been electrocuted, pointed at Wang Chuang and cursed: "Wang Chuang, you slave who has killed a thousand swords, have I ever had skin-to-skin contact with you? You smeared my innocence for no reason, and how could I have any shame in living in this world? I will fight with you!" With that, he hurried over to Wang Chuang.
Seeing this, Chen Xiaomu quickly signaled Wei Yuxin behind him to step forward and grab Yao Sanniang, while he walked out from behind the public case. Yao Sanniang seemed to be crazy, being held tightly by Wei Yuxin from behind, and still kept jumping. Struggling, wanting to fight Wang Chuang desperately.
Chen Xiaomu walked up to Yao Sanniang and shouted softly: "Yao Sanniang, do you still want me to seek your innocence for you?"
Yao Sanniang was startled when she heard the sound, then stopped struggling, and then cried to Chen Xiaomu: "Master Qingtian, the women of the people are about to die unjustly, please ask Master Qingtian to seek justice for the women of the people!"
Chen Xiaomu came close to Yao Sanniang, stretched out his head and whispered a few words in her ear. Yao Sanniang immediately calmed down, with tears in her eyes, she looked at Chen Xiaomu doubtfully and said: "In this case, I will rely on you to make the decision for the people." Got it!"
After giving instructions to Yao Sanniang, Chen Xiaomu lifted the hem of his official robe, walked back behind the case table, sat down on the official chair, and then said to Wang Chuang: "Wang Chuang, since you said that you and Yao Sanniang have a physical relationship, I just said I asked Yao Sanniang, and she said she has a large birthmark on her shoulder. Now I want to ask you, is the birthmark on Yao Sanniang's shoulder located on her left shoulder or her right shoulder?"
"This...!" Hearing Chen Xiaomu's question, Wang Chuang couldn't help but panic, and then he was stunned. He was speechless for a moment. The cold sweat on Huang Qide's head suddenly fell down, and he couldn't help but secretly thought: "Oops, I didn't expect this young boy to have so many evil intentions! What should I do?"
Seeing that Wang Chuang was still silent, Chen Xiaomu picked up the gavel tree and slapped it on the case table, and said angrily: "Wang Chuang, did you hear my question clearly?"
Wang Chuang nodded hurriedly and said: "Master, the common people heard it clearly!"
Chen Xiaomu stared at him and shouted: "Then why haven't you replied to me for so long?"
Wang Chuang rolled his eyes and replied: "Master, I can't remember exactly where Yao Sanniang's birthmark is at the moment, so I need to think carefully before I can reply to what I said."
"Yes." Chen Xiaomu nodded and said, "Have you thought clearly now?"
"This...!" Wang Chuang said as if he was trying to remember: "Master, if I remember correctly, the birthmark on Yao Sanniang's shoulder should be on the left shoulder."
Chen Xiaomu looked at him and asked, "Are you sure?"
Wang Chuang trembled in his heart and quickly changed his words: "No, no, sir, it seems to be on the right shoulder!"
Chen Xiaomu smiled and asked, "Have you thought about it this time? Are you sure it's on the right?"
Wang Chuang peeked at the smile on Chen Xiaomu's face and thought he had fallen into his trap. He hurriedly changed his words and said, "Master, maybe I remembered it wrong. The birthmark on Yao Sanniang's shoulder is on the left shoulder."
"Is it on the left shoulder or the right shoulder?" Chen Xiaomu couldn't help but said angrily: "Let me think about it this time!"
Now Wang Chuang was completely at his wits end. He weighed it in his mind and felt that he had told all the lies anyway. If he changed his words now, he would not only offend Huang Qide, but he would also be ruined. He might as well go all out and fight, even if he would be in court. After eating the board, Mr. Huang must have rewarded him with money. Thinking of this, he made up his mind and said: "Going back to the official, the birthmark on Yao Sanniang's body is either on the left shoulder or on the right shoulder. In short, it's just a small one." I remember there was a birthmark on her shoulder, but as for which shoulder, I really can’t remember clearly!”
As soon as Wang Chuang finished speaking, before Chen Xiaomu could speak, the spectators in the hall burst out laughing and talked about it: "This servant is really naughty. He first said the birthmark was on the left shoulder, and then changed his story and said it was on the right shoulder. On the shoulder, in the end, I simply came up with something that I can’t remember clearly. After talking nonsense, you couldn’t ask him again. Even Zhuge Chengdu praised this servant in his heart. Huang Qide next to him was even more elated after hearing this, secretly He thought: "I really didn't expect that I would have such a smart servant under my command. Anyway, for the sophistry I just made in court, I must reward him well this time when I go back!" "
Chen Xiaomu frowned and stared at Wang Chuang helplessly: "You really can't remember. I will give you time to think about it carefully."
Wang Chuang shook his head: "Master, there's no need to think about it. The more I think about it, the less sure I am."
"OK". Chen Xiaomu suddenly laughed and said, "Don't you remember where Yao Sanniang's birthmark is on that shoulder? Then I'll ask someone to tell you." After that, he ordered Wei Yuxin to take Yao Sanniang to the back hall and take off her clothes for inspection before coming back. Report it to him.
Not long after entering the back hall, Wei Yuxin returned to the court with Yao Sanniang. Chen Xiaomu looked at her and asked: "How is it, do you see clearly? Is the birthmark on Yao Sanniang's shoulder on the left shoulder or the right shoulder?" "
Wei Yuxin heard this and said: "Yao Sanniang's shoulders are smooth, what kind of birthmark is there?"
Chen Xiaomu asked, "Have you seen clearly? Are you sure there is no birthmark on Yao Sanniang's shoulder?"
Wei Yu's heart perked up and he said with great confidence: "I dare to guarantee with the head on my neck that Yao Sanniang doesn't have any birthmarks on her shoulders!"
The two people's questions and answers immediately made Huang Qide feel bad. His legs were trembling and he knelt down in front of the public case table. Wei Wen, who was among the crowd watching the excitement in the hall, couldn't help clasping his hands and laughing when he saw this scene, and said repeatedly: "Wonderful. , it’s so wonderful!”
Zhuge Cheng glanced at him and said with ulterior motives: "It seems that Brother Wei is very happy about your daughter's teacher!"
Wei Wen glanced at him and said calmly: "Is Master Zhuge willing to find a fool to be your son's teacher?"
"What's that?" Upon hearing this, Zhuge Cheng's anger welled up in his chest, and he was about to retort, but before he could say anything, the crowd watching the excitement burst into laughter, making him involuntarily cast his gaze back to the courtroom.
At this moment, Chen Xiaomu, who was sitting behind the case, smiled at Huang Qide who was kneeling in front of the case table: "Huang Qide, I am idle right now. Why don't I give you another chance to make up another story? Let's see. Can I find the flaw this time?"
When Huang Qide heard this, he quickly kowtowed and said over and over again: "Your Excellency Tong Juan is aware of everything, and I really can't arrange it anymore. I just plead guilty. The cause of this matter is that I had bad intentions. I coveted Yao Sanniang's beauty and wanted to marry her." She was unwilling to be taken into custody as a concubine, so she came up with this strategy. She colluded with the servants to frame her as a grain thief. They wanted to wait until she was imprisoned by the government and then provide some money to bail her out, so that she would be afraid of me. Good things can come from time to time!”
Before Chen Xiaomu could ask in detail, Huang Qide poured beans into the bamboo tube and explained clearly the ins and outs of framing Yao Sanniang for stealing food.
After listening to Huang Qide's explanation, the crowd inside and outside the courtroom was filled with curses. Chen Xiaomu pondered for a moment and said to Huang Qide: "I think you have a better attitude towards pleading guilty, and now I have decided to give you a lighter sentence, firstly, not to jail you, secondly, not to exile." Get down!"
Huang Qide was overjoyed when he heard this and was about to kowtow to express his gratitude, but what Chen Xiaomu said next made his heart tremble: "I will only give you fifty blows. I hope you will learn from this and be a good person in the future!"
"Lord Tongpan." Huang Qide said tremblingly: "Fifty big boards are too many, maybe it will kill someone!"
"Oh! Is this fifty big words too much?" Chen Xiaomu said disapprovingly: "Compared with your evil intentions and the crime of falsely accusing martyrs, I'm just giving you fifty big words as a slight punishment."
With a mournful face, Huang Qide clasped his hands and bowed repeatedly: "Please show mercy, Lord Tongxuan. My body and bones cannot withstand the punishment of fifty slabs!"
Chen Xiaomu thought for a moment and said, "I have another way to replace the punishment. I wonder if you are willing to accept it?"
Huang Qide secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that, and said anxiously: "Master Tongpan, as long as it is not a slap in the face, Huang is willing to accept any alternative method!"
"Well". Chen Xiaomu nodded and said: "I will exchange the fifty ounces that should be used to hit you with fine silver. Each strike will be replaced by one hundred taels of silver. The total of the fifty ounces is five thousand taels. Are you willing?"
"Ah!" Huang Qide couldn't help but take a breath after hearing this, and then said doubtfully: "Master Tongpan, that bag of grain is only worth more than a hundred taels of silver. Now you want 5,000 taels of silver. There are tens of thousands of taels of silver inside here. Times, is it too much?”
"Haha" Chen Xiaomu sneered when he heard this, then with a straight face, he scolded: "Originally, I thought you were the first offender, so I specially spared you a favor. I didn't expect that you not only didn't appreciate it, but also made sophistry. Now that you don't If you are willing to pay for it, then I will have no choice but to slap you!"
Huang Qide tensed up and said hurriedly: "Master Tongpan, I'm not...!"
Chen Xiaomu didn't want to listen to his rambling anymore. He didn't want to say anything. He reached out and pulled out a fire stick from the stick and threw it down the hall. He ordered the yamen on duty to come over and pull Huang Qide's limbs apart. At the same time, he pushed him to the ground and prepared to hit the board. .
