Jingzhao Mansion Yamen.
Jingzhao Prefecture Yin is a shriveled little old man with thin hair and beard, but a pair of small eyes that smile before he speaks.
"Thank you, Crown Prince, Madam Crown Prince, you two have titles and titles, so just stand and talk."
The little old man was stunned and said, "Bring the accuser."
Accompanied by a scalp-numbing mighty roar, the yamen led a middle-aged man with a mustache in.
"Who is the plaintiff's name? Why are you suing Mrs. Wenchang Hou Shizi?"
The middle-aged man said: "The villain's name is Zhang Qiang. He sued Mrs. Wenchang Hou Shizi for defaulting on the rent for two years. The villain refused to pay the rent despite asking for it several times. Instead, he was beaten."
Zhang Qiang pulled open his clothes, revealing bruises all over his body.
Those were the marks of being punched and kicked.
There was an uproar all around.
"I don't pay back the rent I owe, and then I beat them. It's too much."
"Mrs. Xie Shizi uses her power to bully others, what a wicked woman!"
Xie Heng's eyes flashed slightly as he listened to the discussions around him.
If Gu Nan's reputation as a wicked woman can be confirmed today, Gu Nan will have no choice but to let him control her in the future.
He looked at Gu Nan coldly.
"The dignified wife of the noble eldest son of the Hou Mansion actually defaulted on rent arrears to ordinary people. The face of the Hou Mansion has been completely humiliated by you.
What are you doing standing there? How much is owed? Why don't you return it to others quickly? "
Gu Nan laughed angrily at his unreasonable accusation.
The governor of Jingzhao slapped the alarm and began to ask:
"Where is your house? When did Mrs. Xie Shizi rent it?"
Zhang Qiang said: "The villain's house is located at the end of Jifu Lane. It is a house with two entrances.
The person who rented the house at that time was a boy from the Hou Mansion. He said that he was entrusted by his wife, the Crown Prince, to rent a house specially so that the Crown Prince could occasionally come out to relax.
The house was rented about four years ago. At that time, two years' rent was paid first, and then it was agreed to pay once a year.
After the rent expired two years ago, the villain came to ask for rent, but the servant in the Hou Mansion refused to pay it for various reasons.
The villain was afraid of the power of the Hou family and did not dare to force him. This delay lasted two years.
Unexpectedly, a few days ago, the villain's mother was seriously ill and needed money for medical treatment. The villain had no choice but to come to visit her again to please her.
Not only did the servant of the Hou Mansion refuse to give it, but he also had someone beat him up, saying that it was the villain's blessing that the Crown Prince's wife could rent the villain's house.
The villain really had no other choice, so he came to the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion to beat drums and voice his grievances, asking the adults to make the decision for the villain. "
Jifu Lane?
The corners of Xie Heng's raised mouth froze, and his expression changed slightly.
As soon as Zhang Qiang finished speaking, Gu Nan spoke first.
"Sir, I have never let anyone rent the house in Jifu Lane. Please check it out."
Zhang Qiang turned around with an angry look on his face, but when he saw Gu Nan, his eyes widened in surprise.
"Who are you? I am suing Mrs. Wenchang Hou Shizi."
"I am Mrs. Wenchang Hou Shizi."
"Impossible." Zhang Qiang stood up anxiously, pointed at Gu Nan and said, "Mrs. Shizi lives in my house. I have seen her before, and she is not like you at all."
The court suddenly fell silent for a moment.
Everyone was confused by Zhang Qiang's sudden words.
"What on earth is going on? Is there someone else pretending to be Mrs. Xie Shizi living there?"
Jingzhao Fuyin was like a cat smelling a mouse, his little eyes suddenly lit up.
This case is interesting.
He cleared his throat and said, "I can testify that this is Mrs. Wenchang Hou Shizi.
Since you said she is not the one living in your house, I guess there is some misunderstanding about this matter. "
Xie Heng squeezed his sweaty palms and nodded quickly.
"What your lord said is true. Since it was a misunderstanding, I, the prince, have gone back with my wife."
Jingzhao Fuyin frowned.
Zhang Qiang stared at Xie Heng intently and suddenly said loudly:
"My lord, I recognize him. He is the man who lives in my house."
There was an uproar all around.
Jingzhao Prefecture Yin's eyes were as bright as a melon field.
"Is this true? Are you sure the person living in your house is Prince Xie?"
Zhang Qiang vowed to do so.
"It's absolutely true. Although I have only seen him twice, he has a noble air and a beauty mark between his eyebrows. I will remember him as soon as I see him."
Xie Heng does have a beauty mark between his left eyebrows.
His face was cold and angry, "Nonsense, I have never seen you, how can I allow you to slander me at will."
Zhang Qiang shook his head.
"The prince does not remember the villain, but the villain remembers the prince. During the Dragon Boat Festival this year, the villain went to the house to ask for rent.
At that time, he saw the prince and his wife admiring flowers in the yard. The prince picked a flower and gave it to his wife to put a hairpin on her head.
The lady smiled so happily, and the villain even said with emotion that the relationship between the prince and his wife was really good. "
Zhang Qiang was very convincing, and his words once again caused a storm in the court.
"I listened for a long time and realized that Prince Xie was living in that house with another woman."
"Oh my God, it turns out that Prince Xie kept a foreign wife and rented a house in the name of the Crown Prince's wife."
Gu Nan's face was pale and his body was shaky.
"Your Majesty, is this true? Did you really raise a foreign wife?"
Xie Heng's face was ashen and he denied it.
"I didn't. Don't listen to others' instigation."
When Yun Shang suddenly became pregnant, he thought that he would bring Yun Shang into his house sooner or later. Buying a house would be a waste, so he rented the house in Jifu Lane first.
Everything was left to the boy beside him to handle, and he had no idea about the rent arrears.
He raised his head and put pressure on Jingzhao Prefect.
"Sir, our Wenchang Marquis Mansion has been passed down for three generations, and our family tradition has been pure and upright for hundreds of years. Xie Heng has been taught by sages since childhood, how could he do such a ridiculous thing.
This person must have been instigated by others to slander my prince. Please severely punish this person. I, the Marquis of Wenchang, will definitely be grateful to you. "
Zhang Qiang shouted that he was wronged.
"Sir, everything the villain said is true."
The governor of Jingzhao slapped the gavel tree hard.
"You said everything you said is true, but is there any physical evidence?"
Zhang Qiang immediately took out two pieces of paper from his arms.
"Sir, this is the title deed of the house on Jifu Lane. It can prove that the house belongs to the villain."
"This is the rental contract signed by the villain at that time with Chang Ming, the servant of the Hou Mansion. It also has a private seal on it."
Jingzhao Fuyin took a look at the contract and frowned.
"If I read it correctly, this official is the private seal of Prince Xie, right?"
Xie Heng's face instantly turned blue.
His words had already hinted at that, but he didn't expect that Jingzhao Prefecture Yin would be so disrespectful to Wenchang Houfu.
"With the contract as evidence, Zhang Qiang saw Prince Xie appearing in the house with his own eyes. It seems that the house was indeed rented by Prince Xie.
In this case, it is indeed not good to be in arrears with people's rent. I also ask Prince Xie to pay back the rent as soon as possible. "
Xie Heng's face brightened slightly.
"I remembered that a distant relative did come to visit me a few years ago, and I asked the young man to rent a house outside.
But my son paid the rent to the young man as scheduled every year and told him to pay it to the landlord.
It seems that the servants are enriching their own pockets, and they are doing it in a positive and negative way, which makes people laugh.
What the adults say makes sense. If you owe money to pay off your debt, you should indeed pay back the rent. "
In a few words, he pushed the matter onto the young man. As long as the matter between him and Meng Yunshang was not brought out, it didn't matter if he lost some money.
He took out a purse from his arms and threw it to Zhang Qiang.
"There are one thousand taels of silver notes here, which is more than enough to cover two years' rent. I'll give you the rest to treat your injuries."
Zhang Qiang pinched his wallet, blowing his mustache and staring.
"Your Majesty, I have a house with two entrances. The annual rent is eight hundred taels. Your one thousand taels is not even enough for rent."
